July Books now available for order!

Welcome!

It’s that time of the month again where we give you information and ask you nicely to order our books from your comic shop!

For July we have two more special offerings – the all ages dinosaur action adventure ‘DinoCorps’ and the huge moster collected edition that is ‘Sleaze Castle Etcetera: The inComplete Final Cut Volume 1′ (volume 1 of 1!)

Please give your local comic shop the following information when you place your order:

DinoCorps – order code MAY12 0786 – Page 236

Sleaze Castle Etcetera: The inComplete Final Cut Volume 1 – order code MAY12 0787 – page 236

And here is more information and cover art for you to drool over while you wait on the books:

DinoCorps

Written by Andy Briggs & Steve Horvath

Art by Bob Molesworth

96 pages – Full Colour

$15.99 / £11.99p

Entombed for millennia, a team of combat dinosaurs is accidentally reanimated by 14-year-old Carl Heyward. While trying to keep them a secret, Carl discovers the evil Saurons have survived too. Responsible for the last mass extinction event, they’re planning to eradicate the human mammalian vermin with another extinction event. The race is on to save the planet… again. World shaking action-adventure in this all-ages story!

ISBN: 978-1-905692-80-4

order code MAY12 0786 - Page 236

SLEAZE CASTLE ETCETERA – THE inCOMPLETE FINAL CUT Vol.1*

Written by Dave McKinnon and Adrian Kermode

Art by Terry Wiley

480 pages – B&W

$49.99 / £34.99p

Bristol Expo – Next Weekend!

Come and join us next weekend in Bristol, we have an amazing line-up of new releases and special offers!

We will be exhibiting at the ‘shed’, back there for the first time in years, and also on Saturday at the Ramada Hotel where the Markosia Showcase will be in full flow from 1.30pm. Please click below for more information.

Please Note: If you have pre-ordered any books for pick-up at the show please remember to bring proof of purchase otherwise we are unlikely to hand over the goods!

We look forward to seeing you!

Tales from the Clockwork Empire – countdown ends!

Now in stock, we start shipping your orders next week!

June 2012 books – comic shops taking orders!

Coming to you in June, with both books now featured in Diamond Previews catalog page 226 you can now order the books directly from your local comic shop. Just give them the following codes and they will take care of the rest:

APR12  0737 - THE SILVER BULLET GN

APR12  0738 - URBAN LEGENDS GN

The Silver Bullet

Writer: Eric Rampson

Artist: Brett Wood

Cover Artist: Khoi Pham

112 pages   Black & White   $14.99 / £10.99

The Silver Bullet is the greatest hero on Earth. He’s a little bit thick and monumentally self-centered. He’s also strong, fast, and has a fuse on his head. With the help of his best friend Bigfoot, the Bullet travels through time and space, saving the Earth time and time again.

ISBN: 978-1-905692-78-1

Urban Legends

Writer: Steven Stone

Artist: Various

Cover Artist: Valia Kapadai

128 pages   Full Color   $17.99 / £13.99

We have always enjoyed being scared.  Tall tales of horror that pass down through the ages.  We take comfort in the knowledge they are only stories.  Except the urban legend has a history.  No one knows where they come from or why they persist.  Maybe it’s because they are true? 13 Urban Legends old & new will be told in “Urban Legends”.  They’re only stories…aren’t they?

ISBN: 978-1-905692-76-7

Markosia Showcase at Bristol Expo in May!

The Bristol Comic Expo are moving back to the ‘shed‘ this year, and as we have some spectacular new offerings exclusively for the show you can imagine that we are very excited about it!

First off, we have THREE Limited Hardcover Editions on offer (with FREE BOOKS with each purchase!) for the show and are currently taking pre-orders. They are:

SLEAZE CASTLE ETCETERA – THE inCOMPLETE FINAL CUT Vol.1*

Written by Dave McKinnon and Adrian Kermode

Art by Terry Wiley

480 Monster Pages

LIMITED CONVENTION HARDCOVER EDITION

£35

Get it signed and sketched at the show!

