tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223516202024-03-12T19:43:19.234-07:00DarkslingingAdam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-16706103756869288342021-09-04T12:37:00.002-07:002021-09-04T22:57:13.368-07:00Recommended Reading-Dancing With The Dragon 1<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQdyOklJUgDKoAdBiMacyebHUBGiZyAsOj319gXOiknBzgmIe0vwTf5iDsYUa-F5x8c902_-DtiSYGhp-L-meKHzuvYW5suoNM_j9sNd8twAHiLDzdUryWzKoByrW2x3R6HxjMQ/s903/68621056-2EA4-46CE-AFA0-CEB4612D2911.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="596" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQdyOklJUgDKoAdBiMacyebHUBGiZyAsOj319gXOiknBzgmIe0vwTf5iDsYUa-F5x8c902_-DtiSYGhp-L-meKHzuvYW5suoNM_j9sNd8twAHiLDzdUryWzKoByrW2x3R6HxjMQ/s320/68621056-2EA4-46CE-AFA0-CEB4612D2911.png" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I don’t normally do reviews. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have always hated getting reviews on any Darkslinger title, even when they are glowing positive. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I don’t normally do them but when given the chance to review Dancing With The Dragon I made an exception and I am glad that I did. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I made the exception because Rob MacKinnon is the writer on this particular book and I have quickly gained an appreciation for this up and coming talent. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dancing With The Dragon is a fast paced action crime thriller told in a non-linear way. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This story instantly evokes feelings of early Tarantino in all the right ways. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Luca Casalanguida’s artwork is expressive and extremely easy to read. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The colors by Natalia Nesterenko and the lettering by Joel Rodriguez compliment the artwork perfectly. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The entire team on this comic feel as though they are perfectly in sync.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The only complaint that I have is that there is one panel that uses a real world image that does not mesh with the art. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While this wasn’t enough to take me out of the story, it did cause me a momentary pause. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Overall this is a fantastic first issue that I would whole heartedly recommend you read. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I am eagerly awaiting the next issue.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 23.5px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;">Adam Watson</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 19.7px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 19.73px;">Owner of Darkslinger Comics and Comics Mainstream</span></p>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-36566903589807103972018-02-01T05:09:00.001-08:002018-02-01T05:09:37.474-08:00Ghost Assassin Kickstarter, Conventions and the return of El Bovine Muerte<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Ghost Assassin Kickstarter is off to a great start! At the time of this writing we are 31% funded. I had the opportunity this week to be a featured guest on two great comics themed podcasts. On Monday I was interviewed for the Worst Comics Podcast Ever, which I have to say is an incorrect title for this podcast as it was one of the best interviews I have ever received. On Wednesday I was interviewed for the Nerd Nation Podcast, hosted by the incredibly talented Gene Hoyle. On the Worst Comics Podcast Ever we mainly covered the emotions that went into creating Ghost Assassin while on the Nerd Nation Podcast we focused on the business side of creation. Both podcasts will be available on Friday.<br /><br />I will be hosting a Kickstarter Live Q&A on Saturday at 8 PM PST. Please consider tuning in and asking any questions that you may have regarding Ghost Assassin.<br />
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We will be exhibiting at the I Like Comic Con happening in Ridgefield, Washington on February 10th and 11th. We will be at booth E65. If the wi-fi is strong enough at the venue I am planning on running a Kickstarter Live event from the show. If you are planning on attending please consider dropping by the booth. We should be easy to spot as we will have a 10 foot wide, 4 panel backdrop behind us that features images from El Bovine Muerte, Ghost Assassin, Chronicles of Van Helsing and Diary of a Dead Man.<br /><br /><br />
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<strong>Darkslinger In The News</strong></div>
Ghost Assassin has received a few great write-ups this week. Ghost Assassin was deemed worthy in this week's "Worthy Wednesday" on the Black Suit of Death Blog. To read that write-up please head over to <a data-cke-saved-href="https://blacksuitofdeath.com/blog/30" href="https://blacksuitofdeath.com/blog/30" target="_blank">https://blacksuitofdeath.com/blog/30</a><br />
Comic-Watch posted an article on Ghost Assassin that can found at <a data-cke-saved-href="https://comic-watch.com/2018/01/29/comicwatch-press-exclusive-darkslinger-comics-adam-watson-discuss-ghost-assassin-kickstarter-launch/" href="https://comic-watch.com/2018/01/29/comicwatch-press-exclusive-darkslinger-comics-adam-watson-discuss-ghost-assassin-kickstarter-launch/" target="_blank">https://comic-watch.com/2018/01/29/comicwatch-press-exclusive-darkslinger-comics-adam-watson-discuss-ghost-assassin-kickstarter-launch/</a><br /><br /><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.darkslinger.com/elbovinemuerte" href="http://www.darkslinger.com/elbovinemuerte" target="_blank"><img data-cke-saved-src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b3f6796b235e44ce9466941d2/_compresseds/08d6021a-88b1-43f4-9ae6-3b9951c693da.jpg" data-file-id="1429865" height="708" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b3f6796b235e44ce9466941d2/_compresseds/08d6021a-88b1-43f4-9ae6-3b9951c693da.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 708px; margin: 0px; width: 500px;" width="500" /></a><br />
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<strong>The Return of El Bovine Muerte</strong></div>
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El Bovine Muerte returned to being a weekly updated webcomic with last week's update! The incredibly talented Gabriele Schiavoni is now the regular artist for the series. The current story line clocks in at 4 pages and features Le Mime "reviewing" Ghost Assassin. Unfortunately he isn't taking much of an interest in the comic as it doesn't feature him. After this story line issue #4 will begin.<br /><br />Please consider visiting Ghost Assassin on Kickstarter. The campaign can be found at <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.ghostassassin.net" href="http://www.ghostassassin.net/" target="_blank">www.ghostassassin.net</a> There are several ways to help support the project. If you are unable to back, sharing and talking about the project can help to a great deal.<br /><br />Thank you!<br />Adam Watson</div>
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-75178307826243959482018-01-04T23:43:00.001-08:002018-01-04T23:43:17.082-08:00 Recommended Reading-Gloom Cookie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Issues read: #1-14 and Monsters Christmas Color Special. <br />
I have been aware of Ted Naifeh's artwork for quite some time but had not given any of his titles a try until last year when I came across a copy of the first collection of Princess Ugg at my local library. After reading this one volume I was hooked on Naifeh's storytelling. It didn't take long before I had read through Princess Ugg Volume two, all of the volumes of Courtney Crumrin and both volumes of Death Jr. Naifeh did both the writing and artwork on Courtney Crumrin and Princess Ugg. Death Jr was a collaboration with Gary Whitta and various artists contributing covers.<br />
You may be wondering why I have focused so much attention on Ted Naifeh when the recommended read of the week is Gloom Cookie. The answer to that is actually fairly simplistic. Ted Naifeh was the whole reason that I wanted to check this series out in the first place. That being said it was a bit of a let down when he left the series with issue #6. After issue #6 the art in this series stays consistently good but it is missing something by no longer included Naifeh's storytelling ability. The story remains tight though as each issue is written by Serena Valentino. <br />
While reading the first issue it appeared that this comic was simply about relationships and goth culture but that is just its surface. Gloom Cookie is about relationships and goth culture but it is also about ancient curses, gargoyles, monsters and a traveling circus that serves as the central connection to all of these elements.<br />
If any of this sounds entertaining I highly recommend giving Gloom Cookie a try. It can be found in your local 50 cent and dollar bins with a bit of digging or it is available in 5 graphic novels. They are, unfortunately, out of print but can pretty easily be found online. I will be tracking them down this year as I am eagerly anticipating the conclusion of this storyline.</div>
Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-5441231860346129412017-12-27T16:05:00.000-08:002017-12-27T16:05:00.194-08:00Lost Interview With Ty Wakefield and Ben Kreger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This interview was conducted back in November of 2008. At that time I had known Ty Wakefield and Benjamin Kreger for less than one year. During that time Ben was working for Ty as part of his Alternate Reality Comics company. This interview was done as part of a series of interviews that I was doing for a comics news site. I do not remember the name of this site, but it seems of little importance now 9 years later. The website closed down after publishing one of the interviews. I meant to publish this elsewhere but lost the original file for it. Or so I thought. Recently while going through all of my old files I discovered this on a forgotten flash card. I thought about correcting the spelling and grammatical errors in this, but Ty would not have wanted that. I don’t know why.<o:p></o:p></div>
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ADAM WATSON: What got you into comics? Do you remember the first one you ever read?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Superman: The movie! Superman always inspired me and I often acted like him. Then my Dad was really into the Batman tv show and the Incredible Hulk so really I don't think I had a choice in the matter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I remember being facinated with comics. I remember buying a Green Lantern/Green Arrow double sized book at a flea market once and a Superman book but I the first one I really read was Spectacular Spiderman #168.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I soon subscribed to it as soon as I had enough allowance to do so. After that it was all down hill. I became a big Spidey fan and soon moved onto other Marvel titles, Fantastic Four, X-Force, Darkhawk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I didn't start reading DC until a few years ago. Starting with Green Lantern and then the new Batgirl, the first DC book I followed for over a year and then Batman. Though I love Superman, his books quite frankly are never written very well so it is rare I'll pick one up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But now I'm writing my own and hope someday I'll be able to write a good Superman book myself! <o:p></o:p></div>
