The penultimate chapter of the Oni Press series by Steve Rolston and myself, GHOST PROJEKT #4 has been re-scheduled for August 25th.
I'm really happy with how this book came out. The shit finally starts hitting the fan in what's one of the most violent stories I've ever written. It almost feels more like it's been orchestrated than written, honestly. Bloody paramilitary confrontation in Moscow's Red Square. Ghosts facing off with other ghosts. Hauntings. Explosions. Decapitations and multiple deaths.
Yes, yes... GHOST PROJEKT #4 did not come out this past week as originally solicited. It's coming soon, and it looks spectacular.
But that hasn't stopped #5 from being solicited. We've got a tentative street date of October 27th and the book really wraps things up nicely (at least I think/hope so!). The details:
Doctor Konstantin had a dream: to capture, contain, and weaponize the tortured souls of those he'd experimented upon in life. That dream died with the Cold War. But now, the past has been unburied. Old sins and secrets have returned from the grave. And as Konstantin makes one final attempt to fire up the dreaded Dosvidanya Projekt, Will Haley and Anya Romanova race to end this deadly cycle, once and for all!
I've created a new book with Brett Weldele (The Light). It's called SPONTANEOUS, another supernatural horror title that Oni Press will release next year following one man's crusade to expose the truth about the mysterious phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion.
And it's got that groovy Alfred Hitchcock-inspired title... more soon. Just a quick post before I head back into the Comic Con madness. CBR will have an interview up later today.
Just saw DC solicited this. I wrote a short story last year starring Kid Flash vs. Mirror Master and the mythical childhood mirror demon, Bloody Mary. They asked me to write a Batman & Robin story this year and I had them take out a nest of vampires. Just because I could.
DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2010 #1
Written by JOE HARRIS, BRYAN Q. MILLER and others
Art by TBD
Cover by GENE HA
The annual event you've been dying to read is here! The DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL returns with a bang, featuring all-star talent and all of your favorite characters! What happens when the DC Universe's premier heroes are thrown together with some of the spookiest heroes and villains? Scares are sure to ensue!
On sale OCTOBER 20 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US
Less than a week out. I fear the crowd and the crush of humanity, but not nearly as much as I loathe this piss-humid New York City summer. So I'm looking forward to SDCC.
If you're looking for me, come say hi:
THURSDAY, July 22st:
12:00-1:00 PM -- I'll be on the Oni Press Panel (ROOM 9) announcing a new book. Really excited about this. Here's the panel's description from the programming guide:
12:00-1:00 Oni Press Presents Panelmonium 2010-- Often imitated but never duplicated! Get up close and personal with trend-setting indie comics powerhouse Oni Press. Join in the Q&A with your favorite Oni creators, including Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun), Jarrett Williams (Super Pro K.O.), Rafael Albuquerque (Mondo Urbano), and many more! Get sneak peeks at upcoming Oni projects, news on Oni Press fan initiatives, free Oni comics, prizes, and more! Guaranteed by Oni Press's totally biased employees to be "the most fun you'll ever have at a panel." Room 9
1:20-2:20 PM -- Signing at the Oni Press booth #1833
4:00-5:00 PM -- Creepy Signing at the Dark Horse Pavilion #2615
FRIDAY, July 23nd
1:00-2:20 PM -- Signing at the Oni Press booth #1833
SATURDAY, July 24nd
11:30-1:00 PM -- Signing at the Oni Press booth #1833
SUNDAY, July 25nd
11:30-1:00 PM -- Signing at the Oni Press booth #1833
That's what I'm up to, as of now. I'll update with any changes and/or additions as we get closer.
Semantink has placed GHOST PROJEKT in very esteemed company. This is a tough business and a lot of great titles either fall through the cracks or live in a cult status they deserve better than:
GHOST PROJEKT (Oni Comics):
What's it about? Well, the official series pitch from Oni goes a little something like this:
"Russia is often remembered from the shadow cast during the Cold War-era when every stranger was a spy, but now that the Cold War is long over, some things left behind from that era may not stay lost. An abandoned Soviet research facility somewhere in Siberia has been home to a strange and dangerous weapon that is now in the hands of thieves claiming it for their own. U.S. weapons inspector Will Haley has been assigned to find out what dangers the weapon poses and with the help of Russian agent Anya Romanova they will find the answers, but it will be far from easy."
Basically think X-files in Russia.
Why should you read it? Joe Harris lays out one creepy-ass mystery and Steve Rolston makes it even better. You can see the fear in a character's eyes and feel a shiver down your spine when you catch a glimpse of a distorted footprint in the snow.
I'm honestly humbled by the caliber of books they place us alongside and hope you check some of these great comics out.
Just realized CREEPY #3 is out today from Dark Horse Comics. The will sucking, mind fucking climax to my three-part horror tragedy, THE CURSE awaits within. Jason Shawn Alexander makes it look real nice and filthy too.
Plus you get the "Tranny Hitler" cover, which is just all kinds of wrong...
Uncle Creepy is back with the third thick and icky issue of Creepy! This issue Doug Moench and Angelo Torres team up to tell a tale of demonic devotion and organized crime, Joe Harris and Jason Shawn Alexander wrap their warped three-parter, "The Curse," and a weird revisionist look back at the fall of the Nazi empire reveals a shocking truth-evil never dies! Plus an all-new Loathsome Lore, a bonus Creepy classic story, and more!
* Creepy debuted to rave reviews in July 2009, and the first issue sold out!
REMINDER: Part Two of THE CURSE in last quarter's issue suffered a printing error. As a result, Dark Horse has made the entire 10-page story available for free online and it's still up for your consumption.
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