I would dominate freelance writer bingo. Here's how it works. Take a 5x5 bingo card and in each of the squares put some random subject. Hand it out to your writer friends, and their goal is to include as many of these subjects into whatever they're working on. I wrote an article about Downtown Arlington for the December 2011 issue of D Magazine, and I was able to mention B.J. Thomas, the Travel Channel, foosball, Joni Mitchell, picnic blankets, and junior high dances. Read the article in all its splendor. Share it with the ones you love. It's suitable for framing and makes a lovely Christmas gift.
SMART POP MAILING LIST
Smart Pop is starting a new initiative. When you subscribe to the mailing list for TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD (or some other Smart Pop Book), you'll get an email that provides a link to a free pdf excerpt from the book. They are offering this for all their 2011 titles. More information is available here on the Smart Pop website.
PARDON THE DUST, NEW WORDPRESS THEME
After using the "viala” Wordpress theme for quite a while, it was time to try something new. I've switched over to Standard theme created by 8Bit. So far, I'm still figuring out how everything works. I can't seem to get my published works page just how I want it, and my lightbox plugin doesn't seem to be working. And I don't have a title/logo on my site. April is working on a new logo and something for my business cards. In another week or so, the site should look rather lovely. Despite all the random dust of moving to a new WP theme, there are somethings that Standard does very well.This theme is clearly more "social network" friendly with all the share buttons on the left side. It also is very blog friendly. I've never used the "continue reading..." jump function for my old posts, but now I can tease visitors with a few lines from each post on the main page. Also, there's more options I haven't even played with yet. The theme will specially format a video, a link, a lone image, or a quote. I need to figure it all out. Give me time. I asked Paul Milligan and April for some feedback on my old site. Both agree that it was a little cluttered, especially on the main page. What this current theme lacks in originality it makes up for in a clean and approachable design.
What are your thoughts on the new look?
UPDATE: I loaded a new lightbox plugin, and it works even better than the previous one. Rock'n'roll.
TRIUMPH OF SMART POP
In the mail, I received my TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD comps. The essay I wrote ("The Hero Wears the Hat") marks my third contribution to the Smart Pop series. If you haven't been to their site, it's an online treasure of all good things in popular culture. Go there. Smart Pop was hip to geeks before G4 ever thought to take a camera crew to Comic Con. Respect must be given to the hardest working publisher in fandom. TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD is a great anthology and available on Amazon for $10.17. Let's say you're not a fan of WALKING DEAD, but you are a fan of me. You can buy just my essay as a pdf download from their site as well. It's only 99 cents. The essay should be available soon. Until then, you could buy my Spider-Man essay (click here) or my Superman essay (click here).
THAT DAVID HOPKINS DOT COM
It should be obvious, but you are no longer at antiherocomics.com. I switched my site over to thatdavidhopkins.com. Very little has changed about the design. (Thank you David Garlitz for the "viala" wordpress theme.) The content is all here. I did move from Doteasy as my host to Bluehost. Doteasy is a little cheaper, but I get more from Bluehost. It also seems to be more Wordpress friendly. Why the change?
I felt Antihero Comics was limiting as a brand and a URL. I'm not a publisher, and I've had people stumble upon my site with that expectation. Also, "antihero" carries all sorts of connotations that may not always reflect my work. The biggest issue is the "comics" part. In the coming year, I'll continue to write comics, but I'm going to look for more magazine work too -- more anthologies, more journals, and a whole lot of freelance work in a variety of markets. Textbook publishers? Advertising agencies? Copy for websites and corporate reports? Sure, maybe. And of course, it doesn't hurt to have my name in the URL.
For years, I've been stalking davidhopkins.com, which is currently occupied. I even asked him if he'd sell the domain name. I used to get a little frustrated because he wasn't using our name to its fullest potential. Hell, I'm a writer. People will visit my dot com! With age comes wisdom, and I now appreciate the Internet as wonderfully first-come-first-serve. He got to the domain name first. It's his. I'm not the David Hopkins as I've seen some people approach the name+dot com issue. I'm even more amused by celebrities who proclaim to be the real whoever. No. I'm simply that David Hopkins. You know him.
Thanks for reading my blog all these years. Or welcome, if you're new. Either way, keep visiting or add me to your RSS feed. I'll try to be interesting.