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TY WAKEFIELD: What got me into comics was "A Death in the Family" when DC killed Robin. This was the first comic book series I ever really "read", I use to just look at the pictures. The story was not a typical "Batman" story. That was the first time I realized that the Joker was well Crazy. I knew at that piont I wanted to at least draw, but then I started to write some stories and then that was it I was hooked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: What comics are you currently reading? Are there any particular authors that inspire you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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BEN: I was reading Amazing Spider-man until One More Day ended. Right now I'm reading Civil War and trying to follow Batman R.I.P. and I'm kinda hoping the local stores will carry all the Superman: New Krypton story. But lately I've been waiting until the books come out in TPB so I don't have to wait for the whole story month by month and I'm not really a collector anymore. Now I just buy them for the story and that's about it, tired of all the gimmicks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As for authors that inspire me, a new name to comics but an old hat at writing, is Orson Scott Card. I've learned a lot about writing from him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I've followed J. Michael Straczynski from television's Babylon 5 to Rising Stars to my favorite Spidey story of all time Spiderman: The Other Evolve or Die.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Out of the comic world I really like Jim Lee's work on FF and wish he would return to Marvel and write and draw another great story. So many names come to mind, Clarmont, Brubaker, Bendis I like Kevin Smith's Daredevil story but didn't like his Green Arrow (though that may be cause I think Green Arrow is a jerkoff) and I think Stan "The Man" Lee goes without saying. However, to narrow it down, cause this answer is getting long, I really like what Neil Gaiman did with the Marvel Universe in Marvel 1602. I keep meaning to read more from him since I read this graphic novel and hope to soon. But that book really amazed me and I haven't been so excited by a comic story since Marvels (Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross)<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I guess the short answer is Neil Gaiman.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: To be honest I haven't read any current comics, except those I pick up from independent publishers. I have been busy getting back to the "roots" going to things like Batman in the 40's and 50's, Dick Tracy from the 30's and 40's, comics that make you escape reality, not question whether this could happen, but rather get lost in the journey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would say that some of my influnces of couse would be Bob Kane, Chester Gould, Ty Templton, Paul Dini, and William Gaines. William Gaines and his staff at E.C. comics let the artist and writers invent a new line of comics, a new line of "conventional" wisdom.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: This one is for Ben. When did you decide that you wanted to write comics?<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: Writing or telling stories is something I've always loved. From my pre-school days when I would record my G.I. Joe adventures on tape to the present. I've told stories as far as I can remember. I'm not sure what caused me to start writing comics. I started writing in forth or fifth grade by eighth with a friend of mine. I still have a good number of those books too. Then in high school I wrote and drew a #0 issue base on some of those characters. That one was cool but I seem to have lost my copy of it some time ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In high school I started writing short stories and by college I had gotten into film so I learned how to write screenplays. Then some time passed and I would work on a short story here or there but it wasn't until I met Ty that I really considered going back to my roots and writing comics, even as to make a living.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: How did your work with Ty and Alternate Reality Comics come about?<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: Well, I was a co-worker with his wife and she found out not only do I make short films but I'm also a comic geek but most importantly I'm a writer. So she approached me and told me her husband had started his own comic book company and he was looking for talent. She asked me if I had anything I'd like to submit and I said, probably. At first I gave her one of my screen plays. They liked it so I picked out an old short story and updated it and then translated it into a comic script and gave him that to peruse.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I then went on a trip. While at a friends house I got a call from an over excited Ty telling me about how much he liked the story and how he had already started doing character drawings and he knew he shouldn't before he spoke to me but he was just to excited about it and then he asked if he could do the story and put it in his next comic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I must admit I was a bit flabbergasted at first, really blown away about his excitement but I got excited to and say, Hell yeah, you can do it, that would be awesome!<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I got home I went to his office to take a look at what he had done in that short time and I was blown away. Next thing I know I'm working on several different projects and we begin planing the book together and before I knew it I had a new best friend.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: That's a hard question. There's so much that I want to do in the industry. I mean the most important goal is to entertain, right. I think that we all (the industry) has to remember people pick up our comics for entertainment. I want to bring back the sense of escape to comics, less reality and more imgination. I would also say that I would like to bring a sense that what I do is ART, not just a paycheck. I strive for that standard with every page I do. But for the most part our overall goal at Alternate Reality is to entertain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: I'm not as ambitious at Ty. My goal is simply to get read and maybe one day I'll get to write for my big three, Spider-man, Batman and Superman. I actually already have a few stories for the DC books I'd love to do as an Elseworlds title.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: This question is for Ty: When did you form Alternate Reality Comics? What made you decide to go the self-publishing route?<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: I guess AR formed when my brother, Beau and I were, maybe 10 or 11. We wanted to draw comics and we started with a few in school, and then in 2007, I said we should just do it and I remembered an article in Wizard on how to make mini comics, so why not invest in some and try it, if it doesn't work, we'll try again. Both Beau and I knew deep down that our stories, artwork, and imaginations would be too much for the mainstream publishers, and who knows maybe if we create just the right stories, maybe they will come to us. Not to mention self publish has what we all want FREEDOM.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: I really want to fly. But it really wouldn't be safe to fly unless you were tough like Superman. So really I also want to be like bullet proof and super strong. <o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: Man, I just had a flash back, I never thought of myself to be Broady. This is a really hard question, because the heros I enjoy to read about have no superpowers, just good old fashion smarts. But I think that have a superpower of unlimited strength, that's what I would want, all heros have that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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AW: Tell us a little bit about the stories you are doing for AR. Which is your favorite to date?<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: Alternate Reality Comics (the book) is a horror anthology I like to call a cross between Outer Limits and Tales From the Crypt. The story you will see in the next issue is a very personal story even with it being a horror story. Like most writers, I took what I know from my own life and then threw in a bit of fantasy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another story, waiting for the artist to finish, is a fun little zombie story. Since zombie stories are a dime a dozen I took what I know about mythology and mixed it with what so many love about horror movies, T&A. It was really fun to write, if not somewhat embarrassing. However, I can't wait to see it finish I think readers will really like it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: Being the Editor, I get involved in all of them, at one point or another. I will say that "Revenge" and "The President of the Divided States od Hamelin" where my favorite in AR 1. We have a couple in AR #2 that took a lot more thought and working with other's work than AR 1 had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The stories all have some facet of horror in them, but depending on what kind of person you are, how funny or how scary they are to you, that's what I love about all of our stories. No good guys, all bad guys. Take "Revenge" in AR#1, a classic tale of a boy, a bitch, and a football. We took it and made it fun, and sinister. In a new story you'll find in AR#2 "Him" you'll see just exactly how love will tear a man apart. I enjoy all of our little yarns, and to pick one at such an early stage in our company would be I don't know almost like a jinx on the whole project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: Maybe Darkhorse cause they are local but I have no idea what title I'd want to work on, maybe a Star Wars one or maybe I'd try to talk them into doing something independent like they started with. It would be nice to see DH do a book like Concrete again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: Of course being a hugh Batman fan, I would love to work with Mad magazine. In truth I have always enjoyed Batman, but my ultimate thrill would do work for Mad, I have even toyed with the idea we (AR) put out something like Cracked (no longer in circulation) or Mad. I would also love to do some work for Heavy Metal, there stuff is absolutly AWESOME!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: I am working on a kids book right now based on an old ghost story my friends and I would tell eachother back in the First grade. I am planning on doing all the art for it myself and I've been working on a kids comic based on some cartoon characters I've been keeping around since High School. I really have no idea when this will be done as I have a lot to learn as far as drawing goes. But I think it will be a really fun book to do and it is silly enough to be popular. I laugh just at it's concepts! Wish I could tell you more but I'm as paranoid and guarded about my unfinished work as any writer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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TW: There are only 3 creators on our crew, we always want more, trying to find them is hard, not to mention we're so small and capital is so low. "Him" was written by ben, and putting some graphics to this made it explode off the pages, pretty excited! <o:p></o:p></div>
