I’m still on Work Island, and while it’s nice to get away to focus on what’s important (work), I still like to visit the local shops downtown to take my mind off everything I have to do and—
Goddammit.
Anyway, I’m writing a lot of Batman this week.
But this newsletter isn’t ABOUT Batman!!
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True Chipheads are here for my big releases this week: THE DOMAIN #1 and THE WHISPER QUEEN #3!!
I’ve talked a bit about THE DOMAIN before: it’s the comic the Dallas Comics crew are making in the pages of PUBLIC DOMAIN!
WHOA META
I guess!! It’s a classic, fun superhero story beautifully illustrated by Rachael Stott and our colourist Eren Angiolini! Eren is also a talented fantasy illustrator so they’re going to be doing RPG-themed variants for each issue!
I don’t know what any of this RPG stuff means ‘cause I’m not a nerd
YOU KNOW WHICH ISSUE SPIDER-MAN FOUGHT FIRELORD
Uh, yeah, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Vol. 1 #269-270. I feel like that’s just common knowledge?
Anyway, I’m super proud of this series. It looks SO GOOD. Even if you hate me (many reasons), THE DOMAIN is worth picking up for the art alone!
Also worth picking up for the art is THE WHISPER QUEEN #3!
Kris and Matt are back and kill it in this wild finale. This was extremely satisfying to put together and I’m gonna miss these characters. At least until VOLUME THREE COME OUT! There are plans afoot for a part three to these Blacksand Tales and while it may not be for a little while yet, it’s coming!
Also, I just want to point out the variant cover for this issue from the artist Rennerei. Just lovely:
Getting to make these comics is a dream come true for this little bat-island boy and I’m so grateful for your support. Thank you!!!!
YOU’RE WELCOME
UPCOMING BOOKS
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS VOL 1 —July 23
PUBLIC DOMAIN #7 — Aug 7
BATMAN #151 — Aug 7
THE DOMAIN #2 — Aug 14
SEX CRIMINALS: LETTER DADDIES — Aug 20
BATMAN: THE BAT-MAN OF GOTHAM TPB — Aug 20
AVENGER: TWILIGHT TPB — Aug 27
BATMAN #152 — Sept 4
BATMAN: THE JOKER YEAR ONE — Sept 10
TIME WAITS #1 — Sept 11
THE DOMAIN #3 — Sept 11
CREEPSHOW VOL 3 #1 — Sept 25
DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS VOL 2 —Jan 1
THE ALL-NIGHTER VOL 3 — Jan 21
UPCOMING SIGNINGS
ROSE CITY COMIC CON (Portland) — Sept 6-8
CXC (Columbus) — Sept 27-29
I still remember when I found an old, battered copy of THE DOMAIN #1 at my local LCS in, like, 1996? I think I got THE LEGENDARY LYNX #3 there, too!
Chip, Chip, Chip...
You can't have a series of RPG-themed variant covers and not, at least, dip your toe in these gaming waters. I thought we had an agreement about this...I definitely, definitely recall a conversation about 'no more sword & sorcery or RPG stuff unless Zub is involved.'
(But then you went and wrote a fine sword & sorcery comic anyways, you bastard.)