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CAPE

If you're in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, be sure to stop by CAPE tomorrow to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. I'll be signing and sketching all day, as well as debuting my new summer convention sketchbook.

UPDATES

Several new (and old) pieces added to the Gallery.

COMPENDIUM UPDATE

Dead @ 17 Compendium now available from the Viper Comics online shop (at $5 off the retail price)!

GOOD NEWS **UPDATED W/ PICS**

The Dead @ 17 Compendium Edition finally arrives in stores this week! Clocking in at over 330 pages, it contains all 3 original mini-series with enhanced artwork and over 15 all new pages, plus tons of pin-ups, fan art, and more.

This book was a labor of love and I'm really proud of how it turned out. This is the definitive version.

T-BIRD & THROTTLE - FIRST LOOK

Here's a look at the two leads from T-Bird & Throttle, coming in August. This is a book I've been dying to do for about 10 years now. I came up with the idea about the same time as Dead @ 17, back when I was working at Lone Star Comics. I remember trying to think of a superhero motif that hadn't been done before, and I couldn't think of one that had ever used a car theme, so T-Bird was born. I've been trying to get to this book almost every year, but never really felt it was ready until now. It's a lot different than what you've come to expect from me, but I hope you guys like it!

UPDATES (AND THE TITLE OF MY NEXT BOOK!)

Just a few quick updates regarding various projects:

• I've completed sketchcards for two new Topps series: Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II and Indiana Jones Heritage (250 and 200 cards respectively). Check out my Myspace for a sampling.
• The upcoming May issue of Shojo Beat will feature 3 new illustrations by me (for various articles).
• Three new TPB's - Dead @ 17: Compendium, Lost Books of Eve vol. 1, and Dead @ 17: The Thirteenth Brother (most recent series with unpublished finale) - are all in various stages of production and will be arriving in stores within the next couple of months. The finale to the recent series will also be available online for free shortly before the book's release.
• Plans are being finalized for my next series to debut in July or August of this year. The title? T-Bird and Throttle, a sci-fi/superhero adventure that's one part Superman and two parts Fantastic Four, with a dash of Star Trek. More info (and a preview) in the coming days...

WULF & BATSY

Starting in April, one of my personal favorite artists is finally getting his own series courtesy of Viper Comics. Wulf and Batsy is the creation of Disney animator Bryan Baugh, whose art is like a weird cross between horror master Bernie Wrightson and modern animation legend Bruce Timm. An unlikely pairing, but Bryan makes it work beautifully. It's gruesome, gory, horrific, and sexy - the perfect combination.

I'm also proud to say that I will be providing covers for the series, the first of which you can see here. Visit Viper Comics for a 10 page preview and lots more info.

And be sure to visit Bryan's website for tons of great artwork (including a Dead @ 17 piece or two).

COMPENDIUM PREVIEW

Here's a preview of what you can expect from the upcoming Dead @ 17 Compendium (coming sometime hopefully soon) - a mixture of touched up pages and some completely new ones. Enjoy!