Whada we got today...
"The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club"- Issues 1-14 are now available in the online store at www.torcpress.com. Issue 14 just came out, and you can view a preview at http://www.torcpress.com/hfsac14prev.html. Issue 15 is completed and has been sent to the Printers as of yesterday. I need to write the script for Issue 16 sometime this week.
"Cosmic Love"- Issues 1-3 are available in the online store. I finished Issue 4 last week, and I'll hopefully be sending it to the Printers before the end of the month. I'm not gonna worry about Issue 5 until I get the rest of my "Mad Dash" books done this month.
"Monster King"- Issues 1-3 are available in the online store. Issue 4 is currently at the Printers. Issue 5 is currently being serialized at www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html. You can currently view the first 8 pages. I have penciled and inked over half of Issue 6. I intend to finish the book before the end of this week.
Other Stuff- I need to write the script for "Super Duper Fun Comix 2011 Special #2" sometime soon (maybe this week if I've got time). Other than that, I plan on doing another issue of "The Clown & Tea Cup Show" sometime soon. So there you go. Not too impossible, right?
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Way too Many Reviews
"50/50"- Starring Joseph Gordon Levitt (yay!) and Seth Rogan (boo!)-- Right. JGL has cancer, which sucks. This movie is billed as sort of a comedy, with an emphasis on "sorta". It's kinda sad, really, and the recurring themes of loneliness and isolation hit a little too close to home for me. Kinda bummed me out, really. Still, Joseph Gordon Levitt is excellent as always, and Seth Rogan's just collecting a paycheck so he can smoke more weed, like always. As an added bonus, the always excellent Anjelica Houston is in it as Levitt's overprotective mom. Not bad. Worth watching.
"Snarked!" #1 by Roger Landgridge- The continuing adventures of the Walrus and the Carpenter as they try to scam their way through life in (not really) Wonderland. This is great, good old fashioned cartooning, and it's based on the various works of Lewis Carroll. So, yeah, lovely.
"iZombie" #18 by Chris Roberson and Jay Stephens- Hey! Guest artist! They great Jay Stephens drops by Zombieland to give us a neato little flashback about the old guy monster hunter. Not an essential issue, but fun nonetheless.
"Baltimore: the Curse Bells" #2 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck- Lord Baltimore continues the hunt of the one eyed vampire that ruined his life. Plus there's evil vampire nuns and a really screwed pregnancy involving lots of blood. Creepy fun.
"RASL" #10 by Jeff Smith- I hate to say this, but this issue is kinda painfully skippable. I've really liked this series, but the (long) wait between issues coupled with the occasional slow issue like this one is making me think I should just wait for the Collection Edition of this one.
"Stormwatch" #2 by Jefff Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda- Wowzers! Issue One was just kinda okay, but this issue... Man, oh man this issue is awesome! Just crazy, bizarre stuff from one end to the other. Plus, Monsters! And the Moon tries to kill Earth by throwing giant Monsters at it. I lub eet! Can't wait for next issue.
"Red Lanterns" #2 by Peter Milligan and Ed Benes- It's a little slow, but this little issue delves into the horrors and immorality of war in a fairly deft manner. Then Atrocitus vaporizes a guy with his Acidbloodpuke. So, yeah. Digging it.
"Animal Man" #2 by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman- I didn't love Issue One as much as everyone else, but I still liked it enough to pick up Issue Two. Glad I did. HOLY CRAP! Monsters, Tears of Blood, Monsters, the Red, Monsters, and a solid story with great characterizations. Apparently Lemire has decided that it's Game On.
"OMAC" #2 by Keith Giffen and Dan Didio- Sigh. Kevin Kho is a whiny little nobody who wastes our time for some of this issue. Then an Absorbing Man rip-off shows up and starts wrecking stuff. So Kho is forced to turn into OMAC. Then there's much Smashing, including OMAC dropping a building on the notAbsorbing Man, which is Smash Directly our of the Kirby Smash Playbook. Also, there's some actual Plot Exposition. So what did I think? Reread the sentence about OMAC dropping a building on a dude. Do you need anything else from your comics? I don't.
"Action Comics" #2 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales- Oh Lex Luther. You've got Superman right where you want him. Now can you hold onto him long enough to exterminate and dissect him? Well, if he could it wouldn't be much of a series, would it? This comic makes me smile. I read it, and I just get this goofy smile through the whole comic. I think happiness is a pretty good review, right?
