Let's see what we've got today...
As was hyped all last week, we've got a new book in the online store. Issue 10 of "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" is now available from TORC Press. I can't believe I've made it to the tenth issue of something. For the record, I'm pretty sure if HFSAC goes to issue 14, it'll be my longest running series to date (I think, I may have to double check how many issues of SDF I produced). Anyway, HFSAC 10 is the second part of a three parter, it's really cool, and you can check it out at www.torcpress.com.
While you're over at the main site, make sure to drop by the MONSTER KING Index and check out the new pages I've got up. I'm gonna start moving faster on MK due to the fact that I wanna wrap up Issue 2 and move on to Issue 3, which I'm taking in a drastically different creative direction. Huzzah!
A new Comic will be available the first week of February, which is my Birthday Month, by the by.
Speaking of new comics, one of my two new "Mystery Books" has been sent to the Printers. This book should be available in time for both STAPLE and SPACE, and I've decided not to release it online until after both shows have wrapped up. I'm still debating on whether or not to try to send the other "Mystery Book" to the Printers before the Con Season starts. I gotta be careful with these printing bills.
About a year ago, my Brother's One Man Band, "The Dr. Orphyus Project", unleashed its second album, "An Introvert". It was a concept album with only five long (but very awesome) songs on it. Bro intended to perform three of the five songs live, while the other two songs would be album exclusives. If you've watched Bro's live show, you know the videos are integral to the performance, so last year I worked very hard at kicking out the three videos Bro would need to perform "An Introvert" Live. Unfortunately, I got lazy after that, and the other two, non-Live videos never really entered production. Well, Bro wanted to produce a full length video of the entire album, so Bro and I buckled down and did all of the Production work for both videos over the weekend. Now all Bro has to do is survive the long, arduous editing process.
Work on MK 2 is done. Penciling and Inking for MK3, HFSAC 12, and Mystery Book 2 is underway. I am the Bizarre Human Comix Machine.
Viva la TORC Press!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
New MONSTER KING and HFSAC 10 Hyper Hype
"... Dude."
It's Saturday, so that means it's MONSTER KING time! We're picking up the pace a little, dropping three pages instead of the usual two, so it's Pages 5-7. Huzzah! So, a few weeks back we introduced a new guy called Mike the Butcher. You might be asking yourself, "Self, how does a guy end up with a name like Mike the Butcher anyway?" Well, this week we find out. There's lots of red on the page, to say the least. In addition, Ortex Captain Carruthers unleashes his inner Demon. Yut-Oh! Anyway, check out the wild swirling violence over at the index at www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html.
Oh, and while we're at it, the Unstoppable Freight Train of Comix Awesomeness that is TORC Press is still chugging along. If you ain't seen it yet, we've got a new book out in the online store at www.torcpress.com/store.html. It's "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" #10, and it's chock full of Monsters and Smashing and Evil Dictators in Iron Armor and the return of an old character who spontaneously transforms into an even older character. Also, there's another strange Vision. And a Dance Number. Oh, and Cactus Joe does something crazy. There's a preview up over at www.torcpress.com/hfsac10prev.html. Give yourself some Comix Lovin'. Pick up the Book.
I'm watching an "Adventure Time" Marathon while working on Four Projects simultaneously. I am the Bizarre Human Comix Machine.
Viva la TORC Press!
It's Saturday, so that means it's MONSTER KING time! We're picking up the pace a little, dropping three pages instead of the usual two, so it's Pages 5-7. Huzzah! So, a few weeks back we introduced a new guy called Mike the Butcher. You might be asking yourself, "Self, how does a guy end up with a name like Mike the Butcher anyway?" Well, this week we find out. There's lots of red on the page, to say the least. In addition, Ortex Captain Carruthers unleashes his inner Demon. Yut-Oh! Anyway, check out the wild swirling violence over at the index at www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html.
Oh, and while we're at it, the Unstoppable Freight Train of Comix Awesomeness that is TORC Press is still chugging along. If you ain't seen it yet, we've got a new book out in the online store at www.torcpress.com/store.html. It's "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" #10, and it's chock full of Monsters and Smashing and Evil Dictators in Iron Armor and the return of an old character who spontaneously transforms into an even older character. Also, there's another strange Vision. And a Dance Number. Oh, and Cactus Joe does something crazy. There's a preview up over at www.torcpress.com/hfsac10prev.html. Give yourself some Comix Lovin'. Pick up the Book.
