It’s like it’s freakin’ Cyblade Week Over Here
Comic Book Resources - CBR News: Life Before Cyberforce: Fialkov talks "Cyblade" "Watch me soar!"
Thanks to Emmett and the CBR gang for such a great job on the article!
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AICN does not Hate Me.
PUNKS THE COMIC: SUMMER SPECIAL #1 Writer: Joshua Fialkov Artist: Kody Chamberlain Publisher: Digital Webbing Reviewed by Humphrey LeePUNKS THE COMIC is what would happen if NEXTWAVE was actually a Sunday night cartoon on Adult Swim. That is to say, it's awesome. Just awesome. PUNKS features such characters as a humanoid body with a fist for a head that uses signs to talk, a character named Dog that has a bulldog face (well duh!), and Abe Lincoln. Yes, Abe Lincoln. And Abe Lincoln is the best new character of the year, yes he is.Now, what's this book about, you're asking, with its cast of crazy characters and dead historical figures? Fucked if I know and shame on you for asking! Come on, does any of that sound like there's some sort of coherent storyline going on? Of course not, but just like any (good) episode of, say, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”, it doesn't have to make sense, it just has to be hilarious. And PUNKS is all sorts of hilarious. Between Morrissey cracks, ethnic stereotypes, alien invaders in a station wagon, and a mid-issue "interview" with Rick Remender Out of Fucking Nowhere! this comic cannot help but be hilarious just like a midget in leather chaps couldn't help but be the same.
As if the comic itself couldn't be crazy enough, the "clip art" that Kody Chamerlain uses here in PUNKS helps enhance the oddball experience. What I mean by "clip art" is that PUNKS uses panels made up by actually cut out pictures arranged to make all the characters, settings, etc. Very unique and unusual, but very creative and entertaining as well which is pretty much exactly how this book should be described.
PUNKS is crazier than Britney Spears with a heroin needle and a Cabbage Patch doll, but ever the moreso entertaining. The sooner we get more of this the better, unlike the aforementioned Ms. Spears. I'm not sure you could find a better deal out there for just $5 right now...well, okay, except for maybe Britney Spears...sorry, had to do it. Cheers...
Newsarama Hates Fialkov
JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV ON PILOT SEASON: CYBLADE - NEWSARAMA
I'll tell you, for the first time in my career, I feel like I've truly arrived as a comic book writer. Sure, in my career up till today, I've been nominated for several awards, had books published by Random House, received checks for Work for Hire for Marvel and DC. I've even been given an ongoing series featuring a character who's over 40 years old and given free reign to develop her as I see fit. I've been called one of the best young writer's in comics, and given top marks by Entertainment Weekly, Variety, Wizard Magazine, USA Today, and virtually every other publication.
But, still, it wasn't real to me, until today.
Today I got my very first Newsarama thread attached to an interview filled with people who seem to want me dead.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=128997
I'm a real comic book writer now.
I'm going to call my mom and tell her.
While writing the Punks Christacular, I listened to this on repeat for an hour.
Christina's ready to kill me, I think.
Pop Culture Shock on Punks
Brendan & Adan’s Picks, Pans & Scans - August 29, 2007 » PopCultureShock
Punks the Comic Summer SpecialAdan: What the fuck?So there’s a dog-man, a Ghost Rider look-alike, a dude with a fist for a head, and Abraham Lincoln, and they all live in an apartment together while fighting off alien invasions and eating dead hookers. So, again, I ask: what the fuck?
This is too absurdist for me. I like Kody Chamberlain’s collage-style art, but even that gets really weird sometimes. Throw in the fact the comic is interrupted a few times by things like the thirteenth page missing, an interview with Rick Remender the fish, and an alien invasions PSA, and this thing is just too damn weird. Fans of The Young Ones will probably enjoy the hell out of this.
Seattle P.I. says…
Comics Corner: For fans of the comic book
Punks the Comic Summer Special #1 A very interesting fun story written by Joshua Fialkov and a wild and crazy art style by Kody Chamberlain. Four characters, Abe, Dog, Skull, and Fist, all with their namesake for a head... And they live in a house together in anarchy. It's very hard to explain other than there is an alien attack and dead hookers, and wooden indians with Rick Remender doing an interview as a fish. If you like the show Young Ones than you'll love this. Otherwise check the site they came from here
Major Spoilers has a Cyblade Preview
Top Cow Sneak Peek: Cyblade: Pilot Season #1--by Stephen SchleicherThe second issue of Top Cow’s Pilot Season is on its way, and the company dropped off a sneak peek of Cyblade: Pilot Season #1 for you to check out. Don’t forget you can vote which two characters will get their own all-new series at www.myspace.com/pilotseason.
