poniedziałek, 2 grudnia 2013

4.2.3.

Amazing Nelson Evergreen has drawn the illustration for the front cover of 4.2.3 - a short comic story written by Ryan Colucci, drawn by Jann Gallino and colored by Anna Jarmolowska. The short comic is available online for free and I hope you will enjoy it.

4.2.3. is a prequel to the graphic novel R.E.M. on which I've worked as a co-editor and letterer with Ryan Colucci (writer) and Zsombor Huszka (art). It's a great story about a loss of somebody we loved, and things we're trying to do to fill the emptiness inside us. The book also explores sleep and possibilities of living without the neccesity of entering Sandman's domain every day.

If you're not intrigued yet, please tell me: which comic book has also a short movie as a prequel?

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sobota, 26 października 2013

Borderline Press = 566 Frames + Zombre

A new publisher has arisen. It's Borderline Press! The first book from the publisher is out just now: 566 frames by Dennis Wojda.

The second book by Borderline Press will be a Zombie-themed anthology called Zombre. Check out list of contributors: Nathan Castle, Andrew Cheverton, Peter Clack, Gord Drynan, Jay Eales, Mal Earl, Ash Fielder, James Firkins, Kelvin Green, Sarah Hardy, Jamie Lewis, Nigel Lowrey, Andy Luke, Baden James Mellonie, David Metcalfe-Carr, Mitz, Michael Norwitz, Kieran O'Gorman, Nick O'Gorman, Krzystof Ostrowski, Phil Buckenham, Joanna Sanecka, Craig Sherbert, Matthew Smyth, Si Spencer, Adam Steel, Richard Whitaker, Kel Winser, Kim Winter, Dennis Wojda and Richard Worth.

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czwartek, 26 września 2013

Atlantis: The Last Survivor

R.E.M. has been sucessfully published! Thank you for all the support. How about another Kickstarter comic-related campaign?

Atlantis is about the last agonizing times of the great lost continent of Atlantis where a handful of men are trying to save humankind from extinction. The once beneficial flux, the life energy that once sustained humans and gods alike, has now been turned into a poisonous force by a powerful lineage of religious tyrants. Agathon, the young son of a member of the resistance group, and Phile, the daughter of the god Poseidon, united by their love and the hope for a new beginning, fight a battle against time to restore the flux, overthrow the High Priestess and save Atlantis from itself.

Atlantis is a collaborative endeavour of artists spread over three countries, Italy, England and the US. Arin Leviti (arinleviti.blogspot.co.uk) wrote the story, Denis Medri (http://denismedriartworks.blogspot.co.uk/) will create the arts, Paolo Francescutto will colour them and Elisabeth Cirelli (www.lizcirelli.co.uk) will compose the music. Animations will be created by Tall Chair in San Francisco using their software Active Reader (www.tallchair.com). And of course, Atlantis will be made possible thanks to each single backer who will donate to our project. 

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czwartek, 5 września 2013

R.E.M

Here's a book I worked on as a co-editor and letterer. It's a graphic novel called R.E.M. Written by Ryan Colucci and drawn by Zsombor Huszka it's 176 pages of great content that made, and still makes, me proud. You can pre-order the book using Kickstarter campaign and get a lot of interesting bonus stuff along with the book, plus some rewards have already been unlocked! It's one time deal only!

You might think it's only for US folks since shipping/P&P rates have to be included - but wait! The campaign has special rewards and P&P rates for Europe. Please check it out or have a browse at the official website.




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poniedziałek, 26 sierpnia 2013

3x Europe

This entry won't be about British comics. I want to recommend three European comics. They've been published in English at one point and they're very popular across the Europe, but I still feel that UK audience isn't really aware of their existence.

All I can say is: shame on you.

Let's begin with the probably the most popular title among the three. Thorgal - created by Jean Van Hamme (story) and Grzegorz Rosiński (art) has sold in millions of copies across the Europe and world. 34th album is expected to be published this year, and the series has spawned a few spin-offs, including books, audiobooks and games.  

Thorgal is hard to classify as the series went through many changes, including the change of the writer (after 29th album Yves Sente has replaced Van Hamme) and style of art (new volumes are painted, not drawn). It's mainly a fantasy/sci-fi family saga set in early medieval times with heavy influences of Nordic mythology. Sounds simple, but hardcore Thorgal fans might skin me alive for this short blurb as both the story and its settings are quite complex.