I'm watching an "Adventure Time" Marathon while working on Four Projects simultaneously. I am the Bizarre Human Comix Machine.
Viva la TORC Press!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
HFSAC 10 Hype and Other Hype
As I mentioned before, we've got a new book over in the store, which is issue 10 of "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club". There's a Preview up over at www.torcpress.com/hfsac10prev.html or you can purchase it directly from the store at www.torcpress.com/store.html. It's an issue chock full of new stuff. New mutant dog soldiers. A new villain. A new giant monster. A new vision for the Clown and Penguin. But, there's some old in there as well. Much like how Issue 9 featured the surprise return of a classic TORCverse character, this issue features the sudden (and borderline inexplicable) return of a classic character that hasn't been seen since...jeez..."The Cosmic Norseman vs. New Super Duper Fun Comix" (?). It's a great issue, and it's not even the Climax of the three part "Pyramid" story arc.
I feel like hyping some other stuff while I'm at it. One of the things I decided to do this year was expand my comix reading. I've become very insular lately, reading only a very small handful of books. Although that's been good for my wallet, it's bad for my mind. So, after reading a bunch of "Best of 2010" Lists, I scribbled down any books that even remotely interested me, and began tracking them down in typical dogged Joseph fashion. I also decided to drop the long standing ban on Marvel Comics. I still don't like the company, and I still don't like Joe Quesada (at all), but that shouldn't prevent from reading the occasional decent book (or Silver Surfer comic) the big M (for Mickey...) farts out. So, here's the rundown:
Strange Tales 2: Well, this one sucked. I heard a lot of hype about this one, and it's mostly just a buncha guys screwing around, farting out poorly drawn crap with lame, one joke stories. The Wolverine story in front is okay, but the rest is lame. Not a good start.
Thor: The Mighty Avenger (I've scored Issues 1 and 3 so far): Everyone and their dog is hyping this series, mere seconds before it was cancelled. From what I've seen... it's not bad. It's not as good as the hype would lead me to believe, but it's not bad. I will say this, much like how "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" did the Impossible Task of making me like Aquaman, "Thor: TMA" does the impossible task of making me like Ant-Man. So kudos for that at least.
Spider-Man: Fever (Issue one acquired): Mark, if you're out there in Computerland, thank you for the recommendation on this one. Wild, tripadelic craziness featuring Spidey and Dr. Strange. Can't wait to score the rest of this mini.
American Vampire (Issue 3 acquired): We get so much Vampire Garbage shoved down our throats anymore that it's easy to ignore the good Vampire stuff sometimes (like HBO's "Tru Blood" for example). "American Vampire" is a pretty good example of that little problem. After a fair amount of digging, I found one issue of this series to try out, and was surprised at how pretty good it is. Vicious vampire that slaughter the hell out of stuff? Definitely worth watching.
King City (issue 12 acquired): Wowzers. Just absolutely wowzers. I need, need, need to find the rest of this series. I don't even know how to properly describe "King City" is the problem. It's an Americanized Punk Manga Comic about a Slacker who controls a Super Powered Cat in a City full of Demons and Spirits and Shadowy Characters and none of that does this wonderful, wonderful thing justice. Best New Comic I've Read in a Long, Long Time that didn't have the words "Grant Morrison" on the cover. Until...
The Bulletproof Coffin (Issues 1-4 acquired): I need to find issues 5 and 6, because this...THIS is IT. I was amazed when I read King City and was absolutely blown completely away, but to read another book that knocked me on my ass within the same month? Unheard of. A twisting labyrinth of a narrative, "Coffin" is a wild trip into a world of tattered, non-Code Approved Comix that gets so deep that the audience is as unsure of their footing on reality as the unfortunate protagonist is. Great stuff. Wish it wasn't a mini-series. Probably better that it is. The art reminds me of a rough cross between Geoff Darrow and Mike Allred.
X'ed Out: Uh... New Charles Burns. Instant Genius. Very Expensive. Totally worth it.
I feel like hyping some other stuff while I'm at it. One of the things I decided to do this year was expand my comix reading. I've become very insular lately, reading only a very small handful of books. Although that's been good for my wallet, it's bad for my mind. So, after reading a bunch of "Best of 2010" Lists, I scribbled down any books that even remotely interested me, and began tracking them down in typical dogged Joseph fashion. I also decided to drop the long standing ban on Marvel Comics. I still don't like the company, and I still don't like Joe Quesada (at all), but that shouldn't prevent from reading the occasional decent book (or Silver Surfer comic) the big M (for Mickey...) farts out. So, here's the rundown:
Strange Tales 2: Well, this one sucked. I heard a lot of hype about this one, and it's mostly just a buncha guys screwing around, farting out poorly drawn crap with lame, one joke stories. The Wolverine story in front is okay, but the rest is lame. Not a good start.
