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Cavemen in Space Short Story

2010-03-09T10:09:00.003-05:00

A few years ago, before starting on Cavemen in Space, I did a little warm up story with all of the characters and motifs that I wanted to use. It was a good exercise and I made the story into a mini-comic. The mini has since gone out of print, so I thought that I should share the story online for all to see! The story is full-color and features all of the characters, if somewhat briefly, from the book. Enjoy!

I have updated my Comics section with a link, or you can read the story directly here.

Remember, you have about a month to donate to the CiS Fund and to preorder the book at your local comic shop!

Cavemen in Space Solicited in Previews!

2010-02-25T09:39:00.003-05:00

Cavemen in Space is solicited in the March issue of the Previews catalog (to ship in May) which hit stores yesterday! It's even marked as "Certified Cool!"

Cavemen in Space by Joey Weiser
Distributed by AdHouse Books

A caveman named Washington and his prehistoric tribe have been torn from their era and placed aboard “The Wheel,” a futuristic space laboratory. It’s one thing to jump ahead millions of years in technology, art, literature, and fashion, but now they face a corporate alien empire!?

Details:
4C cover
248 1C pages
5″ x 7.5″ SC
$14.95 US funds
ISBN 978-0-615-34445-4
Shipping May 2010
Diamond Order Code: MAR10 0679

AdHouse Cavemen Page
Joey Weiser Site
Download a PDF preview
Amazon Page (Click "Search Inside The Book" for more preview pages. I recommend ordering from your local comic shop or via the AdHouse site)

Go out to your local comic shop and request/recommend a copy today!

Richard on Monster Isle

2010-02-17T10:17:00.008-05:00

This week's Monster Isle features CiS Fund Level 9 donor, Richard! Congrats and thank you Richard!

Check out the Cavemen in Space Fundraiser page to learn more about how YOU could take a trip to Monster Isle!

CiS Fund Month 2: BONUS PRIZES!

2010-02-02T12:22:00.002-05:00

Well, we're entering the second month of my Cavemen in Space Fundraiser. What's happening?

In the first month we've raised $1548! I am very grateful to those who have supported by donating and/or spreading the word. This leaves me with about 2 months to raise $2000. Things are looking good so far, but I can't afford to slow down!

If you haven't already, I encourage everyone to check out my blog for a weekly in-depth look at each of the donation levels. So far I've posted a lot about my new mini-comics series Mermin, with some preview art and a review of my first books, The Ride Home and Tales of Unusual Circumstance. Coming up is more info about Cavemen in Space itself, some examples of custom artwork made for donators, and more!

The other big development is that I've introduced some bonus prizes for donators of $150 or more! The first 4 to donate Level 7 or up will receive individual, handcrafted woolly mammoths! More info and photos about that can be seen here.

I appreciate any support, be it donations or assistance spreading the word. Please take a look at CiS Fund to see what kinds of rewards you can receive for donations!

Support Cavemen in Space - Get Prizes!

2010-01-04T09:43:00.002-05:00

As some of you may know, I have recently completed my second graphic novel, Cavemen in Space. I plan to self-publish and distribute through AdHouse Books this Spring, but I need your help!

Inspired by folks like Liz Baillie and Jamie Tanner, I have launched a fundraiser to raise the raise the money required to publish Cavemen in Space! And as a thank you for donating, I have several different rewards based on the level of donation!

Go to the donation page to see the details, but rewards for donating include original art, comics, and more! And if you can't afford to donate, you can still support the cause by sharing this page with others on your blog, Facebook, Twitter, email, cave walls, etc!

So, click here to see how you can be the first to read my newest projects, receive original art, and even appear in a comic yourself!!

Big Sale @ AdHouse!

2009-11-25T18:38:00.004-05:00

AdHouse Books is having a TOTALLY AWESOME SALE at the moment! Now's a great time to stock up on art/comics/cool stuff gifts for cheap. Amongst the books on sale are The Ride Home for only $3.95 and Superior Showcase #2 for only $1!! And hey, Superior Showcase was recently named one of the best superhero projects of the decade by The Comics Reporter!

There are a ton of great books on sale though, so even if you (and your friends, relatives, and friends' & relatives' friends and relatives) already have my books and feel like trying something new, I recommend giving AdHouse's other books a try! One thing I can tell ya for sure is AdHouse puts together a nice book.

Good-Bye Nick Mag!

2009-11-25T18:04:00.002-05:00

The current issue of Nickelodeon Magazine is THE FINAL ISSUE! This is very sad news that has been circulating around the comics community for several months, but it tears at my heartstrings thinking of all the kids who read Nick Mag who just learned the news when the issue hit the stands.

