tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3516913626549039242024-03-05T08:27:32.028-08:00ComicultureSteve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-29180615674439956122010-06-04T12:46:00.000-07:002010-06-04T12:51:33.483-07:00Comiculture Authors Book Signing, June 6If you're in West LA this Sunday, June 6th, drop by the <b>El Segundo Public Library</b>, and say hello to a couple of our creators who will be participating in the <b>10th Annual El Segundo Author Fair</b>. The event goes from 12:45 PM to 4:30 PM and includes appearances by about 35 authors who will be signing their books. There will also be discussion panels, poetry readings, children’s activities, and music. <br /><br /><a href="http://stevebuccellato.blogspot.com/"target="_blank">Steve Buccellato</a> and <a href="http://dchudson.blogspot.com/"target="_blank"><b>Don Hudson</b></a> will be doing a “Comic Book Artist Demonstration” from 1:30 to 2:00. It's unclear what, exactly, they will be demonstrating, but it will be great! After that, they be doing a book signing from 2:15 PM to 3:25 PM. You can also meet the lovely & talented <b>Tricia Riley Hale</b>, writer of TOKYOPOP's <i>Grand Theft Galaxy!</i><br /><br />El Segundo Public Library<br />111 W. Mariposa Avenue<br />El Segundo, CA 90245<br /><br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=111+W.+Mariposa+Avenue+El+Segundo,+CA+90245&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.118686,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=111+W+Mariposa+Ave,+El+Segundo,+Los+Angeles,+California+90245&ll=33.923634,-118.416052&spn=0.021366,0.025749&z=14&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=111+W.+Mariposa+Avenue+El+Segundo,+CA+90245&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=44.118686,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=111+W+Mariposa+Ave,+El+Segundo,+Los+Angeles,+California+90245&ll=33.923634,-118.416052&spn=0.021366,0.025749&z=14" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /><br>Steve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-44870877985897039232009-02-16T16:38:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:40:44.605-08:00Cars Covers From Allen!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvHCfa3Z9HwYnVNRUabwfeKH6rjCCs6mYpVEefka-qRx-UhtjMzukzQv-YYst_fZRKMf47dsjCnPQHfKm0d5FqV3u8v3p5yxSWj2nrIUBRPYwCnTQN45Jw_2POf72ep934VUfvQc9h5k/s1600-h/Cars-02-cvr-B-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvHCfa3Z9HwYnVNRUabwfeKH6rjCCs6mYpVEefka-qRx-UhtjMzukzQv-YYst_fZRKMf47dsjCnPQHfKm0d5FqV3u8v3p5yxSWj2nrIUBRPYwCnTQN45Jw_2POf72ep934VUfvQc9h5k/s400/Cars-02-cvr-B-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303559435897287490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF1FjvEATxMUSBRtb1qpISHkG2WpF-E97uu-HiuBiksAmSRV3VpBgOVdB-bOIOjTClIUO1xDb_Gjc-Rw54G5z6R7C-EGLpFIuYHTU3sw9DHj2epQ4Zu8s2snEjUCiB5MqVuHaDc_XPdE/s1600-h/Cars-02-cvr-A-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF1FjvEATxMUSBRtb1qpISHkG2WpF-E97uu-HiuBiksAmSRV3VpBgOVdB-bOIOjTClIUO1xDb_Gjc-Rw54G5z6R7C-EGLpFIuYHTU3sw9DHj2epQ4Zu8s2snEjUCiB5MqVuHaDc_XPdE/s400/Cars-02-cvr-A-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303559365793483746" border="0" /></a><br />I've still been plugging away on those nifty Cars Covers! These are the two covers I've done for issue 2. Hope y'all like them~!Allen Gladfelterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641680976213569969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-43836522534427707902009-01-29T21:54:00.000-08:002009-02-02T19:55:12.607-08:00Heads up! Allen's got something to announce!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxJvWBRSihfYyeVwkkd5m6d_EF7GZwsrZLcj2bOOG9pUi2eIzI0IwcISmqU4-ChDAqapoE431QA1B0ZCbvN5lcN-isXxRv02AAEcvz_Hwv8lErCib76ltG0TRO8rYXFXZwIL7rCAfGK0/s1600-h/Cars-01-cvr-B-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxJvWBRSihfYyeVwkkd5m6d_EF7GZwsrZLcj2bOOG9pUi2eIzI0IwcISmqU4-ChDAqapoE431QA1B0ZCbvN5lcN-isXxRv02AAEcvz_Hwv8lErCib76ltG0TRO8rYXFXZwIL7rCAfGK0/s400/Cars-01-cvr-B-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296961415413222274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQsc94JMtdSBq6FPcqCslRXiUo4-2vKXFqvUhAdXFlkF_2IitL01ddMCgV7gfPZEaaa-peBlR5iViYBlo6BYb8gIi9jSLqv4YLPjKqZAY7HzL5nKmjxbvLal0VDTT5YwdUimsT3YaPM/s1600-h/Cars-01-cvr-A-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmQsc94JMtdSBq6FPcqCslRXiUo4-2vKXFqvUhAdXFlkF_2IitL01ddMCgV7gfPZEaaa-peBlR5iViYBlo6BYb8gIi9jSLqv4YLPjKqZAY7HzL5nKmjxbvLal0VDTT5YwdUimsT3YaPM/s400/Cars-01-cvr-A-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296961323200888578" border="0" /></a><br />I am happy to announce that I have some nifty stuff in the pipeline! First up, I've been drawing and coloring the covers to the Pixar Cars comics that are coming from Boom! Studios! I've had to keep mum on this until it was solicited in Previews, but now that the cat is out of the bag, i can blab about it right, left and center! And so, here is a preview of my work on the first issue. As subsequent issues are solicited, I'll keep posting them, so check back, there's more to come!