Thor: The Mighty Avenger (I've scored Issues 1 and 3 so far): Everyone and their dog is hyping this series, mere seconds before it was cancelled. From what I've seen... it's not bad. It's not as good as the hype would lead me to believe, but it's not bad. I will say this, much like how "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" did the Impossible Task of making me like Aquaman, "Thor: TMA" does the impossible task of making me like Ant-Man. So kudos for that at least.
Spider-Man: Fever (Issue one acquired): Mark, if you're out there in Computerland, thank you for the recommendation on this one. Wild, tripadelic craziness featuring Spidey and Dr. Strange. Can't wait to score the rest of this mini.
American Vampire (Issue 3 acquired): We get so much Vampire Garbage shoved down our throats anymore that it's easy to ignore the good Vampire stuff sometimes (like HBO's "Tru Blood" for example). "American Vampire" is a pretty good example of that little problem. After a fair amount of digging, I found one issue of this series to try out, and was surprised at how pretty good it is. Vicious vampire that slaughter the hell out of stuff? Definitely worth watching.
King City (issue 12 acquired): Wowzers. Just absolutely wowzers. I need, need, need to find the rest of this series. I don't even know how to properly describe "King City" is the problem. It's an Americanized Punk Manga Comic about a Slacker who controls a Super Powered Cat in a City full of Demons and Spirits and Shadowy Characters and none of that does this wonderful, wonderful thing justice. Best New Comic I've Read in a Long, Long Time that didn't have the words "Grant Morrison" on the cover. Until...
The Bulletproof Coffin (Issues 1-4 acquired): I need to find issues 5 and 6, because this...THIS is IT. I was amazed when I read King City and was absolutely blown completely away, but to read another book that knocked me on my ass within the same month? Unheard of. A twisting labyrinth of a narrative, "Coffin" is a wild trip into a world of tattered, non-Code Approved Comix that gets so deep that the audience is as unsure of their footing on reality as the unfortunate protagonist is. Great stuff. Wish it wasn't a mini-series. Probably better that it is. The art reminds me of a rough cross between Geoff Darrow and Mike Allred.
X'ed Out: Uh... New Charles Burns. Instant Genius. Very Expensive. Totally worth it.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Issue 10 of the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club is Now Available
As promised, it's Monday, and we've got a New Book ready to go. Issue 10 of "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" is now available from TORC Press. It's a 24 Page BWG Mature Readers Comic for $2.50 plus $1.50 S&H. It is either available through our online store at www.torcpress.com/store.html or you can send check or money order to: TORC Press, c/o Joseph Morris 330 S 5th St SW, Clay City, IL 62824.
There's a Free Preview of the book available over at www.torcpress.com/hfsac10prev.html. It's got the cover and two pages from the book.
So, what's it about already? Well, Issue 10 is the second part of the 3 part "Pyramid" story arc, and picks up mere seconds after the end of Issue 9 (so, yes, if you don't have issue 9, that's probably a better place to start...). Our Heroes, the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club, are in the Impossible Land of Forgottegypt. Their goal is to explore an ancient Pyramid. Unfortunately, they're not alone in their quest. A strange army of mutant creatures is also in the process of raiding the Pyramid, and, big surprise, they're not friendly. The leader of this evil army is a mysterious man named NER0, who we'll talk about more later in the week.
Besides a little bit of Pyramid exploration and plenty of Bashin' and Crashin', this issue also features Cactus Joe and Pengy Penguin undergoing another strange vision (see Monster King Issue 1 (available in print form soon) for the first such example of this...). Also, there's a giant monster. I love Giant Monsters.
Anyway, it's Issue 10 of the non-Award Winning series that No One is talking about, but they should be cause it's a big fat wad of Rock n' Roll. It's the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club, and it owns it.
Viva la TORC Press!
There's a Free Preview of the book available over at www.torcpress.com/hfsac10prev.html. It's got the cover and two pages from the book.