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And of course I have plans to return to film! lol. I recently co-wrote, shot and edited a PSA-like video for a friend of mine about Traumatic Brain Injury that has has some moderate success on Myspace as well as other internet sources.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I often flirt with the idea of taking a comic book idea or story and making it into a short film. One of the projects I am working on now is taking one of my short films I did in college and translating it into a comic books limited series. I'm very excited about this project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: LOL. Yes if fact it does involve a hero with a chicken-guts-gun though the comic adaption will attempt to explain the oddities of the story a little better and not to belittle the creator but bring out the comedy that the film sometimes missed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well it is about the eternal struggle between Theater and Television. Since the dawn of time...err the dawn of Television attendance of classic theater has diminished. Until one day a balance of the audience was achieved. However, on the campus of one college in Oregon the battle rages on between a group of public broadcasting students vs. a group of thespians, pant-suited thespians.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: I was brought in as an understudy with no explanation in the story as to where I came from. I plan on exploring this twist in the comic version as the character in the film loosely alludes to foul play upon the actor he replaced.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BK: wanted this project to come out by Jan. but now, I have no idea, I suppose when I get it done. lol but yes it will be coming out under the AR banner and the artist has been tapped, he has worked in comics for a year or two now [I'll get back to you on his stuff soon] His name is Warren Blyth and... well, he has his own style for everything. A very nice and cool dude but, lets use the word eccentric. I'm very excited about working with him and I know he will bring the right look to this book.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So if you want to entertain people, tell stories, draw, paint, be artistic in any way, no matter your age, get started now and don't stop, never stop. DO NOT LISTEN to all those people who say you can't do it. Do as the commercial says, "Just Do It!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-15241587861917896122017-11-14T04:56:00.001-08:002017-11-14T04:56:36.808-08:00Darkslinger Mafia Podcast Episode 6: El Bovine Muerte Patreon & Alterna ...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftKv9JCT_a8" width="480"></iframe>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-10949268703154072162017-10-18T04:16:00.001-07:002017-10-18T04:16:28.328-07:00Recommended Reads-Infinite Kung Fu and Trilogy Tour II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the questions I get asked the most frequently is what I am currently reading. Because of this I have decided to to do a blog post every week where I will go over the books that I have read that week. I don't want these posts to be criticism so due to that fact there may be weeks where I don't do a post as quite frankly, there are weeks that I don't like the things that I have read. This week I read issues #1-3 of Infinite Kung Fu and the Trilogy Tour II one-shot.<br />
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One of the greatest things about being a comics reseller is that I am rarely without something to read. Infinite Kung Fu issues #1-3 was found in a collection that I bought earlier this year. The issues are slightly smaller than standard comics size so as I was sorting everything out I pulled these and set them on top of another box to keep any damage from occuring. I didn't give them much thought after that until a few weeks ago when I was recording a podcast with Darkslinger Mafia co-host Robert Diaz. Robert often goes through the boxes that I have stacked in my room (one of his most annoying traits). He picked up an issue from this series, flipped through it and then quickly discarded it with the comment that he hated the art. Robert likes his art fairly straight forward. I enjoy all types as long as it is in service to the story. Later that night I picked up issue #1 of Infinite Kung Fu from the stacks, flipped through it and decided to give it a read. The artwork reminded me of Adam Pollina back in his X-Force days. I found myself reading the 3 issues that I had that night and loved every minute of it. The story is about Lei Kung, a soldier who goes AWOL in a post-apocalyptic zombie filled future. He accidentally burns a monk, not realizing that the monk is actually meditating. The monk uses Kung Fu to take over the body of a nearby zombie and starts training Lei Kung in the ways of kung fu. This isn't the standard kung fu that you would find in the real world though. The kung fu in this story is more reminiscent of what you might find in Nartuo. The dialogue in these issues is extremely well done, the plotting is fantastic and the artwork fits the story perfectly. My only complaint is that I don't have the rest of the issues, but I will be fixing that soon as I will definitely be buying the collected graphic novel for this series. <br />
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Trilogy Tour II is something that I recently came across while digging through 50 cent bins at a local comic convention. I saw Jeff Smith in the top left corner and immediately purchased it. I have been planning a large cross country tour for Darkslinger Comics for years and this book has inspired me to do something similar to this when that time finally comes. This is an anthology title that introduced readers to the characters of each of the creators on the 2nd trilogy tour.<br />
The first story is a short featuring Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess. I have read this story before in the Rose collected editions but it was great to revisit it. If you haven't read Rose before, it is one of the companion pieces to Bone. It features the same great story telling by Jeff Smith that you would find in Bone with fantastic illustrations by Charles Vess. Reading this made me want to dig out my Rose collection and give it a reread.<br />
Next up was Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. I have the collected edition of this title but haven't given it a read. After reading this short I have now added it to the books that I will be reading. The story involves a nun having a pick nick with a demon at a grave yard. The nun is apparently from an order that deals with the supernatural and doesn't appear to be directly connected with Catholicism. While there isn't a ton of information given in this short, there was enough to make me want to continue reading this story.<br />
Next was Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson. This was a fun light read about a group of monsters having a tea party. Of all of the stories in this collection, this was the one I liked the least. It was a well told and well illustrated tale, I just don't think that I am the right audience for this comic.<br />
The next story was a great treat. It was an Akiko short by Mark Crilley. I absolutely love Akiko and had never read this short. Akiko is a story about a young girl that goes on intergalactic journeys with her strange, alien friends. This story is about Akiko and Spuckler searching for their missing friend, Mr. Beeba.<br />
The next tale featured Usagi Yojimbo fighting a samurai over the right to cross a bridge. Like the Rose story I have previously read this story but like the Rose story I enjoyed revisiting it and much like Rose, it made me want to reread my Usagi collections.<br />
The last tale is a 2 page Bone story and is the only short that is featured in black and white. Just like with Rose and Usagi, I have read this story in the past. But just like with those 2 I had no problems with revisiting it. This story involves Smiley and Phoney having a conversation regarding greed while cleaning dishes. Keep this book in mind the next time you are digging through the cheap bins, it is a fun read that features some of the greatest characters and creators to ever be featured on the comics page. I highly recommend it.</div>
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The most frequently asked question I have been getting from longtime fans of Darkslinger Comics is where has Ghost Assassin been? Ghost Assassin was our first title in print and is our flagship title but it has been missing from our line up for the last few years.<br />
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The first story that I wrote for Ghost Assassin was a 10 page introduction story that I originally intended as a pitch for an anthology that was published at the time called Digital Webbing Presents. It was my plan to use this story as a gauge for interest in the concept prior to starting an entire ongoing series. My plans had to change though as the week that the story was fully completed was the same week that it was announced that Digital Webbing Presents was going to cease publication. Luckily for me this was around the same time that Print on Demand was really taking off. At the time the two companies that everyone seemed to be using were Comixpress (now defunct) and <a href="http://www.ka-blam.com/" target="_blank">Ka-Blam</a>. After doing a bit of research I decided that the best option would be Ka-Blam. I decided to release the 10 page story as a short comic titled Ghost Assassin: Prelude (it was 12 pages in length as it featured 2 pin-ups). I printed a small run through Ka-Blam in February 2006 and had to go back to press within a few days or receiving them as I sold all of those copies to family and friends.<br />
I ended up selling through two print runs before debuting this issue at The Eugene Comic Book Show on May 21st, 2006. This was my first convention as a publisher. Luckily for me Ka-Blam was able to get a third printing done before that show. I did incredibly well at that show. I sold through my third printing of Ghost Assassin: Prelude as well as some posters and a sketchbook that I had printed up for the show. I made quite a few contacts, including the owner of <a href="http://pgxcomics.com/" target="_blank">PGX grading services</a>, who slabbed a copy of Ghost Assassin: Prelude for me.<br />
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The majority of the friends I have made in comics have told me that the scariest moment for them was either the first convention they appeared at or the moment that they held their first physical product in their hands. My experience was quite different. The idea of creating something and releasing it out into the world didn't frighten me. The way that I looked at it is that people would either get it or they wouldn't. I had been a vendor at dozens of conventions prior to that show and I really didn't see how that one would differ. Having something on the table that I created didn't change the experience for me in any major way. No, for me the scariest parts of creating this comic would slowly be revealed over the next few months.<br />
