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Vertigo Cover Shuffle

Josh Middleton will be the new cover artist on American Virgin
starting with issue five, while Frank Quitely (current American
Virgin cover artist) will become the regular cover artist on
another as of yet unnamed Vertigo series.

This Has A "But Where Is The Latest All-Star Superman?" Factor Of
Seven Out Of Ten

Ode to an Artist

Billboard is reporting that an album inspired by the work of Neil
Gaiman will be released by a Philadelphia based independent
record label called Dancing Ferret Discs.

The album (tentatively titled "Where's Neil When You Need Him?")
is expected to arrive in stores (both comic book and traditional
music outlets) on July 18th.

Contributors include Tori Amos, Tapping the Vein, Cruxshadows,
and Lunascape. Neil Gaiman will be writing the liner notes, while
his frequent collaborator Dave McKean will be creating the
artwork for the album.

In related news, me and Blair will be recording a duet inspired
by John Byrne at Abbey Road Studios in London. (just kidding!)

This Has A "Sing Along With The Sandman" Factor Of Nine Out Of
Ten

Unstoppable Engine

Warren Ellis' message board - the ENGINE - is a hub for creators
and intelligent discussion about the industry (no superhero talk
though - Ellis feels that there are enough other message boards
dedicated to capes and tights, so the ENGINE focuses on other
genres and creator owned work).

Numerous creators contribute to the board and a recent thread
asked them what they are currently working on. Some responses
include:

Warren Ellis:
I'm trying to wrap DESOLATION JONES 7 today, and then I need to
get into another issue of FELL, and then I need to wrap WOLFSKIN,
and I also have some videogame work to do for next week, and I
need to develop three new serials, and do a tv thing, and also
die.

Antony Johnston:
Started scripting the adaptation of POINT BLANC, the sequel to
STORMBREAKER, today. Also designing ads and issue templates for
WASTELAND. Need to plot #7, which is a one-shot story issue, some
time this month. I also just this minute got word that Benito El
Templesmith is on board for the WASTELAND covers, which is ever
so slightly awesome.

Oh, and I'm partway through a prose novel, STEALING LIFE, which
has the same goddamn deadline as POINT BLANC. It never rains,
etc.

Jamie S. Rich:
The big final edit on my novel The Everlasting before sending it
to the copyeditor.

Continuing to write the next novel, Have You Seen the Horizon
Lately?
Tinkering with a short prose story that's giving me trouble.
Starting the initial stages of my next graphic novel with Joelle
Jones, for when we're done with 12 Reasons Why I Love Her.
I've also done one manga/manwha rewrite already this month
(though, slightly bled over from last), and should do a couple
more by the end of it.

This Has A "Die Puny Humans" Factor Of Ten Out Of Ten

The Amazing Adventures of Steve Rolston

Steve Rolston recently confirmed on his website that he will be
working on the relaunch of Michael Chabon's Escapist comic book
series:

Based on the mythology created by writer Michael Chabon in his
Pulitzer Prize winning novel THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER &
CLAY, this comic will follow the lives of three young comic
creators as they breathe new life into a golden age superhero,
both on the page and in real life!

THE ESCAPISTS will be coming at you this summer as a six-issue
monthly mini-series from Dark Horse Comics. Penned by top writer
Brian K. Vaughan (Runaways, Y the Last Man, Ex Machina), the
first issue will be illustrated by Philip Bond and Eduardo
Barreto, with issues 2 through 6 illustrated by Jason Shawn
Alexander and myself.

Our story was originally slated to run in the quarterly anthology
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST but Dark Horse is
currently restructuring the Escapist books to benefit more
readers. While this does mean you'll have to wait until the
summer, it also means you won't have to wait as long between
issues and the price tag will be much more affordable for those
who weren't keen on the anthology format.

This Has A "Why Doesen't Anyone Buy Anthologies Anymore?" Factor
Of Ten Out Of Ten

That's it for this week. Blair will return next week as me and
C.B. Cebluski unveil our new rap album inspired by the work of
George Tuska.

