Copra #5 is officially sold out! That means all I have left in the warehouse known as my studio are a few copies of #2 and the latest #6.
The print run will go up starting with issue #7 & a second compendium is in the works. The first Compendium, collecting the first 3 issues, is still available through Bergen Street Comics Press.
Awesome Copra art by Tim Hamilton.
The best fights in comic book history, ever, as I see it.
Copra #6 is now available! This is the second part of our Tokyo adventure, the brutal climax to the crew’s main mission: stop Vitas. Call it a boiling point, call it endgame, call it a reason for me to draw a lot of broken glass, but this concludes the first Copra story arc with a bang.
Plenty of stories lined up, though, I have characters to introduce and established ones to explore: more comics in 24 page color bursts every month or so. For now, I’m very happy with the way this first arc turned out and I can only hope you feel the same.
Kyle Baker Dick Tracy movie adaptation (1990)
Oh, my god. I’ve never seen that first page.This is incredible.
(via i-am-a-blasted-tree)
These were scribbled on the nearest sheet in an inspired post-movie frenzy. I had seen “Friday the 13th part V” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” in a row. My parents were asleep; I was six. How did I have a concept of neck holes back then?
Jeez, isn’t there at least one drawing of Hellen Jo’s that’s not amazing? Not to kiss her butt too much, but cuh-MON.
A Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird production.
I’ve been getting back into TMNT lately, especially this older stuff. So weird and raw and specific to the Direct Market of the 80s which, as a topic, is like catnip to me. Also, I dressed up as a Ninja Turtle back in junior high.
Co-creator Kevin Eastman’s TCJ interview is a must read.
TMNT video game music is a must listen.
Zegas #0 is now available! This is the latest edition of short stories featuring the Zegas siblings, Emily & Boston, and by latest I mean that although the Zero Issue contains previously released work via webcomics: “Birthday”, “Cactus” and a couple more extra bits — most of it is presented in print for the very first time.
This early material initially lived online as a temporary solution while I figured out how to get it on to sheets of paper, and how to maybe involve a staple or two. I’m traditional that way, plus I had to feed my love for a page turn. It’s how I designed the stories to be seen, actually, and since they’re no longer available digitally, they can exclusively be read here.
Zegas #0 will be making its official debut at this year’s MoCCA festival in NYC on April 6th & 7th (we’ll be at Table F178) but you can place an order now to make sure you get your copy!
John Romita Jr. interview over at the Sidebar Nation podcast.
