tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39181258617172030012024-03-25T12:40:15.146-07:00Age of BronzeThe award-winning Trojan War graphic novel series by Eric Shanowerericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-45793134996801592532024-03-25T12:39:00.000-07:002024-03-25T12:39:40.341-07:00The Patchwork Girl of Oz<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsKDqj7EFe7agO0_HBhaAaYDMeaNadLwcg1uxDxR-Zg-kh6KetilhQhpCF4D3yq_XX9chCHOcpvcKGWvEujJSlCwFtxg3I0Ehk-9y2rBpGS_NQgg7-i_O0oxFXiu8zSTSqAQ9fXuf02JMomD1JOuUt-lpq2NkF0R2G5F9bgIRQWlQHOIsjt1jJHUhS9Ot/s500/PatchworkGirl_Kickstarter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="500" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsKDqj7EFe7agO0_HBhaAaYDMeaNadLwcg1uxDxR-Zg-kh6KetilhQhpCF4D3yq_XX9chCHOcpvcKGWvEujJSlCwFtxg3I0Ehk-9y2rBpGS_NQgg7-i_O0oxFXiu8zSTSqAQ9fXuf02JMomD1JOuUt-lpq2NkF0R2G5F9bgIRQWlQHOIsjt1jJHUhS9Ot/w400-h209/PatchworkGirl_Kickstarter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've agreed to draw covers for a comics adaptation of <i>The Patchwork Girl of Oz,</i> the seventh Oz book in the series by L. Frank Baum. Sound like good news?<p></p><p>Here's the catch: the project will only happen if you support the Kickstarter campaign. The campaign is currently running and with 24 days to go, it's more than 10% funded. But <i>The Patchwork Girl of Oz</i> won't happen unless enough people want to see it. So click here to pledge your support:</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andymangels/the-patchwork-girl-of-oz-book-one?fbclid=IwAR3-XA6VZjh4NBscpj55nivxNYs-3y-ct40pRjux6bvghEo09vmIZ0nqf2E">The Patchwork Girl Of Oz : Book One by Andy Mangels — Kickstarter</a></p><p>The dedicated creative team includes:</p><p>Penciller - Anna-Maria Cool</p><p>Inker - Barb Kaalberg</p><p>Writer - Andy Mangels</p><p>Colorist - Roland Pilcz</p><p>Letterer - Kathryn S. Renta</p><p>Alternate covers by Alex Ross and Eric Shanower (that's me!)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2024 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-69519590430377935372023-12-15T12:35:00.000-08:002023-12-15T12:37:38.477-08:00Online Reading<p>Tonight, Friday, December 15, 2023, come listen to a reading of stories from the new anthology <i>Winding Paths </i>at 6:30 PM Pacific on Zoom. Wherever you are in the world, if you have an internet connection, you can attend this event.</p><p>I'll be reading a selection from my short story "Bored Stupid Demons" and several other authors of stories in <i>Winding Paths</i> will read from their works.</p><p>Here's the Zoom link info for you to join:</p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87078847408?pwd=b9Od4xvwQAU5Vaeks0Wwodn1s0PUeY.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87078847408?pwd=b9Od4xvwQAU5Vaeks0Wwodn1s0PUeY.1</a><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px;">Meeting ID: 870 7884 7408</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px;">Passcode: 555024</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-82452799236833766542023-12-11T14:40:00.000-08:002023-12-11T14:40:18.725-08:00Oz Connection Interview<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWude0u2d4U75dk1p0Wtt5ljPxrVyR8q75xYbwEhJxlvT7jCwcQkYFspDVR-8JYyLI-lhPZqS4RsYVUD45iBhXVYNcfZFHqYlxyZ4iSuUV70lT9FFOyLtRMWkLJZ9V4Cn1jSIKZKWIOPPWmK2tDFT22No2TFVGr28SPlYPGRfN2ow7f-vAS84Mx4MbP-X/s807/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWude0u2d4U75dk1p0Wtt5ljPxrVyR8q75xYbwEhJxlvT7jCwcQkYFspDVR-8JYyLI-lhPZqS4RsYVUD45iBhXVYNcfZFHqYlxyZ4iSuUV70lT9FFOyLtRMWkLJZ9V4Cn1jSIKZKWIOPPWmK2tDFT22No2TFVGr28SPlYPGRfN2ow7f-vAS84Mx4MbP-X/w308-h400/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>Colin Ayres of The Oz Connection recently conducted a video interview with me. We talked about my book <i>All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i>. <p></p><p>During the forty-minute interview, I discuss some of the extensive research I conducted for the book. I also mention several aspects that make the book unique--including the first publication of L. Frank Baum's 1913 script for <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i>.</p><p>Watch the entire interview on The Oz Connection's Youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaCrDVzr-jU">at this link.</a></p><p>And if you want to order a copy of the book from the publisher, Hungry Tiger Press, so that I can autograph a copy for you, <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/all-wound-up-the-making-of-the-tik-tok-man-of-oz/">here's the place to order.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></div>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-25508282903560946072023-12-11T13:04:00.000-08:002023-12-11T13:04:53.650-08:00Cosmic Horror with Larry, Moe, and Curly<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jMOMxNRYchd6P0gcHdtDRdnZrRnY0bzHeWYqmJngGJbsOWzKHWpyZwkvsWGSdnA4Jxqr_iCGxhOrJczoNGGO4hfft1BAUkGt0P5dgySNOdzrYV7BhZih94pKiqBrRBVxGmCAcGU8yrYql1c34diuuMS3g4oVGdvXnTj6zxH0c_LsE4nNB_W6Emd4w_tg/s750/Stooges&Cthulhu_cover_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jMOMxNRYchd6P0gcHdtDRdnZrRnY0bzHeWYqmJngGJbsOWzKHWpyZwkvsWGSdnA4Jxqr_iCGxhOrJczoNGGO4hfft1BAUkGt0P5dgySNOdzrYV7BhZih94pKiqBrRBVxGmCAcGU8yrYql1c34diuuMS3g4oVGdvXnTj6zxH0c_LsE4nNB_W6Emd4w_tg/s320/Stooges&Cthulhu_cover_color.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Cosmic Horror has been a thing this year for me. I don't know why. The projects I've done in 2023 involving cosmic horror have all been unrelated to each other.<p></p><p>Anyway, here's the latest: <i>The Three Stooges vs. Cthulhu,</i> issue #1 from American Mythology. I drew the cover for this mash-up of the Stooges and H. P. Lovecraft's iconic figure of terror from beyond.</p><p>I actually loved drawing this cover. The colorist did a decent job, too. <a href="https://www.americanmythology.net/product-page/the-three-stooges-vs-cthulhu-shanower-main-cvr">Here's the link to order your copy from the publisher.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></div>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-75642798316739471192023-12-11T12:49:00.000-08:002023-12-11T12:49:29.709-08:00Winding Paths<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci7cNxZx0tqyNM-BgIauBRNGIT4zOMJ1n-T2mVaiaCMwX5-23Xrk8iWcqXBJrm1DoA0NKg5Fc_fBy45sS7kt3-UXJbglgG3LQSto1Yvfk0j83X1KaReTU-cCx9yEuU70LSKsc3IhWkiSHcJGpFHSx-w87z6gDPYOKGydNeAw3GeK6m27vR085sqBvLZj7/s3000/WP%20Cover%20FB%20Banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="3000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgci7cNxZx0tqyNM-BgIauBRNGIT4zOMJ1n-T2mVaiaCMwX5-23Xrk8iWcqXBJrm1DoA0NKg5Fc_fBy45sS7kt3-UXJbglgG3LQSto1Yvfk0j83X1KaReTU-cCx9yEuU70LSKsc3IhWkiSHcJGpFHSx-w87z6gDPYOKGydNeAw3GeK6m27vR085sqBvLZj7/w400-h148/WP%20Cover%20FB%20Banner.png" width="400" /></a></div>So, the book launch for <i>Winding Paths</i> yesterday at Board Bard Games in Portland, Oregon, went well.<br /> Really well. Seemed like everyone had a fun time.