SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2010

For the longest time it looked like my streak of exhibiting at Comic-Con, since 2003, would come to an end this year... however, after pestering the exhibits folks with the show for months, they finally caved and got me a spot off the waiting list. So, I'm excited to say I'll be back in the small press area this year, in space L7, and on the ground floor of the massive event, offering my comic wares to the 125,000 attendees.

Again, like last year, I'll have my friend, collaborator, and now official SRG creator, Dan Mendoza, sitting in with me, along with our wives (we ponied up and paid the new premium fees for extra badges). Dan and I will be promoting the publishing of his subversively fun zombie comic, Zombie Tramp, under the Super Real Graphics and the Super Real Graphics Presents original graphic novel line, via Diamond and comic book retailers this October. We've been selling Zombie Tramp comics for the last year to much success, so we're making the efforts there more official.. more details on that to come!

I'm taking advantage of the massive SDCC spotlight to also launch my long anticipated digital comics publishing effort, Super Real Digital, which will bring the entire SRG catalog to availability online, eventually in all popular formats, in addition to many new incredible works joining the line... more to come on that very soon!

With another big focus of the show being on the long teased comic book project follow up to Super Real, Pulp Girls (Pulp Girls of course being my collection of concepts inspired by subversive genre and pulp heroes, all with a female centric twist).

While the Pulp Girls project is is still in pre-production, I can't help but share some of the exciting work that's being created. So I created two special limited edition 16 page comics just for the show, featuring two different Pulp Girls concepts; Swiss Army Woman, and Vampblade!

These new books will be limited to only 100 copies each and sell for $5. Both contain one full story:

Swiss Army Woman

By myself and new artist to the project Chris Mullins (SKAD student), along with a never before published Swiss Army Woman sketchbook section!







Vampblade

By myself and Justin Wayne (Nosferatu OGN Viper Comics), with the first full Vampblade story and several pages from the next part, all showcasing Justin's amazing inked and toned linework (and only offered in this version)!





If you can't make it to the show, I have both books available, until the show opens, in the Pulp Girls store.


I'll also have the last of the 2009 Pulp Girls books, my 2009 sketchbook, as well as my new 2010 sketchbook (available now for $10 with US/domestic shipping included, PayPal or email jasinmartin@hotmail.com), fan art, sketches, sketch cards, the Super Real Graphic novels (with limited sketch plates), SR Distro books, and peeks at upcoming efforts!

I can't wait to see all the fans and familiar faces that the show brings, and get to meet friends and collaborators in person for the first time, and make new ones. SDCC is always my favorite event of the year, bar none!

Hope to see you at the show!

Stay tuned for more updates!

Jason

PULP GIRLS sketch cards out now!

From PulpGirls.com:


The Pulp Girls sketch card set (one half of the 5finity Jam series, also featuring Jim Mahfood's mix tape) was released this week, but pre sold out completely by 5finity.

We did have a limited amount of "packs" available for pre sale here, and now only have 18 of those remaining up for grabs, which will be placed on eBay shortly (or email jason@superrealgraphics).

Here's a look at the final packaging artwork - some of our titular girls in action - created by myself and Ralph Neise:



Obviously an homage to Herb Trimpe's classic GI Joe issue number 1 cover art, for the original Marvel Comics series (a personal favorite book)!

Here also is the final artist list:

Ben Glendenning
Boo
Bryan Turner
Charles Holbert
Chris Mullins
Christian Sanhueza
Dan Mendoza
Daniel Logan
David Dwonch
David Harrigan
Dennis Budd
Deruykc Vincent
Edward Pun
Emily Martin
Frank Rapoza
Frankie B Washington
Greorge Webber
Grant Gould
Jason Martin
Javier Hernandez
Jeremy Treece
Jerry Carr
Jerry Gaylord
John Williams
Jose Jaro
Josh Howard
Justin Ridge
Justin Wayne
Lance Sawyer
Nicole Goff
Otis Frampton
Pennie Gaylord
Pete McDonough
Randy Kintz
Rashad Doucet
Remy Mokhtar
Ross Burt
Yassir Rasan

It was a lot of fun setting up this set with 5finity, and there were some truly amazing artists involved, and cards created.

You can view card samples in the Pulp Girls DeviantArt.com gallery HERE

A huge thanks to all the artists who worked on the set!

More Pulp Girls news to come very shortly!