See Kody and I give eerily similar answers to questions…
Blog@Newsarama » Fringe Benefits: Joshua Fialkov and Kody Chamberlain
What do you always have with you?JF: My pocket watch, cell phone, and a pen. That way I can know the time, check it’s right, and then write it down on my hand.KC: I always have a pocket-sized ink pen. The worst thing in the world is needing to draw something and not having a pen handy.
See? It gets weirder.
PR: Punks Creators Write Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR: PUNKS THE COMIC CREATORS SEND OUT PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING BOOK RELEASE
Los Angeles, CA - In the wee hours of Sunday morning, Punks co-creator Joshua Hale Fialkov decided to put together a press release announcing the shipping to comic shops and forthcoming release of PUNKS THE COMIC SUMMER SPECIAL #1.
“Well, Independent Comics are a tough racket... sort of like how it used to be at the Pictures, or in Stalinist Russia, y’know? Lots of heavy labor and all you get is an affair of Mamie Van Doren and a kick up the bum.” Fialkov said. “So, with Digital Webbing releasing PUNKS THE COMIC this Wendesday, August 29th, and with independent comics being what they are, I thought a good Press Releasing was in order.”
The Press Release is the fiftieth or sixtieth Fialkov has written, and PUNKS co-creator Chamberlain thinks it’s a fine one. “I figure by now, Josh had better know what he’s doing. Sure, he had some misfires, like ‘HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS COLD SORES IN PREVIEWS NOW!’ and ‘COMICS CREATOR ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO EAT PASTE!’, but, after all of that, Josh has really learned the fine art of Press Release writing.”
The Press Release intends to make sarcastic fun of both Press Releases and independent comic creators so desperate for attention they’ll literally do anything. One is reminded of the ‘BUY MY COMICS OR I’LL EAT THIS BABY’ headline that soured the entire Press Release industry last year. However, in an ironic twist, this press release will also be a desperate plea to get attention for Fialkov and Chamberlain’s own independent comic book PUNKS THE COMIC which has been described by Warren Ellis as “One of the Best Singles of the Year.” It has also been proven to cure genital warts.
To celebrate this press release, Fialkov will be holding a party at Burbank, California’s own HOUSE OF SECRETS COMICS from 5 to 7pm on Wednesday August 29th. More information on the party can be found here: http://www.hoarseandbuggy.com/blog/?p=683
More information on PUNKS THE COMIC can be found by visiting the website at http;//www.punksthecomic.com -- ABOUT THIS PRESS RELEASES AUTHOR: Joshua Hale Fialkov has written Press Releases for Hoarse and Buggy Productions, SSS Comics, Common Sense RC, Robot Love Trade, Inc., Poop McPoopface Enterprises
ABOUT PUNKS THE COMIC: Punks the Comic is the dadadist sitcomic that’s taking the world by storm, at least by independent comic terms. It’s available at finer comic shops everywhere this Wednesday, August 29th. You can read a five page preview online here: http://blog.digitalwebbing.com/2007/08/24/punks-summer-special-preview/
ABOUT THE CREATORS: Joshua Hale Fialkov is the Harvey Award Nominated creator of Elk’s Run, Western Tales of Terror, and writer of Vampriella and Cyblade, Kody Chamberlain is beloved artist of 30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales, Harper Collins’ forthcoming Beowulf Graphic Novel, and a virtual cavalcade of forthcoming projects. They don’t live together, but if they did, they’d fight light cats and dogs.
ABOUT THE COMIC SHOP HOLDING OUR RELEASE PARTY: House of Secrets is Burbank’s finest comic establishment, with the finest selection of Silver Age and Modern books in the San Fernando Valley. Their staff is friendly and well groomed, and the store is not scary for girlfriends or wives. They’re located at W. 1930 Olive Ave. and can be found online at http://www.artoffiction.com.
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Five Page Punks Previews at DW
Also in stores this week…
Read the First Issue of Vampirella For Free
Vampirella Here's the press release.
Vampirella's battle with the Blood Red Queen rages on in “Vengeance of Vampirella, Part 2” the lead story of Vampirella Quarterly: Summer 2007, in stores now! To mark it's debut, Harris Comics is putting up “Vengeance of Vampirella, Part 1” in its entirety for free at http://www.Vampirella.com so everyone can catch up on one of the most talked about Vampirella storylines ever. The story will be available for free only for a limited time.
In “Vengeance”, the fate of Vampi's beloved Adam Van Helsing hangs in the balance, as she struggles with the Blood Red Queen! What terrible price will Vampi pay to get her long lost beloved back into her arms? Will that price be worth it? Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Harvey 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 “Death's Dark Angel” is newly re-colored and re-mastered by Glass House Graphics. Read one of the greatest Vampirella tales of all time as you've never seen it!