Yes, I made the same joke twice in one column - these things
aren't easy to write people!
 +++++
Items found in Rich Johnston's "Lying in the Gutters" column at
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/ which are all rumors
or gossip so take any of it with a BIG bucket of salt!
 Write to Rich at: richjohnston@gmail.com

Rich heard rumors . . .

Marvel Comics characters smoking on panel, bad example to
children.
Marvel Comics characters licensed as online gambling games,
clearly designed to appeal to an adult audience. Or something.
Place your bets as to how long it takes for someone to have a
word with whoever signed off on this one...

I hear a potential return to the Onslaught/Heroes Reborn is being
planned by Marvel to follow up their recent "Age Of Apocalypse"
revisitation. Along with an insanely-demanded TPB collection of
the ten year old crossover, it looks like Rob Liefeld will be
revisiting the world he recreated.

 In "Civil War," Speedball dies.
 In the June Marvel Previews, the 'Young Avengers" #12 and "X-Men"
#187 listings include a sidebar with a sketch of a character, and
the text: "Includes an 8-page bonus story featuring the first
appearance of the Masked Marvel!"
 This new character is a young guy with blonde hair who wears a
costume that covers his hair, and has an energy signature that's
circular, with a couple smaller circles coming off it... and
sports the name "Masked Marvel" - the same name Speedball
originally used for himself back in the first Steve Ditko series
years ago...


And finally... a Superboy/Robin OYL spoilery report

http://favyan.livejournal.com/177683.html

and the art that proves it, apparently from a pulled DC preview

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/preview.php?image=litg/rob
inspoiler.jpg

click if you dare.
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

EVERY WONDER WHERE BATMAN LIVES? SO DOES HE.

The 1943 movie serial BATMAN brought many innovations to the
still new comic book hero, such as the Bat's Cave and the slimmer
Alfred.  But while the first chapter identifies Batman as
operating in Gortham City, in Chapter 5, he receives a secret
government communique though the mail.  The envelope is addressed
to BRUCE WAYNE 906 HUNT ROAD LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA.
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[5] Interviews                                    Richard Vasseur
                                            richardv@sympatico.ca

Becky Grutzik comic book creator/artist/writer from Planet Doom
Studios interviewed by Richard Vasseur www.jazmaonline.com

RV: What is "Peep Lite" about?

BG: Peep Lite is a little chicken that likes to cause mischief.
The book will be very similar to "Peep", however, Peep Lite
doesn't kill anyone.  When we were advertising Peep at the comic
book conventions, many children were drawn to Peep's cute
character design and wanted to get the book.  Matt Wendt and I
couldn't sell the "Peep" book to small children in good
conscience so I came up with "Peep Lite" as a book that the kids
could read.  It's more of a kid friendly book.

RV: What is "Aegis: Reluctant Heroes" all about?

BG: Aegis: Reluctant Heroes is a complete overhaul of the
complete Aegis series as a whole.  Aegis originally started out
as a four panel comic STRIP in the college newspaper The
Pointer.  It was the wrong format to do a superhero story and
subsequently lots of important plot points and character
development was cut.  When I decided to do the first comic book,
I pretty much started where the comic strips left off- a fact
which has left many people confused.  I tried to fix the comic
strip debacle with Aegis: Prelude.  Prelude was supposed to be a
retelling of the comic strip stories leading up to issue one, but
this still confused readers.

I was sick of trying to fix plot holes and previous storylines.
Not to mention that by this time, my characters had grown far
beyond their original comic strip selves. Something drastic
needed to be done.  And that drastic something was starting
over.  Completely.  For the last time (Jeez I hope so).

This will be a complete telling.  It will tell of how they met,
who they were before, and even more about the forces that guide
and hinder them.

Aegis: Reluctant Heroes is very much a superhero book with strong
ties to magic and all the trouble that comes from it.  For those
of you that haven't been muddied by the previous Aegis books to
date, here's the synopsis.  Aegis is about seven young people
with powers or Gifts left to them by the gods.  These Gifted, as
society calls them, are brought together by a mysterious man
named Ethan.  The purpose for this team is yet unclear, but they
soon find that they are a magnet for trouble from their pasts and
worlds beyond.  This leads to almost constant tension between the
group as they fight off evil, try to go to college, and live
together under the same roof.  The characters' interaction is
akin to that of siblings- lots of bickering, but deep down they
really begin to care about each other.

