Coming Soon

Just heard from my editor James Lucas Jones at Oni Press with an update on Lola. He received an unbound copy of the book from the printers yesterday and says it "printed really well," the inks "look fantastic" and that the cover is "sharp and classy" looking. I should be getting a copy myself in about a week or two. Right now, the in-store ETA is mid-December since it's printing and shipping from overseas. In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at what the cover looks like. Thanks to Keith Wood, Oni designer extraordinaire, for this "3D" preview image (and of course his design skillz).

Lola: A Ghost Story is a 112-page hardcover graphic novel retailing for $14.95 US.

For more info please visit the Oni website.

The Second to Last Airbender

The penultimate issue of Nickelodeon Magazine (a.k.a. Nick Mag) is on stands now. In it is a four-page Avatar: The Last Airbender comic written by yours truly with art by the dynamic Japanese duo known as Gurihiru. There are many other terrific comics within the issue by the likes of Dave Cooper, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer and others. Over the years, Nick Mag showcased many talented comic creators and cartoonists thanks to editors Dave Roman and Chris Duffy. I'm really sad to see the magazine go, but I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to contribute to a handful of issues, including ones dating back to my earliest days as a professional comic book writer.

The November issue should be on display until Thanksgiving. Get one before they're all gone! If I'm not mistaken, the last issue of Nick Mag has another one of my Avatar comics (illustrated by Corey Lewis).

Please stay tuned.

One

WALL-E #1
Written by J. Torres; Art by Morgan Luthi

Torres chronicles Wall-E's life before the events of the hit film. Long before Eve arrived in his life and took everyone's favorite trash compacting robot on an adventure to the stars, Wall-E did more than just sort garbage! Join Wall-E in the first issue of this amazing series that serves as a prequel to the smash hit film!

Whoops. Forgot that #1 can also be pre-ordered now! The solicitation is in the current issue of Previews for product shipping in December. Check out that funky cover by Morgan. This issue should hit stores just before Christmas, so like I said before: stocking stuffers! Don't miss out!

Zero Hour

WALL-E #0
Written by J. Torres; Art by Morgan Luthi

Superstar writer J. Torres (TEEN TITANS GO!) chronicles Wall-E's life before the events of the hit film. Wall-E is not yet the hardworking robot we know and love. Instead, he lets the few remaining other robots take care of the trash compacting while he collects interesting junk. But when the other robots start breaking down, Wall-E must learn to adjust his priorities...or else Earth is doomed!

Diamond Code: SEP090719

Just noticed that Boom Studios has posted the official solicitation for WALL-E #0 in the "Coming Soon" section of their site. I don't think it's too late to pre-order. The issue is scheduled to hit stores November 25th. It makes a great turkey stuffer! Er, stocking stuffer. Don't wait till it's too late, order yours now!

Scare-E

From the Comic Book Resources report on the Boom Studios panel at the Long Beach Comic Con:

After recounting popular properties like "The Incredibles," "Monsters, Inc." and "Cars," Gagnon talked about how excited everyone at BOOM! is about last week's announcement of a "Wall-E" ongoing series. J. Torres ("Batman: The Brave and the Bold") will handle the writing, while art by will be provided by Morgan Luthi (Zuda Comics' "Octane Jungle").

"We're very excited and have high expectations for it, because everyone does," said Gagnon.

"High expectations"? "Everyone"? Ulp!

You can check out the rest of the article here.

(Artwork by Morgan Luthi.)