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| Blackthorn: Thunder on Mars Art: James Burns |
The Jack Kirby Museum site spotlighted the Blackthorn: Thunder on Mars cover on their Kirby-Vision page.
Direct link: http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby-vision/2012/08/08/blackthorn/
Congratulations to cover artist, and Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” artist, James Burns.
Learn more about Blackthorn: Thunder on Mars at www.whiterocketbooks.com
This week, the Earth Station One podcast crew travels back to a time before texts, tweets, and Twilight. A wondrous age when nearly every trip to the movie theater was a viewing of a future classic. Blade Runner, ET – The Extra-Terrestrial, The Dark Crystal, Tron, First Blood, Conan the Barbarian, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and many more made their debut that year. Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, and Bobby Nash are joined by some familiar New Pulp guests Derrick Ferguson, Dr. Scott Viguie (a real life Indiana Jones), and award-winning artist Mark Maddox try to name them all, but one name keeps rising to the top of the list – KHAAAAAAANNNN!!!
Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: Blockbuster – The Summer Movies of 1982 at www.esopodcast.com
Direct link: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/earth-station-one-episode-122-blockbuster-the-summer-movies-of-1982/
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| Art: Jay Piscopo |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nemo Publishing
Contact:
Tami Kennedy
207-838-0816
tami@maine.rr.com
Commander X goes solo in an all new âÂÂCommander X Adventures All-Star Specialâ comic book
Up next: Commander X will take to the skies in a cross-over comic with Captain Midnight
Note to Retailers:
Order from August Diamond Previews
Look for the Diamond Spotlight on page 323
DIAMOND CODE: AUG121224
Note to Reviewers: Review copies available.
Contact tami@maine.rr.com
PORTLAND, MAINE (July 31, 2012) Return to the Golden Age of high adventure with Commander X in three tales featuring giant monsters, robots, mystery and action. The stories in this 40 page, full color comic book are told in the spirit of the great adventure yarns of the 1930s and 1940s and take place from Tibet, to the Sargasso Sea, to the Sea of Japan. Written and illustrated by Jay Piscopo, this âÂÂCommander X All-Star Specialâ recaptures the excitement and energy of the Golden Age of comics when superheroes were born; featuring fast paced stories, science fiction gadgets, bright colors and breakneck action.
âÂÂIn the sea, in the air, and on the land Commander X delivers the kind of âÂÂall in color for a dimeâ entertainment thatâÂÂs missing in comics,â noted award-winning comic book writer and editor Brian Augustyn.
âÂÂThis comic book is an homage that recaptures the magic of the pulps and Golden Age of comics with a modern twist,â said Piscopo. âÂÂOur hero, Commander X, is a classic comic strip and movie serial hero with some high tech gizmos and time travel thrown in.âÂÂ
Retailers can order âÂÂCommander X All-Star Specialâ from DiamondâÂÂs August Previews (DIAMOND CODE: AUG121224 — Look for the Diamond Spotlight on page 323). View story pages at http://ow.ly/cCKe3.
âÂÂFans first met Commander X in âÂÂCaptâÂÂn Eli,â then they got to experience him as a limited edition Mego-style action figure, and now they get to see him in his own one-shot comic book,â continued Piscopo. âÂÂNext, fans will get to see him team up with the legendary Captain Midnight.âÂÂ
This December, Nemo Publishing and Moonstone Books will publish a cross-over one shot comic book featuring Commander X with the renowned Captain Midnight. This 28 page, full-color book will be written by longtime DC Comics writer and editor Brian Augustyn. Artwork and co-plotting will be by Piscopo. View image gallery at this link.
Commander X in part of PiscopoâÂÂs Nemoverse of characters and is an integral part of his âÂÂUndersea Adventures of CaptâÂÂn Eliâ graphic novel series. The tales in âÂÂCommander X All-Star Specialâ provide clues to some of the mysteries about Commander X uncovered in the first two volumes of âÂÂCaptâÂÂn Eliâ and give hints to whatâÂÂs to come in Volume 3, which will be released this winter
In the story âÂÂThe Guardian of Tantarus,â the Red Octopus and the Axis powers want super weapons from Atlantis. Can Commander X stop them?
In âÂÂAllies,â fans meet Commander X as the Undersea Knight. This version of Commander X is also available as a limited edition Mego-style action figure (http://captneli.shipyardshopping.com/index.html).
