SCI-FI DESIGN Art Book Looking For Backers

EDITOR’S NOTE: For those readers interested in compelling science-fiction art, here’s a new project on Kickstarter worth taking a look at: SCI-FI DESIGN The Fantastic Works Of George Todorovski Sci-Fi Design Art Book, featuring concept art, sketches, conceptual comic pages, paintings and more by comic artist George Todorovski. Go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/243210977/sci-fi-design-art-book-by-george-todorovski?ref=new_friend_backing     to learn more . . . . . . . 49% funded Ending on October 31, 2018

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CAVE PICTURES PUBLISHING Titles Debut In January 2019

 

EDITOR’S NOTE:  I learned about this new company during Baltimore Comic Con.  I’ll post an article with more information on them as soon as I get organized enough from my recent travels to catch up on all my writing.  Keep watching this space for more from Cave Pictures and Baltimore Comic Con . . . . . . From the official Cave Pictures press release . . . . . October 11, 2018  Springfield, VA -- Revealing a slate of new titles during last week’s New York Comic Con, publishing venture Cave Pictures Publishing (http://cavepicturespublishing.com) has entered the indie comics world with a new vision for modern myth-telling. Founded by entertainment executive Mark Rodgers of the cause marketing and creative production firm More Partnerships, Cave Pictures Publishing’s line of spiritually inclined comics debuts in comic shops this January.   “Since humans have always sought to make sense of their lives, hopes, dreams, and fears through stories, Cave Pictures is committed to exploring questions that cannot be answered by reason alone through narrative,” said CPP President Mandi Hart.  The new line of comics mini-series features work from some of the industry’s brightest lights, crafting top-quality and spiritually meaningful stories.  The first title, the horror comedy APPALACHIAN APOCALYPSE, launches in January from writer Billy Tucci (Shi, Heroes for Hire) and artist Ethan Nicolle(Axe Cop). Following series launching each month thereafter include: THE LIGHT PRINCESS, a fairy tale by writer Meredith Finch (ROSE, Catwoman) with art by Renae De Liz & Ray Dillon (The Legend of Wonder Woman). THE BLESSED MACHINE, a sci-fi escape thriller by Jesse Hamm (Batman, Flash Gordon) and company founder Mark Rodgers with art by Hamm. THE NO ONES, action-packed superhero drama by writer Jim Krueger(Absolute Justice, Earth X) with art by Well-Bee (Entropy). WYLDE, a supernatural western by Daniel Bradford (Robot 13). Cave Pictures draws its mission and vision from Plato’s allegory of the cave; that what we see with our eyes is often a shadow of greater reality. “All our stories, regardless of genre, are meant to serve as guides along the journey of human experience,” said Rodgers, CPP’s publisher.  “We are living in an age of deep questioning, deep reflection on what it means to be human and how we are to coexist in a complex and ever-shrinking world,” added Hart. “Cave contributes to this conversation by cultivating stories that engage mind, heart, and spirit and provide fodder for personal meditation as well as conversation with others.” About Cave Pictures Publishing A wall for modern myth-making, Cave Pictures Publishing works with high profile, award-winning artists to create spiritually resonant and universally engaging stories. Originally the vision of Publisher Mark Rodgers, Cave is helmed by attorney-filmmaker Mandi Hart and the dynamic duo of Matt Hoffman and Shahriar Fouladi from the pop-culture consulting and management company Erasmus Fox. Cave is an offshoot of More Partnerships, a consulting and production firm specializing in content and campaigns that promote social good. More Partnerships produces and invests in a variety of creative projects, from film, documentaries and stage productions to books, concerts and live events. Its recent endeavors include the Global Citizen Festival, The Future of Storytelling Summit, Martin Scorcese’s masterpiece Silence, and the Bono-produced indie film Waiting for the Miracle to Come, starring Willie Nelson and Charlotte Rampling. http://cavepicturespublishing.com

