Joshua Hale Fialkov

Purveyor of sheer awesomeness.

Joshua Hale Fialkov is the Harvey, Eisner, and Emmy Award nominated writer of graphic novels, animation, video games, film, and television, including:

THE LIFE AFTER, THE BUNKER, PUNKS, ELK'S RUN, TUMOR, ECHOES, KING, PACIFIC RIM, THE ULTIMATES, I, VAMPIRE, and JEFF STEINBERG CHAMPION OF EARTH. He's also written television including MAX’s YOUNG JUSTICE, NBC's CHICAGO MED and NETFLIX’s AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER.

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Hey gang,We're making up for lost time, and have Chapter 4 up and live a scant two weeks after Chapter 3.  It's available for purchase on your Kindle for the bargain price of a measly sawbuck.

It's available here:  http://www.amazon.com/Tumor-Chapter-4/dp/B002Q1YD3Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253900325&sr=8-5

Plus, if you for some reason are subscribed to this address, yet haven't checked out Tumor either on your Kindle/iPhone or at the website, perhaps our friends over at AICN can convince you otherwise:

AICN @ssholes Comic Reviews

This hard edged detective story reminiscent of D.O.A. and MEMENTO is getting better from one chapter to the next. Joshua Hale Fialkov writes a tragic tale of a man who is slowly losing his mind. Diagnosed with an inoperable tumor pressing against his brain, Frank Armstrong’s mind is fragmenting. One second he’s in the present working on a case and the next he’s in the past holding a woman he knows he lost long ago. To make matters worse, there’s a dame (of course there’s a dame) that looks a lot like Frank’s old flame in the middle of this case. Frank is completely confused and losing control of his mind and body, but determined to solve this last case before the tumor in his head overcomes him. In this fourth chapter, we find out that Frank also feels no pain. When he realizes he’s broken his leg (he did so in the last chapter in a daring escape from his hospital room), he looks at it with sort of a fascination, in an “oh what’s this” sort of way rather than shock. Fialkov is churning out one great mystery yarn, but also an amazing character study. You really feel sympathetic to Frank as he is stumbling along trying to keep things together in his head. Fialkov paces this story perfectly, flipping reality on its ear just when you’re getting invested in the story at play and the scratchy images by Noel Tuazon become more engaging as the chapters whiz by. His depictions of Frank’s worried brow speak volumes. This is a heartbreaking tale that can’t end well, but I’m still rootin’ for Frank to solve the case. TUMOR is available on Amazon Kindle for download.

So there ya go.  Get gettin'.

j. www.thefialkov.com www.tumorthecomic.com

Writing with Confidence

So, this has more to do with me saying my own thoughts out loud (in public) than being of any practical use to anybody other than me. I've been writing professionally for coming on 8 years. It's been my primary means of support for about four of those years. In all of that time, the thing that tends to bog me down, get in the way of trying new things, and generally stand in my way is mostly me. I've had some bad experiences. Everything from writing partners who treat me as a junior member to writing partners who barely bother to wake up, to those around me belittling what I know I'm here to do. But, I've also had unprecedented support. From my friends, my wife, my agent, my peers, and my fans. Hell, the devotion and support my wife shows me in every ridiculous endeavor I throw myself into would be more than enough for me, but, to have all of you great people standing there cheering me makes even the hardest day worth while. So, the good sort of cancels out the bad (no matter how much I like to bitch about the bad... c'mon, everybody loves a good story about a douchebag!)

But still, with all of that, the one thing I constantly have to fight, is my own confidence. Knowing that I do know what I'm doing, and that I can do what I do well. Last year was a tough year for me creatively, despite the huge amount of output I had. Some of the problems with the work was my fault, some was due to outside forces. But every single one should've been combated with the fact that about my work, and what I'm trying to do, I'm the expert. Nobody knows how to do what I do better than me.

I don't mean that in a broad, "I'm the greatest writer ever" sense. I mean that I'm the greatest writer who is me ever. Despite the poor sentence construction of that last sentence. What I do isn't for everybody, and, judging by the sales on some of my creator owned work in the past, it may in fact be for nobody. But, I can be remarkably proud of just about everything I've ever done.

I've rid myself of many of the toxic people and situations that polluted a lot of my work last year, and, for the past few weeks have been working only on my own work. Virtually no work for hire. Just my new graphic novel with Noel, my young adult fantasy novel, and a few pitches for projects that I desperately love. I've put on hold a few things that I'm excited about, but have less of a handle on to focus on the three or four things that make me deliriously happy at the thought of them happening.

With the graphic novel's new publisher doing some amazing prep work, some genuine passion from a few Hollywood folk on the novel, and everybody rooting for me on each of the projects I'm working on, I finally feel like I'm getting my shot to do what I was meant to do.

And, for a change, I'm considerably less worried about blowing it.

