Sneak Peek-- Apollo!

Just arrived home from lunch to find this nice surprise on my doorstep.

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #8-- Ellen Lindner!

The eighth in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Ellen Lindner!

 

Ellen Lindner spends a lot of time looking at the back of George's head at the studio they share in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Hypothetical Island. She's working on two projects at the moment: The Strumpet, a collection of comics by ladies (the new issue is out now!), and The Black Feather Falls, a flapper mystery set in Jazz Age London. You can check both out at her website, littlewhitebird.com

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #7-- Dean Haspiel!

The seventh in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Dean Haspiel!

 

Dean brings us an awesome, superheroic (or is it supervillainic?) iteration of the God of War. I don't know about you, but the combo of bold colors, super-slick art and a cool logo leave me hankering for a Dean Haspiel helmed Ares comic.

Emmy award winner and Eisner, Harvey & Ignatz Award nominee Dean Haspiel created BILLY DOGMA, illustrated for HBO's "Bored To Death," was a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, is a Yaddo fellow, a playwright, helped pioneer personal webcomics with the invention of ACT-I-VATE.com and TripCity.net, and is the co-founder of Hang Dai Editions in Brooklyn, NY. Dino has written and drawn many comic books, including The Fox, Spider-Man, Batman, X-men, The Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Deadpool, Godzilla, Mars Attacks and collaborations with Harvey Pekar, Jonathan Ames, Inverna Lockpez, Jonathan Lethem, Mark Waid, and Stan Lee. Dino steeps in psychotronic movies, cosmic electronica, and Jack Kirby pulp. Check out more of his stuff at http://deanhaspiel.com/

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #6-- Peter Violini!

The sixth in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Peter Violini!

I first met Peter when he was an intern in Hypothetical Island, the studio in Gowanus I share with several other cartoonists (including Thursday's Reilly Brown). Peter quickly impressed us with his fully realized style, prodigious work ethic, comics biz savvy, and ability to move hulking pieces of furniture with ease. I was especially impressed with his knowledge of cryptids, and encourage anyone who shares that interest to check out Peter's series Sisters, the first issue of which features none other than the Mothman. Peter described his work as Supernatural, Sci-fi, and Samurai extraordinaire, a description which I'll agree with. Check out his tumblr for more of his stuff.

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #5-- Leland Purvis!

The fifth in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Leland Purvis!

 Leland brings us his own distinct and terrifying depiction of the god of war, an ageless, haunted, almost skeletal figure brandishing the weapons of many eras and bearing the weariness and scars of untold battles. I kinda think, if Ares is still around out there, he just might look like this. At least on a bad day.

Check out more of Leland's stunning work at his website.

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #4-- Reilly Brown!

The fourth in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the much-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Reilly Brown!

 

 Reilly brings the power to this imposing portrait of the god of war. Reilly has worked on a whole slew of Marvel characters, but he's probably best known for his work on the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, where he co-created Bob, the Agent of Hydra. In addition to his many Marvel gigs he has his creator-owned digital comic Power Play,  draws the Fred van Lente written St George for Dark Horse, and is the current artist on DC comics relaunch of Lobo. It is also alleged that Reilly sleeps at some point, though, even after sharing a studio space with him for years, I've seen no evidence of that occurring. Check out more of his stuff at his tumblr.

ARES ARISE! Guest Post #3-- Jerzy Drozd!

The third in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the oft-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Jerzy Drozd!

Jerzy transformed Ares into a Masters of the Universe Figure that I Absolutley! Must! Own! One day! Are you listening, Mattel? Mr. Drozd and I have talked extensively about our mutual love of MOTU, as evidenced in this interview here (just look at that backdrop! All MOTU!):

Jerzy Drozd is one of the artists of The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation into the Kennedy Assassination, published by Abrams ComicArts. He is currently creating a webcomic about a bear, a bird, and metal-gobbling mineral girls at http://boulderandfleet.com

ARES ARISE! Guest post #2-- Tim Hamilton

The second in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the oft-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Tim "T-Money" Hamilton!

Tim Hamilton is a Brooklyn writer / artist with clients such as The New York Times, Cicada Magazine, Marvel, DC Comics, Mad Magazine, Nickelodeon Magazine, ABC Television,
Holiday House and Fast Company Magazine.

In 2010 
he adapted Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 into a graphic novel which was nominated for an Eisner award.
Children's books he has produced include The Big Fib, But! and the upcoming Is That A Cat?

 

ARES ARISE! Guest post #1-- Hazel Newlevant

The first in a daily celebration by awesome cartoonists of the oft-maligned god of war himself, Ares, on the occasion of the publishing of Olympians Volume 7, Ares: Bringer of War.  Today's entry: Hazel Newlevant!

Hazel Newlevant is the cartoonist and publisher of many comics, including the Xeric Award-winning mini-comic Ci Vediamo and If This Be Sin, recipient of the the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant. She is the editor of Chainmail Bikini, the anthology of women gamers, to be released in March 2015. To see more of Hazel’s work and to keep current on upcoming projects, visit her tumblr.

In addition to the above, it's worth mentioning to all you mythophiles out there that Hazel and I will be tabling together at this years MoCCA fest, where she'll be selling this sweeeet map of Greek mythology. I own one and it's pretty much the ginchiest thing ever.

Ares Guest Artists! ARES ARISE!

To commemorate the release of volume seven of Olympians, Ares: Bringer of War, I wanted to host a celebration of the oft-maligned god of war and asked a whole slew of my comics pals to contribute their own interpretations of him. Check back everyday for a brand new artistic vision featuring the murderous Greek god of battle frenzy by a bevy of the greatest cartooning talents in the world. Here's a list of whom to look for:

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 Tuesday, January 27^th: Hazel Newlevant

Wednesday January 28^th:  Tim Hamilton

Thursday, January 29^th: Jerzy Drozd

Friday, January 30^th: Reilly Brown

Saturday, January 31^st: Leland Purvis

Sunday, February 1^st: Peter Violini

Monday, February 2^nd: Dean Haspiel

Tuesday, February 3^rd: Ellen Lindner

Wednesday, February 4^th: Michel Fiffe

Thursday, February 5^th: Danica Novgorodoff

Friday, February 6^th: Nathan Schreiber

Saturday, February 7^th: Simon Fraser

Sunday, February 8^th:  Robin Ha

Monday, February 9^th:  Khary Randolph

Tuesday, February 10^th: Andres Vera Martinez

Wednesday, February 11^th: Greg Benton

Thursday, February 12^th: Nick Bruel

Friday, February 13^th: Jason Chin

Saturday February 14^th: Joan Reilly

Sunday, February 15^th: James Smith

Monday, February 16^th: Nick Abadzis

Tuesday, February 17^th: David Klein

Wednesday, February 18^th: Sara Varon

Thursday, February 19^th: Jason Little

Friday, February 20^th: Christa Cassano

Saturday, February 21^st: Lara Antal

Sunday February 22^nd: Douglas Einar Olsen

Monday February 23^rd: Evan Petersen

Tuesday, February 24^th: Maggie Scarlett Breen

Wednesday, February 25th: Michael Horwitz

Thursday, February 26^th:  Mike Cavallaro

 Friday, February 27th: Nick Bertozzi

ARES: BRINGER OF WAR is released today!

Well, what are you waiting for? Go get it!

ARES EVENTS!

The seventh volume of my Olympians series, Ares: Bringer of War drops this Tuesday, January 27th. Here's a partial list of places you'll be able to see me:

George O’Connor

Ares Book Events

Thursday, January 29^th

Event

Water Street Bookstore

Time: 5:00pm

Location: 125 Water Street / Exeter, NH 03833

Details: Talk and signing.

Saturday, January 31^st

Event

Odyssey Bookstore

Time: 4:00pm

Location: 9 College Street / South Hadley, MA 01075

Details: Book talk and signing.

Sunday, February 1^st

Event

Brookline Booksmith

Time: 2:00pm

Location: 279 Harvard Street / Brookline, MA 02446

Details: Book talk and signing.

 Wednesday, February 4^th

Event

Big Planet College Park

Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm

Location: 7315 Baltimore Ave / College Park, MD 20740

Details: Signing

Thursday, February 5^th

Event

Takoma Park Library

Time: 7:30pm

Location: 101 Philadelphia Avenue / Takoma Park, MD 20912

Details: Talk and signing

Friday, February 6^th

Event

Community Bookstore

Time: 4:00pm

Location: 143 7^th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11215

Details: Talk and signing

Saturday, February 7^th

Event

Greenlight Bookstore

Time: 11:00am

Location: 686 Fulton Street / Brooklyn, NY 11217

Details: Storytime!

Monday, February 9^th

 Event

Watchung Booksellers

Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm

Location: 54 Fairfield Street / Montclair, NJ 07042

Details: Chat and signing at the store. 

Wednesday, February 11^th

Event

Kinokuniya

Time: 6:00pm

Location: 1073 Avenue of the Americans / New York, NY 10018

Details: Kids workshop and signing.  This is the first kids workshop they’re doing!

Sunday, February 15^th

Event

WORD Drawing Workshop

Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Location: 123 Newark Avenue / Jersey city, NJ 07302

Details: Workshop and signing. 

Tuesday, February 17^th

Event

Boulevard Books

Time: 1pm

Location: 7518 13^th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11228

Details: Graphic novel workshop with kids at the store! 

Saturday, February 28^th

Event

Books of Wonder

Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Location: 18 West 18^th Street / New York, NY 10011

Details: Author panel and signing.

Sunday, March 1^st

Event

Bank Street Bookstore

Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm

Location: Corner of 107^th Street and Broadway / New York, NY 10025

Details: Special guest in the Fractured Fables puppet show featuring the Greek myths, followed by a signing.

Event

powerHouse on 8^th

Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm

Location: 1111 8^th Avenue / Brooklyn, NY 11215

Details: Talk and signing!

Friday, March 6^th

Event

Voracious Reader

Time: 6:00pm

Location: 1997 Palmer Ave / Larchmont, NY 10530

Details: Talk and signing, plus meeting with the ‘Uncommon Corps of Ravenous Readers,’ the middle-grade book club.