COMICS at INDY PLANET!!

The comics are finally up at the indy planet store... you can check them out here

Shadowstorm Preview:

http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=145&osCsid=8df93a299684c1ca27b0f57107188fd7

Bushi: Warrior Caste

http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=69&osCsid=8df93a299684c1ca27b0f57107188fd7

Moonshadow#0 variant

http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=387&osCsid=8df93a299684c1ca27b0f57107188fd7

The Sorrow

http://www.indyplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=376&osCsid=8df93a299684c1ca27b0f57107188fd7

and be sure to run over to the Tezlon site www.tezlon.com and checkout "The Swordsman"!

We will be doing a book signing July 21st,
At Comic Relief
G-4050 Fenton Rd.
Flint, Michigan 48507
810-238-7221

Attending Guests include...
Bill Messner-Loebs (The Maxx, Flash, Wonderwoman)
Randy Zimmerman (Tales From the Aniverse, Spank the Monkey, Scenes from the club)
Larry Lonsby (Tezlon, Tezlon: the Swordsman)
Brian Germain (MoonShadow, The Gryphon)
Roberto Armstrong (Shadowstorm, Bushi: Warrior Caste)
Justin Faber (The Gryphon)
Christy Hans (Comics Obscura)
Gemma Keech (The Clay Shaper)
and more to be announced!

ENTER TEZLON!!!

Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Artist, Writer and Creator Larry Lonsby Jr. is bringing his "World of Tezlon" to Dark Elf Designs. Joining forces with his Tezlon: The Swordsman, Tezlon: Glance of Time, and coming soon Tezlon: War of Darkness titles. You can check out more about Tezlon at www.tezlon.com Larry has been a Dark Elf Designs member since 2002. He has worked for several different companies, and is the head of Tezlon Comics.

The Gryphon #0, The Sorrow Anthology, and MoonShadow #0

Soon on Indy Planet and thus this website you'll be able to order copies of Moonshadow#0 Variant Edition, The Sorrow (full anthology edition), and The Gryphon #0!

They Just went out to the printers and everything is looking pretty smooth. PISTOLFIST Creator and Dark Elf Member J.S. Earls presents four fabulous tales of childhood abuse, all from different authors and artists, in "The Sorrow" edited by Our own P. Anthony Mast.

Justin Faber makes his Graphical comic book Debut in "The Gryphon" the story of a man without an identity trying to help others figure out their identities! Sorcery, ESP, and a Dragon! How could a man with a near photographic memory like Jack Griffin forget who he is? find out in this beautifully illustrated "grunge" style book, starting with "The Gryphon #0".

Have you read the Phenomenon that is "MoonShadow" yet? You know the comic that sold over a thousand issues by hand? You know the one that sold 30 copies in the first thirty minutes it's box was opened? You Haven't? Well guess what! Today's your lucky day because the original "MoonShadow #0" with an all new variant edition cover has just been sent to the printer! and very soon you will be able to order all three of these great titles at IndyPlanet.com

Come Play In Our Universe!

-Brian Germain

MoonShadow #0 Goes Web LIVE

Right now you can Check out MoonShadow #0 as it was originally printed starting at page one on DrunkDuck.com CLICK HERE to start reading MoonShadow #0 now! up to page three is up and a new page is slated to go up every week!

ATTENTION: Writers, Artists, and Creators!

Setting an Idol fire!
by Ian Shires

Well, we have begin blowing the embers of the Idol bonfire, tossing on some new fuel, and guess what...the ol' contest has plenty of life to burst into a whole new flame in 2007. Analogies aside, it's looking like this year's going to be the biggest yet...both in participation, and media coverage. If you haven't seen elsewhere already, check out the Idol 07 page for the guidelines. We're so excited about it, we may just explode. So that's the lead story for the week: Idol Starting....Nuff Said!!! You'll note that we're back down to one ad over there to the right for the Kick Start this week. If we haven't made it clear: We'll post a FREE AD there of that size for a week. The Dimestore homepage is viewed tens of thousands of times a week. All you have to do is add a "Self Publisher Association" tag on your Comicspace - then let us know! Oh, and THANK YOU to Angry Dog Press for the PAID ad. We haven't seen many of those, and we really need them. I keep touting the hits we're getting...and folks, we jumped by over 100% on the per hour hits since last week due to Idol rummblings, this is a GREAT time to put up a cheap banner at the top of the site. Of the Banners in rotation right now, there are NONE that have been seen LESS than 15,000 times (one has 60,000 displays), nor been clicked FEWER than 200 times (and that's not the one viewed the least, oddly enough. That one has over 300 clicks recorded. Anyway, point being: Don't you want to be seen?

For More Information on the Joining up with the Small Press Idol check it out over here... www.dimestoreproductions.com

Randy Rages in theU.K.!!!

Our Very Own Randy Zimmerman comics veteran with the Arrow Comics claim to fame has had one of his older books reviewed recently and I think it is a great example of what you might be missing if you aren't familiar with Randy's work. So if you missed it before check out this review of Caliber Comics War of the Worlds "Haven and the Hellweed" written by Randy Zimmerman.
http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/haven_hellweed.htm
Another great title that was reviewed by this site was Randy's other War of the Worlds title "The Memphis Front" from Arrow Comics
http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/memphis_front.htm

-Brian Germain

En Memoriam

Dave Cockrum age 63 passed away yesterday of complications due to diabetes. He will be sorely missed by many of our staff and fans alike. As a major contributor to books like the X-Men Dave captured many hearts and minds on his comic journey's and now he must start a new one. We'll miss you Dave.

In Memory of Dave Cockrum
1943-2006

Dark Elf Designs Interview!

Hey Guys Check out the interview in Brant Fowler's Indy-Pendant column on comics avalanche http://www.comicavalanche.com/columns/indypendant.htm Brant does Q & A with our Very own Brian Germain about everyone's favorite indy comic company.

Also We have been talking with the President of Shocker Toys www.shockertoys.com about joining their wave of Indy action figures.

and last but not least we have been in talks with the creator of a of a horror film in the spirit of the original friday the thirteenth or nightmare on elm street movies and if all goes well maybe we'll be doing the graphic novel based on the film.

Plus yet even more great news we will soon be unveiling something that no one else is really doing (aside from japan) and we'll be doing it ina way that is rarely done anymore.

William Messner-Loebs and Brian Germain have been kicking out some more illustrations for our sister company COM publishing in order to make one of their imprints (Sword and Science) debuts "Legerdemain" as successful as possible.

Keep checking back for more updates to come!

J.S. Earls Revolutionary Writer!

Hey everyone surf on over to Silver Bullet Comics and check out my interview with our very own J.S. Earls creator of PISTOLFIST from ALIAS comics! Click the Link Below (or you may have to paste it into your browser) to check out what Jeff had to say.
http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/news/story.php?a=2997

Revolutionary Comics!

What's that you say? you haven't gotten your Copy of Pistolfist: the Revolutionary Warrior #1 yet? Well could be that it's sold out now! Well maybe not but don't find out from me find out from our very Jeff Earls Creator of Pistolfist and Co-Writer David Alan Flanary Jr. Better yet why don't you head on over to Alias Enterprises and check it out for yourself!



















And Hey while your at it why don't you swing by Indy Planet and Pick up a copy of Roberto Armstrong's ShadowStorm illustrated by Darryl Anderson and killer colors by Neptali. Published by Core Studios in association with us Dark Elf Designs.

















-Brian