I feel like refried death served in a dirty ashtray

So, I get through my first (and hopefully LAST) kidney stone just in time to pick up the flu bug or whatever it is going around in these parts. Basically the last week has been a complete wash. Tried to get back in the saddle today without much success.  I think I may just stay in bed a couple more days and try to get really better.

I really want to get my review of the new Rogue Angel comic written up and there's more Pistolfist news and my story for the When Drive-Ins Attack! graphic novel anthology is almost completely penciled and I'd like to show a little of that.  Hopefully I'll get all that up here as soon as I'm feeling human again (or as close to human as I ever am).

Let's see...just to give you SOMETHING to look at, up above somewhere are a couple of logos I did recently. The first is for the above mentioned anthology, which I'll also be lettering, and another for Rich Stahnke's story from that same book. Each story will have a "cover" designed to look like a movie poster.

BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS PICKS UP PISTOLFIST

Pistolfist is a miniseries that I lettered a while back. The first issue came out and was very well recieved....unfortunately the series fell victim to the identity crisis of the publisher Alias Enterprises. (Alias dropped several books mid-stream and became a Christian publisher...which is cool, but it left some books stranded) It's very nice to see it will now have a chance to be seen by a wide audience. Some people, probably the more jaded among us, will chuckle... maybe even give a slight eye-roll... at the title or the image of a man with what basically looks like a lightning firing musket where his hand should be.... but they're wrong.

This is a GOOD book.

Don't be a tool...BUY IT.


PRESS RELEASE:

Bluewater Productions adds PISTOLFIST -- the critically-acclaimed saga of a masked, runaway slave who becomes an American Revolutionary War legend. Starting this July, the series launches just in time for Independence Day.

Originally scheduled to be released through Alias last year, Bluewater will publish the series which asks the question: How precious is your freedom? Would you fight for it? Would you dare to die for it? Set amidst the American Revolution, this critically-acclaimed series follows the saga of a mysterious, masked runaway slave whose destiny is helplessly entwined with that of a famous, yet frail, Benjamin Franklin. Inspired by true characters and events, you'll soon discover why fans and fellow creators alike have chosen to "rev it up!"

Bluewater publisher Darren G. Davis said, "I remember seeing this issue floating around Alias and I loved the concept as well as the art. It is one of the most polished books I have seen come across my desk. J.S. Earls and his creative team are the perfect fit for Bluewater. We are not really looking to pick up books, but when one comes to me that I am excited about - how can you turn it down?!" Davis continues "We are still staying at around 5 titles a month. We do not want to compete with ourselves in the marketplace."

J.S. Earls -- creator of the series -- said, "To say I'm excited about bringing Pistolfist to Bluewater would definitely be an understatement. They're as passionate about and as committed to their creations as I am about mine. We definitely share certain standards of quality - not just with the usual stuff, but logos and everything. Those details are things which help keep you a notch above your competition...and that you can be proud of. Several publishers have expressed an interest in Pistolfist, but none of them were as honest or as focused as Bluewater Productions".

J.S. Earls went on, "Since this is an election year in the US, when people evaluate what's truly important to them, I think Pistolfist's core theme of 'freedom' really seems to resonate. Regardless of your political persuasion, it's that freedom to think and express and choose that many hold so dear. We take it for granted, but - when you think about it - it's at the heart of us all".

PISTOLFIST makes it mark at Bluewater in July of 2008 and will be monthly.

*NOTE: The attached cover is for promotional purposes only. Cover Artist JOEL ROBINSON is working on a brand-new cover for the special re-release of PISTOLFIST #1.

Nichole Hiltz video interview

Go HERE to see a video interview with Nichole conducted at Slamdance!

She talks TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, comics, The Riches (great show with an amazing cast...frikkin' writer's strike*) and her new show In Plain Sight. Check it out.

*[Yes, yes, I fully support the writers getting their fair share of things, especially with all the new media formats coming into play ...but that doesn't mean that as a TV watcher I can't get a little irked that the strike means a lot of shows I really enjoy or new shows I might have enjoyed have to be scrapped or delayed or in the case of some, like 24, possibly even skipped this year. A year without 24...that's just messed up, people.]

Download NOTHINGFACE for FREE!

The NOTHINGFACE graphic novel is finally available for FREE download through WOWIO.com!

Written by me with art by Yildiray Cinar (Noble Causes), Nick Postic & Nick Marinkovich (Underworld, Impaler), and others with a cover by Ben Templesmith (Wormwood, 30 Days of Night).

I get a little $$$$ for every download so even if you've read it already, please go sign up (takes like 90 seconds) and download this sucker! Besides, once you're signed up you can download tons of other comics, graphic novels and books as well! Search for NOTHINGFACE or go to the comics & graphic novels section and look for MORPHEUS FORGE under publishers. Guilt your neighbors and friends into downloading it too! Support your friendly (well, that might be debatable) neighborhood comic book writier.

Hopefully soon I'll have a couple more comics on WOWIO as well.

There are days....

There are days... rare days when your feet slide out from under the covers and hit the floor and you realize the temp has dropped below a certain point... that point is different from person to person and house to house (For me personally it's around -35)... and you just think, "Nah. I maybe I'll just stay right here in bed." But you seldom do because this is ALASKA and if the world stops because it's a little chilly nothing would ever get done.

This morning my feet hit the floor I thought "Oh, HELLLL no!" I instantly knew we'd blown right past -35 and tumbled head long into real cold. (You grow up in Alaska and there's a serious difference between what most people call cold and real cold. There are actually, three levels...cold, real cold and frikkin' freezing.)

I got up anyway and looked at the thermometer...then looked at a different thermometer....then checked the temps online. Yeah, it was damn near -50. My feet were cold and I considered putting on a sweater...if you know me, putting on a sweater is not normal. Even when it's cold...even real cold...I rarely put on warm clothes inside. Today was just not happening for me. I went back to bed, woke up to see a heat wave had brought us up to only -30 so I got up and did some work. It's creeping back down...it's dropped about 6 degrees in 90 minutes or so. I'm going back to bed with an extra blanket and the tv remote.

The first "official" review of TPoT!!

JUST A TEASER:

I have to be honest: I wasn't looking forward to seeing this film, despite the buzz at the Slamdance Film Festival, where I caught its premiere last week. At the fest's headquarters at the Treasure Mountain Inn in Park City, Utah, the place was awash with half-drunk weirdos pumped to catch the late-night screening. I hid my press badge, hoping to avoid any conversation about what was sure to be a stinker--how could it not be with a title like TRAILER PARK OF TERROR? Settling into my uncomfortable seat in the makeshift theater, I sighed and waited for the war between sleep and cinematic schlock to begin. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Just click on our creepy-ass pal Stank here to go to Fangoria.com and read the whole review! They give TPoT 3 1/2 skulls!