<br /><br />I gotta give a hearty shout-out to Steve Buccellato. When I got the gig, I was somewhat lacking on the technical end of coloring, and Steve has generously given of his time and expertise to look over my work and make sure I didn't do anything wrong. He has helped me a lot and I deeply appreciate it. Not to mention the fact that he published my first work in Comiculture way back when. AND he let me crash his Comiculture booths at numerous San Diego Comic Cons, which was awfully good of him, too. Thanks Steve! You're my good comics pal!<br /><br />And then, of course, I gotta throw this out there, too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYTBo2PONUj3FZWFIJfYRL4ANKplQ84FhSnZ6kQl96xTYk1e_3fRZAR5S44rIyPEtEB2ZVUilnGfGtez9ScJ5zUMevIP7cnYEcqYL98dRDOtvVNx3gUvasLgAIBizUdSrD1XwYLfFdoU/s1600-h/strongmanbanner.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYTBo2PONUj3FZWFIJfYRL4ANKplQ84FhSnZ6kQl96xTYk1e_3fRZAR5S44rIyPEtEB2ZVUilnGfGtez9ScJ5zUMevIP7cnYEcqYL98dRDOtvVNx3gUvasLgAIBizUdSrD1XwYLfFdoU/s400/strongmanbanner.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296963725654896386" border="0" /></a><br />Those of you who have been following my blog know that I've been working on what I affectionately call "the 'Rasslin' comic." STRONGMAN! Well that's coming in early March from Amazing Ink/Slave Labor Graphics. It's also in Previews this month! That's right! I have TWO listings in the same issue of Previews! Go to you local comic shop and see for yourself! That's a personal best! So things are shaping up pretty well for me, and there's more on the way!<br /><br />Thank you, Comiculture!Allen Gladfelterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641680976213569969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-14211866479291309812009-01-21T19:09:00.001-08:002009-01-21T19:18:20.322-08:00Elephantmen #15: On Sale This Week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2woWb6JSs_4FZ409gfLZ14XpddU5THqJh0ZhTXEK6vNkfiowTt6LoNstWjdYRigMSXnDYx8aJx5zsnR4ZaFnX8UNEYGtqnPo6MGImuNqXV1maPVPehb4PWaOJrBn7JN9pRPOlmf8xmOJ/s1600-h/altcover_450.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2woWb6JSs_4FZ409gfLZ14XpddU5THqJh0ZhTXEK6vNkfiowTt6LoNstWjdYRigMSXnDYx8aJx5zsnR4ZaFnX8UNEYGtqnPo6MGImuNqXV1maPVPehb4PWaOJrBn7JN9pRPOlmf8xmOJ/s400/altcover_450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293952017593161394" /></a><br />It's a week late, thanks to a printing error, but today, <b><i>Elephantmen #15</b></i> is now on sale from <b>Image Comics</b> and <b>Active Images</b><br /><br />This issue features an 8-page backup story drawn about a year ago (more or less) by me (Steve Buccellato), and written by <i><b>Elephantmen</b></i> creator, <b>Richard Starkings</b>. The story tells the origin of <b>Hip Flask's </b>inscrutable sidekick, <b>Vanity Case!</b> It's also got a nifty alternative "flip-book" cover (above) by <b><i>Heroes</b></i> artist extraordinaire, <b>Tim Sale!</b><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H3KuDd2Edd9oHPAg543blzJxfrCTJmcpzYoL0EVtM1-goEw1nDH7tzxTZJsFz981SNDs6_-TmDEJP-GdGJy0o-fwKXsvOYX6i2OywtZBam6RN-bUzcblwqzelhljEJL3UI7EgNkgMyLZ/s1600-h/em15_vanity_card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H3KuDd2Edd9oHPAg543blzJxfrCTJmcpzYoL0EVtM1-goEw1nDH7tzxTZJsFz981SNDs6_-TmDEJP-GdGJy0o-fwKXsvOYX6i2OywtZBam6RN-bUzcblwqzelhljEJL3UI7EgNkgMyLZ/s400/em15_vanity_card.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293950205533030786" /></a><br />For more info, check with your local comic book retailer and please visit the <a href="http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen15/"target="_blank">Elephantmen website</a>. They have some groovy desktop postcards and stuff.Steve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-72046097052195339812009-01-08T17:34:00.000-08:002009-01-08T18:25:54.241-08:00Comiculture: A Brief History<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">This post is the first in a series, designed to introduce ourselves to new readers, give some historical background on</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Comiculture</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">, and ultimately, to provide some perspective and reflections about our ongoing experiment in self-publishing.