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.
Raising the Steaks: Finally, My Balls Hurt!
If you like good comics, go read this one. Please. You owe it to yourself as a fan of comics. It’s not a superhero book. It’s not an underground indie book. It’s just a solid story executed about as well as any comic you’ll see this year.
From the stack: Elk's Run « Precocious Curmudgeon
Joshua Hale Fialkov structures the escalating crisis with care and intelligence. The events he portrays are extreme yet chillingly plausible. Characters are given depth and detail. Artist Noel Tuazon has an impressive cartooning vocabulary. He adopts drastically different styles to ground the story in place and time, but it holds together. And I love the rich, saturated coloring by Scott A. Keating.
On the Shelves: 4/4/07 » PopCultureShock
Fialkov, Tuazon and Keating deliver the goods through to the very end, telling a gripping story that packs an emotional whallop.
Click here to find out. Thanks for the support gang, y'all are the best.
SPIRITS OF INDEPENDENTS on APRIL 11thNext Wednesday will be Independents Day at The Comic Bug! Six area artists will be signing comics and introducing themselves and their creations. The list of creators appearing from 11-1pm & 5-9pmChristian Berenak - Se7en: Lust
Philip Clark - Quantum: Rock of Ages
Joshua Hale Fialkov - Elk’s Run
Tony Fleecs - In My Lifetime
Stormcrow Hayes - Afterlife
Omaha Perez - Holmes
Live local band from 8-9pm - Vaudeville
Won't you come join us?
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See Josh in an Undershirt and holding lots of Meat. It's just like my days as a Dutch Porn Star.
ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List - REVIEWS: On The Shelves 04/04/07VILLARD BOOKS Elks Run GN, $19.95
FINALLY!!!! I championed this book so loudly, for so long, it seems almost anticlimactic now that it’s finally hitting the shelves. Don’t sleep on it, though, as Fialkov, Tuazon and Keating deliver the goods through to the very end, telling a gripping story that packs an emotional whallop at the end.
Was a total and utter blast. Thanks SO much to everyone who came out, especially to Mark who helped cook, and Christina who played happy host while I was busy signing books. Special thanks to Jonah over at CBR.com and the gang over at Villard who helped to make the party possible. The guys at Meltdown are some of the best retailers, and perhaps more importantly, some of the best people, I've had the fortune of getting to know. Thanks for a great night guys.
Caleb Monroe Interviews me here.
Can you describe your creative process, from first idea to completed pages? I have a lot of ideas. Most of them are absurd and awful. But I do my best to get everything “down” somewhere. I've actually started using Google Documents to sort of build a portfolio of stuff I can pull from and store ideas. That way no matter where I am, there's always a place to put my ideas that's only a few clicks away. But generally, if I like an idea enough, and it feels like something I can do well, I'll try and write 22-30 pages worth of it. If I still like it, I start looking for an artist.
Caleb's the poor bastard I stole Noel from many moons ago. He's a fantastic writer, and it's a pretty informative interview, if I do say so myself.
Remember Postcards? It's that amazing book featuring Harvey Pekar, Michael Gaydos, Ande Parks, Phil Hester, Tony Fleecs, Noel Tuazon, Micah Farritor, an arm length list of other great guys, and, little old me. Well, if you're the comic shop ordering type, it's in Previews NOW. It's on page 368 of the April PREVIEWS, the order code is: APR07 4039
Every person I've talked to who's in the book feels the same way I do. That this is some of the best work they've ever done. So, if you like comics, or postcards, or comics about postcards, or, have breath in your lungs, I'd recommend pre-ordering the book.
You can also pre-order it on Amazon.
Limited Edition Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
Limited Edition Cover by Tom Fleming
Featuring story by me, art by Segovia. It's really, really kickass.
Diamond Order #MAR07 3118
Tell your retailers.
I didn't realize, but, this is just a super limited edition of the first issue. So, in fact, issue 2 is not yet in Previews. Sorry for the confusion.
Wizard magazine has an interview from WWLA with Kody and I. It's madcaptastic. Go and enjoy.
Hey Gang,Real quick, Elk's Run in it's Collected Edition from Random House's Villard Imprint is in Bookstores today. It'll be in comic shops next week it seems. Please, help spread the word!
Here's what some people are saying about it:
"Fialkov's unique and sometimes disturbing coming-of-age adventure is engrossing and ultimately moving. "
Booklist
"A smart thriller that's as challenging as it is suspenseful."
Las Vegas Weekly
"A story who's heart is in it's gritty precision."
Publisher's Weekly
So, I hope y'all check it out, and don't forget, those of you in the L.A. area, we're having our big release party next week Wednesday, complete with booze, West Virginia style appetizers, and free giveaways (including a limited number of gorgeous sketches by Noel). More info on that here: http://www.hoarseandbuggy.com
We've also added a TORONTO Release Party, info for which can be viewed here: http://industrynight.blogspot
Thanks for listening, and as always feel free to forward or repost this wherever you'd like.
j.
The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com:------------------------------
------------------------------ --------- Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------- Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC): 1Elk's Run $13.57 1 $13.57 Shipped via UPS (estimated arrival date: 29-March-2007)
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
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
"Together they've created a smart thriller that's as challenging as it is suspenseful."
If that's not a pull quote I don't know what is. You can check out the rest of this really, really gracious review at the above link.
Jason has nice things to say about me. You need to be a myspace member to read it, tho, I think.
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.