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969" by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neil- Hmmm. I gotta admit, I'm not sure what to think of this one. On the one hand, I honestly can't remember much of anything about "The Black Dossier" or the previous TPB (except that I HATED it), so I kinda felt a little lost with this one, cause it makes a lot of references to that stuff. Plus, there's a ton of references to literary and pop culture stuff, most of which I don't get, which kinda detracts. Plus, the ending sucks ass. And, once you get down to brass tacks, there's really not much here, just kind of one event and a bunch of bickering between the three lead characters. Wow. This is not a very favorable review. Still, it's got some cool psychedelics, and there's lots of sex and nudity. I am a fan of those three things.
"One Piece" vol. 58 by Eichiro Oda- Every year, Marvel and DC put out a Big Ass Crossover featuring all of their characters, chronicling a massive Battle between the forces of Good and Evil, where usually someone dies at the end. It would be cool, if they didn't do it Every Damn Year, and the Death at the end is completely meaningless because the Dead Guy usually comes back to life within a year or three. Plus, there's almost never any real quantifiable effect on the world at the end (or if there is, it's rearranged again when the next Event starts). By contrast, the Paramount War in Eichiro Oda's "One Piece" is not only a massive epic conflict that is utterly breathtaking in its scope and execution, but the Deaths at the End have real impact, because the characters that Died were important, and we know they're not coming back, ever. Plus, the Paramount War has a real impact on the world of One Piece, one that is still having an effect on the story. Volume 58 is just about in the middle of the conflict, as Luffy continues his attempt to free his brother Ace. One of the two major deaths that result from this war comes at the end of this volume, and it's a heartbreaker. One Piece is pretty much better than just about everything else out there. Easily my most favorite manga ever.
"Snarked!" #1 by Roger Landgridge- The continuing adventures of the Walrus and the Carpenter as they try to scam their way through life in (not really) Wonderland. This is great, good old fashioned cartooning, and it's based on the various works of Lewis Carroll. So, yeah, lovely.
"iZombie" #18 by Chris Roberson and Jay Stephens- Hey! Guest artist! They great Jay Stephens drops by Zombieland to give us a neato little flashback about the old guy monster hunter. Not an essential issue, but fun nonetheless.
"Baltimore: the Curse Bells" #2 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck- Lord Baltimore continues the hunt of the one eyed vampire that ruined his life. Plus there's evil vampire nuns and a really screwed pregnancy involving lots of blood. Creepy fun.
"RASL" #10 by Jeff Smith- I hate to say this, but this issue is kinda painfully skippable. I've really liked this series, but the (long) wait between issues coupled with the occasional slow issue like this one is making me think I should just wait for the Collection Edition of this one.
"Stormwatch" #2 by Jefff Cornell and Miguel Sepulveda- Wowzers! Issue One was just kinda okay, but this issue... Man, oh man this issue is awesome! Just crazy, bizarre stuff from one end to the other. Plus, Monsters! And the Moon tries to kill Earth by throwing giant Monsters at it. I lub eet! Can't wait for next issue.
"Red Lanterns" #2 by Peter Milligan and Ed Benes- It's a little slow, but this little issue delves into the horrors and immorality of war in a fairly deft manner. Then Atrocitus vaporizes a guy with his Acidbloodpuke. So, yeah. Digging it.
"Animal Man" #2 by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman- I didn't love Issue One as much as everyone else, but I still liked it enough to pick up Issue Two. Glad I did. HOLY CRAP! Monsters, Tears of Blood, Monsters, the Red, Monsters, and a solid story with great characterizations. Apparently Lemire has decided that it's Game On.
"OMAC" #2 by Keith Giffen and Dan Didio- Sigh. Kevin Kho is a whiny little nobody who wastes our time for some of this issue. Then an Absorbing Man rip-off shows up and starts wrecking stuff. So Kho is forced to turn into OMAC. Then there's much Smashing, including OMAC dropping a building on the notAbsorbing Man, which is Smash Directly our of the Kirby Smash Playbook. Also, there's some actual Plot Exposition. So what did I think? Reread the sentence about OMAC dropping a building on a dude. Do you need anything else from your comics? I don't.
