Monday, June 24, 2024

GETTING GLOOMY


During our first DeMultiverse Kickstarter, we surprised our supporters with a bonus book, The Edward Gloom Mysteries: a supernatural adventure illustrated by the extraordinary Greek artist, Vassilis Gogtzilas (who co-created my IDW series The Adventures of Augusta Wind and provided ten remarkable illustrations for my novella, The Excavator). The response to Gloom was so positive that we’ll be offering a second issue as a Kickstarter bonus when we launch Phase II of the DeMultiverse on July 9th. (And, unlike Phase I, The Edward Gloom Mysteries will be offered immediately, not later in the campaign—and we’ll also be offering limited copies of our first issue to give new readers a chance to catch up.)

But why is it a bonus book and not part of the DeMultiverse proper—and why won’t it be included in our collected edition? Without diving into specifics, Gloom has had a somewhat tortuous creative journey and its inclusion in our campaigns is thanks to the good graces, and kind permission, of my buddy Chris Ryall, who’s been involved with the project for several years.

Our hope is to keep offering The Edward Gloom Mysteries as a DeMultiverse bonus with each campaign—and then Kickstart a collected edition once all four issues are complete (and we’ve got a lot of work in the drawer already!).

So we hope you’ll return with us to Amsterdamn City as Edward and his crew take on phantoms, monsters, and those strange, disturbing creatures called human beings. It promises to be a spooky and exciting ride.

Remember: July 9th on Kickstarter! Hope you join us!

Saturday, June 22, 2024

DeMULTIPLYING

I had another great chat with Phil of the Capes and Lunatics podcast—doing a deep dive into the upcoming DeMultiverse Phase II launch, discussing my recent Spider-Man and Batman work, and other fun things. Enjoy! 

Friday, June 21, 2024

RETURN TO SHAMBALLA


September will see the release of a new Doctor Strange Masterworks that will reprint Into Shamballa: the Doctor Strange graphic novel I did in collaboration with the late Dan Green. The book will also include a tribute to Dan that I wrote.

I'm delighted Shamballa will be returning, but sorry Dan's not here to see some of his finest work back in print.



Thursday, June 20, 2024

AND WE'RE BACK!


 The journey continues! Come join us!

Monday, June 17, 2024

DeMULTIVERSE PHASE II


We had great success when we launched our first DeMultiverse Kickstarter a while back. The response to Layla in the Lands of After, Godsend, Wisdom, and Anyman was so strong that, when folks voted on which book they'd like to see continue, the winner was...all of them. So that's what we'll be doing when Phase II of the DeMultiverse launches in July: presenting second chapters of all our Spellbound Comics series. More details coming soon!





And if you're wondering if you'll be seeing more of our bonus book, The Edward Gloom Mysteries...stay tuned!


Update, June 19th: BIG announcement coming tomorrow.  Watch this space!

Saturday, June 8, 2024

THE THIRD GOBLIN



The third issue of Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin is out Wednesday.  (How'd that happen so fast?) Here's the hype, direct from Marvel:

WHO STALKS THE OSBORNS?! The biggest mistake of NORMAN OSBORN’s life is back to haunt him… and it ain’t who you think! Is PETER PARKER ready for a rematch with Proto-Goblin? Ready or not: IT’S ROUND TWO!

Written by: J. M. DeMatteis

Art by: Michael Sta. Maria, Chris Sotomayor

Cover by: Paulo Siqueira, Rachelle Rosenberg

Page Count: 28 Pages

Release Date: June 12, 2024


What's that you say? You want to read some preview pages? Well, here they are:







Tuesday, June 4, 2024

A STOP AT THE LAST COMIC SHOP

I had a wonderful chat with the fine folks at the Last Comic Shop podcast. You can listen here: