I'll be joining the big Oni Press panel this Saturday at Comic-con to announce not one, but two new, original comics I'll be writing and releasing through Oni next year. I've been working (along with my talented co-conspirators) to get these projects going for a while now and I'm very excited to get the news out.

SDCC has the following description of the Oni Panel in their programming guide:

5:00-6:00 Oni Press Panelmonium 2008!-- The most fun you'll ever have at a panel! See what all the hubbub is about at indy comics powerhouse Oni Press. Get sneak peeks at upcoming projects, news on new Oni Press initiatives, and Q&A with some of your favorite Oni Press creators. Oh, and did we mention prizes? There's going to be prizes and free comics, so come one, come all! It's panda--er, Panelmonium! Room 3

I'll be attending the San Diego Comic-con this coming weekend with a bit of news breaking on not one, but three original comics titles as the con rolls on.

At least I hope so! The run up to Comic-con is always comprised of half the time needed to get everything I want to get done done and getting all the business stuff done before this weekend is going to be a Herculean effort.

But watch this space. Very excited about what's been happening in the background over these past few months...

Just a quick update to apologize for lack of postings. I've been underground, deep in the bunker, writing. 2008 has been a very transitional and busy year and I'm going to be announcing a slew of new projects as the summer gets going, including creator-owned comics and graphic novels, new super-hero books at a major publisher and more.

But first I have to finish writing. Always with the needing to finish writing, this one.

I'm going back under. Stay tuned.

We were handing out this promo card at the New York Comic-Con last weekend, so I guess the cat is out of the bag. Just like the first volume from Fox Atomic Comics and Harper Collins, I've written two stories based on the works of Thomas Ligotti:

"Gas Station Carnivals" with Vasilis Lolos illustrating and "The Clown Puppet" with the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz!

I'm very excited for this book's release. The first volume of THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY was beautiful and I learned a lot while making it. This new collection is going to be top-shelf fucking stellar.

Painted cover by Jon Foster!

New books! The new Previews for July have been released and my new Batman book is listed. We're spotlighting SCARECROW in a special BATMAN "fifth week" event. Super-talented artist Juan Doe and I present a horrific take on the Master of Fear, blending everything I love about both 80s slasher films and 80s teen movies like HEATHERS and THE BREAKFAST CLUB into one twisted tale examining Queen Bees, slumber parties, masked maniacs and the nature of fear.

From the Diamond Solicits:

I'm really pleased with how this book has turned out...