Jason

ARTWORK: The Pro return cards

So here's my two "artist exclusive" return cards for THE PRO 5finity sketch card set...

It's a two card set forming one image, featuring The Pro with super powered doogooders, The League of Honor (from The Pro comic book by Ennis, Conner, and Palmiotti)!

Cards are currently up for grabs on eBay...
er, never mind, they sold :)

ARTWORK: The Pro sketch cards

I believe the set released from 5finity this week, but I did some cards for THE PRO, based on the Garth Ennis Amanda Conner superpowerd prostitute comic book...

They were fun!
Here's my bow-legged, suit-stained preview card
I'll have two return/artist exclusive cards available shortly... email if you're interested.

Mutant Girl Squad vs Norwegian Ninjas!

From the latest TWITCH rundown on AICN

Each month Twitch.com gives a rundown of not-to-be-missed upcoming international genre movies that are hard to come by in the states...

This installment was very well stocked (so be sure and check the full listing), here are some of the more amazing looking films:

Mutant Girl Squad - from the directors of Tokyo Gore Police, Machine Girl, and Versus!
Splatter:

Mainstream:


And another Japanese must see is ALIEN VS NINJA (or AVN)...
which is just what it sounds like!


LA PANTERA NEGRA (The Black Panther) - No, it's not another Marvel comic book movie, but a Mexican noir featuring cryogenically frozen mariachi, cat suited femes, and the occasionaly UFO...


Next up is an amazing global anime we caught a glimpse of last time, REDLINE... here's another glimpse...


Now how bout a NORWEGIAN NINJA chaser?

PULP GIRLS sketch card pre sales

Okay folks, with the release of the 5FINITY JAM sketch card series (featuring my PULP GIRLS concept) just over a month away, we are now able to start taking pre orders for the card packs!

The way it works with 5finity, is that a card pack is equal to one original artist sketch card randomly inserted, from the artist list working on the set, per "pack". The packs themselves retail for $24.95 msrp (again with each pack being a single sketch card), and I have a limited amount to offer from the already limited set run of 600, at the special price of $20 each.

Packs also include the following extras (for the 5finity Jam 1200 card series, of which Pulp Girls is one half):

75 rare artist sketch cards (1:16 packs)
75 hot packs with 2-3 sketch cards (1:16 packs)
20 prismatic holofoil sketch cards (1:60 packs)
20 commission request redemption cards (1:60 packs)
4 ruby embedded sketch cards (1:300 packs)

Plus unannounced inserts and surprises!

Odds of receiving a special pack are approximately 1 in 6!!

The release date for the card set is 7/15

PayPal $20 for each pack to my PayPal id: jasinmartin@hotmail.com
Plus shipping - either $3 for single packs, or $5.50 for 2 or more packs.

Packs will ship upon release in mid July.

Here's the artist lineup for Pulp Girls (subject to change):

Aluisio Cervelle Santos
Ben Glendenning
Boo
Bryan Turner
Charles Holbert
Chris Mullins
Christian Sanhueza
Dan Mendoza
Daniel Campos
Daniel Logan
David Dwonch
David Harrigan
Dennis Budd
Deruykc Vincent
Edward Pun
Emily Martin
Frank Rapoza
Frankie B Washington
Greorge Webber
Grant Gould
Jason Martin
Javier Hernandez
Jeremy Treece
Jerry Carr
Jerry Gaylord
John Williams
Jose Jaro
Josh Howard
Justin Ridge
Justin Wayne
Lance Sawyer
Nicole Goff
Otis Frampton
Pennie Gaylord
Pete McDonough
Ralp Niese
Randy Kintz
Rashad Doucet
Remy Mokhtar
Ross Burt
Yassir Rasan

There is some AMAZING talent here, and many many many new artists doing their first ever sketch cards, along with some big name sketch card artists doing their first work for 5finity! It's very exciting.

I'll be doing 50 cards for the set myself.

For those who aren't familiar, sketch cards are 2.5 by 3.5 inch trading cards with handmade original artwork, that are completely unique, one of a kind, and highly collectible. An affordable way to collect original artwork, from a wide variety of artists, from a variety of backgrounds (comics, animation, video games, freelance, etc).

I couldn't be more proud of the sketch card set that we've put together with 5finity for Pulp Girls!