ASTRONAUT DAD NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
You can now order the complete ASTRONAUT DAD (160 pages, b&w) on Amazon and Createspace.com. We get a little more money per sale through Createspace, so if you don't mind which online retailer you use -- it'd be preferable to use the smaller guys. Since we're publishing this book through a print-on-demand company, this book will not be available through the Previews catalog. Hence, you probably won't find this book in comic book stores. If you want it, you'll need to buy it online. (For local retailers, I might be able to direct order some copies for you. However, I can't sell it on consignment. Contact me to let me know how many copies you want.) I'll post an announcement if I do a signing anywhere in town or have a booth at a convention. Speaking of conventions, this weekend is Fan Days at the Irving Convention Center. I won't have a booth, but Kennedy and I are going for fun on Sunday. As always, they have some great guests -- and with the larger convention floor space, these shows (Dallas Comic Con, Fan Days, and Sci-Fi Expo) should be considered among the top tier "geek events" in the country.
ASTRONAUT DAD, THE COMPLETE STORY
As announced yesterday on Brent Schoonover's blog and Robot 6, we have finally printed a complete ASTRONAUT DAD that will include both volumes 1 and 2, all six chapters. Brent will have copies available at NYCC, and then we should have it on Amazon and an ASTRONAUT DAD website. To give you an idea of how long this book has been "in the making," I mentioned it on my very first post on this website, back on August 17, 2003. Eight years ago.
This book would have never happened without Brent Schoonover. He believed in this story, even though it doesn't feature zombies, monsters, vampires, ninjas, robots, or pirates. (He did get to draw astronauts, but we both know the story is not really about NASA.) He put in considerable amounts of time to get the art just right. He was open to my feedback and truly willing to collaborate. He traveled to Texas to promote volume one. On a personal level, he's been a good friend. He was there at my wedding. When I had given up on writing comics and felt that ASTRONAUT DAD was a lost cause, he worked on my behalf to get a complete version printed and encouraged me to keep writing. I don't know if I'll ever be able to make a career from writing, but because of Brent and a few other close friends -- I'm not done yet.
Justin Stewart, my friend and master letterer, I can't thank him enough for his willingness to take on this project without hesitation. He worked quickly and skillfully, always putting in that extra hour when we were faced with a deadline or needed something changed. Letterers don't always get the respect they deserve, but he saved us on more than one occasion.
This book also never would have happened without Christian Beranek. He agreed to publish ASTRONAUT DAD through Silent Devil. He simply asked me what I wanted to do, and I mentioned this family drama during the 1960s. He approved it on the spot. I've never had an editor put that much confidence in me, and I will always respect and appreciate him for that. It was one of my favorite moments in what can sometimes be a very frustrating industry. Unfortunately, his company lost money on the first volume. It's not uncommon. It's a good book, and we promoted it as well as we could, but the sales/preorders just weren't there. Since then, his ventures have shifted to some great web comics (one illustrated by Tom Kurzanski).
A few months ago, I looked over our contract and realized it expired. Full rights returned to us when volume 2 wasn't printed by the end of 2008. We lost a year because of a literary agent who agreed to represent this project and find a mainstream book publisher, but then he quit his job for other opportunities. That's what freed us up to pursue a complete edition through a print-on-demand company.
I also must thank someone I've never met in person. Sean Akers championed our book, and did most, if not all, of the work to release it in this complete format. He met with Brent and offered a plan to bring this story back. Sean, thank you and I owe you.
And there we go. What started eight years ago, when I hid away in my Dallas apartment for a month long writing binge, back when I thought the best way to get a publisher was to fly to San Diego Comic Con and distribute burned discs with over 300 pages of script, has finally arrived. Available for mass consumption. In the end, it never would've happened without four people who also believed in this story.
SHOPPING MALL AT THE END OF THE WORLD
My story about Six Flags Mall is now available in the October issue of D Magazine. You can read it online, click here. I'm talking with my editor about two future stories for D Magazine. So, there's a possibility I will be writing more for them. This is a good thing.
Also, in about a month, Triumph of the Walking Dead will be available in stores. I contributed an essay to this anthology. It's my third Smart Pop book. Previously: "A History of Violence" and "Secrets and Secret-Keepers."
In the world of comics, a complete ASTRONAUT DAD, volumes 1 and 2, might be available soon. In time for New York Comic Con? I don't want to make any promises, but we're doing it print-on-demand. And by "we," I mean Brent met a guy in San Diego who took an interest in this little graphic novel and he's been the wind beneath our wings.
