EVERFROST #1 - Have you put in your preorder?
Not gonna lie: I'd appreciate it x1000 if you did :]
Hi all,
My latest comic comes out in June, but I want to see how many people I can rally up to talk to their local comic shop about preordering a copy. This guarantees you won’t miss out, and it usually nudges the shop into ordering a few more copies for the shelves if they think it’s gonna sell.
The comic is:
It’s a 4 issue miniseries from me and Sami Kivela, you’ve probably seen me writing about it in here plenty before.
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CLICK HERE TO TELL ME IF YOU’VE PREORDERED EVERFROST #1 OR NOT
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If you don’t know enough about the comic, here’s some of the pertinent info:
This futuristic story follows Van, a scientist who retired to the ice coast to die, who has finally figured out a way to escape off planet. Here we will find her walking through the snow, and she’s carrying a big sword, and even bigger loss in her heart. But first she needs to work out how and why she just bumped into her son who she hasn’t seen since he died in her arms when he was a child.
Everfrost is a 4 issue miniseries published by Black Mask Studios
Artist: Sami Kivela [Abbott, Undone By Blood]
Writer: Ryan K Lindsay [Eternal, Negative Space]
Colourist: Lauren Affe [The Witcher, Stranger Things, Five Ghosts]
Letterer: Jim Campbell [Giant Days, Wasted Space]
Editor: Dan Hill [Beautiful Canvas, Metropo]
#1 is in Previews Magazine now for a June 02 release - Order Code: APR211533
This comic is a mix of icy Frank Frazetta imagery over Blade Runner science and is a perfect fit if you love SAGA, ODY-C, BLACK SCIENCE, and DESCENDER.
Everfrost has interstellar giant alien skull-whales, emotional flashbacks, sky fights, clones, and a giant fucking sword. It’s wild, it’s absolutely stunning, and it’s designed to also make you feel a little, too.
If you read ETERNAL or BEAUTIFUL CANVAS or NEGATIVE SPACE, then I think you know what I’m aiming to do with this one. Each of those comics sold well, gained stellar reviews, and got me to a place to write EVERFROST. I’m trying to marry the scenery of big epic genre pieces with the heart of weird smaller character studies, and hopefully find a sweet spot in between where your new favourite comic lives.
Talk to your LCS about preordering the comic, and ensuring you get a copy set aside for you when it hits the streets in June!
Indie comics live and die on the vine based on your buzz - if you preorder a copy then the store will probably tack a second one on for the shelf, if 5 of you preorder, they’ll maybe up it to 10, but if 50 of you preorder, then they’ll feel the love and know they’ve got a hit on their hand and stock up appropriately!
If you aren’t sure whether to believe me, hyping up my own work, then take the word of these erudite comics luminaries:
EVERFROST is absolutely the best comic I’ve made so far. I just spent the past fortnight going through the scripts for #2-4,and there are so many great moments coming up, and the ending is something I’m really proud of.
If you are here, I think this is the comic for you, so I hope you dig it and secure yourself a copy for June 02!
Thanks for being awesome!