"Action Comics" #2 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales- Oh Lex Luther. You've got Superman right where you want him. Now can you hold onto him long enough to exterminate and dissect him? Well, if he could it wouldn't be much of a series, would it? This comic makes me smile. I read it, and I just get this goofy smile through the whole comic. I think happiness is a pretty good review, right?
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969" by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neil- Hmmm. I gotta admit, I'm not sure what to think of this one. On the one hand, I honestly can't remember much of anything about "The Black Dossier" or the previous TPB (except that I HATED it), so I kinda felt a little lost with this one, cause it makes a lot of references to that stuff. Plus, there's a ton of references to literary and pop culture stuff, most of which I don't get, which kinda detracts. Plus, the ending sucks ass. And, once you get down to brass tacks, there's really not much here, just kind of one event and a bunch of bickering between the three lead characters. Wow. This is not a very favorable review. Still, it's got some cool psychedelics, and there's lots of sex and nudity. I am a fan of those three things.
"One Piece" vol. 58 by Eichiro Oda- Every year, Marvel and DC put out a Big Ass Crossover featuring all of their characters, chronicling a massive Battle between the forces of Good and Evil, where usually someone dies at the end. It would be cool, if they didn't do it Every Damn Year, and the Death at the end is completely meaningless because the Dead Guy usually comes back to life within a year or three. Plus, there's almost never any real quantifiable effect on the world at the end (or if there is, it's rearranged again when the next Event starts). By contrast, the Paramount War in Eichiro Oda's "One Piece" is not only a massive epic conflict that is utterly breathtaking in its scope and execution, but the Deaths at the End have real impact, because the characters that Died were important, and we know they're not coming back, ever. Plus, the Paramount War has a real impact on the world of One Piece, one that is still having an effect on the story. Volume 58 is just about in the middle of the conflict, as Luffy continues his attempt to free his brother Ace. One of the two major deaths that result from this war comes at the end of this volume, and it's a heartbreaker. One Piece is pretty much better than just about everything else out there. Easily my most favorite manga ever.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
MONSTER KING and the CQCA Workshop
"We are the Ortex Elite Squad, and We have come for your Head, Clown."
Oh man. Oh man! This is bad news! Things didn't start good over in MONSTER KING Land, and they're not getting any better. Within the first four pages, Broken Tea Cup and Johny Eraser got Taken Out, and now that the Ortex Elite Squad has revealed themselves, things are only going to get worse, and worse, and worse. This isn't a bushwhacking, it's a massacre.
Anyway, it's Saturday, so that means new MONSTER KING. We've got Pages 5-8 up starting at http://www.torcpress.com/mk5.html. All four members of the Ortex Elite Squad step out of the shadows, the true identity of two of them are revealed (which, if you're a long time TORCReader, is BAD News), and the Butterfly Mob loses another player. Not good! Not good!
Other than that, I'm on my way to Evansville, IN in a few hours for the Comic Quest Creator's Alliance Meeting/Workshop. We're going to try to get as much material as we can for a new book. The theme is sci-fi (not syfy...groan), and after doing some uncharacteristic thinking on the subject (normally these things just come to me) I finally came up with my story idea. So that's good. I think I'll watch "50/50" while I'm in town. I really dig Joseph Gordan Levitt, but I really Hate Seth Rogan. So my odds of liking the film are, well, 50/50.
Ha.
Oh man. Oh man! This is bad news! Things didn't start good over in MONSTER KING Land, and they're not getting any better. Within the first four pages, Broken Tea Cup and Johny Eraser got Taken Out, and now that the Ortex Elite Squad has revealed themselves, things are only going to get worse, and worse, and worse. This isn't a bushwhacking, it's a massacre.
Anyway, it's Saturday, so that means new MONSTER KING. We've got Pages 5-8 up starting at http://www.torcpress.com/mk5.html. All four members of the Ortex Elite Squad step out of the shadows, the true identity of two of them are revealed (which, if you're a long time TORCReader, is BAD News), and the Butterfly Mob loses another player. Not good! Not good!
Other than that, I'm on my way to Evansville, IN in a few hours for the Comic Quest Creator's Alliance Meeting/Workshop. We're going to try to get as much material as we can for a new book. The theme is sci-fi (not syfy...groan), and after doing some uncharacteristic thinking on the subject (normally these things just come to me) I finally came up with my story idea. So that's good. I think I'll watch "50/50" while I'm in town. I really dig Joseph Gordan Levitt, but I really Hate Seth Rogan. So my odds of liking the film are, well, 50/50.
