Purveyor of sheer awesomeness.
Joshua Hale Fialkov is the Harvey, Eisner, and Emmy Award nominated writer of graphic novels, animation, video games, film, and television, including:
THE LIFE AFTER, THE BUNKER, PUNKS, ELK'S RUN, TUMOR, ECHOES, KING, PACIFIC RIM, THE ULTIMATES, I, VAMPIRE, and JEFF STEINBERG CHAMPION OF EARTH. He's also written television including MAX’s YOUNG JUSTICE, NBC's CHICAGO MED and NETFLIX’s AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER.
Jebus. Thanks for all the well-wishes and kind words everybody. I'm behind on a deadline, so I'm gonna end up not answering a lot of these, at least not tonight. For those concerned, we're fine, and all saw this coming, so, don't worry. We've been planning our next move for quite some time, and know what's what.
Of course, if you really want to cheer me up you can visit http://www.WorldsEnd-TheComic.com and http://www.PunksTheComic.com still on the horizon.
So, just got off the phone with Adam Fortier, President etc. of Speakeasy Comics. Speakeasy is no more. Due to some payment problems and low sales, it seems, they've had to lock up shop. Elk's Run... well... We're working on it. The book is 90% done, and it's murder keeping it away from you guys, cause frankly, I've never been prouder than I am of the back half of the series. Everything clicks, and it's just amazing work from Keating and Noel... The type of stuff you, as a writer, only dream of having turned in.
The book will come out. You will get to read the rest of the series.
When and How are still our main questions.
From getting back from San Fran on Sunday night, I was literally running non-stop from place to place. Gary and I were on a game show on Tuesday and squarely got our asses kicked. It was thoroughly embarassing. Been plugging away at both the day job, the writing assignments, and a bit of transcribing every day. I also finally settled down and watched the original BBC version of The Office. I don't know if it's a problem with my BBC America or DirecTV or what, but whenever I'd watch it on TV, I'd go nuts because I couldn't hear what the fuck they were saying, to the point of utter irritation. So, now, armed with the DVD's, I'm almost the whole way through and pretty well in love. I still prefer the American version (Steve Carrel is less irritating and considerably less 'mean' than Ricky Gervais's version of the character which goes a long way.)
The biggest pleasure of the show, which is also the highlight of the American version, is the relationship between Tim/Jim and Dawn/Pam. It's the most honest and natural thing about the show, and it helps smooth over the more forced stuff that surrounds it.
Aside from that, getting the last of the stuff ready to send out for World's End, which'll be going to publishers this week-ish, getting the business plan together on Punks, doing takes for two different properties (a tv show and a comic), and getting ready to pitch for a gig writing a low-budg feature. In other words... busy fucking week.
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Right here you can get info on Noel Tuazon's new project. It's been a banner week for Elk's Run's creative team. Now we just need to get Elk's Run out the goddamn door.
So... Got a huge rash of e-mails on Punks, and Kody and I wanted to share some more. Here's the first two pages. Just enough to torment you tll the whole thing comes 'round.
http://www.punksthecomic.com Get gettin'.
So, there's more of World's End up at the blog, etc, including a script to page thing with the full first page. And then there's this...
Visit the production blog, and you get to see the full first page of the book.
That's here.
AND, my other new project...
Kody Chamberlain and I bring you: Punks
So, I'll be attending Wondercon in San Francisco next weekend. I'm going to be hanging out at the Boom! Studios booth signing copies of Fused! Tales, and I should have Elk's Run and Western Tales for anybody missing anything. Also, I'm moderating Boom's panel on Friday. It's at 4pm in Room 2020. There'll be all kinds of exciting stuff talked about, and you get my unerring charm and wit. Who could ask for anything more?
Come by and say "Hullo."
Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - WENN: Tamahori Arraigned on Prostitution Charges Former James Bond movie-maker Lee Tamahori was arraigned in Los Angeles yesterday after allegedly soliciting an undercover cop, while dressed as a woman. The Die Another Day director, 55, was arrested in Hollywood last month, after he approached an undercover police officer who was in his car, entered the vehicle and offered to perform a sex act for money, accordin"
I started a part time job to go with my other part time job. Plus, I'm writing more or less full time (three comic series, a screenplay, and a novel, all with deadlines), so I haven't had much time for... well... anything. It's nice to be busy, but for the first time in a while, I'm actually looking forward to the weekend as an actual 'time off'.... at least for a few hours. Sympathy Cards can be sent to "StopComplainingFuckwad@joshuahalefialkov.com"
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Or so says Steven Grant's readers Elk's Run is right smack dab in the middle of the list of Indispensable Comics Series of 2005. Take that Fables and Y: The Last Man! We're at the very least alphabetically superior!
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The Who Still play Baba O'Reilly and My Generation live? Is the irony lost on them? I hope not.
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