Of Gods and Demons: Chandra Free's World

THE GOD MACHINE GN is OUT! + News, Podcasts, more!

2010-12-23T16:46:00.001-08:00

Hey everybody!

Long time no real post, huh?
But let's get down to business, shall we?

So, i'm pleased to announce, after years of waiting, the one, the only, THE GOD MACHINE hardcover #1 is finally OUT!!!

YAY!!!

Technically it came out on some random date in November...er...twice, and an early release at NYCC... But never the mind on when it came out, it's out now!

You can get it on Amazon, major book chains, and best of all- your local comic shops! (if the local comic shop, or major book chain doesn't have it, ask them to order it!)

The quick run down (despite what it says on most sites, which have incorrect info):

The God Machine: volume 1
160 pages
Publisher: ARCHAIA
List price- $24.95
Hard Bound
Full color
13 pin-ups by awesome artists!
and a not-to-be-missed foreword by Doc Hammer of Venture Brother's fame.

For you guys to enjoy!

And please, pretty please... let me know what you think.
Also, let others know what you think too! Post reviews in your blogs, websites, on amazon, facebook, mini tweet reviews... and tell me where they are so i can link you on my website. :)

Also! Big thank you to everybody who has wrote me the past couple of months here- i've been reading everything you've wrote. Sorry i haven't written back to a good chunk of you. -life has been... different.

New INTERVIEWS - PODCASTS - REVIEWS

Check them out! Lots of neat goodies and insights! I talk with Sidebar , Comic Geek Speak, Venture Bros. Blog, SciFi Block, and Cammy's Comic Corner makes THE GOD MACHINE, book of the month!

As for reviews: Newsarama, Comic Waiting Room, and Graphic Policy weigh in what they think about THE GOD MACHINE.

-THE GOD MILLENNIUM TOUR-

A new year approaches and it's time to get super serious! I'm teaming up with my ultra talented boyfriend, writer/creator of Critical Millennium, Drew Gaska, for the GOD MILLENIUM signing tour! Hopefully more chances for me to meet more of you in places i've never been before. :)

So far this is what's confirmed:

MegaCon: March 25th - 27th, 2011. Artist Alley.
Super Show: April 30th & May 1st, 2011. Artist Alley.

Possible and more than likely other conventions:
Icon
Chiller
Wizard World Philly
San Diego Comic-Con
Baltimore Comic-con
Dragon*con
New York Comic-con

BLAM! Ventures

BIG announcement!- I'm now a Creative Director at BLAM! Ventures. I'm looking forward to bringing my artistic creativeness to the group... ;D More on this later.

Life Things

So, what's been up with me, besides a book release? A lot, actually. Me and my husband, Jim, are parting ways in life. We grew apart over the past couple of years, and it was time to move on. I still love him very much, but it's time to go our separate ways. I will always cherish the time we had, and the experiences. We part as friends, not rivals.
Thank you Jim, for everything.

I have also moved from Orlando, Florida to New York with my boyfriend Drew and my cat Adrien. I'm very happy to have moved after nearly 29 years in Orlando.

My 29th birthday is approaching this "Chanmas" (Christmas, to you non-Chan believers... ;D) It's my first one with out any family. A little sad, but i'm happy to have a change of pace.

As for other comic projects-
I've started to work on THE GOD MACHINE vol. 2, finished drawing up a few pages for Archaia's Fraggle Rock book (Vol.2 issue #2), and working on various other comic projects.

And so far, that's it.

A new path, a new life, a new love... and still comics. :heart:

Love ya guys!

Happy Holidays~

-Chan

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Twitter: @spookychan
Facebook: ChandraFree

Dragon*con 2010!! Sept 3-6th!

2010-08-17T17:03:00.000-07:00

It's that time again!

Time to head back to the mother of all conventions, Dragon*Con!! [Sept 3-6, Atlanta, GA.]

I will be a guest at said lovely event. I will be selling my wares in the Comics & Pop Art Alley.

I will have my usual prints [including the large over sized 11x17 prints], copies of the 1st issue of The God Machine, original drawings, the RETURN of the CRAZY CRAYON COMMISSIONS, free stickers and other assorted goodies. I will be taking commissions as well! -I also plan on having an exclusive Dragon*con print for the event as well! Hopefully other surprises if time permits!

Sadly, I wanted to have Dragon*con to be the debut of THE GOD MACHINE's Graphic Novel- but it wasn't possible. :( [Archaia is still in process of getting it out to the printers.]

NOW DON'T FORGET: I will be on 2 panels!!! [please come if you can! I need all the support I can get!]

Title: Comic Book Scripting 101
Description: Interested in writing a comic? Attend this primer and pick the brains of some of the brightest and best in the business to learn the basics.
Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: Hanover F - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

On the panel: Peter David, Pete Abrams, Dan Brereton, Chandra Free, Staff: Bobby Nash

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Title: Style Guide: Icons in Contemporary Art
Description: Not to be missed! Innovative women in the industry!
Time: Sun 05:30 pm Location: Hanover F - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

On the panel are: Jennie Breeden(M), Sas Christian, Camilla d'Errico, Chandra Free, Kathie Olivas Panelist: Amanda Spayd

So that's it for now. If any new information pops up I will add it to this entry. [Like where the pop art & Comics alley is and my table #]

Hope to see everybody there!!

<3

-Chandra

Twitter: @spookychan

THE GOD MACHINE HC FOR PREORDER~!

2010-08-06T01:14:00.000-07:00

So much to say!

But first- hi guys! I've been recovering from the madness that was SDCC! Thanks to all who came out and said hello, and for all of you who got a chance to get the new posters Archaia printed and a copy of The God Machine issue 1.

A few highlights you can see and hear!

INTERVIEW: I talk about The God Machine graphic novel, Fraggles, and Fear of Ghosts [comic] with Cameron Hatheway of Cammy's Comic Corner. [Also in the beginning of the interview David Rodriguez & Patrick McEvoy talk about their book Starkweather] [*show note- I meant to say "JOSH" Finney and Kat Rocha]

also

Venture Brothers Tweetup Podcast: I was apart of this geekery- and how!

BUT! Now on to more pressing maters!

THE GOD MACHINE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL. 1 !!!!!

It's serious time! Seriously!

Break out the Absinthe, dress in your spooky attire, for on Oct. 18-27th- It arrives! [Just in time for HALLOWEEN!]

But first you have to contact your local comic shop[s] (locate your local shop here) to order you a copy, or even order it from AMAZON.com!

This is the time to act! Go to you comic shop, ask them to order you THE GOD MACHINE HC [Previews page 225] The more orders, the better! It let's Diamond [distributor] know there's a need for the book, so they'll let it come back for a 2nd GN! It also let's Archaia know there's a demand! This is important! It shows that there's a want for THE GOD MACHINE volumes in the future!

Don't have a shop to go to? No problem! Amazon is providing you guys with a very good deal! $13.46 for 160pages of God Machine goodness! [don't mind the listing saying it's 144pages, it's in process of being corrected]

Other places to order from [if you want other options]:

Forbidden Planet £10.34 [huzzah, across the ponders rejoice!]

Things From Another World $15.96

Heavy Ink $15.96

The specs:

The God Machine; Graphic Novel, Vol. 1

~160 pages*. Full Color. Hardbound

Published by Archaia

list price: 24.95*

*All of the online places have the specs on my book wrong. But trust me when I say, I know it's 160 pages. I made it that way. (It's like telling a mother who just gave birth that she didn't have a baby.) Because it was advertised as 144 pages, that's what made the price lower originally. On the behalf of others, I'm sorry for any confusion.

So now we've got business out of the way, how bout was under that sexy hard cover?

