First of all, I want to make it known that Rob Duenas is the new artist on Mosaic. He’s an extremely talented guy with a background in animation, which has led him to develop an art style that is incredibly expressive and dynamic.

I also want to direct everyone to the Villains interview I did over at Broken Frontier, one of the best comic websites on the net. You can find the interview right here. And let us know what you think of the book by posting on the official Villains forum.

I also want to remind everyone that Villains is available for pre-order RIGHT NOW! Just give your neighborhood comic shop owner the following Previews order code: FEB 063371

Pre-order figures are what publishers use to decide how many copies of a book to print. Books can easily “die on the vine” without ever getting printed if they don’t receive enough initial pre-orders! Especially with Diamond’s new minimum requirements. So, if you like the concept for the book and you want to support independent comics, please don’t pass this up. Sorry for sounding like an NPR beg-a-thon. 

The Black Coat Issue #2 is also available for pre-order this month. That order code is: FEB 063247.

Please go pre-order those books now. Don’t make me do it. I don’t make any money if I do it. If you don’t do it, my mother’s going to buy them all, and you’ll have to buy them from her. That could get ugly. She gets very sentimental about her son’s creations.

In case you missed it, an official press release for The Black Coat was recently posted on Newsarama, arguably the most influential comic site out there. It’s like the CNN of comics.
Our artist Francesco Francavilla just put that issue to bed and he’s already well underway with the third installment. I wrote the whole shebang for issue 2 (I only co-wrote bits and pieces of issue 1), so seeing it all come together was particularly exciting for me.

Cover for The Black Coat issue #2