The first issue of Nowhere Men from Image Comics drops in November. Tell your friends -- especially if that includes your local comics retailer. Here is the solicit info:



NOWHERE MEN #1
story ERIC STEPHENSON
art NATE BELLEGARDE & JORDIE BELLAIRE
cover NATE BELLEGARDE & FONOGRAFIKS
NOVEMBER 21
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$2.99
"SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK 'N' ROLL." So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement. As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time. They changed the world – and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong? And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price?


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Also, I have a small quantity of the 12"x17" SDCC print available. Note me for details.

In other ThreeOneFive news, the movie serial-inspired Deep Dive Daredevils has now launched as a webcomic at DeepDiveDaredevils.com.

DDD is written by the team of Matt Heistand, Dan Fifield, and Evin Dempsey, drawn and colored by Danilo Guida, with lettering/design/newsprint effects by Fonografiks.

As was recently announced by writer Joe Keatinge, his Image Comics series Hell Yeah will serialize the three-part debut Baby Girl adventure 'The Lost Treasure of the Afrika Korps', beginning in Hell Yeah #3, in stores May 9th.

Baby Girl is written by the ThreeOneFive team of Matt Heistand, Evin Dempsey, and Dan Fifield, drawn by David Hahn (All-Nighter, Bite Club), colored by Rico Renzi (Loose Ends, Collider), with lettering and design by yours truly.

To whet your appetite, you can read a page from the story here and find out more about Baby Girl at the ThreeOneFive blog.

BlueShift: The Lost Boy has now wrapped up at MTV Geek. You can now read the whole story over two issues here [link] and here [link].

After that, if you're hungry for more, head over to BlueShiftWorld.com and read excerpts from the upcoming Blueshift novel!

Many thanks to everyone involved: art director and penciller/inker Dave DeVries, set artist John Van Fleet, writer Blake Hutchins, colorists Rusty Drake and Mike Burns, Bradley Hatfield at MTV, and the Seed Studio crew.

Hey, all. Just a quick one to say that the concluding issue of BlueShift has begun serialization at MTV Geek. Same deal as before, 5 pages every Friday for the next 6 weeks.

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If you're late to the party and want to catch up, you can now also read the first issue in one big chunk here:

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And for those who'd like to get into the world of BlueShift a little more, there's much to explore at BlueShiftWorld.com and facebook.com/blueshiftworld. Enjoy!

Hey, all. I'm looking at adapting some of my designs for t-shirts, most likely to be offered through an existing online vendor rather than direct. When looking at the possible mark-up percentages, what seems like a reasonable retail price doesn't really make me a decent amount per shirt, and what would make me a decent amount per shirt doesn't result in a reasonable retail price. So I'm throwing it open to the floor:

Within what kind of price range (in USD or GBP) would you be willing to part with your hard-earned for some niftily designed tees?

Would you be willing to pay more for certain designs if they were only available for a limited time or in limited numbers, never to be released again?

Help me find the sweet spot, guys. Any other advice would be most appreciated. Thanks.

Seed Studio's ‘online graphic novel’ BlueShift has been relaunched at MTV Geek as part of their exclusive line-up of comics content. The series will be released in 5-page installments each Friday over the coming weeks, and for existing readers will be the place to read the conclusion of the story.

Begin reading here, and see artists Dave DeVries and John Van Fleet talk over their creation process, and the book’s bleak vision of a post- climate catastrophe future, here.

Thanks to all the new watchers and fans of the paperback series. What a week it's been. Whether you arrived here via Twitter, Tumblr, the grace of the great Internet Jesus, or the grubby muckrakers at Bleeding Cool, you're all most welcome here.

While the series was begun last year, production unfortunately trailed off as professional and family commitments took priority, but there will be new designs forthcoming as time allows. In the meantime, please take a look through the other galleries to discover a variety of comics and creators equally worthy of your attention.

I woke myself up this morning by speaking aloud my part in a dream-world conversation. The subject? Contract negotiations with a client.

I need a vacation.

As revealed last night at the Eisner Awards ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con, Popgun Vol. 3 won the Eisner for Best Anthology. Big congratulations are due to my core team mates Mark Andrew Smith, Joe Keatinge, Thomas Mauer, D.J. Kirkbride, and Adam Knave, as well as the whole roster of contributing creators who made it (now officially) the best of the series so far.

This win also feels particularly special since it was the last volume I was actively involved in as Designer/Production Editor, and for that reason I've felt more invested in this one, both while working on it and since leaving the fold. I also think some of the stories I lettered for Vol. 3 turned out to be highlights of the book, so I think those creators deserve special mentions. So take a bow,

Jim Zubkavich & Chris Stevens (Gotcha!)
Jeik Dion & Dominique Carrier (Error)
Danilo Beyruth (Deathnaut: Emotional Baggage)
Michael Woods & Nic Klein (Twilight)
Ryan Cody (King's Hollow: The Trade)
Mark Andrew Smith & Johann "Ullcer" Leroux (The Japanese Wasp)
Peter Bergting (Spirit Room)

Thanks, guys, and thank you, Eisner judges and voters!

Pretty cool to see Popgun nominated for the third year running in the Best Anthology category. New Brighton Archeological Society also got a nod for Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers. See the full list of contenders here:

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Time to cross those fingers again.

Seems Night At The Western is a casualty of the big Zuda cull announced today:

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Sincere thanks to everyone who supported us in the March contest. I'm sorry that it ultimately turned out to be a wasted effort.

The whole first chapter of BlueShift is now available to read over at blueshiftworld.com:

[link]

The creative team of Blake Hutchins, Dave DeVries, John Van Fleet, Rusty Drake, and myself put a ton of energy into this on behalf of Seed Studio, and I very much hope to see it continue in print somewhere/when.

WatchGuard creator has posted to let people know you can now order t-shirts via RedBubble featuring the WatchGuard icon and logo designed for him. This actually marks the first time my work has been used on apparel (to my knowledge) so it was pretty cool to see.

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Just found out that Popgun Vol. 3 is nominated for an Eisner Award in the Best Anthology category. I'm pretty proud of my work on that book. A big shout out to all the contributors who made it (IMHO) the best of the series so far.

Congrats to Ray Nayler and César Sebastian Diaz on winning the March 2010 contest at Zuda with Night At The Western…

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…and a big, big thank you to everyone who supported us with their votes, favorites, and words of encouragement. Looking forward to getting started on the rest of the story soon.

Competing in this month's contest at ZudaComics.com is A Night At The Western by Ray Nayler, Cesar Diaz, and Fonografiks. Check it out, and if you feel so inclined, register and vote to see us continue to tell our little slice of pulp crime noir.

A pleasant surprise this holiday season was to see io9 choose the Popgun Vol.2 cover by Paul Pope and Fonografiks among its 100 favorites of the last ten years. Considering some of the other entries and creators on their list, it's extremely flattering. Thank you, io9!