Free Comic Book Day!

Once again it's that time of year. Free Comic Book Day. Wherein your local comic book shop gets free comics to entice new readers. As per usual, I have a couple of signings around town, wherein you can pick up some Free comics as well as any of my older books you may have missed for a sweet, sweet discount. I'll be signing this Saturday at:

Metropolis Comics from 11am till 1pm, and it's located at: 16509 Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706

The Comics Bug from 3pm till 5pm, and that's located at: 1807 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Both stores have been a lot of fun in the past, and I'm lookin' forward to enjoying the festivities once again.

Gallifrey One Here I Come!

Hey, look I made a little rhyme there. This weekend is the annual Gallifrey One Doctor Who Convention at the L.A. Airport Marriott.  I'll be in attendance, hosting some panels and taking in the awesomeness that is Doctor Who.  More info on the event here:

http://gallifreyone.com/gallifrey.php

I'll be on the following panels:

Friday - 1pm - The State of the Comics World Paul Cornell, Tony Lee, Pia Guerra, Arne Starr, Joshua Fialkov, Scott Armstrong - Room 3

Saturday - 3pm - Doctor Who Comics Workshop Tony Lee, Joshua Fialkov, Pia Guerra, Paul Cornell - Room 4

Saturday - 5pm - When Did Vampires Become Trendy? Joshua Fialkov, Stephanie Snow, Sam Stone, Jill Sherwin, Tony Lee, Tara O'Shea, Ingrid Oliansky - Room 3

Sunday - 5pm -     If Superheroes Were Real Paul Cornell, Joshua Fialkov, Tony Lee, Ed Green, Thomas Powers - Room 3

Hope to see some of you guys there!

Fialkov Hits NYC!

Hey gang,Heading out in a couple days for the ice cold tundra known as New York.  Why they haven't had that new fangled California sun installed to keep it warm all year, I'll never know.

In any event, here's my signings and panels for the weekend, hope to see y'all there.

Friday Feb 6th 2 - 3 Signing - Harris Comics Signing 3:30 - 4:30 - Dark-Hunter Panel 4:30 - 5:30 - Top Cow Productions Signing

Saturday Feb 7th 10 - 11:30 - Top Cow Productions Signing 2 - 3 - Harris Comics Signing

Sunday Feb 8th 3 - 4 - Harris Comics Signing

I may be adding some stuff, but that's what I got for right now.

Also, while I have you, I'm going to be hosting a bunch of panels at Gallifrey One, better known as the U.S.A.'s only Doctor Who convention.  All kinds of awesome Doctor Who related special guests (and even pal-o-mine Tony Lee!), and a whole lot of fun guaranteed.  More info available here: http://www.gallifreyone.com/gallifrey.php

And that's that.  See you guys next week!

j.

www.thefialkov.com

Fialkov Writes Wolverine!

Comic Book Resources > CBR News: Advance X-Solicitations, April 2009RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1 Written by JOSH FIALKOV, CHRISTOPHER YOST, ROBIN FURTH & TED MCKEEVER

Penciled by PACO DIAZ LUQUE, NELSON & TED MCKEEVER Cover by NELSON The Marvel Magazine that never was—three ALL-NEW, ALL-ACTION Wolverine tales, all in fantastic BLACK AND WHITE! Josh Fialkov (ELK’S RUN) and the fantastic gray wash art of Paco Diaz Luque pit Wolverine against South Pacific pirates…and worse. Plus, X-FORCE writer Christopher Yost introduce a sniper with a secret—and a canuckle-head to kill! Finally, comics legend Ted McKeever (METROPOL, EDDIE CURRENT) tells a third island adventure. Plus even more! It’s non-stop Logan—too hot for color to handle—and NO ADS! 48 PGS./Black & White/All-New/Parental Advisory …$3.99

Happy Holidays

Hey gang,It's been a nice relaxing couple of weeks since wrapping things up on LG15. I've gotten to catch up on the past six months worth of movies, finish up some projects that had been anxiously awaiting my attention, and spend some quality time with the wife.

I've got some really cool stuff on tap for 2009, most of which I can't talk about yet, but, I do promise you'll get to see much more comics work from me than you did in 2008 (which, considering the sheer amount of stuff that came out this year seems like a big challenge.)

So, thank you for your kindness, support, love, and proselytizing for the church of Josh.

Happy Holidays,

j. www.thefialkov.com

MTV talks to Fialkov -- Huzzah!

Splash Page » For Josh Fialkov, There’s No Resisting Lonelygirl NowJosh Fialkov is lonely no more – after working in near-solitary conditions on comics such as “Elk’s Run,” “Punks,” and the upcoming “Cleaners,” he’s taken an office job, as head writer for a new lonelygirl15 spinoff called “LG15: The Resistance”.

