Press Release
The captivating world and quirky characters detailed by award-winning artist Sonny Liew’s (LIQUID CITY VOL. 1 and 2, My Faith in Frankie, Wonderland, Sense and Sensibility) loose and emotive watercolor-drenched pencil work are set to charm readers in August, with the release of MALINKY ROBOT: COLLECTED STORIES AND OTHER BITS from Image Comics.
SLG Publishing has announced its list of guest who will be signing at the company’s booth at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.
Aaron Alexovich (Serenity Rose)
Kerry Callen (Halo and Sprocket)
Derek Hunter (Pirate Club)
Aleister Gilgrim (The Cemeterians)
Karl Christian Krumpholz (Byron)
Kenny Keil (Tales to Suffice)
Tommy Kovac (Wonderland)
Ethan and Isaiah Nicolle (Chumble Spuzz)
Drew Rausch (Haunted Mansion, Winchester*)
Chris Reilly, Steve Ahlquist and Tara Billinger (Strange Eggs)
Mike Shoyket (Captain Blood, Tron)
Charles Soule and Allen Gladfelter (Strongman)
Serena Valentino (Nightmares and Fairy Tales)
Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac) and Jenny Goldberg (Jellyfist)
Landry Walker and Eric Jones (The Super-Scary Monster Show, Tron)
Greg Weisman and David Hedgecock (Gargoyles)Also attending but at their own tables:
Camilla d’Errico (Nightmares and Fairy Tales)
Shari Chankhamma (The Clarence Principle)
Sonny Liew (Wonderland)
The final time table has yet to be finished, but for those of you going to show, hoping to meet your favorite creators, this will give you an idea of where to look.
If you haven’t entered the Major Spoilers Costume Contest (Deadline October 21 people!), check out this other contest from Image Comics.
16 October 2008 (Berkeley, CA) – To coincide with the upcoming LIQUID CITY anthology, editor Sonny Liew is inviting the artists of Deviantart.com to submit their own robot designs for the chance to win big!
“The variety of robot designs is practically limitless,” said editor Sonny Liew. “IÂ hope we’ll see lots of fun and interesting ones sent in for the contest.”
The LIQUID CITY Draw-A-Robot Contest is your chance to one of three signed copies of LIQUID CITY for the grand prize – a page of original art from the story by Liew and Mike Carey, “Faces.” To enter, simply create and design an original robot – no fan art – and submit it by by November 2nd 2008 (EST). Winners will be notified on the Liew’s DeviantArt journal on November, 5th. For more information and contest details, please see http://sonny123.deviantart.com/journal/20889602/.
LIQUID CITY (SEP082215), a full-color 326-page anthology for $29.99, will be in stores November 5th 2008.
Image Comics has announced it will collect comics from artists and writers from Southeas Asia in a new anthology. Liquid City arrives in November, bringing creators from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam together to tell tales of times past, present, and future.
“LIQUID CITY presents the unique visions of artists and writers based mainly in Southeast Asia,” said editor Sonny Liew. “The creators involved range from established figures in the region’s comics communities like Lat and Gerry Alanguilan, to exciting new talents like Nguyen Thanh Pong, kenfoo and Shari Chankhamma.”
Take the jump for select sneak peeks from the anthology.
Image Comics has provided Major Spoilers with the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in November 2008.