Wizard on Punks
Wizard magazine has an interview from WWLA with Kody and I. It's madcaptastic. Go and enjoy.
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Last Chance to Order Vampirella #1
I think this was sent out to retailers etc. this week. Again, I'm INCREDIBLY proud of the work we're doing on Vampirella, and I hope you guys give it a try.
New York (March 20, 2007) - It's not too late to order Vampirella's return! Get your fix of the hottest, sexiest horror in comics right here, starting this April in Vampirella Quartlery: Spring 2007 #1! Final order cut-off is March 30. Each issue of the ongoing Vampirella Quarterly series comes jam packed with at least two Vampirella tales.Seven page preview here: http://vampirella.com/issues/spring07banner/index.html
First up: Part 1 of “Vengeance of Vampirella.” Vampi's new quest has her following the bidding of an unwelcome master: The Blood Red Queen! Why is she in the thrall of her arch-nemesis? Has she turned to the dark side or is something even more sinister and shocking going on? Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Harvey Award nominated writer of Elk's Run, with spectacular art by rising star Stephen Segovia (Witchblade: Shades of Gray).
PLUS: Archie Goodwin's and Jose Gonzalez's classic Vampi tale “And Be a Bride of Chaos” is newly recolored and remastered by Glass House Graphics. Read one of the greatest Vampirella tales of all time as you've never seen it!
The issue sports two stunning regular covers by Joe Jusko, his first featuring the Blood Red Queen, and Stephen Segovia, re-imagining a classic Vampi cover by Sanjulian!
Deluxe Virgin Editions of the Jusko and a Black and White Edition of the Segovia covers limited to just 500 copies are also available. A signed and numbered version of the Jusko Virgin Edition, limited to 200, also available!
Each issue is 40 pages, full color and goes on sale April 25.
To order please use the following Diamond codes, also found on page 87 of the February 2007 Previews Order Form (V17#2): *Vampirella Quarterly SPR 07 Segovia Reg #1 FEB3130 $4.95 *Vampirella Quarterly SPR 07 Jusko Reg #1 FEB3131 $4.95 *Vampirella Quarterly SPR 07 Segovia B&W Cvr #1 FEB3132 $19.95 *Vampirella Quarterly SPR 07 Virgin Jusko Cvr #1 FEB3133 $19.95 *Vampirella Quarterly SPR 07 Virgin Jusko S&N #1 FEB3134 $29.95
Elk’s Run Toronto Release Party!
We're international superstars. Or haven't you heard? Now, if I could only figure out an East Coast and European Release Party, I'd be in business. INDUSTRY NIGHT @ THE VIC
But... we're going out with a bang. Our final Industry Night on April 26th at the Victory Cafe will be an official Toronto Launch for Elk's Run by local boy Noel Tuazon. Elk's Run is being published by Random House which is a huge deal and I hope everyone will come out and buy a copy of the book from the Beguiling who will be selling copies. Noel will be on hand to talk about the book and sign copies. For more info check here: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345495112
Elk’s Run Los Angeles Release Party
Elk's Run Los Angeles Release Party,
originally uploaded by Joshua Hale Fialkov.
Hey Gang,
Just wanted to drop y'all an early word about the impending release of Elk's Run, and the party to celebrate! With the aid of the good folks over at CBR.com and our devoted publisher Villard, the good folks at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, are helping us celebrate in style. There'll be food, alcohol, music, and best of all, the COMPLETE ELK'S RUN! I hope all of you can attend, and ask you to please forward this around and help us get the word out about the party. We're going to send out a Press Release about the party soon, but, I figured the extra warning would be worth it.
Keep an eye on www.meltcomics.com for more info as it becomes available.See you in a few weeks!
j.