SOLITARY Locked In For Film Development Deal

from the official Devil’s Due press release . . . . .   If you didn't hear the news last week - - Devil's Due and CW Cooke are pleased to announce the development deal for Solitary for film and TV! The deal has been set with producer Adam Ripp's Vega Baby (Everly, No Escape, Devil's Whisper). The first issue of Solitary was on Kickstarter and then published by Devil's Due in 2014. The 4-issue series follows Tim Hill, a superhero convicted to death row for crimes he didn't commit. Once executed, he and everyone else in prison learns he has a newly discovered super power. He is immortal...and that's just the beginning. You can get the entire first arc of Solitary collected in a trade paperback directly from Devil's Due here:  https://devils-due-1first-comics.myshopify.com/products/solitary-vol-1-tpb?__s=xmch5ffphfmgcvcyruwk

Sure Things: WYNONNA EARP Graphic Novel Bursting Out of Kickstarter

EDITOR’S NOTE:  It’s no secret anymore that Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are viable avenues for creators to secure funding for their independent comics projects (that in most cases weren’t csonsidered marketable enough for major publishers to fund them). Lately, I’ve seen smaller comics publishing house use crowdsourcing as well to finance projects that may be too risky to put money behind - - - so put together a Kickstarter or IndieGoGo campaign and allow  it to find it’s own market through interested supporters. That may very well be the way all future IDW LIMITED editions are intended to be funded  - - and why not?  Who knew WYNONNA EARP would have such a following that the project is 152% funded with almost a full month left to pull in more supporters  If you’re a fan of the SyFy television series, you owe it to yourself to check this out further .. . . . . .

WYNONNA EARP: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK IS ON KICKSTARTER NOW Wynonna Earp: Bad Day At Black Rock is a brand-new story co-written by Beau Smith and Tim Rozon with art by Chris Evenhuis and Jay Fotos. This new adventure will be delivered as a completed original 64-page graphic novel. This new adventure puts Wynonna and the whole Black Badge Division up against the baddest of the bad: the inmates of Black Rock Paranormal Prison who're trying to make a break for it! It's a rip-roaring, knock-down, drag out fight bursting out of a 64-page original graphic novel - meaning you won't have to wait month-to-month to see how the story ends!  And if that wasn't enough, this is also your opportunity to pick up Wynonna Earp Season 2 on Blu-Ray! That's right the second season of the hit SYFY TV show is available as an early exclusive through this campaign! BACK NOW  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idwlimited/wynonna-earp-bad-day-at-black-rock?ref=project_build&utm_source=Consumer+-+IDW+Limited&utm_campaign=6b6dc32b16-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_03_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7b8c9ab595-6b6dc32b16-82643465&mc_cid=6b6dc32b16&mc_eid=b1822bf1af AVAILABLE NOW: SADISTIC MAGICIAN SKETCH COVERS BY JIM MAHFOOD • 10 unique sketch covers illustrated by gallery artist, Jim Mahfood • Each illustration was painted on a limited-edition blank cover of Mahfood’s art book, Sadistic Magician Sadistic Magician: Jim Mahfood Sketchbook Vol. 1 collects the best of artist Jim Mahfood’s eclectic sketchbook archives from the last five years into one classy volume. Mahfood’s sketchbooks serve as an experimental place for the artist to really cut loose and try new things. The end results tend to be even more dynamic, thrilling, and psychedelic than his already super stylized comics and illustration work. The sketchbook art book offers a unique look at process, trial and error, problem solving, and eventual victory over the odds and a glorious celebration of visual mayhem. CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO PREVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5y5fi74D20&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Consumer+-+IDW+Limited&utm_campaign=6b6dc32b16-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_03_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7b8c9ab595-6b6dc32b16-82643465&mc_cid=6b6dc32b16&mc_eid=b1822bf1af