A foreword by Doc Hammer (co-creator of The Venture Brothers), a new colored prologue that was only available as a limited run b&w ash-can, the lush beginning of The God Machine saga, Character bios, 13 pin-ups by fellow Archaia artists and other uberly talented artists!

What's it about?

“Things have become monotonous. Change will come and wash it all away…”

“Stricken with grief from the death of his girlfriend, Sith, Guy Salvatore struggles to make sense of his world. He’s plagued with hallucinations of monsters that torment him with outrageous requests. He’s unsure if these manifestations are real or are being invented by his own sickened mind.

Enter Satan: a strange old man who shares with Guy a story of two Gods who govern all of existence. According to Satan, the Gods allowed Sith to be removed from her world. Now she is floating aimlessly in and out of dimensional planes known as the “Dream Worlds.” Satan implores Guy to take action and call upon his latent power to break through his world’s plane, search out Sith, and take vengeance upon the vile Gods who caused this atrocity.

Satan’s story promises hope to Guy and raises the possibility of Sith still being alive. Yet, Guy’s doubts linger: Is Satan to be believed? Who are the Gods and why did they allow Sith to be taken? Who is to be trusted? And, ultimately, is Guy slowly going insane?

So, what’s a “Guy” to do?

Join Guy as he begins to unravel the truth, and learn what really happened to Sith – before it’s too late…”

Mature Readers

There's so much more news i have to tell, but this will have to do til next time! And boy will there be a next time!

ALSO: Any requests for stuff for me to provide at Dragon*con? Let me know! I'm hoping to have lots of goodies for all who attend!

Go forth, and order my lovelies! I promise it's worth it. <3

With so much love,

Chan

San Diego Comic-con! Come see me!

2010-07-18T16:55:00.000-07:00

It's San Diego Comic-con time again!

I will be at the Archaia Booth #2635 [between Marvel and Image. ].
I will have prints, first come stickers, and available commissions*

Table Schedule:

Thursday:
11:30-1:00

Friday:
2:00-4:00

Saturday:
3:00-4:30

Sunday:
1:30-3:30
4:00-5:00

*About commissions: be prepared to pick them up on Sunday, or pay a little extra for me to send them directly to you. There will probably be a list you can sign up for. Talk to me about details.

Archaia Panel!

Come one, came all! [bring your questions and lots of friends!] I'll be there talking about my upcoming graphic novel, The God Machine! Also I will be in attendance with a lot of my other good friends and collages!

Also, you might have a chance to get one of the very last copies of my mini-comic prologue to The God Machine! Make sure you show up! There's only 6 left!

Friday, July 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Room 9
Archaia: ALL ACCESS — Get updates and new information on a host of Archaia titles, including: Awakening with writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Alex Eckman-Lawn; Critical Millennium: The Dark Frontier with writer Andrew E. C. Gaska and artist Daniel Dussault; Feeding Ground with creators Chris Mangun, Swifty Lang and Michael Lapinski; The God Machine with creator Chandra Free; Gunnerkrigg Court with creator Tom Siddell; Hybrid Bastards! with writer Tom Pinchuk; The Killer with writer Matz; Killing Pickman with writer Jason Becker; Starkweather: Immortal with writer David Rodriguez and artist Patrick McEvoy; and Titanium Rain with writer/artist Josh Finney and artist Kat Rocha.

Missing SDCC this year? Can't find time to see me at SDCC? OR you ended up missing me at SDCC? Have no fear! I will be a guest at Dragon*con (Sept.) and I will have a table at New York Comic-con 2010 (Oct.) with Lindsay Cibos and Maximo Lorenzo. So you have at least 2 other cons to come see me this year!

-Chan

p.s. There will be an interview up tomorrow morning on the LA Weekly, stay tuned for further announcements!

SDCC!

2010-06-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

Turns out, I WILL be at SDCC this year. [Archaia Booth #2635]
If you're going to be there, let me know what you'd like to see me bring to the con.
I'll have THE GOD MACHINE 1st issue, prints, stickers, commissions, less then 10 ash cans left, etc- but let me know if there's a special print you want, or something to that effect!

Hope to see you there!

ALSO! Thanks to all who voted for my book and I for the Eagle Awards. Sadly my book and I didn't make it to nominations. Thems' the breaks, as they say. But thanks to all who helped!

Well i'm coming close to finishing up the first graphic novel of THE GOD MACHINE! Wish me luck you guys!

Take care!

-Chan

Wondercon Wrap up & Eagle Award Nominations

2010-04-16T12:43:00.000-07:00

So this is a little delayed due to trying to get settled back in, and other not so fun things!

But thanks to all who came out and said "hi" at Wondercon! It was a wonderful experience, and i hope to return in the future. Also thanks to all my Archaia friends; creators, the big guys, and our lovable interns! You guys made it totally amazing! <3

The Archaia panel went rather well, lots of cool Archaia news took place, and I got to talk about the God Machine, and take some questions! I have no video of the event, but a little write up over at CBR exists! Certainly check that out for some great news on upcoming Archaia titles! Lots to look for in 2010!

While I was at Wondercon, I had the chance to do 2 video interviews! [and don't worry, i'm a complete dork in both of them!]

1st one: Cammy's Comic Corner [be sure to stay around for Patrick McEvoy's part of the interview too! You may find what he has to say.. interesting! ;)]

[direct link to youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqzI_gB_xX0 ]

2nd one: Comic Vine with Bat Girl Babs (aka Sara!!)

[direct link: Comic Vine]

Thanks to both Cammy and Sara!!! And do make sure you visit Cammy's Comic Corner and Comic Vine!

In the coming weeks I'll be posting more THE GOD MACHINE sneak peaks to Comic Vine, so look out for updates over at my profile there.

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In other news, the Eagle Awards are now accepting nominations for your favorite comic, artist, writer, etc. for the 2009 year. If you liked the first issue of THE GOD MACHINE, thought I was somebody to mention as an artist/writer/newcomer etc, please nominate me, Chandra Free, The God Machine Preview Book, and my publisher Archaia for an Eagle Award. And also, there were many great titles from Archaia this 2009 year, so please nominate those whom you loved as well! [pst! Titanium Rain, Tumor, AWAKENING GN! SOME NEW KIND OF SLAUGHTER etc] I'd really appreciate this, as it will give THE GOD MACHINE more eyes to it if it makes a nomination, or even wins! Tell your friends, blog it, tweet it, get the word out! Please! Any bit can help. :) [*note you don't have to vote in every category to vote!] Go forth and nominate ASAP!

Another Ninja Mountain Podcast will have me on it soon. I post that later when it goes online. Along with other things! Phew, so much to do, so little time!

Questions? Comments? Be sure to drop me a line at witchycrankypoo@gmail.com or even under this post!

til later kittens!

-Chan, the ever awkward

Wondercon THIS Weekend and Podcast Appearance

2010-03-29T17:42:00.000-07:00

This weekend is Wondercon!! [April 2-4th] in San Francisco! I'll be with my publisher, Archaia [booth #813-815], I'll be selling my usual, doing commissions, and I'll even be on a panel [sunday] with my fellow Archaia creators!

See ya there!

Info time!

Wondercon 2010 April 2-4th MOSCONE CENTER SOUTH
747 Howard Street, San Francisco. Archaia booth [[booth #813-815]]
PANEL: SUNDAY3:30-4:30 Archaia News, Notes and Highlights for 2010— In the coming months, Archaia will be making a big splash with new hardcover books, new #1s and digital releases of its high-quality line of titles. Join us for a spirited discussion about all that and more! Panelists include Archaia’s Mel Caylo, Stephen Christy and Paul Morrissey, plus creators Josh Finney and Kat Rocha (Titanium Rain), Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor), Chandra Free (The God Machine), Patrick McEvoy (Starkweather: Immortal) Tom Pinchuk (Hybrid Bastards!) and Michael McMillian (Lucid). Also on hand will be members of the Fraggle Rock #1 comics team, including writer Heather White, artist Jeff Stokely, consulting editor Joe LeFavi and managing editor Tim Beedle! Attendees will receive a free gift from Archaia! Room 236/238

Also, don't forget to see my best friend Patrick McEvoy on Friday for his digital painting seminar! [6:00-7:00pm
ROOM 204/206] [see link for more details!]

