TORCTOBER: 15 Years of TORC Press

Heh.  Torctober.  That one just came to me yesterday.

Anyway, as mentioned yesterday, this month marks the 15 Year Anniversary of TORC Press.  15 years of Action Clowns, Dancing Penguins, Death Rays, Monsters, Robots, Women with Weird Hairstyles, Giant SpaceGods from Beyond the Boundaries of Our Dimensional Awareness, and Tacos, Tacos, TACOS!  It's been a good run, full of ups and downs, good moments and bad.  I've had people tell me I'm awesome, and people tell me I suck.  I've created hundreds of characters, and before I'm done I'll probably create hundreds more.  I've published 117 comics, and before I'm done I plan on publishing hundreds more.  I'm currently in the middle of what is, to my knowledge, the first and only Small Press, Single Publisher, Multi-book Comic Book Crossover created by 2 People in the History of the World (a fact that I think is pretty cool, but no one else seems to get the significance).  Long story short, It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times, and through it all I just keep doing my thing, put pen to paper to make more comix.

Anyway, anyway, as the biggest part of our TORCTOBER celebration, before the end of the month I will be creating (actually halfway finished with) an 8 page, black & white comic tentatively titled "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club Adventure Comix" #1 (and you thought the name couldn't get any more ridiculous).  It features the re-debut of Jester Kidd, a character introduced in last year's uncompleted Pulp Horrorshow v.4, and a complete and total remake and redesign of the classic TORC Press character, the Cosmic Fool.  It's a fun little comic about what any TORC Press comic should be about, namely, Fighting Monsters and Eating Tacos.  When the comic is finished, I'll be sending out copies to my friends and family like I typically do.  In addition, I'll be sending out free copies of the comic to the handful of people who have stuck with and supported TORC Press over the years (presuming I have their address... if you're a loyal fan of TORC Press, and you've ordered some of our comics online from time to time, but you're not sure I've got your proper address, please make sure to email me with your current mailing address!).  This is just my little way of saying thank you to those that have made this crazy journey worthwhile.

If you don't fall into the Friends/Family/Longtime Supporter Category, the only ways to score this new 8 Page Comic are to either track me down at a Convention and score one in person (always nice), or, better yet, the new book will be the first reward as part of the $5 Pledge on TORC Press's Patreon Page.  As mentioned on Patreon, every two or three months I'll be producing little 8 page books like this, and the only way to get them is to do the $5 Subscription Option on Patreon.  Show your support of TORC Press AND get a cool comic about Monster Fightin'.  It's a Win/Win.  And yes, I will end this paragraph shamelessly adding my Patreon address:  www.patreon.com/torcpress.

Anyway, anyway, anyway, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported TORC Press over the years, including my biggest supporter, my Brother Ryan, my girlfriend Mei, Bro's wife Mary (who has been very vocally supportive of Bad Rapture, which is very cool), my new writing partner and longtime friend Scott "Boolah" Bayler, my table partner and occasional artist partner Clint Bassinger, my cousins Rachel and Katie who have given me a place to stay when I'm promoting the book down Nashville way, the Straw Man himself, Dave Branstetter, my buddy Brian Shaffer who originally created my website for me, Steven Hager and Bruce Rosenberg of the Dutchy Digest (see you guys at SPACE!), Quake's Mark Griffin (see you in November!), Tom Parry (man I have no idea when I'll see you, but I hope I'm at a show you're at sometime in the next couple of years), the great gang down at the Comic Quest Creator's Alliance (Tim, T&J, Josh (so glad you're doing better!), John, and all the rest of those cool guys), Heath Dehart (my only Patreon supporter.  Thanks man!!!!) and anyone else who has supported TORC Press over the years that I can't think of right now cause it's 5:41am.  I appreciate all of the support.

It's been 15 Years, and I'M JUST GETTIN' WARMED UP!  I don't plan on callin' it quits till I'm in my 60s, so we got over 20 more to go.  Buckle up cats and kittens, this ride is gonna go on for awhile!