NEWS
millennial concepts and Transfuzion join forces
Two of comics' leading independent companies of the 1990's have retooled their
companies but join together as Transfuzion Publishing teams up with Millennail
Concepts to bring even more variety to the graphic novel market.
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adam hughes leads Death Hawk
collection
Death
Hawk: You can hire him, but can’t buy him…until now!
This collection features the 25th century salvage
expert and his protosymbiotic partner, Cyke. The hard-luck heroes and the
beautiful but treacherous con-artist Vanessa Bouvier find themselves unwilling
partners as they engage in a quest to discover the secrets behind the ancient
alien race known as the Skril and the sole surviving relic of their culture--the
mysterious Soulworm. Featuring art by Adam
Hughes and story by Outlanders’ Mark Ellis!
Death Hawk: The Soulworm Saga Volume One Written by Mark Ellis, Illustrated by Adam Hughes, Rik Levins, Melissa Martin, Cover by Darryl Banks 128 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-39-2 $16.99
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has message board
Transfuzion
has a brand new message board
courtesy of Comics Related. Take a look and that will be the best place to
post any questions or concerns you might have. Plus, we'll do our best to
focus our updates there.
Transfuzion Forum.
SAINT
Germaine spins the tale of the magus
The lead
feature collects the entire Magus storyline as the secret agreement between
Magus and Beelzebub is revealed…the price, Magus’ daughter…Lilith. Revelations
abound about the immortals and we find that perhaps they aren’t immortal after
all. All new tales feature the sad tale of Quasimodo and Germaine reveals the
early days of the world’s greatest conqueror, Genghis Khan. Also included is
the full length story that originally appeared in Negative Burn, the Tragedy of
Falstaff.
Saint Germaine: The Magus and other Tales Written by Gary Reed, Illustrated by Craig Brasfield, Laval Ng, Bill Bryan, Wayne Reid, James Lyle. Cover by Ken Meyer Jr. 144 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-32-3 $17.99
SequentialTArt review
Patty
Martinson of Sequential Tart reviewed Of Scenes and Stories in May. Here’s the
ending comment, “A must
for Gary Reed fans or any comics fan who wants something more to bite into than
the typical superhero stuff.
Sin City
aficionados might find a lot to appreciate here too.”
Read the full review.
ripper legacy shows horror is eternal
Does evil truly die?
Can it? Considered the most infamous murderer in history, the very name of Jack
the Ripper inspires terror and dread. How can his evil and brutal methods
possibly affect the world today, so many years after his last victim was put to
rest? Could the work of Jack really be just one wild man who for unknown
reasons, embarked on a killing sprees of violence and mutilation, or was it an
evil force that consumed an innocent and drove him to commit such unspeakable
crimes? The answers are forthcoming as the evil force returns again in today’s
world. DIRECT SALES ONLY!
Raven chronicles: the ripper legacy Written by Jim Alexander, Illustrated by Mark Bloodworth, Cover by Mark Bloodworth 94 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-37-8 $13.99
SEEKER finds herself in an IDENTITY CRISIS
A collection of the
entire Caliber series plus the tie-in of the Gestalt one shot. Formerly a
rogue agent under wraps, the FBI has taken the Seeker concept a step further by
incorporating the SEEKER PROJECT. Seeker is a persona filled by different
agents, chosen to wear the mantle of Seeker but to the public, there has only
been one Seeker. LeAnn Haywood is the current Seeker and she relishes in the
role but what happens when a former Seeker resurfaces and wants to resume the
role? There can only be one Seeker. DIRECT SALES ONLY!
Seeker: identity crisis Written by Gary Reed. Art by Chris Massarotto, Tim Smith, Adam Walters, Sam Varney, Bruce McCorkindale, and others. Cover by Chris Massarotto. 156 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-34-7 $17.99
historical
series coming soon
Transfuzion will
continue its foray into historical trade paperbacks with two coming later in
2008. Zulunation is the chronicle of the Zulu War in
South Africa
that featured one of Britain’s most devastating defeats yet was followed the
next day by one of their most memorable successes. El Cid chronicles the
life of the famous Spanish warrior, El Cid. Both are written by Gary Reed and
illustrated by Wayne Reid. El Cid will be released as a fully painted book in
color. Transfuzion has recently released two other historical books, Jack
the Ripper and Witness to War. Reed said that he plans to also
release an anthology dealing with spies, traitors, and rebels tentatively
entitled Scoundrels and Schemers.
original deadworld and realm to be collected
Two very long
running series that help launch both Arrow Comics and then Caliber Comics will
be collected in trade paperback and finally bring them back to print after a
decade of being out of print. The original Deadworld series with first
artist, Vince Locke will be available sometime in 2008 as will the original
Realm series first drawn by Guy Davis. Both books will be available only
from Transfuzion and perhaps a few online retailers and there are no plans to
mass distribute these collections.
