tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58885880925759207082024-02-18T22:12:51.742-08:00Elizabeth Genco and Sami MakkonenThe Girl From The North and The Finnish DarlingElizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-87326213336294310102008-10-27T14:23:00.001-07:002008-10-27T15:00:42.172-07:00BLUE on Myspace<a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=92159514&blogID=444209094">Go see</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/comicbooks"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s59/streetfables/myspace-screenshot-small.jpg" alt="blue on Myspace" /></a>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-49801833096859851742008-10-18T16:22:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:23:47.943-07:00Jim Hanley's Universe, October 22On Tuesday of next week, I’ve got jury duty. On Wednesday, I’ll be at Hanley’s, signing copies of NO FORMULA, the new Chemistry Set anthology from Desperado. From the JHU newsletter:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Last week’s CHEMISTRY SET signing has been rescheduled for THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22! The Setters have a new book coming out this week called NO FORMULA: Stories from the Chemistry Set, and we’re bringing in a few of the creators. Meet Jim Dougan, Kevin Colden, Elizabeth Genco, Rami Efal, Michel Fiffe, and myself (Vito Delsante) on Wednesday, OCTOBER 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.<br /><br />Jim Hanley’s Universe<br />West 33rd St., NYC (Opposite the Empire State Building)<br />(212) 268-7088<br />http://www.JHUniverse.com</span>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-72406457857532983782008-10-11T03:14:00.000-07:002008-10-11T03:18:45.358-07:00Dead Killer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLEHqhMIAo_qFE8gpOIM3hFEPcrmiRV1xwdigJ1DtSdDtI5QztSvkFg7NFjldjMJbf8KGhTxzgcKILbWuvX83bBiC8N5Hv0rGgHrKHdUj7Sqci0onO5QKNhgBVzYm4dVklNrcgMxX7k2W/s1600-h/deadkiller+sami+makkonen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLEHqhMIAo_qFE8gpOIM3hFEPcrmiRV1xwdigJ1DtSdDtI5QztSvkFg7NFjldjMJbf8KGhTxzgcKILbWuvX83bBiC8N5Hv0rGgHrKHdUj7Sqci0onO5QKNhgBVzYm4dVklNrcgMxX7k2W/s200/deadkiller+sami+makkonen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255838007508844610" border="0" /></a><br />Actually I`ve been doing Deadworld Slaughterhouse issue #3. Here is one pic from it. Issue #1 is now at the comic shops.Sami Makkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258692601917951536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-17233497328391367312008-10-10T10:12:00.000-07:002008-10-10T10:18:25.282-07:00drawing Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-_boL1A37Ztjy-A-CCWQzlJV_oMjrnewG8YAD3iP8IHwSJzWgF0w0myBhQS4UlEVYE4ACAa72ueqe34EC5lg7zt2Xf3_uHT9PVONAD4oOfwzX_mHT76VQ2c7bTrI2Av-6Kxk5DJ8q_p9/s1600-h/blue+sami+makkonen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-_boL1A37Ztjy-A-CCWQzlJV_oMjrnewG8YAD3iP8IHwSJzWgF0w0myBhQS4UlEVYE4ACAa72ueqe34EC5lg7zt2Xf3_uHT9PVONAD4oOfwzX_mHT76VQ2c7bTrI2Av-6Kxk5DJ8q_p9/s320/blue+sami+makkonen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255575239423783394" border="0" /></a><br />Elizabeth seems to be doing all the posting here (while I have been drinking and having fun) so here is one little drawing I just did.Sami Makkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258692601917951536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-29097292391150286782008-09-23T07:07:00.000-07:002008-09-23T07:08:47.891-07:00Well, that's rather fun...Dirk Deppey <a href="http://tcj.com/journalista/?p=684">mentions BLUE on Journalista today</a>. With artwork!<br /><br />Fun.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-7462882183615270312008-09-22T20:37:00.000-07:002008-09-22T20:42:12.276-07:00New BLUE interviewsWow! Yes, I know I haven't been keeping this up to date. I will endeavor to do better. Here are some recent interviews:<br /><br />Jen Contino interviews me at <a href="http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/007482.html">The Pulse</a> (yay!)<br /><br />Van Jensen interviews me <a href="http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/08/25/interview-elizabeth-genco-of-comic-book-tattoo-and-blue/">over at ComicMix</a><br /><br />And did I post the <a href="http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2008/06/09/elizabeth-genco-on-blue/">interview with Tim O'Shea</a>? I think I did. But here it is again.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-79587243893167540582008-08-05T03:00:00.000-07:002008-08-05T03:01:09.058-07:00Vote for JUNK!Guys!