As reported by many others Alex Toth has passed away at age 78. His work is incredible and the industry is going to greatly miss him. Our condolences to the Toth family.

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A big welcome to those of you coming here for the first time. Please take a moment to look around. Would also like to extend a HUGE thanks to Rich Johnston and CBR. Check back soon for some more new art and to see our preview when it debuts on the June 4th.

[* Page 1 of our 8Pager Preview to debut on June 4th]

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Well, I’m safely home in Indiana after a great trip to Detroit for the Motor City Comic Con.  It was a great weekend not only because it served as a three-day reunion for all of us, but also because we were able to meet so many great people.  Thanks to everyone who showed their support — from the vendors to the fans to our fellow creators.  We’re excited to know you all.

During the con, Josh and I went out to meet and greet a number of vendors.  We were ecstatic with the nigh-universal support from them all.  Most of those to whom we spoke are fervently Indy-friendly. We look forward to working with all of them.

In the meantime, please take a moment to click through the sites of those who we met who have websites: look around, see what’s up, and maybe even buy something.  These are some of the people who will carry our book when it comes to release time:

Say “hi” to Dennis and Carlos (and take that Watto statue off their hands!) at WONDERWORLD.

See what Al’s selling over in Chautauqua at Chautauqua Comics.

Buy comics and stuff from Marc at Heroes In Action.

See how World Famous Comics is supporting everybody in the biz.

…and…

See how the guys at Taurus Comics are “helping kids and superheroes everywhere” out of Port Huron!

These are just a fraction of the vendors who are showing their support for us, so please take the time to show our support for them.  Many of the vendors do not have websites, so we will be looking forward to finding ways to recognize them in the future in alternative ways. 

In the meantime, special thanks to John Kula, Billy Carlysle, Lanaes, Jospeh Busillo, Marcus King, Darryl Dean, James Nurss, Keith Daggett, John Kost, Al Steffens, Marc Patten, Tim Lohn, Marc Bollard, and the gang at Warp 9 for taking time out of the con to talk to us about supporting this project. 

Love,

Micah

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You like comic books?

Those of you who stopped by our booth at the Motor City Convention sure seemed to.

This convention was our big debut as MONOLITH, and so far it has been a really great time. We met lots of really cool people and got the word out there about our books.

If you are one of those people we met, say “hi”. Let us know what you thought of the preview. And remember to check back in for the full online edition on the 4th.

We’ll probably be posting some pictures pretty soon. And if you got a sketch from us that you want to share, scan it in, or take a pic and sent it to us. We’re really proud of those sketches that Jason and Micah did and would love to show them off.

Ok, it is quarter after 8 on Saturday morning, and we need to get back into it. Hope to see you at Motor City Con.

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About a month ago, Jason said “This is crunch time.”

HAH! We didn’t know what ‘crunch time’ was. Now THIS is crunch time.

Motor City Comic Con starts tomorrow. This company makes its debut there. Micah, Jason, and I have not worked a con (together or apart) in years. We know what we need to do, and it is getting done.

Bags are being packed and last minute preparations are being made.

I feel like a bullet. Like, all this time we have been assembling a gun, picking a target, fine-tuning our aiming devices…And for the past few days we have been tight-packing gun powder into shells, and zeroing in on our bullseye.

Everything is put together, lined-up, and sliding into place. And like that bullet, I feel like I have been slid into the chamber.

One well-oiled click and I roll up into the barrel.

Then tomorrow there is that one more click as the hammer pulls back. Out the barrel, I can see the target. Beneath me there’s dry, black, powder.

And that one last click. The one that starts as a click and ends as a bang. The one that turns all that powder into fire, sound, and fury.

And that’s it. Nothing left to do but fly.

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Ok, in actuality, I can see that Motor City Con is a ways off. May 19th. But it feels like it is right here. We have all been busting @$$ to get ready for it. I think that is why it is looming like Christmas, because of all of the energy that is going into the preparation for it.

Jason and Micah are cranking out amazing artwork. Pages for the ‘Rapid City’ preview book, as well as all of the design stuff that will become our booth on the con floor. We have swerved around a few little bumps in the road. And just like our lead character ‘Viper’, the more you hit us with, the stronger we get. I am thinking they might post some of that stuff here pretty soon.

I have been spending these past few days trying to train myself into intense-writer mode. It is working. I have tried a few tricks, and they have worked. I am pretty proud of what is getting done. And I now have to carry my laptop with me everywhere I go. Just in case.

These are exciting times.

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[Page 1 "rough" – Rapid City preview]

Things might seem like they have slowed down here, but rest assured, it’s anything but that. Things are actually extremely busy for us. We are starting to get ready for the Motor City Con in May.

You are probably saying, “that is still quite some time away”, but to us it’s not. We are trying to get some preview pages done and into a “product form” which we will be selling at the show (and online afterwards). We hope this will give you a good feel of what the book/story will be like.

We will be attending the show as a publisher, with a booth. So aside from getting a preview book done, we are working on getting things ready for our booth too. Needless to say, everything is going well and we’ll keep you posted on the latest happenings. Thanks for your interest and continued support.

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