Post-Hurley Con

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said 'hi' at Hurley Con this year. It was the first time I've done that show and I think I'd definitely like to go back again. I sold out completely of issue #2, and sold quite a few copies of #1 as well. I hope everyone who went home with a copy will enjoy the crap out of it and write lots of nice things about me on Facebook.

I believe my next appearance will be at the Missouri Comic Book Convention in Springfield on March 13th. (Thanks, Josh!)

After that, Planet Comicon in Overland Park on March 26th and 27th.

Between keeping my show schedule booked, and Viper Comics pushing the series hard in the coming months, I hope YELLOW is really going to explode on the scene this year in a big way.

"Dead On Arrival" sneak peek...

HERE IT IS, FOLKS. Your first look at the soon-to-be-released Yellow #2, "Dead On Arrival."

The story will pick up right where #1 left off, of course, but really I don't want to say too much else about it because there are still a few people out there who haven't had a chance to read it yet.

I'm certainly proud of how it's come together, and can't wait to share it with you. Zeu did some great artwork and really captured some amazing moments that I think will both surprise and delight you.

And then before you know it, we'll be ready for issue #3 (for now, titled "Feels Like the First Time"). And if DOA takes things up a notch, FLtFT really kickes things into overdrive storywise.

I hope you all enjoy the tale I'm spinning and keep checking back here for more updates. Don't forget you can also find me on Twitter and Facebook.

Thank you to everyone who came out and saw me at Rock and Comic-Con Saturday night. In case you couldn't tell by the dumb smile on my face, it was a great time. I sold a few books and gave away a few tattoos. (Send pics if you got 'em!) I even had someone come in with my book already in-hand and ask me to sign it. They bought it at B-Bop Comics on Barry Road and brought it specifically to have me sign. How awesomely sweet is that!

Got to hang out with my comics buddy Mike Sullivan (Tales of the Infinite), as well as make some new buddies in Jai Nitz (TRON: Betrayal) and Harold Sipe (Screamland).

As usual, I spent more than I earned but I kept it at a reasonable amount. Picked up a few books from the aforementioned Sullivan, Nitz, and Sipe. (That sounds like a shady law firm if ever I heard it.) I also got an old Little Big Book from Missouri Comics, up from Springfield. And a paper robot toy battle...thingy...from Matt Hawkins of Custom Paper Toys.

And if this photo Mike took is to be believed, I even got a little bit of work done in the middle of it all. (Note: Don't believe this photo.)

Store update

You can now purchase books and shirts via the store page thanks to the nifty, if not a bit awkward, "add to cart" buttons. When you click it, a new window will open that takes you to Paypal.

Step by step, day by day...

Oh, great. Now I'm going to have that theme song stuck in my head all day.

In other news, progress on Issue #2 is coming along nicely. I should have the pencils back from Zeu by this weekend. Work on the cover should be underway by then, as well. (I hope to have the cover ready by Dec 4th, so I can preview it for anyone who comes to see me at Rock and Comic Con.)

In the meantime, does anyone have a better theme song to insert into my brain? Something less...Alan Thickey?

Issue #2 Update

Script for Issue the Second is DONE. It's entitled "Dead-On Arrival."

Are there more pages? Yes.

Is there more humor? Yes!

Are there more ZOMBIES? Yes, yes, a thousand times YES!

The 20-page follow-up to the newest zombie-themed starcrossed lovers comic book hits stands in January. Stay tuned...

Correction...

You know, sometimes when you're trying to get something done under a deadline little things tend to slip through the cracks. I have to issue a minor correction for 'Auld Lang Zombie' for just that reason.

On the second to last page, Mayor Bright tells Simon "Tomorrow is Friday..." This is a lie. Tomorrow is not Friday. Tomorrow has never been Friday. (That's ironic, considering that right now I have an ongoing philosophy of mentally making every day Friday, but never mind...)

The point is, that line was just thoughtless on my part. It should say "Tomorrow is Wednesday," but to be honest in future printings I'll probably just nix that line altogether.

I know it's a minor thing for most readers, but the timeline of this story is rather important, at least to me, and that's just the kind of continuity error that would bug the heck out of me. And ya'll deserve better!