<p></p><p><i>Winding Paths,</i> the playable short story anthology from Demagogue Press, will have another event--this time online, so that everyone, regardless of geography, can attend. More than a dozen authors included in the book will be reading selections of their stories online through Zoom, Friday, December 15, at 6:30 PM Pacific.</p><p>Every story in the book has some type of game in it--and the variety is surprising. Each story also contains an element of speculative fiction--fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, or other. I'll be the Zoom event on Friday to read from my story, "Bored Stupid Demons." I'll post the Zoom link on Wednesday, December 13.</p><p>I hope you can make it. Even if you can't, you can still experience the book itself, which is more than a group of short stories, but a gaming experience on its own, if that's the way you'd like to encounter it. The editors, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito and Ken Hueler, have turned nearly every aspect of <i>Winding Paths</i> into a game or puzzle. Even the cover is a game--the ancient Mesopotamian Game of Ur--with rules and gamepieces included in the final pages of the book. <i>Winding Paths </i>is like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure on steroids. But if you just want to read the stories in a traditional manner, you can.</p><p>Can't wait to get your own copy of <i>Winding Paths?</i> <a href="https://demagoguepressllc.gumroad.com/l/winding-paths-pre-order?_gl=1%2A1tl0q3k%2A_ga%2AOTYzODc1MDQ2LjE2OTMwODE4NzA.%2A_ga_6LJN6D94N6%2AMTY5ODU5NDI5OS4xMi4xLjE2OTg1OTQzMDAuMC4wLjA.">Here's the link to order from the publisher.</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></div>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-89945892453976399902023-11-29T22:59:00.000-08:002023-11-29T22:59:32.157-08:00Want to Play a Game?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn7es7yPa_K56RofPFcqOfGhSNEQaNnAaIwmMMEWULsozPbYwM_UFkUUr1cozYG06hN6y4hy2wLCt2xODaoWkUApIsEhD38h8jwWsfPIp8CKRgft8bRXqeYp0oyCcSDk34JBmY7yplgH5hFbSTUjVHPz9ZOBVuWGMSvPUSuhSBIpdnAaCXn3Gnx4pyVth/s847/WP%20Cover%20PNG.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn7es7yPa_K56RofPFcqOfGhSNEQaNnAaIwmMMEWULsozPbYwM_UFkUUr1cozYG06hN6y4hy2wLCt2xODaoWkUApIsEhD38h8jwWsfPIp8CKRgft8bRXqeYp0oyCcSDk34JBmY7yplgH5hFbSTUjVHPz9ZOBVuWGMSvPUSuhSBIpdnAaCXn3Gnx4pyVth/s320/WP%20Cover%20PNG.png" width="216" /></a></div><i>Winding Paths, A Playable Reading Experience</i> will be published by Demagogue Press on December 10, 2023. This book is much more than just an anthology of short stories. It's a game unto itself! Play along as you read <i>Winding Paths</i> for an enhanced experience.<p></p><p>Or just read the stories as you choose. Each story in this anthology features a game in its narrative. My story, "Boring Stupid Demons," features not one, but TWO games! It's the story of a guy who wants to become rich, so for help he summons a demon from Hell. The story starts out like most of this type of story starts, but then it turns the tropes on their heads. I hope you enjoy it.</p><p>It's up to each reader to experience <i>Winding Paths</i> in a new way. One bonus I especially like is the cover featuring the oldest game known--the Game of Ur. You can play the game yourself, right on the cover of the book. Playing tokens for you to cut out are included in the back of the book. (This means you should buy two copies--one to cut, one to keep pristine!)</p><p>The publisher, Demagogue Press, is accepting pre-publication orders for <i>Winding Paths.</i><a href="https://demagoguepressllc.gumroad.com/l/winding-paths-pre-order?_gl=1%2A1tl0q3k%2A_ga%2AOTYzODc1MDQ2LjE2OTMwODE4NzA.%2A_ga_6LJN6D94N6%2AMTY5ODU5NDI5OS4xMi4xLjE2OTg1OTQzMDAuMC4wLjA."> Click here to order</a> and to see the full list of contributing authors.<br /></p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</div></span>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-1118449509319290282023-10-21T12:02:00.000-07:002023-10-21T12:02:06.427-07:00Reading in Olympia<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Reading <i>tonight</i> in Olympia, Washington. Cozy Cosmic Horror! 4-6 PM at Browsers Bookshop. I'll join a bunch of authors to read our stories from the new anthology published by Underland Press, <i>The Cozy Cosmic.</i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://browsersolympia.com/?fbclid=IwAR23aRt-uGSfN6bx7Ib9BqW5EsKGL5msGovaprLFTHUjytAdpzhDjX7yeg0">Details at Bowsers Bookshop website, click here.</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">©</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-72399690207399100562023-10-06T11:46:00.002-07:002023-10-06T11:46:38.758-07:00Reading Cozy Cosmic Horror<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqQFadgQUZuaHbeNiBT5C2vFc5JULIyW5BrnqPH66TixIxvyoqyJvw8NKBKKZG7eFo0EWs3tgojxu2dDyey-IEoNm2SfV1ja-HG-KOFJBRLHLalVCG4oBZYFGnhss_BDLA9EILfj6nFO7rHvVBp99HY0G2sTYyiLJmReNbojBq0p80NfYXVXziN6NDiY-/s2880/Instagram%20Post%20-%20CC%20.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="1620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqQFadgQUZuaHbeNiBT5C2vFc5JULIyW5BrnqPH66TixIxvyoqyJvw8NKBKKZG7eFo0EWs3tgojxu2dDyey-IEoNm2SfV1ja-HG-KOFJBRLHLalVCG4oBZYFGnhss_BDLA9EILfj6nFO7rHvVBp99HY0G2sTYyiLJmReNbojBq0p80NfYXVXziN6NDiY-/s320/Instagram%20Post%20-%20CC%20.png" width="180" /></a></div><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I'll be reading my work at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon, tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 7, at 4 PM. Cody Goodfellow and John Skipp are also on the reading program. The readings at the Lovecraft festival are open to the public. Location: Sam's Hollywood Billiards, 1845 NE 41st Ave., Portland.</span><p></p><p><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My reading is in conjunction with the publication of <i>The Cozy Cosmic,</i> the new anthology of cozy cosmic horror short stories from Underland Press. A bunch of other authors in <i>The Cozy Cosmic</i> will also be reading at the Lovecraft festival throughout the weekend. I understand that copies of <i>The Cozy Cosmic</i> will be for sale at the festival, debuting several days before official publication date.</span></p><p><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For details about the Lovecraft festival, <a href="https://hplfilmfestival.com/">click here for the website.</a></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":ree:" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" color="var(--primary-text)" dir="auto" style="display: block; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4549047937224690701" itemprop="articleBody" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; white-space-collapse: collapse; width: 570px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. 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Is such a concept possible? Thirty-three authors answer that question in a forthcoming anthology of cozy cosmic horror stories and verse from Underland Press, <i>The Cozy Cosmic,</i> edited by Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito and Mark Teppo.