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–

The God Machine with Chandra Free: Dragon*con 2011 from Adam Albert on Vimeo.

Huge thanks to Adam Albert for this and Dwight Clark for being a kick ass moderator!

-Chan

On the latest Comic Geek Speak, I talked with the boys in-depth about The God Machine.

Listen here:

Or head on over to their website!

-Chan

Updated God Machine [EDITIONS] with information about the 2nd God Machine volume…!

Yes, my sweethearts, it’s going to happen! <3

-Chan

The big con is here!!! Yes! It’s Dragon*con time!
I will be in artist alley (not sure what table) as a guest and so will be Andrew “Drew” Gaska at a table of his own!

I will have prints, commissions, The God Machine Graphic Novel, exclusive trading cards, Labyrinth prints, DOCULA prints, and maybe so much more! Drew will be busting with new books- premiering the Critical Millennium Hard Cover at this show (with a pin up and afterword by yours truly), and he’ll have the Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes book on hand as well!! No doubt that he too will have Apes prints and trading cards for you POTA fans!

BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!

THE GOD MACHINE will have it’s own panel at Dragon*con! A first for The God Machine!

*click image to RSVP on facebook!

The skinny:

Title: The God Machine with Chandra Free
Description: A conversation with fan favorite Chandra Free about The God Machine.
Time: Sat 04:00-5:00 pm Location: Hanover F – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Bring your questions, insights, and whatevers!

There will be an exclusive collectible card for anybody who comes out this this event.

(also, fair warning, it’s kinda hard to find these rooms, so plan ahead with a map to find it. And if you’re late, still come on in!)
Bring your friends.

Hope to see you there at the Dragon of cons!

-Chan!

p.s. COSPLAY of God Machine characters is highly encouraged!

It’s time for my first installment of…

Questions from Twitter:

@theReal_Rebel asks: “In book 1 Guy meets Satan, considering you have an “Evil God” how does he fit into your mythos & what effect does Satan have on Guy?”

Oh-ho! This is a very good question…

We’re going to uncover the answers to this particular question over the course of the story. Without giving it away, the fact that there is a “Satan” and two gods, “Good God” and “Evil God” have everything to do what’s going on in this version of reality and some serious “secret” backstory. — In volume 2, we will learn the relationship between Satan and the Gods pretty quickly- but, it will only open up more questions to come…!

As for Satan’s effect on Guy… We get to see that too in volume 2. (Ironically enough, I just wrote a scene between the two characters yesterday…It’s a doozy!)

An Elegy For Amelia Johnson‘s own, @AndrewRostan asks: “Are there different settings for monotheism and polytheism?”

In a way, yes. This gets tricky, and has a lot to do with the first question asked. This may or may not be a spoiler…

In the world of The God Machine, we have parallel worlds, and many different cultures that all celebrate different types of religion and belief. The constant to all these worlds is that the governing “Gods”  remain the same- Good God, and Evil God (And sometimes Limbo God) These Gods, are the strongest beings in existence and keep order through their dreams and discussions. -Then there is a 2nd tear of beings (demi-gods) known as “The Order.” These beings act as  heads of of a republic society. Each Order member acts as a representative from their designated world.  The idea behind the Order is to keep all of existence in a sort of balance, while meeting their respective beings needs*. (Needs range from Gods in societies to catastrophic events to maintain population control… and other things…) There is always a question of what’s moral, and fit for all these worlds. These kinds of questions that are brought to the Order floor, and the main 3 Gods oversee the big questions and rule in favor of what is just.

That’s… well a start of an explanation of a piece of The God Machine’s “God” world… An odd mythos inspired by politics and representatives of a bigger picture. There’s much more than this, obviously.

I have no idea if what I wrote makes any sense. Hard to condense without giving away the farm.

Thanks for the questions you guys!

Have a question? Ask on twitter to @spookychan or @TheGodMachine or go to my Formspring Account! –or heck, email me at witchycrankypoo@gmail.com or this site. Please let me know if it’s okay to publish your info.

-Chan

I was just informed this morning that THE GOD MACHINE will have it’s own panel at Dragon*con!

Title: The God Machine with Chandra Free
Description: A conversation with fan favorite Chandra Free about The God Machine.
Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: Hanover F – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

To all of you going to Dragon*con, please come out to this! (WARNING: brush up on where it’s at, cause it’s usually a bit of a maze to find these panels. But that is the zen of Dragon*Con…!)  Also, bring  your questions, your insights, how the book has effected you, and whatevers.

I’m going to see about making an exclusive card to give away at this panel… not that I need to bribe you fine people. ;D

This is THE GOD MACHINE’s first panel, so lets make it a good one!

Hope to see you there!

-Chan <3

*TIMES HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND CONFIRMED, SEE TEXT BEFORE SCHEDULE IMAGE.

Hey everybody!

It’s that time again, San Diego Comic Con time!

So here’s the scoop!

I will be at the Archaia booth #2635 (between the Image and MARVEL booths) and Archaia’s satellite booth #4401-4500 (confirmed) Please see attached graphic for specific times listed each day. All times are subject to change and possible extra time at the booth as well– sorry it’s not an exact science yet, but Archaia is going to have 70 creators/artists at their booth this year. INSANE!

So what’s happening with me at the Archaia booth? Glad you asked! ;D

–this will be the first time the God Machine hardcover will be at San Diego!  YAY!  So those of you who have been waiting for it (and a signature from me) will get their chance! Be sure to get there ASAP if you’ve been waiting for the LEATHER BOUND EDITION of The God Machine. Archaia only brings limited quanities– so be aware, they GO FAST! 

Also I will be signing for Fraggle Rock, and the PREMIERING prose novel I contributed 2 illustrations for- Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes! Written by my partner in crime, Andrew E.C. Gaska! –Lots of awesome news for that! At Archaia’s booth there will be exclusive collectible Apes trading cards, a walk around Zira (from the original Apes movies), and special signings with artists from the book – Jim Steranko! Dave Dorman! and Dan Dussault! 

More exciting BLAM! Ventures news is that Critical Millennium issue #4 should  be out for this convention!

In addition- I will have a limited amount of prints on me, but that’s about it for this con. No commissions this time around. But if you want one when I get back from the con please check out my commission rules/rates!

I think that’s it for now. See all of you soon!

-Chan

Signing times:

*UPDATED:

Wed: 5:30-8:00

Thurs: 12:30-2:00, 6:00-7:00

Fri: [fraggle rock] 11:00-12:00, then Satellite table 5:00-7:00

Sat: 11:00-12:30

Sun: [fraggle rock] 10:30-11:30, Satellite table 2:00-3:30, 3:30-5:00

And possible Apes signing too. [pending]

The EAGLE AWARDS are accepting nominations for comics/creators/etc. from 2010. (deadline is 3/7/11) You can participate by voting for yours truly, CHANDRA FREE and THE GOD MACHINE. Also other Blam Ventures creator suggestions: Writer Andrew E.C. Gaska/ Artist Daniel Dussault for Critical Millennium.

http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/

After you’re done voting, be sure to check your email/spam to verify your votes. Otherwise they won’t be counted.

Thanks!

-Chan

p.s. a little face lift at the old spookychan.com for the Winter/Spring 2011 season. :) Still working on improving more!

Lots of new interviews, podcasts, and reviews for the newly released THE GOD MACHINE graphic novel.

Click this link for the newness.

-Chan

p.s. hi guys!