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------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/bGIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> +++++ THE ASTONISH FACTORY TAKES OVER SAN DIEGO Limited edition books, posters and The Lab and Spooner TPBs available for the first time. Toluca Lake, CA -- July 19, 2004 -- The Astonish Factory is excited to announce its plans for San Diego Comic-Con (July 22 to July 25). A number of events, limited edition and newly released books and posters, free stuff, and plenty of artist signings will be the order of the day - each and every day - at the convention. Mike Kunkel, creator of Herobear and the kid, says, "Scott [Sava] and I have been enjoying comic books and the San Diego Comic-Con for so long that we love to do extra special things for the fans." First off, The Astonish Factory will be giving away copies of the hit video game City of Heroes with all purchases of $50 or more. Supplies are extremely limited, so fans will be rewarded on a first-come-first-served basis. Additionally, an exclusive City of Heroes poster featuring art by Mike Kunkel, Scott Sava and Scott Kurtz will be given away for free. Mike Kunkel and Randy Heuser will unveil a special, Comic-Con edition of their children's book, The Land of Sokmunster ($14.95, ISBN: 0-9721259-2-2, 8 1/2" x 10 1/2", hardcover, 60 pages, full color). This limited edition features a blank, white cover -- the perfect cover for getting sketches by and signatures of the creators who take readers and 10-year-old Sam on a journey to the land of the socks and the evil Moth King. The Astonish Factory celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the Eisner Award winning Herobear and the kid at this year's Comic-Con. Fans will be able to get a limited edition Herobear poster to commemorate the event. And fans might just get a glimpse of the much-anticipated Herobear and Decoy: Field Trip trade paperback collection. Four special edition versions (each with a different cover) of Scott Sava's The Dreamland Chronicles will also be available. The covers feature art by Sava, Kunkel, Mike Wieringo, and Dean Yeagle. Two brand new books will debut at San Diego, but fans should make a point to get them early as only a limited quantity are being made available before they appear on retailers' shelves. The Lab: Hey...Test THIS! (Scott Christian Sava, $14.95, ISBN: 0-9721259- 3-0, 120-page trade paperback, full color) collects the critically acclaimed comics into one giant volume for the first time ever and includes all-new stories and never-before-seen activity pages. Spooner: Love is Strange (Ted Dawson, $14.95, ISBN: 0-9721259-4-9, 150-page trade paperback, full color) tells the humorous story of Roxanne and Spooner, two newlyweds whose daily life together will make readers laugh while at the same time think "That's so true!" Spooner is filled with full-color daily and Sunday comics, new stories, comics that didn't make it past the censors and lots more! The Astonish Factory encourages readers to: "Remember your childhood...and pass it on." ABOUT THE ASTONISH FACTORY Astonish Comics was founded in 1999 by Mike Kunkel. In September 2003, Kunkel merged his studios with Scott Christian Sava's Blue Dream Studios, forming The Astonish Factory. Under that umbrella is Astonish Comics, Astonish Books, Astonish Toys, and Astonish Studios. Having both worked in animation in Hollywood on numerous features and television projects, they strive to tell comic stories in a new way -- The Animation Way. Please visit at www.theastonishfactory.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Brian Petkash 813.784.8576 brian@sphinxgroup.com +++++ Beyond Time Goes to San Diego!! The long awaited San Diego International Comic Convention is just around the corner, and Beyond Time Comics will be there! From July 22-25, the largest comic convention of the year will be at the San Diego Convention Center. Visit www.comic-con.org for more information. Located at Booth #1131, Beyond Time Comics will have some exciting things lined up during the convention. John Hervey, creator and writer of "Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury" will be at the booth to sign Issue #3 of this mini-series, which will be debuting at the convention. We will have all three issues of "Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury" available for purchase. Special guests at the Beyond Time Comics booth will include actors Robin Shou (Mortal Kombat, Red Trousers), Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Mike Kehoe (creator of "Dark Agent"), and comic book artists, Jonathan D. Smith and Arne Starr. Visit the Beyond Time Comics booth for scheduling information. Mike Kehoe's "Dark Agent" will be screening at 2 p.m. and Robin Shou's "Red Trousers" will be screening at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. It will be a fun-filled weekend! When you come down to San Diego, make sure to stop by Booth #1131 and visit Beyond Time Comics. Aside from the Comic Convention, a few more updates to report: The Beyond Time Web site at www.beyondtimecomics.com is now updated! It is going to undergo a major makeover, so make sure you come back to it to see the changes! Producermag.com recently launched a section for comic book producers and posted an interview with John Hervey from Beyond Time. Read more at: http://www.producermag.com/index.php/comics_more/black_tiger/ +++++ Claypool at Comicon International Contact David Seidman, Marketing Director Home office: 310-652-4369 Cell phone: 510-295-8660 e-mail: davidseidman@earthlink.net Convention location: Booth 2102 in the Independent Publishers Pavilion at the front of Hall C Convention hotel: Bristol Hotel (619) 232-6141 YOU'RE INVITED... ...For Special Events and Giveaways at Comic-Con International Claypool Comics, a leading independent comic-book publisher, is inviting con attendees to its booth at Comic-Con International for a number of events and giveaways. The events will include: . Autograph signings by best-selling writer Peter David and other top writers and artists. . Free copies of SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY #59 or DEADBEATS #60, while supplies last. . Free copies of Claypool's catalog of back issues and sampler of new issues. . A 10 percent discount on any purchase over $25.00. . Bagged runs of comics for less than cover price. In addition, select visitors--retailers, journalists, distributors, and representatives of studios and production companies--will receive a free copy of Claypool's promotional pack, which includes information about Claypool, sample comics, sales tools for retailers, the back-issue catalog and new-issue sampler, and other items. These visitors may also buy comics for 50 percent off of the cover price. Here is the schedule of signings (subject to change, of course). Thursday 11:00 to 12:00: Artist Ronn Sutton (ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK) 12:00 to 1:30: Writer Peter David (X-Force, SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY) 1:30 to 3:30: Artist John Heebink (SOULSEARCHERS) 3:00 to 4:00: Writer Janet Hetherington (ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE DARK Friday 11:00 to 12:00: Ronn Sutton 12:00 to 1:30: Peter David 3:00 to 4:00: Janet Hetherington Saturday 11:00 to 12:00: Ronn Sutton 12:00 to 1:30: Peter David 1:30 to 2:30: Artist Steve Leialoha (Fables, SOULSEARCHERS) 3:00 to 4:00: Janet Hetherington Sunday 11:00 to 12:00: Ronn Sutton 12:00 to 1:30: Peter David 1:30 to 2:30: Steve Leialoha 3:00 to 4:00: Janet Hetherington Or to put it another way: Peter David Thursday from 12:00 to 1:30 Friday from 12:00 to 1:30 Saturday from 12:00 to 1:30 Sunday from 12:00 to 1:30 John Heebink Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 Janet Hetherington Thursday from 3:00 to 4:00 Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 Sunday from 3:00 to 4:00 Steve Leialoha Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 Sunday from 1:30 to 2:30 Ronn Sutton Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 Friday from 11:00 to 12:00 Saturday from 11:00 to 12:000 Sunday from 11:00 to 12:00 ...And maybe more! Claypool, a leading independent publisher of humor and horror, is known as "the publisher of hidden treasures." For more information, contact David Seidman at the locations listed at the top of this announcement. +++++ Global Hobo makes camp at San Diego Comic-Con Global Hobo, handmade comics distributor, will attend Comic Con International 2004, sharing a booth with Sparkplug Comic Books, Alternative Comics, and I Will Destroy You. Global Hobo will display a wealth of handmade comics, including the new Monster Boxes by Lark Pien and Thien Pham, Seafood by Josh Frankel, Midnight Creep by Fredo, a new mini by Graham Annable, and a Slow Wave mini by Jesse Reklaw. Alternative Comics will debut the new Rosetta Volume 2, with work by Michael Kupperman, Lat, Craig Thompson, and others. I Will Destroy You will debut two new silkscreened posters designed by Tom Neely. We also present 8 new T-shirt designs by: Andrice Arp, Kathleen Lolley, Tom Neely, Lark Pien, Joe Sayers, and Gene Yang. Many of the artists will be scheduled to sign books, show original art, preview their new projects, and do small sketches. Find us at Comic-Con International, July 22-25, in booth 1620, right next to Last Gasp. Full list of artists in attendance: Trevor Alixopulos, Graham Annable, Andrice Arp, Ben