<p></p><p>I'm one of those thirty-three authors. You can read my short story "The Purple Emperor" in the book when it goes on sale October 10. Order before publication<a href="https://www.underlandpress.com/cozycosmic.php"> here.</a></p><p>"The Purple Emperor" follows an elderly female gardener into a world of seemingly endless bedrooms. Will she ever find a way out of this strange and eerie world? Perhaps, but only after she confronts the unexpected secret at the world's heart.</p><p>I'm perfectly content to read cozies, though I'd never set out to write one. Some cosmic horror I've enjoyed, some I haven't. The stories of H. P. Lovecraft, considered the premiere author of cosmic horror, often leave me unimpressed, though I enjoyed <i>The Mountains of Madness</i> and his short story "In the Walls of Eryx." My taste in horror runs more along the less-than-cosmic lines of work by William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and Bram Stoker. When it comes to cosmic horror, I prefer the book <i>The King in Yellow</i> by Lovecraft's predecessor Robert W. Chambers, considered by many to be proto-cosmic horror. </p><p>In writing my story "The Purple Emperor," I tried to catch as much a hint of Chambers as I did of Lovecraft. I chose the title "The Purple Emperor" as a sort of play on words of <i>The King in Yellow</i>--then realized, after I'd finished the story, that Chambers himself wrote a story with an identical title, a story I'd heard years ago. However, the similarity seems to end there. Chambers's title refers to a type of butterfly, while my title refers to a type of rose. My idea to build a fantastical world of endless bedrooms owes a debt to Chambers's name. Bedrooms--chambers. Get it? Heavy-handed, I admit, but the story itself doesn't draw attention to the wordplay.</p><p>Order <i>The Cozy Cosmic</i> direct from <a href="https://www.underlandpress.com/cozycosmic.php">Underland Press by clicking here</a>. To whet your appetite, check out the table of contents:</p><p>John Shirley ~ "Death, in Two"</p><p>Tais Teng ~ "On Hearing the First Shoggoth in Spring"</p><p>Tyler Battaglia ~ "What the Sea Provides"</p><p>Ellis Bray ~ "My Grandmother’s Sacristy"</p><p>E. E. Marshall ~ "Right and Bright"</p><p>Devan Barlow ~ "Dinner, Overlooking the Sea"</p><p>Scotty Milder ~ "A Little God in Their Hands"</p><p>Maxwell I. Gold ~ "Great Cosmic Itch"</p><p>Remy Nakamura ~ "Wet Dreams in R’lyeh"</p><p>Andrew S. Fuller ~ "A Perfectly Fine Hobby"</p><p>Kiera Lesley ~ "Obsolescent"</p><p>Kurt Newton ~ "A Mournful Melancholia of Things Forever Lost"</p><p>J. B. Kish ~ "Lo-Fi Chocolate Cake"</p><p>Rajiv Moté ~ "Carrisa and Kevin Gaze into the Abyss"</p><p>Daniel David Froid ~ "In Another Distant Land, in a Luminescent Land"</p><p>Kate Ristau ~ "Shine"</p><p>Erik Grove ~ "Fuzzy Fuzzy Kitty Kitties"</p><p>William J. Connell ~ "Poe’s Guys Respond to Their Significant Others"</p><p>Paul Jessup ~ "The Museum of Endless Summer"</p><p>Ngô Bình Anh Khoa ~ "Through Life and Death, Forevermore"</p><p>Jonathan Wood ~ "Javapocalypse"</p><p>L. E. Daniels ~ "Final Cycle"</p><p>Ken Hueler ~ "The Unknowable Ones"</p><p>Tania Chen ~ "A Study of Metamorphosis Calamity"</p><p>Eric Shanower ~ "The Purple Emperor"</p><p>Kevin Wetmore ~ "A Child’s Christmas in Innsmouth"</p><p>Megan Lee Beals ~ "Splinterbone"</p><p>Corinne Hughes ~ "The Sheep Rancher’s Husband"</p><p>Shanna Germain ~ "A Napkin Upon Your Glass"</p><p>Simone Cooper ~ "Gnocchi"</p><p>Jessie Kwak ~ "Blood and Glitter"</p><p>Cody T Luff ~ "Den Mother"</p><p>R. Ostermeier ~ "The Dark Young"</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></div>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-38122808180864785322023-09-26T14:56:00.003-07:002023-09-26T14:56:22.475-07:00Tik-Tokking to You<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOPJnnw6n0m6OOiS0wll8XHDzXaB8IdfovVcrNuj5jlA1Au0yoZ1I8bNF6_WqzXKP6cPhKogZx0JrgF4EwthmZ42GAau18qzW8VWY0uLy6tZQ3EumhLRuDbsEno_vtlK1rVZC_svITi6A2ktgy7JbQ1EBzTKY-dbd6f8EJpDAjID9J30K3wV26wI4RHOn/s807/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOPJnnw6n0m6OOiS0wll8XHDzXaB8IdfovVcrNuj5jlA1Au0yoZ1I8bNF6_WqzXKP6cPhKogZx0JrgF4EwthmZ42GAau18qzW8VWY0uLy6tZQ3EumhLRuDbsEno_vtlK1rVZC_svITi6A2ktgy7JbQ1EBzTKY-dbd6f8EJpDAjID9J30K3wV26wI4RHOn/s320/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>At last! My three volumes on <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz,</i> the 1913 stage musical by L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk, were published at the end of July by Hungry Tiger Press.<p></p><p>They're all available <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/shop/">here</a>.</p><p></p><p>First is <i>All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz.</i> This hefty softcover volume of 440 full-color pages contains the complete history of the show with a generous load of images and photographs. It also includes L. Frank Baum's complete, newly-discovered 1913 script for <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz,</i> Baum's complete 1909 scenario titled <i>The Rainbow's Daughter</i>, a full biography of composer Louis F. Gottschalk, an account of Hank the Mule's career across the world, and more. </p><p>I'm delighted to say that <i>All Wound Up</i> has been garnering praise from those who see it. <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/all-wound-up-the-making-of-the-tik-tok-man-of-oz/">You can purchase the book by clicking here</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUM5UTs0CsMmbdkT1d7A_bnyqYpcKKZPk19ZEDHxV1_kK5wwlJ90-7d_gT5Ajy3y1tjQfU9KGNrF5xyS_WcXsNWXuLexhxqoB_CONsCiQy3IgIWcdf0rEDv6sZg6efelfCrup75fuODKGj4Se-UZF5aHEN3IkEMM0tLJb35pOW9MPByziTmuiTopqPLW9/s1028/TikTokManofOz_script_cover_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUM5UTs0CsMmbdkT1d7A_bnyqYpcKKZPk19ZEDHxV1_kK5wwlJ90-7d_gT5Ajy3y1tjQfU9KGNrF5xyS_WcXsNWXuLexhxqoB_CONsCiQy3IgIWcdf0rEDv6sZg6efelfCrup75fuODKGj4Se-UZF5aHEN3IkEMM0tLJb35pOW9MPByziTmuiTopqPLW9/s320/TikTokManofOz_script_cover_lores.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>Next is <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz Performance Script.</i> This 114 page volume features the script I synthesized from Baum's surviving materials to create a version that can be performed today. The words are L. Frank Baum's in this two-act musical play for nine principal roles, three minor roles, and a chorus, in a running time of about 2 hours. <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/the-tik-tok-man-of-oz-performance-script/">You can purchase the script by clicking here</a><p></p><p><br />The third book is <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz Piano-Vocal Score.