Apr 17 2013
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Good news: Rachel Rising is going to be television series. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/terry-moores-horror-comic-rachel-441567
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Look what came to the studio today: the SiP Omnibus! All I have to do now is draw in all the pages… :)-
We get this dummy book from the printer to check the bookmaking details before they dive and print a ton of them. You don’t want to print a jillion copies then go back to them and say, “Oh, we wanted it different.”
So what you see is the Omnibus before printing. These are the books and slipcase made from my specs. The only thing missing is the printing.
I am very pleased with the book(s). As you can see, the first thing we do is check the binding and spine. We look for strength, durability and how it lays open. This book is perfect in every category. The spine is very strong and won’t split. The pages are never going to pull out. The paper is thick and opaque so they feel substantial and that minimizes images bleeding through from the other side.
The books slide into the box perfectly. They don’t have to be stuffed yet there is no extra room. I love it when things are precise.
The dummy book gets two thumbs up from Robyn and me. We are giving them to green light to print your copy. You did order one, right?
Apr 16 2013
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A Voice In The Dark kickstarter
Larime Taylor has a kickstarter going to fund a GN of A Voice In The Dark, volume two.This is good work by anybody’s standards, but it’s incredible when you learn Larime is handicapped and draws with his mouth. Definitely something to check out. Just a caution: the story is very dark.http://kck.st/XLmeHS
Apr 12 2013
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SIP Omnibus Update, Iron Man contest, my cover for Grimm FT #85
SIP Omnibus Update, Iron Man contest, my cover for Grimm FT #85
Update: Strangers In Paradise Omnibus softcover edition
Two days ago I turned in the files for this monster collection of everything SiP. The book is being printed in China, so everything is done via computer and ftp. Once a pdf proof is approved, they will print like mad and send it back to us on, you guessed it, a slow boat from China. That’s why we’re scrambling now in order to get the book here for San Diego in July. The last time we did this, with the hardcover edition in 2009, the boat was held at the dock in China because of a SARS outbreak and we had to FedEx 100 copies via air to us in SDCC in order to make good on pre-paid deliveries. So we lost about a million dollars on each of those copies. Let’s hope that this year China can stay healthy until the boat sets sail.
So, the book is in production! It’s not too late for you to pre-order your copy and get the exclusive print shipping with each one. Once the books arrive, the pre-order offer is over, meaning no more prints. So, decades from now when your daughter takes the family copy to Antiques Roadshow, they will tell her that her copy would have been worth millions more if it had the exclusive print, because only a small number shipped with it… and of course after the creator was convicted on charges of selling the moon and sent there to live out his days, prices on his SiP Omnibus with print soared. Which, unfortunately, your daughter doesn’t have because you didn’t pre-order when you had the chance. Now, I ask you… can you live with that? I didn’t think so.
Pre-order your SiP Omnibus here.
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Attorney Ryan Davidson examines the alleged homicide of Echo’s Annie Trotter here. It’s fascinating to hold fictional mischief up to a real light and see the laundry list of infractions. Who will get away with it? Who won’t? And, in case you’re wondering, that explosion in the sky (above)… that was Annie.
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Marvel and Audi have teamed up to give comic fans and artists a chance to do something cool. Here is the PR statement:
To celebrate the upcoming release of Iron Man 3, Audi and Marvel are working together to give consumers an interactive experience with the Iron Man “Steer The Story” comic book contest. The crowd-sourced digital comic book will give Iron Man 3 fans the opportunity to become a co-creator of the final panel of the comic book, as well as direct Iron Man’s fate and help decide the outcome of his adventure. The final US-based submission will have the opportunity to win an original art board signed by Marvel artists and a trip to Comic Con for an art review by a top Marvel editor. Additionally, everyone who submits a final panel will be acknowledged in the final page.
Click here to work on Iron Man with Marvel and Audi!
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In the Coming Soon Dept:
Grimm Fairy Tales #85, from Zenoscope will have a variant cover sponsored by my LCS, Bedrock City in Houston. They asked me to draw the cover, based on a well-known classic golden age comic Strange Tales #5. With color by the invulnerable Brian Miller, I think it came out very nice. You’ll have to track this one down, but you shouldn’t have any trouble if you go to the source, Bedrock City.
Okay, back to the drawing board!
Apr 08 2013
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tatoconi asked: Hey, hope youre doing great, 2 questions, 1st when is the announced book gonna see the light? Im so excited abut it, and 2nd how can I get the Omnibus pre order if I live in a country that it is not considered in the countries where the shipping option is available? thanks a lot!
The SiP novel is on the back burner while I shift my workload to getting the Omnibus out, then the Treasury made for the fall. I’m looking to next now for the novel. And yes, you can order from anywhere except Belgium. I will not ship a book to Belgium any more.
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physcoballerina asked: Hey, I'm new to your comics and such but after hearing about SiP on afterellen, I gained some interest. Looking on your website I found it hard to find a synopsis for your other books, the one I'm interested in knowing more about it Rachel Rising. First of all is Rachel, or any of the characters lesbian/bisexual etc...? And could you tell me a bit more than Rachel cannot die, please and thank you.
You bring up a good point: I haven’t posted any synopsis of my books online. I should. Meanwhile, many others have been posted. Just google the title and scan the reviews and they will tell you everything you want to know. You don’t want to ask me to explain my stories, my answers are hours long.
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nickozhatoff asked: Hello. Thank you of Rachel Rising, your imagination it's amazing. Wonderfull story. "From Russia with love" (c) Nick Kozhatoff
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Katchoo & Francine have team spirit! Well, Francine does anyway. #datenight #cosplay #naughtygrrlz