<br /></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"></span><br />Who & What is "<span style="font-weight:bold;">Comiculture</span>?"<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Comiculture</span> is many things. It is this website; an online home to a group of comic book pros. It is a publishing imprint for a line of original comics and graphic novels. And, in the words of one <a href="http://www.thefourthrail.com/features/0902/comiculture.shtml" target="_blank">reviewer</a>, it is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"the best comics anthology you've never heard of!"</span> a magazine featuring comics stories, articles and interviews related to comics and pop culture. The folks responsible for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Comiculture</span> are based in Los Angeles and call themselves <a href="http://www.madsciencemedia.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span></a>.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span> is a collective of comics professionals who have been collaborating since 1996. Individually, each has been working in and around the comics industry for much longer than that. The core group originally met while working on staff in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Marvel Comics'</span> Editorial and Production departments in the late '80's and early '90's.<br /><br />Years later, fate conspired to bring these four friends together in Los Angeles, where they founded a studio to develop new projects. The four founders were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Buccellato</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Rob Tokar</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Don Hudson</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Marc Siry</span>.<br /><br />In the beginning, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span> acted as service providers, lending their talents to projects published by most of the major comics publishers (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse</span>, etc), as well as non-comics related clients (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Disney, Mattel, Warner Bros., Sony Animation, FoxKids.com, Nickelodeon</span>, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">United Media</span>). In fact, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> Magazine</span></span></span></span> was originally concieved as a proposal for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Marvel Comics</span> back in 1997 under a different title. The pitch was simple: "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Heavy Metal</span></span> meets <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Spy Magazine</span></span>" or "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Epic Illustrated</span></span> meets <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Maxim</span></span>." The proposal was met with enthusiasm by the Editor-in-Chief, but the project never got going.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeyoNpWM92CvRG9m6kW5DqCLU-goJUb8TVYySyiYDnDqk0K3o9csCV6952OGEPsNhCOfpzc6xvbktoXWlDNey2ed-_PsC1tz0aEGgqKpvHpKT9bCqVWHA-duI6Mpl_TeqNYyCAoOl0JeX/s1600-h/CC_0_200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeyoNpWM92CvRG9m6kW5DqCLU-goJUb8TVYySyiYDnDqk0K3o9csCV6952OGEPsNhCOfpzc6xvbktoXWlDNey2ed-_PsC1tz0aEGgqKpvHpKT9bCqVWHA-duI6Mpl_TeqNYyCAoOl0JeX/s400/CC_0_200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289110224646564546" /></a><br />In 2001 Steve Buccellato and his studio decided to throw caution to the wind and publish the magazine on their own. They Joined with other comics pros (like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Klaus Janson</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">David Wohl</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Raab</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Walt Simonson</span>, to name a few) to develop several original creator-owned properties, and they leaped into the world of small-press publishing. Drawing upon years of collective experience in all aspects of comic book production, pre-press, printing, marketing and web-site management, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span> team ambitiously launched first issue of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture</span></span> magazine and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Comiculture.com</span> simultaneously at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">San Diego Comic-Con</span> in the summer of 2002.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxThyTJALMEUGoQz8DTpRDl71Pr_0bHggWD-9t7W2-Hi8CR1-wuAkEwjpCEJbYXcpzoz0j1FN6jjGP2GzQqrgEUbgyz69guDOYKW_H16B-aX9h7__QpcdkeZahQy1usEzBJdVAqKKNHAsj/s1600-h/cc01_200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxThyTJALMEUGoQz8DTpRDl71Pr_0bHggWD-9t7W2-Hi8CR1-wuAkEwjpCEJbYXcpzoz0j1FN6jjGP2GzQqrgEUbgyz69guDOYKW_H16B-aX9h7__QpcdkeZahQy1usEzBJdVAqKKNHAsj/s400/cc01_200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289110212948938754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbek3_ExmXeHvsel1d54BM5jDz7bUZ8Ehr2JA9WAiuGprU3n7SgLEcCpKgZingKfc4AmkISU7omZY-5qg3kAmIZuxFOZkUUyfkgUmJoRa6O7w0d0-QAFrojQxcZ9P8BilkkfKDIACEc-vi/s1600-h/bucce_rob.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbek3_ExmXeHvsel1d54BM5jDz7bUZ8Ehr2JA9WAiuGprU3n7SgLEcCpKgZingKfc4AmkISU7omZY-5qg3kAmIZuxFOZkUUyfkgUmJoRa6O7w0d0-QAFrojQxcZ9P8BilkkfKDIACEc-vi/s400/bucce_rob.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289110213622520450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0gLnpk88v66jyYpPT1QXLpttPsDFW20JVJQwc093d1pWjvq4shKBVHsZz_KKBS1A82GwhGb58V0-eyMcyAikmv6D3snsJbfu7Iqvz7X6nTDb5dpnR9eBCxV2fScjFdufldxk2cxcoe2y/s1600-h/bucce_marc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0gLnpk88v66jyYpPT1QXLpttPsDFW20JVJQwc093d1pWjvq4shKBVHsZz_KKBS1A82GwhGb58V0-eyMcyAikmv6D3snsJbfu7Iqvz7X6nTDb5dpnR9eBCxV2fScjFdufldxk2cxcoe2y/s400/bucce_marc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289110211564460514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxYV6_xOtcLrpOwrNdgOU61Tky2w66D7ExF52F55FNVkM7XfSaDEFdIFDbsHzLmCx6Vl11RdiXc2DpPE3gHRIkhfr3FuzKYGLmDoJeBECfHSar4GUaJO2JbV64bpkdmFWk-ETBB6tmjmZ/s1600-h/con1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxYV6_xOtcLrpOwrNdgOU61Tky2w66D7ExF52F55FNVkM7XfSaDEFdIFDbsHzLmCx6Vl11RdiXc2DpPE3gHRIkhfr3FuzKYGLmDoJeBECfHSar4GUaJO2JbV64bpkdmFWk-ETBB6tmjmZ/s400/con1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289111620465411666" /></a><br />The reaction to the magazine was overwhelmingly positive. While issue #1 was only available in comic shops, the second issue was picked up by several magazine distributors who sold <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture</span></span> to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Borders Books</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Tower Records</span> and other newsstand venues. The second issue actually sold <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">more</span> than the first. Fans and critics alike responded to the variety of work in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture</span></span> with glowing reviews, including a spot in <a href="http://www.thefourthrail.com/index.shtml" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Fourth Rail's</span></a><a href="http://www.thefourthrail.com/features/0103/bestof2002partone.shtml" target="_blank"> "Best of 2002":</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"(Comiculture is) a gorgeous production that fills a niche no one else is tackling in comics...."</span><br />--Randy Lander, <a href="http://www.thefourthrail.com/reviews/snapjudgments/050503/comiculture2.shtml" target="_blank">The Fourth Rail</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"...a great mix of mainstream styles and storytelling and more oddball, indy-spirit comic art as well. There's a remarkable balance in the material here, and it means that any reader...will find something about Comiculture to really enjoy."</span><br />--Don MacPherson, <a href="http://www.thefourthrail.com/features/0902/comiculture.shtml" target="_blank">The Fourth Rail</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"5 (out of 5) Bullets...This magazine deserves your attention...