</i> Its 194 pages hold 26 core musical numbers by Gottschalk/Baum and Schertzinger/Morosco, originally written for the show. Also included are 2 optional numbers by Cowles/Wulschner and Waters/West, interpolated into the 1913 production. The music is arranged for piano. <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/the-tik-tok-man-of-oz-piano-vocal-score/">You can purchase the score by clicking here.<br /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoZlMwk6GCYIakW2Ub4gzEG7xufujgFJ7tW9DTYRocBbYpH1ODb1DhURFYP_vJBy8xBsofwlY_2ZZVx2NXtpSQ_qvf2PJIL9fULrG200HxPurPipFPz5Nl8KpndKNeekwDjOu_8AU8SVbVL2h95MkHNISGEKxysEWwLEk5rPVAk69y-RIKTbEz0KZaimV/s1030/TikTokManofOz_score_cover_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoZlMwk6GCYIakW2Ub4gzEG7xufujgFJ7tW9DTYRocBbYpH1ODb1DhURFYP_vJBy8xBsofwlY_2ZZVx2NXtpSQ_qvf2PJIL9fULrG200HxPurPipFPz5Nl8KpndKNeekwDjOu_8AU8SVbVL2h95MkHNISGEKxysEWwLEk5rPVAk69y-RIKTbEz0KZaimV/s320/TikTokManofOz_score_cover_lores.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>All three volumes are offered as a set with a $10 discount off the total price. <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/three-volume-set-the-tik-tok-man-of-oz/">Click here for the complete set.</a><p></p><p>Whether you want to act, sing, or just read about Tik-Tok, the copper clockwork man of Oz, here's your chance.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-17350514947834372562023-07-08T22:19:00.003-07:002023-07-08T22:19:43.490-07:00Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk74aXgNpUeDQB7dQl2Meef5AxkRzcbZPtiCg7DdqJu-I351poLP-jZBKQqv2esUkpiYdvZFcpeezlZcyS_muQwtU31twP81W7qEjjUi8wml0Ykfm3pJpEpBJZw1U3bKMIs701bf-rOrtA7KzLCLRElFiLQuclBDojPWsNGsTvZzBOIBgn6MIch3jDX0eK/s807/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk74aXgNpUeDQB7dQl2Meef5AxkRzcbZPtiCg7DdqJu-I351poLP-jZBKQqv2esUkpiYdvZFcpeezlZcyS_muQwtU31twP81W7qEjjUi8wml0Ykfm3pJpEpBJZw1U3bKMIs701bf-rOrtA7KzLCLRElFiLQuclBDojPWsNGsTvZzBOIBgn6MIch3jDX0eK/s320/AllWoundUp_cover.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>My new book detailing the history of the stage musical <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz,</i> is due for release at the end of this month. <i>All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i> presents 440 full-color pages bursting with photos and images about the 1913 musical written by Oz-creator L. Frank Baum and composed by Broadway and Hollywood composer Louis F. Gottschalk.<p></p><p>I produced a revival of <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i> in 2014 at Winkie Con 50 in San Diego, CA. I wrote a long article for the convention program book on the history of the show. That article was the basis for the book, but I greatly expanded on the information I originally wrote (as well as correcting my mistakes). I've been working on the book intensively for the past several years, researching and collecting long-forgotten details of the show and the people involved in it.</p><p>The book offers a wealth of treasures, including these features:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The first publication of L. Frank Baum's original script for the show, newly located</li><li>The first publication of Baum's original scenario for the show, when it was titled The Rainbow's Daughter</li><li>Hundreds of photos and images, showing scenes from <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz,</i> the actors and production team, posters, publicity photos, advertisements, and much more</li><li>Capsule biographies of all the principal actors and many of the chorus members--along with photos of as many show participants as I could find</li><li>A biography of Louis F. Gottschalk, the show's composer, detailing his high-profile career on Broadway and in Hollywood</li><li>A biography of Fred Woodward, the actor who played Hank the Mule in <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i> and who, surprisingly, continued to play Hank the Mule for several decades afterward</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C1hpD6-b9nzDUpmlqNouZ5Qs9LDgW8j6eZk4ysQkhRwVDvl0ISUU6fwS6taxiXnvPYxoo8DP4EfHup-VW0FjVoFq4GhtcZ1Y6tPfELYxJZStRxADTyEtOVkzyGJzwy0U9u06k8oshkYVIFpm1MJbUHOehn3N1eFPydMcOanpcUeG40S42rSbMr4HLcXr/s1028/TikTokManofOz_script_cover_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C1hpD6-b9nzDUpmlqNouZ5Qs9LDgW8j6eZk4ysQkhRwVDvl0ISUU6fwS6taxiXnvPYxoo8DP4EfHup-VW0FjVoFq4GhtcZ1Y6tPfELYxJZStRxADTyEtOVkzyGJzwy0U9u06k8oshkYVIFpm1MJbUHOehn3N1eFPydMcOanpcUeG40S42rSbMr4HLcXr/w154-h200/TikTokManofOz_script_cover_lores.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm9KFCyByHOROXMArn7SOx06p_gdUhnL5x9j3zsx99XYGfqfaEDjZaZkmJlINSygnpiZFN0pZNoxYzRcqRCzxHu3Ys0cRiW1akyFglmxEJDOb4nR7pt-dB-ZU-NQ_tikIM8Wij3MoZ4W992J08_0gUWh5B7OHWjf3RkLq0bZKAqI3OYptWPuMc5E6I8nu/s1030/TikTokManofOz_score_cover_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="794" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm9KFCyByHOROXMArn7SOx06p_gdUhnL5x9j3zsx99XYGfqfaEDjZaZkmJlINSygnpiZFN0pZNoxYzRcqRCzxHu3Ys0cRiW1akyFglmxEJDOb4nR7pt-dB-ZU-NQ_tikIM8Wij3MoZ4W992J08_0gUWh5B7OHWjf3RkLq0bZKAqI3OYptWPuMc5E6I8nu/w154-h200/TikTokManofOz_score_cover_lores.jpg" width="154" /></a>In conjunction with <i>All Wound Up: the Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i>, my script for <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz</i> and my reconstructed piano-vocal score for the show will also be published. From Baum's and Gottschalk's surviving materials, I prepared these for the 2014 revival, although I subsequently revised a few bits in preparation for publication. For almost ten years now, I've wanted to make this performable version of <i>The Tik-Tok Man of Oz </i>available for others to produce. At last, that plan approaches fruition.<p></p><p>Hungry Tiger Press will release all three books in late July 2023. I'll announce publication and a link to order the books. Look for those here!<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved. </span><br /></p><p></p><p></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-45113825548441192892023-07-04T22:59:00.007-07:002023-07-04T22:59:45.760-07:00New Webstore Open for Business<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMyjEWd4BEidEodMl_WXtLMJNhdEtY608Te4zySA37nd5NiKLXFkk0wlPv_ZQwNCbnzz01Wwb4fd_MZGCjzo-I0JfM2VxR4DM3RsRQ6nQ1zkoVYMP_Au-Box6mWPQW5ewOXIKQkmrWzcq8Stk-_pFgZQFRUbKE_6XQvUmuZ0hB3EGHtICJk4pRM29wc1M/s1000/HungryTigerPress_logo_coppercolor_lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="775" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMyjEWd4BEidEodMl_WXtLMJNhdEtY608Te4zySA37nd5NiKLXFkk0wlPv_ZQwNCbnzz01Wwb4fd_MZGCjzo-I0JfM2VxR4DM3RsRQ6nQ1zkoVYMP_Au-Box6mWPQW5ewOXIKQkmrWzcq8Stk-_pFgZQFRUbKE_6XQvUmuZ0hB3EGHtICJk4pRM29wc1M/w155-h200/HungryTigerPress_logo_coppercolor_lores.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>Hungry Tiger Press's new webstore is open! There you'll find Age of Bronze graphic novels, Age of Bronze comic books, Age of Bronze t-shirts, Age of Bronze posters, and a whole lot more. <p></p><p>The new store provides a standard shopping cart experience, with easy checkout. Payment is accepted <br />from all major credit cards. Shipping is through the US Post Office.