Speaking of Mr. McEvoy, I had the chance to join him and a few other talented Ninjas on the very cool, "Ninja Mountain Podcast." We talk about Licensed Properties and Conventions! Come take a listen! And if you haven't heard of the show before, it's a great show on the industry of fantasy illustration, etc.

That's it for now!

-Chan

Wondercon in 2 weeks

2010-03-18T18:37:00.001-07:00

First off, thanks to all who cam and saw me out at Megacon! It was a great show because of all of you. Thank you!

Next up is Wondercon this up-coming April 2-4th in San Francisco! I'll be with my publisher, I'll be selling my usual, and I'll even be on a panel with my fellow Archaia creators!

See ya there!

Wondercon 2010 April 2-4th MOSCONE CENTER SOUTH
747 Howard Street, San Francisco. Archaia booth.
PANEL: 3:30-4:30 Archaia News, Notes and Highlights for 2010— In the coming months, Archaia will be making a big splash with new hardcover books, new #1s and digital releases of its high-quality line of titles. Join us for a spirited discussion about all that and more! Panelists include Archaia’s Mel Caylo, Stephen Christy and Paul Morrissey, plus creators Josh Finney and Kat Rocha (Titanium Rain), Joshua Hale Fialkov (Tumor), Chandra Free (The God Machine), Patrick McEvoy (Starkweather: Immortal) Tom Pinchuk (Hybrid Bastards!) and Michael McMillian (Lucid). Also on hand will be members of the Fraggle Rock #1 comics team, including writer Heather White, artist Jeff Stokely, consulting editor Joe LeFavi and managing editor Tim Beedle! Attendees will receive a free gift from Archaia! Room 236/238

-Chan

MEGACON This Weekend!

2010-03-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

TOMORROW!!! I'll be at Megacon 2010, March 12-14th at the Orange County Convention Center Hall D
9899 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.

I'll be in:
Artist Alley, Burgundy #3b

Don't forget this year, I actually have the first issue of The God Machine available for sale, along with the Prologue Ash-can comic!

I'll be doing on site commissions. For sale I'll have regular prints, and NOW Poster Prints! Also free stickers and other goodies. ...and maybe the return of CRAYON COMMISSIONS! ;D

Hope to see you guys there!
[also if we've met before, or know each other online, please as a favor, reintroduce yourself. I have a terrible memory when it comes to names and faces.]

-Chan

p.s. Don't forget in about 3 weeks I'll be at Wonder-con! CA, April 2-4th!! I'll be at the Archaia booth.

Dragon*con 2010!!

2010-03-05T15:50:00.001-08:00

I'll be returning to the very cool [and my favorite con, even as a convention goer!] DRAGON*CON 2010!!!

I'll be in comic artist alley again~!

More details later- but set your Dragon meters for AWESOME in September!

Til' then, Megacon in 2 weeks...!

-Chan

Mega-con & Wondercon

2010-03-04T01:47:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again!

Coming up I'll be at Megacon 2010, March 12-14th Orange County Convention Center Hall D
9899 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819.

Artist Alley, Burgundy #3b

You know the drill. ;D

Don't forget this year, I actually have the first issue of The God Machine available for sale, along with the prologue issue!

If you guys want me to offer anything else this convention, let me know~!

Hope to see you guys there!

-Chan

p.s. Officially I'm NOW doing Wonder-con! CA, April 2-4th!! I'll be at the Archaia booth. East coast representin'...or something like that.

HAppy Valentines~

2010-02-14T11:47:00.001-08:00

RED in your VALENTINE by =SpookyChan on deviantART

-c

Reader Reviews Now Added to Spookychan.com

2009-11-11T13:36:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody!

Just added "Reader Reviews" in the Interviews and Reviews section of the site. It's open to anybody who wants to submit a review about "The God Machine" through their blog. Best and fair ones will be picked. [Blogs like: LJ, Wordpress, Blogspot, Myspace, etc.]

Tips: Make it at "least" 2 paragraphs if you can. Try to be professional and add links back to "spookychan.com/thegodmachine". Talk about the art and the story. Scales 1-5, or 1-10 work nicely. No internet speak!!! [this should go without saying]

Send your links to your blog to:

witchycrankypoo@gmail.com

Looking forward to hearing from you! Happy blogging!

-Chan

A Review over at The Nerdiest-Kids

2009-10-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

A new review has surfaced! The Nerdiest-Kids review the God Machine Preview, Titanium Rain [1&2], and Robotika[3&4]~!

Go check it out!

-Chan

CORRECTION: NO "A Comic Shop" signing this Wednesday.

2009-10-26T21:13:00.000-07:00

Turns out I will NOT be at "A Comic Shop" this Wednesday. I have been rescheduled for Nov. 7th [Sat.] from 2:00-5:00pm, for Mature Reader Comic Day.

Sorry for the confusion!

I will still be at Stardust this Wednesday at 9:30pm for the release party, and Sci-Fi city from 1pm and up on Halloween! More details here.

Sorry Again!

-Chan

The God Machine: Some stores recieving on the 28th

2009-10-26T21:11:00.000-07:00

So i've been getting a few reports that some people's comic stores are receiving THE GOD MACHINE next week on the original release day of the 28th. Other stores received the book on it's early release on the 21st. I can't figure out what's up with that, but a little patience my friends in receiving it!

Speaking of which, I heard one report that DCBS.com sending out one person's order of THE GOD MACHINE.

Also! tfaw.com SOLD OUT of The God Machine. Wooo! They'll reorder the book but it will take about 2 weeks for them to get it back in. Luckily I found 2 other sites who are offering The God Machine as well.*

Heavy Ink

Collector’s World Store

*Please note I’m not connected to these places online, I merely found them for you.
Also, It's beautiful! <3

Thanks to those of you who have told me you have received the book and the beautiful comments! Keep them coming please!

-Chan

The GOd Machine is finally out!

2009-10-21T12:17:00.001-07:00

THE GOD MACHINE is out TODAY!!! YES! After waiting... i dunno how long, it came out a WEEK early!

Go forth! Go get it at a comic shop! [or order it.]

About those who ordered from DCBS: I'd check with them when they ship things. You may have to wait a little bit to receive your copy. [I know! I'm sorry. :( ]
Don't forget release party at Stardust and signings next week!

-Chan

p.s. GOD MACHINE "Rough Cut Series" is back online!

Return of THE GOD MACHINE "Rough Cut Series" -webcomic!

2009-10-13T21:27:00.000-07:00

Like the Phoenix, it returns!

The God Machine Rough Cut- after 2 years of hiatus, it springs back into action!

And I'm picking up from where I left off too!

Chapter 3, Page 10

Page 10 Book 3 by ~TheGodMachineComic on deviantART

Confused? New? Forget about everything you once read?

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

But you might be asking, "Chan, why is everything in pencil and written like a weirdo?"
Glad you asked!

Mission Statement Time!

"The Rough Cut Series is meant to be a preview/web comic of my comic series, "The God Machine." It's taking the original scripts and draft pages, and translating them to pencil only comic pages. There are no inks, formal fonts, or even blacked in areas. The idea behind this is to get you into the series before it comes out to print. Now when the comic goes to print media, you'll see the art work polished, inked, proper lettering, extra jokes, re-writes of the script, sometimes re-ordered panel layout, totally new pages, and bonus material. That way if you really like the project, you won't feel gypped that you'd be buying content that's already free online. Think of this as a preview, and a glimpse into the process in how I make comics.