The Quarterly sports two dynamic covers by Segovia. Deluxe Black and White Editions of each, limited to just 500 copies, are also available.
Each issue is 40 pages with no interior ads, full color and available for reorder.
To reorder please use the following Diamond codes: *Vampirella Quarterly Summer 2007 CVR A #1 MAY07 3154 $4.95 *Vampirella Quarterly Summer 2007 LTD B&W CVR A #1 MAY07 3155 $19.95 *Vampirella Quarterly Summer 2007 CVR B #1 MAY07 3156 $4.95 *Vampirella Quarterly Summer 2007 LTD B&W CVR B #1 MAY07 3157 $19.95
Punks like, kinda on CBR
Comic Book Resources - CBR News: Fialkov Talks "Punks the Comic: Summer Special" See me say "Kind of" and "Like" aproximately ten million times in article form.
Woo!
Birthday Updates!
Birthday Updates from Fialkov -- PUNKS the COMIC Summer Special #1 Featuring 48 pages of Abe, Fist, Skull, and Dog fighting aliens (occassionally) and punching things in the balls (mostly) will be unleashed to finer comic stores everywhere on Wednesday, August 29th. Been described by Warren Ellis as "One of the best singles of the year." We've sent out PDF previews to several media outlets, but if you were somehow missed and would like to review/interview/fawn/despise us/it e-mail me back and we'll get you the PDF.
We're still working on organizing festivities to celebrate the book's release, but, we do know for sure that the first one will be at House of Secrets Comics in Burbank from 5 to 7 when I myself will dance the dance of "Thank the sweet lord Zekapraka the book finally came out." It's... embarassing to say the least. The dancing that is. House of Secrets and more info about them can be found here: http://www.artoffiction.com/.
PUNKS was also featured in the first new issue of TRIPWIRE magazine with an exclusive three page never before paid for three page story (it's actually a reprint of the Free Comic Book Day story.) The magazine is actually a great time, so, go and check it out at your finer comic and magazine retailers.
More info on PUNKS is of course available at http://www.punksthecomic.com and if you forgot to order it, you can still place an order at your local comic shop using order #MAY07 3402.
By the by, there will be a Winter Solstice issue in Previews in a few months. Keep your eyes peeled for PUNKS THE COMIC CHRISTACULAR SPECIAL #1. The cover is up on my blog if you like that sort of thing. http://www.joshuahalefialkov.com. -- Vampirella Quarterly is still humming nicely along. The second issue of the series is out this week with multiple covers galore, and stunning art from Stephen Segovia. This guy quite simply one of the best artists working today, so take a look now so that when he's making Batman explode The Joker you can say you knew him when. More info on Vampi at www.vampirella.com
-- MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS has a story by me with art by Chris Moeller in one of the upcoming issues. I think it's the one in next months Previews. It's an Outlaw Kid story and it is so freakin' awesome. Order number, etc., to follow once I have them. Thanks to Andy and John for making my weird Marvel Western dreams come true! -- I also have a story in the GENE SIMMONS HOUSE OF HORROR #2 Horror anthology from IDW Publishing. Drawn by the awesome Andy Kuhn, It's available for pre-order NOW with order #AUG07 3771
-- The FUTURE of GRAPHIC LITERATURE is a panel held at the Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library in Downtown L.A. at the end of September. Scheduled to appear along with me, are Mark Waid (of well... y'know... everything), Ross RIchie (of Boom Studios), Christos Gage (of Marvel/Wildstorm fame), Kazu Kibuishi (of Flight), and Tony Fleecs (of In My Lifetime and a couple of cool unannounced projects), It'll be a long form discussion of the future of comics by a bunch of people who not only work in it, but work in radically different aspects of the business. We're still finalizing details, but it looks like there'll be a little 'mini-con' afterwards wherein we'll all sign and sell books. A good time for all.
A press release, etc. will follow shortly. -- Of course, don't forget Elk's Run (available at finer book, comic, and online retailers), Postcards (also the same), and keep checking the blog for more news etc.
Thanks for reading,
j.
Punks gets it’s First Review!
blog.myspace.com/gianlucaglazer
My sense of humor is dark and I tend to go for the less conventional sometimes when it comes to favorite movies, cds and books of all time. That said, I hope I'm not the only one that enjoys this type of book. Please prove me wrong and that I'm not a mental case for enjoying this book very much.
We hope so, too, Gianluca. Go and check out what the man has to say.
