FREE! New Urchin Story by TOBIN and CHAN!

Screen Shot 2014-10-22 at 10.29.49 AMAll-new! All-BANDETTE! A new, three-page story featuring everyone’s favorite young thief! Today’s Urchin Story is written by Paul Tobin, and drawn by Ron Chan, artist from many comics including Plants vs. Zombies and Husbands, and the co-creator of the webcomic Roy’s Boys!

We have more new Urchin Stories lined up in the coming weeks by more amazing artists!

As always, you can read ALL the Urchin Stories HERE.

 

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FREE! New Urchin Story by TOBIN & RANDALL! Also: NYCC

Screen Shot 2014-10-08 at 11.18.51 AMToday! A new three-page story featuring Bandette’s fiendish foe, Absinthe, just a little better! (Hint: he’s fiendish.) Written by Paul Tobin with art by Ron Randall, this story’s a little darker than your usual Urchin fare!

If you’re in New York City this weekend for NYCC, be sure to stop by Ron’s exhibitor table– B12 in the North Pavilion! He’ll be there with his awesome sci-fi adventure book, Trekker!

Paul and I will be in New York for the show, as well, though we will not be at tables of our own. Look for me promoting Make Comics Like The Pros, the new book from Random House by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak, featuring a new story and copious process art by me! Paul will be signing I Was The Cat at the Oni Press booth, as well as promoting several projects from Dark Horse with signings and panels appearances! We’ll both be teasing the upcoming second print volume of Bandette from Dark Horse, too!

We have more new Urchin Stories lined up in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more delightful tales of the inhabitants of Bandette’s world, drawn by some of our favorite creators!

As always, you can read ALL the Urchin Stories HERE.

 

 

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FREE! New Urchin Story by TOBIN and LENOX!

Screen Shot 2014-09-24 at 10.12.36 AMBandette’s Urchin Stories are BACK! A new, three-page story starring a young Urchin named Simone goes live today, written by Paul Tobin, with art by Emi Lenox, creator of Emitown!

We have several new Urchin Stories lined up in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more delightful tales of the inhabitants of Bandette’s world, drawn by some of our favorite creators!

As always, you can read ALL the Urchin Stories HERE.

 

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Bandette 8! AVAILABLE NOW!

Bandette_cover_08_webSorry for shouting in the headline, there, But just to reiterate, the eighth episode of Bandette is available in glorious digital color right now on Comixology for 99¢!

Has Inspector B.D. Belgique of the Special Police finally found the evidence he needs to bring down Absinthe and the FINIS crime syndicate once and for all? Will the insidious Absinthe discover the betrayal from his own inner circle? Will Bandette, the world’s greatest thief, face the deadly strangler known as Il Tredici… ALONE? And, just what is… the secret of the wardrobe? Plus: candy bars and a pirate!

Of course, all the previous episodes are also available for the same 99¢ price on Comixology, published by the good people of Monkeybrain Comics, who would like you to look at the many other fine independent, creator-owned comics they offer.

Meanwhile, if paper’s your bag, you may want to look into acquiring the hardbound Bandette Volume One: Presto!, which is available from stores everywhere, for the highly affordable price of $14.99USD. (If you should happen to buy it online, do take a moment to leave a review, please.)

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Your Guide to Colleen & Paul in San Diego! Part Three

SDCCPaul Tobin and I will be special guests at Comic-Con International later this month! As the convention site updates the programming schedule, I’ll be posting our scheduled appearances and signings here! Paul, in particular has a lot of stuff on his plate through the show, so stay tuned. Today, we have the schedule though Saturday!

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SATURDAY

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm, DARK HORSE COMICS Booth 2615 (PAUL):

SIGNING: COLDER

Horror genre news and review site Bloody Disgusting calls Colder “a unique story about the nature of insanity from Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra that oozed confidence and chilled to the core.” Paul and Juan will be signing volume one, and also promoting their upcoming second volume of the Eisner-nominated hit!

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, ONI PRESS Booth 1833 (PAUL):

SIGNING: I WAS THE  CAT (Day Three!)