The God Machine is published by Archaia.
The first issue comes out Oct. 28th 2009."

That's it! Welcome back~!

-Chan

p.s. Eventually I try to set up a Comic Press thing on my web site, but currently I don't have the time for that. So DA will have to do for now. I don't feel like uploading to Comic Space anymore. :(

New Message Board for The Masses!

2009-10-13T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody!

My friends A. Dave Lewis and Saurav Mohapatra have just launched a new message board, Beyond the Bleed to promote the discussion of comics, and give a forum [ha ha] to creators to talk about their process, thoughts, and projects!

Currently lots of Archaia creators inhabit "the Creatorium"
Patrick McEvoy, Kat Rocha, Jason Becker, Tom Pinchuk, Mark Smylie, yours truly of course, and many others!

Come check it out!
The Creatorium

-So please sign up. This is where i'll be having my message board discussions for now. So if you have questions, insights, musings, whatevers about my comic and work, please feel free to talk about it in my section. And please do participate in the other discussions in the main boards, and say hello to your favorite Archaia creators. :)

-Chan

The Marcynites invade! Behind the scenes!!

2009-09-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

Behind the scenes of THE GOD MACHINE over at Comic Vine!!

<3

-Chan

Sullengrey Sacrifice #1

2009-09-15T12:43:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow Sullengrey Sacrifice #1 will be out. Yours truly worked on the colors and put in THE GOD MACHINE Easter eggs galore [amoung other details].

Go gets!

-Chan

A week later, and finally recovering from Dragon*con!

2009-09-14T10:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry this took so long, but I've been on a secret project this past week, and finalizing some last minute touches to a certain book~!

Dragon*con was a blast! For my first time behind the table there I was pleasantly surprised how well received THE GOD MACHINE was, and how adorable you guys are! I tried out "Crazy Crayon Commissions" for the first time, and they were a smashing success! [I will be bringing them back for sure, though at a lil higher price since they broke my hands, ouch!]I also did some pretty niffty commissions that I rather liked.

Even if I was more than 75% at my table, I did get to have adventures! I saw my friend Doc Hammer's band, Weep, perform, saw the Venture Brothers panel, talked to people at Rusty's Day Camp about how i make comics, and LOTS of drinking happened on the first day [oops!].

I got to see many of my friends and make new ones too! I met Peter Steigerwald [hyper cool colorist and illustrator over at Aspen] and the very cool McCartney! [also met tons of other people too!] Also saw my friends David Petersen, and Jeremy Bastian~! Not to mention the ever cool, and always amazing DRD [who, without I'd be lost.]

Course I had my beautiful husband, Jim, my best friend Laura, and Misha to help me with my booth when I couldn't be there and needed someone to keep me company. I don't think I could have done it without them! <3

So that's it for now! Playing catch up and working hard now.

I've also uploaded tons of photos to my facebook account [visible to all, if not yell at me and i'll upload them to some other spot.]

More news later~ lots coming up!!

-Chan

Dragon*con Sept. 4-7th!

2009-08-31T12:57:00.000-07:00

Dragon*con, Atlanta GA. Sept. 4-7th 2009.

I will be at table #20 in Comics Artists Alley in the Hyatt Regency: Grand Hall East. I will be selling prints, mini comics, commissions, and I have goodies too.

Sunday in the Hyatt, rooms 223 & 226, at about 4 or 5pm, I will also be attending "Rusty's Day Camp" [Venture Brothers themed] as a "camp counselor." I may be doing something on "how to" -Event held by the good people at PRoV.

Also, fellow Archaia creator, David Petersen of Mouse Guard, will also be in attendance in the Comics Artists Alley!

Come out, say hello!!

-Chan

For Comic Vine~

2009-08-27T23:01:00.000-07:00

Well hello Comic-Viners!
Wait, you probably don't call yourself that do you?
At any rate, hello everybody!

For those of you who do not know me, I'm Chandra Free, creator of the upcoming Archaia title, "THE GOD MACHINE." [The 1st issue is coming out this Oct. 28th]

Ms. Sara 'Babs' Lima asked me if I'd come and share with you guys my process & art work, and I was more than happy to accept! So expect more from me in the future!

But enough with the introductions - shall we get into the art?

For my first entry, I'm sharing with all of you THE GOD MACHINE's first graphic novel cover. [Graphic novel to come out the first quarter of 2010.]

For this particular cover I wanted to convey the feeling of the first 5 chapters of THE GOD MACHINE effectively. I took different and weird approaches to figuring out what would be best suited to do this. Like a fool, I tried "method arting" [think "Method acting" only with art.] I attempted to put myself in the mindset of my lead character, Guy Salvatore, who is a depressed 17-year old. I pulled out my old, crappy alternative CD's from my late teen years, put them on, and then tried to set "the mood" that would trigger inspiration! I failed miserably! [Like super fail!] I was in a rather good mood at the time, and there was no changing that, or "inspiring" me. With a surprise 4-day deadline approaching, I knew I had to figure out something for this cover that showed something about THE GOD MACHINE in the right light and in a hurry! So I went ahead and did what I do best - sit down, and draw extemporaneously!

I started with a Photoshop sketch.

I wasn't totally digging it, but it was a good start, and it had motion. I didn't think it was anything special, but I went with it anyway. Now, the unfortunate thing is [or fortunate in this case] was that I didn't save my last bit of work on the sketch, and lost all that work. This frustrated me. The image wasn't jiving, and work had been wasted. So I decided to scrap this image, and try a more traditional approach. Another day wasted.

The next day I got out some Blue Line comic book paper, and took the same approach. Strange that this worked. Typically, when using comic paper, I have a thumbnail of what I want to put down on the paper. Though I had done an odd sketch that you can barely make out in my sketch book that barely resembles what I ended up doing. This was a rather strange piece for me. But, I go with what works!

After an hour or so, I finally had my pencils. Well it might have been longer, time seems to fly when I draw, and I tend to never pay attention to how long. Who knows, it could have been 3 hours?
I originally drew this with the intention of having Guy at the bottom of the image, and Good God [the female obviously] at the top. I wanted to put the logo at the bottom to try something different. But, it didn't work as well as I thought it would, so I flipped the image. That worked out much better!

[It bares mentioning that I wanted an image that had a similar theme to what I had done for the cover of the first issue of THE GOD MACHINE.]

[This is the cover THE GOD MACHINE issue that's coming out in October.]

This is in keeping with that same idea of Guy Salvatore and Good God with a yin and yang kind of theme.

I took my pencils directly into Photoshop, and cleaned up and adjusted the levels to make them pop, and give them that "inked look." [I don't do inking, it drives me nuts!] I also use a Photoshop action my husband made for me that separates the lines from the digital canvas. It's easier to work with your line art with transparenies and solid lines. [You can also change the color of the line art this way too through layer options!]

Now I place down some basic colors.

Notice how I'm building up colors on top of my canvas' main color. I want some of the canvas color to come through parts of my image so we have the same general feel throughout. Though I'm a sucker for letting Good God's hair be untouched by any other colors, which will prove to be a challenge through this piece to make that work with our color scheme.

Next I put in a texture behind our characters and start fleshing out some more details.

Notice I start thinking of light sources, and taming the ugly base colors on that moon. [That moon was driving me crazy!]

Now I start really getting into the details, and adding what has been dubbed my "trademark" abstract elements. [Or so people tell me!]

I've added more shading here and there to our characters. Now there's also a splash of faint opaque red outside of Good God's hair. This helps integrate the reds in her hair to other parts of the image, helping it fit in with the rest of the color scheme. This also adds some more visual interest as well.