<br /><br />Vote for JUNK at <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.zudacomics.com/node/473">Zuda</a><br />JUNK is a webcomic that mixes the materialism and Tsukamoto`s Tetsuo pretty cool way and is done by me and writer Justin Jordan. Vote and help us to get this gig we really really want! You will get a dark and original comic to read. It will only take a minute to vote. The metal will merge with flesh!Sami Makkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258692601917951536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-40850697953118717582008-07-22T08:25:00.001-07:002008-07-22T08:37:21.355-07:00SDCC ahoy!<img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s59/streetfables/sdcc-logo.gif" align="right">We're packing furiously for San Diego here in casa de <a href="http://www.elizabethgenco.com">Genco</a> <a href="http://lelandpurvis.blogspot.com">Purvis</a>. Do I pack the extra pair of dress shoes for the Eisners or just rock the shiny new black Sketchers, a.k.a. the most comfortable shoes on the planet? Decisions, decisions...<br /><br />Here's my signing schedule for <a href="http://www.comicblogtattoo.com">COMIC BOOK TATTOO</a>. I'll be handing out BLUE bookmarks while signing. All signings will be at the Image booth, #2729:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Wed 7pm w/James Owen<br />Thurs 2pm w/G. Willow Wilson + David Mack<br />Fri 1pm w/Lea Hernandez + Neil Kleid<br />Sat 4pm w/David Mack & Dame Darcy<br />Sun 12pm w/Jason Levesque + Ivan Brandon</span><br /><br />There will be a rotation of CBT folks at the table from Wednesday night on. (I might try to sneak in to a few of the empty slots on the schedule, as there's no better place to be than <span style="font-style:italic;">behind</span> a table at a crowded show!)<br /><br />The CBT panel with Tori, Rantz, David Mack, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ted McKeever and yours truly will be in room 6B at 11:30 on Saturday.<br /><br />Leland and I will also be checking in at Fresh Start Friday:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">9:00-10:00 <span style="font-weight:bold;">ComicsPRO "Fresh Start Friday"</span>— ComicsPRO board members <span style="font-weight:bold;">Joe Field</span> (Flying Colors Comics, Concord, CA), <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chris Powell</span> (Lone Star Comics, Dallas, TX), <span style="font-weight:bold;">Amanda Fisher</span> (Muse Comics, Missoula, MT), and <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carr D'Angelo</span> (Earth-2, Sherman Oaks, CA) and other ComicsPRO members welcome retailers, publishers, creators, and fans to this event, which will include a buffet of pastries, fresh fruit, juices and coffee, as well as gifts from ComicsPRO. Note: The cost for "Fresh Start Friday" is $5 per person, payable in cash at the door, and requires advance reservations. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Room 21</span></span><br /><br />Hope to see you at the show!Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-54858142755664124552008-07-22T07:59:00.000-07:002008-07-22T08:22:27.066-07:00A few BLUE bits<img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s59/streetfables/lover-looming.jpg" align="right" >BLUE has been out for a week, and so far, so good! I stopped by the excellent <a href="http://www.fpnyc.com">Forbidden Planet</a> here in NYC a couple of days ago and said hello to the manager, Jeff. Looks like they were selling a healthy number of copies, which Jeff confirmed ("everyone loves your book"). <br /><br />(Can I just say how <span style="font-style:italic;">gorgeous</span> Forbidden Planet looks these days? I haven't been in in a while and I love what they've got going on there now.)<br /><br />James Sime of <a href="http://www.isotopecomics.com">Isotope</a> also wrote to report that "everyone was picking it up" and that it <span style="font-style:italic;">sold out</span> on release day. Yay!! It's been a long time since I've seen the Isotope crew; it'll be great to see them in SDCC this week!<br /><br />Many thanks to our good friend <a href="http://www.brianwood.com">Mr. Wood</a>, too, who had some wonderful words for BLUE on his blog this week:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"This is a good book, a seriously ambitious re-working of the classic and very bloody fairytale Bluebeard, but I didn't realize that when I first read it, and so I had a couple interesting experiences reading and re-reading the book. I could relate to a lot of it; reminded me in some ways of parts of Demo and Local, so I felt a kinship to what these creators were doing. It was something I was drawn to right away."