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The story featured in Prelude was created relatively easily. So easy in fact that it made me think that creating the entire series was going to be just as easy. On that I couldn't have been more wrong. I thought that I would have the first issue of the ongoing series out within 6 months of releasing the Prelude issue. There was just one problem and it was a big one. Unlike most of the comics I had written (though not published yet) I didn't know exactly how this one was going to end. The majority of the story that I had flushed out at the point had happened prior to the story featured in Prelude.<br />
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Throughout 2006 I hit up as many conventions as possible and signed at any store that would have me (huge thank you to <a href="http://www.cosmicmonkeycomics.com/" target="_blank">Cosmic Monkey</a> for having me on several occasions). I added digital sales channels such as <a href="http://www.drivethrucomics.com/browse/pub/401/Darkslinger-Comics" target="_blank">Drive Thru Comics</a> and got into as many comic shops as I could, including <a href="http://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=648741" target="_blank">Lonestar Comics.</a> While sales varied from convention-to-convention, store-to-store, overall the response to Ghost Assassin was phenomenal. The feedback I received from readers was extremely positive. The reviews I had received were positive for the most part (the most common gripe seemed to be a $3 price point for a 12 page issue). Within six months of releasing Ghost Assassin: Prelude I had my first movie offer. It wasn't a good movie offer and I am glad that I turned it down, but still, I had my first movie offer. <br />
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All of this sounds like great news, right? It is, but it had an unexpected effect on me. I was all of a sudden afraid of the story that I had created. That may sound a little odd but it doesn't keep it from being true. People seemed to really love this book and I was afraid that the next issue was going to disappoint them. What if I screwed up everything that they loved about Prelude? And where exactly was I going with this story?<br />
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Having those thoughts in my head instead of the thought of just telling a good story caused me to do the exact thing that I feared. After a year of thinking on what this story should be and where it would go I sat down and wrote a story of David's childhood that I titled Ghost Assassin: Origin. I did everything wrong with this story. Fortunately I figured this out early on and pulled this issue from my convention products. But that still left me with the question of what to do. I was experiencing writer's block which was a new sensation for me. I wrote several Ghost Assassin stories around this time but they were all missing something.<br />
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It wasn't until I received a pitch from Michael Colbert in February of 2008 that things started to fully take shape again. The plot of this story was excellent and I loved the title: In The Cards. I bought the story from Michael and re-worked it a bit to make the characters seem more like the David and Todd that I had created. In The Cards will be the main story in Ghost Assassin issue #2. <br />
Working on this story accomplished something huge that none of the other Ghost Assassin stories I had been writing had managed to do, it cured the block in my mind. Once again I was telling a story that I was proud of. But I wasn't quite sure where this story would fit in in the overall Ghost Assassin story line that I was telling. I continued to work on other Ghost Assassin stories. Stories that would eventually become issues #3, 4, 5, etc....but something still felt like it was missing.<br />
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In 2009 (if memory serves) my best friend, Ty Wakefield, was admitted to the hospital because his lungs were deflating. Ty had been fighting a battle with a vicious cancer called Osteosarcoma.<br />
Our friend, Ben Kreger, and I drove up to Seattle to spend time with Ty while he was in the hospital. I don't want to go into detail on that but while in his hospital room I started working on a new Ghost Assassin story that would later be titled "Mercy". The story is about a man that hires David to humanely kill his mother who is fighting a losing battle with cancer. After writing this story I really didn't know if I ever wanted to release it. There wasn't anything mean spirited about it but it still seemed messed up, even for me. A few weeks after Ty was released from the hospital he and I had a conversation in which he asked me what I had been working on. I told him about Mercy and he asked to read it. After reading it he demanded that I release this issue. So I found an artist. It was around this time that I started working with the immensely talented Joel Cotejar. Joel was a perfect fit for the story that I was telling. I wish Ty could have seen this story but unfortunately Osteosarcoma took him from this world before it ever saw print.<br />
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In the last quarter of 2010 the glass shop that I had worked at for my entire adult life went under and with it, my primary source of income. This meant that I had to scale back on the amount of titles that I was working on and the conventions that I could afford to be an exhibitor at. I had done 42 conventions and signings in 2010. In 2011 that number had been reduced to a mere 5. It was clear to me that if I was going to stay in this game I had to start working smarter.<br />
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I had heard of a new platform called Kickstarter and thought that it might be a good venue to get my projects into print. I launched 2 Kickstarters in 2010. One for the printing of Chronicles of Van Helsing issue #3 and one for the printing of Ghost Assassin: Mercy. I will admit that I really did not know how to make the best use of the platform at this time. I went for the exact amounts that I needed to do small runs and just barely made my goal on each of them. While this was enough to get a small run of Ghost Assassin completed, it was not enough to do a large printing of this issue.<br />
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Ty passed away in April of 2011. His funeral was a seven hour drive from my house. I worked on a Ghost Assassin story for most of the trip. I needed something to distract myself from the urge to break down. But after the funeral I think that that is exactly what I did. I sat down the day after and attempted to finish a Ghost Assassin story I had been kicking around in my head for months. Upon reading it I was a little shocked at what I found. This story featured 24 pages of David and Todd talking but it wasn't David and Todd. It was Ty and me. This story will never be released. I put down my pen and didn't touch it again for almost a year.<br />
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It took me about a year to pull myself out of the depression that I found myself in, I got back to creating and running the Darkslinger business. Ghost Assassin was nearly ready to go but I wanted to make sure that I had enough material to finally release this title through a distributor and get into as many comic shops as possible but in order to do this I needed to build up my bank account and I needed a plan. We had been pitched a title called "<a href="http://darkslinger.storenvy.com/collections/22754-all-products/products/14949513-who-will-save-the-world-graphic-novel-and-limited-edition-trading-card" target="_blank">Who Will Save The World?</a>" that seemed like it may be a perfect fit for Kickstarter. It was a full color one shot and had an excellent premise (World War 1 zombies). The plan was to get the <a href="http://www.darkslinger.com/elbovinemuerte" target="_blank">El Bovine Muerte</a> webcomic going again. Start working on new issues of Ghost Assassin, The Principalities and Chronicles of Van Helsing. Use Kickstarter to launch Who Will Save The World? and if successful, use it again to launch The Principalities. I planned on collecting Chronicles of Van Helsing into graphic novel format after issue #5 was released. El Bovine Muerte would be collected into graphic novel format after the fourth issue. And for the final part of this plan, Ghost Assassin was going to need to be pitched to Diamond to distribute. The plan seemed solid enough. But I made a critical mistake. Who Will Save The World? was nowhere near complete enough to take to Kickstarter. Rewards that were set to be delivered in 2012 were not sent until 2014. A one-shot that was sold as a 52 page saddle stitched comic ended up as a 60 page perfect bound graphic novel. Shipping costs through USPS had increased (dramatically in the case of international shipping). Printing costs had increased. Production costs of incentives had increased. It seemed like we had made every mistake possible with this Kickstarter. In the end it was a mistake that ended up costing me every dime I had and nearly cost me my house.<br />
It took me quite a bit of time to build things up to the point where I felt comfortable releasing something again. I did 1-3 cons per year throughout 2013-2016. These years saw only 3 releases. The Who Will Save The World? graphic novel, Chronicles of Van Helsing #5 and a Chronicles of Van Helsing: Sally mini comic that was completed in 2012 but didn't see print until 2016. <br />
By early 2017 it seemed that things were finally becoming fully stable again. I started doing conventions again. To date I have done 10 conventions so far this year and have plans to do at least 4 more by the end of 2017. El Bovine Muerte is back on track, there will be a new page posted this Wednesday. I am once again working with artists. Thus far in 2017 I have launched 2 small Kickstarters that were both a part of an event that Kickstarter was having. One for a <a href="http://darkslinger.storenvy.com/collections/22754-all-products/products/19560262-chronicles-of-van-helsing-15-ounce-mixing-glass" target="_blank">Chronicles of Van Helsing Glass</a> and one for a print edition of <a href="http://darkslinger.storenvy.com/collections/22754-all-products/products/20065211-el-bovine-muerte-issue-1" target="_blank">El Bovine Muerte #1</a>. Both projects had a low funding goal that they met. I was able to deliver on both of these projects before the projected shipping date. This has given me a lot of confidence in my ability to run a Kickstarter that can succeed, not only in the funding stage, but also in the delivery of the product. <br />
It has been the plan for Ghost Assassin to have a larger print run with better distribution and I think now is the time to bring this title back. I believe that using Kickstarter can help to achieve these goals. With a bit of luck the Kickstarter for Ghost Assassin should launch in late August. The state of completion for each issue is:<br />
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-Issue #1: The interior is fully done: penciled, colored and lettered. The Prelude short will appear as a back up tale in this issue. The cover is currently being colored. After that I will add the logo and graphic design elements. The Kickstarter will not be launched until this has been done. I made that mistake once, I will not make it again.<br />