Ha.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club Issue 14 Now Available!
It's new Comix Time! Why not?
That's right, cats n' kittens, Issue 14 of "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" is now available from TORC Press. After the rather...oddness...of last issue, this time around we're back to good old fashioned adventuring, as the Fudgeheads travel to the mystical Lost Lands in search of the mysterious Spiral Apple. And if you're in the Lost Lands, it's pretty much a given you're going to run into aliceislost. That's right, the Classic TORC Press character (and easily my most popular female character ever) returns with more than just a brief cameo. Huzzah!
Anyway, HFSAC 14 is the first half of a brand new 2 part story arc. It's a BWG 24 Page Comic with a Color cover for $2.50 plus $1.50 S&H. You can view a preview online at http://www.torcpress.com/hfsac14prev.html, or if you don't need further convincing, pick it up online at www.torcpress.com/store.html. OR you can always send a check or money order to: TORC Press, c/o Joseph Morris, 330 S 5th St SW, Clay City, IL 62824.
Everybody Dance Now! Bamp! Bamp-bamp-bamp-bamp!
That's right, cats n' kittens, Issue 14 of "The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club" is now available from TORC Press. After the rather...oddness...of last issue, this time around we're back to good old fashioned adventuring, as the Fudgeheads travel to the mystical Lost Lands in search of the mysterious Spiral Apple. And if you're in the Lost Lands, it's pretty much a given you're going to run into aliceislost. That's right, the Classic TORC Press character (and easily my most popular female character ever) returns with more than just a brief cameo. Huzzah!
Anyway, HFSAC 14 is the first half of a brand new 2 part story arc. It's a BWG 24 Page Comic with a Color cover for $2.50 plus $1.50 S&H. You can view a preview online at http://www.torcpress.com/hfsac14prev.html, or if you don't need further convincing, pick it up online at www.torcpress.com/store.html. OR you can always send a check or money order to: TORC Press, c/o Joseph Morris, 330 S 5th St SW, Clay City, IL 62824.
Everybody Dance Now! Bamp! Bamp-bamp-bamp-bamp!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Back from Nashville
I am home from Nashville, safe and sound. Had a decent little show and a nice weekend.
First off, thanks to everyone that came out and supported the cause. That goes doubly for the small but loyal group of already existing TORC Press Readers that swung by and picked up new books.
Secondly, but not secondly in importance, a big ole Thank You to my cousins, Rachel and Katie for giving me a couple of lovely places to crash, as well as feeding me over the weekend. I really appreciate it. I would expound your virtues further, but it's 5am and my brain is mush.
Anyway, had a solid show. I finally sold that Faux Animation Cell I've been carrying around for a little over a year. It was a really excellent piece, and I'm glad it's finally found a home before I damaged it from dragging it around for years and years.
My friend and co-conspirator, Clint Basinger of Cosmic Moustache Comics was also at the show. Didn't get to hang with him much, but he seemed to indicate that he did okay.
Anyway, it's another cold-ass morning, and I've got some lumber stacking to do soon. This evening I'll hopefully be putting the finishing touches on "Cosmic Love" #4. I need to script HFSAC 16 and MK 6, cause I'm gonna need to start pencils on both sometime this week. MAD DASH!
Oh, picked up the last of my New 52 Picks, Justice League Dark over the weekend. There's deadly flying witches' teeth, so I'm in. Also, Shade's crazy. So I'm double in.
First off, thanks to everyone that came out and supported the cause. That goes doubly for the small but loyal group of already existing TORC Press Readers that swung by and picked up new books.
Secondly, but not secondly in importance, a big ole Thank You to my cousins, Rachel and Katie for giving me a couple of lovely places to crash, as well as feeding me over the weekend. I really appreciate it. I would expound your virtues further, but it's 5am and my brain is mush.
Anyway, had a solid show. I finally sold that Faux Animation Cell I've been carrying around for a little over a year. It was a really excellent piece, and I'm glad it's finally found a home before I damaged it from dragging it around for years and years.
My friend and co-conspirator, Clint Basinger of Cosmic Moustache Comics was also at the show. Didn't get to hang with him much, but he seemed to indicate that he did okay.