Brent Schoonover and I are working on a new graphic novel project. He sent some character sketches, and it's looking good. More information soon, but it's completely different from what I usually write. And unlike the past eight years, it's the only comic book project I'm working on at this moment.
The news is a little late, but yes, if you follow WE'VE NEVER MET then you already know, the newspaper that published our comic was canceled. It's possible WNM might find new life elsewhere. Honestly, the terms would have to be just right. I loved writing it, but I don't want to do it unless we can get it just right. I was spoiled by our previous publisher.
That's all from me. Once again, read my story. I would also recommend buying the magazine, so you might cherish it forever.
TIME AND TABLE SPACE
Last month came and went, no posts. Sorry about that. The wedding is fast approaching. According to our wedding site, we have 52 more days to go. April has a wonderful blog (click here), which documents some of the hard work she's put into our wedding. April assures me that I've been helpful. I've been in charge of gathering addresses, booking the DJ (still need to send him our packet of information), the hotels, the rental car, and I'm sure that I've done some other stuff.
School is hectic. After Spring Break, until we reach the end of the school year, it's always hectic. Students get restless. Teachers get more sarcastic and short tempered. At this time of year, I always seem to go through deep introspection about the career I've chosen.
Dallas Comic Con is coming up, May 21st and 22nd. It hard to imagine that the show could get any bigger with a line-up like this: click here. I don't have anything new to sell. I'll probably reserve my table space for promoting WE'VE NEVER MET, published weekly in Quick.
I just sent in my latest rewrite of an essay that should appear in the Walking Dead Smart Pop (release date: November 1, 2011). My Smart Pop essays always seem to fall victim to poor timing. Exhibit A: In my Spider-Man Smart Pop essay, my thesis was that, more than any other superhero, Spider-Man holds onto his secret identity the tightest. As I wrote the essay, Civil War #2 came out. Peter Parker announces that he's Spider-Man. I had to add a little more to the essay to further defend my thesis. Exhibit B: My Walking Dead essay is about how Carl is the true protagonist of Walking Dead. For anyone who reads the series month to month, you know that I'm holding my breath about the next issue.
The Texas Amateur Chess Tournament is in a few weeks. I went last year, and now I'm in training for this year's tournament. Yes, chess players train -- books, instructional videos, tactic puzzles, practice games. I've been on a good run lately. 7-3 over the past two tournaments. I've won some games against much higher rated players. However, this blog is about writing. If you want to see my tournament matches, you can click here.
As far as big projects go, I've been scaling back lately. I'm working a few things here and there, but trying to find a more manageable pace. Hopefully, though, I'll have some announcements soon.
WE'VE NEVER MET: LISTEN TO INKLINGS
(originally posted here on Quick's blog) Some of my favorite bands are fictional ones -- Gorillaz, Josie and the Pussycats, the Archies, Jem and the Holograms, The Oneders, Weird Sisters, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Monkees, Spinal Tap, Rex Manning and Wyld Stallyns. As I teenager, I would listen to bands like Pixies and Jane's Addiction and think to myself, "They're cool and all... for a real band." How I yearned to have my own fictional band.
When Quick approached me and Chad Thomas about creating an ongoing comic, I knew what I wanted -- a story about a girl from Dallas with a rock band. The story would focus on her friends, her family, her daily life and her attempts to balance it all with her creative pursuits.
If you're behind on WE'VE NEVER MET, you should raid the comic archives and check it out.
I talked with Lindsay Graham from Junius Recording Co., and he agreed to join the fun and produce Liz's band. Lindsay gathered together his super friends, talented people from talented local bands who helped Inklings find their sound. Inklings recorded five tracks. Here's the first single -- stream or download it!
Inklings - 'Faults' by QuickDFW
We'll release more songs soon.
We need your support. Inklings could be the greatest fictional band in Dallas. Call KXT and demand "Faults" be put in the rotation. Talk up Inklings among your friends, and act shocked when they say they haven't heard of them. And of course, keep reading every week. The story is just beginning.
WALKING DEAD SMART POP
If you've read my twitter feed recently, you could probably tell that I'm doing something with THE WALKING DEAD.