Update From Local Author MERRY JONES

NEWS AND NOTES

Finally in paperback! After a few years in out-of-print limbo, the Harper Jennings thrillers are being released in paperback (for the first time!) and ebook formats. The first one will be released in early November! Join Harper, a college teaching assistant and Iraq war veteran, as she juggles her postwar PTSD, her husband's brain injury from a fall off their roof, the suicide/murders of her students, and threats to her life in SUMMER SESSION. You can PRE-ORDER your ebook here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2MPNMQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1538752686&sr=1-3&keywords=Summer+Session+merry+jones In early November, paperbacks can be ordered here: https://store.bookbaby.com or at Amazon, iBooks,Barnes and Noble and the usual online suppliers in early November.  Book Fest panel If you're anywhere near Bucks County PA on October 13 and 14, come out for a bookfilled festival where you can mix with authors, buy books, take part in the recording of an #Oddcast Podcast, attend scintillating panels like the one I'll be on Sunday afternoon with Liars Club authors Jon McGoran, Greg Frost, Kelly Simmons, Keith Strunk and Marie Lamba.      Dear Readers,Yikes. Where did summer go?  Well, as the days get shorter and the weather colder, why not hunker down with a hot cocoa and a chilling read, like an Elle Harrison or Zoe Hayes book? BTW, The Harper Jennings thrillers are being republished over the next several months, so if you haven't yet read them, stay tuned!    The Odd Cast of the Oddcast  Each Thursday, Liars Club hosts Keith Strunk, Greg Frost, Kelly Simmons, Jon McGoran and I host the Oddcast, a half hour podcast featuring all manner of "creative" types: novelists, story writers, playwrights, poets, cartoonists and more. Grab a libation and tune in for informal, fascinating, often chuckle-worthy chats.  Noir at the Bar Near Philly? Like suspense and mystery? Come out to the Misconduct Tavern on Sunday, October 28, at 7 pm,  for a special Noir at the Bar, part of an international series of events to raise funds to help with medical expenses for Evie Swierczynski, daughter of Philadelphian crime writer Duane Swierczynski. Have a drink, hang out, and listen to dark chilling readings by Erik Arneson, Robb Caddigan, Greg Frost, Don Lafferty, Jon McGoran, Bill Myers, Ed Pettit, Bernard Shaffer, Dennis Tafoya, Bill Lashner and me. Similar events will be held in NY, LA, DC, Baltimore, Asbury Park. St Louis and London as the noir-writing community comes together to benefit one of our own. Wherever you are... this fall, here's hoping books bring you adventure or insight, solace or suspense, catharsis or comfort--whatever you want, and more! Until next time--    Happy Reading,  Merry Jones

JOHNNY DOLLAR: Radio Detective Featured In Prose Collection

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR

Edited by: Tommy Hancock

Authors: Gary Phillips, Ron Fortier

Cover: Doug Klauba

232pgs, sc, 6” x 9”, $15.95

ISBN: 978-1-944017-18-751595

 

For the first time EVER, BRAND NEW STORIES of the “man with the action-packed expense account”.

One of classic Radio's most beloved detectives makes his way to prose in Moonstone's YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR. This thrilling collection features today’s top authors, including Anthony Award winning Author Gary Phillips, putting Johnny in the crosshairs of all kinds of danger, dames, and dark deeds.

More stories by: Tommy Hancock, Joe Gentile, Ron Fortier, Eric Fein, Bobby Nash, Josh Reynolds, & Barry Reese.

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR HC

This will be exclusive to http://www.moonstonebooks.com/shop/, and will include the reprint of the long-out-print Johnny Dollar 48pg comic by Moonstone.

 

JONATHAN MAYBERRY visits Willow Grove, PA this evening

EDITOR’S NOTE: Jonathan Maberry, now from California and a former resident of the Philadelphia area and an active

supporterof beginning writers while he lived here, makes a rare appearance in our area tonight.  If you are curious

about his great works, I urge you to attend.  Unfortunately, I’ve got a prior commitment.

 I just learned about this today . . . . .

Book Signing at Willow Grove B&N!  BOOK SIGNING TONIGHT! Join me for a talk, Q&A and signing on Thursday, 6-8pm at the Willow Grove Barnes & Noble. I'll be talking about Joe Ledger, Rot & Ruin, V-Wars, comics and more! A Discussion and Q&A with Author Jonathan Maberry     A Discussion and Q&A with Author Jonathan Maberry Join us on Thursday, October 11th in our events area for a special discussion and question & answer section ...