It’s been a few day since I last posted – there’s been a lot going on here.
We’re wrapping up Round 2 of Small Press Idol this week. We’ve fallen back a few slots in the rankings but we should solidly remain in the top 20 that move on to Round 3. There’s still time to Vote For Us! The Polls don’t close until Thursday Night at Midnight – you can vote “YES” to our message board once per day until then!
Screen Printed art, literally hot off the press.
Sunday found us scoping out the MCBA MicroCon Comic Book Party at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. It was a fun event with lots of nice folks hanging out. There were many local indie creators exhibiting their wares, as well as a few Industry professionals like Doug Mankhe and Zander Cannon (Also a local gentleman). We gave away some limited edition freebie towels with a kick-ass 50 Foot Robot design print and they did not last long at all!
I’m thinking about taking the art and modifying it for a t-shirt graphic. Anybody interested in that sort of thing? Email me and let me know.
Finalized Art in Illustrator
Let’s see, what else is going on?
I finally got the first page almost competed for the “Sweatshop” Horror Anthology titled “The Nature of The Beast”. I’m going to add some texture yet and then the lettering before sending it off to the movie’s director for feedback. Our story will be 8 pages total and appear in a comic anthology promoting their film, “Sweatshop” from Odyssee Pictures.
I’ve got a new layout in the works for our site, beginning with the Hulk Vs. Bizarro pages. It’s a wordpress layout that makes updating and navigating our comics much easier. It’s just about ready for primetime, I just want to add a navigation bar under the main logo at the top. Here’s a sneak preview: LINK.
We’ve begun talks with a startup company about bringing The Adventures of DOCTOR IMMORTALIS to the small, small screen. Small as in iPhone & iPod Touch small. We feel there’s going to be a big future for comics on phones and hand-held devices as resolution and screen size improve and the cost of printed comics continue to sky rocket. Doc Immortalis is a perfect fit for this delivery format and we’re starting prep work on some short stories that we’re calling “Dime Novel Adventures”. These comics will be delivered as 90 Panel books for download straight to the iPhone through the Apple App Store. The first issue will be distributed for free! So stay tuned for that.
I’ve been trying to get caught up with my sketches that I owe our fans. I have an Iceman drawing for Corey, a Van-Art Inspired Unicorn/Barbarian/Mega-man Smurf Massacre for Jimmy, and a Drew T for Drew T. They’re all in the sketch phase, with Iceman furthest along. Should be done in the next week or so.
We’re gearing up for the Next Round of Small Press Idol, with Jason hammering out the script that he’s carrying around in his head for the past couple of weeks. Then I get a couple of weeks to slam out 3 completed, inked and lettered Grayscaled pages. Voting begins May 19th!
Thanks for all your support in Round 2. We’ll need it even more in the next phase!
M!
Much thanks to Up North Trading for printing up the towels. Look for us this fall at the micro con, watch this blog for updates and details.