Following this, I take my first stab at finishing the image.

After more details have been placed, I lay down THE GOD MACHINE logo, and add the appropriate glows and shadows so it stands out. But there's something not quite right about this image. It looks done, and I'm ahead of of my deadline, so what could be wrong? It only took me a day to construct it, so maybe I'm rushing things. Sure I'm excited it's close, but that moon seems way too overpowering and dragging our eye out towards the left. [A big no-no!] Also the colors don't seem like they vary enough.

The solution: come in with some faint opaque greens, place it on the moon to tone it down, and put the green on our characters and other spots.

This gives it a little more balance, another level of shading, and just a better feeling overall!

Now this is the version I turned in to Archaia a few days ahead. I'm content enough with it, but I know I could do better.

Now the deadline wasn't the official deadline for the graphic novel material. It was actually so the graphic novel's cover could be featured in THE GOD MACHINE special.

So now I've had time to think on what bothers me about this image, and I've gone back and gave it exactly what it needed! [Trust me, I didn't pull a "Lucas." ;)]

First thing- that bloody moon! It's never behaved right for me.

I take out that nasty yellow, and replace with a bright shiny white! This proves more illuminating and adds an energy into the image, making our characters pop more.
I also go back to the line art layer and change its color from a black to a more dark red-brownish color, giving the lines a softer and more natural feel. I also add more little abstractions, and voilà! Finished!

The piece now has a more vibrant energy and pizazz! [Least I think so.]

So if you guys happen to pick up THE GOD MACHINE special preview book, you'll be getting the alternate version of this cover inside, along with bio pages, and the first full chapter of THE GOD MACHINE!

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed that!
See you again with more art!

-Chandra

[The God Machine Special is coming out this Oct. 28th- Ask your local comic shop to order it for you! You can pre-order til the 31st of this month. Ask your local comic shop to order it or pick it up over at DCBS]

1 WEEK to Order GOD MACHINE, Dragon*con + Interviews

2009-08-25T22:46:00.000-07:00

You only have one week left to order The God Machine!!! Ask your local comic book shop to order it, or get it over at DCBS

Remember it's VERY important, [and it'll always be important] to PRE-ORDER THE GOD MACHINE with your local comic shop! It informs my publisher there is a need for my book [you know, so they keep me on for later books etc.] and also informs Diamond Distributors that it's something they want to keep solicited. It also tells them how many books to print, and also if you order through your comic shop they'll ACTUALLY have it there!!! Remember kids, I have an indy book, and comic shops don't naturally pick up these titles because they are more riskier to sell than say your Marvels and DCs. If you don't do this now, or for future books, there might not be a GOD MACHINE at your store. [this applies to all indy comics btw.]

It's a hard industry, and there is a reason why a lot of titles don't make it. It's really up to you guys to be proactive! [I know, I'm not much of a proactive person myself.. it sucks!]

AUGUST 31st is your deadline!! Go order THE GOD MACHINE: Preview!!!!

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Dragon*con is FASTLY approaching!! Sept 4-7th in Atlanta, GA.

I'll have prints, mini comics, commissions, stickers and other goodies! If there is a particular piece you'd like to see as a print, please tell me! [my gallery for choices]

I can't wait to see you guys!!

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More interviews!!!

I was on Comic Geek Speak recently talking about The God Machine, Photoshop and Star Trek?

Episode 882

Go listen now!!! <3

And a new Interview over at CBR:
"Archaia Unleashes THE GOD MACHINE"

That is it!

-Chan

New CBR interview

2009-08-24T13:26:00.000-07:00

New Interview over at CBR:
"Archaia Unleashes THE GOD MACHINE"

Also kittens, one last week to order The God Machine!!! Ask your local comic book shop to order it, or get it over at DCBS

that is all...

-Chan

PODCASTING: Comic Geek Speak

2009-08-22T13:59:00.000-07:00

I was on Comic Geek Speak recently talking about The God Machine, Photoshop and Star Trek?

Episode 882

Go listen now!!! <3

-chan

Interviews and Features!

2009-08-19T14:30:00.000-07:00

Lots of Interviews coming in from yours truly,

+Comic Monsters: INTERVIEW
+Comic Monsters: MAKING OF THE GOD MACHINE

+Jazma Online Interview

+First Early Review-ish of The God Machine @ The Furnace

More to come! Including a podcast interview with the boys at Comic Geek Speak! [which should be online this Friday.]

As a friendly reminder don't forget to order THE GOD MACHINE before August [this month] 31st! Show your love and support! It's super important!

Print this out-
THE GOD MACHINE- PreOrder by =SpookyChan on deviant ART and take it to your comic shop! Help give them an idea that this is the book they need to order for their shop. [please!!!]

If you don't have a comic shop or you're international you can go over and order it at DCBS right now! [*note you'll still be getting the book in October.]

And Dragon*con is coming up!! Sept 4-7th in Atlanta, GA.

I'll have prints, mini comics, commissions, stickers and other goodies! If there is a particular piece you'd like to see as a print, please tell me! [my gallery for choices]

Still no official word on THE GOD MACHINE being available for Dragon*con as of yet.

At any rate, come see me!!! [and apparently the "Shat" will now be at Dragon... ouuu Denny Crane!!! XD]

lots o' love my kittens!

-Chan

p.s. I hear rumors there is supposed to be a GOD MACHINE street team? hmmm...

Go forth and order THE GOD MACHINE + Other Archaia Comics

2009-08-06T13:10:00.000-07:00

Heads up! The God Machine is finally making its way to the presses!
This October!!

yay!!!

BUT! In Order for it to make it to your comic shop, you have to tell your shop you want it!!! [and that you need it!] Please don't expect it to just show up, because sometimes comic shops don't order all comics. I know, It makes me sad to. :(

Print this out-
THE GOD MACHINE- PreOrder by =SpookyChan on deviant ART and take it to your comic shop! Help give them an idea that this is the book they need to order for their shop. [please!!!]

Now don't be fooled by the "Preview" title. I assure you that there is a full issue full of lush colors and bonus pages! [With never before seen bios!] None of that sample page dealy stuff. This will satisfy your God Machine cravings!! Think of this as just a "preview" of the main course, the GRAPHIC NOVEL!

What will you be getting in this-
The God Machine; "Preview"
[includes first full chapter, and bonus art work/bio pages]
48 pages
$3.95
Previews Code: AUG090638
Publisher: Archaia
Coming: October
Mature Audiences

So there ya go! It's finally going to happen!!
Go forth and order! I'm counting on you guys!

Also! If you don't have a comic shop, or you're international [or whatever the case may be] you're in luck! You can go over and order it at DCBS right now! [*note you'll still be getting the book in October.]

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Wait? What's that? Need More comics... Yes, yes you do need more comics!!!

Me best matey, Mr. Patrick McEvoy [artist] and my other very good friend Dave Rodriguez [writer] have a hard cover coming in October as well!!

Starkweather : The Immortal [from Archaia too!]
They have a Order ticket as well-

Starkweather preorder coupon by ~PatrickMcEvoy on deviant ART
[same deal as my book, print it, take it to your local comic shop, and order! Also their on DCBS as well!]

Still not enough? Need something NOW?

Well why not the ultra sexy Awakening Hardcover? It drips with the amazing talents of my dear friends Nick Tapalansky & Alex Eckman-Lawn!

I've been praising this book forever, and it's finally in a hardbound edition that's amazingly beautiful. mmmm existentialistic zombish noir! Go get it over at Amazon, or your local book/comic store. Or yell at the book store to order you a copy!

And even more gratifying for getting something right now, we have my new friend,
Josh Fialkov and his Kindle comic, Tumor! You can get it on Kindle, or read online. See Josh's page for details!

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Don't forget!

