PRobably one of my most revealing interviews I’ve ever had– I talk about The God Machine, dealing with depression, psychology, the comics industry, sexism, and much more.
Big thanks to Dorian Dawes for interviewing me for The Catalyst Magazine, and the Catalyst for having me be a part of their publication.
My interview starts on page 69–
So much to say!
But first- hi guys! I’ve been recovering from the madness that was SDCC! Thanks to all who came out and said hello, and for all of you who got a chance to get the new posters Archaia printed and a copy of The God Machine issue 1.
A few highlights you can see and hear!
INTERVIEW: I talk about The God Machine graphic novel, Fraggles, and Fear of Ghosts [comic] with Cameron Hatheway of Cammy’s Comic Corner. [Also in the beginning of the interview David Rodriguez & Patrick McEvoy talk about their book Starkweather] [*show note- I meant to say "JOSH" Finney and Kat Rocha]
also
Venture Brothers Tweetup Podcast: I was apart of this geekery- and how!
BUT! Now on to more pressing maters!
THE GOD MACHINE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL. 1 !!!!!
It’s serious time! Seriously!
Break out the Absinthe, dress in your spooky attire, for on Oct. 18-27th- It arrives! [Just in time for HALLOWEEN!]
But first you have to contact your local comic shop[s] (locate your local shop here) to order you a copy, or even order it from AMAZON.com!
This is the time to act! Go to you comic shop, ask them to order you THE GOD MACHINE HC [Previews page 225] The more orders, the better! It let’s Diamond [distributor] know there’s a need for the book, so they’ll let it come back for a 2nd GN! It also let’s Archaia know there’s a demand! This is important! It shows that there’s a want for THE GOD MACHINE volumes in the future!
Don’t have a shop to go to? No problem! Amazon is providing you guys with a very good deal! $13.46 for 160pages of God Machine goodness! [don't mind the listing saying it's 144pages, it's in process of being corrected]
Other places to order from [if you want other options]:
Forbidden Planet £10.34 [huzzah, across the ponders rejoice!]
Things From Another World $15.96
The specs:
*All of the online places have the specs on my book wrong. But trust me when I say, I know it’s 160 pages. I made it that way. (It’s like telling a mother who just gave birth that she didn’t have a baby.) Because it was advertised as 144 pages, that’s what made the price lower originally. On the behalf of others, I’m sorry for any confusion.
So now we’ve got business out of the way, how bout was under that sexy hard cover?
A foreword by Doc Hammer (co-creator of The Venture Brothers), a new colored prologue that was only available as a limited run b&w ash-can, the lush beginning of The God Machine saga, Character bios, 13 pin-ups by fellow Archaia artists and other uberly talented artists!
What’s it about?
“Things have become monotonous. Change will come and wash it all away…”
“Stricken with grief from the death of his girlfriend, Sith, Guy Salvatore struggles to make sense of his world. He’s plagued with hallucinations of monsters that torment him with outrageous requests. He’s unsure if these manifestations are real or are being invented by his own sickened mind.
Enter Satan: a strange old man who shares with Guy a story of two Gods who govern all of existence. According to Satan, the Gods allowed Sith to be removed from her world. Now she is floating aimlessly in and out of dimensional planes known as the “Dream Worlds.” Satan implores Guy to take action and call upon his latent power to break through his world’s plane, search out Sith, and take vengeance upon the vile Gods who caused this atrocity.
Satan’s story promises hope to Guy and raises the possibility of Sith still being alive. Yet, Guy’s doubts linger: Is Satan to be believed? Who are the Gods and why did they allow Sith to be taken? Who is to be trusted? And, ultimately, is Guy slowly going insane?
So, what’s a “Guy” to do?
Join Guy as he begins to unravel the truth, and learn what really happened to Sith – before it’s too late…”
Mature Readers
There’s so much more news i have to tell, but this will have to do til next time! And boy will there be a next time!
ALSO: Any requests for stuff for me to provide at Dragon*con? Let me know! I’m hoping to have lots of goodies for all who attend!
Go forth, and order my lovelies! I promise it’s worth it. <3
With so much love,
Chan
A new review has surfaced! The Nerdiest-Kids review the God Machine Preview, Titanium Rain [1&2], and Robotika[3&4]~!
-Chan
So i’ve been getting a few reports that some people’s comic stores are receiving THE GOD MACHINE next week on the original release day of the 28th. Other stores received the book on it’s early release on the 21st. I can’t figure out what’s up with that, but a little patience my friends in receiving it!