Stay tuned, soon I'll be able to show off the amazing packaging artwork we've got planned, as well as share more glimpses at the cards and the set!

Thanks,
Jason

PayPal purchase links:

5finity Pulp Girls sketch card pre sale single pack

SOLD OUT

5finity Pulp Girls sketch card pre sale multi pack

SOLD OUT

R.I.P. MAN

Re-bitty-bitty-spect!

PHOENIX COMICON this weekend!

I'll be at the Phoenix Comicon this Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 28 - Sunday, May 30, and it will be my first time at the show (I've heard good things). I'll be in artist alley at table T79 with my good buddy Javier Hernandez.

I'll also be debuting my new 2010 sketchbooks at the show, and this year's theme is ladies only ...



The new books are 32 pages of line art, and sketches from the past year... all featuring the genre ladies we know and love (no dudes allowed), in stunning black and white!?!

The books are limited to 100 copies, come with a head sketch, and are $10 each plus shipping ($3 1st class, or $5 priority for US, and $6 for air or $14 for priority international) PayPal id - jasinmartin@hotmail.com... just email me with any questions (I'll set them up in my store after the show)!

I'll also have the Super Real GN's, the almost sold out Pulp Girls con books, SR Distro books (Zombie Tramp, Betsy Mae Bite, Boo sketchbooks, and Wulf & Batsy!), prints (including my new Lost fan art), sketch cards, art, and more!

ARTWORK: P'ups sketch cards

The latest sketch card set I worked on released this week, 5finity's P'UPS: Pin-ups & Puppies (featuring Dean Yeagle's Mandy and Skoots). Just like the title says, the cards were each to feature a girl and a puppie from a list of different breeds, so each artist only got to do one of each breed (for as many cards as they signed up for, from a list of 50 breeds).

I have four "artist exclusive" return cards to offer from this set, here's a look at them:





That's a German Shepherd, Shih Tzu, Chihuahua (of course), and Mandy and Skoots!

Cards are listed on eBay!

ARTWORK: Lost commission

The penultimate episode of Lost is tonight... and this week I'm working on finishing a huge lost commission, just in time for the big finale!

It's a group shot of the main cast, and I've been tackling the cast members individually (to put together in one large shot). Here are the first few, all the main heavy hitters...









Can't wait to see how the show wraps, regardless of HOW it wraps... I know last week's Jacob/MIB origin ep had many haters, but I'll roll with whatever they give us, I have every confidence in the producers.

MOVIES: Machete Grindhouse trailer is real!!!

Rodriguez presents; Trejo, Cheech, Fahey, DeNiro, Alba, Rodriguez, Lohan, Johnson, Segal... Machete.

It's real, and it's coming this September!!!!
Hells yeah!

Here's the Arizona special trailer courtesy of AICN

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SUPER REAL NOTES: Graphic Novel recommended by ComicsBulletin

The Super Real graphic novel was just reviewed by another comics site, this time ComicsBulletin.com

And it's another rave review:

"Super Real seems to be breaking at the seams with the excitement that Martin puts into his work. There's a ridiculous amount of personality in every line of his manga-influenced artwork and in the way he presents his characters and stories.

This was a really wonderfully fun comic with nice art and a very shocking ending. I really enjoyed it."

And in response to the overall story, and new final act:

"I kind of dropped the book, shocked, when finishing it. I love the feeling that you never quite know what will happen, and Martin definitely delivers that."

Check out the full review HERE
and get all the info you need on the book at it's site

ARTWORK: sketch cards on eBay

I put a small batch of sketch cards on eBay last week, the first of which go off tomorrow night (Wednesday)... in 24 hours!

First up we have my second and final "artist exclusive" card from the Dead@17 5finity sketch card set, currently up for grabs...

HERE

Then we have two custom Venture Bros cards...

HERE


HERE

Plus there are three custom cards of Marvel Women up for grabs!
Spider-Woman
Ms Marvel
Storm
Get those bids in!

Spring con wrap up!

Just finished 3 cons in about 5 weeks!

First up was Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, which was another banner show, with the con improving yet again, at about 15k attendance, and my sales from 2 days being a near best ever. I keep telling everyone I know, again and again... do this con! Don't travel to Charlotte, or Chicago, or anywhere else, if you don't have this show on your list already, go there... it's that good.
Great show, great (spending) crowd, great location. 'Nuff said!