I just submitted a bio that included: "David once sat across from @RobertKirkman during a comic book convention brunch. It was cool." (link) @JasonCopland @kevincneece It's topical. I'm writing an academic essay on Walking Dead. Things I've noticed: Carl plays in the dirt a lot. (link)Done. 18 pages of notes on Carl in the Walking Dead. (link)
@spiffy You'll like the essay I'm working on. I also like Michonne and Abraham, but Rick's "strong bigger comrades" don't seem to last long. (link)
@spiffy No kidding. Tyreese was great. (link)
Yes, I'm writing my third essay for Smart Pop. The past few days, I've been researching, taking notes, and outlining in preparation. Now, I have about 3,500 words to write by Monday. I'll have more information available as I'm able to release it. The important stuff:
Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen edited by James Lowder BenBella Books/Smart Pop November 1, 2011 trade paperback, $14.95 ISBN-10: 1936661136 ISBN-13: 978-1936661138
I'm excited about this one. As you might imagine, I'm a huge fan of the series. It's the best American comic on the shelf right now.
If Walking Dead has taught me anything, it's that you are never safe, but a samurai sword helps. Let's hope I survive the next few days, and I'm able to finish the essay on time.
FROM THE WEBCOMIC FACTORY
My friend and occasional collaborator (on KARMA INCORPORATED and ANTIGONE) Tom Kurzanski illustrates a wonderful webcomic called POST APOCALYPTIC NICK.
Nick Surrey has just survived the worst Tuesday of all time. Climbing out of his hotel three days later, he finds himself trapped in an apocalyptic landscape in California. His car destroyed and his phone dead, he starts a journey cross country to see if his wife was really serious about divorcing him back in New Jersey. Can a man who knows nothing about survival survive without his iPhone, Chinese Take Out and Cable TV?
Definitely worth reading!
HERE'S THE UPDATE
As a mentioned last week on this blog, after a five month unplanned hiatus, I need to reevaluate how I can "sustain momentum" as a comic book writer (i.e. no more nervous breakdowns and still keep writing). Find balance in my life, family, teaching, and comics. Thus, I need to prioritize, focus, and cut down my work load. No more working on seven projects at a time. I'm going for a leaner, smarter David Hopkins as writer. The plan. I've divided my writing work into five categories:
1. Completed projects: stuff I've already written (and maybe it's completely art'd), and it just needs to be published 2. Ongoing projects: stuff I'm currently writing and/or it's in the process of being published 3. New projects: stuff I haven't written yet, but I'm planning to work on 4. Abandoned projects: the graveyard of rejected proposals and unfinished projects 5. Loose ends: small bits of writing I've promised to people
As far as completed projects, I need to renew my efforts to find a home for ASTRONAUT DAD and HOW TO LOSE BIG. In regards to ASTRONAUT DAD, it's frustrating for a beautiful 160 page graphic novel to be completely finished and yet unread. Also, HOW TO LOSE BIG is such a great story. The proposal looks great. We just need to find it a home.
With ongoing projects, I'm focusing all my energy on WE'VE NEVER MET, which resides on the back inside page of the free weekly entertainment newspaper Quick. On a professional and creative level, it's everything I could ever hope for. It's consistent, paying work where I get to develop a continuity and collaborate with a talented artist. We have a massive local readership (Quick reaches more than 90,000 per week), and the potential for a huge fanbase. Story wise, I love the slice-of-life feel of WE'VE NEVER MET. It's a story about a person's life, an adventure in searching for meaningful relationships and pursuing artistic goals. It doesn't have to be a "gag comic" nor does it need super heroes, monsters, robots, zombies, pirates, or ninjas. Although, it does have one hobo.
ANNOUNCEMENT #1: As of this month, WE'VE NEVER MET is now weekly. It's no longer on an every other week cycle. This will give us a much better opportunity to build our audience. That's 52 pages every year. Unfortunately, it does end the regular appearance of LISTOONS (click here), created by my friends Geoff and Cal, with whom we alternated on that back page. LISTOONS isn't gone. There should be periodic appearances elsewhere in the pages of Quick.
In the next few weeks, Liz (our protagonist) will be in the studio recording an EP. We will introduce a new character, Lindsay Graham from Junius Recording Co. Liz's last name will finally be revealed, as well as the band's name. Exclusive preview: The band name is Inklings.
ANNOUNCEMENT #2: Speaking of Inklings, music producer Lindsay Graham and I are entering the bold terrain of fictitious bands -- Gorillaz, Josie & the Pussycats, Partridge Family, Monkees, The Oneders, etc. We're still in the early stages of everything, but you can expect to actually hear Liz's band. You'll be able to buy the album, proudly wear an Inklings t-shirt, request them on KXT, or vote for them in the Observer Music Awards. Who knows where it will all lead? I'm proud to be working with Lindsay, and I can already tell this is going to be an exciting experiment.
