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.
Wow, totally forgot about this short story
I’m currently collecting and uploading a metric ton of lettering/design/logo samples and found a short story that was never published. This is back from the Ronin Studios days.
Thommy Melanson did this horror anthology VARIED SCARIES that had each story pick up a tread from the story that preceded it. The story I wrote was going to be the second in issue 4, following a story about a serial killer. At the end of that story, the serial killer left a note in a truck stop restroom that read “for a good time, call 555-xxxx.” That’s the thread I picked up for my story, though it’s kind of a background element.
Unfortunately this issue never got published, nor did the anticipated trade collection of the entire series.
Since this story will never find a home in print (and the lettering is quite bad being from my second year as a letterer), I figured it’d be nice to put up here. It’s not the strongest writing but sort of holds up. Aside from the butchered hoodoo and tarot references.
In good company
Over at the Digital Webbing lettering forum, someone posted a link to his lettering-appreciation blog post. It contains a page from THE GUNS OF SHADOW VALLEY and also features work by the likes of Costanza, Klein, and Piekos. Thanks, Liban!
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
Tags: Lettering