</p><p>Come check out the new store here:</p><p><a href="http://hungrytigerpress.store">hungrytigerpress.store</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved. </span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-23516433435173702192023-06-29T20:21:00.001-07:002023-06-29T20:26:12.301-07:00Temporary Webstore Closing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchlUa3UpMHsDcY8ItUfAKbN-dENUhCHuPKuWvMYgIyvM91CBhSZ_9jHQUJMNuUu7d1w3luLdVUd6RcFq7jxqw-2RYByZJnBNn6oI3RimDCbn4ATtbvFmlvv_nwE7Vkwjs5g2SPX746nUEg3K_AOcYYbRQKQxYDkB2RNsOnIrq03U7k7ZXbjUMv4yvRg3r/s1000/HungryTigerPress_logo_coppercolor_lores.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchlUa3UpMHsDcY8ItUfAKbN-dENUhCHuPKuWvMYgIyvM91CBhSZ_9jHQUJMNuUu7d1w3luLdVUd6RcFq7jxqw-2RYByZJnBNn6oI3RimDCbn4ATtbvFmlvv_nwE7Vkwjs5g2SPX746nUEg3K_AOcYYbRQKQxYDkB2RNsOnIrq03U7k7ZXbjUMv4yvRg3r/s320/HungryTigerPress_logo_coppercolor_lores.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>The Hungry Tiger Press webstore, where Age of Bronze graphic novels, comic books, t-shirts, and posters are sold, is moving to a new online site. The online store will be temporarily inaccessible starting at the end of the day, June 30, 2023, and lasting sometime through the first couple days of July 2023.<p></p><p>Unfortunately, the actual hours or days that the store will be unavailable can't be predicted. That has to do with webhosts and servers and a lot of technical aspects.</p><p>But if you're trying to visit the store about that time and you can't find it or you get some sort of error message, simply return later. The brand spanking new store will be opened as soon as they let us put it online. The hiatus should only last a few days--possibly only a few hours.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved. <br /></span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-11311874386359264042023-04-11T22:35:00.003-07:002023-04-11T22:39:26.276-07:00Betrayal Part One, the Full Color Edition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlsNrq16OaCcN8R37w6dv1Q5XoBLChfXnIQGIk9Jwy0rxeer9Cc5naZV79eclpMli6OgkNyC4dcqwx8Y6_XAek6bMezPyfndGH9m-MzDyrFs9IDVS0YEc81NN0hMP5Mzw0wn0MgUxJd_p6-PYRK-z-TtOvkI2BJq90yARVQhz4vJGdBOPppWYoIJtVQ/s2360/ageofbronze-betrayalpartone_cover_flat300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlsNrq16OaCcN8R37w6dv1Q5XoBLChfXnIQGIk9Jwy0rxeer9Cc5naZV79eclpMli6OgkNyC4dcqwx8Y6_XAek6bMezPyfndGH9m-MzDyrFs9IDVS0YEc81NN0hMP5Mzw0wn0MgUxJd_p6-PYRK-z-TtOvkI2BJq90yARVQhz4vJGdBOPppWYoIJtVQ/s320/ageofbronze-betrayalpartone_cover_flat300.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Continuing the color version of Age of Bronze!<br /><p></p><p>The Trojan War continues in the acclaimed graphic novel series by Eric Shanower, published by Image Comics. <br /></p><p>Book 3, titled <i>Betrayal Part One,</i> is now for sale at the Age of Bronze website. John Dallaire's subtle and appropriate coloring brings new life to the betrayal of Philoktetes, one of the Achaean kings in the battle against Troy. This volume also presents the peace embassy of Menelaus, Odysseus, and Palamedes to King Priam of Troy. Akamas expects to find Aithra in Troy, but a surprise awaits him instead. Troilus agonizes over Cressida. Achilles confronts Tennes, ruler of Tenedos, and thus seals his own fate.</p><p>All orders of <i>Betrayal Part One</i> in the Hungry Tiger webstore will be signed by cartoonist Eric Shanower. Order <a href="https://www.shop.hungrytigerpress.com/AGE-OF-BRONZE-Book-3-Betrayal-Part-One-BET01-color.htm" target="_blank">at this link.</a></p><p><a href="http://age-of-bronze.com/samples/BET1_color_sample.pdf">Click here</a> for a 6-page sample in full color. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved. </span><br /></p><p></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-60864055186467918812023-03-01T10:50:00.000-08:002023-03-01T10:50:14.156-08:00The Magician: Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUeF_KtTzt5JJroe6Jo41ZKbEqRbiiaSkn8C3SLsMg9ebUwA5gCv0naJZSPwkGobo6oeRSub_r1gwdTNqQZER5TvNlCIabk4iHG0O6FZlt5obY_QhFGYwOjw9-oy1Zy8SXBi6TWJ2ubASdeGYeITondhBYQzlonA3T68s7GeLhzWF9_6S3Qt5oZUHnw/s715/Magician_Toibin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUeF_KtTzt5JJroe6Jo41ZKbEqRbiiaSkn8C3SLsMg9ebUwA5gCv0naJZSPwkGobo6oeRSub_r1gwdTNqQZER5TvNlCIabk4iHG0O6FZlt5obY_QhFGYwOjw9-oy1Zy8SXBi6TWJ2ubASdeGYeITondhBYQzlonA3T68s7GeLhzWF9_6S3Qt5oZUHnw/s320/Magician_Toibin.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Colm Toibin's recent book <i>The Magician</i> tells the story of the life of Thomas Mann. The book is engaging and filled with powerful characterization. I recently discussed it with Alan Rose and Caroline Miller on the video review series<i> Just Read It.</i> Here's the link to watch and listen:<p></p><p>https://www.booksbycarolinemiller.com/portfolio/just-read-it-reviews-the-magicianby-colm-toibin/</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />Copyright © 2023 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-45490479372246907012022-12-20T11:34:00.000-08:002022-12-20T11:34:00.293-08:00Betrayal Part One in Full Color<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwvefNG6whFasJPGt5E40mI6d5HnGKRgFmddKP1JL8vQTpzIEWmFVhLDrOqWA1Le9Rmrvfm6jCGAuxeSCO-JYr2Zxp9fSUzjk0FMCz9Xun13-IH2bXVa7Gpu9PeeqNIQg4hzMIUyJ9-tcHfJmdjkqYC-bEQSzT_k1YJ3RSByxo-eK2FJ1QJ365bay2w/s2360/ageofbronze-betrayalpartone_cover_flat300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwvefNG6whFasJPGt5E40mI6d5HnGKRgFmddKP1JL8vQTpzIEWmFVhLDrOqWA1Le9Rmrvfm6jCGAuxeSCO-JYr2Zxp9fSUzjk0FMCz9Xun13-IH2bXVa7Gpu9PeeqNIQg4hzMIUyJ9-tcHfJmdjkqYC-bEQSzT_k1YJ3RSByxo-eK2FJ1QJ365bay2w/s320/ageofbronze-betrayalpartone_cover_flat300.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>At last, Book Three of the <i>Age of Bronze</i> graphic novel series shines with full color for everyone to see! <i>Betrayal Part One</i> goes on sale today from Image Comics.<p></p><p>This volume tells the story of Philoktetes's betrayal and digs deeply into the beginnings of the Troilus and Cressida episode. The cover features the moment just after Philoktetes is bitten by the snake.</p><p>John Dallaire's colors bring to life the Achaean attack on the island of Tenedos, the embassy to Troy when Hektor seems to be the only person still trying to reach peace between the two sides, and Menelaus's drunken memories of growing up with Helen.</p><p><i>Age of Bronze Book Three: Betrayal Part One</i>--in color!--is available for sale at comics stores and wherever books are sold. Here's a short preview:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWl7LzscQMhOI62dJG1Ssx8Xk9sgPSrRi5t0gcF0lbM516AIfXk8LKaOYGW0OpEfXAAuuF3yTYOW3bGu4NG3HOiB1FS5qTWwr4Z2Dag1Fst66HBQr_aS3NLGLkOLAu1NO1oZCbpJ3tDnJWPa__5t4dX5swHDl93F9XCXP65KzUTsEkRk-Cw0SXPf-YA/s1100/aob20p07_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWl7LzscQMhOI62dJG1Ssx8Xk9sgPSrRi5t0gcF0lbM516AIfXk8LKaOYGW0OpEfXAAuuF3yTYOW3bGu4NG3HOiB1FS5qTWwr4Z2Dag1Fst66HBQr_aS3NLGLkOLAu1NO1oZCbpJ3tDnJWPa__5t4dX5swHDl93F9XCXP65KzUTsEkRk-Cw0SXPf-YA/s320/aob20p07_preview.