RV: Your first self published comic was "Aegis # 1" how did it
feel to finish it?

BG: It felt great!  It felt even better that I had talked my
college professor into doing the completed book for credit.  It
really was amazing to see the book in print for the first time.

RV: Where does your inspiration come from?

BG: My inspiration comes from anything and everything.
Seriously, no lie.  The smallest, and oddly sometimes, the most
mundane things will give me a great idea for a scene, a
character or even an entire storyline!  It could be as simple as
the way someone carries themself, a particular inflection in
someone's voice, or even a kick ass song on the radio that sounds
like the soundtrack to a fight scene.

RV: Why do you enjoy working on comics?

BG: There's so much you can do with the comic book medium, both
with subject matter and with what you use to create the art
itself.  You can create comics not just for kids, but for
adults.  Not all comics need to be watered down and hokey.  You
can tell an intelligent story through words and art.

The bottom line is that I have tons of stories in my head and I
love to draw.  Comics give me the ability to do that.  Also, you
can be as weird or serious as you need to and there will usually
be at least one person who gets it and wants more.

RV: Outside of Planet Doom Studios what comic would you most like
to work on?

BG: Hmmm...that's a tough one.  My knee jerk answer is Teen
Titans Go!  Actually I want DC to bring back the Impulse and
Young Justice books.  I loved those books!

RV: Are you proud of the work you did for Inkwords, doing sketch
cards of the Family Guy?

BG: Yes.  I'd never thought I'd have people coming up to me at
conventions asking for a sketch of Stewie.

RV: What is it like teaching kids to draw?

BG: I gotta admit, it can be real frustrating at times, but then
you get one or two kids that make everything worth it.  They're
the ones that really get it.  I can't tell you how great it is to
see a student progress in technique or just overall artistic
ability.  It's amazing.  I've always felt that if I can help
someone else avoid the mistakes I had to make to get where I am
and know what I know, that that's exactly what I'm going to do.

BG: Your husband Matt is also involved in drawing comics does
this bring you two closer together?

BG: Absolutely.  Finding Matt was the best thing that ever
happened to me.  We gel on a wavelength that few people do.  We
completely understand each other in relation to comics and
everything else.  We may have slightly different work habits, but
we know what the other person will need the most at each
particular stage.  If I desperately need a new perspective on a
page, Matt's always there with the answer.  It's like I've got a
live in editor.  He's there to make sure my comics don't start to
suck.

RV: What future projects do you have planned?

BG: Besides, "Peep Lite" I'm working on my new "Aegis: Reluctant
Heroes" book.  After that, I'm going straight to the second issue
before cycling back through my other comic book titles.  It's
been far too long since the last Aegis book and I want this one
to make up for it.  Other than that, I'm planning on throwing the
new "SAM" book in there somewhere before the year is over.  After
that, I'm moving onto "Vendetta" # 3, which Matt will be
writing.  He's way excited.  So am I.

RV: What comics do you read now and did you read as a child?

BG: Actually I didn't get into comics until I was a senior in
high school and that was completely by accident.  The first comic
I ever bought was X-Men # 38.  I was instantly hooked.  At first,
yes, I was a child of Marvel and was collecting many
Marvel books, especially X-Men.  When I got into college I
started hanging out with the Comic Art Society and my friends
there opened me up to stuff like Strangers in Paradise, old
New Mutants, and a great book called "Batman: Arkham Asylum".
And then it happened.  Someone introduced me to anime and manga.
It was a done deal after that.  I really got into the Ranma 1/2
comics, Battle Angel Alita, and Oh! My Goddess.

Because I was so interested in both manga and American superhero
books my style of art has taken on an amalgamation of both art
forms.

Now I read lots of manga such as Tsubusa, Xholic, Chobits,
Slayers, and Kingdom Hearts.  I also read American stuff too
including, Strangers in Paradise, Army of Darkness: Reanimator,
the newest Danger Girl mini series, Kabuki, Hsu and Chan, Shaun
of the Dead, Living With Zombies, The Ride, Teen Titans Go!,
Runaways and Batgirl.