Postcards in USA Today
I'm still searching for a print copy, but, here's the review. New graphic novels straight from the drawing board - USATODAY.com
Postcards: True Stories That Never Happened Edited by Jason Rodriguez Villard, 160 pp., $21.95
Jason Rodriguez relishes a good story, even if it's just a fragment of one. For Postcards, he combed antique shops for thought-provoking cards, then passed them to comic-book writers and artists. The result is a mishmash of tales that blend tiny truths ("The new barn is up") with imagined details of lost loves, war heroes and forbidden desires. Highlights include Micah Farritor's beautiful illustrations with Joshua Hale Fialkov's story about Americans in France during the Great Depression and a crime-fighting scene written by Robert Tinnell and drawn by Brian Fraim. It's fascinating to see artists' take on, in Rodriguez's words, the "turn-of-the-century equivalent of modern-day text messages." — Matheson
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Win a Signed Copy of Postcards
Eximious Press - Novel Graphic Novels
August Contest: Win a Signed Copy of POSTCARDSI have books. Signed books, that is. Nine of them, to be exact. And I need to get rid of them. They’re signed copies of my new anthology project, POSTCARDS: TRUE STORIES THAT NEVER HAPPENED. The stories in the book are based on antique, used postcards. Artists look at the front of the card, read the back, ponder the subtext, and extrapolate several sentences into a complete story.You can win one of these books by coming up with a story behind the following postcard:
You can get your story to me in a number of ways. Email me your story. Snail mail it to me. Post it on your blog (just make sure you send me the link). Post it in the comments section. Get your story to me however you want, really. On August 24th I’ll post my three favorites – it’ll be up to the visitors on this site to vote for the one they like the best.
I’ll be doing this once a month until I run out of signed books. Here’s a scan of the one you can win in August:
It features sketches and signatures from: Phil Hester, Joshua Fialkov, Gia-Bao Tran, Michael Gaydos, Rob G, Rick Spears, Tom Beland, Stuart Moore, Tony Fleecs, James W. Powell, Antony Johnston, Ande Parks, Matt Kindt, Micah Farritor, Jason Copland, Robert Tinnell, Jason Hanley, and Jason Rodriguez.
So, that’s that. Get to writing. Short (500 word) stories are preferred but, if you’re going longer, make sure it’s great from the very first line. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
San DiegoComic-Con Appearances
No booth this year, but, I have quite a few appearances scheduled. They are, thus far, as follows. Thursday July 26th
- Villard/Random House Panel - Room 10 - 5pm
Friday July 27th
- Random House Books Signing - Booth 1131 - 1pm
Saturday July 28th
- Random House Books Signing - Booth 1131 - 4pm
- Postcards Comic Relief Signing - Booth 1514 - 5pm
There's also the following two panels where stuff I've worked on will be discussed, and who knows, I might even show up.
- Thursday - Tripwire Panel (Punks?!?) - Room 10 - 4pm
- Friday - Top Cow - Pilot Season Panel - Room 1AB - 5:30pm
Press Release: Cyblade Pilot Season #1
TOP COW ANNOUNCES CYBLADE: PILOT SEASON #1 - NEWSARAMA
Press Release The second of six “pilot issues”, Cyblade: Pilot Season #1 continues the excitement of Pilot Season 2007 with espionage and style. Pilot Season 2007 is a series of six self contained one shot specials, each featuring a different established Top Cow character currently without a regular series. After all six issues are released fans will be given the opportunity to vote online to determine which two characters receive a series in 2008.Hot on the heels of August’s Ripclaw: Pilot Season #1 by Eisner nominee Jason Aaron (Scalped, The Other Side) and Jorge Lucas (Incredible Hulk, Annihiliation: Ronan), Cyblade: Pilot Season #1 takes readers into a cerebral action thriller by Harvey Award winner Joshua Hale Fialkov (Elk’s Run, Punks: The Comic) and kinetic artist Rick Mays (Kabuki, Zatana). In this latest Pilot Season special, Fialkov and Mays explore the true origin of elite super-spy and Cyberforce’s electromagnetic assassin, Cyblade.
“Getting a chance to rework a character with such a strong fan base into something that both honors the past, and hopefully, gives her some new life for the future has been a real blast,” commented writer Joshua Hale Fialkov, “I just hope y'all vote for the book so I get to keep on doing it.”.
"A lot of the earlier concepts at Top Cow were a lot of fun, but they didn’t always properly establish characters. With Pilot Season, and bringing in a writer like Joshua, we’re really able to change that by taking a look at who these characters are and what makes them tick," added Rob Levin, VP of Editorial for Top Cow. “Doesn’t hurt that we also wrote a story tailor made for Rick Mays and he agreed to draw it either.”
Cyblade: Pilot Season #1 is a 32 page full color comic with a suggested retail price of $2.99. Additional information regarding Pilot Season can be found at www.topcow.com.
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