August 2010 Previews: Adventures of Unemployed Man
Just saw this on DCBS‘s site in the Other Comics section:
Little, Brown & Company
THE ADVENTURES OF UNEMPLOYED MAN GN (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Erich Origen, Gan Golan (A) Various In this hilarious, poignant, and action-packed story, Unemployed Man and his sidekick, Plan B, team up with other down-but-not-out superheroes as they search for work and battle such dastardly villains as The Human Resource, Toxic Debt Blob, and The Invisible Hand. A rich parody of superhero comics, this brilliantly colorful book is as funny as it is timely. It features art by comics legends Ramona Fradon, Rick Veitch, Michael Netzer, Benton Jew, Josef Rubinstein, Terry Beatty, Clem Robins, and Lee Loughridge.
Product Code: AUG101075
Your Price: $10.49
Regular Price: $14.99
Discount: 30%
Clem asked a few fellow letterers if they could help him tackle the book, and Tom Orzechowski and I got the gig. This book is divided into four sections, and I lettered the first two, Clem did section 3, and Tom did section 4 and a number of origins pages in section 2.
The book’s turned out great, and I got to flex my stylistic muscles on it. The first section is done in a Golden Age lettering style a la Ira Schnapp, and the second section goes from the early Silver Age (Schnapp) up to early 1960s Marvel style lettering. It’s the first book where I did the balloons fully freehand, and it’s been so much fun that I’m currently training to move completely to this way of lettering.
This book is a really nice parody not just of superhero comics, but of current politics and the economy. If you’re so inclined, please check it out.
A smattering of Harvey Awards nominations including Best Letterer for RAPTURE
The Harvey Awards committee has released the final ballot and list of nominees for this year’s awards, and a few books I’ve worked on show up on the list, including the third consecutive nomination for Image’s POPGUN anthology (we won with volume 1, volume 2 losing to the very deserving COMIC BOOK TATTOO last year).
The biggest surprise however is to see my name in the Best Letterer category for Mike Oeming and Taki Soma’s RAPTURE from Dark Horse. When we discussed the lettering for the original Myspace Dark Horse Presents short story, I had a pretty big personal breakthrough in how to create more organic-looking word balloons digitally. It’s very cool to see this recognized by other creators.
Also nominated for Best Letterer are Chris Eliopoulos (FRANKLIN RICHARDS: SON OF A GENIUS, Marvel Comics), Brian Fies (WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW?, Abrams ComicArts), David Mazzucchelli (ASTERIOS POLYP, Pantheon), and Richard Starkings (ELEPHANTMEN, Image Comics). These guys do terrific work. It’s a real honor to be listed alongside them.
If you haven’t checked out RAPTURE yet, have a look at issue 1 in the Free Reads section to see how it measures up to the work of the others (our editor okayed the gallery since it’s on Dark Horse’s website as well).
Here’s a list of all the items I’ve had a hand in. If you’re a creator (those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field), please consider them when you fill out your final ballot. You can find it here: http://www.harveyawards.org
BEST LETTERER
Thomas Mauer, “RAPTURE”, Dark Horse Comics
BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC PUBLICATION FOR YOUNGER READERS
“NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY”, Image Comics
BEST ANTHOLOGY
“POPGUN # 3″, Image Comics
…and also consider voting for these:
BEST COVER ARTIST
Michael Avon Oeming, “MICE TEMPLAR: DESTINY, PART I”, Image Comics
BEST NEW TALENT
Matthew Weldon, “NEW BRIGHTON ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY”, Image Comics
BEST PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GRAPHIC ALBUM
“MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 1″, by Bryan J.L. Glass and Michael Avon Oeming, Image Comics
Shuddertown #1 and #2 sold out, read the first issue for free on Newsarama!
Will also check if I can put it up as well.
http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=34726
At the inaugural C2E2, Image Comics announced at their panel that Shuddertown #1 had sold out. Creator Nick Spencer wanted more people to get the chance to read it, and passed it over to Newsarama!
Without further ado, the full first issue of Shuddertown.