Here are a few of my all time favorites: Scud the Disposable
Assassin, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee, Kabuki, Batman:
Arkham Asylum, Tank Girl, Impulse, Young Justice, Trigun, Liberty
Meadows, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Chrono Crusade.

RV: What would you like to say to the people who have read your
comics?

BG: Be patient with me.  I have too many ideas and not enough
hours in the day to put them on paper.  That and I have that
nasty thing called a day job.  Eeew!

RV: How can someone contact you?

BG: Telepathically.  Or...you could just write me at
contact@planetdoomstudios.com.

RV: Any last words of advice?

BG: Read more comics!  Take chances on indy books.  You'll never
know when you stumble upon that great book. And oh yeah, watch
out behind you!  Heh.  Made you look

                             *****

A. David Lewis writer, Marvin Perry Mann artist and Jennifer
Rodgers colorist on "The Lone and Level Sands" from Archaia
Studios Press interviewed by Richard Vasseur www.jazmaonline.com

A. David Lewis, Writer

RV: What is the story about?

A. David Lewis: Frankly, we're stealing from one of the best-
known sources on the planet: The Bible. It's essentially the
story of Exodus, except spun so as to watch the events unfold
from the perspective of the Egyptian royal family. On top of
that, though, the goal was to build in as much historical data on
Egypt as possible---not to contradict the biblical story but to
refashion it. It's not a preachy book; it's not a "religious"
comic. It's a story about people---leaders and family members---
and how they react to extraordinary times.

RV: How did you come up with the title?

ADL: Again, I'm stealing from an earlier source. (It's something
I love to do: literary homage, which is much fancier and more
polite than "stealing.") The title comes from a line of poetry
written by Percy Blysshe Shelley. The name of that poem is
"Ozymandias," the Greek name for Ramses II, and it basically
tells of his downfall. "Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck,
boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away."
The trick here, though, was that I loved the romantic sound of
even that bleak setting, but what I had read about Ramses II
historically didn't suggest his kingdom actually fell to ruin.
It's an excellent metaphor created by Shelley of the fleeting
power held by rulers, but I got more interested with how the
legendary, "evil" Pharaoh may have actually experienced the
plagues.

RV: What is Pharoah Ramses II like?

ADL: Don't ask me---I've never met the guy. ;-)

The character of Ramses in our book, though, is pretty human and
humane. He doesn't seem to buy into much of the worship assigned
to him, and he is committed to his family almost above all other
things. Ramses is a fairly good ruler, even though, like Thomas
Jefferson or even early Lincoln, he doesn't really put his mind
to "the slave issue." It's as though he has only long-term and
immediate vision: the future of Egypt and the immediate well-
being of his family and friends. When things finally boil over
and he has a crisis on his hands, Ramses II has to radically
alter his perception.

All in all, we certainly gave the "evil Pharaoh" of the Bible and
Qu'ran a really fair shake. But, in terms of his being a real,
historical figure, I think we showed him as human, both noble and
failed.

RV: Why did you and Marvin Perry Mann decide to do this specific
book based on the Book of Exodus?

ADL: When I first started talking with Marv about collaborating,
I told him that I had a few ideas that I had been slowly
developing; which of them, if any, appealed to him? He was
intrigued, I guess, by this sort of up-ending of the biblical
myth, so we did a small, test  story, which became the 8-page
Prologue to the book. It turned out so well, and we got along so
nicely, that we just kept on going.

RV: Are you religious?

ADL: No, not in any affiliated way, really. I find religious
stories fascinating, mostly for their mythic value, their
imagery, and their storytelling. But they don't really impact any
belief system I have. And keep in mind, I'm as intrigued by
biblical narrative as I am by Greek myth, Native American
folklore, or Muslim writings. It's all so rich that, as a writer,
I find it very tantalizing.

RV: Where does your inspiration come from?

ADL: Part of it is a need to create. I love wrapping my brain
around an exciting concept, then doing research, finding sources,
and building up plot and characterization to make it a full,
entertaining story. The process is very satisfying and
challenging to me.

