Please note error in Diamond Previews catalog

Just discovered that Dandelion was listed in the July 2010 issue of Diamond Previews catalog (for items shipping September 2010). Item code JUL10 0756. The promo on pg. 28 incorrectly lists the writer as Nikola Jajic and the artist as Rick Hershey, two very talented creators. But all fans of Dandelion realize that the actual creative team includes writer John Schlim Jr, penciler Sergio Apodaca, inker Jesus Salas, and colorist Mauricio Pinzon. Help spread the word about this error!

Addendum: Diamond has responded well to this. Thankfully they will be running corrections to the creator credits in their print Dateline newsletter, as well as on the retailer and vendor service sites.

Dandelion already available for preorder!

Dandelion is already available for preorder on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble’s bn.com (although the artwork displayed isn’t the actual cover art). Reserve your copy TODAY!

Dandelion release date announced!

The Dandelion original graphic novel will be released in September 2010 by ARCANA COMICS. The book will be 154 pages, sized 10.2 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches, and retail for $19.95. Track it by the official ISBN 978-1897548851 (ISBN-10: 1897548850). You can already pre-order it on Amazon.com!

Dandelion front & back covers

Now under contract and in production: Wolf Nation!

If you enjoy werewolf stories and action-packed fantasy, I have a new concept that might pique your interest. Wolf Nation is a new twist on the folklore surrounding the supernatural curse of the wolf moon. The working draft of the script is finally complete and is now in South Africa with my incredibly talented partner on the project, artist Timothy Le Roux. I guarantee his work is going to blow you away! Our dream, of course, is to get this project to film. Hopefully now that we’ve signed the comic book mini-series with a publisher, we’ve made the first step toward that creative goal.

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Logo created by Tim Le Roux

Until Forever chapter 2 posted

Chapter two of Until Forever is now online. Read and react: Until Forever

New Dandelion pinup

Pencils by Sergio Apodaca, inks by Jose de Jesus Salas, colors by Mauricio Pinzon.

Dandelion script edits done

I have finally finished the final edits & revisions for the Dandelion script. I truly love the collaboration process involved in making comics, so I always leave a lot of creative freedom for my artist partners to interpret, expand, and reimagine scenes. But that often means a lot of edits and revisions to make sure narration and dialogue still fit the scenes and are properly sequenced in the new layouts. In this particular book the layout changes also caused some awkward scene transitions, so I needed to stitch those together a little tighter. Hopefully everybody will enjoy the end result!

JSjr