SHUDDERTOWN #2 In Stores April 28, 2010
[MATURE READERS]
SHUDDERTOWN #1
story NICK SPENCER, art & cover by ADAM GEENThe dead are killing, and troubled homicide cop Isaac Hernandez is on a desperate search for answers. His investigation leads him deep into the corridors of the Shuddertown housing projects, and towards a truth too terrible to face.
Tags: Adam Geen, Image Comics, Lettering, Nick Spencer, Shadowline, Shuddertown, Tim Daniel
SHUDDERTOWN #1 review by The Onion A.V. Club: A- !!
One of the more rewarding trends in contemporary comics is the revival of crime noir stories, and, after a somewhat shaky start, Nick Spencer has become one of the finest practitioners of the genre. His latest series, Shuddertown (Image), starts out as a winner: It follows the slow deterioration of homicide detective Isaac Hernandez as he investigates a series of killings in the titular housing project. Hernandez is a perfectly drawn noir anti-hero and Spencer portrays his frustrationand exhaustion viscerally. Artist Adam Geen does a fine job on the visuals as well; his sharp lines and washed-out colors provide a fitting backdrop for Hernandez’s self-destructive descent as it becomes more and more clear that the only rational suspects in the crimes he’s investigating have themselves been dead for years. Spencer has come a long way in a short time, and if the rest of Shuddertown lives up to the first few issues, he’ll be an author to watch for the foreseeable future… A-
Tags: Adam Geen, Image Comics, Lettering, Nick Spencer, Reviews, Shadowline, Shuddertown, Tim Daniel
SHUDDERTOWN #1 review: CBR gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars!
Tags: Adam Geen, Image Comics, Lettering, Nick Spencer, Reviews, Shadowline, Shuddertown, Tim Daniel
THE GUNS OF SHADOW VALLEY chapter 2 is in the can.
If you haven’t read the comic, go and catch up!
We’re going to take a short break from publishing pages so we can build up a backlog of pages in chapter 3. Will let you all know when the webcomic resumes!
Tags: David Wachter, James Andrew Clark, Lettering, My Webcomics, The Guns of Shadow Valley
SHUDDERTOWN #1 seven page preview on BrokenFrontier.com
Very cool crime mini series at Image that I’m lettering right now. It’s written by Nick Spencer who’s a writer to look out for IMO, and drawn by Adam Geen. I met Adam years and years ago, and it’s been a joy to see his art evolve. So great to finally see him published and to be working with him.
Book design is by Tim Daniel who’s responsible for quite a few logos and book designs at Image recently, and who’s been designing awesome website for creators, and POPGUN as well. He wrote a story for either Popgun vol. 2 or 3 that I lettered, actually.
Check the link for the first seven pages of Shuddertown issue 1.
http://brokenfrontier.com/headlines/p/detail/preview-shuddertown-1
SHUDDERTOWN #1 (OF 4)
Story by NICK SPENCER
Art and cover by ADAM GEEN
Letters by THOMAS MAUER
Cover design by TIM DANIEL
MARCH 24
32 pgs/FC
$3.50
The dead are killing, and troubled homicide cop Isaac Hernandez is on a desperate search for answers. His investigation leads him deep into the corridors of the Shuddertown housing projects, and towards a truth too terrible to face.
A story of guilt, redemption, and resurrection; perfect for fans of THE WIRE, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, and SE7EN.
Tags: Adam Geen, Image Comics, Lettering, Nick Spencer, Previews, Shadowline, Shuddertown, Tim Daniel
The OUTLAW TERRITORY VOL. 2 cover is sweet!
Tags: Anthology, Book Design, Image Comics, Lettering, Michael Woods, Outlaw Territory
Before I forget: POPGUN 4 is in stores today!
This time around we have even more pages for the same price as the older volumes. And Templesmith did the gorgeous cover. Whee!
Tags: Anthology, Book Design, Image Comics, Lettering, Popgun
READY TO WHERE? webcomic goes live!
Never in a million years would I have thought I’d ever work on something fashion related. Hah!
Written by Andrea Grant who works in fashion journalismnd models herself, and drawn by Liza Biggers. It’s fun to work with them.
Tags: Andrea Grant, Lettering, Liza Biggers, My Webcomics, Ready to Where?
Tags: Lettering