-Issue #2: Features In The Cards as the main story, which is fully done: penciled, colored and lettered. The cover is finished: penciled, colored and the graphic design is complete. This issue features a new version of Ghost Assassin: Origin as a back up feature. I have fixed what I perceived as being wrong with the original release of this story and feel that it is now ready to be seen by the (comics reading) world. The Origin short is fully penciled, currently awaiting coloring. If we exceed our goal of raising funds to print issue #1 the funds will be used to finish (and print if enough is raised) Ghost Assassin #2.<br />
-Issue #3: This issue features a story titled "The Dig." The cover is fully penciled and is currently being colored. The interior of the book is penciled and is currently awaiting being colored.<br />
-Issue #4: This issue is written but has not yet started the art phase.<br />
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So to answer the question of where Ghost Assassin is in a rather long winded way, it could be out by the end of this year. With a little bit of luck and a whole lot of support.<br />
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I will be updating this blog and our social media profiles with information on the Ghost Assassin Kickstarter as it draws closer to the launch date. Please consider liking <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostassassincomic/" target="_blank">Ghost Assassin on Facebook.</a> Thank you for taking the time to read this.<br />
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Darkslinger Comics<br />
<a href="http://www.darkslinger.com/">www.darkslinger.com</a></div>
Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-16599143813275263072017-04-25T00:20:00.002-07:002017-04-25T00:20:43.638-07:00Upcoming Conventions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We will be at the <a href="http://www.sasquatchcomicswap.com/" target="_blank">Sasquatch Comic Swap</a> this Sunday, April 30th in Eugene, Oregon. As this is a dealer oriented show we will be selling primarily cheap comics and graphic novels (50 cents and up). We will have a small selection of Darkslinger Comics titles available at the table as well.<div>
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On Saturday, May 13th we will be at the <a href="https://www.fantastacon.com/" target="_blank">Fantasticon</a> in Tacoma, Washington. We will be tabling as Darkslinger Comics at this event but will be bringing a few long boxes of cheap comics to sell as well. The print edition of El Bovine Muerte #1 should be making its convention debut at this show.</div>
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We will be adding several more convention appearances to our schedule in the weeks to come.</div>
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-43029002186825428092017-03-28T03:30:00.002-07:002017-03-28T03:30:31.244-07:00El Bovine Muerte Kickstarter and a Convention<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are currently running a 7 day campaign on Kickstarter for a print edition of issue #1 of the El Bovine Muerte webcomic. It can be viewed at <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkslinger/el-bovine-muerte-issue-1-print-comic-1-week-only" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkslinger/el-bovine-muerte-issue-1-print-comic-1-week-only</a> If you are unfamiliar with El Bovine Muerte a brief synopsis is: <span style="background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 21px;">El Bovine Muerte is an ongoing color webcomic series that tells the story of Le Mime, a brilliantly insane industrialist and his greatest invention, Muerte. Muerte is a cow that is genetically engineered to create the world's greatest cheese. Muerte's cheese is so great in fact, that just one bite will leave erase your mind.</span><br />
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We will have a limited supply of Darkslinger Comics titles available at The Comic Shop table at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/614496518738863/" target="_blank">Vancouver Vintage Toy and Record show</a> this Saturday in Vancouver, WA. The main focus of what will be sold at the table will be vintage toys and comics (and a few records). We hope to see you there!</div>
Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-52170955078250499272017-01-29T18:16:00.001-08:002017-01-29T18:16:15.174-08:00Chronicles of Van Helsing Glasses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-82430876625116334312016-08-12T05:07:00.003-07:002016-08-12T05:09:44.792-07:00Northwest ComicFest and Chronicles of Van Helsing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Darkslinger Comics will be attending Northwest ComicsFest (<a href="http://www.northwestcomicfest.com/"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">http://www.northwestcomicfest.com</span></a>/) this weekend in Salem, Oregon. The event will be held at the Salem Convention Center located at 200 Commercial Street SE. We will be located at B10. To see a map of the show floor (as well as the other exhibitors that will be in attendance) visit this link-<a href="http://exhibitors.northwestcomicfest.com/">http://exhibitors.northwestcomicfest.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In addition to our previously published works we will have a limited edition Chronicles of Van Hesling: Sally mini-comic for sale at our table. This issue is making its debut this weekend and will be available at this show before it is made available anywhere else. It features writing by Adam Watson, interior artwork by Joel Cotejar and a cover by Alan Bennett. </span></div>
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-85623895875057254032016-01-05T04:07:00.000-08:002016-01-05T04:07:34.837-08:00NW Comics Talk, Show and Fest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Back in April of 2015 I was invited to speak at the first Northwest Comic Talks. The premise of the event was fairly simple. Seven different speakers were given the opportunity to give a ten minute talk on the topic of their choice. For my talk I chose the topic of starting your own career in comics. The talk centers around this topic as well as hurdles that I have faced being the owner of Darkslinger Comics. <br />
Due to time constraints and the fact that I am not used to public speaking, I did not cover everything that I had originally planned to. This is the video for my talk:<br />
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Here is the original written speech, which goes into slightly more detail:<br />
"For those of you that are not
currently familiar with me, my name is Adam Watson and I am the owner of
Darkslinger Comics as well as the writer of Ghost Assassin, Diary of a Dead
Man, Chronicles of Van Helsing, The Pauper, The Principalities and El Bovine Muerte
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
most common question I get asked when exhibiting at comic conventions is how
can I do this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tonight I would
like to talk to you about that and hopefully answer some questions you may have
or at the very least help you avoid some of the pitfalls I have experienced in
my career.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If
you are interested in becoming a comic creator the first thing you must decide
is what kind of a creator you want to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are you a writer, an artist, an inker, a letterer or do you feel that
you can do it all?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you want to
self-publish?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do creator owned
through an established publisher or maybe you would prefer to work on
preestablished characters?</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You
can save yourself a lot of time and headaches if you clearly define your goals
at an early stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I first
started out I did not have my goals clearly established and that cost me several
years that could have been better spent working on my own characters and
further establishing Darkslinger Comics.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
have known for most of my life that I wanted to work in comics but it wasn’t
until 2001 that I would begin to comprehend the exact career that I would end
up pursuing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From a young age I
wanted to be an illustrator. Some of my earliest memories are of drawing Cobra
soldiers killing GI Joes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
discovering comics at around the age of ten it seemed obvious to me that this
would be the field I would eventually go into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that most children dreaming of a career in comics
are dreaming about being an illustrator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It seems to be a common thing for people, even comic fans, to not
properly realize what it is that a comic writer does.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Even
after I discovered that comics often had more than a single person working on
an issue, I still thought I could do it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, at the age of seventeen I got into a head-on
collision that caused me to receive a shattered wrist and lose the ability to
draw as I could no longer hold a pencil correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it turns out that was for the best as I am a much better
writer than I ever would have been an artist.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
still wanted to work in comics in some fashion and at the age of 18 I thought I
had figured out how.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started my
first business doing online comic retail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That went fairly well until Nine-Eleven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like many things at the time, the comics collector market
tanked and caused me to go completely broke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the plus side I had plenty of comics to read.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
don’t remember the exact moment where I decided to try my hand at writing but
it was at some point around this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I went back to work at a normal job and began writing at night and
during my lunch breaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is
something you are serious about doing you will always find the time to work at
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spent countless hours
writing out stories and cover letters for submissions that I would send to
Marvel Comics, Avatar Press and other established companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I have an entire folder filled with
rejection letters to prove it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
this is something you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">really </b>want to
do you will need to get used to hearing the word "no."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will be times that it seems that everyone in the
industry has a job that consists solely of telling you that particular word.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
hindsight I am glad that none of those submissions were accepted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not believe that I would have been
content to be the four-thousandth writer to tell a Batman story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No offense meant if that is your career
