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"My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher." - Socrates
Today, I'm officiating my friend's wedding. This is good. I'm also fighting a cold-- sore throat, etc. Ugh. This is not good.
Here's my 24 hour comic book--
Girl From Amsterdam - pdf file The story is based off a song I wrote in high school with my band Cosmo Monkhaus. (click to listen - mp3)
There may be an opening for a creative writing teacher at the high school where I work. I'm 90% certain I'll get the job. I'm meeting with our department head tomorrow to discuss it. I just spoke with the previous writing teacher-- and she was very supportive. We're going to meet again sometime next week.
This opportunity would be awesome! Lately, I haven't felt challenged; more honestly, I haven't challenged myself. A creative writing class may be a wonderful kick in pants. It's a role I would definately be comfortable with. I've already got some ideas floating around.
I know I'm going to sound like a broken record. I apologize. Probably all this month, I'll be making mention of it-- at least, once a week. If you are planning to buy a copy of Karma Incorporated #1 in July, it would be a big help to me if you could pre-order it in May-- especially if you live outside the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It's easy to do, and the retailers appreciate it as well.
 If you don't know where the nearest comic book store is click here. You can then print out this form, fill it out, and give it to the retailer. I've created a webpage to cover any FAQs about pre-ordering, but let me know if you have any other questions. I appreciate your support so much. Thank you.
A great comic book website in need of some support.
In reality though, BF needs to find a way to cover its expenses in order to get by. Without a premier sponsor, the only means to do that is by holding a Broken Frontier Fundraiser. The goal of this donation drive is to raise a total of $3000 , which will helps us get close to a break-even point.
My friend Greg Bowers is compiling votes for Fanboy Radio's "50 Greatest Graphic Novels" list, the spotlight for this month's newsletter. He asked me contribute my opinion, which I'm always happy to do so. We were to select and arrange fifty titles from an impressive list of 242 books. Here's my list with a bit of commentary.
Top 50 Greatest Graphic Novels (my list): 1. Maus - A tremendous accomplishment by Art Spiegelman, a work of history that is uncomfortably and wonderously personal. Heck, it won the Pulitzer Prize. And like all great works, it's had good share of controversy attached to it. Spiegelman's legacy will be his enthusiasm to experiment with the comic book form, setting the pace for many who would follow him. 2. Jimmy Corrigan - When discussing the greatest graphic novel, the debate always seems to be over "Maus" or "Jimmy Corrigan" at the number one spot. Jimmy Corrigan asks a lot from its readers, but the pay off is worth it. This book moves left and right, trying to lose the reader. And we follow, being pulled further in. The book leaves its mark with small discoveries. 3. Blankets - The only graphic novel to ever sweep the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards, and it did it in two different categories-- best original graphic novel and best writer/artist. Maybe an off year? Hardly. With Persepolis and Blacksad also nominated, this was no small task. In many ways, Blankets is the "anti-Jimmy Corrigan". The art couldn't be more different. Ware explores the world in beautiful, yet cold, geometric rigidety, while Craig Thompson's art has an organic warmth to it. Corrigan's tale speaks of isolation with a cynicism. The characters yearn to be comforted. Whereas Blankets is overflowing with love and compassion, which brings pain, and the pain brings growth. 4. A Contract with God - Will Eisner, our patriarch. Akira Kurosawa once said, "To be an artist means to never avert one's eyes." A Contract with God does not flich, it does not waver. The stories are bold, and at times even painful to read. Eisner showed everyone the powerful capabilities of this medium. It's easy to say, without Eisner, there would have been no Thompson (#3). 5. Ghost World - Heartbreaking teen-angst. Nobody does it better than Daniel Clowes. This book does not rely on tired cliches and easy stereotypes-- instead the book evaluates the complex nature of friendship. 6. Road to Perdition - A lot has been said about Max Allan Collins, but I think the overlooked star of this book is artist Richard Piers Rayner. Absolutely breathtaking artistry for such a fascinating father-son story. 7. Watchmen - I guess, the real quesion is-- why all the way down at #7? For most, this book is number one with a bullet. And I agree, it is the super hero story. Or more appropriately, Watchmen completely dismantles the super hero genre. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ruin everything. Thank you. Watchmen set the stage for more intelligent super hero stories. 8. Sin City: The Hard Goodbye - Frank Miller leaves the world of Batman, Daredevil, and Wolverine to find a more comfortable home in hard-boiled crime noir. Sin City is gritty and dark on a level that would make Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson beg for mercy. 9. I Never Liked You - As the New York Times said, "a minimalist, but haunting, memoir of the artist's troubled adolescence". This book is auto-bio crack-cocaine. 10. Queen & Country Vol. I: Operation: Broken Ground - This book may be a surprise to some. #10? Yes. Greg Rucka takes the tired spy genre, and flawlessly injects political and personal intrigue. The standard cliches are thrown to the dogs. Tara Chase is easily on my top five list for comic book characters. Steve Rolston's art garnered a lot of criticism, but I think it was the perfect choice-- able to move the story in any direction. 11. Bone: One Volume Edition - Thirteen years in the making. A wonderful fantasy saga for all ages. 12. Hellboy: Seed of Destruction - Mignola. His work challenged many mainstream artists to find their own style. Hellboy is creepy, witty, and playful. 13. American Elf - James Kochalka's life as seen through the eyes of crazy person, i.e. James Kochalka. 14. Persepolis - The art is simple. The story is not. 15. 30 Days of Night - This book showed me how scary a comic book could be. This story freaked me out! EC would be proud. 16. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Always mentioned in the same sentence with Watchman, 1986 was a good year. 17. X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills - Claremont's definative version of the X-Men story, an allegory to racism. 18. The Barefoot Serpent - Scott Morse can communicate so much in just a few panels. A touching, yet offbeat, story about a family recovering from a death in the family. 19. Transmetropolitan vol. 1: Back on the Street - Spider Jerusalem. This book is weird. I like it. 20. Flight - I believe this book marks a new and significant wave of creativity in the comic book medium. 21. DC: New Frontier Vol. I - Reveals why the super hero mythos is firmly rooted in the American ideal 22. Batman: Year One 23. Batman: The Long Halloween - A well-written mystery for the world's greatest detective 24. It's a Good Life, if you Don't Weaken 25. Box Office Poison 26. Creature Tech - Doug TenNapel will blow your mind with his two pages spreads. 27. Powers 1: Who Killed Retro-Girl? 28. Superman: Birthright 29. Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things 30. Same Difference and Other Stories 31. Daisy Kutter - Highly acclaimed, and still unrated. The third chapter is some of the most exciting action I've ever read in a comic book. Kazu inspires me through and through. 32. X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga - Claremont gives the X-Men dramatic depth with this series. 33. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1 - Terry Moore's characters grow on you. I can't stop reading SiP. 34. Daredevil Hardcover Collection, vol. 2 (Bendis/Maleev) 35. Superman : Red Son - What if Kal-el's rocket crashed in the USSR instead of Smallville? A fascinating hypothetical on how environment shapes who we are, and what aspects of our nature are unchanging. 36. The Amazing Spiderman: The Death of Gwen Stacy 37. Pedro & Me 38. Invincible vol. 1: Family Matters - A super hero story that is unashamed of being a super hero story. Smartly written. Fun and exciting. 39. Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned 40. V for Vendetta 41. From Hell 42. Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise - Well done. All the way around. A great concept, a good story, great art. Some of the best coloring I've ever seen. 43. WE3 44. Soulwind 45. Starman: Sins of the Father 46. Project: Superior 47. Egg Story - This book surprised me. Very simple art, but dang-- the story is so endearing. 48. Owly vol 1: The Way Home 49. Lenore: Noogies 50. The Gypsy Lounge - Consider this... Gypsy Lounge is entirely self-published, and I regard this as one of the top 50 greatest graphic novels. It is amazing mix of art and photography. Not listed among the nominations: Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert, Mother Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier, Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Summer Blonde by Adrian Tomine, Berlin by Jason Lutes
I successfully completed the 24 hour comic book challenge! Brock and I sat at a wobbly table for a little under a full day and each finished a 24 page comic, fully pencilled and inked. Brock's, as you would imagine, looked fantastic. It's always incredible to sit next to a true artist-- and see how, even under difficult situations, they're capable of creating such quality work. I'm no artist, hardly putting in the kind of detail Brock's comic had, and I was still struggling to keep pace with him.