OZ OPTIONED AS FILM
Hip-hop artist Pras
Michel of the Fugees has optioned film and TV rights to comic series Dark Oz,
originally published by Caliber Comics. The storyline follows an older Dorothy
Gale in a "gothic and more macabre" setting as she journeys through Oz with the
characters known to millions via Frank L. Baum's "Wonderful Wizard of Oz." The
screenplay was adapted from the work of original comic creators Aaron Denenberg,
Ralph Griffith and Stuart Kerr with plans to begin production at the end of
2008. It will be a live-action version of the comic trilogy, which Michel
intends to produce as three separate films. In addition to producing duties,
Michel plans to star as the Scarecrow. c.
elementary sherlock! collection for AUGUST 2008
Bringing together
comic stories of Sherlock Holmes with features about the great detective culled
from the Sherlock Holmes Reader. Holmes meets the Phantom of the Opera as the
mini-series is collected in addition to the one shot of Holmes coming up against
Dr. Jekyll’s brutal half, Mr. Hyde. Other stories are included as well as a
survey of the world Sherlock Holmes lived in and the impact it had on his
cases. As a bonus, a radio script that was performed will be included. It was
written by Steve Jones.
Sherlock Holmes: Secrets and stories Written by Steven P. Jones and Gary Reed, Art by Aldin Baroza, Seppo Makinen, and Wayne Reid, Cover by Wayne Reid 140 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-38-5 $16.99
second volume of OZ for AUGUST
Years have passed
since the Nome King has wrested power from Ozma, the rightful Queen of Oz. When
the earthly trio managed to break the evil spell of Witch Mombi on Scarecrow,
Tin Man, and Lion, a band of heroes join together to retake the Emerald City.
Join Tik-Tok, Wogglebug, Jack Pumpkinhead, Sawhorse, and other heroes of Oz as
they embark on a war to save the very heart and soul of Oz. Based on the series
of novels by Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist. This is the second
volume in the complete Caliber and Arrow collection of all the Oz comics, over
30 in all.
Oz: Book 2 Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith, Illustrated by Bill Bryan, Cover by Tom Ciesielski 180 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-35-4 $19.99
h.p. lovecraft showcased in collection
Four classic tales
of H. P. Lovecraft are adapted by writer Steve Jones and artist Octavio (Deathstroke,
Green Lantern) Cariello. From one of the all time masters of horror, these full
length stories originally released from
Malibu
in individual issues, are collected in the first of two books compiling
Lovecraft tales from Steve Jones. Contained in this trade paperback are: “The
Lurking Fear”, “The Alchemist”, “Beyond the Wall of Sleep”, and “The Tomb”.
WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT: BOOK 1 Written by Steve Jones, Art by Octavio Cariello, Cover by Octavio Cariello 112 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-31-6 $15.99
The curious cases of raven inc. in raven chronicles
A team of paranormal
investigators under the auspices of the mysterious Edgar Allen Raven search for
answers in strange situations when their specialties are needed. From
spontaneous human combustion to mind control powers, from UFO’s to vampires,
Raven Inc. only think they’ve seen it all. The volume collects for the first
time seven issues from the acclaimed series from Caliber.