Inklings are my new favorite band.
But first, Liz has to write some more songs (below: a preview of the October 14th comic).
My other goal in the "ongoing projects" category, unrelated to WE'VE NEVER MET, is to try to write at least two features for D Magazine every year. And guess what?
ANNOUNCEMENT #3: I just signed a contract for my first magazine feature (2,000 words). I don't want to go into any further details. Let's wait until the story is sent to my editor, and then off to the printers.
With new projects (and this is a difficult issue), I'm going to work on only one new graphic novel proposal at a time. Jamar Nicholas and I have our BULLETPROOF WEST project. That's the one. Nothing else until that's complete. I know I've mentioned this idea before, but it's new because all we have is a plot outline and some characters. I'll have more details soon.
With abandoned projects, unfortunately, there are too many to name: FRONTIER, BOLIVAR, OMISOKA BRIDGE, JACK RUBY, KARMA INC 2. Better not to think about it.
With loose ends, Paul and I are working on the finale for SOUVENIR OF DALLAS to appear on D Magazine's Frontburner blog. Also, Brock and I have a short Emily Edison side project that I need to script this week.
And that's the update. Sound good? Let me know your thoughts.
ILLUSTRATED COMPANION PAMPHLET
A few months ago, David DeGrand and I partnered with the Happy Bullets to produce a mini-comic that would accompany the release of their album Hydropanic At The Natatorium. It was a small print run of 100 copies. 50 copies were included with a limited vinyl edition of the album. The other 50 were sold at some shows, distributed to friends, family, and local comic book stores. It was a fun experiment to take some of the songs and recreate them in comic form. I love working with DeGrand. He has such a great style and approach to comics, which always makes me feel comfortable taking risks.
I've now made the pages from THE HAPPY BULLETS PRESENT AN ILLUSTRATED COMPANION PAMPHLET FOR THE ALBUM HYDROPANIC AT THE NATATORIUM available on this website -- click here and scroll down.
Enjoy.
ADIEU TO SOUVENIR
Paul posted earlier today on Facebook:"Souvenir of Dallas is no longer going to be featured in D Magazine. I just want to say thanks to Tim Rogers and the rest of the fine folks at D for giving it a home for the last few years and letting us do some crazy stuff. And thanks to David Hopkins for writing such awesome scripts. Not sure if it will live on or in what form, but I'll keep you posted."
Our editor Tim Rogers then followed with: "It's a shame, really. David ruined the whole thing. I just couldn't work with that jerk. But you're peaches, Paul. xxxooo"
And then, I said: "If anyone would like to read all the Souvenir of Dallas comics, you can click here and scroll down. Tim: *Takes a bow* That's impressive, because I've seen some of the people you work with. Paul: I will remember every single time we were on assignment, wondering aloud: "I can't believe we're getting paid to do this..." Thanks for being such a great collaborator. To everyone who supported us and picked up a copy of D, Paul and I really appreciate it. The editors took good care of us. And with magazines, everything has its season. Three years was a nice run. We have no regrets. Paul and I will be working on something else very soon. We'll keep you updated."
It was a crazy gig. Three years ago, after meeting with Tim and Trey Garrison, I got the offer to develop a one-page comic for D Magazine. I asked Paul if he would be willing to come on board as the artist, and I couldn't ask for a better person to handle this project. (These scripts were not easy. Seriously. The deadlines, the panel descriptions, and the references all required a talented professional. Paul was awesome.)
Our first assignment was to cover the opening of Dean Fearing's new restaurant, and I'm proud to say we reported the hell out of it. Interviews, notes, reference photos, more notes. And alas, barely any of it was needed for the actual comic. In fact, most of Souvenir was like that. We went on assignment with journalistic fervor. We gathered more information than we would ever need. Not that we minded too much. Our research got us into the Dallas Mavericks' locker room. I took my daughter to Great Wolf Lodge, and Paul joined us for dinner. I stalked the mayor of Dallas for an entire weekend, from a Shakespeare In The Park gala to a Celebrity Waiter gala to an Earth Day gala... mayors attend many galas. We went to interesting clubs and met interesting people. I spent a morning with Julie Dreher, talking about chickens.
