MK3, CL2, and Sideshow

"We Heart Tacos!"

First off, we've got the final page of Issue 3 of MONSTER KING up in the Index at www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html. Old One Eye throws a baby fit, and Luther Dirge (last seen way back in "SDF: Foul Business" (remember that one?)) steps up to the plate to be the next demon to go gunning for the Clown. Meanwhile, our heroes find the legendary Jungle Taco. TASTY!

Anyway, the way this will work is pretty simple. Issue 3 of MONSTER KING will be available for viewing for the next three weeks. Next week we'll have no new pages of MONSTER KING. Sorry in advance. Then on June 18th we'll have all of Issue 3, as well as Page 1 of Issue 4. Then on June 25th we'll be taking Issue 3 down. In the meantime, I'm gonna try to get MK 3 to the Printers before the end of the day.

While we're on the subject, I really dig this particular Issue of MONSTER KING. I know, I know. I'm totally biased. Still, I'm not gonna lie to you, MK 1 and 2 were solid books, but I don't think they had that essential... whatever the hell it is that makes a TORC Press book really "Click". But Issue 3. MK 3 is a TORC Press book, Big Time. A plot that makes no sense, a talking frog, weird monsters, brand new characters (hell, FOUR brand new characters), Cactus Joe gets some strange new way to kill things, and there's Tacos at the end. MK 3 IS TORC Press at its best. Or at least I think so.

Speaking of TORC Press at its Best, if you don't have a copy yet, I can't recommend "Cosmic Love #2" enough. It's just a fabulous, fabulous comic. The whole fight/chase scene with the Giant Space Worm alone is worth the price of admission. But then on top of it there's a briefly introduced new character (the Darkwatcher, keep your eye on this guy), the life & times of Kikki Fortune (which also features a little smidgen of info on the Bob Mafia, also important), and a cool little Cosmic Vision. Also, there's a couple of games of Ping Pong and UltraDolphins. It's really excellent, and you can check it out at http://www.torcpress.com/cl2prev.html.

Aaaaannnnnnddddd, lastly, we've kinda got a new comic. Kinda. A while back, Bro gave me an idea. Business Cards suck. You give out a billion of em, and no one ever contacts you anyway. Plus, when you're working a show, you'll get a couple hundred people that'll say crap like, "Oh, I just got here, I'll come back later after I've checked everything out" (which is a lie, incidentally) or "I really like your stuff, I'll try to get around later" (and they don't). So, we had the idea to try to kill two birds with one stone. Thusly, I created "Sideshow". It's kinda like a business card. It has all of my contact info right there on the inside front cover. It's got an eight page story that gives you a nice overview of the TORCverse (the art's pretty as well). And, in what could be described as a bold move (and totally my Brother's idea, by the by), there's a coupon for a dollar off of your next Convention Purchase in the inside back cover. All for a $1.50. Not bad, right? The idea is that either A) worst case scenario, people will pick it up, I'm up a buck and a half, and they've got my contact and website info if they wanna try my stuff out later, or B) Best Case Scenario, they pick it up, read it in the hotel room that night, go "Holy crap, this is awesome!" and then they return the next day, show me the coupon, and buy some books. I'm only out a buck, and maybe I pick up a new reader. (Of course, I guess the actual worst case scenario would be no one buys it at all, but what else is new) Worth a shot, right? Anyway, the bad news is, the entire point of the book is for it to be sold "live", so I'm not putting it online. It will only be available at Conventions. So, there's that. Don't worry, I plan on using the book for at least a year, so if you're a reader (all, what, five or six of you....), you can pick one up at the next show.