Catmull, Josh Frankel, Dean Haspiel, Eric Haven, Levon Jihanian, Jeff LeVine, Kathleen Lolley, Tom Neely, Thien Pham, Joan Reilly, and Jesse Reklaw. Sparkplug Comic Books website: http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com Alternative Comics website: http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics I Will Destroy You website: http://www.iwilldestroyyou.com Global Hobo website: http://www.hobocomics.com For more information contact Global Hobo Dir. of Operations Jesse Reklaw at PO Box 11493; Berkeley CA 94712-2493. Phone: (510) 601- 1494. E-mail: jesse@hobocomics.com Jeff Mason - Publisher Alternative Comics Web: http://www.indyworld.com/altcomics Forum: http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/index2.php?c=28#alt +++++ Cold Cut's Indy Island at San Diego Comic-Con July 17, 2004 - Washington, DC. Due to the popularity of its previous years at the Comic-Con International: San Diego, Cold Cut Comics Distribution is once again hosting Indy Island (Booth 1901), a cavalcade of some of small press' finest, including Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Jim Ottaviani (Dignifying Science), Dan Taylor (Hero Happy Hour), the team of Chip Zdarsky, Ben Shannon, Kagan McLeod and Ray Fawkes (Infinite Kung Fu/Rumble Royale), A. David Lewis (Mortal Coils), Steve Vincent Devilboy), Peter Siegel (Killing Demons), and Joanne Ellen Mutch (Rummblestrips). In addition to bringing some of their award-winning and much- enjoyed titles, several of the Indy Island castaways will also be featuring specials for San Diego. Ottaviani will be offering his just-released Suspended in Language, centered on the life of science luminary Niels Bohr. "Einstein looked up to him, the Nazis wanted to kidnap him," explains Ottaviani, "His institute in Copenhagen hosted just about every Nobel prize winner in physics you can name (and then some), and Winston Churchill considered him by far the most dangerous man on the Manhattan Project...He was one of the most important figures of the twentieth century." Therefore, Ottaviani has brought a great deal of talent to bear on Suspended in Language, with art by award-winning artist Leland Purvis (Vox, Pubo), and illustrated footnotes by Jay Hosler (Clan Apis, The Sandwalk Adventures), Roger Langridge (Fred the Clown), Steve Leialoha (Fables), Linda Medley (Castle Waiting), and Jeff Parker (The Interman). Meanwhile, the Hero Happy Hour Special, premiering at Indy Island, also features an onslaught of creative talent as well. "With the help of everyone involved we've put together quite a diverse collection of stories. There's something for everyone in this book," says Dan Taylor. "Where else are you going to find a collection with the likes of Steve Niles, Dave Crosland, Scott Morse, Tom Beland, Todd Nauck, and all of the others under one cover?" Besides the regular barflies of series creators Dan Taylor and Chris Fason, the regular "Hero Happy Minute" back-up team of James Patrick and D.J. Coffman are occupying their regular stools at the bar. Other comic book writers and artists bellying-up to the bar are... The Master Minds team of Lance Karutz, James Denning and Aaron Sowd. Dan Wickline (The Conversation) and Brett Weldele (Shot Callerz). Neil Kleid (Ninety Candles) and Neil Vokes (The Black Forest). Scott Morse (The Barefoot Serpent). Jeffery Stevenson (Brat-Halla) and Diego Jourdan (Digital Webbing Presents) Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), and Brandon J. Carr (PV Comics). Jim Keplinger (Ted Noodleman), Michael Scott (Interplanetary Grift), and Michael Russell (Interplanetary Grift). Dave Crosland (Heaven, LLC) Jon Hook (Digital Webbing Presents) and John Schuler (What Animals Think). C.G. Kirby (Freakshow) and Cal Slayton (Shades of Blue). John Kovalic (Dork Tower) Tom Beland (True Story Swear To God) Todd Nauck (Wildguard) Joanne Ellen Mutch, creator of the sci-fi/slice of life comic book Rummblestrips, teams up with singer/songwriter Matthew Mutch for the San Diego comic con in an effort to "share the music." Anyone who purchases all four issues of Rummblestrips will receive, for free, the music CD entitled Enter which was used in 2003 for an NBC documentary about the early explorations of the arctic. Rummblestrips, for those unfamiliar with Joanne's Friends of Lulu-nominated work, is a story based on an Earth where aliens arrived a while ago, and it's no secret. Rummble, a human girl, who's only passion in life is to be a famous writer, lives with a 6'5", completely metallic, smart-ass Eronorian named Crash. Enter, the accompanying CD, is a wonderful mix of rock and folk, sometimes reminding the listener of Leonard Cohen, other times, of Pink Floyd. All songs were written and performed