Hi Gang,
The summer has just about wrapped up, which means the cool autumn breezes are not far behind. And with this changing of the seasons I’ve got tons o’ updates to share. So here goes:
* In about two weeks I will be heading down to the Baltimore Comic-Con for the final convention of the season to shop Finders Keepers. I will be walking around with partners-in-crime Rich Henn, Jim Chambers and Rich Koslowski (surgically repaired feet and all), and as usual, I’ll take plenty of photos and get them up on the Web site upon my return, and blog about the weekend.
* More than a few of you have asked if there are ever going to be any new character illustrations on the Finders Keepersweb site. Well, the answer is: You betcha! Because up on the site now are 3 brand, shiny new character illustrations thanks to Finders Keepers illustrator Michael Lunsford. He has brought to life a biker gang, a transvestite and a secret agent of sorts (those are three different characters, by the way), all from the pages of Finders Keepers. So go to the CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONS tab on the site, and check those babies out!
* Now, while we’re on the subject of Michael Lunsford, he has gotten himself a good ol’ fashion comic book illustrating gig, so congrats, Mike. He is now working on issues #2 of Horsemen, which is about four jackasses from New Jersey (I won’t even touch that one; too easy) who turn out to be the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse. So if you’re interested in checking out his new comic, and I know that you are, here are the links to the Web site, a review and where to buy it.
Horsemen Blog: http://fourjackasses.blogspot.com/
Review: http://herospy.com/2008/horsemen-the-four-jackasses-of-the-apocalypse-1-review/
Where to buy: http://store.comixpress.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=Horsemen+Four+jackasses
* Okay. Now for something totally new and juicy. I know I’ve dropped a few hints about a top secret project I’ve been working on (oooooh, mysterious ….), but otherwise have been rather quiet about it. But now that I’m in full writing swing, I want to share a little about what I’ve been up to these last many months. While I’ve been out there promoting Finders Keepers as it circulates through the publishing world, I’ve been hard at work on Book No. 2.
Tentatively titled Crossline, my current project is a Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon-type of adventure with my usual time-bending, philosophical goofiness that is so near and dear to my heart. It started out almost 10 years ago as a comic book project from the nutty brains of long-time friend Tom Peters and yours truly. We had some pretty ambitious plans for the comic book, but life kinda got in the way, and then it sat on my shelf for years.
Well, a while back I decided to give it another go, and combining some of the space adventure elements of the comic book with another group of short stories I wrote way back in my earliest days as a writer, Crossline the novel is well on its way.
Without getting into any plot points just yet, I will say that Crossline is full of fun, humor and adventure, and takes some trippy twists I don’t think you’ll be expecting. I’m almost half way done with a first draft, and if all goes well, I’ll have it finished and ready for some writer-dude comments in the first quarter of 2009.
Whew! I told you there was a lot to report!
Well, that’s all she wrote for this edition, so stay tuned as the leaves start to change colors and Finders Keepers gets ever close to finding a publisher. And if all goes as planned, I will be unveiling something super duper groovy cool the next time around …
Thanks!
Russ
www.findersk.com
