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Jebus, Noel’s Busier Than I Am…
Noel’s New Book…
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.
More Punks
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'.
Updataroonies
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
Go WonderCon
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."
We’re Indispensable
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!
World’s End
So, so, so. The other project I'm working on has it's own little page up over at www.worldsend-thecomic.com. There you'll find some concept stuff, info about the book, and, the World's End Working Blog. This is where Keating, J-Rod, and Myself are hoping to portray exactyl what it's like to make a comic, from conceptian to final publishing. So, go by, bookmark, and keep an eye out. We'll be putting up most everything we do, as we do it.
Added Some New Stuff on the Side There
There's a little RSS feed of my last.fm thing, so you can see what i'm listening to, and I added a del.ico.us blog roll. Thinking about mounting a redesign of the blog, but I've been swamped just trying to keep up with the three new projects, my freelancing work, and trying to figure out what happens with the rest of my life. So I need a nice distraction, I suppose, I just don't know that I can afford the time to do it.
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Also of note, I started getting art in on my other new project with an artist y'all should know and love. I'll announce it officially once we're more than a few pages in (hate to jinx things). It's been shown to the brain trust, and everyone's pretty ecstatic about it. It's a much more sophisticated action piece than Western Tales of Terror, while still being considerably more accessible than Elk's Run. It's even got a clearly descriptive title that's not quite so on the nose. I do listen to Warren Ellis' advice afterall.
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Elk's Run 6 is going into lettering as soon as Keating finishes colors (which should be any day now) and issue 7 is at least half penciled if not more at this point. It's my favorite of the bunch, and makes getting through the script for issue 8 (le grande finale') tremendously daunting. So much so that I've managed to start (and script) three other projects rather than work on it. This week is it though. I'm putting the son of a bitch to bed, and moving on whole heartedly, and with joy to the next projects.
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Is this format strange?
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Got quite a bit of feedback (although you wouldn't know with how none of you bastards post in the comments) on Punk (as seen below), even had a few publishers sniff around. That's good. It'll be nice to have something come out that a large cross section of people will actually be interested in that I also enjoy writing. Like I said before, doing it feels like it makes my brain stretch, and that's a good thing.
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Being that tonight is my night off (I have transcriptions, a job interview, and Elk's Run 8 to do this weekend), I watched The Jacket (beautifully shot, well acted, hell, even pretty well scripted, and yet... eh. The endng's just not there,) 12 Monkeys (after The Jacket I figured I'd watched the clone, might as well watch the masterpiece it liberally takes from as well), and the first half of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I can't remember what I said about it when it originally came out (it's somewhere in the archives here), in watching it for what is my third time (twice in the theater, dammit), it's finally gotten to the 'Alright, this movie doesn't work anymore' phase for me. Which is a shame. I've listened to the radio show, read the books, watched the BBC show, and played the video game constantly throughout my life. And they never get old. The movie... eh... They softened it too much in the wit and fury departments, and inflated the zany and quirky to a point where it eclipses the other more important aspects of the film. Yes. The Lemon Juice helmet is a funny addition... but, we've got a main character who's reduced to being a babbling idiot for the sake of it. Just hurts the overall movie when all of your protaganists are bumbling idiots except for the one character who seems to get kidnapped constantly.
Anyways, go read the book. It's worth it.
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Now, to bed I go.
Coming Soon
Written by me, Art by Kody Chamberlain
Script's all set, and Kody's commencing art.
Still figuring out our publishing plan, and any interested publisher folks, can e-mail me at josh@hoarseandbuggy.com.
We got many votes…
In the Comic Bloggers' Poll 2005 So, thanks for voting! We grealy appreciate it.
Lo-Fi Interview Me.
Lo-Fi Magazine has a big ol' interview with me in the issue that just came out. If you've never heard of Lo-Fi, you're missing out. Think of it as Wizard meets Maxim, minus the fanboy bullshit and naked chicks. It's really and truly excellently done.
So, go and check it out. You're local comics retailer should be able to order it for you.
AICN on Elk’s Run #4
Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.:
"ELK’S RUN #4 Speakeasy Comics I first heard about this book after reading Vroom Socko’s excellent review of issue #3 last summer. Since then, I have digested every issue of this series and found it to be one of the most spine-tingling reads I have read in ages. Never have I been more invested in the outcome of a story than I am with this one. The secluded town of Elk’s Run is threatened with interference from the outside world. Recognizing that their parents are a little bit of bat-shit crazy, four kids decide that they need to get out of town…and fast. This book has a tempo, a heartbeat that is ever-present. And as each issue goes by, the beat gets faster. Search out the first three issues of this series and buy issue #4 released last week. You won’t be sorry. - Ambush Bug "
Thanks for the love guys.