(the) second issue of Comiculture is actually better than</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "> the first"</span><br />--Ray Tate, <a href="http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/105262916180504.htm" target="_blank">Silver Bullet Comics</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"...packed from cover to cover with entertaining stories and informative articles."</span><br />--Wolfen Moondaughter, <a href="http://www.sequentialtart.com/" target="_blank">Sequential Tart</a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">"'With No Power'...had me laughing out loud...this is an example of the kind of autobiographical delight that makes the genre so rewarding."</span><br />--Alan David Doanne, <a href="http://www.comicbookgalaxy.com/blog/" target="_blank">Comic Book Galaxy</a></blockquote><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "></span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp09gsDwndmh8IlFY7Fd1jnwyLOjeBaIH5hZeYB0a7lyzUTZzUs_56Xwcy4DaZEn-StJvyG6-axUd2VZHQEIffw448V_4_b4GT_tcKEPSrXdhxblWIdOZn7X3_BNwJ5kKLExn6rreVkT0n/s1600-h/cc02_200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp09gsDwndmh8IlFY7Fd1jnwyLOjeBaIH5hZeYB0a7lyzUTZzUs_56Xwcy4DaZEn-StJvyG6-axUd2VZHQEIffw448V_4_b4GT_tcKEPSrXdhxblWIdOZn7X3_BNwJ5kKLExn6rreVkT0n/s400/cc02_200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289110219349650050" /></a><br />Unfortunately, producing a high-quality color magazine is an expensive proposition. Without outside investment or any advertising revenue, the costs of producing <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture</span></span> were just too high to justify going beyond the second issue. Many lessons were learned, and the gang at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span> were forced to rethink their publishing strategy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1ns5oCh5yZlQNrqX6eAUVtllRuf87tq_GFqBUjlXjgS0XmXRfyULoNip4ILtO156K8Lni8SQmREE4tQP_rOlS-FMYOL7qBFfxIQ2eUuFo5p7PZq_uerTsIjkDpyAqhPvCIvWF2-bTloP/s1600-h/chicago2003_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1ns5oCh5yZlQNrqX6eAUVtllRuf87tq_GFqBUjlXjgS0XmXRfyULoNip4ILtO156K8Lni8SQmREE4tQP_rOlS-FMYOL7qBFfxIQ2eUuFo5p7PZq_uerTsIjkDpyAqhPvCIvWF2-bTloP/s400/chicago2003_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289111616251107778" /></a><br />In June 2005, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Comiculture Books</span> debuted its first publication: a black & white, 90-page graphic novel called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture Anthology</span></span>. The book picked up where the magazine left off, but in a different format excluding the articles & interviews. Since the publication of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Comiculture Anthology</span></span>, the creators have concentrated on other individual projects, such as Steve Buccellato's original English manga, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Battle of the Bands</span></span>, published by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">TOKYOPOP</span>, and Don Hudson's graphic novel, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Gunpowder Girl and the Outlaw Squaw</span></span>, published by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Active Images</span>. Though their publishing imprint <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Comiculture Books</span> has been idle for a few a few years, the folks at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mad Science Media</span> are always developing new concepts and story ideas, and hope to get back to the business of publishing if and when these projects can be adequately funded.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWcPW80_eQa5n3QQwtEj5e-6tlQOEPlZEXyYVO8b2lXmvT7NK5irLiLLZOxSMSU6RvYmm_kVDJfHr3RsmbJ9YSjpyvshyphenhyphenG1Yorn2xv6r2p2tO2rFLFtnkoXpjH65OCFLb1zVfcjvX4fKn/s1600-h/cc_buy.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWcPW80_eQa5n3QQwtEj5e-6tlQOEPlZEXyYVO8b2lXmvT7NK5irLiLLZOxSMSU6RvYmm_kVDJfHr3RsmbJ9YSjpyvshyphenhyphenG1Yorn2xv6r2p2tO2rFLFtnkoXpjH65OCFLb1zVfcjvX4fKn/s400/cc_buy.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289114411611338130" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4J_esBvkehea4cAxisnjxQkG-ttpjSvxD7oakg2Ke6wqJuUKPnF01ZD-x9AJwSN0DUYBiPSzoZIhTL3aM6ShfBRFlClix1FopfC-DVvvNYNM6Ok8geB7UhVbRPHKo9zHKZXLvNvl_ZTW/s1600-h/ggos_don.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4J_esBvkehea4cAxisnjxQkG-ttpjSvxD7oakg2Ke6wqJuUKPnF01ZD-x9AJwSN0DUYBiPSzoZIhTL3aM6ShfBRFlClix1FopfC-DVvvNYNM6Ok8geB7UhVbRPHKo9zHKZXLvNvl_ZTW/s400/ggos_don.