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNkGNB1YUqwVdoFSaf3la52r62kakbsrBx4E02Rn9t37SgRpPTgkJEB6flv8yx7dNQJJK_wtPu2tW81emRelG2qRvRWHy3TXHAHTPNJQpDkDt04Uk7j-0ccQWQ_y4wBOEVfaMoJqRnVfFuyDMpzbEQTwh11tyNsKBec0o_S9IXw8wxmqN6Or_2aIYjw/s1100/aob20p08_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNkGNB1YUqwVdoFSaf3la52r62kakbsrBx4E02Rn9t37SgRpPTgkJEB6flv8yx7dNQJJK_wtPu2tW81emRelG2qRvRWHy3TXHAHTPNJQpDkDt04Uk7j-0ccQWQ_y4wBOEVfaMoJqRnVfFuyDMpzbEQTwh11tyNsKBec0o_S9IXw8wxmqN6Or_2aIYjw/s320/aob20p08_preview.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm626Qa-9MHLxffayS98Zv8kY6GWJ98J8W7D9iLF3TYhfUc6PpFUHh_gkJnv4dxk3fUtnjyOnplUa1Ry18fY0DoJPpzACc9TuxQ4UxzeSK_d0JCkwi4D4Gso4wMcCRyPhocZlO5uakR7YSDCCFxaOaiDbhMGu2J60QdEMUKfh8HVaIFrm3br7E4IGxmA/s1100/aob20p09_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm626Qa-9MHLxffayS98Zv8kY6GWJ98J8W7D9iLF3TYhfUc6PpFUHh_gkJnv4dxk3fUtnjyOnplUa1Ry18fY0DoJPpzACc9TuxQ4UxzeSK_d0JCkwi4D4Gso4wMcCRyPhocZlO5uakR7YSDCCFxaOaiDbhMGu2J60QdEMUKfh8HVaIFrm3br7E4IGxmA/s320/aob20p09_preview.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2bOtGAuO9sxORiMFdFvCZIAB4q0Znujg6_Iw9AtRrU02wW096WoN-fkj9MUI1IMuphlK4VN1rU69aTp2ud8SBiDlKpjOGgofovwRLl1C3BLwzsJR-WTAZm_dg8DgRkN7YUsnPiBBHuRN-RMj6zX6uICuvK-CTjHHExkzM9W2rf50Clq4-GvLssRthg/s1100/aob20p10_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2bOtGAuO9sxORiMFdFvCZIAB4q0Znujg6_Iw9AtRrU02wW096WoN-fkj9MUI1IMuphlK4VN1rU69aTp2ud8SBiDlKpjOGgofovwRLl1C3BLwzsJR-WTAZm_dg8DgRkN7YUsnPiBBHuRN-RMj6zX6uICuvK-CTjHHExkzM9W2rf50Clq4-GvLssRthg/s320/aob20p10_preview.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAee_7gobmm0DTISRucQt0_x-T7TtzKfXZrKXUPgBjiBHLEmV_05fPNL96U80qYnsPCgBOENPfd8Pl_A0AfirApHIZnyMRYkdv7dBmPfsMC5sFeMZGVG8FASBx1cQ6AJFETIUmViryM3faMi6Y_hhzy9Di9HDqxKYYjd5sxvAIpqQ77pwr0oXh5fipg/s1100/aob20p11_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAee_7gobmm0DTISRucQt0_x-T7TtzKfXZrKXUPgBjiBHLEmV_05fPNL96U80qYnsPCgBOENPfd8Pl_A0AfirApHIZnyMRYkdv7dBmPfsMC5sFeMZGVG8FASBx1cQ6AJFETIUmViryM3faMi6Y_hhzy9Di9HDqxKYYjd5sxvAIpqQ77pwr0oXh5fipg/s320/aob20p11_preview.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqh-4vcbTq4RjMwYXTNRw3RjJh39wGXXiZAPEcfpzn_OaaERCXMGtDc-nLF4DBq3Is5bNRt44nonxhGR4AodjdAUqB0A-K6YCgI-CeAsv3IlUvE6FpLdPRpNlznZ0hf6t_dXGc5d93hwOgUjPPaP4Yv5WJ-sgWXYTYlaBI8njdXkqAeOlB4PWeuzhRQ/s1100/aob20p12_preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqh-4vcbTq4RjMwYXTNRw3RjJh39wGXXiZAPEcfpzn_OaaERCXMGtDc-nLF4DBq3Is5bNRt44nonxhGR4AodjdAUqB0A-K6YCgI-CeAsv3IlUvE6FpLdPRpNlznZ0hf6t_dXGc5d93hwOgUjPPaP4Yv5WJ-sgWXYTYlaBI8njdXkqAeOlB4PWeuzhRQ/s320/aob20p12_preview.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-24421885396467516262022-11-15T13:51:00.005-08:002022-11-15T13:51:58.512-08:00Bakersfield Comic Con<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYO1o_E7XfhbHpWAUzlriEhT_VrkXkE6Ro-rX7dzFyicaZWeAA6YhXU6_lrfZmmehjB4Re7KdcEmOzLBGB_IfEAO6sXsuta7Fj1sqy0UNYeFHalnBp_DjJGbvBJo-Lq93sn1FfW08ZPl5NJb4IsZEPeqB4ImpUiaHWWe8sT8UDCtqjJtbivM6ZnVMPQ/s600/BakersfieldComicCon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYO1o_E7XfhbHpWAUzlriEhT_VrkXkE6Ro-rX7dzFyicaZWeAA6YhXU6_lrfZmmehjB4Re7KdcEmOzLBGB_IfEAO6sXsuta7Fj1sqy0UNYeFHalnBp_DjJGbvBJo-Lq93sn1FfW08ZPl5NJb4IsZEPeqB4ImpUiaHWWe8sT8UDCtqjJtbivM6ZnVMPQ/s320/BakersfieldComicCon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This coming weekend, November 19 and 20, 2022, I'll be appearing in person at the Bakersfield Comic Con at the Kern County Fairgrounds in Bakersfield, California. Come check out all the fun!<p></p><p><a href="https://bakersfieldcomiccon.com/"><br />Click here</a> for the convention website for all the details.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-65329204319799036492022-10-07T18:18:00.000-07:002022-10-07T18:18:06.772-07:00Signing at Jan's Books in Beaverton<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VtbJn4mhCBlh5zURtNxN3k9N7zrB864l-z41RgMVzGGE4W8WQChv58_vssnXztt0uKaIwROycw1C2IBj7sU7WPawj0vA_vHS6l6YgWILpjsjJUO3MZp94s5ehB3MtaoMJcU2d-OCboYlLsvClbbfrPguWXQw59Yni15Bm7pPJLeeVPXtdF3PZciDcw/s810/Jan'sBooks_WillametteWriters_HorrorAuthorSigning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="810" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VtbJn4mhCBlh5zURtNxN3k9N7zrB864l-z41RgMVzGGE4W8WQChv58_vssnXztt0uKaIwROycw1C2IBj7sU7WPawj0vA_vHS6l6YgWILpjsjJUO3MZp94s5ehB3MtaoMJcU2d-OCboYlLsvClbbfrPguWXQw59Yni15Bm7pPJLeeVPXtdF3PZciDcw/s320/Jan'sBooks_WillametteWriters_HorrorAuthorSigning.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Jan's Books in Beaverton, Oregon, is holding an author event in connection with Willamette Writers. Saturday, October 8, from 11 to 1, several writers, including me, will be signing books in front of the bookstore. Horror authors will primarily be featured, in celebration of Hallowe'en, but I'll be there with my Oz fantasy work and Age of Bronze historical fiction. Come check it out if you get the chance!<p></p><p>Place: Jan's Books, 12320 SW 1st Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005</p><p>Time: October 8, 11AM to 1 PM<br /></p><p>Here's the link to the Facebook events page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/774036317008524">https://www.facebook.com/events/774036317008524</a>/?ref=newsfeed</p><p>Here's the link to Jan's Books website: <a href="https://www.janspaperbacks.com/">https://www.janspaperbacks.com/</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-29048090730001585572022-09-14T13:23:00.004-07:002022-09-14T13:23:32.042-07:00Reading the Classics<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcW_sPoa_1b4CKb6HhO2Bv697P1pvNiPfDJtsw6SrbheHCC1j6tVDCAK9HHmyppgipXC6dJTEonHGL4qdtfPi1p6THaFcw_7t6XtCGjL2gsoadWr18PvqKBr-PfxPwqBCQXBb1DSt-MA8U9IYZz7l0RN0LFYNYn_Ip0quUFACLlAvLurMHjET6itmFQ/s1397/Iphigenia_cover_front_150dpi.tif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="938" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcW_sPoa_1b4CKb6HhO2Bv697P1pvNiPfDJtsw6SrbheHCC1j6tVDCAK9HHmyppgipXC6dJTEonHGL4qdtfPi1p6THaFcw_7t6XtCGjL2gsoadWr18PvqKBr-PfxPwqBCQXBb1DSt-MA8U9IYZz7l0RN0LFYNYn_Ip0quUFACLlAvLurMHjET6itmFQ/s320/Iphigenia_cover_front_150dpi.tif" width="215" /></a></div>Author Edward Einhorn, translator of the recent English-language publication of <i>Iphigenia in Aulis</i> by Euripides, is holding a reading at Word Up bookstore in New York City. This Age of Bronze edition of the Classical Greek tragedy, illustrated by me, has proven unexpectedly popular for a drama thousands of years old.<p></p><p>The reading is scheduled September 20 at 7 PM eastern time. Space is limited, so <a href="https://withfriends.co/event/14960927/reading_iphigenia_in_aulis_by_edward_einhorn#">sign up here at the link, </a>if you're planning to attend.