I opened up the mail box today to find Tom Dell’Aringa’s latest volume of his comic Marooned, titled Mars Wars.
Marooned has become one of my favorite destinations for fun sci-fi comics. Full of great characters that you really get to like, who mature as the story goes on — it’s not just a gag-a-day. The book is beautiful too. Not only does it contain several full stories from the website, but it also has original, never-seen-before comics, plus lots of extras like behind the scenes sketches, annotations, and pin-ups by other notable cartoonists. The first edition is sold out, but Tom’s going to be printing a smaller version with just the basics (and a few extras).
I owe Tom a big bunch of thanks for helping me get the word out on Ellie on Planet X too. So please, please, please go check out this wonderful comic!
Oh, yeah…! And look what he drew on the inside of my copy! Awesome goodness!
Ellie’s making the move to social media so we can more easily keep you updated with all the goings on at Mission Control and Planet X! Check out our fancy custom blue Facebook button below the calendar at the left. And tell your friends!
A little over a year ago I was approached by artist/writer Tyler Niccum to do the colors for his impressive 250 page graphic novel Hinterlife. He’d seen some of my art on the Flight Comics forums and thought our art styles would be a good fit. I’d seen his work on there as well and thought the same. Hinterlife is autobiographical in nature, covering Tyler’s decision to leave his home and best friend behind to ride the rails as a vagabond. It’s full of insights into friendship, love, and personal tragedy. He’s one prolific writer and artist — it was all I could do to keep up. You can download the whole thing right here for free! Find the rest of Tyler Niccum’s work at thedeafguy.com.
Just a little note: I added an archive to the menu at the top to make it easier for everyone to find older comics. Oh, let’s be honest. It’s to make it easier for me to find older comics. 😀