VA ComiCon is this weekend (and other news)!!

Yeah, I've been a little lazy with the posts this month...but hey, it's cause I've been trying to get comic stuff done as well as keep the day job as sane as possible...I'm failing in that last area.

Anyway, wanted to take a minute to let everyone know that the next week or two will be NUTS in a very good way.

First of all, this Sunday, February 28th, is the Virginia ComiCon in Richmond, VA. It looks like it's gonna be a pretty cool show, honestly. Katie Omberg will be joining me and not only will we have all our individual goodies to sell, but we'll be debuting our new mini comic "Suggestion Box #3: A Titanic Failure". It's another true story about me working the graveyard shift the night "Titanic" came out for sale on VHS (I sound really old in this last sentence). It's pretty funny stuff, I think, and Katie's art makes it 10x better, easily. For more info on the show, click on their link over to the right. I think we're actually gonna be part of Publisher's Row, so I'm pretty geeked out about sitting near some of the Fangoria guys, haha.

Also, I'll be busting my rump on a few comic things over the next several days. Sometime between now and the second week of March, I plan on having "Vultar" #1, "The Adventurers of Liberty City" graphic novel collection, AND "T.A.K. Comics Presents" #1 sent off to the printers. How will I succeed? I have no idea, but it'll get done.

Keep checking back for updates...I promise, more reveal on the BIG project is coming very, very soon...and if you are within driving distance of Richmond, come out to the show on Sunday!!

Til next time,
Matthew

Mid February Updates...

Hey, folks! A short and sweet blog entry today, giving a few updates on things...

* FLiP On #2 is now available for sale through IndyPlanet.com! You can click on the link over to the right to view some preview pages and purchase it. Or, if you are gonna be in the area, I will have this new issue (as well as copies of everything else) at the Virgina ComiCon in Richmond on Feb. 28th. I'll be there sharing a table with Katie Omberg...

* Speaking of Ms. Omberg, she's putting the finishing touches on our second collaboration, which is "Suggestion Box #3: A Titanic Failure". Once again, I wrote the story and she's providing some really awesome artwork to go along with it. She really nailed the look and feel, so I have been really impressed with what I've seen. She's also hard at work on a nice autobiographical comic about her coming out. Do yourself a favor and click on her name over to the right to see her blog. You'll be glad you did!

* I'll be wrapping up the first issue of "Vultar" within the next week and prepping it to be sent to the printers. More updates and character sketches will be posted next weekend, possibly.

* Updates on The Adventurers of Liberty City #6 and the graphic novel collection of the first story arc are right around the corner...

Til next time,
Matthew

Here comes Vultar...

Hey, folks! Time for a little comic update...it's seemed like I've been all over the place with working on different books and different stories. It's like I'm making a lot of progress, yet doesn't feel like it cause everything is so scattered, haha. One of those projects I am working on is something I've mentioned in several posts lately...the comic adaptation of "Vultar".

"Vultar" is a superhero novel about a normal man from Earth, who is given amazing powers and abilities by an alien race. Now that he has these powers, he has become Earth's sworn protector. The author of the book, Vernon Lee, met me at a convention last year and liked some of the stuff I had done in "The Adventurers of Liberty City". We talked back and forth, saw each other at another con, and eventually, Vernon asked if I would help him try to adapt "Vultar" into comic book format.

So, what started as an attempt at co-scripting the comic with Vernon and working on some character designs has evolved into drawing the first issue for him. I've penciled 9 pages of the 20-page premiere issue, and I think it's coming along nicely. The cover to the comic is a beautiful painted image of Vultar, provided by Matt Slay. It's pretty wild, so I can't wait to show it to you guys. I should be wrapping it up within the next month, and Vernon and I will debut the first issue at the Roanoke Valley ComiCon in April.Til next time,

Matthew