Rotten; Candy Red Edition!

Clutter, A NY based gallery and art brand, are excited to have teamed up with artist duo Djinn & Tonic to bring you this gorgeous sculptural collaborative resin sculpture. 
A dark twist on Snow White’s poison apple, this evocative design brings to life a demonic skull at the fruits devoured core. With a striking silhouette, and amazing translucence, this haunting design is a centerpiece for any collection. 
Each piece is lovingly handmade in NY by Clutter, using transparent resin to bring to life this giant sculptural achievement. 
Measuring 8” x 6” x 5” tall, and limited to 50 pieces, these will sell fast! 
Priced at $333 apiece.
Available for pre-order this Thursday, Feb 21st. 

A stunning tale of revenge, international terrorism and the Japanese mafia from Eldo Yoshimizu
Titan Comics is delighted to be publishing Ryuko by Eldo Yoshimizu through the Hard Case Crime imprint. This long-awaited translation – the book’s first ever appearance in English – follows Ryuko, a tough and powerful female Yakuza who takes revenge when her mother is kidnapped and she is forced to kill her father.  

Creator Eldo Yoshimizu is famous in Japan as a sculptor, creating vast, jewel-like shapes and sinuous, vivid outlines which are among Japan’s most significant pieces of public art. His work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world, and he has held positions as an artist in residence in Italy, France and New York.   Eldo Yoshimizu’s character of Ryuko has graced art galleries around Japan and Europe and now makes her jump to manga with Ryuko, the first book in a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex questions of morality, and blistering action.

Yoshimizu said, “Ryuko decides she must atone for the crime of killing her father, but this is not a moral trial or a mere revenge play…the theme of the book is that there is good and evil on both sides of the same coin.”  
You can download this press release and images here: https://bit.ly/2SNeZlg
"Steeped in blood and gunpowder, Ryuko is a swashbuckling story that questions the true nature of a moral code" – Tokyo Art Beat   
 
ART GALLERY
Ryuko is part of Titan’s Hard Case Crime comics imprint, whose recent publications include Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer and Quarry’s War written by Road to Perditionauthor Max Allan Collins, Triggerman by visionary director Walter Hill (The Warriors),Peepland, by crime novelists Christa Faust and Gary Phillips, a new adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Normandy Gold by crime authors Megan Abbott and Alison Gaylin, and Babylon Berlin, a graphic novel adaptation of the book that inspired the TV show currently showing on Netflix.
RYUKO
Creator: Eldo Yoshimizu
Publisher: Titan Comics
Softcover, 256pp, $14.99, £12.99
ISBN: 9781787730946

Only 20 days left on campaignIssue #2 KickStarter
Already Half Way Over
17 days to go and are almost 75% funded but we need to raise $820 to make Murder issue #2 a reality! If you have been patiently waiting to make your pledge now is the time! We want to get funded with enough time to announce our super cool stretch goals!

And in case you missed it, I did an interview with Aaron from the Effective Nerd Network a few weeks back. We spoke about making comics, infusing a message into art and a lot more! Check it out below

Check out the KickStarter
Check out my interview

MARKOSIA ANNOUNCES OBSCURA


February 19, 2019- Markosia today announced Obscura, a graphic novel by Luke Cartwright and Lukasz Wnuczek. The gothic thriller weaves an exhilarating story from the creepiest aspects of the Victorian era.
Set in Van Diemen’s Land circa 1880, the book chronicles the life of child mortician WILLIAM MORIER, who grows up to become a fraudulent spirit photographer.
He digs up the corpses of rich men, props them up to look lively for his camera, and photographs them. Using primitive double-exposure, William makes fake ghost photos to sell to the men’s grieving widows- relieving of them of their fortunes.
But the scam unravels when the “spirit” from his most famous spirit photograph turns up alive and working as a butcher downtown.
Obscura’s macabre themes and wicked plot belies its warm heart, as William grows from a boy born into death, to a man who knows the beauty of life and is willing to fight for it.


ABOUT OBSCURA
•Obscura is 170 pages, in spectacularly lifeless black-and-white
•First-edition copies will be available to order via Kickstarter
•Retailers can order the book via Ingram in Q2
•Both creators are available for interview


ABOUT LUKE CARTWRIGHT
Luke Cartwright is an Australian writer and musician whose songs have featured on radio, TV and cinema internationally. He abandoned his ten-year pursuit of the perfect punk rock song after deeming 'perfect punk' an oxymoron. Luke switched his focus to his true destiny of creating worlds and stories on the page and screen. Obscura is his publishing debut.​


Stay in touch for the latest on this project!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ObscuraComic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obscura_comic/
Website: www.obscuracomic.com

Missoula MT (2/19/2019):  Vault is excited to announce its new Bound: Comics and Community initiative. Under this initiative, Vault will provide comic shops with up to $25,000.00 (retail value) worth of product to support a variety of community engagement events throughout 2019.

Vault is especially interested in supporting events that promote literacy, create safe spaces for community interaction, engage younger readers, or help local business communities thrive. Any comic shop with a Diamond account is eligible to apply.

“Perhaps the most important step we can take to ensure the ongoing success of comics is to create and support a healthy, diverse community of fans," said Damian Wassel, Vault Publisher & CEO. "Vault celebrates and applauds comic shops who work to foster deep ties with their community, through events that engage fans, promote literacy and inclusion, and support local businesses. So we're launching our Bound: Comics & Community initiative, because we want to put our money where our heart is: With the fans, comic shops, and retailers who make comics what they are.”

