Greetings and salutations Lunatics! It’s officially summer, when all the craziness we’ve been working on over here in Lunasea Studios comes to light. There’s so much I want to reveal, but some projects are still in those fragile development stages. But here’s what I can tell you . . .
Project Elohim
Project Elohim issue 6 is being printed! Finally, I know. We’ll have it ready for sale at San Diego Comic-Con International July 22-26. We’ll also have it for sale online around that time. You can get issues 1-5 now at the Lunasea Studios store, and issues 1-3 collected in trade paperback format.
Little Vampires and Friends
The sequel to Little Vampires, Little Vampires and Friends, is ready to be printed. It features the Little Vampires chillin’ with their buds Frank and Wolfie.
So where’s it at? Pssst. Come here. Closer. I’m going to let you know the plans for the book.
My fabulous talentless hanger-on of a husband, James, is working on making a hand-bound version of Little Vampires and Friends. Little Vampires began as a hand-bound book at San Diego Comic-Con International 2007. So to honor it’s history, we’re doing the first run of the sequel as a hand-bound book. The goal is to have them ready for Lunatics to slobber over and buy at Comic-Con. And yes, we’re thinking pre-orders for those poor souls who can’t make it to sunny San Diego this July. You shall be kept posted, whether you want to be or not, bwahahaha.
So what about a larger print run of hardcovers, like we currently have with the Little Vampires books? Here’s where you really have to lean in, ‘cause I’m seriously whispering this.
I’m working on submitting Little Vampires and Friends to an agent. For those of you in the industry, you know what this means. For those of you who aren’t in the industry, it means I’m trying a more traditional publishing route for the Little Vampires sequel. Ideally, an agent would take me on and get my book published by a larger publisher. Then I’d be in the big box bookstores, would become world famous, yadda yadda millions of adoring fans and rolling in cash yadda. That’s the dream, anyway. It could take years to get an agent’s attention. It could happen overnight. It could never happen.
So I can’t say right now how long it will take to get Little Vampires and Friends mass produced. But I want Little Vampire fans to be able to enjoy the further adventures of the diminutive nosferatu before that unknown and possibly never time. Hence the hand-bound version of the book.
I am considering throwing in an exclusive print with purchase of said hand-bound book. I think it should include all three monsters, (Little Vampires, Wolfie, and Frank). What would you Lunatics like to see the friends doing?
Little Vampires Toy
Remember that toy we were getting made? That awesomely adorable plush Little Vampire? There was some drama involved in getting it manufactured. *sigh* But I sprayed some Drama-Be-Gone, and we should be getting Little Vampire plush dolls in September. I know, that’s so far away! But we should have them for sale during that lucrative Halloween to Christmas season. *twiddles fingers evilly* And yes, there will be a pre-order available to Lunatics!
What, you want a sneak preview? If you insist.
Painting
Despite being constantly in a state of crazy busy, I get bored easily, and keep trying new stuff. I think I have Artist Deficit Disorder. Wait, maybe that’s why I’m always crazy busy . . .
Anyway, I did a sketch of Frankenstein, and realized that it might make a cool painting. So here’s a sneak preview of my first attempt at a big ole acrylic piece. It’s still a work in progress, of course, but I already know what I’m going to call it. When completed, it shall be named Frankenlichtenstein. Yes, it’s an art geek joke. Yes, I am an art geek.
Thanks to Emo and Norma and Mike for being my painting inspirations. If I only get as half as good as you guys, I could die happy.
Monsterpalooza Shout-outs!
We had a great time at Monsterpalooza last month, so I wanted to give some quick shout-outs. Our neighbor was the amazing fantasy sculptor Jason Hite, and his model making partner Jason Bonham. What is it with me meeting guys with the same names? Gerry and Jerry. Jason and Jason. Who’s next? I want a Roger and Roger team, just so we could all get an infinite walkie-talkie loop going.
More shout-outs to the Worst Show on the Web, for interviewing the Worst Interview on the Everything, me. And thanks to Angie for giving my art prints the love. And all the love to Batton Lash and Jackie Estrada, creator and publisher of the classic Supernatural Law. It’s always amazing talking to people who have been in the business longer than I have . . . wait, that’s everyone. When they talk to me like I’m a peer, that’s just freaking amazing with extra amazing sauce.
But the biggest shout-out goes to Bela Lugosi Jr. He bought a Little Vampires book for his son. So yes, Dracula’s grandson owns my book. I don’t know what’s cooler, that, or having the blessing of Dracula’s son.
Any convention with a giant monkey is a good convention.
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