Zombies, Comics, and Cosplayers!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 09:00:05 AM
What a week so far! We’ve been busy sharing ESSENTIALS with everyone and getting all of our publishing ducks in a row, but we wanted to take a moment to say thanks again for supporting THE LAB PRESS.
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Daily Dead shared the first 4 pages of ESSENTIALS, with some amazing (if terrifying) art from the one and only Vince Locke! Vince is a master of horror, and his talents are put to good use here as he details the zombie-filled streets of Cypramorte, Louisiana. https://dailydead.com/exclusive-preview-of-vince-lockes-artwork-from-luke-arnold-chris-doc-wyatts-essentials-graphic-novel/
“When we were thinking about what worlds/realities we wanted to visit in this reality-hopping romp, we knew we wanted to do something stripped down and low tech, to stand in contrast to some of the more scifi-type realities. What’s more stripped down and low tech than a zombie apocalypse. It’s a familiar enough reality that you can get a little comfortable before we rip the rug out from under you.” – Doc Wyatt
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Doc Wyatt and Bill Sienkiewicz’s panel was a definite highlight of our experience at WonderCon, but we also got to see some spectacular cosplay! Luckily, we nabbed some great photos captured by N. Alessandro K.
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If you like cosplay and conventions, we recommend checking out TRUE BELIEVERS, a killer horror comic set at The Colorado Festival of Horror. Written by renowned novelist Stephen Graham Jones and Joshua Viola with art from Ben Matsuya and Jeremiah Lambert and cameos from everyone from Jamie Lee Curtis to GWAR - this series is perfect for horror fans! Hex Publishers’ Kickstarter for TRUE BELIEVERS #2 only has a few days left, so don’t delay!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hexpublishers/true-believers-2-a-horror-cosplay-comic-book?ref=dyb3um
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Thank you again for supporting ESSENTIALS! We know you’ll love this book as much as we do. Be sure to follow us at @thelabpress on X, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn for the latest news. And don’t forget to head to thelabpress.com to sign up for our newsletter.
Meet Snuggles!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:30:40 AM
Good morning! We hope your day is going as well as ours is! Everyday we wake up to more support for ESSENTIALS! As we enter the second week of our campaign, we’re so happy that 235 of you have already decided to come with us on this reality-bending, book-making journey. Thank you for supporting this audacious story.
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Last week, Screen Rant shared a preview of Glenn Fabry’s monstrous ESSENTIALS art! Glenn really went all out to create this frightening and beautiful reality to life. https://screenrant.com/essentials-comic-kickstarter-fabry-preview/
“Once we knew we were telling a story that would travel into different subjective realities, the idea of using a different artist each time was too good to resist. And it gave us the chance to work with artists who weren’t available to do a whole book but were happy to contribute a smaller sequence of exquisite pages like these. In a normal coming run, a change in artist can sometimes disconnect you from the story, but as we keep returning to our “objective reality” art, each new style just adds more depth and variety to the journey.” – Luke Arnold
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If you want to bring ESSENTIALS into your reality, be sure to check out our Snuggles puppet! Here’s Luke sitting with everyone’s favorite interdimensional creature. Believe it or not, Snuggles looks even better in person.
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Friend of THE LAB PRESS, Cecil Castellucci, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund her upcoming year-long conceptual art project where she’ll transform herself into a walking comic book! Cecil is going to be commissioning 24 artists - including Mari Naomi,Diana Tamblyn, Scott Koblish, Pia Guerra, Nate Powell, Victoria Ying, Chris Wisnia, Sanya Anwar, Jose Pimienta, Nicole Goux, Hope Larson, Dan Santat, Sina Grace, Faith Erin Hicks, Jenny Soep, Allison Conway, Dean Haspiel, Thit Bitsch, Leuyen Pham, Alison Sampson, Rachael Smith, Thien Pham, and more to be announced - to draw a sequential piece starring her character Maxi, inspired by the sequence that comes before in a sort of exquisite corpse game of collaborative storytelling. Each piece will be turned into a temporary tattoo that she will wear on my arm. This is the sort of audacious approach to storytelling that we love! If you want to learn more and support her project, check out her campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cecilseaskull/i-am-the-comic-comic-book-walk?ref=bwza1o
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Thank you again for supporting ESSENTIALS! It’ll be here before you know it! In the meantime, be sure to follow us at @thelabpress on X, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn for the latest news. And don’t forget to head to thelabpress.com to sign up for our newsletter.