To have your event considered, complete the following form: https://vaultcomics.typeform.com/to/AOgtl9
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Vault plans to contribute to a wide-variety of events, and interested retailers are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Vault will select events to sponsor on a case-by-case basis, at its sole discretion. Applying does not guarantee selection.

2/14/19[Baltimore, Maryland] – Oggy and the Cockroaches™ have been entertaining fans around the globe for the last twenty years, and American Mythology is bringing everyone’s favorite cat and his unwanted cockroach roommates to comics in a planned new series.  Fresh off their anniversary celebration, the popular cartoon and video series will make its domestic comic book debut later this year with the publisher.  All that Oggy, the clean freak cat and series’ star, wants to do is relax, eat, and watch television in his pink bean bag chair, but three nasty cockroaches, Joey, DeeDee, and Marky, have other plans for Oggy and just can’t leave him alone. 

 
Oggy and the Cockroaches is a French animated comedy series produced by Xilam. The show first aired in the United States in 1998 and has enjoyed consistent broadcast worldwide reaching 800 Million Households in 190 countries.  Available on Netflix since 2015, an expanded commitment brings Oggy Season 5 to Netflix fans. In addition, Sinclair Broadcasting’s KidsClick airs the series multiple times per week.  The cartoon and characters’ popularity continue to thrive on the internet with millions of avid fans watching Oggy’s dedicated YouTube channel, boasting over 3.2 Million avid subscribers and 1.6 Billion views on the Oggy channel since first launched in 2014.
 
This new publishing program was brokered by Licensing Works!® on behalf of Xilam.
 
Rounding out the colorful cast of characters is Oggy’s neighbor, Bob, a bulldog with anger management issues; Jack, Oggy’s cousin, and the complete opposite of Oggy, as he’s short-tempered, violent, and arrogant, and Olivia, a kind, nature-loving cat who is Oggy’s love interest.  Like its classic cartoon predecessors, the show is a non-verbal dialogue series heavy on laughs, featuring Oggy on the receiving end of the roaches’ constant physical jokes and pranks.
 
“A television series spanning seven seasons and 350 episodes!  Over twenty years!  A movie! An internet presence most properties only dream of!  Yeah, we were pretty psyched to partner up and bring Oggy to comics,” said Michael Wolfer, editor-in-chief of American Mythology.  “This is one of those properties that everyone says, I can’t believe it doesn’t have a comic book series!  Well, guess what?  We are!  And it’s going to be every bit as awesome as you’d expect!  Oggy and the Cockroaches is animation and characterization at its best.  If you were a fan of Looney Toons or Tom and Jerry classic cartoons as a kid, or just plain love silly and outrageously fun stories at heart, Oggy delivers on every level.  American Mythology promises to bring the zaniness of these cartoons straight into our comics and keep fans of the series smiling!”    
 
Look for Oggy and the Cockroaches coming soon to a comic book retailer near you in the Summer of 2019!
 
ABOUT XILAM:
Founded in 1995 by Marc du Pontavice, the award-winning Paris-based company owns a catalogue of more than 2,000 animated episodes and 3 feature films including strong brands such as Oggy & the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, The Daltons, Rolling with the Ronks! and its first pre-school property, Paprika.
Broadcast in over 190 countries on all the major global children’s TV networks, these series are also breaking records on all the major digital platforms, including YouTube with over 250 million views per month, ranking Xilam as one of the top global content providers in animation.
 
ABOUT AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY:
American Mythology is the product of over two decades of hard-earned experience in marketing, development, printing, distributing, and creating best-selling editorial in the comic book field. Supported by a veteran, award-winning team of artists, writers, and creative contributors, American Mythology develops a rapidly-growing title base that encompasses pop culture icons of the past six decades, top shelf children’s entertainment, and original, cutting-edge contemporary fiction. Representative titles include Zorro, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Land That Time Forgot / Moon Maid / Carson of Venus / Pellucidar, Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, Underdog, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Hatchet, Rocky & Bullwinkle, just to name a few.

The 100-page action-thriller odyssey is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble,DriveThruComics, and more!Austin, TX (February 13, 2019) – Last year, Identity Stunt crashed through the independent comic book industry, leaving a trail of excitement and praise in its wake:

“Khachadourian and Allison take everyone for a fun ride with Identity Stunt, featuring snappy dialogue and solid storytelling that sets up a fun and exciting world that draws you right in.”
Jimmy Palmiotti (Harley Quinn, Daredevil, All-Star Western)

“Identity Stunt does several things right when it comes to plot and tone: it tries to pose a twist on the ‘secret identity revealed’ trope, and it also toys with having both a serious enough tone to make its villain seem actually dangerous (and deranged), as well as keeping things light and tongue in cheek where they count, to make the characters seem relatable and fun. That’s what makes it a fresh read (hence the title) in a sea of repetitive, trope-y plots and hero-types.”
Costin Becheanu, Gung-Ho Geeks

“This series is a rare thing. An easy read with depth and punches in equal measure. It wears its tropes and influences on its sleeve and charms you into strapping in for the ride.”
Adrian Care, ComicBookRearView

Now, Markosia Enterprises is pleased to announce the release of Identity Stunt Volume 1: The Fall Guy, collecting issues #1-4 of the critical smash, plus some never-before-seen bonus material.