goal, we need writers to work on Batman, The X-MEN, etc….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That just isn’t what would make me
happy.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When
you are first starting out you should always have someone who is objective to
look over your work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I first
started out the person who did that for me was a good friend of mine named
Russell Roy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time Russell
read one of my stories he would point out that I spent more time writing about
a character I had made up for it than I did on the pre-existing character that
the story was supposed to be about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He constantly tried to convince me to start my own company and to work
solely on my own characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
to be perfectly honest at that time I was too afraid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sting of my first business failing was still fresh and
if you are going to make your comics a reality you need to be as fearless as
possible.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
2005 Russell died and that was the last push that I needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is too short to not follow your
dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later that year I formed
Darkslinger Comics, purchased a domain name and started the long process of
deciding which of my stories would be the first to be published.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In February 2006 we published the first
chapter of Ghost Assassin as a 12 page one-shot. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
second most asked question I get at conventions from aspiring creators is “how
much does it cost to produce something that looks like this?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately that isn’t a question
that I can give an exact answer to as it would involve divulging page rates,
prices that I have negotiated with printers, etc….but what I can say is that it
costs over a thousand dollars to properly produce a single issue of a comic
that looks like ours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in mind
that there is no guarantee that you will sell even a single comic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You should be prepared to lose money
for at least the first few issues you release.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you can manage to get preorders you may be able to cut
the costs down dramatically but be careful not to solicit too early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t want people waiting for a
year or two for a product they have already paid for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mistake we have made in the past.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
my opinion one of the greatest skills you can have as a publisher is the
ability to do basic math.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the
thought of working with numbers makes you queasy then you should seek out
someone to help you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">before</b> you start
your first project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to be
successful you will need to be able to set budgets for your projects as well as
estimating your costs for conventions you may plan on attending, gas costs to get
to signings, marketing budgets, etc...Make sure to keep accurate records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way of really knowing how
successful you are becoming if you have no clue what your profits and/or losses
are.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Before
you can really begin you should figure out the specs of your project or at
least have an idea in your head of where you are going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is this going to be an ongoing story, a
mini-series, an 80 page graphic novel or maybe a weekly updated webcomic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made the mistake of not knowing where
I was going with Ghost Assassin when I released the first issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In contrast I had a very good idea of
where I wanted Chronicles of Van Helsing to go and have managed to produce
almost twice the amount of issues in that series in a much shorter amount of
time.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
third most frequently asked question I get is from writers specifically and it
is "How do you find an artist to work with?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good news is that the internet has made this a much
easier process than it would have been in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recommend posting clearly written ads on sites like
Deviantart, Digital Webbing and Linked In.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may also be able to successfully network at conventions
but do not pester anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
start to annoy creators at the show it will get around and no one wants to be
that guy or girl.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
teaming with an artist the steps will vary depending on what you intend to do
with your project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may need to
hire additional creative’s such as an inker, colorist and letterer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are going the print route you
will want to shop your project around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do not make the mistake of talking to only one printing company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn printing terminology if you can
as knowing the proper language will save you a lot of headaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good printer will help you out in
whatever ways they are able but remember their job is the printing part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yours is to make sure they receive the
files formatted correctly the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most printers charge a fee if they need to do any major adjustments to
your project before printing.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Before
you can decide on a print run size you will need to decide what type of
distribution you want to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do
you want to offer your book through a distribution service like Diamond or
would you prefer the do it yourself method? If your plan is to mainly use
conventions as your distribution method you may want to try a print on demand
method.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The per issue costs are
higher but it will save you from having to store multiple boxes in your
bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We used this method for
Ghost Assassin and The Pauper, our first two titles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using this method helped me in building a reputation and a
fan base while keeping my costs affordable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are using conventions as your main method of
distribution do not make the mistake of packing up every copy you have
printed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take only what you think
you can sell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trying to transport
five hundred copies to California and back is the quickest way to damage your
inventory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know several self
publishers that have learned this lesson the hard way.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
last piece of advice I would like to give you may be the most important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After you have published your first
work, take a look at it and recognize your accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then get back to work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will find that people will be more
likely to come by your table at a convention if you have more than one thing on
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, people will start
to skip over you if they assume they have seen everything you have to
offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is important to continue
to market your first work, but recognize that your second, third, fourth,
etc….are every bit as important.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thank
you very much for your time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
hope I have answered some of the questions you may have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are interested in learning more
about our books please visit www.darkslinger.com"<br />
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Shortly after the NW Comic Talks the event's owner, Casey Ocupe, invited me to appear on his comic themed talk show titled "Northwest Comic Show." The episode I appear in can be viewed here:<br />
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In addition to the Northwest Comic Show and the Northwest Comic Talks Casey also owns the Northwest Comic Fest which is an annual event that takes place in Salem, Oregon. He is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter to make this year's event completely free for patrons. If you are interested in learning more about this project please visit it at:<br />
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-24479789486455047152015-12-24T03:21:00.000-08:002015-12-24T03:21:42.000-08:00Christmas Cards of the Past<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since 2008 Darkslinger Comics has created a Christmas Card that we give out to our fans, friends and retailers. We were unfortunately not able to produce a card in 2014 or 2015 because of time constraints. We are currently in the process of sorting out the various ideas for what the 2016 card may be so that we do not have a repeat of this in the future. As it is now officially Christmas Eve I thought it may be fun to take a look back at our holiday cards of the past.<br />
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2008 card. For this card I wanted to showcase the Darkslinger Comics as a slightly dysfunctional family, pitting them together in a way they had never been shown before. It features David, Todd, Melissa and Scotty from Ghost Assassin; Malcolm from The Pauper and Robert Van Helsing from the Chronicles of Van Helsing. This was the second time Robert had been illustrated and predates his first comic appearance in Chronicles of Van Helsing #2. This was illustrated by Bruno Oliveira.<br />
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2009 card. This card featured Robert Van Helsing being made into a snowman by Scotty from Ghost Assassin and the main character from Diary of a Dead Man (he has no name). This card features an early version of the main character from Diary of a Dead Man and looks quite different than the final design for the character, which will hopefully see print in 2016. This card also features an earlier version of Robert Van Helsing as it also predates Chronicles of Van Helsing #2. This was illustrated by Nicholas Larsen, inked by James Taylor and colored by Ray Dillon.<br />
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2010 card. This card features Robert Van Helsing in a Santa/Cowboy outfit, delivering a sack full of "goodies" to 2 little vampire children. This card was fully painted by Chronicles of Van Helsing artist, Tony Morgan.<br />
