Oh boy! Here is a massive update! BIG stuff is happening (finally) and we're getting shit together over here. The store will once again be stocked with books and other things and I couldn't be happier! First of all, ANNA POCALYPSE is getting reprinted with a new cover (see above) and it was sent to the printer this morning. Turnaround time is about a month, so I should have those by end of March at the latest. Its the exact same interior content, but with a new front cover and new back cover ad page. So if you missed out on getting it the first time around, now is your chance! You can order it now from the ONLINE STORE but be aware it won't be in your hands until sometime early April due to the printing schedule. Very excited to get that back into people's hands.
Also: Big news on the ARTBOOK. Its FINALLY at the printer as well! The long story goes: My pre-orders were quite low, not enough to cover the costs. My original printer (comixpress) went out of business. So the new printer (KA-Blam) refused to print it because I had a lot of characters in it that other companies own (like my sketch cards of Marvel/Dc characters) and so they got cold feet about printing it. Understandable. So I retooled it and put even more "Girlie" art in the book. So now I'd need a printer that was comfortable with not only printing the iconic character material I didn't own, but also some nudity. Thankfully I found Grecko printing and they were cool with it. However, they had a minimum order that was well beyond what I initially wanted and I needed to raise some money. Thank the lords for tax returns! So I submitted my files this week and I am waiting on a proof to be mailed to me. Once approved, it goes to press. I am expecting a late March arrival for this book as well. This one is the big tuna. The one I am most proud of. I can't wait for people to see it!
I teased this a while back but I am doing a 20th Anniversary Tshirt for the store and con appearances. I'll likely do a run of XL and 3XL shirts. If you are interested in one, EMAIL ME HERE to let me know and I can make sure I get your size in the print run. Not sure how these are going to do. I have done shirts in the past but I screen printed those myself in college. Very few of those exist anymore. I mean, less than 20. But anyway, I am doing this shirt and possibly a more "metal" themed shirt coming up later in the year. We'll see. But I am talking with printers this week about doing this shirt. Cost should be around $20-25 once completed.
And now, this baby. The one that means the most to me. For those that know thier history, there were a total of 4 GNs of Pleasant Life done in the entire series run. About 480 pages or more. The first three books have been out of print for years and the 4th one recently sold out as well. I never wanted to reprint the older stuff because its so... you know... OLD! The artwork is me about 12 years ago and I certainly have changed and evolved. But I still feel like it would be cool to have every story collected and see the evolution of art and storytelling in one big volume. Its always been on my plate to do this big pocketbook size collection of it. The problem I had (and still do) is that 140 of the files are stuck on an old ZIP disc from college and I have no way of getting them. I did aquire an old ZIP drive recently, but I need a compatible cable that takes 25 progs down to a USB. I just ordered one through Amazon. So once it arrives I'll need to find a driver to make the software work. IF all that aligns, I can grab the files I need to start making this a reality. I have to build the entire book from scratch, clean up old things and try not to discourage myself while looking at that old artwork! But I want to do it because the book means a lot to me. Its my history. It has deeply personal stuff in it and it launched this whole thing I have been doing. The book deserves to be seen. I owe it that much to make sure people can get it and read it.
So I will collect it and get it out there to everyone. I am also combing the archives to make sure there is a ton of supplementary material for the book. I got tons of stuff still sitting around from handwritten scripts, sketches, commissions, reciepts, pictures and more. I gotta do right by this book and the characters in it. I want this to be the crown in my step as I move forward. Hell, I am even toying with the idea of drawing a quick new exclusive story in the book! Would be great to revisit the old gang again, if only for a small thing. I had toyed with the idea of a new PLEASANT LIFE book and I have ideas to do so one day. Ideas too good to not do. But I want this old stuff collected first. And by Summer, thats what I hope to do.
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Lastly, TALES OF SEQUENTIAL MAYHEM #3 is being completed and we're launching a kickstarter for it hopefully this week. I recorded a fun video for it and its live on my youtube channel already if you want to see it early. But this book is going to be a happening. I'm proud of the guys and their hard work in doing it. Its a knockout!
Once all these things are off my plate, I am free to move on to what is next! Oh yes!
So yeah, big news all around. Shit is happening. Pots are being taken off my creative stove and finally served. Feels great. Tastes Yummy! Just don't get too full of me. There's dessert coming!
Cheers, T