You see, lonelygirl15 didn’t really end in August – as one of the most popular and longest running online interactive dramas, the story that was alluded to in the first round of episodes is just beginning in the second. “People assume it’s still Bree in her bedroom,” Fialkov said. “But the universe we’ve created is so much more than that.”

The Resistance EP 2, Word Balloon, io9.com, and more...

Hey gang,Just a quick note to let you know that Episode 2 is up on http://www.lg15.com as well as on http://www.hulu.com. It should also be up on imeem.com, dailymotion.com, and myspace.com shortly. I LOVE this episode, and can't wait for y'all to check it out.

For those interested, I'm the guest on this week's Word Balloon podcast. I talk about The Cleaners, Afro Samurai, Vampirella, Cyblade, and just about everything I've ever worked on. There's also a big ol' chunk on LG15, so, please swing by http://www.wordballoon.com and check it out.

There's also a feature length interview with me up on Sci-Fi website i09.com. Read that here: http://io9.com/5055465/lonelygirls-resistance-isnt-futile-explains-lg15s-fialkov

And, for those old school Fialkov fans, I just uploaded all of the Poorly Drawn Animals Animated Adventures to youtube. You can watch those here: http://www.youtube.com/user/joshfialkov

And, that's all the news that's fit to print or some such nonsense.

Thanks for all the love and support, and I hope you're enjoying the shows as much as we are making 'em.

Paradox says go Pre-Order The Cleaners...

Paradox Comics Group: Ten Forward: November 2008

CLEANERS #1 Writer: Mark Wheaton & Joshua Hale Fialkov Art: Rashan Ekedahl Dark Horse $2.99

Matt T: It may not sound like the most glamorous side of crime scene investigation, but the cleaners have an important job to do, what with the amount of gore happening in this book. Along the way the crack team of men with squeegee mops have to contend with the supernatural, missing children and a worldwide shortage of Jif. Okay, I made up the last one, but this makes the dull side of CSI sound a heck of a lot more interesting, and both the writer and artist have some indie and horror pedigree amongst them.

Comics And... on The Cleaners...

Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales They think you should be checking it out, and I agree.

Jim: Now this looks very cool and sounds like it could be a unique series. This type of material I would take a chance on. Oddly enough I would actually prefer it being issued as a graphic novel from the jump.

Lee: Going straight to GN? That is a jump in thinking for you. Besides that I agree this does sound very good. And, Elk’s Run was very good too so I know Fialkov can write. I don’t add many new series but I’ll add this.

Tell your local retailer to order the series for you... The code is: GEM SEP08 0040 CLEANERS #1 (OF 4) SRP: $2.99 = $

Ah, the non-stop race of life...

And, in typical blogger fashion, I now apologize for more or less disappearing the past few weeks. The new job is going amazingly well, and should be outright announced in the coming days. I've got a podcast over on Word Balloon talking about it, and the huge stack of other projects in the immediate future. That should be posted anytime now. Otherwise, don't forget to preorder Cyblade #1 and #2 from Top Cow, The Cleaners #1 from Dark Horse, and to pick up the 1st volume of the Afro Samurai manga from Tor Books.

As for recommended reading, I'm all caught up on Monster, and am currently making my way through Tezuka's own serial killer/psycho sexual adventure MW, which is a must read for fans of Monster.

Been rewatching Six Feet Under with Christina (it's her first time) and reminded of just how powerful the show is, and, suprisingly, how much less depressing than I thought it was. We've got season one of Mad Men on tap next, and I'm psyched to get started on it, as the pilot was so damn good, and everybody else seems to shit babies they like the rest of it so much.

I'll try and post a 'what I'm listening to' later this week, as the day job has introduced me to some pretty cool new stuff that's right on the verge, yada yada.

Later gators.

THE LIST: Li'l Firebreather #2 + The Cleaners from Dark Horse

Hey gang,Just a quickie... In this week's Firebreather #2, you can check out a three page back up feature starring Li'l Duncan Rosenblatt by Tony Fleecs and myself. Mark my words, this is not the last time you'll see Tony's name in an amazing comic book this year, so, y'know, start your collecting.

And, while you're at it, the solicit for The Cleaners is up from Dark Horse is up right here: http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/15-214/The-Cleaners-1 The Cleaners is the brain child of Mark Wheaton, who some of you may remember as the best man at my wedding and an all around great guy. He's an absolute gem of a writer, and I'm totally honored to be alongside him as Dark Horse introduces him to the comics world. Art by the kickass Rashan Ekedal, and it's truly a sight to behold. Make sure you place your orders accordingly, folks.

And that'll do 'er for this week. Please, don't forget to vote daily for Alibi over at http://www.myspace.com/pilotseason. We're currently in last place, and I blame the communists. Let's show 'em what America is made of!

Cheers!