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2011 card. This card features Le Mime as Santa delivering presents to 2 shocked children. This was clearly not the Santa they were expecting. This card was fully illustrated by El Bovine Muerte artist, Paul Johnson.<br />
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2012 card. This card features David, Melissa and Scotty from Ghost
Assassin. This card is a take on "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus". It
was fully illustrated by Diary Of A Dead Man illustrator, Marco Roblin.<br />
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2013 card. The card has several Darkslinger elements in it. Le Mime is holding Scott (from Ghost Assassin) as he places an angelic topper on the Christmas tree. The topper is Prosien from the Principalities. The Christmas tree features several Darkslinger logos on the ornaments. In front of the tree are Sally with Mr Muffkins from Chronicles of Van Helsing and Bethany from El Bovine Muerte. Bethany is holding a plush toy of The Pauper. This card was fully illustrated by George Leon.<br />
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-56318682231395707742015-12-19T06:02:00.001-08:002015-12-19T06:21:15.911-08:00A Return To Our Roots...Of Sorts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been a comics re-seller longer than I have been a comics publisher. In fact, the first convention I ever tabled at, clear back in 1999, was as a re-seller. The first show that I sold products created by Darkslinger Comics didn't come about until 7 years after that. <br />
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In 2006 I debuted Ghost Assassin: Prelude at the Eugene Comic Con. Not knowing if I would sell even a single copy of that book I decided to purchase a vendor table instead of opting for artist's alley. A bit cowardly? Perhaps, but at the time I couldn't risk all of the gas money and table costs without a definitive plan for making my money back. I split the table in half, showcasing the small sample of Darkslinger products available at the time on one side while featuring half off graphic novels on the other side while filling the under the table area up with 50 cent comics. The show turned out great. I had fun, made money and met some great people (my first meeting of Black Box Comix owner, Alan Bennett, was at this show). After totaling my earnings I was shocked to discover that I had actually made more off of the Darkslinger Comics products than I did off of the items I brought for reselling purposes.</div>
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The next show I did was strictly as a comic publisher and the results were the exact opposite. Sales were sluggish, the crowd did not appear to be having fun and worst of all the con runners kept turning the lights off in the area we were in. At the end of the 2 day show I hadn't cleared enough to pay the parking expense let alone the table and gas costs. This made me question everything about being a publisher and a writer, but in the end it did not deter me. More than anything else it made me question where I fit in this industry. The only way to answer that was to get out there and do more shows.</div>
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Over the course of the next year I did shows and signings at the rate of about 1 per month. Sometimes these shows were as a retailer, sometimes as a publisher. When I was showing primarily as a re-seller I would still stock at least a quarter of the table with wares created by Darkslinger Comics. Results varied but more often than not I was coming out ahead, making new friends, making new contacts, making new fans and overall having a good time.</div>
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In 2010 I did a record making (in my head at least) 42 shows and signings in a one year period. To say this left me completely exhausted would be a severe understatement. I didn't just have con fatigue, I had total con burnout.</div>
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2011 was a hard year. The comic industry lost a great talent and I lost my best friend, Ty Wakefield. It was in this year that I decided to majorly cut back on the amount of conventions I was doing. Since then I have done a small smattering of shows as a publisher but only one as a vendor. </div>
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Over the last few years it seems like things have gotten off track. While I am still completely committed to Darkslinger and to doing everything in my power to make this insane dream a reality things have felt disconnected somehow. So starting today I am taking a small step towards getting things back to where they should be by returning to what I did in the beginning. I will be tabling today at the Twin Oaks show happening at Mall 205 in Portland, Oregon. And I will be doing it as both a vendor and a publisher. This is the first in what will hopefully be a string of conventions we will be exhibiting at over the next year. I know that doing it as a re-seller is cheating a little, but sometimes you need to bend the rules in order to get where you need to be.<br />
Stay tuned as future blog posts will be discussing our titles and when you can expect to see more of them. If you are in the Portland area please consider coming by the show. There will be several vendors selling various collectibles including comics, trading cards and action figures.</div>
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-47274008744336607722015-11-27T03:41:00.000-08:002015-11-27T03:41:11.453-08:00Darkslinger Comics Black Friday Sale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Darkslinger Comics is having a Black Friday (through Cyber
Monday) sale on nearly every product in our store!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can save up to 67% on in stock products, starting at
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Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-19198982499243342402012-08-27T20:36:00.001-07:002012-08-27T20:36:31.342-07:00El Bovine Muerte Contest!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br /><br />EL BOVINE MUERTE CONTEST: ASK A QUESTION, WIN ART<br /><br />08.27.2012 Molalla, OR-Darkslinger Comics is offering readers a rare chance to win a piece of El Bovine Muerte Original Art. To enter the contest readers need only submit a question to the star of El Bovine Muerte, Le Mime. All questions must be sent to contest@darkslinger.com and must be received by September 5th, 2012. The first place winner will have their question answered by Le Mime within the pages of the El Bovine Muerte webcomic, a piece of original art by El Bovine Muerte artist Paul Johnson as well as an autographed copy of the print edition that their question appears in. Two runners-up will also have their question answered by Le Mime as well as receiving an autographed edition of the print edition that their question is answered in.<br /><br />Summary of El Bovine Muerte:<br />A story about a cow...but not just any ordinary cow, this is a genetically altered cow that has been created in a secret lab overseen by a delusionally mad mime on his quest to create the world's most perfect cheese. However, the cheese has dangerous side effects and now a war has errupted to control the power of the cheese. Will all of humanity suffer due to one mime's persuit of happiness?<br />El Bovine Muerte is a totally free webcomic that currently features over 70 pages posted.<br /><br />To find out more about El Bovine Muerte, please visit:<br />www.darkslinger.com/elbovinemuerte<br /><br />Darkslinger Comics first hit the scene in 2006 with Ghost Assassin. Since then, we have gone on to publish Chronicles of Van Helsing, El Bovine Muerte, The Principalities as well as several other titles. To learn more about Darkslinger please visit www.darkslinger.com</div>
Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-4086348764118807942012-06-17T00:16:00.001-07:002012-06-17T00:16:56.225-07:00Who Will Save The World? Kickstarter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As of this writing there are just 65 hours left to get the Who Will Save The World? incentive you want on Kickstarter! Several of the reward tiers are limited to Kickstarter, meaning in just 65 hours these items will never be available again!<br />
We still have these limited edition reward tiers:<br />
-Being drawn in as a soldier in the book<br />
-Tattoo Design by Stefano Cardoselli<br />
-Original art page from the book<br />
-Original art to the Variant cover for the book<br />
-Kickstarter Exclusive Variant Cover<br />
-Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover<br />
-Kickstarter Exclusive Sketchbook<br />
-Print and digital editions of the book and so so much more!<br />
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If you are interested in becoming a backer, simply follow this link: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkslinger/who-will-save-the-world-a-ww1-zombie-epic">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkslinger/who-will-save-the-world-a-ww1-zombie-epic</a><br />
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We will be at the Big Wow Comic Fest this Saturday and Sunday in San Jose, CA. Visit us in the exhibitor's area. <span class="caption" data-ft="{"tn":"L"}"><a href="http://www.bigwowcomicfest.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.bigwowcomicfest.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="caption" data-ft="{"tn":"L"}">El Bovine Muerte is up to Page #7 from Chapter 3 (over 60 pages now posted, completely free to read!)</span><br />
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<span class="caption" data-ft="{"tn":"L"}">Who Will Save The World? is going strong on Kickstarter, but we need your support to make our goal! We have some great incentives starting at just $1! <a href="http://kck.st/HOWleb">http://kck.st/HOWleb</a></span><br />