Lone Star is sending a photocopy of my comic to Scott McCloud, and I should get my original art back within the next week. I'll try to scan and post it on my site somewhere. I'm particularly happy achieving my main goal, which was to make my artwork better. I opted for a more simple "Andi Watson" style of face-- i.e. circles for eyes and "L" shaped noses. While not perfect, it worked for me. I'm still rather weak at conceiving space, background and perspective. But hey, once again, I'm not an artist. We sat next to Pat Bussey, Josh Howard, Benjamin Hall, and Brian Thompson. They had their own wobbly table-- and spent the day doing some incredible work. Pat drew pirates and monkeys, and all sorts of oddball characters. (Brock and I both agree-- this guy needs a put out a comic.) Josh did some very sexy/cool/fun pin-ups. Which reminds me, coming this summer is his 72 page (!) art book. Ben did this cool little robot, which you can't help but love. And in the honored comic book tradition, every robot drawing should be followed by... of course... a monkey! Ben's late night Donald Duck drawing should not be mentioned ever again, but it may very well haunt his career. Burn it, Ben! Brian, who I don't know as well, also did some of my favorite work-- he has the very, very, very cool stylized approach to his art, which I'm always a fan of. I accidentally posted my audioblogs to the wrong blog, but after some tinkering, here they are. Not terribly interesting, but that's how it goes sometimes-- mp3 file mp3 file mp3 file mp3 file mp3 file
It's our first interview for Karma Incorporated. Thank you Tim for giving us the opportunity to talk about our book. And thank you for editing out the spoiler I accidentally dropped. Oops!
The Good Karma of Indie Comics
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The May 2005 Previews catalog came out today. Karma Incorporated is on page 362, along with the other Viper books. On the opposite page, there's a full page ad for Viper.
Make sure to go to your local comic store and pre-order this book! We could really use your support for the first issue, and this is the best way to help. Pre-orders indicate to retailers there's an interest. All the cool kids do it. Yep. ORDER CODE: MAY053064 click for pre-order form In other news: * Won the Back Issue Contest from Lone Star Comics. Again. * Last night, Melissa, Kennedy, and I went bowling. I bowled my best score, so far. 154. I then proceeded to bowl horribly. Alas. * Lisa has formed a live journal community for Viper Comics. Check it out! http://www.livejournal.com/community/vipercomics/  Sunday night, we pre-recorded the April Indie Show for Fanboy Radio. (Yes, I spell "indie" with an "ie".) The episode will air this Wednesday, 1 PM CST on KTCU 88.7 FM and streaming live from the web, accessible through the FbR site. We have some great guests: Chris Pitzer, editor for Project:Superior from AdHouse Books Les Weiler and Joe Riley of GoatHead Publications -and- Ben Rosen, creator of the mini-comic Insult to Injury Make sure to listen! By the way, isn't that a great piece of art from Jim Lujan?
Karma Incorporated and Viper's other summer releases mentioned in Equal Footing magazine. *click here*
Check out the interview Javier did at Sci Fi.com with Tara Dillulo.
*click here* The Middleman is going to be a great series.
from the website
Hello everybody. Last time i put a letter like this on our site, it was not such a great moment for either one of us playing in dEUS. That's why, this time, I'm glad it is on a lighter, much happier note that i present you a small update of what we have been up to since.
Next Saturday, my friends Josh, Ben, Pat, Brock and I will be at Lone Star Comics in Arlington to attempt the 24 Hour Comic Book. If you remember, last year, I completed the task and it was nothing short of a transcendent religious experience. Sleep deprivation will do that to you. So here I am, a year wiser and wanting to do it again. Melissa is taking off from work so I can participate.
A month ago, I thought I already knew what I was going to do for the comic (more or less). Well, I changed my mind. I'm going to wait until the day of and see what comes up. One thing for sure, I wasn't happy with how my art looked last year. I can do better. So that's the goal. I may not complete the 24 hour comic this time, but the art will be halfway decent. Update #1: If you haven't been to the Karma Incorporated site recently, I added some new pin-ups (by Sean Stephens, Jamar Nicholas, and J.W. Cotter) and Tom added new character designs for the bios. Updated #2: A few days ago, Tom and I did our first interview for Karma Incorporated. It will be on the Comic Foundry site sometime in early May. I tried my best to sound eloquent beyond my years and insightful beyond my means.
