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Emerald City

With Emerald City Comicon in Seattle just a few days away, we thought it best to bring everyone up to speed with the “who, what and where”.

Con-goers

While the list of special guests this year is quite distinguished, (Stan Lee, Lou Ferrigno, Leonard Nimoy just to name a few) the list of Periscopers that will be attending is enough to get any comics fan hyped up!

  • Steve Lieber | F-02
  • Paul Tobin | F-03
  • Jeremy Barlow | F-04
  • Jeff Parker | F-04
  • David Hahn | F-06
  • Dylan Meconis | F-07
  • Erika Moen | F-08
  • Cat Farris | F-09/F-10
  • Ron Chan | F-09/F-10
  • Susan Tardif | F-15
  • Rich Ellis | F-15
  • and possibly a few others :)

The con itself will go for two days and feature some of the biggest names in the industry, with plenty of exhibitors, vendors, and representatives from many major comics publishers.

Remember to get your tickets because the weekend is fast-approaching!

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Underground #5 review roundup.

“It’s amazing what an accomplished creative team can accomplish with such a straight-forward story. More survival adventure than crime comic, Underground has been a refreshing read for several reasons.”

Write Club

“this comic is fun, action packed, and highly atmospheric.”
The Outhousers

“Parker has graced this story with a lot of strong character development, and has a feel for how people would react in and to these types of situations. Lieber’s art is fantastic throughout…This is a title that seriously deserves some awards.”
Things I Like

“It’s a testament to Parker and Lieber that they made even the most minor of characters interesting in this series. Here’s hoping the trade sales on this series makes feasible for Parker and Lieber to do more with these folks beyond Stillwater Cave.”
Tim O’Shea Robot 6

“…terrific dialogue showing that this man really seems to know how actual conversations work with suitable pauses and interruptions in Wesley and Seth’s interactions. Lieber finishes the run well using his angles and layouts in a varied and effective manner to wring the best out of the plot and caving action.”
Paradox Comics Group

“Lieber and Parker are functioning as a well-oiled machine in this story. If not for the credit box, interviews, and blogs, I would almost believe that the tale came from one single creator, so tight is the story to art and vice versa.” Doug Zawisza
Comic Book Resources

“It’s amazing how they’re able to keep that feeling of claustrophobia… you’re there with the characters.”
Meltdown Comics Podcast Starts at 39:40.

“No other book gripped me like this one did – and all without a single superhero. I didn’t think that was possible in the world of comic books. Jeff Parker proved me wrong.”

Mr Pasty Ain’t it Cool News

“Jeff Parker’s writing guides this story through some great moments of tension, but Steve Lieber’s art really makes the cave come alive. The background is such a huge part of the issues, and it is next to impossible to ignore the intense shift in color as we go above and below ground. This book proves color can be a key story telling tool when used with great effectiveness.”
Black Thursday

“Parker…has a good old fashioned chase scene brewing at the same time as our heroes are being tracked down by gun wielding thugs with murderous intent.  The result is a story that is able to keep the reader on the edge of their seat from start to finish.”
Comic Book Revolution

“Jeff Parker is a writing fiend these days, truly a man among men or a writer among writers or something like that…and this 5-issue series is the best thing he’s done since The Interman. He’s also fortunate to have Steve Lieber on art at the top of his game helping out. The best adventure story about Kentucky caves and park rangers that maintain same that I’ve ever read, and seriously, the guys nail the verisimilitude…believe me, I know. ” Johnny Bacardi
Pop Dose

“a fine adventure with sympathetic characters and some really nice artwork. ”
Hipster dad

“If you’ve only read Parker’s Marvel stuff, you might not realize what a good writer he is and how well he creates characters. His “awesome” moments for Marvel might overshadow the fact that he really knows what he’s doing. ”

Greg Burgas Comics Should be Good

“The finale was great, the series is great…my favorite miniseries by far…I love this series.” Fourth Wall Podcast Starts at 34:10.

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New David Hahn website.

David Hahn has a brand new portfolio website up: davidhahnart.com

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Erika Moen designs a cover.

Over at her Livejournal, Erika’s put up a step-by-step look at her process for designing the cover to DAR Volume Two.

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Etsy Store!

There’s a lot of art coming out of this place and we’ve decided to sell some of it. Yes, it’s true. We recently learned that here in the 21st century art can be traded cash and so Periscope now has an Etsy Store.

We’ve got a few drawings up now, but there are lots more on the way, along with original art and signed books with sketches. Take a look!

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Jonathan Hickman talks about SHIELD and Dustin Weaver.

“It’s not just that he’s a world class artist, and he’s clearly that, but something more… I’ll say it like this: He could be as big as he wants to be. I’m just not sold that’s what he’s interested in. What I do know for sure, is that whatever he does do, people will still be buying a decade from now.”
Read more at the Westfield blog.

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Terri Nelson on OPB: Oregon Art Beat

Terri Nelson and the students of Clara Lafayette’s class at Irvington Elementary were just filmed for Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Art Beat, for a show about arts education in Oregon public schools! The show will air in May.

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Twelve Days

Nothing says Christmas like twelve oil drums a-drummed on by a gigantic squid. Merry Christmas from Periscope! Here’s our complete Twelve Days of Christmas, published and commissioned by the ComicsAlliance.com. The festive illustration at the left is Day 12: Jonathan Case’s magnificent 12 drums and a giant squid a-drumming.

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Periscope Loves Natalie Nourigat


We had a surprise visit from one of our favorite former interns, Ms. Natalie Nourigat who not only brought us handmade chocolate dessert thingies but also dropped off this amazing comic.

Need a closer look? Confused who all those faces are? Maybe the annotated version will clear up your questions.

Thanks, Tally!

You’re rad as hell.

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A dozen reasons you should be reading Underground.

How great is Jeff Parker, Steve Lieber and Ron Chan’s work on Underground? Here’s an even dozen reviewers raving about issue #4.

Ain’t it Cool News | Paradox Comics Group | Comics Waiting Room | Comics Bulletin | Things I Like | Best Shots | Great Caesar’s Post | Blair Butler | Comics Should Be Good | Awesomed By Comics | Comics Nexus | Mondo Magazine

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