Publishers Weekly calls it “a stunning multimedia confection of the highest order that creates a detailed and delightful world.”

The Atlantic, that’s right, THE ATLANTIC, describes it as “meticulously crafted.”

A terrific interview with authors Paul Guinan and Anina [...]]]> Early reports about FRANK READE: Adventures in the Age of Invention are all glowingly positive!

Publishers Weekly calls it “a stunning multimedia confection of the highest order that creates a detailed and delightful world.”

The Atlantic, that’s right, THE ATLANTIC, describes it as “meticulously crafted.”

A terrific interview with authors Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett can be found at the Portland Examiner.

Are you ready for the Frank Reade Land Sea and Air book tour?

They missed a great one that’s still running though: Trixie Biltmore’s Meen Comics. Go check it out.

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Jonathan Case has a holiday sale going on at his web store right now. Pick up a signed copy of Dear Creature or Green River Killer for 20% off, or some original art, like this Wunda Woman watercolor, for 30% off. Art prints and commissions are also 20% off.

The sale runs [...]]]>

Jonathan Case has a holiday sale going on at his web store right now. Pick up a signed copy of Dear Creature or Green River Killer for 20% off, or some original art, like this Wunda Woman watercolor, for 30% off. Art prints and commissions are also 20% off.

The sale runs through the end of the year.

Periscope’s Jonathan Case wrote and drew a book called Dear Creature, and it’s out in stores today. It’s a one-of-a-kind, weird, exuberant thing, and the critics are eating it up.

From Steven Padnick’s Blog:

Okay people! Today’s the day! Dear Creature is ON SALE RIGHT NOW. Now’s the time to run [...]]]>

Periscope’s Jonathan Case wrote and drew a book called Dear Creature, and it’s out in stores today. It’s a one-of-a-kind, weird, exuberant thing, and the critics are eating it up.

From Steven Padnick’s Blog:

Okay people! Today’s the day! Dear Creature is ON SALE RIGHT NOW. Now’s the time to run up to the store and buy all the copies they have and then demand they order 10 more.

Also, you know, you get to read it!

GO, BUY IT NOW:

Amazon

Indiebound

Barnes & Noble

BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT:

“With expressive art and clever writing in Dear Creature, Jonathan Case creates a unique and entertaining story of a man from the deep who just wanted to find a companion in life.”

—Previews Magazine, staff pick!

 

“This exuberantly weird comic novel succeeds in fusing ’50s monster movies and the works of William Shakespeare…Case’s b&w art sometimes stretches reality for humorous effect, but keeps even the strangest scenes from feeling merely grotesque. The script also generates a surprising amount of pathos for the lovers’ doomed passion. Startlingly assured for a debut effort.”

—Publishers Weekly

 

“Dear Creature is sure to be one of the quirkiest and most surprising love stories you will ever read.”

—Gene Yang, Eisner Award–Winner for American Born Chinese

 

“Every panel is beautifully composed… Case mastered it on his first project.”

—Steve Lieber, Eisner Award–Winner for Whiteout: Melt

 

“An impressive debut. I dream of a world where every cartoonist’s first graphic novel is this accomplished.”

—Derek Kirk Kim, Eisner Award–Winner for The Eternal Smile

 

“Every once in a while you get a beautiful anomaly like this black-and-white graphic novel by  Portland-based artist and writer Case… marvelously entertaining and a weird side-door entry into both Shakespeare and graphic literature… A funny, bizarre, unexpected pleasure that gives a creature from the depths heart and soul.”

—Kirkus Reviews

 

“Case is talented with both visual art and the written word; his art is some of the best brush pen work around, rich with detail and realism, and his writing, both plot and prose, is brilliant.”

—Ashley Cook, Giant Fire Breathing Robot

 

“Jonathan Case has a really dynamic style and real talent creating expressive faces. The clean line work and fantastic compositions enhances the creature’s story; of love and trying to fit in a world where you don’t feel you belong.”

—Doug Dorr, Portland Comics Blog

 

“I commend Jonathan Case for this excellent graphic novel. It is very rare to find a storyteller who is able to write something that is at once literary and meta-textual, while remaining touching and hilarious. To then combine that ear for dialog and prose with artistic talent is even rarer. If you enjoy sequential art, then hands down, you should pick up Dear Creature.

And I think that it should be on everybody’s short-list for the Eisner award.”

—Chris Modzelewski, The King of Elfland’s 2nd Cousin

 

Ron Randall will be at Artist Alley table I-8.

Dustin Weaver & Jeremy Barlow will be at Artist Alley table L13.

Paul Guinan & Anina Bennett will be at Artist Alley table B-13. They will [...]]]> Some Periscopians will be attending the New York Comic Con October 13-16, at the Javits Center. Seek them out!

Ron Randall will be at Artist Alley table I-8.

Dustin Weaver & Jeremy Barlow will be at Artist Alley table L13.

Paul Guinan & Anina Bennett will be at Artist Alley table B-13. They will be attending the world premiere of a new steampunk documentary “Vintage Tomorrows” that features interviews with them at room 1B01 at 12:15pm on Saturday. Also on Saturday is their Boilerplate Robot panel at 3pm at room 1B03.

Colleen Coover & Paul Tobin don’t have a table but will be in attendance. Check show info and their Tweets to learn where you might find them.

This week Ron launches trekkercomic.com, where he will begin weekly uploads of all the existing stories of his classic sci-fi bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair, “Trekker”. Once all the existing stories are posted, Ron will continue with installments of all-new adventures of the character. Ron is excited to return to work on his [...]]]>

This week Ron launches trekkercomic.com, where he will begin weekly uploads of all the existing stories of his classic sci-fi bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair, “Trekker”. Once all the existing stories are posted, Ron will continue with installments of all-new adventures of the character. Ron is excited to return to work on his best-remembered character and to bring her unfolding story back to life. He wants long-time fans of Trekker to know that the site also contains some extra features for them as well, including a gallery of rarely or never-before seen images, and a “Spoiler” page where he’ll be posting work-in-progress pages from the upcoming stories. Check it out!

On deck:

Spellcheckers creative team Jamie S [...]]]> It’s the second installment of the Live! Comics! Reading! Extravaganza!, Comics Underground welcomes another seemingly random but actually exquisitely curated selection of local comics talent.
Thursday, September 22 · 8:00pm – 10:30pm at The Jack London Bar in Portland, Oregon. 529 SW 4th Avenue.
Facebook event page.

On deck:

Spellcheckers creative team Jamie S Rich, Joelle Jones, and Nicolas Hitori De

Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Osborn, Supergirl)

Artist Natalie Nourigat (Between Gears, Over the Surface)

Writer Greg Rucka (Stumptown, Whiteout, Queen & Country)

The artists promise to entertain you, the organizers promise to plug the appropriate cords into the appropriate projectors, and the bar promises to have some booze in it.

Hope to see you there!