Will 8th Wonders Never Cease?

Hey, I've got a story in this!

Awesome cover, huh? To find out who illustrated it, as well as more information about the project itself, click here.

People Making Comics ... episode 3

WATER CLOSET PRESS is the collaborative comics team of WORTH & COLLVER: Mr. Richard Worth (writer) and Mr. Jordan Collver (illustrator).

Their website can be found here.

There are several very entertaining comics on the site, but one in particular that really catches my imagination is LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

Ladies and Gentlemen is an awesome piece of comics-making. There's a substantial preview of the series on the site. Check it out...and while you're there, take a look around at the other sequential goodness being cooked up by Messrs. Worth and Collver.  

Of Chainsaws and Happiness

Here's the pitch and the batting order for the JOY anthology from Chainsaw Comics. I'm fortunate to be in some wonderful company!

The second Chainsaw Comics anthology features a variety of perspectives on the subject of joy from over 30 underground artists, including notable artists such as Jason Marcy, Mitch Clem, Neil Fitzpatrick, Breena Wiederhoef, and Vincent Batignole. Styles range from realistic to minimalistic, autobiographical to supernatural, and everything in between. Chainsaw Comics stands as a leading name in quality, all ages web comics and this collection brings that same commitment to print.

◦Fragments by Jason Marcy and Joe Meyer

◦Box Kite by Corin See

◦These Are the Events That I Remember Being Important to Our First Kiss by Asher Craw

◦A Case Study on Joy and Preservatives by Tori Holder

◦True Joy by Norah West

◦Poison Oak Joy by John Isaacson

◦The Secret Origin of Cora Brassea by Aaron Brassea

◦Flocks: Chapter 3 (excerpt) by L. Nichols

◦Live A Little by Robyn Jordan

◦Jade (excerpt) by Fiona Avocado

◦The Joy of Senses by Erika Levison

◦Simple Joys of Life by Clifton Chandler

◦How Can I Keep From Singing by Bren Collins

◦Dylan and Riff by Aaron Brassea

◦Joy Singing in Cars Since Forever by Whitney Gardner

◦Pop Tune by Mitch Clem

◦Everyone’s Accusing Me by tow knee chavez

◦Toitles by Chris Fenoglio

◦Bounces by Patrick McEvoy and Olivia Pelaez

◦Joy in Mudville by Dino Caruso and James Spencer

◦A Companion Piece by Nathan Stryker

◦Bridge by Dalton Sharp

◦Jerry and Joy by Neil Fitzpatrick

◦Paper Planes (excerpt) by Breena Wiederhoeft

◦Shades of Joy by S. D. Browne

◦Dead Thirst by Dustin Reese and Diane Reese

◦Does The Pegacorn Like Candycorn? by Sylvia Mann

◦Every Little Thing by Vincent Batignole

◦Sorrow Become Joy by Claire Connelly

◦Joy™ by Simon Taylor

For the full post, please click here.

Check back here soon...I'll give a little more information about the story James and I contributed.

People Making Comics ... episode 2

8th Wonder Press is a new publisher who is making a big splash with their first anthology (Uncanny Adventures), coming out later this year.

I'm honoured to have a story in the anthology, and I'm really looking forward to checking out all of the other successful submissions.

Their website already has some great content. Check it out here. You'll find interviews with creators, advice for submitting projects and some teasers of projects to come.

Finally...some words from their mission statement:

“Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.” – Harvey Pekar

At 8th Wonder Press, Harvey Pekar’s words aren’t just wishful thinking, they’re an inspiration. At a time when most comics are rehashing, relaunching, or rebooting the same old ideas, we want to see something new, and we think you do too. We want to draw inspiration from the classics and take them into the future, fusing new ideas with the anything-goes spirit that hooked us all on comics in the first place.

We firmly believe that there is a comic for every person and a person for every comic. We want to make the comics culture a bigger place, getting more books into the hands of more readers and helping more creators get their comics into those hands.

People Making Comics ... episode 1

I'm hoping that this will be a relatively regular feature, in which I shine the spotlight (not many watts, but super-enthusiastic) on some friends of mine who are making comics.

First up...The fine folks at Chainsaw Comics. Here's the link and you'll find a fine assortment of webcomics on their site, as well as information about their two anthologies, FEAR and JOY (which feature stories I've written). There's also some information about their upcoming book, entitled CRAZY.  

There is something for all tastes. Give them a look!



Happy Happy Joy Joy

Look what I just found online...

More details forthcoming fer sher.

D&D

Daniel and Dino together again.

Check out some of the amazing work Daniel's been doing for a new project we're working on.

Superb!