</span><br /><br />While I wasn't going for DEMO or LOCAL per se in BLUE, Brian's writing and sensibilities are a big inspiration to me, so this was nice to hear.<br /><br />Lastly, BLUE was featured in Newsarama's "Best Shots" column <a href="http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080721-BestShots.html">this week</a>.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-87180925244333430602008-07-16T10:44:00.000-07:002008-07-16T10:46:41.460-07:00Today's the day...BLUE hits your local comics shop today. So when you head on in for your Wednesday fix, be sure to ask for it.<br /><br />Thanks so much to everyone who has emailed or stopped me in a shop or at a party or wherever to tell me lovely things. I'm very proud of BLUE and hope you enjoy it.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-61665302572906221912008-07-09T10:04:00.001-07:002008-07-09T10:12:18.306-07:00The eagle has landed!And it looks totally gorgeous...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQMD81d2jSMPyFii13Ca9xu1RYdTQzWZ-tB8j9hqCf-p0BRQNb8DFGYeQF64zqsgmoTjoNve3GjN8kzZpwuLcITEUu9ak14FHxsHhbKhalyusOhFqFSZlXnsDpBnt42Wvqs8zpTEnQ-Pl/s1600-h/finished-blue-sami-blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQMD81d2jSMPyFii13Ca9xu1RYdTQzWZ-tB8j9hqCf-p0BRQNb8DFGYeQF64zqsgmoTjoNve3GjN8kzZpwuLcITEUu9ak14FHxsHhbKhalyusOhFqFSZlXnsDpBnt42Wvqs8zpTEnQ-Pl/s320/finished-blue-sami-blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221061586459036386" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt69uwyrLzQbnYsLwjs43F2rNGPoEgC2w5jIWbqORKUQHtNegB1Lf49rQ4iXdXqXn950dnAP7IXDj8vjcah0E-kFU6L6YcM3QjmN0WAKIobWaO0ARbcM0XjkqGu6npBMhdaJkR7PVsixZc/s1600-h/finished-blue-sami-blog-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt69uwyrLzQbnYsLwjs43F2rNGPoEgC2w5jIWbqORKUQHtNegB1Lf49rQ4iXdXqXn950dnAP7IXDj8vjcah0E-kFU6L6YcM3QjmN0WAKIobWaO0ARbcM0XjkqGu6npBMhdaJkR7PVsixZc/s320/finished-blue-sami-blog-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221061790489080306" /></a><br /><br />Seriously, the production value on this thing is CRAZY good. Blue's hair came out perfectly. The cover is so shiny! And I actually sound like I have my act together in the back matter! :P<br /><br />If you haven't asked your friendly retailer for the book yet, it's not too late! Order code is MAY083778.<br /><br />(Pix by Sami and nipped from his <a href="http://samimakkonen.blogspot.com">blog</a>.)Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-22969708791319387562008-06-27T17:01:00.000-07:002008-06-27T17:29:31.417-07:00Here's some fun newsLooks like I'll be on a panel at San Diego with <a href="http://www.toriamos.com">Tori Amos</a>, <a href="http://www.davidmack.net">David Mack</a>, Ted McKeever, and the lovely <a href="http://www.kellysue.com">Kelly Sue</a>, for the launch of <a href="http://www.toriamos.com/main_comic.html">COMIC BOOK TATTOO</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tori at San Diego Comic Con!</span><br />Promoting the release of Comic Book Tattoo, Tori has scheduled a couple appearances at the San Diego Comic Con. Plans begin with a COMIC BOOK TATTOO panel, hosted by comics and music critic Douglas Wolk, and featuring discussion between Tori, editor Rantz Hoseley and several of the contributing creators on Saturday, July 26 from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.<br /><br />Shortly thereafter, 2:00 pm to be exact, Tori will be doing a signing on site. Fans wishing to meet Tori can receive tickets to her signing, limited to 200 fans, by purchasing a copy of COMIC BOOK TATTOO at the Image Comics booth.<br /><br />Tickets will be made available in increments with 20 given out on Wednesday, July 23, 75 on Thursday, July 24, another 75 on Friday, July 25 and 30 on Saturday, July 26.</span><br /><br />Rantz has pix of an advance copy on his Flickr, too:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bauwauhaus/2613534619/"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s59/streetfables/cbt-advance-copy.jpg"></a></center>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-75081860319460188902008-06-11T12:17:00.000-07:002008-06-11T12:20:23.644-07:00NO FORMULA in Comic Shop NewsWhen you go to your local comics shop this week, be sure to pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.csnsider.com">Comic Shop News</a>, because there's a big article on <a href="http://www.chemsetcomics.com">The Chemistry Set</a> and <a href="http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=007248">NO FORMULA</a> in it.