The new Villains forum is officially live and online, so run over to Viper Comics and introduce yourselves, we want to hear from you: http://www.vipercomics.com/messages/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=26

Pretty snazzy, no? If you’re not familiar with Viper Comics, hop on over to their website and have a look at their great selection of books, or better yet, ask your neighborhood comic store proprietor to see what he/she has in stock. And if he/she doesn’t have anything in stock at the moment, make that annoying “tsk, tsk” sound, spit on the floor, and walk out the door, muttering that he just lost another customer. On your way out, go ahead and pause in the doorway and flip him the bird. What a jerk!

And while you’re surfing, browsing, disapparating, or whatever you kids are into these days, you might want to pop by the Black Coat forum on Speakeasy’s site and say how-dee-do. You will be richly rewarded with glimpses of future covers, interior artwork, character designs, and sundry colorful yet highly inaccurate tales of American History. The second issue is well under way now, and it’s looking even better than the first! Here’s where you go:

http://www.speakeasycomics.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=31

The first issue of The Black Coat is now available for preorder in the current issue of Previews (page 312, Order # JAN063242).

They got the credits wrong--the cover is by Francesco Francavilla. And it was written by Ben FRANKLIN and Adam Cogan. Otherwise they did good. So anyway...when’s that book come out again? It’s in March! MARCH! So March over to your local comics store and tell ‘em to order a stack.

And since I never got around to it before, Happy New Year!