One of the best things about this show, was I got to meet an artist friend from DeviantArt, that I've been working on a little top secret something with... Yassir Rasan (aka seeso2d).
Yassir's an amazing artist, and as it turns out, very very nice guy. He's only been in the US and Seattle for just under a year (he's from Iraq), and this was his first ever comic convention (I think he was overwhelmed, naturally)!


Next up was Wondercon in San Francisco. I really like this show, and it's growing, and great, but, it's run by Comic-con International, just like San Diego, and that means big crowds for sure, but tons of mainstream attendees, not necessarily buying comics etc... but damn sure looking at big booths and panels.
It's a great location and a good show though, and I have many friends at it, plus the amazing Isotope comic lounge is nearby and hosts great con parties, and this year was no different. I just wish the sales were a bit better here, especially for as large as the show is (I think they do like 25 to 30k).



I had a great time with my friend Jack Stepp (creator of the self pubbed comic, The Elysian) who I'd met at local shows and known for years, and his neighbor, Jeff (the living embodiment of "the Dude") Prechtel (historical\fine artist), who I met en route to the show, road tripping from Portland and Eugene down 1-5 south...
We even stumbled into an epic roadside diner on the way home, north of Sacramento, Bill and Cathy's diner... like a time capsule from the early 70's, massive, and serving high quality breakfast (I recommend the chicken fried steak... it's fresh made)!


Then we get to Wizard Anaheim... the brand new show in the LA area from Wizard, part of their new pop culture con relaunch...
sigh.

I knew it was going to most likely be a scary proposition (the Wizard LA con was a downward spiral, and Reed's (promoters of the fabo NYCC) C2E2 was the same weekend), but being that C2E2 was sold out, and I had friends around LA (that I could crash and hang with), I went ahead and tried my luck.


As with most shows, the Friday and Sunday were down attendance wise, but Saturday was pretty busy. That said, sales were terrible, and the "crowds" that were there, were most likely there for the new freak show aspect of Wizard.
Now sure, they promote it as a big pop culture event, like a travelling Comic Con San Diego, accept, you know, without the ability to put on a similar type show. Instead you're left with literally half the floor of the con as an autograph area with such celebs as Kato Kalin, Peter Brady, and various wrestlers. Then the remainder of the floor is vendors that range from hooka pipes, to custom leather jackets, with some petrified bats here, and a smattering of comics there. No, really.
Oh, and of course, the large stage for hoochie mamas dressed in Star Wars/geek gear, performing routines live, for good wholesome family entertainment!

I'd guess the attendance to be around 7 to 10k (I'm sure, like always, Wizard will inflate the number with multi day sales and such to make it look much better, it's not), and the crowd, like with San Diego and Wondercon SF, mostly mainstream folks not buying comic stuff, but checking out the whole comic con thing, and even more so in this case.

My friends and I took to calling the new Wizard shows a traveling train wreck, or cluster f*#k across America.
So, if they're close to your town or region, consider them, but whatever you do, don't go out of your way to plan to attend or exhibit one!
Your mileage may vary of course, but I suspect not much.

But I did get to see Lavar Burton in the bathroom (now added to my celeb con bathroom encounter list with Adam West) and sell a print to Julie Numar(Catwoman)'s driver!


Thankfully Dan Mendoza, friend, collaborator, and current Zombie Tramp creator, and my good friend Javier Hernandez (and respectively family's/s-o's) made it a welcome stay and treated me to many a local attraction (Chronic Tacos, Amazing Comics, Geeks Comics, etc), or entertainment (Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, bootleg tv series, imported Japanese art books, etc) otherwise this would have been one epic fail! It was fun hangin with cool comic friends for a few days.
But, there's always many other benefits of cons, and I've already got a few new contacts and such in play too.
I gave it a shot, so no surprise there... Wizard is Wizard.



So to summarize...
ECCC = awesome!
Wondercon = good
Wizard Anaheim = WTF?!?

The next con for me is Phoenix Comicon, on Memorial day weekend, which is a new con for me, but I've heard great things! So I've got a few weeks to recharge, get my 2010 sketchbook set, and a cool new Lost fan art ready, among other things... to start it all up again this summer!!

(To see pics of some more con sketches from the shows just click the con label below or check out my DeviantArt gallery)

Wizard Anaheim con this weekend!

