28th February 2006 / Rosemary's Backpack
So apparently, Speakeasy Comics has ceased operating, effective immediately. Obviously, this means the new edition of ROSEMARY’S BACKPACK won’t be solicited next month as we were planning. At this moment, I have no idea what we’ll do instead. Such is life.
17th January 2006 / Rosemary's Backpack / Free Stuff
I’m just finishing the book design for the new edition of ROSEMARY’S BACKPACK, the cover of which is over there on the right. As you can see, Drew’s done some brand new cover art for this edition. In fact, the entire book has been redesigned from scratch. Scott Brown’s even relettering it.
The new Speakeasy edition will be solicited soon - 144 pages for $12.99, the same price as the original Cyberosia edition - and I’ve created a batch of wallpapers with the new cover art to replace the old versions. Like all the wallpapers I’m making now, a 1440×900 version is also available for those of you with widescreen monitors. You can find them, along with all my other wallpapers, at the downloads page.
16th November 2005 / Wasteland / Alex Rider / Queen & Country / Three Days In Europe / Rosemary's Backpack / Translations / Appearances
The STORMBREAKER script is finally done and in to Walker Books. It would have been finished a couple of weeks ago but for some last-minute revisions to the screenplay which had to be reflected in the GN version. I’ve already seen roughs of the art for the first 50-odd pages, and it’s going to be a great-looking book. I don’t have an exact release date yet, but when I do I’ll let you know.
The whole process has been remarkably smooth, especially considering the speed it had to be written by, and the number of people (including Anthony Horowitz himself) who needed to approve it. I’m hoping to work with Walker again in the future, though whether it would be on another GN or a prose novel, it’s too early to say.
Serendipitously - given that it’s one of the books that got me the STORMBREAKER job - work is also now underway on a new edition of ROSEMARY’S BACKPACK, to be published by Speakeasy Comics in conjunction with original publisher Cyberosia. This will be a completely revised edition, with an entirely new design, new cover, new lettering, even a new logo. It’s planned for release in Spring next year…
As is the collection of my QUEEN & COUNTRY: DECLASSIFIED series, I’m told. That’ll also have a brand new cover, drawn by series artist Christopher Mitten…
Who is of course also the artist for WASTELAND, which will launch shortly after the Q&C collection. So it seems Spring ‘06 is where it’s all happening for me.
(And WASTELAND’s going well - at this rate, I should have the first six issues completely scripted before Chris even starts pencilling. We’re also planning something interesting with a sort of “permanent guest artist” for the series. More about that closer to the time.)
Also, as a follow-up to the last entry, the French edition of THREE DAYS IN EUROPE is underway, to be published by 13 Étrange - guess when? That’s right, sometime next year…
In the rather more immediate future, I’m going to the Brighton Comic Expo this weekend. I’ll only be there for one day - Saturday - but I’m looking forward to what little time I’ll have. Apart from anything else, I haven’t been to Brighton in over five years.
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