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And California Wept
After some minor (read: major) travel mishaps on Friday kept us from our targeted arrival, we kicked in the door and forced ourselves upon the once proud (and now former) Kingdom of Schwarzenegger today. Actually here for vacation, but I guess I might make it to that low-budget convention in San Diego next week.
Also, while adjusting to the time difference I found myself creating a Facebook page for Awakening. Go ‘like’ it to get a look at some exclusives, like deleted scenes, character designs, scripts, and anything else I can dig up. The more likes, the more stuff goes up. And when we hit 500, there’s going to be some original art floating out to a lucky someone. Go be there.
If you’re curious about where you can get some stuff signed, I added a listing on the left side of the site which will be updated periodically with such information. Also, below:
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON
In addition to the regular Archaia Booth (#2635), they also have a satellite ‘signing booth’ at #4401. I’ll be at both on Thursday.
Wednesday, July 20th (Preview Night)
7pm – 9pm (Satellite Booth #4401)
Thursday, July 21st
11am – 12:30pm (Archaia Booth #2635)
2:30pm – 4pm (Satellite Booth #4401)
Come shower me with Kit-Kats and affection.
Awakening Omnibus – Your Brick of Existential Horror
“A dark journey into the end of days. Genuinely unsettling and scary, Awakening delivers all the moods and the chills– a genre-bending graphic novel.”
-Guillermo del Toro, Director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy
“With a title that evokes a happy new beginning, Awakening instead weaves a riveting tale of the End Times. Whereas all others in this genre begin in the middle of the story, Awakening takes its time, starting at the beginning when all is seemingly normal. Page after page it sucks you in and makes you sit up and howl in attention……One of the best comics out there, period full stop….”
-Don Murphy, Producer of Transformers and Real Steel
In this week’s PREVIEWS (Order Code JUL11 0825), due in stores on or around September 28th:
“The once peaceful city of Park Falls has been tainted by a series of missing persons and gruesome murders. Town crazy Cynthia Ford comes forward to speak with retired police detective Derrick Peters one January afternoon with information about the strange happenings, claiming that they”re connected. But does she hold the key to unlocking the mystery, or has she gone completely insane? To Derrick”s disbelief she utters one word: Zombies. The answers await Derrick, federal scientist Dr. Daniel Howe, attack survivor Sandra LaFayette, and the rest of the city, but will they lead to salvation or the end of life as we know it? Investigate the mystery and dive into the horror of the critically acclaimed zombie noir series, Awakening, now collected in one giant volume, including a short story, production extras, guest pin-ups, and more.”
This is how the story was written, and probably the best way to read it – collected in one giant volume of zombie noir and existential horror; a full year in Park Falls with private dick Derrick Peters as things go from bad to worse.
It’s Archaia Entertainment’s first softcover collection, so be sure to show them how much you appreciate that by picking it up. This is for every person Alex and I spoke to at conventions who said “I’ll wait for the softcover,” despite us telling them that, at the time, there were no plans for one. I expect all of you motherfuckers to order the hell out of this book. Please. At $24.99 it’s kind of a steal–that’s about $1.92/issue, including the supplementals.
(And before anybody panics, no, you didn’t get ripped off if you picked up the hardcovers. Though we rearranged some of the extras and re-lettered the first volume to match the second, there is no additional content, unless you count the covers from the hardcovers which, if you own them, you already have. If you have the hardcovers, you’ve got a solid piece of history as they won’t be reprinted – from what I understand, there are only a few hundred copies of Volume 1 left.)
Want a taste? Read the first chapter here.
As always, be sure to get to your local comic or book store before ordering online. There’s a link to the Comic Shop Locator on the right side of this page. Failing having a local shop, you can pre-order the book at Amazon–AWAKENING OMNIBUS ON AMAZON–for what I’m sure will prove to be an embarrassingly low price (at the moment it’s $16.47).
If you’re a retailer, member of the press, or a creative professional interested in supporting the book, I strongly urge you to check out the newly minted “Retailer and Press Lounge” on this site. It will lead you to information about the omnibus, including a free high-quality PDF of the whole 320-page beast, specs, suggested audiences, and more. Access to the book-specific page is password protected to keep it exclusive to retailers and press; email me with the name/website of your shop, or magazine/review site and I’ll give you VIP access to what lies beyond the velvet ropes.
Updates as they happen. I’ve finally got this site synced to an almost frightening degree with my iPhone, so I mean that almost literally.
In Case You Don’t Wake Up Every Morning Already Terrified,
Cracked.com gives you five reasons to start.
One example:
This phenomenon is just what it sounds like: When two galaxies run into each other, one eats the other. Planets go crashing into each other and get sucked into supermassive black holes, and solar systems get “ejected” from each galaxy. The term “clusterfuck” was invented to literally describe what happens in these cases.
So for any of the paranoids out there reading, yes, the universe really is preparing to kill you.
A Tale of Souls and Swords
David Petersen was kind (crazy) enough to invite Alex Eckman-Lawn and I to contribute to the next volume of Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard. Our story will be appearing in issue #1 this fall in early 2012.
Jackie Santiago’s Optical Windows For Sale
The wonderful and talented Jackie Santiago is completely overhauling her portfolio. Why does this matter to you?
Original art for sale on the cheap.
She’s got 20 pieces 18 17 pieces (now) from 2008 – 2010 and they’re all priced to move.
Go. Look. Buy.
Carry on.
Explosion in Four Colors
System tests are engaged for the foreseeable future, but NickTapalansky.com is in the air.
Hello again.
Feel free to browse the halls and back rooms via the drop down menu above. The CEREBRAL DOWNLOADS category listing to the left can also guide you around the joint.
Since you made your way here, it’d be inhospitable of me not to offer you something to eat.
Rusted: Faded Signal: The entire short, as collected in Image’s Popgun Volume 4.
Awakening: The full first issues of Volume 1 and Volume 2, for lovers of mystery and the undead.
Site updates to come often and in the following ways:
8-Bit Avatar – site updates
Four Color Champions – comic illustrators at large
On The Move – out in the world; travel, both business and pleasure
Optical Download – low-altitude satellite studies
Truth In Four Colors – comic industry nonsense
Undead – Awakening updates, such as they are
Desk Cam – a glimpse at what’s on my desk; work in progress, etc. etc.
Shameless Self-Promotion – because I’m perfectly happy to both encourage you to love me and tell you that all your friends already do
Notebook – taking a page from the formidable Mr. Warren Ellis, a place for me to drop what I’m looking at online so I don’t forget about them later.
More digital sorting as warranted.
Also, please note the Facebook ‘Like’ button in the menu bar. You may want to take it upon yourself to tell everyone you know about the relaunch of my personal internet satellite. This is a good thing.
Spread the word. Shout it from the rooftops. Exciting stuff to come.
Welcome aboard, Ishmael.