This is a somewhat bittersweet event for me, however, because this issue also sees my first (and only!) publication within the magazine! I wrote a SpongeBob comic that is actually the first comic in the issue! Here is an excerpt so you'll know what to look for:

Art by Gregg Schigiel, Jeff Albrecht, Comicraft, and Wes Dzioba

The issue is packed full of fun comics by the likes of Chris Duffy, Alec Longstreth, Mark Martin, Sam Henderson, as well as a few little "good bye" features to mark the occasion. I recommend everyone go out to their local spot to pick up finer magazines and check it out!

New Webcomic: Monster Isle!

2009-09-16T00:04:00.003-04:00

I would like to welcome you to Monster Isle! This is a new weekly webcomic by yours truly featuring the monstrous Gargantura (or “Gary” to his friends), Torgo, and Gil and their day-to-day life on the tropical island they inhabit.

A black & white version of Monster Isle originally appears in the weekly Athens, Georgia publication Jake. A week later, each strip will appear online and in full, glorious color. So, bookmark the site or subscribe to the RSS Feed so that you won’t miss these guys every week!

SPX 2009

2009-09-11T10:07:00.002-04:00

Let's talk about SPX for a second, shall we? Well, September 26-27, my favorite convention will be held in Bethesda, Maryland!

I will be at tables A3A-A4 along with Eleanor Davis, Drew Weing, David Yoder, Adam Aylard, Kevin Burkhalter, and David Mack! Not only that, but we'll be right next to Brett Muller and Pranas Naujokaitis, just around the corner from Oni Press, and across the aisle from some cool folks including Kate Beaton, John Campbell, and David Malki !, so come by our area and get immersed in comic-awesomeness!

At SPX, I will have copies on hand of The Ride Home, Tales of Unusual Circumstance, and The Late-Night Gang. I will also have my Kaiju Life postcards and FLUKE posters. Somehow I'll cram it all into my portion of table! Also, I'll have two anthology contributions debuting at the show!
I have a Lemmings story, "Follow the Leader" in Life Meter 3! This is exciting because I've been wanting to contribute to LM for some time now. Volume 3 has a great contributor's list, and the profits will be donated to charity. So, pick up the book (I'm assuming it'll be with Dave Roman at tables H7-H8)!
Also, a brand new Late-Night Gang story, "Trick or Treat!" will be appearing in Subterranean 2, the great mini-comics anthology by Danger Park. This gem will be at table C12! Pick it up if you like good stuff!

Monster Isle in Jake

2009-09-09T18:26:00.002-04:00

Starting this week, I will have a regular feature in the free weekly paper distributed around Athens and the UGA campus, Jake! So, if you're an Athens resident, I recommend you pick up Jake on a weekly basis (new issues come out on Thursdays) and check it out!

The strip is titled "Monster Isle" and features characters from this year's FLUKE anthology. The first strip hits the streets tomorrow, September 10th, so next time you're downtown or somewhere that Jake can be found, pick it up to meet these frightening creatures:

Two Pieces of News

2009-08-31T23:08:00.004-04:00

Hello! A couple of things to report this week -

The incredible new graphic novel, The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook is out now for all the world to enjoy! The book is by my pals Eleanor Davis & Drew Weing, and colored by myself and the lovely Michele Chidester. Check out the SSA website for preview pages, character bios and more!

In other news, I'll be at the Decatur Book Festival this Saturday, September 5th. I'll be accompanying Eleanor, Drew, and several other Georgia cartoonists on the "Minicomics Masterpieces" panel. See Chris Schweizer's write-up for more info about our panel and the other comics-related panels at the show this weekend! Sounds like a lot of great stuff going on, so if you're close enough to stop by, I'd love to see you there!

Last Week to Buy My Books From ACC Library!

2009-08-09T21:05:00.003-04:00

Just a reminder that this is the last week to buy my books from the Athens-Clarke County Library! The books are on sale until Thursday, August 13th.

Original Art, Posters, and Prints For Sale!

2009-06-26T01:52:00.002-04:00

More info about it here, but basically I have updated my store page with original art from Heroes Con, as well as the previously sold-out FLUKE poster, and the Kaiju Life postcard set!

Heroes Con 2009

2009-06-22T23:04:00.002-04:00

I posted a brief photo report about my time at Heroes Con on my blog! Check it out!

Heroes Con

2009-06-12T03:29:00.004-04:00

Heroes Con is coming up in a week! I will be at Indie Island, sharing some space with Stephen Floyd of One Percent Press. I'll have copies of The Ride Home, Tales of Unusual Circumstace, and The Late-Night Gang (making it's first appearance at a larger show) for sale.

Also, making their convention debut will be a postcard set of my Kaiju Life illustration series, which will be available individually and as a set!

