Press Release
Graphic Storyteller Jonathan Baylis announced today a relaunch of his websitewww.sobuttons.com to help promote his latest book, So Buttons #5.His title matches groundbreaking artists to capture his always appealing down to earth stories that are slices of everyday life. A soft launch of the book occurred at SPX 2012 but Baylis wanted to make the official launch of issue #5 timed with his new website and in a way that no one could ignore. 16 pages, four stories, full color cover/interior and at $2.00 it makes a great intro book for everyone.
Want a free taste? Peek at issue #5 here: http://sobuttons.com/previews/ . You can visit Jonathan in person May 11th and 12th at table #246 at the prestigious Toronto Comic Arts Festival.
About So Buttons #5
So Buttons #5 features a tribute cover to the first Kirby book Baylis ever read, Cap #212, by Tom Scioli (Godland, American Barbarian) and interior work by Noah Van Sciver, who’s getting great buzz right now because of his highly-regarded Lincoln GN for Fantagraphics called “The Hypo”. Also featured are Thomas Boatwright (Zeke Deadwood), Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg (I Cut My Hair), and Paul Westover (Woody After Hours).
Stories Include:
So…Extracted (art by Paul Westover)
So…Caffeinated (art by Thomas Boatwright)
So…Escalated (art by Noah Van Sciver)
So…Brisk (art by Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg)
How to order:
www.sobuttons.com
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Comics Plus – https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/so-buttons-5/id582032637?mt=11
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About Jonathan Baylis:
Before Jonathan Baylis wrote auto-bio comics, he interned at Marvel Comics, Valiant/Acclaim Comics, and was an Associate Editor at Topps Comics. His comics have been published locally in New York City, in literary anthologies like The Florida Review, Backwards City Review, and Wild River Review, and in comics anthologies such as I Saw You… Missed Connections, Side B: The Music Lovers Anthology, Fluke, Hive, Aftershock and Digestate. He has collected most of his stories into the self-published, “So Buttons” series, of which there are five issues and a holiday special in print. More stories can be found at www.sobuttons.com and sobuttons.tumblr.com