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-18463732866691442582022-08-08T13:48:00.004-07:002022-08-08T13:53:33.038-07:00Watch my SLJTeen Live! Online Chat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zg7-YrTwXTfpsl7XMxw2QBuDQ0J4qaTb0qR1IT36-aOeG2ySADJ77Yvu2uIwu3lR1tMJuZwKjOssKcmExYYNwzLVQCOHtq6uJKOlSvh880H6fglXD3bcg6vAXuiql28CZkW9Tg66QAttBH3LVec8RvEYO6ZZ549381jkeoCTfXRPTEgu1WmGQ3zx2A/s900/SLJ_logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="900" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zg7-YrTwXTfpsl7XMxw2QBuDQ0J4qaTb0qR1IT36-aOeG2ySADJ77Yvu2uIwu3lR1tMJuZwKjOssKcmExYYNwzLVQCOHtq6uJKOlSvh880H6fglXD3bcg6vAXuiql28CZkW9Tg66QAttBH3LVec8RvEYO6ZZ549381jkeoCTfXRPTEgu1WmGQ3zx2A/s320/SLJ_logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Last week, Chloe Ramos, of <i>Age of Bronze</i> publisher Image Comics, conducted an online interview with me for SLJteen Live!<br /> I talked about <i>Age of Bronze</i> and some other aspects of my cartooning career.<p></p><p>If you didn't get a chance to watch the interview live, you can watch the recording for the next three months. <span style="color: #38761d;"></span><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://vshow.on24.com/vshow/SLJTeen2022#exhibits/image" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Click here</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;">to
access my video, download exclusive book previews, and more in the
official Image Comics Booth.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;">Registration is free and guests can
continue to visit the space until November 4th, 2022.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span> <br /></span></span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-39964091903174649462022-08-03T23:34:00.005-07:002022-08-03T23:36:07.695-07:00Willamette Writers Conference 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfswse5FFPmrigFD_DmFAL75Qlu7JVcDc9gBdDlsgZZIWEse0ZJp309ppSl45A9LYbDDkrq6FnzXcjl3PYdY9mFsRsr8adTC8maXD0SimwrFdVGx3lSKqnEaKkU-k0Vx9OvCAs5A6H9u0dKd4LhbjGruAWpRwf7Su3_0chZJOO_cv4qx3bU6OG9hTyFg/s1000/WillametteWritersConference2022.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfswse5FFPmrigFD_DmFAL75Qlu7JVcDc9gBdDlsgZZIWEse0ZJp309ppSl45A9LYbDDkrq6FnzXcjl3PYdY9mFsRsr8adTC8maXD0SimwrFdVGx3lSKqnEaKkU-k0Vx9OvCAs5A6H9u0dKd4LhbjGruAWpRwf7Su3_0chZJOO_cv4qx3bU6OG9hTyFg/w400-h200/WillametteWritersConference2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Willamette Writers Conference 2022 takes place in Portland, Oregon, this weekend. I'll be leading a workshop on Saturday morning, August 6, 2022. The title--<i>Following the Yellow Brick Road: Writing and Publishing Comics and Graphic Novels.</i></p><p>On Sunday, I'll be one of the panelists for a discussion of graphic novels.</p><p>All writers are welcome to attend. Some of the sessions will be on Zoom. My workshop will be available for attendees to view online for a month following the conference. For registration and more info, here's the link: <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/0ee6cf28-4805-4953-8a8b-80c9fce26903/summary">https://web.cvent.com/event/0ee6cf28-4805-4953-8a8b-80c9fce26903/summary</a></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><p><br /><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-29320275108944751122022-08-03T23:21:00.000-07:002022-08-03T23:21:22.139-07:00Live Chat with SLJTeen Live!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXShEBBT2MXWtU6LyAH_fXSSCD7BP4H5KZtH_8pCP29wPfTOr0U6FK4ywmkmvauO-blcMQZagheekikPrVWXzSNqs2Gqo-3z8bAFTueiWs8HiGfpvtN1I1CH6q89MGD0ePUV74MVD1ToYAKj3Kw7QI29it75z4RNYGyAHrsqgjtw-xQ99R96E0m3QGgQ/s1080/SLJTeenLive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXShEBBT2MXWtU6LyAH_fXSSCD7BP4H5KZtH_8pCP29wPfTOr0U6FK4ywmkmvauO-blcMQZagheekikPrVWXzSNqs2Gqo-3z8bAFTueiWs8HiGfpvtN1I1CH6q89MGD0ePUV74MVD1ToYAKj3Kw7QI29it75z4RNYGyAHrsqgjtw-xQ99R96E0m3QGgQ/s320/SLJTeenLive.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" href="https://www.slj.com/event/slj-teen-live-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join me for a live chat</a><span style="color: #38761d;"> <span style="color: black;">in
the Image Comics booth by registering for the free virtual event,
SLJTeen Live!, on August 4, 2022. We'll be talking about <i>Age of Bronze, </i>my career as a cartoonist, and comics in general. You can get an
exclusive reading guide for my newest release! Register at the link above.</span></span><p></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-79117619967462023332022-07-01T16:23:00.011-07:002023-07-01T23:02:19.078-07:00Iphigenia Lives Again<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz-l3rAJ7B6IyaC4tRCK30UmJYlQaMPny0DZSzjVPCztI-iQZC81ZtTkxrU1baurZ4tnVZ4QQ7iryPk5TlToDQUNEwk3VadkhBmmFoYyFzkLClrkTRcILujipW0Xti8N819VS7VTa2xIwaueeIjiW1OTDXoV8TKuIH1LtAHa94sByS_gij6m3lhIHfQ/s1299/Iphigenia_cover.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz-l3rAJ7B6IyaC4tRCK30UmJYlQaMPny0DZSzjVPCztI-iQZC81ZtTkxrU1baurZ4tnVZ4QQ7iryPk5TlToDQUNEwk3VadkhBmmFoYyFzkLClrkTRcILujipW0Xti8N819VS7VTa2xIwaueeIjiW1OTDXoV8TKuIH1LtAHa94sByS_gij6m3lhIHfQ/w266-h400/Iphigenia_cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.shop.hungrytigerpress.com/Iphigenia-in-Aulis-IPH-SC.htm">BUY HERE</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>When I conceived the idea for <i>Age of Bronze,</i> my graphic novel retelling of the complete legend of the Trojan War, I knew I’d be using a few plays as sources for my version of the story. After <i>Age of Bronze</i> began publication, I realized that I’d be able to repurpose my comics panels as illustrations. How interesting it would be, I thought, to publish illustrated versions of many of my sources, in particular the dramas.<br /><br />In late 2008, I mentioned to my friend <a href="https://www.edwardeinhorn.com/">Edward Einhorn,</a> playwright, director, and children’s author, my idea of using a public domain English translation for a new edition of Euripides’s <i>Iphigenia in Aulis, </i>illustrated with my A<i>ge of Bronze</i> imagery. I was concerned, however, that an old translation would seem out of step. Edward had previously translated a version of <i>Lysistrata,</i> the Greek comedy by Aristophanes, and he offered the idea of translating <i>Iphigenia</i> himself anew. Seemed like a fine idea to me. Within a few weeks, Edward had finished a draft of his new translation.<br /><br />During the next year I chose panels from <i>Age of Bronze</i> to accompany Edward’s text and began a rudimentary book design. Edward wanted my artwork to not simply accompany his script, but to interact with it as much as possible, to help bring the script to life. Neither Edward nor I particularly liked my attempts much. Unable to find a look that satisfied both Edward and me, I put the project aside in favor of more urgent work.<br /><br />In early 2013, Edward staged a full production of his <i>Iphigenia</i> script, complete with music, through his <a href="https://www.untitledtheater.com/">Untitled Theater Company #61</a> at LaMama in Manhattan. In the classical tradition, the actors used masks, expertly brought to life from my <i>Age of Bronze</i> character designs. Graciously, Edward flew me to NYC to see a performance—which I found terrific—and to participate in a question-and-answer session with the audience afterward.