I'm going to be a guest of the Emerald City Comic Con this weekend (March 13-14) in Seattle, WA. Never been to ECCC, Seattle or the state of Washington before so this should be fun.
Steve Rolston and I are going to be, more or less, parked at the Oni Press booth (#406 on the ECCC floor plan) promoting the debut issue of GHOST PROJEKT #1 this week. We'll also be part of a special 'Q&A' session at the Oni Press Panel on Saturday at 4:00 PM (Room A).
Stop by and say hello if you're going!
You may not have heard this through about every means possible, but artist Steve Rolston and I have a new book out today. GHOST PROJEKT #1: "Cold Warriors" is gorgeous and we're all very proud of the work and we really hope you check it out.
Written by Joe Harris (Nightmare Factory, Creepy, Darkness Falls, The Tripper), illustrated by Steve Rolston, coloured by Dean Trippe and published by Oni Press.
Fans of the hit series Queen & Country may rejoice now that Oni Press is once again trodding down the road of action-espionage with their new supernatural spy story, Ghost Projekt.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.
It's the first of many creator-owned comics titles I'll be launching this year (look for more announcements as we snake through the summer convention season).
You can click here to check out a FREE 13-PAGE PREVIEW of the book!
Other GHOST PROJEKT goodies from around the internets:
Podcast interview with Joe Harris on iFanboy
Ghost Projekt #1 marked a Staff Pick in the Diamond Previews catalog
Interview with Joe & Steve at Ain't It Cool News
Interview with Joe at Bloody Disgusting, part 1 & part 2
Advance review on the A Comicbook Orange podcast
Interview with Joe & Steve at Comic Book Resources
I recorded a podcast interview with iFanboy over the weekend talking GHOST PROJEKT #1, Steve Rolston's singular genius, how I broke into writing comics at Marvel and more.
My cracked early Sunday voice follows...
Steve and I sat down with Ain't It Cool News to talk GHOST PROJEKT.
Looks like the solicitations have leaked early. Coming in tomorrow's Previews Catalog from Diamond, things start heating up on the horror front...
GHOST PROJEKT Book Three (of Five)
"Dark Riders"
(W) Joe Harris (A) Steve Rolston
On Sale May 19, 2010
Diamond Code # MAR101105
Will and Anya race to stop a black market weapons deal only to discover that Will's American superiors may know more than they've let on. But all that might not matter once the supernatural weapon they've been chasing -- the mysterious "Dosvidanya Projekt" -- is unleashed in the heart of Moscow's Red Square!
Casey at A Comic Book Orange sent me a link to her advance review of GHOST PROJEKT #1.
"In Ghost Projekt by Joe Harris and Steve Rolston the ghosts of Cold War experiments literally haunt the present... the mystery is intriguing and the art great. It gets 3.5 Oranges (out of 5)."
The various comics sites are running our just released free 13 page preview of GHOST PROJEKT #1 and since I can't choose which one to link to, I'm just going to paste them all here... the rest continues after the break.
Note: GHOST PROJEKT #1 will be on sale March 10th, not March 3rd as previously listed.
GHOST PROJEKT #1
Written by Joe Harris, Art by Steve Rolston, Colors by Dean Trippe.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.
Diamond Code: JAN10 1074
In Comic Shops 3/10/2010
The solicits are out for the second issue of GHOST PROJEKT. The book will be released by Oni Press on April 21st. If you're headed to the comic shop, please let your retailer know you want to order a copy:
Diamond Order# FEB101047
(W) Joe Harris(A) Steve Rolston
As U.S. Weapons Inspector Will Haley and his Russian counterpart Anya Romanova begin to uncover the truth behind the mysterious military project known only as 'Dosvidanya,' those most closely associated with the program keep turning up dead. Can this pair of sleuths get past their cultural differences before the body count rises even further, or is this just a prelude to the nightmare the Soviets planned for their enemies?
Part Two of my interview with Bloody Disgusting has been posted. Many more GHOST PROJEKT details dropped including character stuff, story elements and influences. Any chance in which I get to profess my old school fondness for Brian Lumley's legendary NECROSCOPE novels, I am happy.
I did an interview with old friends at Bloody Disgusting. Lots of GHOST PROJEKT details dropped.
Check it out!
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