SpongeBob Comics #21 + Mermin Digital

SpongeBob Comics #21 is in stores now!  This issue features a set of 4 strips I wrote for Nate Neal to illustrate that run at the bottom of the pages called "Love At First Meow!"  The preview for the next issue at the end of the issue shows the first cover I designed, because that issue will contain my first 10 page story!  Keep an eye out for it!  In the meantime, here's a preview of the strips in the current issue:

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Also, Mermin has been popping up in different digital formats recently!  First of all, the Free Comic Book Day issue is now available (for FREE of course!) at ComiXology.  Take a look!  Mermin Book 1 is available on ComiXology as well.

Mermin Book 1 is now available as an eBook as well!  Today it went on sale on Kindle.  iBook and Nook versions are coming soon.

Explictica + HeroesCon 2013

HeroesCon is close!  It is next weekend, June 7-9, and I will be there in Indie Island.  The tables have been assigned, and it looks like I'll be at 1130 between Top Shelf and Wide Awake Press!  AdHouse Books and FLUKE will be near by as well!  Take a look at the map:

I have a new zine called Explictica debuting at the show this year!  Explictica is a collection of Dungeons & Dragons sketches and stuff by Michele Chidester, Eleanor Davis, Scott Dryman, David Mack, Robert Newsome, Dominic Sevieri, Drew Weing, and me!  All based actual games we've played together!

Explictica is 24 pages, with 4 color pages, and the cover is printed on graph paper.  Check out some examples!

Explictica will be at my table as well as the FLUKE table, where Robert will be.  I'll also have my books Mermin, The Ride Home, Cavemen in Space, my other minis Mermin Theatre, Kaijuphabet, Bezoar, and Monster Isle, as well as some SpongeBob Comics issues that I've contributed to, and original art for sale!  See my previous post for more about the art.  See you there!

Heroes Con Ink Drawings

I'll be at HeroesCon next month, and that means it's time again for my annual $10 ink drawings!  This is a special thing I typically only do for Heroes.  I will have a stack of pre-made drawings as well as plenty of blanks to draw any requests!  I'm also available to do commissioned pieces to be picked up at the show!  Please email me at joey [at] tragic-planet [dot] com with any questions or requests.  The $10 drawings are black & white, around 5"x7", but I'm open to discuss if you'd like something else.  Click HERE for some examples from the past few years!  Some of these are still available and will be at the show.

I will also have the originals from my Kaijuphabet series for sale for $15 each.  Some of those have sold already, but most are available!

Free Comic Book Day 2013

Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, May 4th!  I will be at Criminal Records in Atlanta, GA giving away free drawings, selling books and mini-comics, and signing copies of the Oni Press free comic Rated FREE For Everyone!!

As I've mentioned before on the site, Rated FREE For Everyone!! features brand new stories from both Mermin and Chris Schweizer's Crogan Adventures!  You can see a preview of the Mermin story here and Chris has posted a few panels from his story on his blog.

Free Comic Book Day is a great day to check out your local comic book store, even if you've never been before.  Just show up, and you'll get something for free!  Keep an eye out for our book, it's a flip cover, featuring both of our Mermin/Crogan jam covers on the front and back!

Merming Book 1 and Free Comic Book Day Previews

I've updated the Comics section of my site to link to previews for Mermin Book 1 and the upcoming Mermin Free Comic Book Day story!  There are a couple previews floating around on the web for both of these, but for one reason or another the colors are not reproduced well, so I wanted to post some previews of my own!

The Mermin Book 1 preview features the first 14 pages.  If you've only seen the Mermin mini-comics, please take a look.  You can see the pages in color, and already in that first little chunk you can see some changes I've made from the original issues.  Mermin Book 1: Out of Water came out at the end of February and is available at your local store or online retailer!

The Mermin Free Comic Book Day story is totally new for all readers!  You can see Mermin and his human classmates exploring the zoo a bit.  Oni Press's Rated FREE For Everyone!! will be in comic shops all around the country on Free Comic Book Day - May 4, 2013.  Go out and get a copy, it's free!