Raven chronicles: The curious cases of Raven, Inc. Written by Gary Reed. Art by Craig Brasfield, Gene Gonzales, Avido Khahaifa, Seppo Makinen, Galen Showman, Frank Turner, Wayne VanSant, and others. Cover by Ken Meyer Jr. 248 pages, black and white, trade paperback. ISBN: 978-0-941613-22-4 $21.99
Bring your submissions to Chicago
If
you’re looking to showcase your skills as a creator, Chicago is the place to be
in June. Transfuzion is looking for talented creators spotlighting innovative
stories so if you have something, make sure to drop off a copy at the
Transfuzion Publishing area during the con. Because of the space limitations,
it will be hard to do any evaluations of art so we’re looking more for packages
to be dropped off. Make sure you follow the standard procedure of putting your
name on stuff (you would not believe how often someone doesn’t) and include a
way of getting in touch with you…if you want anything returned, it has to have
return mail. Check the submission guidelines
for more information.
transfuzion hitting the road to
chicago
Transfuzion will be
making its second appearance at Wizard World Chicago this year, June 26-29. It
was at last year’s Chicago Con that Transfuzion officially became, uh,
official. Publishers Gary Reed and Rafael Nieves will be joined by some talents
at the Transfuzion spot in Artists Alley and many creators will have their own
tables in the general area of Transfuzion.
TRANSFUZION TO ATTEND MOTOR
CITY CON IN
MAY 2008
Transfuzion
Publishing will be in attendance at the Motor City Comic Convention set for May
16-19 in Novi,
Michigan. Attending will be publisher Gary Reed who will be joined at the show
by creators Mark Bloodworth (Deadworld, Ripper Legacy); Bill Bryan, Ralph
Griffith, and Stu Kerr (of OZ), plus other contributors to Transfuzion titles
(and Caliber) such as Vince Locke, Guy Davis, Nate Pride, and more.
ron
fortier leads the BOSTON BOMBERS
Imagine an earth
where battles are fought in the air by dirigibles; where Jesus was a female and
the Jews accepted her as the Messiah; where the Roman Empire has survived into
current day; where the second World War never happened and the League of Nations
grew into a world power. This is the world of the Boston Bombers, a group of
four intrepid ladies led by the beautiful Indra Devine. They are free-wheeling
representatives of the League, but in reality are secret agents of the Pope.
When the drums of war echo from Roman Africa, the Bombers must fly into danger
to avert a new world holocaust!
Boston bombers Written by Ron Fortier. Art by Christopher Jones, Gary Kato, Bob Cram, Jr. Cover by Christopher Jones 180 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-30-9 $18.99
rALPH
AND
sTU RETURN TO DEADWORLD
Ralph Griffith and
Stu Kerr, the originators of Deadworld way back in the mid 1980’s will be
returning to script a brand new story of Deadworld for the upcoming anthology of
DEADWORLD: BRING OUT YOUR DEAD. Stay turned for more details.
transfuzion launches oz collections
The Emerald City
tarnished…the Yellow Brick Road…in ruins…Scarecrow, Lion, and the Tin Man…gone.
Oz is no longer a happy fantasyland of wonderful wizards. It’s an Oz where a
great evil has come to despoil it. Into this world of Winkies, Witches, and
Winged Monkeys come a trio of friends from Earth. They find themselves in the
midst of a civil war, one that threatens to destroy Oz forever. Based on the
series of novels by Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist. This is the
first volume in the complete Caliber and Arrow collection of all the Oz comics,
over 30 in all.
Oz: book one Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith, Illustrated by Bill Bryan 180 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-24-8 $19.99
HELSING: Legacy Born DELVES INTO VAMPIRES
Born into a legacy
she wanted no part of and pushed into a battle recessed deep in the shadows of
the night, Samantha Helsing is torn between two worlds…two allegiances…two
families. The legacy of the Van Helsing family and their crusade against the
“night creatures” comes to modern day with the most unlikely of all warriors.
Collecting the entire Caliber Comic series.
HELSING:Legacy Born. Written by Gary Reed . Art by John Lowe, Chris Wozniak, Don Kramer, Guy Davis, and others. 120 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN:978-0-941613-23-1 $15.99
Jazma Online Jazzed about jack the ripper
witness to war SHOWS HORROR OF WAR
The Battle of the
Bulge…the Watch on the Rhine…the Ardennes Offensive…whatever name is used for
this epic battle, it involved over a million men and was the largest land battle
that the U.S. Army was involved in during World War II. This fictional account
of a woman correspondent during the incredible saga of the last ditch effort by
the German Army strikes a true chord of dealing with the nature and the horror
of warfare.