âÂÂWith this collectible figure, weâÂÂve captured the nostalgic feeling of a special toy that could take you into another universe,â continued Piscopo. âÂÂSeeing Commander X in his Undersea Knight uniform really sparks the imagination.âÂÂ
In âÂÂWake of the War Beast,â Commander X and his scarlet-clad ally, the mysterious Circe, Sorceress of the Sea, team up to subdue an ancient sea monster in the Sea of Japan.
Ordering information:
âÂÂCommander X All-Star SpecialâÂÂ
Published by Nemo Publishing
Written and illustrated by Jay Piscopo
40 pages | Full Color | $3.99
Order from August Diamond Previews
Look for the Diamond Spotlight on page 323
DIAMOND CODE: AUG121224
More about Jay Piscopo and Nemo Publishing: Piscopo is the author and illustrator of Nemo PublishingâÂÂs âÂÂThe Undersea Adventures of CaptâÂÂn Eliâ graphic novel series and âÂÂThe Sea Ghost #1: The Sea Ghost in the Machineâ comic book. He was also the artist for MoonstoneâÂÂs new âÂÂThe Spiderâ and âÂÂThe Phantom Detectiveâ comics.
Commander X is part of the Nemoverse of characters tied to the CaptâÂÂn EliâÂÂs line of hand-crafted sodas from Portland Maine. CaptâÂÂn Eli is the namesake of real-life World War II veteran Eli Forsley who was also the inspiration for CaptâÂÂn EliâÂÂs soda. Read the story behind the story at this link.
On the web:
www.captneli.com
www.theseaghost.com
Matt Cahill was an ordinary man leading a simple life until a shocking accident changed everything. Now he can see a nightmarish netherworld that exists within our own…
Description.
THE DEAD MAN is an original ebook series of short novels that blends the horror of Stephen King’s THE GUNSLINGER with the action/adventure of Don Pendleton’s THE EXECUTIONER…
Matthew Cahill is an ordinary man leading a simple life…until a shocking accident changes everything. Now he can see a nightmarish netherworld of unspeakable evil and horrific violence that nobody else does…
For Cahill, each day is a journey into a dark world he knows nothing about…a quest for the answers to who he is and what he has become…and a fight to save us, and his soul, from the clutches of pure evil.
Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin brought an episodic TV approach to The Dead Man novels, which made it possible for them to capitalize on the creativity, experience, and unique voices of a dozen successful authors who represent a wide variety of genres. They created the first book and twelve story-lines–then invited writers they admire, love to read, or who they were dying to work with–to help author the novels. Amazon/47 North publishes a new Dead Man book just about every month…and has ordered a total of 24 novels to date, which will carry the series well into 2013. The books are also available in trade paperback and audio editions.
Learn more about The Dead Man at http://thedeadmanbooks.blogspot.com
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| Art: Graham Nolan |
As a promotion for the upcoming release of Graham Nolan‘s MONSTER ISLAND, Pulp 2.0 Press is running the comic strip version of the graphic novel on the Pulp 2.0 Facebook page.
The strip will run until August 15th. During that time you will have the opportunity to pre-order the book for $9.99 postage paid!
The comic strip version of MONSTER ISLAND has never been seen before and is one of the many bonus features you’ll find in the new edition. Our 80 page book has over 30 new pages of material including commentary from Graham, an interview, sketches, layouts and a few notes by the Mad Pulp Bastard himself, Bill Cunningham.
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| Story and Art: Graham Nolan |
Later in the year, Pulp 2.0 Press will be following this comic strip promotion up with a brand new strip by Chris Ecker and Steve Skeates featuring Big Bang Comicsâ The Knight Watchman.
About Monster Island:
Monster Island is the story of two pilots who crash land and become stranded on a lost island that serves as the holding area for an alien consortium that removes problem monsters from other worlds for a fee. Now our two heroes â Mac, a feisty female with two fists that do her talking for her, and Duke, a macho fighter jock with a soft spot for Mac – must learn not only how to survive in this deadly alien zoo, but escape it before Monster Island is drawn back through time and space to another point in the universe!
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| Story and Art: Graham Nolan |
Monster Island features all of those things you loved about 1950âÂÂs classic monster movies â monsters, mysterious islands, aliens, flying saucers, and half-naked alien queens, but in a fresh, new way that piles on the fun with the fantastic! This comic is Graham NolanâÂÂs love letter to 12â comic books, Aurora model kits, BUZ SAWYER comic strips, 1950âÂÂs monster movies, Ray Harryhausen and FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine. Self-published 15 years ago, Monster Island is one of those books that you can hand anyone of any age and they will immediately âÂÂget it.â Those are the kinds of projects we adore here at Pulp 2.0 â and we know you will too!