Punks at Wizard World Los Angeles
PRESS RELEASE###
PUNKS INVADE WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA -- PUNKS THE COMIC makes it's world debut at this weekend's Wizard World Los Angeles! The long-in-development/soon-to-be
-released DaDa-inspired Sitcomic will make a debut with an exclusive Wizard World Los Angeles Ashcan Preview. The twelve page comic features the first third of the story to be unleashed in July's PUNKS THE COMIC SUMMER SPECIAL from Digital Webbing. Along with the exclusive comic, there will be PUNKS THE T-SHIRTs, and PUNKS THE ART PRINTs, as well as the debut of PUNKS THE PINs, hand made buttons featuring PUNKS THE CHARACTERS. In addition, you can meet the creators of PUNKS, Kody (30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales) Chamberlain & Joshua Hale (Elk's Run) Fialkov who will be showing off their upcoming projects. Early galleys of Fialkov's Elk's Run and Vampirella Quarterly, as well as Chamberlain's work on Boom Studio's Tag and his convention exclusive Sketchbooks will be on display. Chamberlain will also be doing commissions all weekend long.
You can come by and join the revolution (or at least buy your way into it) from Artist Alley Table 2202.
Visit us online for more information at http://www.punksthecomic.com.
Me at Wizard World Los Angeles
I'll be hanging out at the show, and probably using Artist Alley Table 2202 as home base. Kody'll be set up with some new show exclusive PUNKS stuff, and I'll have a preview copy of the Elk's Run TPB with me as well. So, come by. Say hi.
Borrow Elk's Run and read it for free.
Three Rivers Chapter 1 is LIVE!
Hey Gang,Just a quick note. The first chapter of Three Rivers went live this morning. The Prelude from last week has been moved into the archive. You can access the full archives, including exclusive comics by Noel and I for a measly buck a month.
All of that and more here: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/joshfialkov
We got a ton of hits when we announced, and the feedback's been great. Please, keep the feedback coming!
Secondly, the Hoarse and Buggy site has been relaunched, minus the online store, but, with plenty of info and links to keep you busy. We're still beta testing it, so, if you see anything wrong please let us know.
That can of course be viewed here: http://www.hoarseandbuggy.com
Finally, thanks to everybody who stopped by the Random House booth at New York Comic Con, where they had the very first copies of the complete Elk's Run for your viewing pleasure. I've heard the reaction was great, and everyone who saw the book said it was spectacular. I'll give you a first hand report as soon as I get my hands on one.
Thanks again for all of your support, and don't forget ER-Day on March 27th! -- Joshua Hale Fialkov www.joshuahalefialkov.com www.hoarseandbuggy.com
To Live and To Love Noel
Over at Scryptic Studios you can read Elk's Run fanatic Elton Pruitt's account of getting to work with Noel. When asked if I was jealous, I said "Does Elton get creepy cartoons made about him? I THINK NOT!"
Things to do with comics you don’t want…
Donate them to Juvenille Detention Centers in New Orleans.
Seemingly growing out of the hullaballoo about review copies over on Johanna's Comics Worth Reading comes a suggestion with some real forethought and, daggummit, heart. Colleen Mondor. Click that top link to see why you should do it.
And for the record, once you send a reviewer a review copy, it's theirs to do with as they like. The real interesting part for me is back in the original post the guy says:
I know you’ve never been a fan of my work…but despite that…I took my marketing guy’s advice and added you to our review copy list.
Just a word of advice. Fire your marketing guy. There's absolutely no benefit in getting ANOTHER bad review from someone who you know doesn't like your stuff. There's a reason movies predicted to be critical bombs don't have press screenings. It's self-destructive.
It's not a game wherein the goal is to make someone change their mind, and then you win.
Maybe that's just me though.
It’s Official
Postcards is being published by Villard!
Back in June, CBR News announced to the world the remarkable new but unpublished anthology, "Postcards." We are very pleased to exclusively announce today that "Postcards" has found a publisher, and that is Villard Books, an imprint of Random House Inc. Edited by Jason Rodriguez, the 168 page "Postcards" features an assortment of vintage, early 20th century postcards which were dispersed among thirty-three of comics' most imaginative creators, all of whom created beautiful stories about the person who sent those evoticative cards. Included in the anthology are stories by Harvey Pekar, Tom Beland, Antony Johnston, Stuart Moore, Michael Gaydos, Rick Spears, Rob G, Phil Hester and more.
Click the link to read the rest of the release.
SiliCon 2007: Guest Announcement: Josh Fialkov!
I'm going to be attending the 2007 Silicon Con up in San Jose. The release is below. Check out their site at SiliCon 2007: Guest Announcement: Josh Fialkov!