Witness to war Written and illustrated by Chuck Bordell. 90 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-25-5 $13.99
Sinergy: A Descent into Dante’s hell scheduled for summer
A journey into Hell
in this re-tooling of the immortal Dante's Inferno where a man descends into
Hell to witness the plight of the sinners doomed for eternity. The guide takes
the visitor deeper into the bowels of Hell to see the sinners and unveil the
energy that drives the sins. Each of the 25 levels of Hell are drawn by
different artists with Galen Showman providing the continuity scenes. "...A
most distinguished and thought-provoking piece of work." ---New Age
Magazine. Sinergy will be arriving in mid to late summer.
Sinergy: A Descent into Dante’s hell Written by Gary Reed. Art by Galen Showman, Guy Davis, Michale Lark, David Mack, Vince Locke, Jim Calafiore, Mark Ricketts, Troy Nixey, Mark Bloodworth, and others. Cover by Galen Showman. 160 pages, black and white, trade paperback. ISBN: 978-0-941613-13-2 $17.99
OF SCENES
AND
STORIES REVIEWED IN NEWSARAMA’S BEST SHOTS
“This 300-page trade
paperback reprints nearly three-dozen of Gary’s short stories written over his
illustrious career. Now if
Gary
wanted to, I think he would be a fantastic writer on a title like Batman or
Superman. But although he is a lifelong comic fan, he has no interest in doing
the popular titles. Gary loves to do what he loves. First and foremost, he is a
storyteller. For instance, Gary loves to set stories against a historical
background or with a historical figure or character from literature and put his
own unique and clever spin on them. Of Scenes and Stories provides some of these
interesting takes. But it’s not all about historical stories. Reed was equally
adept at writing the fantastic as well. If your’re looking for something far
different than the ordinary, something with a little more literary bite with
stories much more intellectually stimulating , you must puck up Gary Reed’s “Of
Scenes and Stories”.
Link to actual review
holewczynski and nieves bring back Orlak
in ReduX
In a far flung
dystropian society, where mankind and machine-kind coexist in an uneasy alliance
overseen by a shadowy government, one man is reborn with the power to heal a
people…ot destroy it. His name is Orlak. He awoke one day with no memory of
his past and no plans for his future. His hands have been replaced with flesh
ripping steel and when he sleeps, he finds them covered with blood. He is, in
his own words, a puzzle with ten missing pieces. Collecting the stories from
Caliber Presents, Orlak: Flesh and Steel, and from Calibrations.
Orlak: Redux Written by Ken Holewczynski and Rafael Nieves.Illustrated by Ken Holewczynski, Cover by Ken Holewczynski 88 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-941613-11-8 $11.99
Ghost sonata gets reviewed
Link to actual review
Deadworld:
Bits
and Pieces SPOTLIGHTS SHORT
STORIES IN MARCH
An anthology of
stories and scenes culled from the long running classic zombie series,
Deadworld. Collecting some of the rare tales including the very first Deadworld
tale, “Black Sabbath” as well as other notable stories such as the first
appearance of the Dead Killer. Deadworld had over 50 issues released and this
is the first collection of short stories from the series which is also coming as
a role playing game in 2008.
Deadworld: Bits and Pieces Written by Gary Reed, Stu Kerr, and Mark Bloodworth Art by Vince Locke, Mark Bloodworth, Troy Nixey, Galen Showman, Mark Ricketts, and others.Cover by Vince Locke. 180 pages, black and white, trade paperback ISBN: 978-0-94163-05-7 $18.99
Reviewed- of scenes and stories by comics should
be good
“Reed
obviously has some favorite themes, including examining horror ideas from
different angles and historical fiction, and they come through in this book.
The ”mundane” stories, that is, the ones that strip out the “genre” aspects and
focus instead on the realistic characters, also work well. Of Scenes and
Stories is a very interesting book with a lot of stuff that you just don’t see
in regular comics. Reed has a lot of excellent ideas, and it would be nice to
see more creators tackle a wide variety of genres and themes instead of
pigeon-holing themselves.”
Link to actual review
REED
AND BENNETT
TEAM
UP FOR GHOST SONATA
Based loosely on the
play from August Strindberg. A young man, born with a rare ability to sense the
feelings and thoughts of others, is plunged into a family of despair and secrets
from years gone past. He becomes an unwillingly participant and joins the
legacy of torment in the poisonous lies and deceit that have invaded the house.
A saga of lost opportunities and vengeful hate.