DRAGON*CON!! Sept 4-7th! I'm a guest! Come see me please! I'm working hard on getting advance copies of the God Machine for this convention! [you heard me right.] But I can't promise anything... but sources say- more than likely!!

That's it kittens!

Love you guys!

-Chan

SDCC 2009, the aftermath of Epicness!

2009-08-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

And so... another Comic-con has come and gone. What a delightful time it was too! I saw many of my dear friends & colleagues [some whom I only knew online], connected with fans, and added to my collection of hyper cool convention stories.

It must be said, that the Archaia group is just amazing. I love all of those guys so much. Even with a restructuring, it's still the same family. From our creators, to our staff, to our lovable interns- there's so much to love!

I have to keep this brief due to the fact that writing is hard on the hands.

The panel I was on, was a surprising success! I wish there was video of the first half with Nick Tapalansky & Alex Eckman-Lawn [Awakening], Josh Fialkov [Tumor] , and myself [The God Machine], but sadly no one has found this yet. :(

After all of us we're done, Zachary Quinto and his production company “Before the Door Pictures,“ came on to present their 2 new books, Mr. Murder is Dead and Lucid. [Which they are doing with Archaia.]

After they presented their books it was time for Q&A... uh oh! ^_~
All questions were for Quinto and Co.... minus one. A dear sweetie, by the name of Kat, who is a fan of mine did the ballsy-est things I've ever seen. She did not ask “Before the Door” guys anything, but her question was pointed towards me! I had no earthly clue til that moment. I was floored! Mr. Stephen Christy [Archaia] encouraged me to come up and answer in front of everybody. This also happened to be the perfect opportunity to give Mr. Quinto my little print of Spock

SPOCK by =SpookyChan on deviant ART

So before I took the question I gave the print, and turned to take the question. You can see it all here-
[I come in at about 4:40 mn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70scvTkB1sA

Anyways, as you can tell I was very dorky. But no one said I was a good speaker, I just make pretty pictures and write stories away from the public. It was super cool to meet Mr. Quinto that way. [I adored him as Spock, since i'm a big Star Trek fan throughout, hence my answer.]

A big thanks to Kat for getting up there, and making my convention a memorable one! -You rock girl!
Other bits of news, me best matey, Mr. Patrick McEvoy did some interviews at SDCC for the incredible “Ninja Mountain Podcast”, which features yours truly, and featuring Steranko, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Dave Rodriguez, Mark Smylie, etc. Go listen to it! [pst! This link is a direct link to the show]
*also I apologize for being so giggly and inapt at talking... did I mention I don't get out much?

ALSO! The biggest announcement to come out of this trip, was to find out that OFFICIALLY my book, “The God Machine,” is coming out this October!

ORDER IT! [pretty, pretty, pretty please!!!!!]

THE GOD MACHINE- PreOrder by =SpookyChan on deviant ART
[see image, and under it for more info]

More follow ups on this to come!

Last, but not LEAST!

DRAGON*CON!! Sept 4-7th! I'll be a guest. Come see me please!
Also I have 2 tickets for sale [both are for 4 days , @ $100 a piece] I need to sell these!!! I bought them before I knew i'd be a guest. :( If anybody is interested contact me at witchycrankypoo@gmail.com – I accept paypal. This is the going rate for tickets right now. But you'd be helping me out if you purchased them from me!

Thanks guys!!

I think that's it... I wish I could go into all the wonderful moments and all the incredible friends and talent I got to pal around with. But this will have to do.

Thanks to all who stopped by, bought a print, mini-comic, or just stopped by to chat!

Also, a few photos over at myspace.

Love you guys!

-Chan

SDCC, Bullet Points!

2009-07-20T23:48:00.000-07:00

The Quick Run down!

San Diego Comic-con [July 23-26, San Diego, CA]
Con hours-
6-9 Weds , 9:30-7 Thurs-Sat, 9:30-5 Sun

I'll be at the Archaia booth #2635 - between the Image and Marvel booths!* [*click link for SDCC floor map & booth numbers.]

Archaia signing booth schedule [click link for image of schedule]

I'm on an Archaia panel with the Awakening boys [fabu Nick Tapalansky & amazing Alex Eckman-Lawn], The Killer's writer [Matz], and the new SPOCK [Zackery Quinto]!

5:30-6:30 Archaia: New Titles— Come hear about the great titles Archaia has in store, including Awakening (with writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Alex Eckman-Lawn), The Killer (with writer Matz), and The God Machine (with creator Chandra Free). Then: You've watched him for three seasons on NBC's Heroes playing Sylar and on the big screen as Spock in the new Star Trek movie, but what do actor Zachary Quinto and his colleagues at media production company Before the Door Pictures have to do with Archaia? Find out exclusively at this panel, which will feature Quinto, Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson of Before the Door Pictures, plus appearances by top-secret special guests with additional announcements! Room 5AB

Remember-
Sat.
5:30-6:30
Room 5AB
Sat. programing panels info

At the Archaia booth I will have The God Machine Mini-comic [exclusive content to this mini], prints, commissions, goodies[courtesy of DRD of Peoples Republic of Venture <3], and smiles. ;)

Also, Sullengrey Sacrifice #1 [Gajeway/Rausch/Berry], featuring interior colors by myself, will be at the Ape booth #2203 at #SDCC. Be sure to check that out!

See you all soon!!

-chan

My first SD Comic-con Panel + Archaia Booth + etc.

2009-07-13T13:31:00.000-07:00

San Diego Comic-con [July 23-26, San Diego, CA]
Con hours-
6-9 Weds , 9:30-7 Thurs-Sat, 9:30-5 Sun

As all of you know, I'll be at SDCC this year. And i'll be at the Archaia booth #2635 - between the Image and Marvel booths!* [*click link for SDCC floor map & booth numbers.]

Also, for the first time ever, I'm on an Archaia panel with the Awakening boys, The Killer's writer, and the new SPOCK!?!? [I kid you not!]

5:30-6:30 Archaia: New Titles— Come hear about the great titles Archaia has in store, including Awakening (with writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Alex Eckman-Lawn), The Killer (with writer Matz), and The God Machine (with creator Chandra Free). Then: You've watched him for three seasons on NBC's Heroes playing Sylar and on the big screen as Spock in the new Star Trek movie, but what do actor Zachary Quinto and his colleagues at media production company Before the Door Pictures have to do with Archaia? Find out exclusively at this panel, which will feature Quinto, Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson of Before the Door Pictures, plus appearances by top-secret special guests with additional announcements! Room 5AB

Remember-
Sat.
5:30-6:30
Room 5AB
Sat. programing panels info

Exciting no? [least i'm super excited!!! And scared... never done a panel before.. let alone.. at SDCC!!]

To let you guys know, the mini-comic/ash-can of the God Machine stand alone story is printed! Me and my husband have numbered them all. <3

Come and get 'em!!! =D

Also.. there are rumors I might have something special at this con as well... BUT it may NOT happen, so i don't want to get anybody's hopes up... if it does happen, you'll all be in for a treat!!!

As usual i'll be doing simple commissions, i'll have prints and other goodies [courtesy of DRD of Peoples Republic of Venture <3] for you guys to get!

If there is any particular piece of art you'd like to see as a print, let me know. I make prints this Friday!

-chan

p.s.[sorry for any redundancies in this entry]

San-Diego Comic-con Panel

2009-07-12T01:07:00.000-07:00

SDCC 09'

I'm on an Archaia panel with the Awakening boys, The Killer's writer, and SPOCK!?!?