The series is widely available in UK thanks to Cinebook. However, the order of albums is slightly different when compared to the original run. Child of the Stars, which is the first UK volume, contains original issues #7 (Child of Stars) and #14 (Aaricia), which is almost alright, since both sets of stories are sort of prequels to the main story. Things get a bit more complicated with the second UK volume The Three Elders of Aran which is a combo of issue #3 (The Three Elders of Aran) and #4 (The Black Galley). Where are issues #1 and #2? Haven't been published by the Cinebook yet - although both albums were published in the past in English by other publishers. Nonetheless, the series can be highly entertaining even without first two stories. I can recommend going from first UK volume (Child of the Stars) until at least UK vol. 8 (Wolf Cub). Further albums are great too, but vol. 1-8 are simply the best of the best.

I think there's a really good chance that you heard about the next title or at least about its author. Enki Bilal - The Nikopol Trilogy. I'm not sure if Bilal is well known in UK. I think he gets some recognition, for example Comic Heroes magazine has just done a long feature about him and his work. However, it's quite hard to get his books in English, The Nikopol Trilogy is unfortunately good example. They've been out of print for a long time and used copies are getting ridiculously expensive. If you can read in French, I recommend just getting a French, thus original, album.


The third title is Rork by Andreas. The story, set in early XXth century, follows paths of Rork - a young looking 300 years old magician of an unknown origin and uknown destination. I guess you can call it a bit lovecraftian, and sometimes it's really not easy for the reader to read a story that isn't really resolved in the finale. Andreas himself is known for creating comic books that require multiple readings.

The series has gone through some changes. It started in 1978 as a series of short episodes eventually tied into a bigger plot. Then the story was on hiatus for a few years only to be revived in late eighties - and by this time Andreas has changed his drawing style a lot when compared to the first two albums.

Rork concluded in 1992, but came back in 2002 and 2012 with publication of older tie-in stories and the brand new (although again sort of tie-in) album which is also included in the integral album. It worth mentioning that something like a Rork-Universe exists and it includes another Andreas great title: Capricorne.

Unfortunately, I'm afraid that only three albums are available in English: Fragments (1990), Passages (1990) and The Graveyard of Cathedrals and Starlight (1996). Rork was also featured in Cheval Noir.

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środa, 7 sierpnia 2013

Two new releases

Check them out!

The Big Book of Pudsy from Braw Books
Craw Hole by Craig Collins and Iain Laurie

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środa, 31 lipca 2013

Cindy & Biscuit no. 3

Have you checked Dan White's blog yet? No? Then click there! Dan is a busy guy/human being/beast, who is, after mastering the art of milking the cat, publishing great Cindy & Biscuit strips on the blog (also featured in NBC #3). Right now it seems he's taken a tiny break, but it's worth to check all the past episodes.

I own most of small press titles in which Dan has appeared, so I can honestly recommend his works, although some of titles are in the 3xOUT zone: sold out, out of print, out of reach. I guess that's a tiny downside of small press titles. Too many great stories can't reach public, because they've been published years ago in a zine printed in 200 copies. Like "Escape from January" which featured brillant strips by Dan, Neil Evans and other artists. A real gem published in 2009, I got a copy from Neil Evans who kindly sent me one - but the rest of humanity will never enjoy it. It's a pity...

OK, enough of my ramblings... Just wanted to tell you Cindy and Biscuit no. 3, the latest collection of Dan White's works, has been published not so long ago. By the way, that Dan is also a regular contributor on Mindless Ones blog/podcast!




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czwartek, 25 lipca 2013

METRODOME

Craig Collins and Iain Laurie have published a brand new comic - "Metrodome"! You can check it out at this location. I haven't read it yet, but based on their previous collaborative works, I'm expecting an interesting, yet disturbing, exploration of super-hero-freaks themes.


The book is available for sale right here, along with brilliant and twisted "Roachwell" (some episodes were published in NBC #2) and "Haunted Bowels". I could swear that both titles were sold out last time when I was checking out the store, but it seems guys have found a few copies in their basement

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czwartek, 27 czerwca 2013

NBC #4?

Maybe... maybe...

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