And all that is fueled from a passion for stories---that is, from
the pleasure of being audience to an excellent story, whether
it's a comic, a movie, a book, a poem, a play, or what-have-you.
I've been a fairly carnivorous reader all my life, not just
glossing through a story but really devouring it. To become
enrapt in a piece, to want to dissect it, and to want to play
with it further in your head even after it's long over: That's
always been hugely appetizing to me.

RV: If you could have one super power what would it be and why?

ADL: Speed, man, speed all the way. Not only might you be able to
do all that weird Flash-stuff (e.g. vibrate through walls, create
cyclones, travel through time), but there would finally be enough
hours in the day for everything!

RV: Would you like to work with Marvin Perry Mann again?

ADL: Absolutely. Marv's a gem, truly. His willingness to take on
a story of this size and commitment is nothing short of
extraordinary. Combine that with both his immense level of talent
and the intellect he brings to storytelling, and you'd have to be
insane NOT to want such a gifted collaborator.

And don't forget Jenn or Archaia, for that matter. They say
lightning doesn't strike twice, but I got good and fried a few
times on this one. I'm happily crispy! :-)

RV: What future projects do you have planned?

ADL: My next project (which should come out this Fall from a
publisher that will presently remain nameless---shh!) is a major
change of gears. Before The Lone and Level Sands, I was primarily
working on my Twilight Zone-esque, dark suspense MORTAL COILS
book. Now, I'm hopping from biblical fiction over to action-
espionage with artist Jason Copland. We are currently completing
a two-issue mini-series entitled EMPTY CHAMBER that promises to
be a lot of fun.

After that, there are other projects that I'm already discussing
with publishers. One would be my first Arthurian story for
comics; the other is a return to my religious research, but in a
whole new modern arena. Working with Marv and Jenn again in the
future would be excellent, as would returning to Archaia
somewhere along the line!

RV: What comics do you read now?

ADL: It'd be easier to discuss what I don't read, but... ;-)

I still dig the superheroes, truth be told. NEW AVENGERS, SHE-
HULK, JSA, BATMAN, THE ULTIMATES, TOM STRONG, and so forth. I
also try to keep abreast of my indy brethren, like Sean Wang's
RUNNERS, Jennie Breeden's DEVIL'S PANTIES, Josh Fialkov's ELK'S
RUN, Jetpack Press' JOHNNY RAYGUN, etc. (Don't want to list too
many or I'll start accidentally offending folks by excluding
them!) Then, there are the wonderful, challenging books---the
ones I wish I had written: FINDER, REX MUNDI, ARTESIA, BOX OFFICE
POISON, and the like. I'm weak on manga, though I have read all
of AKIRA and most of LONE WOLF & CUB, and there are only so many
webcomics I can get to, though GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS and BORED
AND EVIL spring to mind. If anything, I try to just be a booster
for the overall medium, sampling as much as I can regardless of
genre, era, or style. It's the only way to grow potentially as a
comic writer myself.

RV: How can someone contact you?

ADL: Come on over to either my website (www.CaptionBox.net) or my
blog (http://loosepgs.blogspot.com) -- Either hit the Contact
button on the Caption Box site or directly comment on one of my
latest posts.

RV: Any last words of wisdom?

ADL: Damn, I'm really bad with these -- being pithy or witty
isn't my strong suit. How about I steal one more thing, a good
quote from Kurt Vonnegut? "Be careful what you pretend to be,
because you are what you pretend to be."


Marvin Perry Mann, Artist

RV: How does it feel to be nominated for the Glyph Award and the
Howard E. Day Memorial Prize?

Marvin Perry Mann: Win or lose the nominations alone feel like a
validation of the work. We have been fortunate with a number of
very positive reviews from both the comics and religious press.
We have been blessed that Mark and Aki thought enough of our
original black-and-white effort to invest time and money in a
colored hardcover version. Our Moms like it. I told Dave early on
that this could be a breakthrough project for us and the
reception we've received has me testing my powers of prophecy at
the racetrack.

RV: Did you and A. David Lewis research this book?

