In the aftermath of Bloody Thursday, João da Silva is desperate to contain the chaos that reigns on Homestead Station. Meanwhile, Phoebe is shaken by recent events, and her loyalties are torn between her Terran lover and her fallen Titan comrades. Back cover by Brandon Graham (Prophet).
TODAY! Come visit Study Group/Press Gang at both CAB and Short Run Seattle! We’ll have hot fresh copies of TITAN #4, and François will be there to sign them at CAB.
We’ve been neglecting our tumblr like whoa. Haven’t even posted about the new podcast! Yes, that’s right!
Study Group Comics has a podcast! Join hosts Zack Soto (Secret Voice, Power Button) & Mike Dawson (Rules For Dating My Daughter, Troop 142) as they discuss their own creative processes, comic art, family life, and a ton of other stuff. Each episode finds a new guest from the world of comics joining Mike & Zack for an in depth conversation, and occasional guest segments from their pals around the world.
Episodes So Far:
Episode 01 – Vanessa Davis – Your hosts break the ice, cartoonist Shanna Matuszak talks this week’s comics, and guest Vanessa Davis talks about two Formative Works: 100 Demons by Lynda Barry & Charlotte: Life or Theater by Charlotte Salomon.
Episode 02 – Elijah Brubaker – Mike tells us all about his experiences cosplaying at the New York Comic Con. Zack chats with Shanna Matuszak about this week’s new releases. Then Elijah Brubaker (Reich, Jezebel) joins us on the party floor to talk about his process and also, Nth Man!
Episode 03 – Derf– Derf joins us to talk about his career from the heyday of the alternative weekly newspaper, to finding a new creative lease on life as a graphic novelist. Shanna Matuzak talks this week’s comics, and Mike & Zack discuss cartoonists and literary agents: threat or menace?
Hitting stores 6/8/2016! All 3 issues to date of The Secret Voice!
BRAND NEW: Secret Voice #3 by Zack Soto. 48 full color pages in the patented oversized SG Golden Age Floppy format.
Includes: Secret Voice Chapter 4 (currently being serialized online), an SV backup story drawn by the amazing Jason Fischer and part two of Maps of the Unknown World. It will take you longer than 5 minutes to read.
Additionally, this week sees the reprint of issue #1 with a snazzy new cover and an amazing Simon Roy pin up on the back cover. Issue 2 is also shipping again with the other two so all 3 issues will be in better stores. If you can’t find them in a local shop, they’ll be up in the SG Shop soon! (note: seems like some stores will be getting their copies on 6/15, so make sure to ask if you don’t see them)
It’s #LineworkNW weekend and we have 5 debut books coming out!
- Levon Jihanian’s DANGER COUNTRY: The Role Playing Game Quick Start Guide. It’s real! It works! It’s awesome!
- Zack Soto’s SECRET VOICE #3 (all brand new!!!!! Still serializing on the web but in print NOW) and a reprint of SECRET VOICE #1 with a new cover and a SIMON ROY pin up back cover.
- Tyler Landry’s VILE #1 - a brand new one man anthology title focusing on horror and suspense! This double sized debut issue has its West Coast debut after dropping at TCAF last week.
Francois Vigneault’s TITAN #3. This is the SEXIEST comic about labor relations in space that you’ve ever seen! West Coast debut.
SHOW DEBUT - Brand new LIMITED EDITION IWAH SLIPCASE containing all 3 issues of Farel Dalrymple’s (also at ECC, table N-1 to be exact!) amazing IT WILL ALL HURT with a signed print and bonus sticker! Limited to 100 numbered pieces. If you already have all 3 issues and just want the slipcase (sans print & sticker), we have a limited amount of those for sale as well. We’re taking most of these to the show but a small number have been set aside for the web. If you want it and yr not going to ECCC, head over to the shop and snatch one up.
One more huge announcement for this week: Our friends at Frankenstein’s Comic Book Swap are teaming up with Linework NW! Wow!
Yes, that means that in addition to the two completely unique lineups of creators in our main hall, we’re going to have tons of great dealers selling vintage comic books, prints, paperbacks, and more in the basement of the Norse Hall! One weekend, one building, three huge lineups!
Frankenstein’s is now accepting vendor applications, so if you have a collection of classic comix or other vintage printed matter make sure you apply!