I'm heading further south into Cali tomorrow, for another show (after just traveling to the bay area for Wondercon), all the way to So-Cal this time!! Yeah, sun, smog, and plastic surgery abounds!

It's time for the all new Wizard Anaheim con, Friday through Sunday... somewhere near the mouse house I presume.

I'll be hanging in artist alley (space 1019) all weekend with my man, and Zombie Tramp creator, Dan Mendoza!

We'll have the Super Real graphic novel (with limited edition sketch plates), the last of the Pulp Girls 09 con books, and much much more!

After the show, my electric jetpack won't be recharged til Monday night, so it's off for a day of LA hangin' with my bud The Jav-Man!

See ya there!

P'ups sketch cards

Just finished working on a new sketch card set for 5finity, P'ups (Pinups and Puppies with Mandy and Skoots)...

The set was a lot of fun and will be out 5/15!

Here's a preview of one of my cards (featuring Dean Yeagle's Mandy)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: the comics equivalent to the jetpack is here

Hey kids, the future of comics is now.
Print is dead.
Resistance IS futile.
I'm not fucking around.

Not only is the iPad one giant step for the digital transition of print media (i.e. landing on the moon (which happened by the way), and making, I suppose, the Kindle, and iPhone, space chimps in this analogy), but I guess Marvel Comics are part of the launch...

The only thing keeping this from being the full on tipping point, in the immediate wholesale transition to digital, is the fact that the iPad is tied to Apple's proprietary distribution model (iBooks or whatever) and higher pricing than what's previously been established for digital downloads (see Marvel's unwieldy $1.99 price point on individual digital comics).

The bean counters will cry that 1.99 per single issue download (roughly 1/6th of a trade or graphic novel) is equivalent to a music single (roughly 1/12th of an album)... but the fact is, as on Apple's eBook pricing, it's roughly double where it should be, both in terms of cost margin, and market value.

Go ahead and tell me I'm wrong, but I'll just go ahead and sell my shit for .99 cents thanks.

To be clear, I'm not saying the iPad is the actual device that will be embraced moving forward (I'm not saying it isn't either), however, what is clear to me, is that it's the first such tablet that can adequately move things significantly forward, and combined with the major comics publishing giant's participation, and the onslaught of similar devices... this train's left the station.

So, while we may not have jetpacks, make no mistake, the digital revolution just got a big ol' "all systems go", and at least, in the early part of the 21st century, we'll have comic books back in front of billions of people, instead of thousands, as a form of cheap alternative entertainment...

So yes, fanboys, welcome to the future.
Long live the medium.

Now excuse me, I've got some work to do...

For more on the breakdown of the coming revolution, I've found ComicsBulletin has a nice digital comics column by Ryan McClellan.

And for a look at the iPad running comics in the hands of 21st century comics pioneer, Otis Frampton, have a look at his Ustream review...

Wondercon this weekend!

I'm on the road early Thursday AM to head south for the bay area and San Francisco Wondercon (where they'll have this snazzy Iron Man 2 print)!

This will be my fifth year doing the show I think, and I always look forward to it, it's a great show (run by the fine folks that do San Diego Comic-Con).

Last year I carpooled with a great group of artist friends, but none of them were able to make it back to the show this year, so now I'm doing the trip with some new friends.

I'll be in artist alley (space 71), selling books (the Super Real graphic novel, SRG Presents, Pulp Girls, Zombie Tramp, and more), doing sketches, selling prints, and having a good time!

Here are some sketches I did two weeks ago at Emerald City con!










And here's a new fan art collaboration I'll have as well.


In addition to all that, I'm also bringing down a portrait my friend Javier Hernandez did of our Chihuahua, Choco, as he's doing a gallery show in San Fran the same weekend!


It should be a busy few days, and fun! :)

ARTWORK: Dead@17 sketch cards UPDATE

My first sketch card work since Marvel Masterpieces is for 5finity's Dead@17 series (based on Josh Howard's comic series of the same name), which came out on 3/15.

I did 24 cards for the set, and got 2 return cards to keep/sell.

The first return card has already sold on eBay, this card, featuring main character Nara in her schoolgirl outfit with axe, from the original series...


But my second card is currently on eBay.


My next set will be for 5finity's P'ups: Pin-ups & Puppies featuring Mandy and Skoots, which comes out 5/15!

UPDATE - My last card has been reworked (see above updated pic) and relisted!!!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Links!