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the book project lay stagnant, until Edward asked another cartoonist for help with book design for <i>Iphigenia in Aulis.</i> He thought the work of <a href="https://www.bishakh.com/">Bishakh Som</a>, then editor and contributor to the anthology comic <i>Hi-Horse</i> and cartoonist of the recent graphic novel <i>Apsara Engine,</i> had some resonance with my <i>Age of Bronze</i> artwork. Bishakh gave designing <i>Iphigenia in Aulis</i> a shot. In the end, Bishakh wasn’t happy with the results and bowed out of the project.<br /><br /><i>Iphigenia</i> sat in limbo again. Finally, Edward’s wife, Connie Wu, designed the book, integrating the text and artwork with comics dialog pointers and interspersing the text with the artwork so that the elements lent each other a bit of movement. I finished eliminating word balloons from the images and drew a couple new illustrations for the book. The cover uses the image from the poster I designed for Edward’s 2013 theatrical production.<br /><br />I’d originally planned to publish <i>Iphigenia in Aulis</i> myself, but Edward urged me to approach <a href="https://imagecomics.com/">Image Comics,</a> the publisher of <i>Age of Bronze.</i> I didn’t think Image would have any interest in publishing a play script, but I figured asking wouldn’t bring on any more rejection than I've weathered many times in the publishing business. I submitted the project to Image and heard nothing back for a few months. I figured that meant Image had no interest, but my request for Image to confirm a rejection prompted an acceptance in early 2020.<br /><br />Covid-19 caused some delays and problems with paper stock accessibility, but finally Image released the <i>Age of Bronze</i> edition of <i>Iphigenia in Aulis</i> several weeks ago. It doesn’t use my original choice of paper, but the paper stock matches the <i>Age of Bronze</i> graphic novels. It’s available now wherever you buy books and graphic novels, and you can buy it from the <a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/shop/">Hungry Tiger Press website here</a>:</p><p><a href="https://hungrytigerpress.store/product/iphigenia-in-aulis/">Link to buy</a><br /><br />I think Edward’s script of Euripides's <i>Iphigenia in Aulis</i> is excellent, and not just because he used my <i>Age of Bronze</i> spellings of names and evoked in some of the script's textual points echoes of the cultural background I present in <i>Age of Bronze</i>. Edward just writes lively as a matter of course. Euripides ain’t no slouch, either, I can tell you!</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2022 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-28362348162323992632022-03-01T00:49:00.003-08:002022-03-01T00:49:40.567-08:00Young Willamette Writers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVUP-9W4UYmnDjqQaHb3s2nC9bwMLq9RcHfD8u4LssXgfmWI0fbDL8wrL5Nrf4m0rgqKtj1YXIcBYiPUUE6QPqqr3JAS0JNk_0cCZT9iGEoasCnho5SZUHfhX5naZXoF0Qo02G0Ij30-25PxUx4BbGuqMNxYjVUlcDMDaKvZYH4idu5MGCgQyz1MnEw=s300" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVUP-9W4UYmnDjqQaHb3s2nC9bwMLq9RcHfD8u4LssXgfmWI0fbDL8wrL5Nrf4m0rgqKtj1YXIcBYiPUUE6QPqqr3JAS0JNk_0cCZT9iGEoasCnho5SZUHfhX5naZXoF0Qo02G0Ij30-25PxUx4BbGuqMNxYjVUlcDMDaKvZYH4idu5MGCgQyz1MnEw" width="225" /></a></div>On Saturday, March 5, at 10 AM, I'll be speaking to the Young Willamette Writers about writing comics. I'll be offering advice from my years of experience as a professional cartoonist. I've written graphic novel and comic book scripts that I drew myself, for other cartoonists to draw, and I've drawn plenty of scripts by others.<br /><p></p><p>The presentation will be virtual on Zoom, so sign up early for the link. Attendance isn't restricted to members of Willamette Writers, but non-member attendees are asked to donate $5. The target age for Young Willamette Writers is 13-18 years old. So if you know a young adult who's interested in scripting for comic books or graphic novels, mention this presentation.</p><p><a href="https://willamettewriters.org/event/young-willamette-writers-join-eric-shanower/">Here's the link</a> to the announcement.<br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3918125861717203001.post-66665580537655204092021-12-18T18:30:00.000-08:002021-12-18T18:30:00.380-08:00Wake Up<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuRdx7XW6YcgPWQT1aADkCJUpNJJn-v7GQd7yb1tVaL0RcYrS2KYI_03w4sz3rL4nJ43S7ftt2qycAdxN4nKu5buzXCxTaVnkNLSJKgGZ-6mZQbfP5oaJhiPvKn7rNwupq8cjLquo4xLoU09MyajIdhb7Rf4wEJRrDEbbEuoBJ6Clnwj_yly2wG8r9A=s4176" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="2751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuRdx7XW6YcgPWQT1aADkCJUpNJJn-v7GQd7yb1tVaL0RcYrS2KYI_03w4sz3rL4nJ43S7ftt2qycAdxN4nKu5buzXCxTaVnkNLSJKgGZ-6mZQbfP5oaJhiPvKn7rNwupq8cjLquo4xLoU09MyajIdhb7Rf4wEJRrDEbbEuoBJ6Clnwj_yly2wG8r9A=w211-h320" width="211" /></a></div><p><i>Super Sleepy Bedtime Stories</i> #1, published by Sitcomics Binge Books, just went on sale this week at your local comics shop. Super Sleepy is a little girl who always dresses like a super-hero--I think that's because her one-piece pajamas resemble a super-hero jumpsuit. Her stories have to do with bedtime. Her sidekick is a sheep named Schleepy--because, you know, counting sheep.</p><p>Super Sleepy's stories are reminiscent of those of the old Harvey Comics characters Little Dot and Little Audrey. If you look closely at the cover image at the right, you'll see that one of the kids looks as if he stole Richie Rich's haircut.<br /></p><p></p><p>This first issue contains 68 pages, and I drew the art for one of them. In "Party Pooped," Super Sleepy attends a slumber party. Television writer Ursula Burton is credited with writing <i>Super Sleepy</i> #1. The story's cute. The whole book looks cute. Definitely for kids to enjoy.</p><p>Here's a sample panel from the story I drew.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihsqto6BDm-En6TqDJwqqiI68QQY8WdM7AYWHXNyj0MYogUQ2GWqZ--WPt4-nB5S2bXxWQyQHVVoPcMuX-3TnT8K9-DyjcNi9mkDq9cJv-nQ2nidoU4UMEm0Q-o25Xr2ESBCS-vmLz2wS4xkggBTMviiuVXF7lWS6bainSTWgtE31VZN9nxxOWHjrkA=s203" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="203" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgihsqto6BDm-En6TqDJwqqiI68QQY8WdM7AYWHXNyj0MYogUQ2GWqZ--WPt4-nB5S2bXxWQyQHVVoPcMuX-3TnT8K9-DyjcNi9mkDq9cJv-nQ2nidoU4UMEm0Q-o25Xr2ESBCS-vmLz2wS4xkggBTMviiuVXF7lWS6bainSTWgtE31VZN9nxxOWHjrkA=w320-h239" width="320" /></a></div><p>Find a copy of <i>Super Sleepy Bedtime Stories</i> #1 at your local comics store or order from the distributor <a href="https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP211365">here: https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP211365</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Copyright © 2021 Eric Shanower. All rights reserved.</span><br /></p>ericshanowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.com