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Was a blast. Should have the audio file up in the next few days, and
there will also be a video available in the coming weeks.
Thanks to everyone who came out.
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Punks the Comic Christacular Special Digital Webbing: Dan: The Punks Summer Special was a mind-blowing bit of comics joy, so I can only imagine what the Christmas special is going to be like. According to the solicits, the four weird-headed bastards are searching for the true meaning of Christmas, leprosy, and friendship, so its gotta be good. There are some awesome looking Punks shirts with the Summer Special cover on ‘em for sale too, but they aren’t big enough for me, so I have to pass. page 284
Thanks to Metropolis!
We had a blast at Metropolis, thanks much for the great time!
Mailing List ->
I've been supporting a mailing list of about 400 people for the past few months using Gmail. It became too much. I'm moving it all over to the software on my server. So, please, go and join via the link over there.
I think I know which Australian Bank I’d use.
Download Fanboy Radio
Here. The show was lots of fun, with lots of guest callers like James Patrick, Rob Levin, and Troy Wall. Listen, download, enjoy.
LOLTHULHU
Discovered by Wheaton.
Created by God.
Signing Next Wednesday
Signing Next Wednesday,
originally uploaded by Joshua Hale Fialkov.
Updates…
Hey Gang,This week sees the release of Cyblade: Pilot Season #1. The book has art by Rick Mays, and is a complete reinvention of the character. It's also a part of a competition to get me a job writing an ongoing. I'm competing against some really great talent, so please do your part to help me trounce them. It'll be available at finer comic retailers tomorrow. More information on that here: http://www.topcow.com
Also, I'll be appearing with my Punks co-hort Kody tomorrow on Fanboy Radio to discuss Punks and whatever else we have coming down the pipe, so please, take the hour to listen to it live (and maybe even call in, if you can... I'm not sure) here at: http://www.fanboyradio.com . Also, you can grab onto a podcast version of the interview shortly thereafter. Coincidentally, the Punks store with T-Shirts, the limited edition version of the Summer Special, etc. should be live in the next day or two. That's here: http://www.punksthecomic.com
And finally, don't forget about a week from Saturday when I'll be hosting The Future of Graphic Literature at the Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library in Downtown, Los Angeles. The panel will feature Mark Waid, Kazu Kibuishi, Ross Richie, Christos Gage, Tony Fleecs, and myself. There'll be a small meet and greet right afterwards. It's being held on Saturday September 29th at 2pm, more information here: http://events.lapl.org/viewEven
Thanks for reading, and hope y'all check out my wares,
j.
Joshua Fialkov www.joshuahalefialkov.com www.hoarseandbuggy.com
Look at me, here I am…
NEWSARAMA.COM: MARVEL COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR DECEMBER 2007
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #4 Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM, KATHRYN IMMONEN, JOSH FIALKOV & RICH KOSLOWSKI Penciled by DAVE WILKINS, STUART IMMONEN, CHRIS MOELLER & ANDREA DIVITO Cover by MICHAEL CHOI WEAPON OMEGA takes center stage, as the mystery deepens: what is happening to Michael Pointer (a.k.a. Guardian) — and who is doing it to him? Meanwhile, Detective Stacy Dolan gets one step closer to the truth in VANGUARD, but that step plunges her headfirst into danger. HELLCAT’s war with herself comes to an end — but which one of her comes out on top? And finally — the OUTLAW KID puts his life on the line in a tale of frontier justice! 40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99
Louis and Frank
I've got a much bigger soft spot for Louis Armstrong than I do for Frank Sinatra. My Sinatra love comes from his acting (From Here To Eternity's one of my favorite films of all time, and he's just breath taking in it) than from his singing career. I think for the most part, he spent more of his career over the hill than on top of it, so to speak. But Louis Armstrong... the guy was just amazing from birth to death. There's a bunch of early recordings from his first trip to Paris, playing in clubs, and you realize that the guy just plain knew where music was going, and how to ride that wave. Equal parts soulful and technical, Louis represented all of the potential of Jazz and Blues music, much of which, I've always felt has gone untapped since. He managed to be very much his own man, not letting his race, his bizarre voice, or his odd look stop him from taking his place as one of, if not the, greats in the history of music. That indominable spirit is so clear in every note he plays and every word he sings... So much so that you can actually see that rarest of things on the face of Frank Sinatra in the below clip... respect.
Liberace Museum
Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Liberace Museum
Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV
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Alien Jerky Stand, Baker, CA
Alien Jerky Stand
Alien Jerky Stand, Baker, CA
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas,
originally uploaded by Joshua Hale Fialkov.
Heading out to Las Vegas for the rest of the week for good ol'
Grumpus's wedding day. See you cats and kittens next week.
It’s like it’s freakin’ Cyblade Week Over Here
Comic Book Resources - CBR News: Life Before Cyberforce: Fialkov talks "Cyblade" "Watch me soar!"
Thanks to Emmett and the CBR gang for such a great job on the article!
Possibly the greatest video ever made.
Found on College Humor via Slashdot
Weird Zombie Photo Comic We Received on the Punks Account
( kurtz )'s slideshow on Flickr It's pretty cool. Go watch.
AICN does not Hate Me.
PUNKS THE COMIC: SUMMER SPECIAL #1 Writer: Joshua Fialkov Artist: Kody Chamberlain Publisher: Digital Webbing Reviewed by Humphrey LeePUNKS THE COMIC is what would happen if NEXTWAVE was actually a Sunday night cartoon on Adult Swim. That is to say, it's awesome. Just awesome. PUNKS features such characters as a humanoid body with a fist for a head that uses signs to talk, a character named Dog that has a bulldog face (well duh!), and Abe Lincoln. Yes, Abe Lincoln. And Abe Lincoln is the best new character of the year, yes he is.Now, what's this book about, you're asking, with its cast of crazy characters and dead historical figures? Fucked if I know and shame on you for asking! Come on, does any of that sound like there's some sort of coherent storyline going on? Of course not, but just like any (good) episode of, say, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”, it doesn't have to make sense, it just has to be hilarious. And PUNKS is all sorts of hilarious. Between Morrissey cracks, ethnic stereotypes, alien invaders in a station wagon, and a mid-issue "interview" with Rick Remender Out of Fucking Nowhere! this comic cannot help but be hilarious just like a midget in leather chaps couldn't help but be the same.
As if the comic itself couldn't be crazy enough, the "clip art" that Kody Chamerlain uses here in PUNKS helps enhance the oddball experience. What I mean by "clip art" is that PUNKS uses panels made up by actually cut out pictures arranged to make all the characters, settings, etc. Very unique and unusual, but very creative and entertaining as well which is pretty much exactly how this book should be described.
PUNKS is crazier than Britney Spears with a heroin needle and a Cabbage Patch doll, but ever the moreso entertaining. The sooner we get more of this the better, unlike the aforementioned Ms. Spears. I'm not sure you could find a better deal out there for just $5 right now...well, okay, except for maybe Britney Spears...sorry, had to do it. Cheers...