Archive for the “Uncategorized” CategoryI just participated in a genuinely fascinating discussion with some readers on 4chan, and I think it’s old dog, new tricks time. My archive of the 4chan discussion is here. What does this mean? It means you can now download the whole book in pdf or cbz format for no charge. No registration. No DRM. Just click and it’s yours. Give it a read! Payment is on the honor system. The suggested donation is $5.00, more is great, but whatever you can afford is fine. If you’d like a hard copy, the best thing you can do is order one through your local store. If you’d prefer mailorder, in the US try our friends at TFAW. In the UK try Forbidden Planet. Or just get it directly from us- signed and sketched- at the Periscope Studio Etsy store. -Steve Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 To celebrate the release of Avengers #1 and Atlas #1, The Hollywood district Things From Another World is throwing a massive Avengers Day Party May 19 with special guests Brian Michael Bendis and Jeff Parker! Here’s what you need to know: * Get there early! The first 25 people in line at 7:00 p.m. will receive a free limited-edition Avengers print. Brian Michael Bendis is one of the most successful comic book writers in the world and the mastermind behind classic Marvel events like Civil War, Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, and Siege. He also consulted on the new Iron Man movie. Now he relaunches the Avengers May 19 with John Romita, Jr.! Jeff Parker has also had a busy year, writing the critically acclaimed limited series Underground for Image Comics, as well as Agents of Atlas, Thunderbolts, and other books for Marvel! His new series, Atlas, premieres May 19. We hope to see you all Wednesday, May 19!
Underground gets some respect at Ain’t it Cool News. “Mr. Pasty: UNDERGROUND (Image Comics) When Chief Running Site asked me to take a look at a book about small-town rangers fighting to preserve the integrity of some underground caves, I politely smiled and thought “Man this guy must hate my guts.” In fact, I even whipped out issue #1 after climbing into bed, expecting to conk out by page three. Instead, I was up for hours digesting the next two issues and marveling at how a series devoid of “superheroes” could be so friggin’ entertaining. UNDERGROUND grips you and envelops you in a world that is so completely realized and populated with characters so thoroughly fleshed out, it’s not an exaggeration to call this the year’s best miniseries. Hollywood writers who dig through a creative trash can to find anything salvageable for the next big movie or TV show could learn a lot about storytelling from just one issue of UNDERGROUND.”
So many great reviews of Underground have been rolling in! Here are a few of the many recent ones.
Comic Hero News has a five page preview of issue #3. It’ll be on the stands next week, November 18th.
Lieber and I are getting up early tomorrow to catch the plane to Salt Lake City. So if you’re in the area, head over to Dr. Volt’s, we’ll be there most of the day, signing, sketching, juggling, you name it.  UNDERGROUND #4 (of 5) Interest above ground explodes when a body is pulled out of Stillwater Cave. Deep inside and searching for a way out, Wesley leads Seth into a section she’s never explored for good reason: It’s almost always underwater! Comic Geek Speak spoke with Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber about our collaboration on Underground. You can download the podcast or listen here.
With Marc Mason as Howard Cosell and Lieber as Randall “Tex” Cobb.
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