The chicken one and the Main Street Garden were my proudest moments from a reporting standpoint. In contrast, the Deep Ellum restaurant assignment was absolute hell. The night before my deadline, I roamed the streets desperately trying to get an interview with just one more restaurant manager. "Stadium Death Star" was the easiest one to write, and Paul loved drawing himself as Han Solo. My favorite panel is from "State Fair Apocalypse" -- the last panel with a monster battle involving Big Tex, the bronze Dallas Zoo giraffe, and the red neon Pegasus from the Magnolia Building (who returns in our "Pritzker" comic). I have the original art framed in my office. The "Lost In Victory Park" comic was our least favorite. I just don't know if the LOST references translated well.
While I'm sharing, there's a never finished Souvenir of Dallas that was supposed to be in the December issue. It was about these new segway-type vehicles the Dallas Police Department purchased. I scripted it. Paul penciled most of it (one scene included Paul and me trying to free an elephant from the zoo). And then, it was cut at the last minute due to a lack of space in our section.
Not every comic book writer gets an opportunity like this one. We had a massive audience, and we were able to explore and experiment with our craft. I consider myself lucky.
A LITTLE CLOSER
This week, Daniel Warner sent me thumbnails for the final 8 page section in our 50 MILES TO MARFA story. Combined with the middle section, illustrated by Evan Bryce, the entire comic about a bank heist that goes awry will be 24 pages long. It's going to look great. I will have more to share soon.
POPGUN 3 WINS EISNER
I want to congratulate Mark Andrew Smith, D.J. Kirkbride, and Joe Keatinge for POPGUN VOL. 3 winning the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Anthology. Over the years, they've worked hard to produce a consistently solid anthology series. I'm proud that Dan Warner and I contributed "50 Miles to Marfa" to the volume 3 collection. I'm rather fond of those eight pages we produced. I love working with Warner... even though he won't return my emails. (I think he's afraid of the purity of my love.) No, contrary to what some of my friends have suggested, this does not make me an Eisner winner. The honor goes to the editors. I'm indirectly awesome.
However, I would like to point out that three of my biggest professional dreams/aspirations/hopes/goals are: 1. to produce ongoing work as a comics writer 2. to write a graphic novel/TPB for SLG or Oni Press 3. to win an Eisner
And for those keeping score, this year: 1. I've been writing a one-page comic for a local newspaper on an every other week basis. 2. I co-wrote a short story that was published by Oni. 3. An anthology containing one of my stories won an Eisner.
Is this the universe's way of playing "kinda-sorta-not-really" with my dreams? Hmm.
OUTLAW TERRITORY
I mentioned this briefly last year. Yes, last year. (In comics, stuff takes awhile.) I will have a short story in Outlaw Territory Volume 3, published by the kind-hearted people at Image Comics. The story is called "Judge Roy Bean." This morning, I received the panel layout/storyboard and character designs from Luigi Cavenago aka "Gigi". He's an amazing Italian artist. While I can't share anything just yet, I will say the pages look absolutely incredible. I'm really happy with this story.
Once I have information about when Volume 3 will be available, I'll post it here. In the meantime, you can purchase Volume 1 (click here) and spread the word about this anthology -- so hopefully, Image Comics will continue to publish quality Western stories.
THE PRETTY, PRETTY 6x9 VERSION
What a difference it makes to go with a new printer! I went back and re-sized ONE NIGHT STAND for 6x9 using Lulu.com's print-on-demand services. Last week, I received my test copy and it looks much better.
If you were not able to find the original mini-comic (5.5x8.5) when it was released on Indy Comic Book Week last December, then this is your chance to pick up a copy.
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/one-night-stand/8605012
I have it priced "at cost". It's $5.14 for a single copy. Some contributors might order their own copies in bulk and have them available at various conventions.
HAPPY BULLETS AND COMIC BOOKS
I heard from Josh McKibben that our mini-comic (THE HAPPY BULLETS IN ASSOCIATION WITH DAVID HOPKINS AND DAVID DEGRAND PRESENT AN ILLUSTRATED COMPANION PAMPHLET FOR THE ALBUM HYDROPANIC AT THE NATATORIUM. ENJOY.) has returned from the printers, and it looks good. It's a limited print run of 100 copies. If you want one, the Happy Bullets will have them for sale at their shows to coincide with the release of their new album.
Here's where you can find the Happy Bullets next week:
Thursday, April 15th at 8 PM - Vinyl Release In-Store at Good Records
Saturday, April 17th at 8 PM - Release Party at the Doublewide with Red Monroe and Giggle Party
Zeus Comics and Titan Comics should have a few copies available.
David DeGrand and I are planning to be at the show on the 17th. It would be great to see you (yes, you) there.
