Cownt Tales #1 vs Machine Gun Kelly

All the lettering is done on Cownt Tales #1 and the files are at the printer. The plan is for the initial FallCon Exclusive print run to be produced early next week in plenty of time for the Show on October 10-11.

After the convention debut, the goal is to figure out how to get it into stores, but so far everyone's been focused on getting the book ready for FallCon as we promised the local fans at MicroCon last Spring. Stay tuned for information on how to get your copy. I'm really happy with how the book turned out, so I want to make sure people know about it and are able to get it.

Once that's all done, I'll be able to start thinking about Jesse James vs. Machine Gun Kelly again. Fortunately, Greg's kept right on thinking about it while I've been busy with vampire cows. He's been posting a lot of Jesse vs Machine Gun stuff lately, including his photo references for important landmarks in the comic, props, and sketches for both Jesse's gang and Machine Gun's.

I'm thinking though that a couple of those guys in Jesse's gang look awfully familiar.

Amongst the Ruins

My occasional writing partner Alex Ness has a new book of epic poetry out. It's called Amongst the Ruins and you can read a couple of samples here.

Looks like Amazon's got the wrong cover up in that link. That's the correct one above.

She's a Valkyrie (Valhalla is like SO bitchin)

My sincerest apologies for the title. Sincerely. As far as you know.



By Greg Jolly (from the book of mythic poetry he illustrated for Alex Ness).



By Victor Santos.

Lancelot Poet Interview

Alex Ness - one of the poets in the Lancelot book I wrote the foreword to - was just interviewed by Flexwriters. I've read (and even conducted) interviews with Alex before, but this was the first one I've seen specifically about his poetry.

The questions are very general and the Lancelot book never comes up, but since most of the stuff Alex and I work on together is adventure fiction, it's cool to see him talk about that side of his work.

The Awesome List: Fantastic Four and Jericho RIP; my collaborators have lives outside of me

Johnny Storm says, "No more Fantastic Four... probably."



Chris Evans was my favorite part of the Fantastic Four movies. He continues to impress with this interview in which he talks frankly about the failings of the movies and how he's pretty much giving up on the idea that they'll have a chance to get better.

Here's hoping he'll get his wish for a Johnny Storm appearance in some of the other Marvel movies though. (Via.)

Jericho RIP

Speaking of giving up, that's what CBS has done with Jericho.

It's too bad. I've been frustrated with the accelerated pace of this abridged season, but I've put up with it in hopes for a normal, third one. Hopefully Skeet Ulrich will find something else soon. First Miracles; now this.

Jess Hickman on Oddly Normal



Jess Hickman is a friend and sometime collaborator of mine. Her current project is illustrating the most recent volume of Otis Frampton's Oddly Normal comic for Viper, the first two chapters of which you can read here.

Speaking of friends and co-workers

My Jesses James vs. Machine Gun Kelly co-writer Alex Ness has started a new comics blog.