Speaking of which, I heard one report that DCBS.com sending out one person’s order of THE GOD MACHINE.
Also! tfaw.com SOLD OUT of The God Machine. Wooo! They’ll reorder the book but it will take about 2 weeks for them to get it back in. Luckily I found 2 other sites who are offering The God Machine as well.*
*Please note I’m not connected to these places online, I merely found them for you.
Also, It’s beautiful! <3
Thanks to those of you who have told me you have received the book and the beautiful comments! Keep them coming please!
-Chan
THE GOD MACHINE is out TODAY!!! YES! After waiting… i dunno how long, it came out a WEEK early!
Go forth! Go get it at a comic shop! [or order it.]
About those who ordered from DCBS: I’d check with them when they ship things. You may have to wait a little bit to receive your copy. [I know! I'm sorry. :( ]
Don’t forget release party at Stardust and signings next week!
-Chan
Like the Phoenix, it returns!
The God Machine Rough Cut- after 2 years of hiatus, it springs back into action!
And I’m picking up from where I left off too!
Chapter 3, Page 10
Page 10 Book 3 by ~TheGodMachineComic on deviantART
Confused? New? Forget about everything you once read?
But you might be asking, “Chan, why is everything in pencil and written like a weirdo?”
Glad you asked!
Mission Statement Time!
“The Rough Cut Series is meant to be a preview/web comic of my comic series, "The God Machine." It’s taking the original scripts and draft pages, and translating them to pencil only comic pages. There are no inks, formal fonts, or even blacked in areas. The idea behind this is to get you into the series before it comes out to print. Now when the comic goes to print media, you’ll see the art work polished, inked, proper lettering, extra jokes, re-writes of the script, sometimes re-ordered panel layout, totally new pages, and bonus material. That way if you really like the project, you won’t feel gypped that you’d be buying content that’s already free online. Think of this as a preview, and a glimpse into the process in how I make comics.
The God Machine is published by Archaia.
The first issue comes out Oct. 28th 2009.”
That’s it! Welcome back~!
-Chan
p.s. Eventually I try to set up a Comic Press thing on my web site, but currently I don’t have the time for that. So DA will have to do for now. I don’t feel like uploading to Comic Space anymore. :(
Hey everybody!
My friends A. Dave Lewis and Saurav Mohapatra have just launched a new message board, Beyond the Bleed to promote the discussion of comics, and give a forum [ha ha] to creators to talk about their process, thoughts, and projects!
Currently lots of Archaia creators inhabit “the Creatorium”
Patrick McEvoy, Kat Rocha, Jason Becker, Tom Pinchuk, Mark Smylie, yours truly of course, and many others!
Come check it out!
The Creatorium
-So please sign up. This is where i’ll be having my message board discussions for now. So if you have questions, insights, musings, whatevers about my comic and work, please feel free to talk about it in my section. And please do participate in the other discussions in the main boards, and say hello to your favorite Archaia creators. :)
-Chan
Tomorrow Sullengrey Sacrifice #1 will be out. Yours truly worked on the colors and put in THE GOD MACHINE Easter eggs galore [amoung other details].
Go gets!
-Chan
Awakening Graphic Novel
So, the book is out – now what? Now, oh loyal readers, we need to keep the momentum going. Reviews and interviews are abound but now we need to show comic shops that there’s good reason for them to carry the book in their stores! Below is an open letter to comic retailers which I emailed out to all the shop contacts I could gather online. What we need YOU to do is repost this on blogs and message boards, Twitter a link, send up a smoke signal – get this info to your local shop to help them sell the book. That doesn’t mean you should go in and ask for ten copies of the book to be ordered, that’s not what this is about. This is about spreading the word about the book and giving retailers the ammunition they need to confidently recommend and sell the book to their customers.
Let’s do this thing! Zombie Noir for everybody! Tweet and repost pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaase!
Dragon*con, Atlanta GA. Sept. 4-7th 2009.
I will be at table #20 in Comics Artists Alley in the Hyatt Regency: Grand Hall East. I will be selling prints, mini comics, commissions, and I have goodies too.
Sunday in the Hyatt, rooms 223 & 226, at about 4 or 5pm, I will also be attending “Rusty’s Day Camp” [Venture Brothers themed] as a “camp counselor.” I may be doing something on “how to” -Event held by the good people at PRoV.
Also, fellow Archaia creator, David Petersen of Mouse Guard, will also be in attendance in the Comics Artists Alley!
Come out, say hello!!
-Chan
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