<br /><br />How cool is this?<br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.vitodelsante.com">Vito</a> for the tip!Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-8371350217991380242008-06-10T07:14:00.000-07:002008-06-10T07:20:46.187-07:00New Interview + ad to go in NO FORMULASami reworked the cover for an ad for BLUE that'll go in the back of <a href="http://bluecomics.blogspot.com/2008/06/chemistry-sets-first-anthology-no.html">NO FORMULA</a> - nothing like a little cross-promotion...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzcGy7M9Uj0pujd8eNOox_pgbfbeBI0Uchwc6ULAVBx4yKnsT11R5vLL5tI3SOCSdejejeBNBvWzUNpTijzyPVJkP9Zd06fv07P1B8amqmnAJ7-5r5VSwgJ-KRsnZoZwKoctszFh8jgdM/s1600-h/bluead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzcGy7M9Uj0pujd8eNOox_pgbfbeBI0Uchwc6ULAVBx4yKnsT11R5vLL5tI3SOCSdejejeBNBvWzUNpTijzyPVJkP9Zd06fv07P1B8amqmnAJ7-5r5VSwgJ-KRsnZoZwKoctszFh8jgdM/s320/bluead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210256747780071074" /></a><br /><br />Also, I recently answered a few questions for Tim O'Shea, which you'll find on his blog <a href="http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2008/06/09/elizabeth-genco-on-blue/">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"That’s usually how I work with songs and stories - I look for a line to set it all off. In this case, I was looking for a way in, and even though the song has a real meaning and mood for me, I was struggling. We were specifically asked to avoid “illustrated lyrics.” Makes perfect sense, and I’m not interested in that anyway. But that still left me looking for a way in!"</span>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-21871528055557460692008-06-06T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:14:47.103-07:00NO FORMULA roundtable interview @ THE PULSEWherein I talk about RED, the companion piece to BLUE:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"Both RED and BLUE are based on fairy tales (Red Riding Hood and Bluebeard, respectively). Both are tales about predators and the choices we make in the face of them. I thought it would be interesting to tell a Red Riding Hood story from the point of view of the wolf."</span><br /><br />RED and BLUE were begun at the same time, and were initially meant to go together in a self-published anthology for <a href="http://www.moccany.org/artfest-main.html">the MoCCA Art Festival</a> in 2006. BLUE quickly became waaaay too big for such a thing and got set aside. RED became a stand-alone self-published dilly-oh, and now it's seeing wider print in <a href="http://bluecomics.blogspot.com/2008/06/chemistry-sets-first-anthology-no.html">NO FORMULA</a>, the Chemistry Set anthology.<br /><br />And there you have it.<br /><br />More <a href="http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=007248">here</a>.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-83273998118904813472008-06-03T08:44:00.000-07:002008-06-03T08:50:40.869-07:00BLUE bookmarks for the asking!<img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/littleblue-cover.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="right"> Got me a box of some mighty fine BLUE bookmarks. I made them for retailers, but they're free for the asking to anyone who wants 'em. The bookmark features the cover on the front and comic shop ordering info on the back.<br /><br />Just drop me an email: elizabeth dot genco atsign gmail.<br /><br />In your email, please let me know if you're a reader or a retailer. Thanks!Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-1634140686117418672008-06-03T08:26:00.001-07:002008-06-03T08:52:55.837-07:00The Chemistry Set's first anthology: NO FORMULAI've been out of town at a marketing seminar so I'm a little late to the party on posting this cool news.<br /><br />In other news, remind me to hire Mr. Jim Dougan to write all my press releases in the future!<br /><br /><img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/NoFormula-cover.jpg"><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">August 2008 marks the print debut of the webcomics collective The Chemistry Set in an anthology collection from Desperado Publishing entitled 'NO FORMULA: STORIES FROM THE CHEMISTRY SET, VOL.1' (Diamond Order Code JUN083849), just in time for the Set's two-year anniversary. "There's no better way to celebrate our Terrible Twos than with a big release like this," said Jim Dougan, an original ChemSetter approached by Desperado publisher Joe Pruett to edit the anthology. "The only problem was choosing from among the literally hundreds of pages of great comics we've got on the site. Joe wanted only self-contained stories, though, so while that unfortunately left out a lot of great stuff, it helped me narrow it down. Are these the best 120 pages of comics ever to appear at the ChemSet? No. Are they the 120 pages that fit together best as a book? I think so."