Anyway, it's another cold-ass morning, and I've got some lumber stacking to do soon. This evening I'll hopefully be putting the finishing touches on "Cosmic Love" #4. I need to script HFSAC 16 and MK 6, cause I'm gonna need to start pencils on both sometime this week. MAD DASH!
Oh, picked up the last of my New 52 Picks, Justice League Dark over the weekend. There's deadly flying witches' teeth, so I'm in. Also, Shade's crazy. So I'm double in.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Nashville and New MONSTER KING
First off, we will be at the Nashville Comic & Horror Festival this weekend, doing our thing. Details can be found at http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.html.
Also, we've got a new issue of MONSTER KING just starting up. You can view the first four pages of Issue 5 starting at http://www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html. It's pretty simple, there's two pages of plot exposition and character stuff, then Everything Goes Horribly Wrong. And they don't stop going wrong. They just don't. This is gonna be one of those Blood n' Guts type of Issues. Enjoy!
Anyway, I need to start getting ready to roll. Later.
Also, we've got a new issue of MONSTER KING just starting up. You can view the first four pages of Issue 5 starting at http://www.torcpress.com/monsterking.html. It's pretty simple, there's two pages of plot exposition and character stuff, then Everything Goes Horribly Wrong. And they don't stop going wrong. They just don't. This is gonna be one of those Blood n' Guts type of Issues. Enjoy!
Anyway, I need to start getting ready to roll. Later.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday Production Updates while Wore Out
Right.
Before I forget again, I will be at the Nashville Comic & Horror Fest this weekend. I'll be there both days, all day. Information can be found at http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.html. Now all I need to do is start getting ready for it.
Also, this is the last week for Monster King Issue 4. Read it while the reading is good, cause Issue 5 will come storming in on...well, Friday, actually. It'll be a little early due to me leaving for Nashville. Of course, all of this is assuming I can access my website's account. It's been acting flaky since yesterday.
Here's what's going down in TORCtown (all of which you can check out at www.torcpress.com):
The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club: Issues 1-13 are available in the store. Issue 14 is being shipped to me as we speak, in theory I should have it before Nashville, and will probably make it available online next week, after I get back. Issue 15 is completed. I will send it to the printers the second I get time to Photoshop it.
Monster King: Issues 1-3 are available in the store. Issue 4 was sent to the Printers on Friday, should be available sometime in October. Issue 5 is completed, and the first 4 pages are colorized and ready to go online. I plan on scripting Issue 6 soon.
Cosmic Love: Issues 1-3 are available in the store. Issue 4 is halfway done. I need to pencil the rest of the book this week, and hopefully get some inks done as well.
Other Books: "Super Duper Fun Comix 2011 Special" is completed, and I'll hopefully send it to the printers in a couple of weeks. I've got ideas for another SDFComix Special, as well as Issue 3 of the Clown & Tea Cup Show.
Before I forget again, I will be at the Nashville Comic & Horror Fest this weekend. I'll be there both days, all day. Information can be found at http://www.comiccitytn.com/Nashville_Comic_Con.html. Now all I need to do is start getting ready for it.
Also, this is the last week for Monster King Issue 4. Read it while the reading is good, cause Issue 5 will come storming in on...well, Friday, actually. It'll be a little early due to me leaving for Nashville. Of course, all of this is assuming I can access my website's account. It's been acting flaky since yesterday.
Here's what's going down in TORCtown (all of which you can check out at www.torcpress.com):
The Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club: Issues 1-13 are available in the store. Issue 14 is being shipped to me as we speak, in theory I should have it before Nashville, and will probably make it available online next week, after I get back. Issue 15 is completed. I will send it to the printers the second I get time to Photoshop it.
Monster King: Issues 1-3 are available in the store. Issue 4 was sent to the Printers on Friday, should be available sometime in October. Issue 5 is completed, and the first 4 pages are colorized and ready to go online. I plan on scripting Issue 6 soon.
Cosmic Love: Issues 1-3 are available in the store. Issue 4 is halfway done. I need to pencil the rest of the book this week, and hopefully get some inks done as well.
Other Books: "Super Duper Fun Comix 2011 Special" is completed, and I'll hopefully send it to the printers in a couple of weeks. I've got ideas for another SDFComix Special, as well as Issue 3 of the Clown & Tea Cup Show.
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