With IWTC artist Benjamin Dewey! Just like on Thursday and Friday, Paul & Ben will again be signing the special SDCC advance edition of their new graphic novel, I Was The Cat (general release August 6, 2014). With limited supplies of sweet-ass giveaway material!

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Room 9 (PAUL):

THE ONI PRESS COMICSTAVAGANZA: ALL CATS GO TO PURGATORY

I Was the Cat creators Paul Tobin and Benjamin Dewey share a hilarious presentation about their new graphic novel and the finer points of feline world domination. After that, it’s Hemingway or the Highway when Joshua Hale Fialkov and Gabo present a live table read of The Life After #1! Come for the freebies, stay for the detailed descriptions of a future cat war, adventures in purgatory, and news and announcements about future Oni Press comics!

Bandette1_16_133:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Room 7AB (PAUL  &  COLLEEN):

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS

Well-written, realistic female characters are celebrated in this panel featuring Comic-Con International special guests June Brigman (Power Pack), Amanda Conner (Power Girl), Colleen Coover (Bandette), Sara Mayhew (Legend of the Ztarr), Jimmy Palmiotti(Painkiller Jane), Fiona Staples (Saga), Paul Tobin (Bandette), and Brian K. Vaughan(Saga), and moderated by Maggie Thompson. Strong female characters can be heroes or villains, have weaknesses and strengths, flaws or assets, and ultimately make the stories we love to read.

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, DARK HORSE COMICS Booth 2615 (PAUL):

SIGNING: PROMETHEUS

The magic creative team from Colder,  Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra, are together again! Prometheus: Fire and Stone is the kick-off title of the highly anticipated Prometheus/Aliens/Predator crossover (coming in September!), and Paul and Juan are bringing it with style. Come by and get some promo material signed up!

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Your Guide to Colleen & Paul in San Diego! Part Two

SDCCPaul Tobin and I will be special guests at Comic-Con International later this month! As the convention site updates the programming schedule, I’ll be posting our scheduled appearances and signings here! Paul, in particular has a lot of stuff on his plate through the show, so stay tuned. Today, we have the schedule though Friday!

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FRIDAY

11:00 am – 12:30 pm, ONI PRESS Booth 1833 (PAUL):

SIGNING: I WAS THE  CAT (Day Two!)

With IWTC artist Benjamin Dewey! Just like on Thursday, Paul & Ben will again be signing the special SDCC advance edition of their new graphic novel, I Was The Cat (general release August 6, 2014). With limited supplies of sweet-ass giveaway material!

romance11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Room 28DE (COLLEEN):

WHERE IS THE LOVE? THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROMANCE COMICS

Romance anthologies were once the most popular American comics genre, with over 150 titles published each month; by the end of the ’70s, they’d vanished, never to return. Michelle Nolan(Love on the Racks), Colleen Coover (Gingerbread Girl), and moderator Douglas Wolk (Reading Comics) reveal the glories and heartbreak of comics’ lost romances.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm, DARK HORSE COMICS Booth 2615 (PAUL):

SIGNING: THE WITCHER

Paul writes comic book tie-ins of this insanely good CD PROJEKT RED video game title, published by Dark Horse. LIMITED: Special convention-only variant cover by Stan Sakai! Come get ’em signed up!

Screen-shot-2013-11-04-at-11.54.33-AM3:30 pm – 4:30 pm, DARK HORSE COMICS Booth 2615 (PAUL  &  COLLEEN):

SIGNING: BANDETTE

You know Bandette, right? Of course you do! Paul and I will be signing the Volume One hardcover at the Dark Horse booth!

8:00 pm – 10:30 pm, INDIGO BALLROOM, HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT:

WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS

We’re not exactly appearing at the Eisner Award ceremony, but we’ll definitely be there because Paul and his bad-ass art partner Juan Ferreyra have been nominated in the Best Limited Series category for their masterpiece of slow-burn horror, Colder! Go team!