<br /><br />NO FORMULA will feature 12 stories from the two-year history of the ChemSet, in both black-and-white and color, all under a gorgeous color cover by Hyeondo Park. The story contents, most of which can be previewed online at www.chemsetcomics.com, are:<br /><br />"The System" by Tony Goins and Tom Williams<br /><br />"Night's Plutonian Shore" by Neil Kleid and jamesmith3<br /><br />"Rest Stop" by Jim Dougan, Dean Haspiel and Michel Fiffe<br /><br />"Red" by Elizabeth Genco and Kevin Colden<br /><br />"Snowblind" by Chris Arrant and Jessica Hickman<br /><br />"The Legend of Caraboy" by Andrew Drilon<br /><br />"Yes, Mother" by Elizabeth Genco and Sami Makkonen<br /><br />"I'm Madly in Love" by Vito Delsante and Michel Fiffe<br /><br />"Grinwit" by Andrew Drilon<br /><br />"Dinner Date #9" by Steven Goldman and Rami Efal<br /><br />"Come the Dawn" by Jim Dougan and Hyeondo Park<br /><br />"Rosa" by Steven Goldman and Rami Efal<br /><br />"Joe Pruett has been an extraordinary supporter of the ChemSet virtually since its inception, and NO FORMULA is just an outgrowth of that," said Dougan. "At least half a dozen issues of NEGATIVE BURN have featured ChemSetters, and in July we've got the graphic novel BLUE (Diamond order code MAY083778) coming from Elizabeth [Genco] and Sami [Makkonen], who also have a short story together in NO FORMULA. The relationship with Desperado is something we're thankful for, and hope will continue to grow (thus the perhaps-optimistic 'Vol.1' in the title). For that to happen, folks need to go out and buy the books, though – so please pre-order your copies!"<br /><br />NO FORMULA is found on page 256 of the June PREVIEWS (for comics shipping in August) - conveniently right next to the short order form.<br /><br />Official Solicitation Text:<br /><br />Haunting. Humorous. Harrowing. Those are just some of the words to describe the short stories compiled in this inaugural collection from the international comics collective the Chemistry Set. Founded in 2006, the Chemistry Set has served as the breeding ground for tomorrow's comic all-stars and includes three Xeric Award winners. Combining talents from America, Australia, Europe and Asia, their chemistry together is seen in stories that range from the heartfelt to the horrifying, from the mythological to the macabre.<br /><br />NO FORMULA: STORIES FROM THE CHEMISTRY SET, VOL.1<br />Color / B&W, 120 pp. 6in x. 9in.<br />Price: $16.99<br />Diamond Order Code: JUN083849<br />ISBN-10: 1935002090<br />ISBN-13: 978-1935002093 </span>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-61495383064766362392008-05-22T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-22T10:13:31.611-07:00Get your orders in!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/picking-my-pockets.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px;" src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/picking-my-pockets.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a> My <a href="http://rocketshipstore.blogspot.com">friendly local retailer</a> tells me that May 27 is the cutoff date for May orders. So if you haven't yet pre-ordered BLUE, now's the time. :)<br /><br />You can see previews online at <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/05/09/genco-and-makkonen-announce-blue/">The Beat</a>, <a href="http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=920">Stainless Steel Droppings</a>, and (of course) at <a href="http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/05/14/how-to-get-your-indie-book-into-comic-shops/">Newsarama</a>.<br /><br />Oh yeah! Pages are also available on this very blog, <a href="http://bluecomics.blogspot.com/2008/04/blue-first-look.html">here</a>.<br /><br />The order code is MAY083778.<br /><br />Thanks, everyone!Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-407940998729860872008-05-20T07:53:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:22:34.935-07:00goodbye, roryHad my head down yesterday, so I missed the fact that he was in the hospital. Wake up this morning to find he's gone. Ghah! This is awful.<br /><br />I posted my reminiscences over on <a href="http://ebess.livejournal.com/646858.html">LJ</a>. While I'm not usually one for reposting, it feels appropriate this time...