Ghost sonata. story by Gary Reed, art by Andy Bennett, cover by Vince Locke. 112 pg, trade paperback, Black and white, $14.99 ISBN: 978-0-941613-04-0
Gary Reed interviewed by paul dale Roberts
An excerpt from
the interview.
Paul:
how come you are over at Transfuzion now?
Gary: Transfuzion is a publishing company started by Rafael
Nieves and myself. It started off just collecting some of the previously
published material that we did and the plan was to get the collections together
and sell them on Amazon or direct. There’s a lot of stuff I wrote that was never
collected or if it was, wasn’t in a collection that I was satisfied with.
Rafael, of course, has a lot of his own material. When it started up, we got
quite a few inquiries from people we worked with before about collecting their
stuff and then it spun off into some new material that was going to be
presented. Sort of snowballed with Raf and I trying to catch up with everything.
So, now we’re going through Diamond and exploring some other outlets. But
Transfuzion isn’t meant to be the single outlet for either Raf or me. We’re both
working with other publishers, Raf with Moonstone mainly and me with Desperado,
but we both have other things going on as well.
More at Link to actual interview
JACK THE RIPPER ILLUSTRATED IN STORES IN FEBRUARY
An illustrated
primer to the most infamous serial killer in history! The shocking murder of
five prostitutes in Victorian London ripped apart the society of the civilized
world and led to incredible social changes. In this narrative of sequential
comic pages, facsimiles of letters and notes, and pictures from the time period,
a survey of the social setting, the victims, the investigators, and the possible
suspects are explored.
Jack the Ripper. Story and text by Gary Reed. Art and cover by Mark Bloodworth 54 pg, trade paperback, black and white, $8.99 ISBN: 978-0-941613-08-8
review of saint germaine: tales of an immortal
Link to actual review
COMING IN FEBRUARY---SAINT GERMAINE: TALES OF AN IMMORTAL
A collection of
Saint Germaine that compiles issues 5-8 and the one shots of “Casanova’s Lament”
and “Man in the Iron Mask.” Saint Germaine is a man who lives forever, feeding
off the memories of those that are about to die. In these stories, Germaine
reminisces about his old friend, Casanova; searches for the answer of who was in
the Iron Mask; deals with a friend living in the past of the Sioux Ghost Dance;
and delves into the origins of the being known as Kilroy. Written by Gary Reed,
artists include: Vince Locke, Andy Bennett, James E. Lyle, Tom Bionodillo, and
Guy Davis.
SAINT GERMAINE: TALES OF AN IMMORTAL Story by Gary Reed. Art by Andy Bennett, Tom Bionodillo, Guy Davis, Vince Locke, James Lyle. 178 pg, trade paperback, black and white, $19.99. ISBN: 978-0-941613-07-1
OF SCENES
AND
STORIES REVIEWED BY PEOPLES’ COMIC BOOK NETWORK
Link to actual review
OF SCENES
AND
STORIES IN FEBRUARY
A collection of
short stories and selected scenes from the diverse and insightful writings of
Gary Reed. Covering a wide array of genres, the stories are illustrated by some
of today’s top artists, including Guy Davis, Michael Lark, Galen Showman,
Mike Perkins, Patrick Zircher, R.G. Taylor, Jim Calafiore, Michael Gaydos, Mark
Bloodworth, Vince Locke, Laurence Campbell, and many others. Each selection has
a preface where Reed discusses the work and the artist. Tabbed “blistering good”
by Rue Morgue Magazine, this collection also includes pages from the never
published project, The Beatles.
OF SCENES AND STORIES. story by Gary Reed. art by Jim Calafiore, Laurence Campbell, Guy Davis, Michael Gaydos, Michael Lark, Vince Lock, David Mack, Mike Perkins, R. G. Taylor, Patrick Zircher and others. 320 pg, trade paperback, black and white, $24.99 ISBN: 978-0-941613-10-1
Transfuzion Launches
Two comic book veterans with extensive background in writing and publishing have
announced Transfuzion Publishing, a new venture that launches in August 2007
publishing books and graphic novels. Transfuzion Publishing was
formed by Gary Reed, former publisher of Caliber Comics and writer of comics and
graphic novels distributed by Caliber, Image, Desperado, Penguin, and Simon and
Shuster, and Rafael Nieves who has been published by Marvel, Moonstone, Caliber,
and Slave Labor and was involved in the publishing end for both Comico and
Moonstone. More at Comics Alliance
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