This will be my first time attending Heroes Con, but from what I hear, original art and sketches are popular at this event. I think this year I'm going to just feel it out, and not bring up any of my original pages, but I will be selling 5.5"x7" custom ink drawings, probably around $10 each depending on a variety of factors. In preparation for this, I went out and purchased a fancy brush pen, some nice paper, and a Pandapple bag to carry my supplies in! I was itching to try out my new pen, and to get some practice drawing superheroes, so here are the sample drawings that I will be bringing to the show:

The final sketch is an example of something that was a bit more complex, with several characters, overlapping elements, etc, that I would charge a little more for. But that kind of discussion can come up at the show. These 4 sample sketches will be on sale, but as I did them at home, put a *little* more care into them, and since they are more specifically for the purpose of examples for my table, I will ask a little more for them as well.

I hope to see you at the show! If you'll be there, please stop by my table and say "hi!"

Books on sale in Athens

2009-06-09T23:56:00.002-04:00

Hey! Do you live in Athens, Georgia? If so, you might be interested to hear that The Ride Home, Tales of Unusual Circumstance, and The Late-Night Gang are on sale at the Athens-Clarke County Library book store from June 10 - August 13!

This is a great, easy place for you or your children to purchase my books. However, they'll only be there for a limited time. I should also note that (in case you come across this message too late) these books are also available at the Bizzaro Wuxtry, the local comic shop. There is no time limit for how long they'll be there, but I can't guarantee that the Wuxtry will always be stocked.

So, if you or someone you know does not own one or more of these books, would like to, and wishes to support some local businesses, there are a couple options! Spread the word!

Evolution of a Page

2009-05-26T17:43:00.003-04:00

Inspired by many cartoonist friends of mine, I've put together a step-by-step guide to how I make a page of Cavemen in Space! Take a look!

LNG Summer Special #1

2009-05-14T14:26:00.003-04:00

The other night, I had a dream that I was drawing the cover to "The Late-Night Gang Summer Special #1." No such comic exists, but I decided to draw the cover anyway. You can see the larger picture at my blog!

New Comic and Illustrations Added to Site!

2009-05-01T23:52:00.007-04:00

Just a quick note that I've added some new content to the Comics and Illustration sections of my site. There you can see a new full-color comic, as well as a few of the recent illustrations that I've done.

Free Comic Book Day!

2009-04-30T12:25:00.003-04:00

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 2nd! I will be at the Bizarro Wuxtry in Athens, doing some drawings (possibly/probably working on Cavemen in Space) and give out free sketches to anyone who wants them. It's going to be a real casual affair, but I'll be there like noon-ish to two-ish. Joining me will be Drew Weing, Eleanor Davis, Patrick Dean, and maybe others? Stop by, pick up some free comics, and say "hi" to some local cartoonists!

LNG Interview on The Pulse

2009-04-03T17:26:00.003-04:00

The Pulse has just posted an interview with me regarding The Late-Night Gang, my new mini-comic debuting at FLUKE this weekend. Check it out for some preview pages and a chat with me and Jen Contino about the book!

Guest Artist @ Partyka

2009-04-01T09:47:00.002-04:00

I am pleased and proud to announce that during the month of April, I will be the Partyka guest artist! For those that don't know, Partyka is a collective of excellent artists including Shawn Cheng, Matt Wiegle, and John Mejias! I highly recommend you check out there stuff, and consider buying some of their top notch mini-comics (The Monkey & The Crab and The Four Husbands are particular favorites of mine) and other products!

Anyway, they do daily drawings on their front page, and each month they feature a different guest artists. Past guests includes great folks like Eleanor Davis, Chris Wright, and Dustin Harbin! The series of illustrations I did for the site is called "Kaiju Life" and the entire set can be viewed at my guest page. I had a lot of fun with these drawings, and tried to tackle some slightly (and sometimes not-so-slightly) different coloring techniques with each one. Every four days you can check back to see one of mine featured. However, if I were you I'd check back on a regular basis to see what Shawn, Matt, and John are up to as well! Enjoy!

FLUKE is Almost Here

2009-03-28T01:33:00.003-04:00

One week until FLUKE! I will be there with plenty of copies of The Ride Home, Tales of Unusual Circumstance, my new mini-comic The Late-Night Gang, and the last remaining copies of the Cavemen in Space mini. Also at the show will be the brand new FLUKE 2009 Anthology which features a story by yours truly titled, "Meanwhile on Monster Isle." Finally, I'll have a few FLUKE posters (of both vintage and neon varieties) for sale at the show. After FLUKE, if I have any left, I may make them available for purchase online. So if you'd like a poster and can't make it to the show, let me know!

Lately, I've been indulging my love of Japanese monster movies, as you can see from my FLUKE poster and anthology contribution. There will be more news real soon regarding even more art following this path...

Kevin's Journal Comic

2009-03-22T23:58:00.003-04:00

Kevin Burkhalter has set aside the events of February 2009 in his journal comic to be drawn by a variety of guests! Today he has posted my strip, Feb. 3! I was excited by this project, and I must admit, it was pretty strange drawing a journal strip for someone else...

Anyway, you can keep an eye on his website for new strips as they are posted, or for those on LiveJournal, you can friend Kevin for easy updates!