SiliCon 2007: Guest Announcement: Josh Fialkov! Harvey Award Nominee for Best New Talent and Best Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov has agreed to come and be our guest for SiliCon 2007! He is the creator of the hit indie anthology Western Tales of Terror, as well as the Critically Acclaimed Graphic Novel Elk's Run from Villard Books, and the underground sensation Punks: The Comic. His comic work has appeared in books for Boom Studios and IDW Publishing, with upcoming work from Harris Comics, Marvel Comics, and more. His latest work, Vampirella Quarterly was just released (go order it on Previews!) He was raised in Pittsburgh, and currently enjoys a writer’s life in Los Angeles. Josh is a great guy and was quick to agree to come and be our guest at SiliCon 2007. Being diabetic himself, he appreciates the charity we support, the Diabetes Society. It will be interesting to hear Josh's perspective on dealing with diabetes in the fast paced world of entertainment. Phantom Power Comics and "I Read Comics" just posted their latest podcasts (including some announcements for SiliCon!), go check them out!
posted by SiliCon Chair at 11:13 AM
Vampirella Quarterly in Previews Now!!!
Right Here in this months Previews
is the first issue of a new quarterly Vampirella series by me.
I'm really proud of it, and I hope y'all order it.
More Books for Preorder
I've added links on the side there for two of my other forth-coming books. First is Postcards which you've heard about both here, and over at www.allyouleave.com. It's an anthology featuring work from Harvey Pekar, Michael Gaydos, Phil Hester, Stuart Moore, Noel Tuazon, and others, put together by Elk's Run editor Jason Rodriguez. It's fantabulous, definitely worth checking out. Second is Princess Ressurection which is a manga series I did the English adaptation on. It's sort of like a Manga version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a bit of Evil Dead mixed in for good measure. It's a whole lot of fun, so, y'know, go and check 'em out.
Personal Best
Alright... haven't quite had the time I wanted to post and such this year overall, but, y'know... here's the stuff I liked/loved this year. BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL YOU PROBABLY READ
BKV shows us why he's the best damn writer in comics yet again with... god forgive him... a talking animal book. Really splendid stuff that manages to be poignant, heart-breaking, and pulse pounding at the same time.
BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL I'D BET MONEY YOU DIDN'T READ
While you probably don't know the initials ADL as well as you do BKV, I'd bet you probably will soon enough. LaLS is the book about some obscure Egyptian folks with crazy names like Moses and Pharoah. All kidding aside, I'm far from a fan of just about anything bible related, but ADL and mpMann manage to make a book that's researched without sacrificing compelling story for factual accuracy. Of course, from what I can tell, it doesn't go too far off the known facts/biblically accepted truth, either. It's really a splendid piece of work that shows exactly what the medium of comics is capable of.
BEST ONGOING SERIES
Usagi Yojimbo Hmmm. This is harder than I thought it would be. 2006 was the year I stopped reading monthly comics. The ones I do still read are Ex Machina, Fables, Captain America, Powers, and a handful of others. The best though, is the book that I've read consistently for nearly twenty years now. Usagi Yojimbo. There's just literally nothing better than Stan Sakai drawing the book he loves. That's right. That would be the SECOND talking animal book on my best of the year list.
BEST MOVIE
In a year that saw me go to the movies less and less, and miss virtually every movie I wanted to see, there was one that I made an effort to see, and loved it so much I saw it twice, and have already watched all of the special features and the feature once or twice since picking up the DVD a few days ago. The movie manages to do a couple of things that have never been done. 1) Almost perfectly capture a Phillip K. Dick novel. 2) Almost perfectly capture a GOOD Phillip K. Dick novel. 3) Redefine for a new generation what a Sci-Fi film can be. The movie is small, almost miniscule, by plot standards, yet is about big, big ideas. Bigger than any movie, bigger than any piece of literature. It's a movie that's about blame... and how sometimes EVERYONE is to blame, instead of just one side of the equation. The animation is fantastic, a real huge step forward from any other rotoscoping that's been done (including Linklater's other wholly different (and still wholly awesome) Waking Life.
Anyways, this is speculative Sci-fi filmmaking at it's best. Although I hear Children of Men accomplishes a lot of the same in a very different, and very excellent way.