ELK’S RUN #4 REVIEW - comiXtreme
ELK'S RUN #4 REVIEW - comiXtreme:
"Now that Speakeasy has released a “bumper edition” of the first three issues (and you can read number three for free online - check the Hoarse and Buggy website for details), there’s no excuse not to pick this up. And you should, because it’s comics like this that give me hope for the medium. "
Thanks for the kind words, Andy!
Ninth Art Lighthouse Awards 2005 - Best Debut
Over at the phenomenally thoughtful and well written NinthArt, Elk's Run got on the Honor Roll for Best Debut book. Here's what they had to say: Ninth Art Lighthouse Awards 2005:
"ELK'S RUN: Let's set the record straight. There are no elk in this comic. If there were, they would not run, unless it was to escape from the pseudo-moral militia who are building up to unleash tragedy in a tiny American town in this tense, slow-burning series. Fialkov, Tuazon and Keating have created a story that's genuinely foreboding, chilling and creepy. It is most assuredly not a funny animal book."
Comics Should be Good names Elk’s Run…
Best Comic Book That No One is Reading:Elk's Run. Okay, according to Jason, maybe 150 people are. But that's not nearly enough. This is a bracing, intense look at a generational war played out in small-town America with enough secrets to stymie the CIA. It's a gripping adventure story but also a insightful psychological piece. The bumper edition (collecting the first three issues) and the fourth issue should still be around. The only excuse you have for not reading it is not being able to find it, which, I admit, is a reason, but people can help. Ask Jason where you can get it. Ask Joshua, the writer. Or, you know, go here."
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And much thanks guys!
Cellar Door Reviews Calls Elk’s Run One of the Best of ‘05
"Elk's Run (Speakeasy Comics) This is a title that had to jump from one publisher to another, but well worth it to find (or ask your retailer). This is quite simply a story of town which has drawn back away from the rest of society. In the hills of West Virginia, this sleepy town is on the verge of an uprising.Joshua Fialkov keeps the story moving with each issue being told from a different character's perspective. Instead of ‘rehashing' events, this style of story telling actually opens up the story more than I expected it too. Motivations, ideas, dreams, and hopes are all expressed by these characters who find themselves in a town like no other. The age old battle of the younger generations ideals vs. their parents ideals gets a whole new spin, as some of the local children realize that what their parents are doing ‘for their protection' seems to do more harm than good. Check out this book for a tale of a town slowly realizing that their way of life is about to get turned on its ear. "
Pop Thought Interviews Me!
Alex Ness Spends Way Too Long Letting me ramble, but this interview's probably my favorite that I've done. It vastly different from ever other interview I've done and really feel like it's a good read. So, go check it out.
They Did It Before, but This Time for Real!
Our pals over at Buzzscope made it official. We made it on to EIC Guy Gonzalez Best of the Year list, and now we made it onto the Official Best of the Year. Read on! And go check out their other picks, there's really and truly the cream of the crop there, and we're honored to be in such wonderful company.BUZZSCOPE :: Buzzscope Comics: Best of 2005:
"ELK’S RUN, by Joshua Hale Fialkov, Noel Tuazon and Scott A. Keating (Hoarse & Buggy/Speakeasy): Imagine a compelling combination of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' and Stephen King's 'The Body,' with a healthy dose of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, and you'll have a good idea of the overall tone of Elk's Run, the critically acclaimed mini-series from writer/creator Joshua Hale Fialkov that you're most likely not currently reading. Then, imagine the resultant story being told from multiple viewpoints, Rashomon-style, and you'll realize that you're missing out on THE sleeper hit of the year. Noel Tuazon's art is perfectly suited for the eerie but grounded tone of Fialkov's story, reminiscent of Craig Thompson's impressionistic work in the way he excels at making the ordinary interesting and distinctive, while Scott A. Keating's coloring complements him with a simple, but subtly varied palette. A suspenseful blend of familiar genre elements whose sum is far greater than its individual parts, Fialkov has crafted the kind of story that stretches the definition of 'comic book' and is deserving of the superlative tagline: Instant Classic. – Guy LeCharles Gonzalez"