I have a new comic store. And they just made me a loyal customer.
See, here’s the deal, I fell for the whole Countdown to Infinite Crisis hook like a hypnotized lemur. I put them all on my reserve file at my old comic book shop.
I checked back in a while later. I had issues 1 and 3 from one title. Only issue 2 from another. Only issue 3 from a third… it was pretty pathetic. So, I wandered into Hall of Heroes in Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey and ended up talking to the guy behind the counter. He helped me plug most of the holes in all four series… even going to the back room to find some. He pointed out some great titles I’d forgotten to look for (Like “The Defenders”) and was an all-around likeable comic-shop guy. 🙂
Before I knew it, I’d started a new reserve list there and left with plans to cancel my reserve at the old place.
Good enough, right?
Well, first a little backstory…
I’m still sore about the OMAC project series. Issue #3 leaves off and says you have to read three other titles to fill in the gap between OMAC #3 and OMAC #4. I hate that. And I didn’t read it until I already had OMAC #4 in my hands, saying, “Wha–? When did that ha–? What’s going on h–?!”
So I go in to pick up my reserves today, and I get the OMAC #5 and a bunch of other titles.
It’s not till I get home when I find a little something that they threw in for me: The issue of Wonder Woman that was one of the three you needed to read to understand the OMAC gap. A wonderful ish. An ish not in my reserve list, but one I wanted very much.
The guy behind the counter (a different guy) had asked me to check them over to make sure they were the ones I wanted — and I didn, kinda — but I kinda thought it was a formality.
Anyway… Whoever was thoughtful enough to throw that WW issue into my file won over a loyal customer for a long time… and a little plug. If they had a Web site, I’d link it. But suffice it to say, stop in to Hall of Heroes in the Cherry Hill mall. It’s a really swank store with books, T-shirts, figurines, Godzilla stuff… kind of a comic con in a can.
The April that was...
April was an incredible month! The latest Evil Inc chapter ended with our Favorite Couple back in each other's arms, the Commander joining Thea on a mission to save her homeworld, and Dr. Muskiday smack dab in the middle of it all...
To alleviate potential conflicts of interest, Miss Match has taken a new role at Evil Inc, teaching seminars for supervillains...
...and Captain Heroic has been allowed to rejoin Justice Ltd. — with only a few people holding a grudge.
I'm going to take a little while to write the next chapter. In the meantime, I'll be posting some of my favorite Bonus Cartoons on the Evil Inc website, like this one...
I’ll also be posting special “Meanwhile…” comic strips that check in on different corners of the Evil Inc universe…
Kickstarter
The Kickstarter for the new Evil Inc books was a fantastic success, and I've been busily prepping the files for the printer. As of today, the files have been transferred and the contracts are being signed. I'll begin delivering digital rewards very soon!
Patreon
There were some jaw-dropping commissions posted in April. I can't even find a way to crop most of them so I can share them here, but some of the standouts were:
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A group scene featuring Miss Match and most of the Justice Ltd heroes.
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Tauros and Quaker and Phenomenal Lass taking a well-deserved break
Special Offer
Everyone who was an NSFW-level Patreon backer as of April 30th received a free download code for the 57-page, full-color Tales from the EiAD Archive #16: Monster Romance. If you missed it, you can pick up your copy here.
And I'm planning a gangbusters Special Offer for May!
All that, and I was honored by the National Cartoonists Society members with a nomination for Best Online Longform Comic. It was a tremendous month, and I'm thrilled to have you as part of the community that makes it possible!
