Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Twitter! Amazon.com! Exclamation Points!

That's right folks, you too can now know every shit and sniffle Team Awakening takes thanks to the 140-character messages of Twitter!

http://twitter.com/awakeningcomic

Come follow us on our ridiculous adventures in making comics, keep abreast of our every whim, and (ha! I said aBREAST!) make merry with us.

Now you can say "But moooom, all my friends are doing it!" and mean it!

And of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention yet again that Volume One is available for pre-order at Amazon.com at 32% off! That makes the book a scant $13.57, impossible to pass up (and if you sleep on this discount, you might just find a certain Mr. Eckman-Lawn sitting on your bed in the darkness of night, sucking your breath out as your dreams fade and your heart slows. Save yourself!).

http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-One-Nick-Tapalansky/dp/1932386483/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242403586&sr=1-1

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Amazon.com Ranking Update! Help Us Hit #1!!

Thanks to all of you guys, we're flying up the Amazon charts - it's unreal.

Yesterday we showed up on there for the first time with our updated pre-order info...

TODAY WE'RE NUMBER 25 (!!) ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL - HORROR BESTSELLERS!

TODAY WE'RE NUMBER 6 (!!!) ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL - MYSTERY BESTSELLERS!

Holy crap!!

Now we have a mission: Number 1! We have to take down The Walking Dead, Buffy, The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen, and Stephen King himself to do it. It won't be easy, but I think we can do it!

http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-One-Nick-Tapalansky/dp/1932386483/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242403586&sr=1-1

Blog it. Twitter it. E-mail it. Tell your friends.

Tell all your friends.

We're coming.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Amazon.com! Awakening Pre-Order Initiative Week Seven

OUR TOP STORY...

Awakening Volume One now available for pre-order at Amazon.com at a wonderous 32% off! Yeah, I said it: wonderous.

http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-One-Nick-Tapalansky/dp/1932386483/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242403586&sr=1-1

Get over there and pre-order your copy - organize the world and rise up, crying out with existential horror-driven glee: "We want Awakening!" Tell evvvvvvvvvvvverrrrrryyyyyybooooooooooody!


AWAKENING IN THE PRESS...

Alex just wrapped up a sweet-ass Making of Awakening feature for the good folks over at Comic Monsters. If you've ever wondered what black magic and sacrifices need to be undertaken to create those beautiful pages, now's your chance to find out.

http://www.comicmonsters.com/section-article-252-The_making_of_Awakening_-_by__Alex_Eckman-Lawn.html

Check it out, join the forum, frollic and comment.


LOCAL SIGHTINGS INCLUDE...

Panel Announcement! In addition to debuting Awakening Volume One at Philly, Alex and I will also be taking part in a Return of Archaia panel at the show. It'll be from 12pm-1pm on Saturday, June 20th in room 204A

The Return of Archaia
After a brief hiatus, Archaia, formerly known as Archaia Studios Press, has returned to publishing high-quality, creator-controlled comics, including titles like Mouse Guard, The Killer and Artesia. Join Mark Smylie (publisher of Archaia and writer/artist on Artesia), Nick Tapalansky (writer of Awakening), Alex Eckman-Lawn (artist on Awakening), Kate Glasheen (artist on Hybrid Bastards!) and David Rodriguez (writer of Starkweather: Immortal) for an inside look at Archaia’s returning titles, upcoming books and exciting new projects!


PRE-RELEASE! (No hardcover, no Alex - just my smiling face supporting my lovely and talented fiance, Jackie Santiago)
Anime Boston (May 22nd to the 24th in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago)
Big Apple One-Day Summer Show (June 13th with Jackie Santiago, Mark Holmes, and Luke Mierisch)

DEBUT! (First time the hardcover is available folks - get 'em hot off the press and signed by the most daring and debonair comic creators you know)
Wizard World Philly (June 19th to the 21st in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago, Mark Smylie, Kate Glasheen, Dave Rodriguez, and a host of other friends)

SUMMER/FALL!
Otakon (July 17th - 19th in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago, Kate Glasheen, and Dave Rodriguez)
San Diego Comic-Con (July 22nd - 26th with Archaia)
Monster Mania (Tentative - August 21st - 23rd)
New York Anime Festival (September 25th - 27th in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago)
Baltimore Comic-Con (October 10th and 11th with Archaia)
Albany Comic-Con (November 1st with Jackie Santiago, Mark Holmes, and Luke Mierisch)


KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST AWAKENING UPDATES! WE WANT YOU TO JOIN...

...our brand spankin' new Awakening mailing list! Sign up and receive release information, special promo news, signing and convention appearance updates and more! Just sling an e-mail* on over to AwakeningComic@gmail.com with the subject "Sign Me Up!" to get started. You'll be happy you did.

*Remember kids, ask a grown up first!


We love you.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Awakening Pre-Order Intiative: Week 6.5

OUR TOP STORY...

"What the HELL, Tapalansky? It's freakin' Tuesday!"

Yeah, yeah, YEAH I know! Truth be told, when I started these weekly updates I knew there'd be a bit of a lull right about now but I figured I'd have something exciting to report last week. Turns out I'm all out of exciting for the present, though the coming weeks are going to be some doozies. Maybe another light news week or two and then BAM! All sorts of stuff to show you and tell you about. In the meantime...

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST AWAKENING UPDATES! WE WANT YOU TO JOIN...

...our brand spankin' new Awakening mailing list! Sign up and receive release information, special promo news, signing and convention appearance updates and more! Just sling an e-mail* on over to AwakeningComic@gmail.com with the subject "Sign Me Up!" to get started. You'll be happy you did.

*Remember kids, ask a grown up first!

IN OTHER NEWS...

I'm sorry to report that our free print promo with DCBS has come to a close as it was only for pre-orders and that cut-off has come and gone. Until we're up and running with Amazon (hopefully in the next week or two - there was some mixup between them and Diamond), may I recommend the always reliable TFAW for your pre-order desires. You an find Awakening Volume One for 20% off cover price at the following link:

http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Awakening-HC-Vol.-01___321119

LOCAL SIGHTINGS INCLUDE...

Convention season is upon us and with it comes your opportunity to meet your favorite creators (and most handsome guys on the internet that you know of) in person! As we move into the summer you'll find table/booth information and panel announcements along with store signings and more in el bloggo. Updates will always be highlighted and noted and, as the conventions start coming and going, we'll have some geektastic pictures of ourselves, our friends, and all the insanity that is a comic convention.


PRE-RELEASE! (No hardcover, no Alex - just my smiling face supporting my lovely and talented fiance, Jackie Santiago)
Anime Boston (May 22nd to the 24th with Jackie Santiago)
Big Apple One-Day Summer Show (June 13th with Jackie Santiago, Mark Holmes and Luke Mierisch)

DEBUT! (First time the hardcover is available folks - get 'em hot off the press and signed by the most daring and debonair comic creators you know)
Wizard World Philly (June 19th to the 21st in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago, Mark Smylie, Kate Glasheen, Dave Rodriguez, and a host of other friends)

SUMMER/FALL!
Otakon (July 17th - 19th in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago, Kate Glasheen, and Dave Rodriguez)
San Diego Comic-Con (July 22nd - 26th with Archaia)
Monster Mania (Tentative - August 21st - 23rd)
New York Anime Festival (September 25th - 27th in Artist Alley with Jackie Santiago)
Baltimore Comic-Con (October 10th and 11th with Archaia)
Albany Comic-Con (November 1st with Jackie Santiago, Mark Holmes, and Luke Mierisch)

AWAKENING IN THE PRESS...

Recently, those crazy guys behind Archaia's Some New Kind of Slaughter (also out this June!) and The Lone and Level Sands put together a lovely roundtable discussion regarding the return of Archaia. This love-in has since found a home on The Pulse, where you'll find the comments and musings of madmen (including yours truly and Alex). Find out more about Mark Smylie's morning routine, Josh Finney's shady black market organ farm, and see Marv Mann use the word lassitude in a sentence. Direct link below:

http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=543377#Post543377


See you later this week, kids!

We love you.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Awakening Pre-Order Initiative: Week Five

A bit of a short one today, lads and ladies, as we continue onward. Steady as she goes!

OUR TOP STORY...

It's all official - Archaia is back in action! Check out the interview with PJ Bicket, Mark Smylie, and Steve Christy about the re-launch this June and what's in
store for the coming year...

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20991


Give it a read and get excited, people - we're coming...


IN OTHER NEWS...

Haha! Honestly there isn't much else to report right now. We've got a ton of interviews and reviews on the way in the coming weeks, a badass something-I-can't-mention-yet, and a listing of all our confirmed convention/signing appearances for the rest of the year. I'm thinking next week or the week after should be more eventful so stick around!


SOME LAST MINUTE REMINDERS...


If you haven't already pre-ordered the book, do it now! Get to da choppa! Currently there are two ways you can do this:

- Print out the pre-order coupon below and bring it to your local comic shop to guarantee your copy this June!



- Go to DCBS and order the book through them at 45% off to get yourself an exclusive signed art print! The direct link for Awakening is http://www.dcbservice.com/product.aspx?id=303661#dt.

The print is below, if you're curious...




And maaaaybe you want to add a little something to that order - I'd recommend Perhapanauts: Triangle personally - only $8.99 at DCBS, which means you get both books AND the exclusive signed Awakening art print for the regular cover price of Awakening Volume One! How can you pass that up?!




We love you.