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And, we're live9:08 AM 9/1/2008
Hannibal Goes to Rome is now live on Shadowline's webcomics site. Unlike the version here, you can resize it to fit your screen.
And I've posted the final section of the DOSE preview: "Planet of the Liberals" the "Happy Birthday" piece by Alex Segura and Mauro Vargas (yeah, the "Hannibal" guy again. We can't keep up with him), and the Charles Atlas spoof "The Insult That Made a Wimp Out of Mac" as seen on the back cover. There are a few print-exclusive sections you'll have to buy the comic to read (and in my mind, the funniest ones) but this is it for comics. Now onward to issue two!
Dose/Hannibal release party!7:50 PM 8/21/2008
BE THERE.
Proficient in War, Deficient in Love9:54 PM 8/18/2008
Girding our guts for the big debut of number two in scarcely two weeks, I'm dropping bombs on the DOSE preview. "Super-Rave Shuugaku 3003" is a manga spoof about a high-powered space angel who makes learning so much fun it's life-threatening. "Li'l Sammy Swift" is the world's only Hamlet spoof to feature a talking crocodile, a psychic soothsayer, and an egg made of mercury. And it's mouthy and unfunny unless you're an English major, so by way of apology I'm extending the preview all the way to "Great Moments in Science!" by myself and this guy Mauro Vargas. I think he worked on that Hannibal comic or something.
The Big News2:31 PM 8/13/2008
Hannibal Goes to Rome, but first he's going to Image! Shadowline has just picked up the comic. Starting Sept. 1st (hey--that's my birthday. Also, the official DOSE #2 release date. Time to celebrate!) colored Hannibal pages will appear every day for a week, followed by brand new material one page a week thereafter. I'll release them here as well, staggered a week behind their Shadowline debut. So, yeah. Labor Day weekend, there'll be a whole lot of thrill up in your grill.
Deficient in Love!4:07 PM 8/11/2008As we ramp up to the official release date, another entry finds its way to the DOSE online preview: "Deficient in Love," the satirical sci-fi romance that may or may not be feminist. At any rate, it's good, sterile fun for the entire hive-family.
The Taser Contest, 60-Second Warren Ellis10:31 AM 8/4/2008I've added new chapters to the DOSE preview. David Marquez depicts how to miss the point of being a talented writer, while my pal and fellow former DC intern Josh Elder makes Bukowski look like a pansy. Also included are the Victorian advertisements, the only reason DOSE even gets made.
DOSE debuts11:41 AM 7/30/2008To kick off the push for DOSE in finer comic shops everywhere, I'm going to regularly upload selections from the book. Today, you lucky dog, you get the best part: Evan Dorkin's "Big Fun!" I'm throwing in the "Moby Dick" trailer to keep things cooking.
He's Back. In COLOR.2:43 PM 7/24/2008The Commander returns! Hannibal is now in full color. Regular updates to follow. Mauro's already halfway through the second episode, and Andres Carranza has already shown us his all-new, all-brilliant palette on episode one. Show us your blood runs Tyrian purple.
2:20 PM 7/17/2008Tuesday's guest spot on Comic Book Club, now in mp3 form! Huzzah! Relive the thrills, the chills, and the groans whenever I chime in. And darn it, I finally thought of my dream team: Grant Morrison & JH Williams III.
12:16 PM 7/16/2008I was a guest of the Comic Book Club last night. Thanks to Alex, Pete and Justin for having me on. I had a lot of fun, and I think I only made myself a little bit of a jerk. I apologize for the thuddingly lame jokes. Also, if you think I'm genuinely mad at Pete when he suggests I write that idea, that's just because I couldn't think of a good punchline to follow up my obnoxiousness. Then I make fun of better writers than I will ever be. I am such a class act.7/12/08 We got a really spiffy review from Comic Related's Russell Burlngame. Thanks, chumly! I'm glad somebody liked our hideous blot on the face of the medium. I had the good fortune to meet Russell at MoCCA, shortly before the FDNY evacuated the building. It was hot. You should have been there, but you were working the family store, trying to hold everything together after Pa died. Those bags of sorghum weren't going to peddle themselves. I wish I were a good person like you. 6/24/08Welcome, colorist Andres Carranza, to Hannibal's army!
Oh yeah. It's good to be back on the march.
5/30/08New issues of DOSE arrived yesterday, with a week to spare for MoCCA festival.
 Expect to get copies in some kind of package deal and/or with a sketch if you're there. Me, I'm bound for Connecticut to see my girlfriend for the second time in four months. I know, it's unbelievable: comic creators date. 5/22/08I'm back at Scryptic, explaining how to write tough guys. Because, you know, there's no one better to do that than a scrawny smartass from suburban Connecticut. 5/11/08When not coordinating a faltering Zuda campaign, I've been smashing my skull on DOSE #2 and I can happily say it's finally done.
Well, not "done"...I have to color the back page and do proofs, convert to TIF and upload to the FTP, but it's 4 a.m. and I have to get up in 3 hours for a family thing. This fugly cover that's taken (AHHHHH!) two weeks to scrape out was the final piece, and I had a ridiculously easy 5-page lettering bout today. This that thusly then = done. Follow the link for a full-size version
5/5/08
Currently competing on DC Comics' webcomic contest, HANNIBAL GOES TO ROME is the bloody hilarious tale of a man and his elephants as they go forth to subjugate the burgeoning Roman Empire. We're currently ranked #1! We need comments as well as votes to win, so get involved! Hannibal's Army needs soldiers! Join Hannibal's army on MySpace, Facebook Join. Read. Laugh. Vote. Comment. Conquer. http://zudacomics.com/node/376
 It was a war that embroiled Western Civilization for two decades. Hundreds of thousands died in the steel and ice of the Second Punic War, as the most powerful empires in the world clashed! Throughout Europe and Africa, kingdoms dissolved, merged and formed in the bloody shockwaves of society's first true clash of empires. Of course this makes great comedy! As the mercenary forces of Carthage invade an ever-expanding Roman Empire, only one man has the audacity and talent to command the charge. One man, unlike any other before or since in history, is capable of dismantling the Roman machine. One man, alone, is crazy enough to bring elephants over the Alps. That man is Hannibal Barca, and this is his story, albeit condensed into a sardonic comic strip. Told in a humorous (yet historically accurate) manner, Hannibal Goes to Rome humanizes the inhumane actions that indelibly altered the course of civilization. More force than man, Hannibal pitted himself against Roman society, and very nearly swept it from history. Despite commanding over the mightiest slaughters in ancient warfare, he strove to maintain a measure of human dignity and respect against an enemy that perfected fascism. Writer Brendan McGinley and artist Mauro Vargas bring you the historical, hysterical account of a man with big dreams, and the big elephants he rode to pursue them. This May, Hannibal is at the gates.
4/21/08Big news and big changes coming real soon! Can't say a peep till May, but there's major doings afoot, and you know afoot is how I like my doings! Also, seriously: real website forthcoming, once DOSE #2 is in bed.11/18/07Big Apple Con was neat! Thanks to Michael Netzer for flying out here from Israel at terrible hours. If your name is Dave and you sell protective coverings, I have a sketch of Little Nemo and Flip for you. They shut down all the tables at 6 and I couldn't find you. DOSE #1 -- out this fall! Just five measly bucks to achieve your dreams!
And if you're not too emotionally or fiscally poor to live in New York, snag yourself the special edition out even sooner!
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