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289111623680805010" /></a><br /></div>Steve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-61267248922054076632008-12-05T17:36:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:47:29.800-08:003-D World Atlas: A Great Gift Idea!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9gdyUvObHpWSzTnLlIOd3iXWrUcUwkRsFMHVnfs5E8FafieiE8XMQsrle8bQJSJlXRT5I6addS0vMDQdE9WeFUifId58Rx-SwgmQ74w6XkpjwiAmlXnG_5boCv81d78TX5fIG54V2Rf6/s1600-h/3d.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9gdyUvObHpWSzTnLlIOd3iXWrUcUwkRsFMHVnfs5E8FafieiE8XMQsrle8bQJSJlXRT5I6addS0vMDQdE9WeFUifId58Rx-SwgmQ74w6XkpjwiAmlXnG_5boCv81d78TX5fIG54V2Rf6/s400/3d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276485241775383314" /></a><br />This is a superb children's atlas written by our intrepid world-traveling, comic book editing, cow-collecting <b>Marie Javins.</b> This hardcover book contains more than 40 maps, 46 photos and is chock-full of interesting facts from around the planet. If that's not enough, try on the 3-D glasses (included) and pretend you and your kids are globe-trotting with Marie as your guide!<br /><br />Purchase yours <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0811860612?tag=comicultureco-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0811860612&adid=03WSY3P7GHM7AW1PV8PN&"target="_blank">here!</a>Steve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-83623277396862068972008-12-05T17:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:49:14.695-08:00New Warriors Manga: On Sale December 23rd!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZseeoaBo5tntyDzTLrnbdwXRi4IdoJt-V6KY-MF_Cyjrv7e8ZDTQAFmNTF_OxKkGwcZTsqLS0lBfwitbfcxwTT67qzaBuS8W6NAJkYtYZQsedBUibIizZSbkoh-pqF0r_M9u3_XWesd4/s1600-h/warriors2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZseeoaBo5tntyDzTLrnbdwXRi4IdoJt-V6KY-MF_Cyjrv7e8ZDTQAFmNTF_OxKkGwcZTsqLS0lBfwitbfcxwTT67qzaBuS8W6NAJkYtYZQsedBUibIizZSbkoh-pqF0r_M9u3_XWesd4/s320/warriors2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276484250023199746" /></a><br />Here's a holiday treat for you! A new <b>Wariors</b> manga, drawn by our own <b>Don Hudson!</b> This is the second volume in the <i>Escape from the Forest</i> storyline written by Warriors creator, <b>Erin Hunter, </b>and featuring the origin of Sasha & Tigerstar's relationship. A ferocious feline fable not to be missed!<br /><br />Order your copy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/006154793X?tag=comicultureco-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=006154793X&adid=14TEM8WVB4GRM4HSJ4ES&"target="_blank">now!</a>Steve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351691362654903924.post-62745266098288970882008-12-05T15:17:00.001-08:002008-12-05T15:32:23.305-08:00Welcome!Hello, and welcome to our new blog. This page is intended to replace our old <b>COMICULTURE</b> website. Right now, please consider it to be "under construction." The old site is woefully out of date, I'm sorry to say. However, most of our creators and many friends in the comic book industry have become enthusiastic bloggers in the past few years (myself, included).<br /><br />Because the ease of blogging has provided a much more effective way for our creators to communicate their ideas and show off their art to the public, we hope to set this page up as our new "porthole," guiding people towards what's new & happening in our "COMICULTURAL" Community!<br /><br />Right now, we are <i>not</i> currently developing any specific comics or graphic novels to be published under our imprint (nor are we taking submissions--before you ask!), but as soon as we get something together, you'll be the first to know! Meanwhile, we will be updating this page to let you know about the various projects we <i>are</i> working on today, and we encourage you to subscribe to this blog, as well as to our individual "creator blogs" listed above.<br /><br />Thanks for your continued support, and please visit again soon. I'll be slowly transferring all the pertinent information from our <a href="http://www.comiculture.com"target="_blank">old website</a> to this blog over the next few weeks. After that, when you visit "www.comiculture.com," you will automatically be redirected here.<br /><br />Happy Holidays!<br />Steve Buccellato<br />Publisher, Editor-in-Chief<br />ComicultureSteve Buccellatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465853293584074247noreply@blogger.com0