Now the third issue of "Richie Rich" published by Ape Entertainment is out nationwide. Again, this issue has another chapter of "Professor Keenbean's Corner" written by me and drawn by James Silvani.
If you didn't get your copy early in San Diego at Comic-Con last weekend (and get it signed by Sid Jacobson, creator of Richie Rich) like I did, then carry your behind down to a comic shop and pick it up! Or if you think comic shops are scary, order it online from Midtown.
Today the second issue of the re-vamped "Richie Rich" comic book that is being published by Ape Entertainment hit comic shops everywhere. Included in this issue is another chapter of "Professor Keenbean's Corner" written by me and drawn by James Silvani.
If you are in Baton Rouge, I went into Louisiana's Double Play on Sherwood today and they have copies. Otherwise, you can order it online from Midtown Comics in New York.
My graphic novel, "Like That" is now available to read on the iPad. This digital version includes a all-new special features (including videos) and is also priced at only 99 cents!
If you have an iPad, you should download it from the App Store. I mean, c'mon, it's cheaper than a Jumbo Jack!
I'm a little late in posting this, but this month saw the release of the re-imagined "Richie Rich" comic book that is being published by Ape Entertainment. The best part about the new series (to me anyway) is that I had a hand in writing it. I wrote a one page segment called "Professor Keenbean's Corner" that is included in the first issue (drawn by the masterful James Silvani).
This is a significant milestone for a couple of reasons. First, it's the first time I've written a comic script that was drawn by someone that I've never spoken to or met (though I hear James is a real stand-up guy as well as a heck of an artist). Secondly, this marks the first time that a freelance comic piece I've written was actually published (and I didn't pay for it!).
Anyway, this actually is the first of four installments of "Professor Keenbean's Corner" that I have written for Ape, and each will be included in the first four issues of "Richie Rich." Richie Rich #1 is available at comic stores everywhere now or you can order it online. Also, check out this great review of it by Chris Barat.
Attention comic book retailers and comic shop loiterers, you can pre-order my graphic novel, "Like That" from the PREVIEWS catalog in July available from Diamond Comics, the premiere comic book distributor. "Like That" is listed on page 325 under Think Tank Productions. Below is a picture of the cover of the July Previews.
The item code in Previews for "Like That" is JUL10 1121.
You can view the first seven pages of the graphic novel at http://www.likethatcomic.com
g with our lovely wives), will have a table selling prints of Dave's art as well as copies of "Guns McMenamin: A Day in the Life," "Like That," and "M.O.P.S: Volume 1."
There's going to be a ton of other stuff too like magazines, fashion, crafts, music, film, and design. Check out the website for a list of exhibitors:
http://www.myspace.com/alternativemediaexpo
2010 will kick off with a bang. On Saturday, January 9th, I will have a table at Grinder, the creative art expo in Lafayette. I will be selling comics and more comics. I have brand new editions of "Guns McMenamin: Just Another Thursday" printed (and bound correctly!!) that will be for sale as well as plenty of copies of "Like That."
If you have never been to Grinder in Lafayette, then what the heck is wrong with you? There's vendors selling everything from original art to comics to jewelry and did I mention COMICS? There will be live art by Kody Chamberlain (who draws a bad ass comic about Trace Adkins) and Rob Guillory (artist of Chew, one of the hottest books out right now). No excuses people! It's only 45 minutes from Baton Rouge, it is during the day (for you maw maw's that don't drive after dark), and it is a non-smoking facility. Also, it is being held in conjunction with the city's ArtWalk that happens every second saturday of the month. Art will be all up in your grill! Just check out the poster!
Next Saturday, October 17th, the Louisiana Book Festival will be going down outside the State Capital. It's been a couple of years since I've been an exhibitor, but we are back with a new book, "Guns McMenamin: A Day in the Life" (cover pictured below). It will be your first chance to purchase the new comic. We will be sharing a table with Sentient Studios, who will be selling their collection of poetry. To find us, we'll be at an outdoor table on the walkway from Fourth Street to the Capital building (the hedges).
My editor at the entertainment section of The Advocate wants to start posting comic book reviews on the website. So, for the next several weeks, we will be experimenting with different topics involving comics books and graphic novels. I wrote the first article that was posted today. It is a review of the graphic novel "Wanted" published by Top Cow and is the source material for the movie of the same name staring Angelina Jolie. Please send this link to everyone you know that has any interest whatsoever in comics. I would love to keep writing about comics for The Advocate, but that will only happen if people read them.
Link: http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/books/22854714.html
The local Baton Rouge newspaper (and my part-time employer), The Advocate, stated today that it is considering ceasing to print the comic strip "Peanuts." The strip has been a painful regurgitation of unfunny bile since its creator Charles Schultz died. Not only that but "Ziggy" and "Family Circus" may also get an overdue axing. Hooray! Better late than never, The Advocate editors. This is by far the best editorial decision ever made.
