WASTELAND #21 goes on sale today. This is “Dogs Of War”, the start of a brand new story arc. The Diamond order code is AUG084232, and here’s the solicit:
Michael and Abi have escaped the city to renew their quest for A-Ree-Yass-I, but a long journey across the harsh desert is the least of their troubles when they’re caught between two Dog Tribes! Can they discover the Tribes’ secrets… before the Tribes discover who Michael and Abi really are?
As always with a new story arc, there’s also a brand new soundtrack song now available for free download. Check out Sanctuary Four.
Finally, some advance appearance news: I’ll be at Thought Bubble next month, I’ll be signing at Travelling Man Leeds in early December, and I’m hoping to make it to the New York Comic Con in February (and it doesn’t clash with Superbowl weekend, thank goodness). More details on all of these closer to the time/s.
WASTELAND #20 is on sale this week. This is Apocalyptic City—another of our ‘interlude’ one-off issues with a very special guest artist, Eisner award-winner Chuck BB of BLACK METAL fame.
The story of how Marcus founded Newbegin is known to everyone in the city. But how is it told… and just how true is it? Join the audience and gather round, as Newbegin’s famous marketplace storyteller is about to begin the tale!
This issue is also a bit special because we’ve approached it differently. For the first time in these interludes Christopher contributes some art too, and Chuck’s art illuminates the actual fables and stories of how Newbegin was founded. It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a while, so I hope you enjoy it.
The Diamond order code is JUL084167.
The new WASTELAND T-shirts are now available from the Oni Press merchandise store. This year’s design features new and exclusive art by series artist Christopher Mitten…
…And rocks pretty hard, basically. There is a second design from this year, which we did in an “ultra-limited” run, and hopefully they’ll be up on the store soon, too. I’ll let you know when they do, of course.
(NB: The big ‘FRONT’ type isn’t actually on the shirt. Obviously.)
Witness the extraordinary work of DEAD SPACE producer Chuck Beaver, who hand made the “Isaac Suit” for EA’s booth at San Diego:
Awesome stuff. (And spare a thought for poor model Jay, who upon donning the helmet found himself blind and breathing his own exhalations. Yum.)
Anyway, San Diego was great. Thanks to everyone who came out to see Ben and I for DEAD SPACE, or Chris and I for WASTELAND. Apologies to anyone who missed me—I was running back and forth between both booths all weekend, and as they were practically at opposite ends of the convention centre, it often took me a full ten minutes to get from one to the other.
One particular highlight was Chuck BB, artist of BLACK METAL (one of 2007’s best books) and our special guest illustrator for WASTELAND #20, winning an Eisner. Nice!
A reminder: this Saturday (i.e. August 2nd) I’ll be appearing at Travelling Man’s Manchester store, signing WASTELAND and anything else shoved in front of me, from 2pm till 4pm. If you’re in the area, do pop in and say hi.
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Like everyone else and their aunt I’m running around preparing for San Diego right now, so without further ado:
WASTELAND #19 (Diamond order code MAY084063) is scheduled to reach stores this week. This issue is Rain When I Die, and concludes the current story arc. Here’s the solicit text:
The battle is over! But with the Sand-Eaters defeated, Jakob faces a new dilemma—stay or leave? Meanwhile, as the council reels from the revelation of Mebsaa, a new plan for the city is hatched—and Golden Voice’s final quest for Sunner freedom may be its first victim…
(Note that, owing to San Diego, thebigwet.com won’t be updated until next week.)
Also due to Comic-Con, there’s of course no telling how many stores WASTELAND will actually reach this week—as I predicted, DEAD SPACE #5 wasn’t available everywhere on the 16th for the same reasons, but if your store missed out, you should be sorted this week instead.
As for San Diego Comic-Con itself, I’ll be there (along with more than 100,000 other people if reports are to be believed—yikes), merrily signing away. If you want to find me, check the bar here’s where I’ll be.
All Oni Press signings are with Christopher Mitten; all EA signings are with Ben Templesmith.
Thursday
12.00-1.20 - Oni Press, #1834
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
4.30-5.50 - Oni Press, #1834Friday
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
4.30-5.50 - Oni Press, #1834Saturday
10.30-11.50 - Oni Press, #1834
2.00-4.00 - EA, #5233
6.00-6.50 - Oni Press, #1834Ben and I will also be on Saturday’s DEAD SPACE panel, which starts at 5.00 in Room 2.
