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    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2010 edited
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    I have some pretty great news. My webcomic G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures that I did with artist Monique MacNaughton is going to be published. We've just signed a deal with indy small press book publisher First Run Publishing to publish "GAAK" as a graphic novel. It'll be out in september.

    "GAAK" is a 50's style, monsters-run-amok, alien invasion adventure with a Spielberg flair and just a dash of Tim Burton weirdness that can best be described as The Goonies meets The Invaders from Mars. It was nominated for a Glyph Comic Award in 2007.

    After 9 years of ups, downs, and inbetweens with this comic and trying to get it published we've finally come out on the winning end. And yeah, it feels really good. LOL! :)

    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
    • CommentAuthorScottS
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2010
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    Congratulations :)
    • CommentAuthormrmcdaniel
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2010
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    Kudos, man! I hope to join you someday soon.
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
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    Thanks. :)

    This is shaping up to be a pretty good publishng year for us. Before GAAK our comic The Continentals was signed to be published by Transfuzion Publishing. Gary Reed, former publisher of Caliber Comics, is the poobah at Transfuzion.

    Hopefully this is the start of our publishing careers, because now that the door has been opened for us they're are a bunch of stories I'd like to try and get published.

    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010
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    I've got an exact release date. First Run Publishing will be releasing GAAK on september 20th.

    Now the LONG wait until september 20th. LOL! :)

    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
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      CommentAuthorMcLean
    • CommentTimeJul 8th 2010
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    Congratulations. I'm sure September will sneak up on you before you know it. Excitement! Terror!
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJul 9th 2010
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    Yeah, I think I'm experiencing both of those. They tend to alternate throughout the day. :)

    Luckily the final fine tuning and preparation keeps my mind busy.

    Excitement!...Terror!....Excitement!...Terror!...

    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
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    Good Stuff. Congratulations.
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2010 edited
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    Thanks. :)

    I'm really getting into the "business" side of it now as opposed to the creative side. Things like getting promotional material ready to send out to bookstores and shops once the book is available for pre-orders soon.

    Folks always forget that once you find a publisher is when the REAL WORK begins. I'm very hands on about it too knowing that "once you build it, they will come" only works in Kevin Costner movies. So an author has to bang the promotional drum for the work they've created just as loud or even louder then their publisher.

    Excitemnet!...Terror!...Excitement...Terror!... LOL!


    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeAug 26th 2010 edited
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    NEWS! GAAK IS NOW IN PRE-ORDERS AND AVAILABLE AT BARNES&NOBLE ONLINE AT THE LINK BELOW:


    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/e/9781609650001/?itm=2&USRI=GAAK



    GAAK Cover Image


    This is really exciting guys. :)

    Dee
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    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeSep 22nd 2010 edited
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    YAY! The graphic novel based on my webcomic G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures that I did with artist Monique MacNaughton is now out. It's published by indy small press book publisher First Run Publishing.

    "GAAK" is a 50's style, monsters-run-amok, alien invasion adventure with a Spielberg flair and just a dash of Tim Burton weirdness that can best be described as The Goonies meets The Invaders from Mars. It's about 4 misfit friends who try to save their small town and the world from invasion by kooky aliens who've comic to conquer the earth, wipe out civilization as we know it, and meet the original cast of "Star Trek". It was nominated for a Glyph Comic Award in 2007.

    If you're interested GAAK is available at Amazon

    So exciting. XD

    Dee
    ....................................................
    THE CONTINENTALS. Murder, mystery, intrigue, adventure--And steampunk!
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJan 10th 2011 edited
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    Guys. My publisher just released a youtube trailer for my new book "GAAK". Check it out here:

    www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x1U4qpkeEW4

    or here

    GAAK Youtube trailer
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    an best be described as The Goonies meets The Invaders from Mars. It's about 4 misfit friends who try to save their small town and the world from invasion by kooky aliens who've comic to conquer the earth


    -not sure if it was a typo, or a spellchecker error, but it did amuse me.
    Good luck with the graphic novel, I hope it sells well :)
    • CommentAuthorArgos
    • CommentTimeJan 10th 2011
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    congrats! I gotta say, I love the way you drew the girl, because when I was a ten year old 5th grader, I totally wore a baseball cap backwards with by bangs sticking out the hole like that. Looking at it gave me a huge dose of nostalgia
    • CommentAuthorTheDeeMan
    • CommentTimeJan 12th 2011 edited
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    Thanks. I've always had a thing for tomboys. LOL! And at the time I started writing GAAK Avril LaVigne had just come out doing her neo-notso-punk thing and she brought it all back to me. So I decided to make Jemmy (the character) a tomboy.

    Dee

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