MASTER NOMINEE LIST, 2005 Eisner Awards
(discussion on the Fanboy Radio forums) Best Short Story "Eve O' Twins," by Craig Thompson, in Rosetta 2 (Alternative) "Glenn Ganges: Jeepers Jacobs," by Kevin Huizenga, in Kramer's Ergot 5 (Gingko Press) "God" (story on wrap-around dust jacket) by Chris Ware, in McSweeney's Quarterly #13 (McSweeney's) "The Price," by Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli, in Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books) "Unfamiliar," by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, in The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft (Dark Horse Books) "Where Monsters Dine," by Troy Hickman, Angel Medina, and Jon Holdredge, in Common Grounds #5 (Top Cow/Image) Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) Demo #7: "One Shot, Don't Miss," by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar) Eightball #23: "The Death Ray," by Dan Clowes (Fantagraphics) Ex Machina #1: "The Pilot," by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) Global Frequency #12: "Harpoon," by Warren Ellis and Gene Ha (WildStorm/DC) The Goon #6: "Ilagarto Hombre!," by Eric Powell (Dark Horse) Best Serialized Story Astonishing X-Men #1-6: "Gifted," by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel) Ex Machina #2-5: "State of Emergency," by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Feister (WildStorm/DC) Fables #19-27: "March of the Wooden Soldiers," by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha (Vertigo/DC) Planetary #19-20: "Mystery in Space/Rendezvous," by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (WildStorm/DC) Y: The Last Man #18-20: "Safeword," by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC) Best Continuing Series Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel) Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC) The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse) Stray Bullets, by David Lapham (El Capitan) Y: The Last Man, by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and José Marzan Jr. (Vertigo/DC) Best Limited Series DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC) Demo, by Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan (AiT/Planet Lar) 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith (IDW) WE3, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (Vertigo/DC) Wanted, by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones (Top Cow/Image) Best New Series Astonishing X-Men, by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday (Marvel) Doc Frankenstein, by the Wachowski Brothers and Steve Scroce (Burlyman) Ex Machina, by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Tom Fesiter (WildStorm/DC) The Shaolin Cowboy, by Geof Darrow (Burlyman) Best Publication for a Younger Audience Amelia Rules!, (Renaissance Press) and Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy (iBooks) by Jimmy Gownley Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom, by Ted Naifeh (Oni) Owly, by Andy Runton (Top Shelf) Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC) Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image) Best Humor Publication Angry Youth Comix, by Johnny Ryan (Fantagraphics) Birth of a Nation, by Aaron McGruder, Reginald Hudlin, and Kyle Baker (Crown) The Goon, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse) Kyle Baker, Cartoonist, by Kyle Baker (Kyle Baker Publishing) Plastic Man, by Kyle Baker and Scott Morse (DC) Best Anthology Common Grounds, by Troy Hickman and others, edited by Jim McLauchlin (Top Cow/Image) The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, edited by Scott Allie (Dark Horse Books) The Matrix Comics, vol. 2, edited by Spencer Lamm (Burlyman) McSweeney's Quarterly #13, edited by Chris Ware (McSweeney's) Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, edited by Diana Schutz and David Land (Dark Horse) Best Digital Comic Athena Voltaire, by Steve Bryant www.athenavoltaire.com Bento & Starchky, by zer0 (Peter Branting) http://www.noapologiespress.com/zer0comics/bento.htm Copper, by Kazu www.boltcity.com/copper_home.htm Jonny Crossbones, by Les McClaine www.evilspacerobot.com/comics/jonnycrossbones/index.htm Mom's Cancer, by Brian Fies www.momscancer.com/eisner.htm ojingogo, by matt forsythe www.comingupforair.net/comics/ojingogo.html Best Graphic Album -- New Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks) It's a Bird..., by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen (Vertigo/DC) The Originals, by Dave Gibbons (Vertigo/DC) Suspended in Language, by Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis (GT Labs) Tommysaurus Rex, by Doug TenNapel (Image) Best Graphic Album -- Reprint Age of Bronze: Sacrifice, by Eric Shanower (Image) Bone One Volume Edition, by Jeff Smith (Cartoon Books) The Book of Ballads, by Charles Vess and others (Tor) Clyde Fans, by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly) In the Shadow of No Towers, by art spiegelman (Pantheon) Locas, by Jaime Hernandez (Fantagraphics) Best Archival Collection/Project The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker, edited by Robert Mankoff (Black Dog & Leventhal) The Complete Peanuts, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) DC Comics Rarities Archives, vol. 1, edited by Dale Crain (DC) Krazy and Ignatz, edited by Bill Blackbeard and Derya Ataker (Fantagraphics) Russ Manning's Magnus, Robot Fighter, vol. 1, edited by Katie Moody, Mike Carriglitto, and David Land (Dark Horse Books) Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima, vols. 1-2, by Keiji Nahazawa (Last Gasp) Blacksad Book 2: Arctic Nation, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido (iBooks) Buddha, vols. 3-4 by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, by Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon) Tokyo Tribes, by Santa Inoue (TOKYOPOP) Best Writer Steve Niles, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow; 30Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales; Aleister Arcane (IDW); Freaks of the Heartland; Last Train to Deadsville (Dark Horse) Greg Rucka, Queen & Country (Oni); Gotham Central (DC) Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man (Vertigo/DC); Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC); Runaways (Marvel) Joss Whedon, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel) Bill Willingham, Fables (Vertigo/DC) Best Writer/Artist Paul Chadwick, Concrete: The Human Dilemma (Dark Horse) Dan Clowes, Eightball #23 (Fantagraphics) David Lapham, Stray Bullets (El Capitan) Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) Adrian Tomine, Optic Nerve #9 (Drawn & Quarterly) Best Writer/Artist -- Humor Kyle Baker, Plastic Man (DC); Kyle Baker, Cartoonist (Kyle Baker Publishing) Phil Foglio, Girl Genius (Airship Entertainment) Scott Kurtz, PvP (Image) Eric Powell, The Goon (Dark Horse) Johnny Ryan, Angry Youth Comix (Fantagraphics) Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Charles Adlard, The Walking Dead (Image) John Cassaday, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC) Geof Darrow, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman) Cary Nord/Thomas Yeates, Conan (Dark Horse) Frank Quitely, WE3 (Vertigo/DC) Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad, Book 2: Arctic Nation (iBooks) Teddy Kristiansen, It's a Bird... (Vertigo/DC) David Mack, Kabuki (Marvel) Ben Templesmith, 30 Days of Night: Return to Barrow (IDW) Michael Zulli, Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse Books) Best Coloring Peter Doherty, Shaolin Cowboy (Burlyman) Steven Griffen, Hawaiian Dick: The Last Resort (Image) Laura Martin, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel); Ministry of Space (Image); Planetary (WildStorm/DC); I Am Legion: The Dancing Faun (Humanoids/DC) J. D. Mettler, Ex Machina (WildStorm/DC) Dave Stewart, Daredevil, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Six, Captain America (Marvel); Conan, BPRD (Dark Horse)l DC: The New Frontier (DC) Best Lettering Todd Klein, Promethea; Tom Strong; Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (ABC); Wonder Woman (DC); Books of Magick: Life During Wartime; Fables; WE3 (Vertigo/DC); Creatures of the Night (Dark Horse) Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse) Dave Sim, Cerebus (Aardvark Vanaheim) Craig Thompson, Carnet de Voyage (Top Shelf); "Eve O' Twins" in Rosetta 2 (Alternative) Best Cover Artist Kieron Dwyer, Remains (IDW) James Jean, Fables (Vertigo/DC); Green Arrow, Batgirl (DC) Tony Moore, The Walking Dead (Image) Frank Quitely, Bite Club; WE3 (Vertigo/DC) Michael Turner, Identity Crisis (DC) Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition Frank Cammuso (Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective) Bosch Fawstin (Table for One) Matt Kindt (Two Sisters; Pistolwhip) Sean McKeever (A Waiting Place; Mary Jane; Inhumans; Sentinels) Raina Telgemeier ("Smile," Takeout) Best Comics-Related Periodical Comic Art, edited by M. Todd Hignite (Comic Art) Comic Book Artist, edited by Jon B. Cooke (Top Shelf) Draw!, edited by Mike Manley (TwoMorrows) Indy Magazine online (www.indyworld.com), edited by Bill Kartalopoulos (Alternative) Best Comics-Related Book The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (Dark Horse Books) Chris Ware, by Daniel Raeburn (Monographics/Yale University Press) Give Our Regards to the Atom Smashers, edited by Sean Howe (Pantheon) Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book, by Gerard Jones (Basic Books) Strangers in Paradise Treasury Edition, by Terry Moore (HarperCollins Perennial) Best Publication Design The Art of Usagi Yojimbo, designed by Cary Grazzini (Dark Horse Books) Clyde's Fans, designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly) The Complete Peanuts, designed by Seth (Fantagraphics) In the Shadow of No Towers, designed by art spiegelman (Pantheon) McSweeney's Quarterly #13, designed by Chris Ware (McSweeney's) Hall of Fame Judges' Choices: Lou Fine; Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo Four will be selected from: Matt Baker Wayne Boring Nick Cardy Yves Chaland Gene Colan Johnny Craig Reed Crandall Floyd Gottfredson Frank Hampson Graham Ingels Robert Kanigher William Moulton Marston Hugo Pratt Frank Robbins  photo by Sarah Jane Semrad Local Dallas band Happy Bullets gave us permission to use their song Kerosene Heart for promoting Karma Incorporated-- a theme song, of sorts. Anyways, the Happy Bullets' new album "Vice & Virtue Ministry" just came out a few weeks ago. Available for purchase online through Undeniable Records. Really great stuff. Let me know what you think of the song-- click to listen and then discuss. (See how I'm trying to direct you towards the Karma Incorporated forum?)