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! Click the cover for details.

HYPERGIRL

Written by Ian Sharman and David Wynne

Art by David Wynne, Colours and letters by Ian Sharman

128 pages  Full Colour

LIMITED CONVENTION HARDCOVER EDITION

£15

Get it signed and sketched at the show!

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! Click the cover for details.

BAYOU ARCANA

Written by Various Male writers

Art by Various Female artists

128 pages Full Colour

LIMITED CONVENTION HARDCOVER EDITION

£15

Get it signed and sketched at the show!

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! Click the cover for details.

White Knuckle

Writer: Cy Dethan

Artist: Valia Kapadai  Cover Artist: Valia Kapadai

100 pages   Full Color

Forty years ago, Seth Rigal was a man to be feared. Now nearly seventy and tormented by ten years as a serial strangler, Rigal suddenly finds his precious anonymity snatched from him when he accidentally saves a boy’s life.  Old wounds are opened and the bodies won’t stay buried any longer.

Get it signed and sketched at the show!

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! Click the cover for details.

Kindred Spirits

Writer: Maggie Lewinowicz

Artist: Valia Kapadai  Cover Artist: Valia Kapadai

128 pages   Full Color

A young man, desperate to save his sister from demonic possession, descends to Purgatory to save her. Once there, he must fight the illusions and traps set out for him if he is to reclaim his sister’s soul and make his way back to the real world. The clock is ticking and his only help comes in the form of a mischievous girl in a fox mask.

Get it signed and sketched at the show!

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! Click the cover for details.

ALSO – If you buy one of the special Hardcover editions you will get a FREE Markosia graphic novel from a selection of six available whilst stocks last (a minimum of 100 are guaranteed!).

ALSO – From 1.45pm to approximately 7pm at the Ramada Hotel around the corner from the shed we are hosting our Markosia Showcase! Four Markosia Panels and One Markosia affiliated panel, multiple signing events and a chance to talk to the gang in comfort! We will also be showcasing a bunch of original art for all to see!

It’s going to be a great show, come and join us!

May 2012 books – comic shops now taking orders

Coming to you in May, with both books now featured in Diamond Previews catalog page 230 you can now order the books directly from your local comic shop. Just give them the following codes and they will take care of the rest:

MAR12 0699 - KINDRED SPIRITS GN 

MAR12 0700 - WHITE KNUCKLE GN

Click on the images to order directly from us at discounted prices, especially if you wish to pick the book(s) up at Bristol Comic Expo on May 12th and 13th.

White Knuckle

Writer: Cy Dethan

Artist: Valia Kapadai

Cover Artist: Valia Kapadai

100 pages   Full Color   $15.99 / £11.99

Forty years ago, Seth Rigal was a man to be feared. Now nearly seventy and tormented by ten years as a serial strangler, Rigal suddenly finds his precious anonymity snatched from him when he accidentally saves a boy’s life.  Old wounds are opened and the bodies won’t stay buried any longer.

ISBN: 978-1-905692-73-6

Kindred Spirits

Writer: Maggie Lewinowicz

Artist: Valia Kapadai

Cover Artist: Valia Kapadai

128 pages   Full Color   $17.99 / £13.99

A young man, desperate to save his sister from demonic possession, descends to Purgatory to save her. Once there, he must fight the illusions and traps set out for him if he is to reclaim his sister’s soul and make his way back to the real world. The clock is ticking and his only help comes in the form of a mischievous girl in a fox mask.

ISBN: 978-1-905692-74-3

We have much going on in may, so watch this space for some major announcements about other books and very special offerings!

Many thanks again for your incredible support!

The London Super Comic Convention 2012!

After much talking and speculation the London Super Comic Convention has come and gone – and what a show it was!

For Markosia it was unquestionably the most successful convention we have ever exhibited at, so we are clearly delighted. It was great to see such a great array of guests, and the exhibitors who had faith in the show depsite some reservation by many were quite rightly rewarded. Almost everyone we spoke to said that it was their best show ever, and many of the guests have already asked to come back next year.

