May 8th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Radical Publishing, under its imprint Radical Books, is pleased to announce that Yoshitaka Amano will be signing copies of Yoshitaka Amano’s Mateki: The Magic Flute Saturday, July 26^th at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con convention.

Based on the opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Magic Flute, Yoshitaka Amano presents the story with his own unique vision using 128 pages of original artwork in a full color, oversized, hardcover book, set for release in June, 2008.

The SVA student and second-generation comic book illustrator will spend his 21^st birthday sketching Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow on MTV’s TRL.

On the heels of his webcomic debut, The Greatest, and the release of his first sketchbook at the recent New York Comic Con, artist Josh Adams has been invited to serve as one of two guest illustrators on the episode of MTV’s TRL filming on Monday, April 28 (currently scheduled on MTV.com to air Thursday, May 1st).

“As far as 21st birthdays go, spending mine with Iron Man is pretty high up there,” says Adams.

Besides being a chance for Adams to meet, interact with, and then draw one of his favorite actors, Robert Downey Jr., it will be an opportunity to show off his talent to a mainstream audience on nationwide television!

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Official Press Release

Septagon Studios’ SCORN #2: RAGE Preview

Take a closer look behind the cover of Septagon Studios’ debut title Scorn.

The solicitation for the issue reads:

Scorn #2 (Rage) of 4
Written by Kevin Moyers
Artwork by Philipp Neundorf
Cover by Philipp Neundorf
28 PGS Full Color./Rated Mature …$3.75
On Sale May 2008
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: MAR083938 SCORN #2 OF 4) (MR)

The Story:

After saving one life and ending several others, Michael is now a fugitive. While he hunts Torres, two of Chicago’s finest hunt for him. Detectives Keane and Rice are hot on Michael’s bloody trail, but will they get to him before it’s too late?

The comic book will be in stores March 12, 2008; call 1-888-comic-book (1-888-266-4226) to find a store near you.

In his webcomic debut, The Greatest, Josh Adams tackles the boxing icon that his iconic artist father, Neal Adams, drew into comic book history three decades ago.

It was 1978, when legend-in-the-making Neal Adams illustrated the giant-sized extravaganza, Superman vs Muhammad Ali, in which the greatest super hero in comics teamed up with the greatest athlete of the 20^th century. In 2008, Neal’s youngest son, Josh Adams, makes his comics debut with a more reality-based, but no-less-sequential, take on Ali. His historical story about the legendary fighter, aptly titled The Greatest, will debut on April 16, 2008 – the Wednesday prior to the New York Comic Con – at Adams’ official website, http://www.whatwouldjoshdo.com.

“I knew my debut had to be about something I was passionate about, and I also wanted it to be grounded in reality,” said Adams, “So what better subject for my comics debut than a real man who, in the comic book world, has beaten up Superman?”

Fun, witty characters and sharp drawings bring Chickenhare to life,
but something dark lurks just beneath the surface. A mysterious and
whimsical adventure that quickly leads us down the rabbit hole - - or
I should say the Chickenhare hole. - Jeff Smith creator of Bone

Fire in the hole picks up imediatley where the first book left off. Things are going from bad to worse for our Chickenhare and Abe as their narrow escape from the evil Taxidermist Klaus is going to seem like a cakewalk compared to the dangers they’ll face in the sequel to the Eisner nominated graphic novel, Chickenhare: The House of Klaus. Magic and mayhem are about to collide, along with some pointy pitchforks, a few unexpected relatives and more laughs than a barrel full of wet shromph as we discover the origins of their mysterious fellow escapees Meg and Banjo - and what this means to our friends is nothing but trouble!

Original Pages From Silent Devil’s Division 18 Can Be Yours at NYCC!

Silent Devil, Inc., and the creators of Division 18: The Union of Novelty Costumed Performers are doing some spring cleaning at the New York Comic Con. Each day of the show, Jeremy Donelson will raffle off one original inked page from either Division 18 #1: Five Hunnies or the soon-to-be-released follow-up, Division 18 #2: White Collar Crooks.

Entering is easy — every issue of Division 18: The Union of Novelty Costumed Performers #1 purchased at Booth #2353 will come with a raffle ticket. One winner will be announced on Saturday, April 19th, and another on Sunday, April 20th.

Visit Booth #2353 at any time during the New York Comic Con to learn more about Division 18, to enter the contest, or to get your comics signed by Matt Bergin and Jeremy Donelson. And remember to ask your local comic retailers to order up plenty of Division 18: The Union of Novelty Costumed Performers!

“Witch Doctor is brilliant! A prescription for what’s ailing comics today — a dose of good storytelling.” - Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen)

“The comic book I’m most looking forward to this year… Lukas Ketner’s art is fantastic and Brandon Seifert’s writing is fucking brilliant. I can’t wait to see where they go with this book.” - Mark Sweeney (Black Summer colorist)

The mayor of Portland, Oregon has declared April “Portland Comics Month” — and adding to the four-color flood is the release of WITCH DOCTOR: FIRST INCISION, a new medical horror comic by PDX locals Brandon Seifert and Lukas Ketner.

It’s a sick world — literally. The universe is an organism, and the creatures of myth and legend are its parasites. Earth’s antibodies — humankind — have been at war with supernature for all of history. But to fight a disease, you don’t need soldiers — you need doctors.

Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books & Graphic Novels

April 11-13, Boston University Eli Wiesel Judaic Studies Center

From the performance of religion in comics, to religious or mythic traditions among the elements of various works, to the use of comics by religious practitioners themselves, the relationship between comics and religion is dynamic and evolving. Given the increasing seriousness with which the public has come to view comics as an art form and Americans’ fraught but passionate relationship with religion, “Graven Images” will provide an opportunity for discussion of cutting- edge artistic and social issues by exploring the roles of religion in comic books and graphic novels. This event is free and open to the public.

Featuring Keynote Speaker James Sturm,

Xeric Award and Eisner Award-winning author of The Golem’s Mighty Swing and James Sturm’s America: God, Gold, and Golems
Co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the National Association of Comic Arts Educators (NACAE)

Publisher: Ambrosia Publishing
Date: March 26, 2008

“I really liked this one. It’s a fun concept and story.”
– Ain’t It Cool News

“The demons in the book are fantastically creepy and/or magnificent, the action wowing, and the Sin City-esque noir quality beautifully played.”
– Broken Frontier

For fans of HELLBOY and THE WALKING DEAD comes the horror / action SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE graphic novel by Ben Fisher and Mike Henderson, and published by Ambrosia Publishing which blasts into comic shops everywhere today!

Set in an alternate vision of the Prohibition-era, SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE introduces Al Stone, a bootlegger, and his young ward, Nathan, who are on the run from an unrelenting horde of creatures that believe Al holds the key to their destruction.

To sample SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE, you can download a FREE 16-page preview.

Publisher / Creator: Jaime “Jimmy” Portillo

Date: March 24, 2008

GABRIEL AVAILABLE NOW AT INDYPLANET.COM!!

GABRIEL, a one shot vampire graphic novel, is now available!!!

El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. Two sister cities that depend on each other now tremble in fear. The young women of Juarez are disappearing. Some are discovered brutally raped and murdered. Others are forever lost. Both sides are asking one question: Who is doing this? Meet Gabriel de la Cruz!

After a little over a year of working on this graphic novel, Jaime “Jimmy” Portillo has finally released his vampire horror story, GABRIEL. Based on actual events, this story takes place in both El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. GABRIEL was honored with a grant from the Xeric Foundation (Fall 2007) , founded by Peter A. Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Read GABRIEL and know the true meaning of horror!!!