October Previews, NYCC & More!

Hey Everybody!

Hope all 17 of you blog followers are well (and also our 20 twitter pals.) Here's a look at what the studio's up to these days.

First up- Previews! Short list this time but anyone who knows Chris Moreno knows that he's often working while the rest of us are looking at television or goofing off. This month, his diligence brings us--

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MOTEL HELL #3 (of 3)

OCT10 0430
12/15/10
SRP: $3.99

Next up! The studio will be represented out in NY this weekend. Chris, Mark and Lauren will all be set up. Make sure you swing by their tables and pick something up. Mark dos Santos will be debuting an awesome new print at the show and it looks like this...

Pretty sweet, right? The colors are by Mark's #1 guy Steve-O.

New York Comic Con
October 8 - 10, 2010
Jacob K. Javits Center

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Lastly: You may remember a few months back All the guys in the studio did covers for the Hero Initiative's Archie 50 project (don't remember? Here you go.) So that book's coming out in January and in an surprising and humbling (not that I can handle too much more humbling) move, the folks at Archie & Hero decided to use my cover for the cover of the whole book.

Cool, right? Make sure to pick up the book in January. Inside you'll find amazing work by John Romita, Joseph Michael Linsner, George Perez, Cliff Chiang, Joe Jusko, Sam Kieth and many more. Support the Initiative, they do good work for a good cause.

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OK- that's all for this time. Make sure to check in early and often for all your... knowing about what me and the other studio guys are up to... needs.

Peaceout everybody!

New Comic Book Wednesday 9/22/10!

What'sup Garage-Artstitutes!

2 new books from the studio in stores this week, SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16 and the last issue of IT THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE.

Here's a look at the solicitations and some bonus stuff to boot.

MGM Drive-In Theater: It! The Terror From Beyond Space #3 (of 4)

Dara Naraghi (w) • Mark Dos Santos (a) • Steve Mannion (c)

This retro-1950s saga follows the harrowing tale of the spaceship Challenge 142 as it carries the only survivor of an earlier failed expedition who is suspected of killing his crew for their lifesaving rations. Traveling Earthbound... they discover a hungry man-eating creature that is killing the crew one member at a time...

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE TM & © 1958-2010 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16

Featuring creepy Simpsons Comics by-
Evan Dorkin • Lemmy • Peter Kuper • Kelvin Mao • Kelly Jones • Tone Rodriguez & Tony Fleecs!

Bongo asked the all of the creators from this year's book for a few thoughts describing their experience making the stories. Here's a bit of what I had to say.

"My experience on Homer Goes to Hell was awesome. I had two main goals on it (three if you count getting paid.) First, I just wanted to do a Simpsons story that looked different than any I'd ever seen before...."

You can read the rest (and see some more art from the story) right here.

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NEXT UP: SEPTEMBER SOLICITATIONS!

MGM’s Midnite Movies: Motel Hell #2 (of 3)

Matt Nixon (w) • Chris Moreno (a) • Tim Bradstreet (c)

Diamond Previews order code:
SEP10 0394
11/10/10 • SRP: $3.99

Cinematic psycho killers, Vincent & Ida Smith are cultivating their own special brand of cabbage patch “kids” from their pick of invited guests comprised of the snootiest snobs that ever lived! These visitors have no idea what’s in store for them at the siblings’ award-winning Napa Valley winery! Heads will roll, and we ain't talking lettuce! For immaturely mature readers.
FC • 30 pages • $3.99

MOTEL HELL ™ & © 1980-2010 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

As always, if you don't know where to find your local comic shop, check out the Comic Shop Locator.

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TWITTER/TWITPIC!

That's Right. We're on Twitter. You got a problem with that? You're so cool, right?

Sorry. Anyway, we're on twitter (right here.) The only stuff we put up is pictures-- Work in progress stuff and when we post a new blog update (like this one.) It's like a Garage Art Studios behind the scenes tour whenever we feel like posting stuff up. Mainly we're on it so that we can have easy new content for this very site. All the twitpics show up right here on that little widget (up and to the right). So even if you're too cool for twitter, you can still see the stuff right here.

Finally today, we bought a domain name just in case you're tired of typing in dot blogspot dot com dot org etc, You can now find this very site at simply, garageartstudios.net

Simple, right?

Con-sanity!

Ok, convention fans, get ready to for a maximum dosage of G.A.S. this weekend and the next!  That's right, we're leaving the confines of the Cali garage and spreading our sickness East.  Like the Oregon Trail, except in reverse.

First up, the lovely Lauren Perry and I will be heading to Baltimore, MD for the Baltimore Comicon!  It's gonna be jam-packed with comic book stars-- and hey, we'll be there, too!

Lauren's got a metric butt ton of new Blank-ees, a brand new batch of the cutest little pop art paintings of your favorite characters you've ever seen!  Here's but a sampling-- see if you can guess each one!

I'll be unveiling 4 new prints, promoting my brand-new project, Zombie Dickheads, which will be debuting in the new Zombie Bomb anthology from Terminal Press.  Each one features a different member of the titular dickheads.  Here's a sneak peak:

The following weekend, we'll be joined in Atlanta, GA by the rest of the G.A.S. crew, Tone, Tony, and Mark, for Dragon Con-- one of the premiere congregations of like-minded geeks in the country!  It'll be a full-on blast!  And we'll be right smack in the middle of it.  So stop on by and say hi, or grab some prints or sketches.  We love you, we love your money.

Kisses,
Chris

August Previews! Almost all Moreno edition!!

Hey Garage-a-maniacs,

We're all recovering from last week's San Diego Comic Con craziness. And by recovering, I mean working our asses off. I'm banging out Marvel Cards, Chris Moreno's finishing out a crime book, Tone's finishing up Shadowhawk #5 and Mark Dos Santos is doing God only know s what out in Arcadia, CA.

Anyways, here's a couple books for you to put on your Diamond Previews order form this month. If you put every one of these books on your order form every month, you may be eligible to win a hand job... from Dos Santos*.

On to the books!

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MOTEL HELL #1
Pencils & Inks by Chris Moreno

Diamond Previews Order code
AUG10 0371

MOTEL HELL #1 (OF 3)
10/06/10
SRP: $3.99

Here's more on Chris' new book at Bloodydisgusting.com!

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Bella Lugosi's TALES FROM THE GRAVE #1
Featuring a short story drawn by Chris Moreno

Diamond Previews Order code
AUG10 1080

BELA LUGOSI TALES FROM GRAVE #1
10/27/10
SRP: $4.99

More on Tales from the Grave at Monsterverse.com.

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THE COFFIN
10th Anniversary Edition HC
with a Tony Fleecs Pinup

Diamond Previews Order code
AUG10 0378

COFFIN HC VOL 10TH ANN ED
10/06/10
SRP: $21.99

I know it's only a pinup but you should be buying this thing with or without a Tony Fleecs pinup in it. Because the Coffin (by Phil Hester and Mike Huddleston) is super great. But you already know that.

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That's all for this month. As always, if you don't know where to find your local comic shop, check out the Comic Shop Locator. We'll be back in a little while to post up some SDCC sketch goodness. Tell your friends!

*Prizes and participation are subject to change.

More July Previews!

Missed this one last post-- totally skipped past it in Previews accidentally and it's awesome so....

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THE SIMPSONS
TREEHOUSE OF HOROR #16
with art by TONE RODRIGUEZ
featuring colors by TONY FLEECS
JUL10 0855
BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16
SRP: $4.99

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As always, pre order your comics-- support good shit, that's my motto. To find your nearest comic book store call 1-888-comic-book or visit the comic shop locator.

July Previews!

Hey Friends!
Here's a look at what's coming out from the studio in this month's Diamond Previews catalog. Remember, a responsible comic nerd pre-orders their comics. And furthermore, an AWESOME responsible comic nerd pre-orders these comics right here...

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IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE
with art from MARK DOS SANTOS!

JUL10 0350
MGM DRIVE IN THEATER #3
IT TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE
SRP: $3.99

Dossantos!

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JANE WIEDLIN'S LADY ROBOTIKA #3
Featuring letters by TONY FLEECS!

JUL10 0448
LADY ROBOTIKA #3
SRP: $3.50

Lady Robotika needs YOU! to order this one in person or online. Click here for a handy printable order form that you can take in to your local shop and guarantee yourself a copy of what's sure to be 2010's most GoGo-riffic comic book. You keep ordering-- I'll keep getting paid to letter. 'kay, thanks.

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SHADOWHAWK #5
Masterfully drawn by Tone Rodriguez

JUL10 0455
SHADOWHAWK #5 (MR)
SRP: $3.50

Look at that rad-ass wraparound cover!

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OK, that's it for this month. See y'all back here next month with more stuff!

Chris Moreno signing at ACME Comics 6/09/10

Greetings, G.A.S.-ers!

Coming hot off the heels of my appearance at Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC last weekend, I'm going to be doing a special signing at ACME comics in Greensboro.  Click the pic:

As mentioned in the ad, I'll have available an exclusive, limited-edition, numbered print from my upcoming project Zombie Dickheads just for the signing at ACME.

Hope to see you there!

--Chris