Kennedy's first word is "kitty-kitty". Granted, only a mom and dad are so capable to identify the word "kitty-kitty" from all her other meaningless babble... but it's there. Too cute. First few teeth are coming in. She's crawling all over the place. Kennedy can pull herself up. She can dig through mommy's record collection. She knows if she cries enough, Daddy will pick her up... no matter what.
She's also learned how to wave. Whenever I say, "Say hi". She'll start waving. However, I don't think she knows yet what the wave is used for. Instead, whenever I'm feeding her dinner and I'm not shoveling the food fast enough, Kennedy will start waving as a way to say, "Come on, Dad! More food! Faster!" So it is, in between every spoonful, she waves.
Taken from LIFE Magazine, Kim Novak, officially, our blessed mother of Antihero Comics
 photograph by Leonard McCombe, Kim Novak in dining car of New York bound train. Published March 5, 1956
Listening to This American Life, which featured a story about these guys from New York City. Wow. Too cool. They are my heroes.
For your consideration:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?4comics&1 To: Wizard Entertainment Group
Viper has added the Karma Incorporated forum to their message boards. Joy! The place to discuss all things karmic and, for that matter, antiheroic. Please feel free to stop by, sign in, and say "hi".
The website Comics Continuum mentions the release of Karma Incorporated on their news updates. www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0504/05/index.htm
 It's a good day. Viper Comics has launched the official site for our comic book-- www.vipercomics.com/features/karma_inc.asp. Also, check out the Karma Incorporated site that I put together (click here or on the banner to the left)-- complete with pin-ups, character profiles, a five page preview, a first look at all three covers, and other goodies. A lot of this stuff has been around for months, but we didn't want to publicize anything until we were closer to the actual release date. Expect Karma Incorporated to be in stores this July, pre-orders begin in May. For me, it's felt like forever, but we're finally here. The mad frenzy to get the word out, to get people excited about what we're doing. I can honestly say, this series is unique-- different from anything else that's currently on the shelves. I'm thankful Viper Comics has been so supportive of our crazy ideas, and that Tom Kurzanski (artist) and Marlena Hall (color artist) are 100% onboard with the concept. I love working with them. But why are you still reading this post? Check out the sites! Here and here. More news coming soon.
Today, I received my first assignment for Homiletics. Last month, I was invited to join the writing staff of this pastoral resource magazine. 1500 word essays on a semi-regular basis in exchange for a little bit of money. I don't mind. Obviously, comic books are my priority, but occasionally writers need to find other outlets to work in. Hee, hee... I feel so professional. Fooled them!
Everything is busy, but going well. I'm getting ready for the big press release and site launch for Karma Incorporated. Coming soon. (Tomorrow?) I've been working on Emily Edison, issue two. Brock sent me some more inked pages yesterday from issue one. Dang. Literally, the best comic book action I've ever seen and it's all Brock's doing. Fun. Original. Unexpected. I love working with talented people. And lastly, I've been spending some late nights on a major proposal for a new series I'm creating. More information in a month or two. I'd like to say it's joy that motivates me, but usually the fear of failure pushes me harder. Sad, but true. I'll celebrate when the book is on the shelf.
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