So, what's it about already? Well, Issue 10 is the second part of the 3 part "Pyramid" story arc, and picks up mere seconds after the end of Issue 9 (so, yes, if you don't have issue 9, that's probably a better place to start...). Our Heroes, the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club, are in the Impossible Land of Forgottegypt. Their goal is to explore an ancient Pyramid. Unfortunately, they're not alone in their quest. A strange army of mutant creatures is also in the process of raiding the Pyramid, and, big surprise, they're not friendly. The leader of this evil army is a mysterious man named NER0, who we'll talk about more later in the week.
Besides a little bit of Pyramid exploration and plenty of Bashin' and Crashin', this issue also features Cactus Joe and Pengy Penguin undergoing another strange vision (see Monster King Issue 1 (available in print form soon) for the first such example of this...). Also, there's a giant monster. I love Giant Monsters.
Anyway, it's Issue 10 of the non-Award Winning series that No One is talking about, but they should be cause it's a big fat wad of Rock n' Roll. It's the Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club, and it owns it.
Viva la TORC Press!
Friday, January 7, 2011
New MONSTER KING and Iowa
"Well, I'd love to Chat, Mike, but we're chasing a Crazy Cockney Zombie Guy who stole some Eggs, so we gotta roll."
We've got two new pages of MONSTER KING up over at www.torcpress.com/mk3.html. In this week's installments, we finally get a name for our Green Samurai Guy, and that Ortex Attack Squad that we saw briefly in issue one returns.
MK is a little early this week because I'll be leaving shortly after work with the several of my comrades for Iowa, where we'll be hanging all weekend. Despite the fact that it's a neighboring state, I never really pictured myself visiting Iowa. Odd. Anyway, I'll be gone all weekend.
But, on the bright side, we'll have a new book available in the online store on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Viva la TORC Press!
We've got two new pages of MONSTER KING up over at www.torcpress.com/mk3.html. In this week's installments, we finally get a name for our Green Samurai Guy, and that Ortex Attack Squad that we saw briefly in issue one returns.
MK is a little early this week because I'll be leaving shortly after work with the several of my comrades for Iowa, where we'll be hanging all weekend. Despite the fact that it's a neighboring state, I never really pictured myself visiting Iowa. Odd. Anyway, I'll be gone all weekend.
But, on the bright side, we'll have a new book available in the online store on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Viva la TORC Press!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Post Holiday Whatnots
Uhhhh....
Got a busy week ahead of me, and not in the usual way. Normally I try to set a quota for the week of 8 Pages. This week there is no way that's gonna happen, so I'm just not gonna worry about it and do what work I can when I can. I got nothing done yesterday because I was busy preparing for and enjoying my annual Christmas Party, "A Very Cactus Christmas". Everyone seemed to have a real good time, myself included. Tonight is Fitch's Birthday Party Part One, and then on Friday we leave for Part Two, as we will be spending three days in Iowa visiting with our Long Lost Pal Tate. Should be fun.
Anyway, this week's MONSTER KING will probably go up on Thursday night or Friday morning. And speaking of MK, the first two pages of Issue 2 are up over at the Main Site at www.torcpress.com.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Viva la TORC Press!
Got a busy week ahead of me, and not in the usual way. Normally I try to set a quota for the week of 8 Pages. This week there is no way that's gonna happen, so I'm just not gonna worry about it and do what work I can when I can. I got nothing done yesterday because I was busy preparing for and enjoying my annual Christmas Party, "A Very Cactus Christmas". Everyone seemed to have a real good time, myself included. Tonight is Fitch's Birthday Party Part One, and then on Friday we leave for Part Two, as we will be spending three days in Iowa visiting with our Long Lost Pal Tate. Should be fun.
Anyway, this week's MONSTER KING will probably go up on Thursday night or Friday morning. And speaking of MK, the first two pages of Issue 2 are up over at the Main Site at www.torcpress.com.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Viva la TORC Press!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year New MONSTER KING
"So Let's Get That Last Guy Down."
It's a New Year and a New Issue of MONSTER KING! Huzzah! It can be viewed over at http://www.torcpress.com/mk1.html. A new character is briefly introduced. I can't talk much about this new guy, because, well, we don't even get his name yet, but pay attention to the next couple of installments, this guy will prove to be fairly important.
Other than that, I hope everyone out there had a lovely New Year.
I've got a house to clean now.
It's a New Year and a New Issue of MONSTER KING! Huzzah! It can be viewed over at http://www.torcpress.com/mk1.html. A new character is briefly introduced. I can't talk much about this new guy, because, well, we don't even get his name yet, but pay attention to the next couple of installments, this guy will prove to be fairly important.
Other than that, I hope everyone out there had a lovely New Year.
I've got a house to clean now.
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