Happy Halloween!

In honor of this amazing holiday, where people can dress as their favorite characters, people wear amazing costumes and attractive women wear skin tight scant clothing . . . wait a minute that’s  not Halloween, that’s Comic Con. 

This is Halloween, where ghouls and goblins come out and I get to scare the bejeezies out of the neighborhood kids. In honor of this holiday, I thought I would highlight some of my favorite Halloween/Horror comic stories. Of course, I’m not including the Walking Dead.  A great series--yes. But, given the popularity of the television show, I thought it was too easy (in the same vein I avoided the obvious EC horror series like Tales from the Crypt).  That being said, if you haven’t read Walking Dead, what the heck are you waiting for? It is, by far, one of the greatest comics ever written!

But, I digress, so now I present some of my favorite stories:

I am appearing at the 2nd annual CELEBRATE THE BOOK festival in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Not only will I be signing my older books (Sky Girl, Zombies, Armed and Fabulous, etc.), but I will also have copies of Don't be Afraid and Iconic 2 , which both debuted at this year's New York ComicCon.

If that is not enough, some guy named DAVID BALDACCI, (Absolute Power, The Camel Club, Split Second, Saving Faith, The Christmas Train, and a whole bunch of stuff I forgot) will be the keynote speaker. ;-)

The festival will be held:

Saturday, October 22, 2011 Carlisle Expo Center 
100 K Street
Carlisle, Pa 17013
9  am to 4 pm
(doors open at 8:30) $5 admission for adults
  Children 12 & under free

More information can be found at http://www.celebratethebook.org/

But, the event is described as:

"The Friends of Bosler Memorial Library are proud to present the 2nd annual CELEBRATE THE BOOK festival.

Our mission is to bring together writers and readers and to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture.

Children’s writers & illustrators, local historians, and book resellers will have booths, plus we will have exciting and interesting programs, storyteller & illustrator stage performances, and activity centers aimed at children and all adults. Don’t miss this unique experience."

Elevator Pitch Press debuted Don't be Afraid at New York ComicCon (with a creepy cover byDarick Robertson & Richard P. Clark) and Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool News was great enough to spotlight it.  The spotlight can be found at http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/10/14/nycc-debut-don%E2%80%99t-be-afraid/

In addition to stories by Dan Rivera,  Joshua Osborne, Justin Heggs, and Eric Drumm and interior art by Randy Valiente, Cecilia Latella,Jonathan Zajdman, and Marc Jameson, the issue features my story, The Belt (with Amazing Art by Dafu Yu and incomparable lettering by E.T. Dollman.). The story is basically Open Water in space.  Plus, the tale features, Jefferson Frank, who won an auction at George Mason law School to have his name included in the book.

Here is some of Dafu's incredible art:

We will be having  booth at NY Comic Con and will be at booth 2939

Check out the trailer for our new book.  And come by and say hello.