Sunday
3.00-4.20 - Oni Press, #1834
At the Oni booth we’ll be selling two brand new WASTELAND T-shirts and giving away some very cool button badges. As for DEAD SPACE, I’ll be amazed if there aren’t posters and the like available at the EA booth.
Also, do note that EA booth number; it’s way over the other end of the convention centre from the main comics booths, so get your walking boots on.
And that’s it from me until the con’s over. Hope to see you there.
[ Dead Space / Wasteland / Appearances / On Sale ]
I’ve just been informed that Secret Identity’s listeners have voted for WASTELAND to be this year’s Summer Reading Project.
It’s an interactive thing: every week, starting from July 12th, Matt and Brian read and review one issue of the book. But they also encourage their listeners to do the same, and then everyone discusses it afterwards on their boards. They’ll be working their way up to #13, and if I have time I’ve agreed to answer any questions that come up about each issue. Should be pretty darn cool.
I also have a new date for that signing in Manchester—it’s been rescheduled for Saturday 2nd August, at 2pm. But I’ll post a fuller reminder about that closer to the time, because before then we have the behemoth of San Diego to slay…
[ Wasteland / Appearances ]
Last night’s appearance at Travelling Man went well. The appalling weather unfortunately kept a few people away, but everyone that made it had a good time, and there were some great questions asked. Thanks to everyone who made it, and Travelling Man for being wonderful hosts.
The whole thing was recorded, too—they’re going to launch a podcast under the Thought Bubble name, and this will be the first release. When it’s up, I’ll link to it here so those of you who couldn’t make it (which includes everyone not in England, for a start) don’t miss out.
Along the same lines, I’ve also updated the For Writers page, adding a new original script (issue #9 of WASTELAND) and a section about backup and syncing habits. Both issues, especially syncing between multiple work machines, are things that I know many writers struggle with (let’s be honest, we’re often not the most tech-savvy people around). It’s taken me a long time to find a system that’s both simple and robust, so I hope it’s useful to some of you out there.
[ Wasteland / Appearances / Free Stuff / Musings ]
WASTELAND #18 goes on sale today in North America, tomorrow in Europe. (A little later than expected, thanks to a printer foul-up that meant the original run had to be pulped. Grrr.)
Anyway, this issue is Iron Horse/Born To Lose, which sees the current story arc racing towards its conclusion:
Jakob’s plan to deal with the Sand-Eaters gathers speed, and Skot slowly acclimatises to his newfound status. But as Golden Voice prepares to march an army of Sunners on the council building, someone else is way ahead of him—a Sand-Eater called Mebsaa…
The Diamond order code is APR084042, on sale from good comic stores everywhere. As always, thebigwet.com will also be updated today.
Finally, a quick reminder that tomorrow evening I’ll be at Travelling Man in Leeds for the Comics Masterclass session. See here for details.
Secret Identity, one of the oldest comics podcasts on the scene and long-time supporters of WASTELAND, interviewed me last week, and the episode is now live.
Host Brian LeTendre and I talk about WASTELAND and post-apocalyptic conventions, DEAD SPACE and horror movies, a little about the WOLVERINE manga (which I still can’t actually talk about much yet) and generally have a good yak. It’s good stuff (and if you remember the first time they interviewed me back in 2006, this is miles better—we did it all over Skype, for one thing).
You can download the episode (and subscribe, which I heartily recommend) through iTunes, or download it directly from Podomatic.
[ Dead Space / Wasteland / Wolverine / Interviews ]
Double whammy today, as new issues of both WASTELAND and DEAD SPACE go on sale.
WASTELAND #17 is “Ride the Lightning”, in which Jakob gets some unexpected help from ex-Primate Heddor, and the Newbegin council’s politics take a deadly turn.
The Diamond code is FEB083946, and here’s the solicit text:
The Harvey Award-nominated series’ third startling story arc continues, as Heddor and Jakob must protect the city of Newbegin from the onslaught of the sandies! Find out why Independent Propaganda says, “WASTELAND is an epic in the making, and one of the few pieces of new fiction - in any medium - worthy of that label.”
DEAD SPACE #3, meanwhile, looks deeper into the madness afflicting the Aegis VII colony, as a shocking moment forces Neumann to re-evaluate his position…
The Diamond code is MAR082092. Here’s the solicit text:
The mysterious artifact is finally excavated at the Aegis VII mining colony. Theories about its true purpose spread like wildfire, and hint of a terrible fate for the colonists!
Both titles are available from all good comic stores. You know what to do.
[ Dead Space / Wasteland / On Sale ]
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