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<span class="caption" data-ft="{"tn":"L"}">Adam Watson (Owner of Darkslinger Comics) was recently interviewed by Lip Service podcast. To hear the interview click the following link: </span><strong><span></span><a href="http://kissmecomix.com/podcastgen/download.php?filename=2012-05-13_lipservice24.mp3">http://kissmecomix.com/podcastgen/download.php?filename=2012-05-13_lipservice24.mp3</a></strong></div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-87209609117070651802012-05-05T01:54:00.001-07:002012-05-05T01:54:27.671-07:00Free Comic Book Day Signing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Adam Watson and Tony Morgan will be signing today at <a href="http://cosmicmonkeycomics.com/">Cosmic Monkey Comics</a> in celebration of Free Comic Book Day from 11 to 2. Stop by and get some great comics!</div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-28296604982663177032012-04-24T18:34:00.001-07:002012-04-24T18:34:56.199-07:00Who Will Save The World? Press release<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD? ON KICK STARTER<br /><br />04.24.2012 Molalla, OR-Darkslinger Comics and Azurek Studios are campaigning on Kickstarter for financial backers to bring Who Will Save The World? to life in print. Your contribution will fund printing and marketing costs for Who Will Save the World? a 52 page Color one-shot, written by Rita Gorgoni and illustrated by Stefano Cardoselli. Any surplus of funds will be used for development and production of other Darkslinger Comics and Azurek Studios collaborations.<br /><br />This is your opportunity to fund a massacre and the war that follows. Spoils from this war include a limited edition trading card, becoming a soldier/zombie in the comic, original artwork, a variant cover, a hardcover, a limited edition statue, the comic itself and much more. Click the link at the bottom by June 19th, 2012 to submit your pledge. Some options have limited availability and will sell out quickly.<br /><br />Summary of Who Will Save The World?:<br />The Western Front. September 12, 1914. It’s early morning in the French trenches. Two soldiers eat as rain drowns the land. A strange green cloud covers the land as the sun rises. The smell of death grows as a sinister shadow is cast upon the trenches: the Germans are attacking. The French quickly arm themselves and open fire on the approaching enemy soldiers, but their bullets might as well be spit balls. The German soldiers who do fall, rise instantly and continue their approach. What ensues is a morning of massacre, the French had no chance. When the Medical teams arrive, all that remain are pieces of what were once soldiers: devoured by an unknown weapon.<br />As the French tend to their dead, the Germans are just a few miles outside of Paris. The Germans have harnessed a chemical formula that instantly revives their fallen soldiers. Germany now holds the most dangerous weapon on the planet. They call their new army “The Green Skull.” It doesn’t take long for Germany to overwhelm and overthrow all of France and Italy, the rest of Europe is next. The Empire is winning this war and now they prepare to take Britain. In an attempt to combat the quickly approaching attack, Britain calls on the US for assistance. Who Will Save The World from this undead army?<br /><br />Click the link for more information and to support Who Will Save The World? on Kickstarter:<br /><br />http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkslinger/who-will-save-the-world-a-ww1-zombie-epic<br /><br />Darkslinger Comics first hit the scene in 2006 with Ghost Assassin. Since then, we have gone on to publish Chronicles of Van Helsing, El Bovine Muerte, The Principalities as well as several other titles. To learn more about Darkslinger please visit www.darkslinger.com<br /><br />Azurek Studios was born in 2000, and was the brain child of Stefano Cardoselli and Rita Gorgoni. In addition to their work with Darkslinger Comics, Azurek has also worked with Heavy Metal Magazine, 2000 AD, Blue Water Comics, and WarriorInnKeeper Comics. Darkslinger Comics and Azurek have worked together on the Chronicles of Van Helsing, 100 Points of Hate and Down Stone Cold. To learn more about Azurek, please visit http://www.azurekstudios.com/<br /><br /><br />Please feel free to repost this.</div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-34897935290305438082012-04-21T23:37:00.005-07:002012-04-21T23:37:58.524-07:00Who Will Save The World? Now on Kickstarter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Darkslinger Comics and Azurek Studios are raising funds for the printing and promotion of Who Will Save The World? on Kickstarter. You can help out by going to: <a href="http://kck.st/HOWleb">http://kck.st/HOWleb</a> <br />
By donating you can get some great incentives like a limited edition Bust, an original page, a Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover or even be drawn into the book as a Zombie! These are just some of the great incentives we are offering! If you would like to help, but can't afford to make a donation, please consider sharing the link of Facebook, posting about it in your own blog or tweeting a message on Twitter. Your help and support is appreciated!</div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-28795755106348881992012-03-09T23:13:00.000-08:002012-03-09T23:13:08.860-08:00Conventions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This Saturday and Sunday (March 10th and 11th) Darkslinger Comics will have a table at the Portland Raining Stars Show (<a href="http://www.rainingstarsshow.com/">http://www.rainingstarsshow.com/</a>) The show will be located at the Columbia Blvd Holiday Inn convention center in Portland, OR<br />
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We have now been confirmed for Emerald City Comic Con at the end of the month, March 30-April 1st. If you do not already know, ECCC is the biggest comic convention in the Pacific Northwest. It will be located in Seattle, WA. To learn more about this show, visit: <a href="http://emeraldcitycomiccon.com/">http://emeraldcitycomiccon.com/</a></div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-13151706519577650822011-12-25T18:24:00.001-08:002011-12-25T18:24:26.518-08:00Happy Holidays from all of us at Darkslinger Comics!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B9o-Fr8NMng/Tvfat5kZakI/AAAAAAAAAIY/0X5HNpTxKI8/s1600/Xmas2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B9o-Fr8NMng/Tvfat5kZakI/AAAAAAAAAIY/0X5HNpTxKI8/s320/Xmas2011.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br />
</div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-10391823901119044072011-10-27T17:26:00.000-07:002011-10-27T17:26:39.614-07:00Reviewed on Fangoria and more...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Chronicles of Van Helsing has been reviewed by <a href="http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5369:chronicles-of-van-helsing-2-and-3-comic-review&catid=54:comics-reviews&Itemid=185">Fangoria</a>.<br />
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Ghost Assassin: Mercy is now available as an eBook and can be downloaded on the following sites:<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/GHOST-ASSASSIN-MERCY-DIGITAL-PDF-COMIC-BOOK-DARKSLINGER-COMICS-/370549831770?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item56467db85a">eBay</a><br />
<a href="http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=95855">Comics Drive Thru</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=98127">MyEbook</a><br />
It will soon be available on Graphic.ly, Mydigitalcomics and the Official Darkslinger website as <a href="http://www.darkslinger.com/">well</a>.<br />
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We are currently doing a major overhaul to the website, including a complete revamp of the way El Bovine Muerte looks on the web. More on that later.</div>Adam Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922451353341149846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22351620.post-47644115249395148602011-04-09T08:49:00.000-07:002011-04-09T08:50:13.963-07:00Ty Wakefield, I hope you have found peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I normally only use this blog to pimp the newest products and happenings of Darkslinger Comics. So, dear reader, I hope you will forgive me today if I break that tradition.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSK_AxOlXUYca5EPymfMJxKBJujxnjoISxOXPphKOPL71lLrZ7pSIbpcTJwWpHjlepZiuWkO6zhvJN8pG2rcLop_WEt5VXs99SR3D79rOnFd260-zref54QPy5lU-13HEyB3SbQ/s1600/tyandadam2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSK_AxOlXUYca5EPymfMJxKBJujxnjoISxOXPphKOPL71lLrZ7pSIbpcTJwWpHjlepZiuWkO6zhvJN8pG2rcLop_WEt5VXs99SR3D79rOnFd260-zref54QPy5lU-13HEyB3SbQ/s320/tyandadam2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ty Wakefield, much beloved creator of Captain Cure has passed away. There are no words that can be used to sum up all of what Ty was to everyone he met. I doubt there was a person who came within ten feet of him that was not affected by him in some way. Ty was my consigliere, like a brother to me and most importantly the best friend I could ever hope for. I hope that you are looking down on all of us, and can see the many blog postings, facebook status updates, etc... from the countless lives you touched and know exactly how much everyone misses you.<br />
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I first met you at the Olympia Comic Con (I no longer remember the year), and at first you were afraid to talk to me because I "looked like the scariest mother fucker you had ever seen." You being you decided to make the most of being tabled next to someone like me and eventually we started talking. When I first tried to talk to you Ben freaked out, saying something to the effect of "I THINK HE'S GOING TO TALK TO US!" You promptly told him to shut up so that he didn't get you both killed!" Who knew that just six hours, ribbing of the special guests and an art gallery later, we would be best friends? I sure didn't.<br />
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I was surprised to see the next day that you had friend requested me on Myspace and even more surprised at how much we had in common during our hour long phone conversations that seemed to be happening more and more frequently. Those phone conversations might be what I miss most.<br />
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Over the course of the next few months I actually managed a surprise visit (complete with art made just for you from almost every artist I knew), driving over 7 hours to get to your house. Over the course of the next year our visits became more and more frequent, usually disguised as business trips, but Ang and Em both knew better. I will never forget your excitement on my 29th birthday when you found out that they would serve you food at the rail during your first trip to a real strip club. "I can eat and there's a naked girl in front of me!" <br />
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Within a year of us meeting I introduced you to everyone I could in the Portland area, and everyone of them took you in the same way I did. You will always be "The Baller" to Paul, Alan is always going to remember you as the guy that told him you were more famous than him within 10 minutes of meeting him, Ben will remember you for your tough love and that he couldn't escape a mental pounding when the two of us were together. <br />
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There are so many things we wanted to do, but never got the time. Dark Reality, a crossover between our two companies, the Big K Tour we wanted to kick off. But I don't want to remember what we didn't do, only what we did. Constant hours of business talk, talk about comics or a hot girl we saw walking by.<br />
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I have been reading through our old e-mails, and it wasn't until I came across the one where you asked me what you should wear to your KATU interview that I realized that in some ways I was your mentor in all of the comic stuff. I only hope that you realized that through your courage, through your inspiration and through just being you you were my mentor on how to be a better person. I know how stupid that sounds, but it's true. Without you I wouldn't have visited sick kids in the hospital or probably ever done any charitable work at all. You were my inspiration for all of that. <br />
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You asked me to write this for you because in your words I was the only person you could count on to do this without crying, but I am sorry my friend, that is the one thing I can not do. I love you Ty and I always will. There will not be a day that goes by that I do not miss you. I hope the tattoo on my side or the fact that I have never removed this bracelet was some indication to you of how much you meant to me. Goodbye my friend, my consigliere, my fellow douche bag and most importantly, my brother. I hope to see you again someday.<br />
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Adam <br />
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