We for one cannot wait!

Anyway, we promised you a new, slick look, and here it is!

The banner in the background is twelve feet long, so this image is actually quote deceptive, as our booth was huge!

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A widescreen shot showing the signing area and the other banner.

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Britt Snyder and JL Straw signing at the booth. Britt travelled all the way from the US for the show. His book, The Superfun Adventures of Jax, is one of the best we have ever published, so check it out. JL Straw is the artist on The Young Sherlock Holmes Adventures and the upcoming Dark Mists sequel. She didn’t have so far to travel!

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Also here were Nigel Dobbyn and Christian Rodriguez who both worked on The Chili. Christian had travelled from Spain for the show.

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Also signing at the booth were Andy Briggs, Steve Horvath, Tony Lee, Dan Boultwood, Giuseppe D’Elia (who had travelled from Italy), Huw-J Davies, Magnus Aspli, Cy Dethan and Stephen Downey. Unfortunately we didn’t take pics of them all, so hopefuly someone did!

A special thanks to Nic Wilkinson who was incredible over the weekend, working at the booth and keeping things ticking over. We would have struggled without her! Sara Westrop also kindly lent a hand on Sunday, which was as busy for us as Saturday was.  And of course a huge thank you to those who supported us throughout, not just at the show but in general. Without you we wouldn’t be here!

It was a great event for Markosia and we look forward to 2013!

Not long to go – last few days to order through your comic store

LSCC next weekend!

For those of you lucky enough to have tickets for the show next week, look for us at Booth B18 where you will see a brand new Markosia display!

Look for the following banners – which are both 12 feet long!

And remember we have SIX brand new books making their debut:

The Chili

Z-Time

Danger Tours

Damaged Goods

Baby Boomers

Turkey Grove Farms

We have also re-printed a number of books which were out of stock, including the likes of Ritual, Freeman of the Armed Services and many more. We went to print with 14 books this month, just so we could ensure that we were superbly prepared for this important show!

All for you!

London Super Comic Convention – Meet the Gang!

The inaugural London Super Comic Convention is just one week away now and the excitement is building!

Markosia has a strong presence at the show – come and find us at Booth B18 where you will find that we have a snazzy new look!

Throughout the weekend we will have at least twelve creators, maybe more, signing at the booth on an hourly basis. Come and see the guys and gals behind the books. They will be waiting to talk, sign and sketch their hearts out for you! Here are some of the gang turning up:

Andy Briggs

Andy started writing on movies such as “JUDGE DREDD” and “FREDDY VS JASON” and “FOREVERMAN” for Spiderman creator Stan Lee and legendary producer Robert Evans.

Andy went on to work with Gregory Novac and Bruce Timm on Warner Bros. “AQUAMAN” – while at the same time landing an eight-book deal with Oxford university Press for “HERO.COM” and “VILLAIN.NET”.

He has recently rebooted the classic character TARZAN, with his new book TARZAN: THE GREYSTOKE LEGACY.

Andy has co-written ‘Ritual’ for Markosia and has also written two issues from ‘Kong: King of Skull Island’.

He has many exciting and secret new titles currently in development at Markosia!

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Giuseppe D’Elia

Born in Salerno, Italy, D’Elia has been a devourer of comics since he was a small child. That’s why even after earning a law degree, he chose to follow that passion and find work as a professional comic artist. While still a student, he found work as a “ghost penciller” which led him to a position at Editoriale Dardo as a penciller on GORDON LINK. Shortly thereafter he made the move to Star Comics where he worked for several years as a penciller and inker on numerous issues of LAZARUS LEDD as well as an issue of HAMMER. In 2004, D’Elia started working at the Rome based, Aurea Editoriale where he worked on such divers projects as the ASSASSINO and CLAY miniseries as well as issues of JOHN DOE GLI ANNI PERDUTI and UNA PIRAMIDE NEL DESERTO. He also expanded his abilities by working for them as a writer. In the last couple of years, he has worked with many independent U.S. publishing companies including Atlantis Studios (THE LIBRARIAN-Return to King Solomon’s Mines), Superhuman Works (THE GHOST FIGHTER) and AfterBurn Comics (UNIT PRIMES #2). D’Elia has worked on two titles for AAM/Markosia: DISCORD, written by PAUL J. SALAMOFF, and DANGER TOURS written by CHRIS DREIER.