SDCC Sat panels

5:30-6:30 Archaia: New Titles— Come hear about the great titles Archaia has in store, including Awakening (with writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Alex Eckman-Lawn), The Killer (with writer Matz), and The God Machine (with creator Chandra Free). Then: You've watched him for three seasons on NBC's Heroes playing Sylar and on the big screen as Spock in the new Star Trek movie, but what do actor Zachary Quinto and his colleagues at media production company Before the Door Pictures have to do with Archaia? Find out exclusively at this panel, which will feature Quinto, Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson of Before the Door Pictures, plus appearances by top-secret special guests with additional announcements! Room 5AB

Remember-
Sat.
5:30-6:30
Room 5AB

-Chan

p.s. mini-comics have been printed!!!

Sullengrey, SDCC & Dragon*con!!!

2009-07-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

First off, remember me talking about being the colorist on Sullengrey?
Well finally the issue with my colors on the interiors is finally coming out-

SULLENGREY: SACRIFICE #1
64pgs
published by Ape Entertainment
pre-order from your local comic retailer using the code JUL09 0664

_{[COVER - lines by Drew Rausch, colors by Drew Berry.]}

Written by Jocelyn Gajeway
Art by Drew Rausch
Colors by Chandra Free
Cover by Drew Rausch and Drew Berry

PREVIEW EDITION OF FIRST 30 PAGES HERE!!! [pssst! check out the posters in the backgrounds- i threw in lots of Easter egg types of things. I put a lot of work into those details no one will ever really see.]

More details/updates can be found over at Sullengrey.com

and i hear there might be a advance copy of it at San Diego comic-con...

speaking of San Diego....

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San Diego Comic-con [July 23-26, San Diego, CA]

I will be at San Diego Comic-con this year at the Archaia [Studios Press] table.
---I'm hoping to have an ash-can [aka mini-comic] out for this convention [which is a stand alone, in cannon, God Machine NEW story too! Also limited run, and numbered.], i'll also be doing simple commissions, i'll have prints and other goodies [courtesy of DRD of Peoples Republic of Venture <3] for you guys to get!

If there is any particular piece of art you'd like to see as a print, let me know. I make prints probably in the next 2 weeks.

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Dragon*con [Sept. 4-7, Atlanta, GA]

So for the first time ever, yours truly will have a table at Dragon*con! So if you miss me at SDCC, be sure to see me on the East coast. :)
Also, same as SDCC, i'll have the ash-can, prints, commissions, and goodies!!! And who knows.. maybe i might just finally have The God Machine as well- [this, i'm attempting to make happen... no promises...]

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More details on table numbers later-
Time to go back to breaking my hands on the Ash-can...! ;)

Lot's o love!
[hope to see you guys at the cons!]

-chan

Awakening Trailer!

2009-06-30T11:05:00.001-07:00

To give you an idea of how sexy "Awakening" is...
the boys have made a trailer to show you!

Awakening for purchase at Amazon!

Can't stress how much i love this book and how much YOU need it in your hands!

-Chan

Titanium Rain needs your help! + Primordia, TGM, cons?

2009-06-19T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

Dunno if you've heard, but the super sexy and amazing, "Titanium Rain," is coming back to the comic stands again!

_{ORDER CODE: JUNE09 0698}

I can't begin to recommend this book enough! [from amazing art, to a stellar story! -and it's not even a genre i'm into, but it completely had me wrapped around it's mastery of telling a damn fine story!]

So here's what i'm asking~
TITANIUM RAIN NEEDS YOUR HELP!

One of the problems that face the industry, is that most of the time comic stores don't know what's coming out, and can overlook an amazing book like this one and primarily stick to regular DC and Marvel books.
With the economy as bad as it is, stores are scaling back too! Even more reason why they may NOT carry Titanium Rain! :(

So the brilliant Josh Finney & Kat Roacha [creators of Titanium Rain] need your help with getting comic stores to order Titanium Rain-

It's pretty simple really-

1. Go to a local store (or two)!
2. Tell the store owner you want your copy of Titanium Rain #1!
3. The owner will want to know who publishes the book, and what IT"S PREVIEWS CODE is. You say:

Titanium Rain is on page 191 of the Previews catalogs, ORDER CODE: JUNE09 0698.

Then add:

Titanium Rain is published by Archaia Studio Press, the company who does MOUSE GUARD.

This last bit is important because it tells the store owner we're published by a legit company, and will also increase the chance of the store ordering more copies.

That's it! You have less than 2 weeks to get the word out. I believe in you guys- even if money is tight, we just need to get the word out!

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Also! [and the same goes for this as well]

Order the first hard bound graphic novel of Primordia as well!!
(which is not only a kick ass book, but also features one of my pin-ups as well!)

Preview order code - JUN09 0695

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There are so many other things going on. Currently [if you didn't read under my latest image over at Deviant Art, ]
My book, The God Machine, has been put on hold again, due to minor complications. It's looking like October might be it's new release, but not totally sure yet.

But i'm trying my best to try to have the book out for SDCC [which i'll be there!] and at LEAST for Dragon*con..... Did I just say Dragon*con? hmmm yes i did. Waiting for the official word on that one....

That's it for now.

Love you guys!

-chan <3

p.s. Did I happen to make a phone call to the Ninja Mountain podcast? Perhaps so...! [regardless, always an amazing podcast to listen to! Even when i'm not being silly! right Patrick?]

p.s.s. Don't forget Awakening needs love too!

The God Machine is now on Facebook & Twitter!

2009-05-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody, thought i'd do a quick update-

First, The God Machine is on Facebook- so come and be a fan there!
The God Machine [comic book]'s Facebook Page

Promote Your Page Too
[isn't that nice? a lil badge!]

And it's also on the Twitter, for all your updating twittery needs! [artwork, updates, news on other Archaia books, etc.]

Have to cut this short so i can do some work.

<3

-Chan

FX Con Photos

2009-04-22T17:13:00.001-07:00

FX Con photos- thanks to all who said hi, and made it goodz!

FX con 09

-Chan

p.s. Sorry for being so distant this past week. Some serious personal issues have kept me away. It's been a tough week and half... but it looks like things can go back to normal...ish.

FX Con this weekend! + Archaia comic news!

2009-04-13T21:30:00.000-07:00

First off- this weekend [April 17-19th] me and Lindsay Cibos will be sharing a a table at FX Convention! We should be at table 75 [if we read the form correctly...!] and i'll have a few new prints, and i'll be doing on site commissions. Don't forget you can pick up all sorts of goodies from Lindsay too! She'll have copies of Peach Fuzz and soooo much more!

:) Come out and see us!!!

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Archaia Family News:

Awakening heads on over to DCBS!

Over at DCBS (Discount Comic Book Service) they are offering Awakening with an EXCLUSIVE PRINT signed by Alex Eckman-Lawn at the unbelievable discount of 45% off cover price!

Making the book only $10.97!! Including the sweet sweet print!!!

And the best part? They ship internationally.

How can you say no to that?

Like that sweet cover design? Never heard me rant on and on about how awesome Awakening is? Go and head over to Nick's Journal on Deviant Art for more information!

Mmm speaking of sweet art, check out a page from Awakening! -

Now onto Titanium Rain!

Josh and Kat Finney just posted a
PREVIEW video for Titanium Rain!! Check it out!

Other Archaia books for pre-order [all coming out in June]:
Some New Kind of Slaughter Hard Cover
The Killer #10
Robotika 1 & 2 double sized issue

Also don't forget Patrick McEvoy and crew at the Ninja Mountain Podcast are still doing their very excellent podcast on being in the art industry! Be sure to give it a listen!!

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I think that's it. [i'm always forgetting something.] Hands are still massively hurting- though thanks to everybody who have commissioned me recently.

-Chan

FX con, Awakening , and others!

2009-04-07T14:31:00.000-07:00

It's coming soon! FX Con!!!

If you're going to be in the Orlando area-
Me and Lindsay Cibos will be sharing a a table there this year at FX Convention this April 17-19th.
Come out and see us!!!