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Your Guide to Colleen & Paul in San Diego! Part One

SDCCPaul Tobin and I will be special guests at Comic-Con International later this month! As the convention site updates the programming schedule, I’ll be posting our scheduled appearances and signings here! Paul, in particular has a lot of stuff on his plate through the show, so stay tuned.

WEDNESDAY

Preview night! No scheduled appearances for us!

THURSDAY

10:00 am – 11:00 am, Room 6A (PAUL): 

THE WITCHER

The-Witcher-1-455x700A franchise spanning literature, comics, film & television, board games, and widely popular video games, The Witcher has touched millions with its engaging characters and exciting adventures. A diverse panel of experts discuss the many aspects of this renowned universe. Be the first to see new Dark Horse publications, see the first-ever live consumer demo of the upcoming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt video game, and get a chance to meet the team behind Wild Hunt. Panelists include actors Doug Cockle (Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher franchise), Dark Horse Comics author Paul Tobin (The Witcher House of Glass), Nick McWhorter, CD PROJEKT RED’s game developers Damien Monnier and Lukasz Wnek (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt), and Rafal Jaki. Moderated by SpikeTV’s Geoff Keighley.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Room 7AB (PAUL & COLLEEN):

THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL

From mail to photographs and now comics, everything is making the move to digital. Comic-Con International special guests Colleen Coover (Bandette), Batton Lash (Supernatural Law), Jeff Smith (Bone), Rina Piccolo (Tina’s Groove), and Paul Tobin (Bandette) discuss with moderatorMark Waid (Daredevil) when and why they make the switch to digital.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Room 9 (PAUL & COLLEEN):

SPOTLIGHT ON COLLEEN COOVER & PAUL TOBIN (HOW TO SUCCEED IN COMICS WITHOUT EVER CRYING)

Comic-Con special guests Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover discuss their Eisner Award-winning digital comic Bandette, as well as such titles as Colder, I Was the Cat, Prometheus, Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, Paul’s novels, and the commonsense fact that Hulk could beat Thor.

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, ONI PRESS Booth 1833 (PAUL):

IWTCSIGNING: I WAS THE  CAT

With IWTC artist Benjamin Dewey! Paul & Ben will be signing the special SDCC advance edition of their new graphic novel, I Was The Cat (general release August 6, 2014). With limited supplies of sweet-ass giveaway material!

Allison Breaking is a talented journalist with her own blog and a lot of bills to pay, so when she receives an offer from a mysterious stranger named Burma to write his memoirs, it’s an offer she can’t refuse, not even with all the red flags popping up. But Burma is quite literally unlike any man Allison’s ever known – because he’s a cat. And this cat has stories to tell about how he (over the course of a few lifetimes) has shaped the world – and another, darker story that Allison must risk all to uncover… a story of what this particular cat has been doing with the LAST of his nine lives.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Room 9 (PAUL):

A UNIVERSE OF TERROR DRAWN TO ONE PANEL: ALIENS, PREDATOR, PROMETHEUS, & BEYOND

Nearly 30 years ago, Dark Horse rewrote the rules of licensed comics with the release of Aliens, continuing the story lines of Ridley Scott’s iconic film franchise. Predator and the iconic crossover Aliens Vs. Predator followed, with each series practically outselling the last. Now, the publisher partners with Scott again, to bring sci-fi epic Prometheus to comics. With just under two months away from the launch of the ambitious and highly anticipated crossover, Fire and Stone, Dark Horse editor-in-chief Scott Allie, writers Chris Roberson (Aliens), Joshua Williamson (Predator), Christopher Sebela (Aliens Vs. Predator), and the Prometheus team of Paul Tobin and Juan Ferrerya, reveal just what’s in store for this grand universe!

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Wednesday Sketch VIDEO: Leap!

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Tuesday Sketch VIDEO: Joe

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Friday Sketch: Flash Gordon

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If you aren’t already (and I know you are) you should be reading Flash Gordon, by my homies Jeff Parker, Evan “Doc” Shaner, and Jordie Bellaire, published by Dynamite Comics.

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Wednesday Inking VIDEO

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Tuesday Sketch VIDEO: Libby

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