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Britt Snyder

Britt Snyder is a veteran of the video game development industry with The Superfun Adventures of Jax being his first graphic novel.

In the video game world, Britt has contributed to such games as Warcraft 3, Diablo 2 expansion set, Downhill Domination, Dragonshard, Empire Earth 2 expansion set, Empire Earth 3, WALL-E, Mass Effect for PC, Deblob, WORD FU for the iphone and Rock Band Greenday.

Britt lives in a quiet suburb of Boston Massachusetts with his wife, daughter and two cats.

In addition to his comic and game development work, teaches art at Worcester Polytechnic University.

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Cy Dethan

Cy Dethan is a British writer who began his comics career in 2006 on the Starship Troopers: Extinction Protocol strip for Mongoose Publishing.

In 2007, Cy was hand-picked to take over the reins of Markosia’s flagship ongoing series, Starship Troopers. He has subsequently written several creator-owned series for Markosia, including Slaughterman’s Creed, The Indifference Engine and White Knuckle.

Cy’s first creator-owned book, Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth, was a major independent hit, and a sequel, Cancertown: Blasphemous Tumours, was announced by Markosia in 2011.

Recently, he has joined the writing team of the Unseen Shadows transmedia project. Before turning to comics, Cy was an award-winning freelance copywriter and editor. Prior to that he was a professional magician and, quite frankly, he’d rather not talk about that…

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JL Straw

JL Straw is a partner in Hayena Studios and an Art Editor at Medikidz.

Having drawn all her life and taken influence from films, game, cartoon and comics in 2007 she turned her talent to being a comic book creator and in 2010 her first graphic novel was published by Markosia, The Young Sherlock Holmes Adventures.

She is currently working on several new projects, including the sequel to the highly acclaimed Dark Mists.

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Nigel Dobbyn

Nigel Dobbyn has worked in the British comics industry since 1988 on a wide variety of titles such as 2000AD, Sonic the Comic, The Beano and Classical Comics.

Nigel worked on the Markosia title The Chili.

He is currently drawing a graphic novel for Walker Books.

website is www.nigeldobbyn.com

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Stephen Downey

Stephen Downey is a Belfast-based comicbook artist and illustrator. He has worked with Titan publishing, AAM/Markosia, Atomic Diner, Heske Horror, Comic a Gael, Insomnia Publications and Beserker to bring his comics and artwork to the masses.

He is the co-creator of Cancertown: An Inconvenient Tooth  and Slaughterman’s Creed (both with Cy Dethan) and has worked on the Torchwood comic strip for Titan magazines.

He draws all day long and loves every minute.

You can pay him a visit and follow his blog at stephendowneygallery.com

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Magnus Aspli

Magnus Aspli is the writer of The Vessel of Terror and an award-winning screenwriter from Norway.

He is currently working on a Master of Arts in London and several comic projects and screenplays.

When not writing he wines, dines and conjures demons.

He summons you to www.magnus-aspli.com for the latest news.

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Graeme Howard

Graeme is an illustrator and comic artist living in Wadhurst East Sussex with his two dogs and very understanding partner Jasmin. When he’s not drawing he’s sleeping and when he’s not sleeping he’s drawing.

Fortunately for Markosia he is currently busy working on Cancertown: Blasphemous Tumours, which I can assure you will scare the living hell out of you!

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Also attending are Tony Lee and Dan Boultwood.

We have six new books, new merchandise and much to show you so pop by and say hello!