by Matthew Mutch. Accompanying his BrokenFrontier PSGA-winning Mortal Coils: Bodylines trade paperback, A. David Lewis will be offering an extremely limited preview of his and mpMann's Lone and Level Sands trade paperback, due later this year. The Arcana Jane artist and comic book scholar are teaming up to present an alterative perspective on the events of Exodus in the Bible, this time told from the viewpoint of the Pharaoh's royal family! The Lone and Level Sands Preview book will premiere exclusively at Indy Island and be limited to no more than thirty copies; forthcoming information on the full 140-page original graphic novel can be found at www.captionbox.net/lals. Lastly, the gentlemen of the Great Lakes Ninja Brotherhood/Royal Academy, creators of Infinite Kun-Fu and Royale Rumble would like to remind folks that each of them has a web site online for contact beyond San Diego. Chip Zdarksy can be found at www.prisonfunnies.com, Ray Fawkes' site is www.pipersnow.com, and Ben Shannon's over at www.magnetreps.com. See you in San Diego under the giant palm tree (booth 1901)! Cold Cut Comics Distribution 220 N. Main St. Salinas, CA 93901 866-4-Cold-Cut (toll free) 831-751-7300 (voice) 831-751-1513 (fax) www.coldcut.com comics@coldcut.com +++++ PENNY FARTHING @ SDCC Penny-Farthing Press (PFP) announced recently the company's event schedule and debut items for the 2004 San Diego Comic-Con International. In addition to reduced book prices, special limited edition issues, and a new booth, PFP will offer fans the chance to meet industry professionals such as Howard Chaykin, Len Wein, and Mike Kunkel. "We are very excited by our schedule of events for Comic-Con this year," PFP Editor-in-Chief Marlaine Maddux explained. "Everything has come together this summer. The new books, the talent, and our convention specials will show old and new fans just how much they mean to us." For the convention, Penny-Farthing Press will present limited edition issues and posters and sneak peeks of upcoming books. Field Trip: Exclusive Convention Edition featuring the collaboration between Courtney Huddleston and Astonish Comics' Mike Kunkel will showcase Decoy and Herobear and the Kid in a special issue available to 1000 fans. Field Trip: Exclusive Convention Edition can be purchased at the special show price of $10.00, and attendees can watch Huddleston and Kunkel draw the cover while they wait. In conjunction with the Field Trip deal, Decoy fans can also get a taste of the upcoming anthology, Decoy: Menagerie which features stories and art by Mike Kunkel, Joshua Dysart, Ty Templeton, Martin Montiel and many others in the form of an ashcan preview. Available for $1.00, the Decoy: Menagerie Ashcan Preview will only be available at Comic-Con and will show the book in progress. Penny-Farthing Press will also commemorate the close of The Victorian title at the show by debuting the cover to the final issue by industry legend Howard Chaykin. The Victorian, Issue #25 cover will be displayed as a limited edition poster signed by Mr. Chaykin. Convention goers can stop by the PFP booth and meet this legendary artist, but are asked to keep signing material limited to two (2) items. Furthermore, Friday, July 23, will be declared Vic Day, and Victorian fans can meet writer Len Wein (Swamp Thing, Wolverine) and penciller Claude St. Aubin (Green Lantern) and buy The Victorian single issue comics for $1.00 each. In addition, the first issue of the upcoming reprisal of Captain Gravity will be available for purchase at the show for $2.00. The new six-issue mini-series displays the talents of Joshua Dysart, Sal Velluto, Bob Almond, and Mike Garcia, and will not be released to retailers until December 2004. Fans can purchase the issue five months in advance and can speak with writer Joshua Dysart about his work on the book. Apart from the individual title specials, Penny-Farthing Press will also offer con attendees sale prices on all merchandise. Single issue comic books will be available for $2.00 each, and graphic novels and children's books will sell for $10 apiece. A clearance table with a price range of $1.00 to $5.00 will be made available, as well as an autograph table for the following PFP artists and writers: Thursday, July 22 1:00-2:00 Courtney Huddleston Friday, July 23 11:00-12:00 Mike Kunkel and Courtney Huddleston 1:00-2:00 Joshua Dysart 2:00-3:00 Stephan Martiniere and Stuart Moore 3:00-4:00 Howard Chaykin, Claude St. Aubin, and Len Wein Saturday, July 24 1:00-2:00 Courtney Huddleston 2:00-3:00 Howard Chaykin, Claude St. Aubin and Len Wein 3:00-4:00 Stephan Martiniere and Stuart Moore 4:00-5:00 Joshua Dysart Sunday, July 25 12:00-1:00 Courtney Huddleston "Please stop by our booth," Maddux continued. "Pound for pound, our new booth, the merchandise, and specials we have to offer make PFP's involvement at this year's con an unbeatable deal. The fans will get more bang for their buck." Penny-Farthing Press will be located at space number 2535 on the Comic-Con floor and will provide additional information for attendees at the registration freebie table. Penny-Farthing Press publishes The Victorian, Decoy, Captain Gravity, PARA, Zendra, and The Loch, the first hardcover book in its Mythics children's imprint. