Hello all!
It's been a hectic few weeks! As you may or may not know, the Stake creative team are all in Florida (except editor Nicole D’Andria), luckily none of us had sever damage from Hurricane Ian. The southwest portion of the state had some devastating damage, but other than a lot of water we were lucky.
The storm was one of the worst in state history and we're thinking about all those who are still picking up the pieces.
I just got back from New York Comic Con and the show was crazy. So many people. I also got to meet a lot of artists who have been kind enough to lend their talents to Stake and Canceled over the years for the first time in person! I got lots of books signed by them for my personal collection and some I may be able to make available at some point.
I had an ashcan for Canceled II at the show that was received pretty well and even saw Stake at vendor booths on the showroom floor.
All in all a great time!
Canceled II is coming to crowdfunding!
My next crowdfunding campaign is just around the corner and we're trying something a little different! This one will be launched through BackerKit's new crowdfunding platform. Some of you may be unfamiliar with the title, so here's a little description:
Earlier this year, the comic Black Caravan Premiere: David Byrne’s Canceled was released. It told the story of Larry, a washed-up 1950s kids show host that found himself replaced by Cruncho the Clown. Larry tried to destroy the local town television tower, but instead got himself electrocuted...and sucked into the airwaves.
And now in November we'll be going live with Canceled II #1!
Canceled is back and Larry has someone new to play with! Y2k looming is and Somaya works diligently to secure her office's computer systems from impending doom. As she toils away, her coworkers play evil tricks on her. When a prank gone wrong leaves Somaya mentally devastated, digital clown Larry returns to offer a helping hand...
Both issues will be available on the campaign with covers from Stake favorite Fredy Bardales, Jimbo Salgado, Jonathan Grimm Art, Alan Quah, Ingrid Gala, and Ben Templesmith!
I have an ashcan available on my website with a B&W version of Jimbo's cover:
You can sign up to be notified when it launches here!
You can snag a copy of the Ashcan here if you’d like, I’ll even sign it for you ;)
Baltimore Comic Con - it’s on…
I wasn’t intending to go, but with Stake being nominated for a Ringo! award, we will all be there! I won’t be tabling, but I will be at the show Saturday and Sunday. I will have a few Canceled II ashcans and some promotional postcards. Feel free to bring any books you may want signed and just message me, happy to meet up at the show with any of you! October 29th and 30th, hope to see you there!
Back soon with more updates!
David