Table Talk is Back!
Pull up a seat and strap yourself in for another edition of Table Talk, the (semi) regular column where New Pulp authors Barry Reese, Bobby Nash, and Mike Bullock answer questions and offer their viewpoints on a wide array of topics relating to New Pulp Fiction.
This time out, the guys tackle team ups and mixing mediums. That’s right, it’s a pulp team-up-a-palooza at www.newpulpfiction.com.
Direct link: http://www.newpulpfiction.com/2012/07/table-talk-pulp-team-ups-and-medium.html
Join the conversation. Leave us a comment on the blog and let us know your thoughts on this topic. We’d love to hear your thoughts and questions.
Have a question you want the Table Talk Trio to answer? Send it to newpulpfiction@gmail.com with “Table Talk Question” in the subject line. Also, let us know if you want attribution for the question, or you’d rather remain anonymous. Please, keep the questions pertinent to the creation of New Pulp and/or writing speculative fiction in general. We’ll get the questions worked into future columns.
Follow the Table Talk Trio on Twitter @BarryReesePulp @BobbyNash @MikeABullock and Facebook.
The Earth Station One podcast welcomes New Pulp Writer and Better In The Dark Podcaster, Derrick Ferguson to the station where he takes a turn in The Geek Seat.
Also, the ESO crew has its big after SDCC wrap up as the ESO crew talks about the goings on and announcements from this year’s San Diego Comic Con with guest Rebecca Perry.
Listen now at www.esopodcast.com.
Direct link: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/earth-station-one-podcast-episode-120-san-diego-comic-khan-report/
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| Artwork © Jamie Chase |
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| Art: Jamie Chase |
The secret history of the inner world of Pellucidar is discovered by our heroes in this sneak peek page from the new upcoming graphic novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic sci-fi adventure, AT THE EARTH’S CORE, written by Martin Powell with art by Jamie Chase.
At Earth’s Core is fully authorized by ERB, Inc. and is coming soon from Sequential Pulp/Dark Horse Comics.
You can learn more about Sequential Pulp Comics at www.SequentialPulpComics.com
This week, the Earth Station One crew travels back to the heyday of the pulps as the Hardest Working Man in New Pulp, Tommy Hancock joins us to talk about the newly released Tales of The Rook and other Pro Se Productions goodies.
Then, the ESO crew rolls a hard six as they join a rag-tag fugitive fleet fleeing Cylon tyranny, search for a shining beacon known as Earth, and try to figure out just exactly if the Cylons really had a plan.
And finally, ESO co-hosts Mike Gordon and Bobby Nash announce their new graphic novel project, Strong Will, on this week’s podcast as well as the release of Bobby’s latest novel, Earthstrike Agenda.
Find out all the scoop on these stories and more at www.esopodcast.com episode 117: Making Our Escape on the Battlestar Galactica!
Direct link: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/earth-station-one-podcast-episode-117-making-our-escape-on-the-battlestar-galactica/
Terry Beatty, artist of the Phantom Sunday newspaper strips is offering some of his Phantom artwork for sale in order to raise the funds to replace the computer he uses to digitally pencil, letter and color the strip.
From Terry’s blog:
The process here is that I print the pencils (done in Manga Studio) in blue (a 50% cyan usually), along with the lettering and borders in black, on 11 x 17 bristol board, and then ink the art traditionally by hand with brush and pen. Some of the blue “pencil” lines can show through — but it’s usually rather subtle and doesn’t detract from the art at all.
This is then scanned for color, which is done in Photoshop. In some cases, repeat panels are digital printouts as well — and the logo panel is always printed — the modern equivalent of a “paste-up” — but without the eventual rubber cement stains or faded photostat! Sound effects lettering — and once in a while, some of the more mechanical background lines, are digital as well.
As an incentive to buy now, I’m going to include with each Phantom page purchased, a randomly chosen page of original artwork from my files of comic book pages inked by me. I’ll also toss in a few surprise extras just to sweeten the deal. Prices include shipping in the US — overseas shipping will have to be calculated and added in, as that can add up a little too much. I’m also dropping some of the prices a little from the prices I’ve had on these at comic book shows.
Art here is all from Sunday strips that have seen print, starting with the first page from the current Power House gang story (sorry, all but one “Shadows of Rune Noble” pages are gone — and I’m keeping that one). I do have pages that have not seen print yet — but can’t show them publicly, for the obvious reason.
Check out the pages and prices at http://terrybeatty.blogspot.com/2012/06/original-phantom-art-up-for-grabs.html
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