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Herobear and the Kid is c of Mike Kunkel and Astonish Comics. +++++ Mile High San Diego Convention Report#1 Howdy! It's 4 PM on Wednesday afternoon, and the excitement is steadily building in the massive San Diego Convention Center as the dealers and publishers rush to finish constructing their exhibit stands. This process all began nearly 36 hours ago, with an incredibly long double line of trucks of all sizes slowly creeping their way into the cavernous loading docks. I was in line with our rented mini-van full of computers and supplies at 7:45 AM yesterday. Two hours later, I was still quite a distance from the unloading area when the dockmaster suddenly pulled his little golf cart up next to my window, and told me to pull into a side unloading area. Five minutes later, my pallets were whizzing into the convention center on a couple of forklifts. That simple act of kindness saved me at least another hour of waiting in line! I mention the waiting in line to unload because I want to give everyone a real sense of the frustrations and hard work that goes into mounting a large display in a national convention center. Over the 31 years I have exhibited in San Diego I have seen the complexity of the show grow, and any number of new onerous problems arise. The great news about this year is that our freight arrived just fine, our banners were hung, we got the right number of fixtures, and the initial response to the $100,000 in trade paperbacks display has been very positive. About the only negatives have been that one of the six new PC's we purchased for the show arrived broken, and that Diamond scrambled the books they sent us so badly that it has taken over 40 man-hours to get them back into alphabetic order by publisher. These aggravations will all be forgotten by tomorrow, however, as the positive energy of the show quickly helps mitigate the difficulties we have to work through to get our booth looking nice. Since I haven't yet had a chance to walk around the convention, I don't have any photos yet of other booths. Those will start appearing in tomorrow's newsletter. I did take a few shots of our booth as it was being constructed, however, so I am providing you with those as links. The thing to bear in mind about our booth this year is that we've intentionally gone with a very simple block and board shelving. My thought in doing this was that since we're trying to establish an image of having many thousands of inexpensive books, paying to freight our fancy custom bookshelves to the show might actually be counterproductive. I intentionally chose to instead make our block and board shelving look very bargain basement. I refuse, however, to go with straight undecorated block and board, as that is just a little too low rent of an image for a big convention. As an alternative, we decided to cover all our raw components with red vinyl cloth. Pam came up with this excellent idea, and ! it has drawn quite a few positive comments. Aside from working 12 hours a day, we've also had time for a couple of big family-style meals. Last night, after we finished working on the booth, I took 16 people to the Spaghetti Factory directly across from the convention center. Then my daughter Rowan, her good friend Rachel, and Terry Moore's son Trey dragged me off for a brief walk in the starlit darkness on the beach in Coronado. That was fun! I took one picture of Rowan with my little digital camera that turned out very cool, with a very strange moray background. That's it for today's report. I need to get of the computer now, as the room will be open to the public in just a few minutes. I don't want to forget to remind everyone about our special San Diego 50%-80% off all back issue sale that's in effect right now. We're going to be promoting that sale very heavily here at the convention, so don't be surprised if we sell out of a few scarce books from our online inventory by Saturday afternoon. If you want to work on your collection this week, place your online order as quickly as you can, while our selection is still the greatest! Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. 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