Len and Tony have cranked up the heat on Chicago: 1968, bringing us up to the precipice of the riots we’ve all been expecting. A new episode each Monday updates on lenkody.com as well as Image’s Shadowline.

As for me I’m enjoying the summer with plenty of good food and drink.
Next weekend Patrick Morrissey will be exhibiting at the Kinzie Corridor Art Walk.
If all goes well I will be slinging lemonade at his booth and hawking Lady Gaga Shrinky Dinks.

Reed Expositions have set up a nice con planner and booth locator here. I’ve marked our spot on it for your convenience.

I will have a limited number of copies of “The Marvel” for sale, as well as some t-shirts from store.rscarbonneau.com

It’s looking to be a great show, and I can’t wait to see you there!

Next Saturday is the Kinzie Corridor Art Walk, for which I will be IN CHICAGO to support my good friend Patrick Morrissey. He  will be occupying the Fulton Street Collective as his own private gallery for an afternoon. Join us, won’t you? For more information, visit their website.

October 10th 2009  |  12 p.m. – 8 p.m.  |

2010 W. Carroll Ave  Chicago, IL 60612  |  312 . 829 . 2787

Also, you can expect a very short little comic from me and Patrick in the near future, as soon as I get around to digitally manipulating the thing. It’s entitled “We Are Pilots” and  here’s a tease:

Today, much of his life and work remain as much of a mystery as his death. Most, though hardly all, of the publicly available information about Jack is second-hand knowledge, hearsay, and speculation. Likewise, there is still a great deal of misinformation and misconception surrounding not only Jack, but the so-called occult practices in which he engaged.

In the process of writing “The Marvel” I struggled to only use information which was corroborated by a number of sources. Still, I did fill in a lot of the blanks myself, and overall, while based on historical documents, it is primarily a work of fiction. Our goal in creating the book was not to aggrandize the life of a Libertarian Libertine, but to spread the ideas expressed in Jack’s own writings and the impact of the work he did in the world. I’m telling you this because the very last page of “The Marvel” is finished. Robin and I are proud of the work we’ve created.

We’ve been waiting for the right moment to make the following announcement:

It’s with a great deal of happiness that I am announcing today, on the anniversary of JP’s departure from this world, that the complete graphic novel “The Marvel” will be released by Cellar Door Publishing.

While the pages of “The Marvel” will still be available online at webcomicsnation.com, there is much of the story that will only be published in the graphic novel. This includes new artwork by Robin Simon, and dozens of new pages of narrative which tie together Jack’s last days and his early life.

Cellar Door Publishing is a company that specializes in the publication of high-quality illustrated literature and graphic novels. We’ve chosen to work with them because of their commitment to quality product, such as the award-winning graphic novel “Minister Jade” by Steve Bialik. The unique approach of publisher Jade Dodge is a refreshing and encouraging one in this comic industry, and her support and creative direction on this project have been invaluable.

While this is not an official press release, and no solicitation date has yet been set, I felt that now was the right time to announce our partnership.

Keep checking back for more details and be sure to follow “The Marvel” online, with updates every day this week!

Here’s a sneak-peek of the prototype cover for the print edition of the comic (be sure to click on the thumbnail to enlarge):

I’ll be back for the Comic Cons and the summer festivals, but I’ll return as a visitor. No place I’ve lived has such an allure for me, and such good friends to welcome me back.

Since I may not have steady internet access for the next couple of days, I want to remind you that Side: B hits stores this Wednesday.

There are also new comics up today at http://webcomicsnation.com/rscarbonneau

Now a day of packing, cleaning, and driving awaits.

Farewell to my neighborhood, Rogers Park, which has treated me very well, all things considered.

Invited by my good friend Patrick Morrissey, who pimped out his studio space for the event, we rocked it until about 4 am. I met some cool people and enjoyed some culture for a minute. If you ever have the chance to attend one of their open houses, I strongly recommend it.

Some pictures of the “time” as well as Patrick’s artwork are below. More pics on my facebook page (link to the right).

Thanks to Patrick and the collective for such a bomb time.

And HEY! I am interviewed by Richard Caldwell at comicnews.info

I’m adding a new page on the left there to archive interviews and news. Cleverly titled “Interviews and News.”

Enjoy!

If you haven’t checked out my interview at alterati.com you can still download it here.

The “G-spot” is a great fringe culture podcast, and I really hope you continue listening to it, not just for my interview. Joseph Matheny is a wonderful interrogator interviewer, and a really cool guy. His questions are insightful, and he showed a real enthusiasm for Jack’s story, and an appreciation for the comic.

I also want to remind you that Side:B  The Music Lover’s Comic Anthology is still available for preorder in this month’s Diamond Previews.

I’m still looking for fill-in artists for “Zoroaster.” I’ve got some great artists lined up with whom it is my pleasure to work. But there are many facets to this story, and your vision could be a part of it.

Email me for details at richard@rscarbonneau.com

And if you’re visiting from the gspot, thanks for stopping by!

Finally, Sekhet-Maat Lodge of the O.T.O. in Portland is using Robin’s art from “The Marvel” on their website as well as on hand outs promoting their Gnostic Mass. You can view the image on their website here.

http://www.alterati.com/blog/?p=2230

This first installment features art by Sergio Carrera, best known currently for his work on “After the Cape 2″ but from whom you’ll be seeing a lot more in the future.

There will be other artists as well bringing the tale to life. Will you be one of them?

If you are interested in helping create this vision, you can email me samples of your work at r.s.carbonneau [at] gmail.com

The obligation would be no more than 5 or 6 pages of your finished art.