Oh, and Rocky Balboa is a fucking blast. Well worth the price of admission.
BEST DVD RELEASE
Homicide - The Complete Series
Holy Fuckballs, this is what I'm talking about. Every episode, including the crossovers with Law and Order, the Movie, all the documentaries etc. from the individual sets, and probably the best packaging of a box set ever. Holy Shit. This is how one of the best shows ever made deserves to be presented, and it's worth every penny. A masterclass in research-based writing that knows when to put the research aside and let the character and story take over. There's never been a better cop show, and I severely doubt there ever will be.
Oh, and thank god for the impending Writers and Actors strikes that got them to finally release my beloved St. Elsewhere.
BEST ALBUM
Fast Man, Raider Man by Frank Black
You sort of just wait for a guy to make a solo record like this. Frank Black's had some pretty great solo stuff, but aside from Teenager of the Year, nothing that quite rivalled that of the early Pixies stuff. This does. Equal parts Rock and Roll and Rockabilly Country, FMRM is just an amazing piece of work from a still vibrant pioneer of a an entire genre of music. As long as he keeps making albums even half as good as this one, I think we're all lucky to have him.
SO I'M ASHAMED TO BE A LATECOMING FAN OF...
I'd seen the movies, enjoyed the 3rd and 4th one a lot, and the girlfriend coaxed me into reading the first book. It's a big improvement over the movie, and despite the increasing length the books manage to become more engaging as they go on. I'm fucking ashamed, man.
I'M NOT ASHAMED TO BE A JOHNNY-COME-LATELY TO...
I remember watching Doctor Who with my older brother as a child. I never quite grasped what the fuck was going on, but I always seemed to enjoy it. Of course, I always thought it was a lesser version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxybut that was clearly just my own stupidity (aside from it pre-dating Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams was a story editor on Who while developing the Radio show. ) Doctor Who from the very first episode has always been Boys Adventure to the nth degree. It has more in common with TinTin than Star Wars, and that's why it's lasted so long and becomes so all consuming. You want to follow these characters because they're so much fun, and despite the effects, every script is beautifully crafted, and the actors always do their best to capture that sense of childhood fun that is missing in so much children's entertainment. The new shows are perhaps a bit too adult considering the source material, but, it's something that I for one look forward to watching with my kids once they, y'know... exist.
Genesis of the Daleks is a good place to start. It's a Tom Baker, it's got assloads of Daleks, and, well, it's the shit.
BEST THING ABOUT THIS YEAR
That's an easy one. Christina. Meeting her was like a dream come true, and I couldn't be happier, seriously.
WORST THING ABOUT THIS YEAR
Also fairly easy. That'd be how I had virtually no creative output this year, thanks to circumstances beyond my control.
WHAT'S ON TAP FOR 2007
Well, next year you'll see the complete Elk's Run, the long awaited premiere of Punks, Noel and I will be unveiling Three Rivers and Tumor, J-Rod's superbly excellent, Postcards (which has a cover... it's pretty sweet), and who knows what else in the new year.
Plus, I've got a bunch of work for hire on the way. You won't be getting rid of this guy any time soon.
So, have an amazing New Year and go buy stuff.
Baltimore Comic-Con 2006 Photoset Is Up
Ah, Lincoln. Baltimore Comic-Con and D.C. fun.
FallCon 2006 Photoset
Click the image to see 'em.
Still Alive…
Just busier than hell. Work is pretty all consuming, with a couple of deadlines fast approaching. Got some cool stuff going on, most of which I can't really talk about. Also, I'll be attending Fall Con this weekend in Minnesota. I no longer own a coat, so I don't know how that's going to all go, but come by if you're going to be there and say "Howdy."
Comic Geek Speak Interviews Me
Comic Geek Speak has an interview with me up. I talk about the Harvey's, Elk's Run, Postcards, and whatever else I talk about. This was done last week while I was incredibly fucking sick, so, apologies.
Tony Fleecs made me a Harvey…
Baltimore Comic-Con
Make sure to come by and see Jason and I this weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con. We're somewhere in Artist Alley, and will need all of your fingers crossed for the Harvey Awards.See you in Baltimore!