<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I've been reading the posts over at the retailers forum. Everyone keeps saying how they'll miss the late-night talks 'til 4 in the morning. How wonderful such conversations must have been.<br /><br />Others talked about how helpful he was to indy creators and zine creators. The latter would be me. I met Rory in 2002, when I took copies of PLATFORM to San Diego. I can't remember who it was - Larry Young, maybe? - who pointed me in Rory's direction. "Oh, you've got to go take some to Rory." I'm going, "Ok, whatever you say, who is this guy?"<br /><br />He looked over my book and started reading it in front of me. That totally would have made me nuts were it not for his body language and demeanor. He didn't want me to prove anything to him. He was sincerely interested. He really did want to see what I had to offer.<br /><br />An agonizing minute or two later, he laughed out loud. Then he smiled and said something like, "I know where to put these." Right by the cash register.<br /><br />When I came back later to settle up, he gave me some pointers. "Always use good cover stock, it's much more professional" and "Always, always put the price on the cover and make sure everyone can SEE it".<br /><br />I was so grateful for his kindness, and I never forgot it. Now I'm incredibly grateful that I did not pass up the chance to tell him, when we were emailing just about a week ago for this <a href="http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/05/14/how-to-get-your-indie-book-into-comic-shops/">retailer interview</a>.<br /><br />I'll never forget you, Rory!</span><br /><br />EDITED TO ADD: Heidi has <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/05/20/a-little-about-rory/">more on Rory</a> (in case you didn't know him), including an awesome picture of him... without his hat! ("I never saw him without his hat," says <a href="http://lelandpurvis.blogspot.com">Leland</a>.)Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-18807337012025492692008-05-14T10:37:00.000-07:002008-05-14T11:06:26.105-07:00"So I've got this book. I need to get it into your store..."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/bluepage-27-couple-weeks.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px;" src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/bluepage-27-couple-weeks.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Four amazing retailers <a href="http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/05/14/how-to-get-your-indie-book-into-comic-shops/">generously gave me pointers</a> on how to get a small press book into their shops. If you're a creator or publisher, don't miss my interview with <a href="http://www.comicrelief.net">Rory Root</a>, <a href="http://rocketshipstore.blogspot.com">Alex Cox</a>, <a href="http://www.chapelhillcomics.com">Andrew Neal</a> and <a href="http://starclipper.popshoponline.com">Ben Trujillo</a> over on the Newsarama blog:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/05/14/how-to-get-your-indie-book-into-comic-shops/">How To Get Your Indie Book Into Comics Shops</a><br />By: The Retailers (and l'il old me)</span><br /><br />Much thanks to Kevin Melrose for posting this bad boy and TONS of thanks to Heidi M. of The Beat for the incredible notion of doing this in the first place!<br /><br />Lastly, we've got about 2 weeks left to get pre-orders in for BLUE. If you like what you see, please please please visit your friendly local retailer and ask for it by name. Use the order code MAY083778.Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-32951010432499795342008-05-14T09:21:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:36:14.131-07:00BLUE on SSD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/bluepage-36-cropped.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px;" src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/bluepage-36-cropped.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Carl Vincent gave BLUE some <a href="http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=920">coverage</a> on his excellent blog, <a href="http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com">Stainless Steel Droppings</a>, including yet more <a href="http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/?p=920">preview pages</a>.<br /><br />If you've never read SSD before, you're in for a treat. I discovered SSD only recently, but it has already become one of my favorites. If you're interested in mythic fiction and art, you'll definitely want to check it out. I've made so many cool discoveries thanks to Carl! ("Just so far," as <a href="http://lelandpurvis.blogspot.com">Leland</a> would say.)Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-40647384804318779242008-05-09T07:47:00.000-07:002008-05-09T07:51:09.041-07:00BLUE @ The Beat<a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/05/09/genco-and-makkonen-announce-blue/"><img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/bluebeard-with-key.gif" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" > </a> Heidi has three more BLUE preview pages over at The Beat. <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/05/09/genco-and-makkonen-announce-blue/">Go look</a>!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Elizabeth Genco, founding member of The Chemistry Set, sends us word of her first graphic novel, BLUE, which will be illustrated by Finnish artist Sami Makkonen and published by Desperado. It’s the tale of a young woman locked in the apartment of a long-lost boyfriend with the ghost of a young girl. “It’s a new take on Bluebeard, a fairy tale about a serial killer first written in 17th century France,” says Genco. “There are some crucial differences, of course. In the most popular version of tale, the young woman is saved at the last minute by her brothers, who ride in on thundering horses armed with big swords. Let’s just say that doesn’t happen here!”<br /><br />BLUE will be published by Desperado Publishing and is featured in the May issue of PREVIEWS for a July release (order code: MAY083778). 80 pages, 6×9, full color, 9.99. News, reviews, sample pages and special extras can be found at the frequently updated BLUE blog, http://bluecomics.blogspot.com.</span>Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-53760632660493773902008-05-05T02:57:00.000-07:002008-05-05T02:58:23.522-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCSaXmsA1eLbi5rO4Ue9hFGWBUS7Tn3MOeAKAaQUjXyN0ArC4q_4EmedZ-ne9_SVD-M3ZC8h0YnZSwbW6vAEmkZjFFjl_wKikDp0sA2Sme-UR3KpvhWoWgi_yLgsGHTxNhzkAs6TV6dp_/s1600-h/tubs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCSaXmsA1eLbi5rO4Ue9hFGWBUS7Tn3MOeAKAaQUjXyN0ArC4q_4EmedZ-ne9_SVD-M3ZC8h0YnZSwbW6vAEmkZjFFjl_wKikDp0sA2Sme-UR3KpvhWoWgi_yLgsGHTxNhzkAs6TV6dp_/s200/tubs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196830923050732770" border="0" /></a>Sami Makkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258692601917951536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-5255640830492068932008-04-28T11:09:00.000-07:002008-04-28T11:36:34.891-07:00BLUE Diamond Order Code is HERE!Huzzah! We have the order code for BLUE:<br /><br /><img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/ordercode.gif" alt="MAY083778" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">So what does that mean to you?</span> Short answer: to make sure you get your hands on BLUE, pre-order the book from your local comics shop sometime this month. Just give them the code <span style="font-weight:bold;">MAY083778</span> and you're good to get one when it's released in July.<br /><br />Longer answer: Diamond Distributors are the folks that get the comics in the comics shops. Retailers look through Diamond's catalog, PREVIEWS, every month to decide what to order. PREVIEWS is huge, they have a ton to choose from, and aren't able to return books that don't sell. This means that a lot of indy books get passed over at order time. Pre-ordering the book will guarantee you get a copy (huzzah for you), tells retailers there's interest in/demand for the book (huzzah for me), and is another sale (huzzah for retailers).<br /><br />In closing: pre-ordering is good, all around. :)<br /><br /><img src="http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/elizabethgenco/blue/19_thumb.jpg" />Elizabeth Gencohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745426587293623142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888588092575920708.post-36618156560760659142008-04-20T06:05:00.000-07:002008-04-20T06:06:18.946-07:00more from the pages of Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yUvv-sHKkgz-xITFFy4WoYvETzWdH8G_rBJ7AYrUoUfAfdBC8RD_ECyRYX9nhMrn7EE64ZoYH1ZIIm67WiKICA-L1-0u-P3w-xfn3UB3UJo8rhNUg_xn6gaZl6IZ1WaGcaD3eukmibW/s1600-h/blue2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yUvv-sHKkgz-xITFFy4WoYvETzWdH8G_rBJ7AYrUoUfAfdBC8RD_ECyRYX9nhMrn7EE64ZoYH1ZIIm67WiKICA-L1-0u-P3w-xfn3UB3UJo8rhNUg_xn6gaZl6IZ1WaGcaD3eukmibW/s200/blue2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191313101783373122" border="0" /></a>Sami Makkonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258692601917951536noreply@blogger.com0