MPM: Dave did deep research for the book, delving into
archeology, history, the Bible, the Koran, and Cecil B. DeMille.
I'm lazier, but I bought books on ancient Egypt, poked around the
Web and looked at a few movies as well.  I was influenced by
Egyptian art for more than costumes and buildings, though. We
tend to think of Egyptian art as very formal, but walls are often
over painted and various hands clearly touched a project,
resulting in lots of variation in style and look. I took a
relaxed approach to type sizes and drawing styles as a result of
this. Think of it as "inspired by wall paintings" more than
miming them. But the project took over a year to draw while I did
other things as well. The drawing changes, just as it might over
time in the old days, and I was happy to let that happen.

RV: How would you describe your art?

MPM: I've worked hard over many years to give myself permission
to drop the comics style I learned as a young man, and loosen up.
My drawing is fast and easy and stripped down. It's
cartoonish, with a naturalism to it...but not much realism. The
comparisons a few reviewers have made to more prominent
artists have me blushing. I dare not repeat them. But "a spare
graphic style" seemed to hit the mark to me.

RV: Do you have any formal training?

MPM: Sure. I was an art major at several colleges and
universities. Hopping around prevented my graduating. But I did
eventually earn an A.S. in Wood Technology and a Certificate in
3D Arts. My great strength when I got into these programs at an
older age was that I understood how to put projects together and
had a mature aesthetic sensibility. I've had plenty of time to
ripen.

RV: Have you read the bible?

MPM: Big chunks of it. A long time ago. I'm an Agnostic and
Secular Humanist. I did re-read Genesis...ummm, but not Exodus...for
this project. Well, after this project. I saw the movie. I
believe in evolution, and not in the false hierarchical sense,
but in the proper sense of an unfolding.

RV: Have you worked on any other comics?

MPM: I "broke into comics" as the inker on THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS
back in the late '80s. I did about 35 comics during that period.
My proudest work was on the GIRLS erotic spin-off, LIZARD LADY. I
left the field for about ten years though, only returning after I
created a 240-page silent comic strip and two flipbook animations
for Mark Stephen Meadows's book, Pause and Effect: the art of
interactive narrative all in 3D. Recharged, I did a few shorts
for THE GIRLY COMIC, SMUT PEDDLER and my own mini-comics, I also
put a year in on Lisa Jonte's ARCANA JAYNE at Girlamatic.com.

RV: What do you find hardest to draw?

MPM: Getting boobs to look perfectly round and bouncy in approved
comics fashion is hard. The ones I draw tend to look like
breasts. Machinery, I'm not so good at either. People. I can draw
people.

RV: If you could draw any other comic which one would it be?

MPM: One that I wrote. Seriously, I have ideas and have written
some stuff that's not bad, but have trouble bringing it to
life. I need a partner. I'm rock solid with a partner. I guess my
ancient wish was to draw the Legion of Superheroes. I was a
couple of projects in the early stages of development, and I'm
always excited about what I'm doing next.

RV: If you were not a comic book artist what do you think you
would be doing?

MPM: I've done a little animation and I currently do book cover
designs and illustrations. Maybe I'd get back into furniture
making, or acting, or writing.

RV: What is the most important thing in your life?

MPM: Well, my family. My wife and kids. Not so much the dog.
Sorry, dog.

RV: What comics did you read as a child and what do you read now?

MPM: I was a DC kid. I don't read so much now. Mostly graphic
novels. Let's see...a few favorites from recent and not so recent
years: SIN CITY and HELLBOY. ROCCO VARGAS. THE BAREFOOT SERPENT.
THE BLOODY STREETS OF PARIS. JOE'S BAR. CORTO MALTESE. Eddie
Campbell. What does that tell you about me?

RV: Any advice for up-and-coming artists?

MPM: OOoooo... You mean something that hasn't been said before?
Draw from life. No, I've heard that someplace else. Ummm. I still
think I'm up-and-coming and I'm old. Okay, how about this: The
people who are really good have a clearer idea of just how good
they are (and aren't) than the people who aren't so good. Those
people think they are better than they are. Or how about this?
Make art with verve...cartoonish verve.







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