Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
SOMETHING COOL BREWING at THE HERO INITIATIVE...
Hero's Jim McLauchlin just posted this image by John Romita, Sr. and Tom Palmer mere minutes ago. I can say without reservation that that for a guy who is "retired," JRSR can still rock the pencils, and we also get to see why Tom Palmer is one of my favorite inkers of all time. Jim also asked folks to guess that this is image is for...Wednesday, May 11, 2011
ZOMBIE-PROOF T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE
Zombie-Proof t-shirts are now available! Aside from being practical, they're very cool. Stylish even. And doesn't it seem like something you might need?
FROM STOP #2 on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
From left to right: Jim Shooter, Alan Paperin of The Comic Book Depot, JCV, and Billy Tucci.It was a great day. Really enjoyed meeting lots of fans and going to three really good comic shops!
Friday, May 06, 2011
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY is SATURDAY, MAY 7
Our second edition of THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS is Gemstone Publishing's Free Comic Book Day offering. It's great for new collectors and those who are, shall we say, a tad more experienced. Seriously, it's got a little something for everyone.To find a participating store near you, visit the FCBD website and enter your ZIP Code.
I'll be signing along with JIM SHOOTER and BILLY TUCCI and some surprise guests at three stores on Long Island. Check out the story in Scoop and come see us if you can.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Jim Kuhoric Gets a New Job
Congratulations to James Kuhoric, who will be joining Avatar Press as their new Vice-President of Publishing and Managing Editor at the end of the month. He’s leaving Diamond Comic Distributors, where he’s served in a number of roles for the last 16 years.I worked with him for many years on getting The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide out to retailers on a timely basis, as well on a number of projects outside work.
There are lots of folks who know him as a writer instead of as a Diamond guy. He has written a lengthy and acclaimed run on Dynamite’s Army of Darkness and the hit Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash mini-series and its sequel for Wildstorm, and he created by the horror series Dead Irons and the all ages title Legendary Talespinners for Dynamite.
And yeah, he's "Award-Winning Jim Kuhoric," too. He won the 2006 Spike TV Award for “Best Movie to Comic Book” for Army of Darkness: Shop Till You Drop Dead and the 2009 ComicMonsters.com Horror Award for “Best Mini Series” for Dead Irons. He also won two Gem Awards for Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash. He has been nominated for three other Spike TV Scream Awards and a Bram Stoker Award (for Kolchak, the Nightstalker).
Along the way he also wrote Stargate SG-1 (Avatar), Battlestar Galactica (Realm Press, of which the less said the better, I think), and a number of other projects. We look forward to seeing what new things he'll cook up at Avatar.
Thanks, Jim, and good luck!
Monday, February 14, 2011
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2011 (May 7, 2011)
On Saturday, May 7, 2011, participating retailers across North America (and some around the world) will host Free Comic Book Day 2011. On that day, those retailers will hand our comic books from Archie, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse, DC, Marvel, IDW and may others free of charge.Among the free comics will be The Overstreet Guide To Collecting Comics - Free Comic Book Day 2011, our latest effort.
Revised and expanded in reaction to retailer and reader requests! How do you collect comics? How do you take care of the comics you buy? How do you grade comics? How do you sell your comics? How do you evaluate their worth? From the team that brings you The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide come answers to these questions and more facing new collectors and experienced enthusiasts alike!
32 Pages, Full Color, Free
It's written by me (with help from Bailey Ball and some of our Overstreet Advisors), illustrated by Gene Gonzales, with photographs by Michael Solof, and designed and edited by Mark Huesman.
COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE #1 On Sale MARCH 2
Comic Book Marketplace returns with a special one-shot that spotlights the short, turbulent history of the Atlas-Seaboard line of comics, their unusual staying power in the minds of fans, and their surprising rebirth that started at the 2010 New York Comic Con and continues with three new #1 issues in March 2011.This issue also ties directly into the new Atlas exhibit which opens in March at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (Mike Wilbur and I are Guest Curators for the exhibit).
32 pages, Full Color, $3.99
The cover features The Scorpion from The Scorpion #1 by Howard Chaykin.
Friday, February 04, 2011
MIGHTY SAMSON #2 on sale FEBRUARY 16
Five hundred years after the end of the world, mutated monsters prowl the desolate wilds, and savage marauders from the wastelands of Jerz scourge the helpless N'Yark tribe.Samson, the strongest man on Earth, defender of the N'Yark, singlehandedly invades the forbidding fortress of Terra, Queen of the Jerz. Ten thousand hardened Jerz warriors swarm to her defense. The odds for survival look grim. If only the Jerz had more warriors!
It's written by Jim Shooter and me, and illustrated by Patrick Olliffe!
And Comic Book Resources has a preview! Check it out!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
MIGHTY SAMSON #2
Five hundred years after the end of the world, mutated monsters prowl the desolate wilds, and savage marauders from the wastelands of Jerz scourge the helpless N'Yark tribe.
Samson, the strongest man on Earth, defender of the N'Yark, singlehandedly invades the forbidding fortress of Terra, Queen of the Jerz. Ten thousand hardened Jerz warriors swarm to her defense. The odds for survival look grim. If only the Jerz had more warriors!
On sale February 16, 2011.
Written by Jim Shooter & J.C. Vaughn
Illustrated by Patrick Olliffe
Cover by Raymond Swanland
Sunday, November 07, 2010
EXCLUSIVE BEDTIME STORIES FOR IMPRESSIONABLE CHILDREN #1 at VIRGINIA COMICON
Limited to 250 copies, the Virginia Comicon Exclusive edition of Bedtime Stories For Impressionable Children #1 will debut at the November 20-21, 2010 show in Richmond, VA.
This new horror anthology features three stories, including "One of Those Mother-Daughter Things" by yours truly, J.C. Vaughn, with Gene Gonzales (Tales of the Cherokee) and Mark Wheatley (Lone Justice, Blood of the Innocent) on art, "Life Stinks" by James Kuhoric (Dead Irons, Army of Darkness) and Joe Keatinge (PopGun), and "Madman / Dead Man" by Robert Tinnell (EZ Street, The Wicked West) and Rich Woodall. The host segments are illustrated by Michael Malbrough.
The covers are by Mark Wheatley (Cover A) and Jacob Jordan (Vampire, PA, Cover B). The sketch cover variant is by Wheatley.
In many ways, this is a dream project for me. Bedtime Stories was the first real attempt I made at writing a screenplay... as far back as high school. It represents that first time I have worked with Gene Gonzales and Mark Wheatley on the same project, and we have a lot of great creators working on stories for future issues.
MIGHTY SAMSON #1
Five hundred years after the end of the world, amid the ruins of a once--great city scourged by mutated monsters, marauders, and savage subhuman predators, the primitive N'Yark tribe ekes out a meager, fragile existence. But from among them rises a champion, gifted with prodigious strength -- a warrior who can strike dead the most fearsome beast and stand alone against an army. Singlehandedly, he holds at bay the ravaging barbarian hordes of Jerz, thwarting the dark ambitions of beautiful, ruthless Queen Terra. At stake is the future of the world. Mighty Samson is the last, best hope of humankind.Jim Shooter (Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom, Magnus, Robot Fighter and Turok, Son of Stone) is the writer, I'm the co-writer, and Patrick Olliffe handles the art.
It's due on sale December 15, 2010.
It features a regular cover by Raymond Swanland and a variant cover by Mr. Olliffe.
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