Couple cool things I saw recently...

1) My buddy Ed Pun's art blog, he's got several massive posts from the recent (epic) Emerald City Comicon, giving a great feel for the show, with pics of the hall, costumes, art, and swag! Check it out HERE

ECCC was phenomenal this year, and Ed's blog is pretty darn swell in general too!

(I'll be posting my own sketches from the show here shortly!)

2) Friend of a friend and all around cool creator, Otis Frampton, is someone I've had an eye on for a while, as his art has really evolved and he's also a one man multi-media artist guru inspiration... well he recently launched a new webcomic, PLANET NOWHERE, and not surprisingly, it's VERY GOOD! Check that out HERE and see what I mean!

SUPER REAL NOTES: Graphic Novel recommended by AICN!

Just posted this AM on Aint It Cool News, the Super Real GN/TP gets reviewed HERE

They've supported the book all along, and reading the full story has only reinforced their recommendation,

"If there’s one thing that I know about SUPER REAL is that it’s a book that is about having fun with its premise and it’s a book where the creator’s enthusiasm for his own project just bleeds off of the page. Martin’s passion is infectious and it’s pretty much what makes SUPER REAL the enjoyable read that it is."

And going on to say,

"just know that SUPER REAL is well worth your time and money"

You can jump to their full review HERE

Emerald City Comiccon this weekend!

I'll be in Seattle this weekend for the NW's greatest comic book event, Emerald City Comicon (they've even got Stan "the man" Lee this year, oh my!).

I'll be in artist alley table, B-20, doing sketches, and selling the hot off the press Super Real graphic novels, prints, SRG books, Pulp Girls convention books, Zombie Tramp comics, sketchbooks, and also, selling the Super Real Graphic novels (they're so pretty)!

I'll also have my friend, and insanely talented artist, Yassir Rasan, at the table with me, and my friends, the Metcalf's, will be hosting me for the event, offering up the use of their luxurious leather couch (and here's an insiders tip, Mr. Metcalf, another Jason btw, has a basement studio straight out of Mallrats)!!!

Hope to see you at the show!
(Did I mention I've got some graphic novels to sell ya?) ;)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Shogun Trooper!

For all you kids out there who aren't old enough to have owned a Shogun Warrior in your youth... you life must suk!

For the rest of us, this is brilliant.

SUPER REAL NOTES: GN recommended by BleedingCool!

As you know, the Super Real GN is due in comic book shops starting this week and next (see below for full info), and I found out the morning that Rich Johnston's buzzworthy comic site, BleedingCool.com, features the book on their new "shipping forecast" column, where they highlight the 10 coolest books due out for the week!!

Super Real TPB by Jason Martin with just as smidgen of Josh Howard and Jim Mahfood, this mashup of reality TV and superheroics is raw, brash, terribly sexual and rather fun.

Check out the full column HERE

Thanks Rich!

SUPER REAL NOTES: Graphic Novel out this week!

The long wait is officially over, the Super Real graphic novel is out this week!! It's on Diamond's ship list for this Wednesday, 3/10, but it might be til 3/17 before it hits all regions...
I also have copies of the book on hand, and am filling all remaining preorders today!

SUPER REAL graphic novel:
- 254 high gloss, heavy gauge pages
- 9x6" sleek and readable trim size
- all with an amazing $18.99 introductory price point!

My self published series comes to it's dramatic conclusion within this new book's 232 pages of story - collecting the previously published first five issues, plus the two new over-sized final issues (also available individually in print and digital) - all in one cover-to-cover, genre bending, sensory offending, genetically enhanced reality TV tale!

Critically favored, and co-starring guest artists like Jim Mahfood, and Josh Howard, Super Real is the next big thing... to add to your bookshelf!!!

Pick it up starting Wednesday 3/10 in comic book shops via Diamond Order Code NOV090909
Now in the website store or via Amazon.com

And view more info HERE, and previews HERE

ARTWORK: Dead@17 sketch cards

The fine folks at 5finity (makers of premium collectors sketch cards) are releasing a card set for Josh Howard's Dead@17 on 3/15, and I did cards for the set.

Here's a peek at two cards I did...


And I'll have 2 return cards to sell for this set (one of which is the card pictured above on the left).

I'll post more info on this once I have it.

I'll also be doing a couple more sets for 5finity coming up!

