I mentioned it previously, but this is your OFFICIAL announcement. Steve Ogden and I will be appearing together at the 11th Annual Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (SPACE)! Hey, how appropriate is it for Steve and I that we’re doing a show called SPACE?

The show happens April 24-25, so it’s actually coming up fairly soon. We’re hard at work preparing all sorts of goodies for the show, getting signage made, buttons, stickers, you name it. We’ll both be bringing original art and I imagine we’ll be doing some sketching, too. It’s going to be our first con for the both of us, so it should be fun and a learning experience, too.

Moon Town: Episode One: Breaking Lane

Steve has been hard at work finishing his first book, Episode One: Breaking Lane. He’s nearly finished and it will be available soon on his site. You know his work is beautiful, and this book will be something you’ll want to have. It’s one thing to read these comics online, but it’s just so nice to have the book and read it how it’s intended. If you’ve got the Marooned book, you know what I mean. Here’s the details on his book:

Episode One: Breaking Lane, chronicling the first three chapters in the Moon Town saga:

• Chapter 1: New Sherrif in Town (Cassandra Quinn arrives at Luna Seven)
• Chapter 2: Moon Men (Introducing Simon Tripline and the spaders)
• Chapter 3: Digging in the Dark (Simon begins trying to solve the mystery of Vin Sinclair)
• Letters page
• Sci-fi short story
• Total length: 40 pages
• Price: $4.75 USD (plus shipping)

And you know Steve is an amazing artist. So check out this eye-popping cover!

As you can see, we’ve got a little format that hearkens back to the old Silver Age Marvel days of yore. In the upper left is a character box, below is our Wishtales logo and the date and issue number. And to the right, we have our All Ages Stamp – approved for general consumption!

Announcing: I, ASIMOV!

I’m also happy to announce another Marooned book. This one is not the full book collection like the larger Out of Orbit, but rather a floppy instead. If you missed out on the big book, or it was too expensive, this is a nice alternative. And if you’re a completest, well – you’ll want this one too!

I, ASIMOV is a 24-page book featuring strips of – you guessed it – Asimov. It starts at the beginning with a selection of his strips, then runs the whole Saga of Bob story. Following that are a few Asimov strips from the post-Bob story.

There are 3 small bonuses to the book. First, there are 2 gag strips featuring Asimov written by Steve. Second, there’s a full page comic featuring Asimov and John in the ship on their way to Mars. It’s in the format of the new Croaker’s Gorge that Steve is doing, big and square like that. Probably 12 panels.

Once I finish that comic, it will be off to the printer. I expect it will be available in a couple weeks or thereabouts. I’ll keep you updated. And here’s the cover:

I’m not sure on the price yet until I make the order – again I’ll let you know.

Lastly, the first book I did was the little “ashcan” version which contained the first 15 strips in black and white with creator commentary (like Out of Orbit) and a couple of vault pages with some development artwork. I’m reprinting that one (called Arrival) with a brand new cover and inside cover to match our branding. This is the lowest price point Marooned book you can get. It will be available at IndyPlanet for $3.25.