This is it!

"The Myth of 8-Opus: The Labyrinth" will be in stores this wednesday.

Heroes Con 09

This is only my second year attending, but it's fast becoming my favorite show, both as a pro and a fan. Lots of great people. The folks who run it are great and the fans are incredibly friendly. I was able to track down some long-sought-after comics at a reasonable price. It was a great way to spend a weekend.

First New 8-Opus Graphic Novel in 5 years!

There's a new volume of 8-Opus coming out on August 27, 2009. It's called "The Myth of 8-Opus:The Labyrinth" and it tells the story of a star-spanning odyssey to expose a conspiracy of cosmic proportions. It'll be available for $24.99 in comic shops on August 27, 2009. Ordering info is on page 186 of Diamond Previews. SKU# JUN090687

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Space Smith: Episode 2

Since it will probably be a while before the story sees print, here's a preview of my second Space Smith story, for the upcoming "Next Issue Project:Fantastic Comics #25" from Image Comics. No date's been announced for it yet.

Walking with Dinosaurs

Saturday night I saw the "Walking With Dinosaurs" show at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. It was maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen. Robot dinosaurs. What more do you need? The show had a lot of the same appeal that Jurrassic Park did when it first came out. Jurrassic Park gave you a chance to see the closest thing to actual dinosaurs walking around. It also had a second draw, maybe as important, that it was an opportunity to see the greatest computer-generated visual effects of the time.
WWD had the same appeal. This really is the closest thing to real dinosaurs, and the technical achievement of these things is equally interesting. I wasn't sure what to expect from the show itself. Walking dinosaurs was enough of a draw for me, but the staging of the show was really good. The level of interaction between the dinosaurs was a lot more than I expected. I assumed they'd be very precious with the handling of these robots, but they were fighting, swinging tails at each other. It was at times a robot dinosaur gladiatorial pit. There were no actual collisions, (except for a velociraptor eating a baby dino) but lots of close calls. I can honestly say that, for now, I've seen the closest thing to live dinosaurs.
Incidentally, the above artwork is a panel from the Freedom Force miniseries I did for Image Comics in 2004.

Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby!

Every day is Jack Kirby Day as far as I'm concerned.