Here's a peek at some of Josh's cards:

Zombie Tramp bites back!

My buddy Dan Mendoza, who did pages for Super Real VS The Movie Industry special and my upcoming Pulp Girls project, does his own demented book, Zombie Tramp. You may have seen it at the summer cons, or on the SRG website before, as he debuted issue number 1 last year to much success. I've since joined in with him on the book, and made Zombie Tramp the first book in part of my SR Distro model, where creator published books are offered via myself directly at cons and online, to help increase sales on self published gems like Dan's. And now we've just released the second issue of the three book series, so take a look at the book and order some online, or watch for them from me at the shows!

It's very much in keeping with what I publish, and something you'll dig if you like cute girls, zombies, blood or violence in your comics...

ZOMBIE TRAMP Issue 2 of 3
24 PAGES (of story)
FULL (three) COLOR
Mature Readers
$5.00

Find out what becomes of Janey now that she's zombified, and in the hands of... The Zombie Queen!?!?


Available now from SR DISTRO in the SRG store or directly at conventions (see schedule on right sidebar)


- Offering the best in creator pub'd comics!

SUPER REAL NOTES: Graphic Novel done!

Okay, production on the graphic novel (and it's 82 new pages) has been done for a couple weeks, BUT, the book has also been printed, AND delivered to Diamond. So that means, there's nothing (barring an act of god) to keep it from reaching store shelves within a couple weeks!!

So, it's DONE.

What seems like longer than I can remember, has actually been a year long process, as the book was originally solicited for July 2009, which means I set it up with Diamond last March. Then, entering last summer, as the new content was clearly going to run twice as long as expected, I was forced to re solicit, for January. And, as you know, January has come and gone, and now indeed February. However, close to twelve months of sweat, stress, and fears later, I'm supremely relieved to have this book done. The Super Real graphic novel not only represents a good part of the last year of my life, but also a better chunk of this century, as I started creating the book around 2000 - forming a group super hero style concept, and beginning to rediscover my abandoned artistic abilities, and in earnest in 2003, when I put together a preview ash can and did my first comic convention, the 2003 San Diego Comic-Con.

A lot has happened, and changed since July of 2003. Comic-Con for instance, only had attendance of around 63,000 at the time, and only occupied about 3/4 of the con hall. Since then it's doubled and been capped in attendance, and has long burst at the facilities seems. The first preview night all those years ago, I met a producer from a studio who was keen to develop Super Real, and have since talked with a few other Hollywood types. The book I thought I'd put out bi-monthly later that year, didn't officially come out until almost 2 and a half years later, when Super Real was finally set up with Diamond. With it's first issue coming out in November of 2005, and each subsequent issue taking longer to release, until the fifth book, the second special issue, came out in January of 2008.

That's right, five issues, the last of which was barely published in 2008, making it more than two years since the last appearance in comic shops! A one year hiatus for the series, followed by a one year production for the graphic novel (and new content/series conclusion)...
Of course, November of last year saw a direct edition of the new sixth issue, and in a couple weeks, we'll see the final seventh issue released directly by me as well (both books available in print or digital).

So November 2005 to March 2010, almost five years for seven issues (or 230 pages, the equivalent to roughly 10 standard size comic issues). I could have never expected a production schedule like that back all those years ago, but irregardless, the story I set out tell, about a group of irresponsible 20-somethings, given special abilities that run wild, is what I ultimately accomplished. All while learning about this rapidly changing industry, polishing my craft, and keeping a part time job and pursuing a myriad of other creative efforts.

For those that have followed along all this time, you have my eternal gratitude, and for those that will discover Super Real now that it's reborn as a graphic novel, with 232 pages of story (again, 82 of which are brand new), slightly retouched dialogue, and colorized VS the comic industry special pages, welcome!

I'll update as soon as possible with official street dates, but the book will most likely be in comic shops on 3/17, and available from me in person at Emerald City Comicon and via the website, starting 3/14.

For those that have been waiting for preorders with the limited sketch plates, they will begin shipping in the next week.
For those who want to get the sketch plate edition (limited to 100 copies), you can still place a preorder, or pick up a sketch plate edition from me at cons (see con schedule on right sidebar), while supplies last!

And as I mentioned, for those just looking to get the single issues, six is available now in print and digital PDF, and the issue seven PDF can be found now, with the print version by month's end.

Stay tuned for more info!