Also my buddies who do Awakening are having their first graphic novel come out! Go read about it at Nick Taplansky's blog! [he talks about our other friends' comic books too!] Be sure to go order those books kids!

Next month The God Machine will be hitting Previews! Wooo! Keep an eye out- it's gonna happen this time i swear!

-Chan

p.s. sorry for my lack of updates recently, the carpal tunnel is intense currently.

Awakening comic coming soon, and FX Con appearance for me!

2009-03-30T11:47:00.000-07:00

I've got some comic news [not my own, but still a damn fine comic it is!], and my next con appearance!

ready? let's go!

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The super sexy comic, Awakening, is coming out in June! I have more info for ya guys on the graphic novel that surely will be your cup of tea! [i know i'm in love with it]

If you are indeed looking for a different kind of zombie-existentialist-horror book, you like comics, adore some Alex Eckman-Lawn sexy art, and a good story [compliments of talented Mr. Tapalansky] then I have the thing for you...

but best let Mr. Nick [Tapalansky] explain this one!

Nick Tapalanksy says _{[writer of Awakening ]:}

AWAKENING Volume One is being solicited in April Previews (comic shop ordering magazine)! It’s alllllll set for it’s June release and we couldn’t be more excited. Check out the Awakening album for some sweet previews.

Now the first step in our multi-pronged effort to throw ourselves in the faces of as many people as possible begins. We’re working with a limited time frame, so any help you guys can give would be appreciated more than you know. :)

The deadline for initial order cut-offs from comic shops is incredibly short this month. While they can place re-orders later, if you want to guarantee that the shop will get the book in on the day it’s released, you’ll need to stop in no later than April 11th. To make it super easy for everyone, Alex and I have created a coupon with all our Previews info on it. We've posted it up in our gallery - direct link is below!

Don't worry, it only looks big (that's what she said) - it prints at 4"x6" and won't kill any ink cartridges.

Just print that sucker out, give it to the shop along with your name and phone number, and away you go! If you need help finding a local shop, visit the Comic Shop Locator.

In the event that you don’t have a local comic shop, don’t panic! As soon as the book is available for pre-order through bookstores (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.) or online comic shops I’ll be posting links and a second coupon you can bring to said stores.

In the meantime, please pass this along to friends, family, and loved ones who might be interested in a little existential horror/noir to brighten their day... They can find out more about the book by visiting our MySpace or my deviantART page.
Likewise, if you’ve got a blog or an online presence (website, MySpace, Facebook, etc.) and dig the book, please please please help us spread the word. Post the coupon up for download, sing our praises, talk about how handsome Alex , Thomas , and I are, you know… the usual.

Thanks again everybody for all the support you’ve given us so far! We couldn’t have gotten to this point without all of you and we hope you know how much that means to us.

We love you.

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Convention announcement for me:

If you're going to be in the Orlando area-
Me and Lindsay Cibos will be sharing a a table there this year at FX Convention this April 17-19th.
Come out and see us!!!

That's all.

-Chan

p.s. Twitter anybody? Come follow me!

Anime Express Convention this weekend!

2009-03-10T15:28:00.000-07:00

*

reminder, me and Lindsay Cibos will be at Anime Express, this weekend [March 13-15] in artist alley, along with Ana Aesthetic as a cosplay guest!

If you're local to the central Florida area, do come out and see us! <3

-chan

_{*just felt like posting the kitties. ^^;}

Spookychan.com updated!

2009-03-03T15:27:00.000-08:00

Spookychan.com has been updated with a gallery, news, and all sorts of stuff. It's not finished yet, but it's more complete than it was. :)

Also Mega-con photos [without descriptions, as of this writing]

that is all. :)

-Chan

Mega-con & Anime Express 09

2009-02-23T20:34:00.000-08:00

This upcoming weekend is Mega-con!
Feb 27th - March 1st

I’ll be in Artist Alley; Burgundy 8A section. I'll have stickers and prints! So come and see me and say hello.:)

Also following Mega-con is

Anime Express, March 13-15, 2009. I'll be in Artist alley with my cousin Lindsay Cibos, and my best friend Ana Aesthetic. More details later. :)

That's it for now.

<3
-Chan

NYCC 09, and the small gaggle of photos

2009-02-18T11:19:00.000-08:00

Didn't get to take too many photos at NYCC. My hope was to take more on Sunday of my friends, have adventures in NYC on Monday, and take lots of pics with my girls... but sadly my plans were taken over by the sickness. Oh well!

Least I have a lil' something. ^^;

NYCC 09 photos @ Picasa

-Chan

2009-02-16T23:33:00.000-08:00

Hey guys!

So NYCC went well, ....well minus getting sick. Oh boy has this been a dozy. I still feel under the weather, and it's been 9 days of me having this beast! It hasn't been pretty.

Anyways thanks to those who made it out to the con, said "hi", picked up some prints, etc.

My trip wouldn't had been anything without my Kim, Cassandra and Niki. They are my girls eternally.

Also had a lot of fun with my Archaia family - Nick, Alex, Dave R. and A. Dave. Also met the new boss man, PJ. Speaking of which, this brings me to good news about The God Machine!

Discussed things with PJ, and we both agreed on a July release date for the first issue of The God Machine to come out. After that the book will probably go straight to graphic novel [to be announced when that will be released.] Which, wow! how exciting is that? My story will do better in a graphic novel format anyways.

Which means, i will be attending SDCC this year, and my book should be released at that show. :)

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Speaking of conventions...

Mega-con!
Feb 27th - March 1st

I’ll be in Artist Alley; Burgundy 8A section. Which is only a few weekends away! I'll be selling a special print not seen in NYCC! [hopefully, if it works out] And i'll have more room to spread out with new stickers and such! So come and see me please!

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Again, updated my web-site, spookychan.com, with links and an extended pic as seen here.

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Notable links:

Go check my dear friend, Patrick McEvoy, [artist of Starkweather, an illustrator for Marvel, plus much more!] and co.[ Jeremy McHugh and Jon Hodgson] have a podcast that I highly recommend! And it's all about art too!
From fantasy art, illustration, and comics!

Their words-

"It's a podcast about art and the business of art, from the point of view of our Deadly Ninja Art Squad."

Ninja Mountain Podcast [they have 3 episodes up]

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That's it for now.

-Chan

NYCC booth # Confirmed

2009-02-03T20:33:00.001-08:00

Ok, it has been confirmed that I will be at the Kunoichi booth #949. [click link for con map]

So for all of you going to New York Comic-con, please, do come out and see me! I have new prints i'm featuring, barely seen cover to book #2, stickers, and other things! So see you there. Let me know who you are if you know me- and remember i'm terrible at names and screen names [ i will bastardize it and/or not know it. Super sorry! My memory is always the pits!]

Remember, New York Comic-con, IS this weekend, the 6th-8th.

I leave for NY tomorrow, so internet access will be limited. I will be twitter my journeys and NYCC. So do follow me if you like Chan gibberish. ;) twitter.com/spookychan

-also, I now have purple hair [or if it's fucked, possibly black to cover it up.. heh.. here's hoping it is not!]

Also, updated my beat up old web-site, spookychan.com, with links and an extended pic as seen here. I like it, even if it's minimal. >_>;

I was going to tell you about all sorts of other things, but time is running out, and i need to pack. And the wine is getting to me.

See you at NYCC!!

-Chan

Spookychan.com= go!

2009-02-03T01:03:00.000-08:00

Spookychan.com is now updated. But it's merely a splash page with links, cause I rock like that. ;)

-Chan

McEvoy and Crew, for you! :An Art Podcast

2009-01-29T23:36:00.000-08:00

My dear friend, Patrick McEvoy, [artist of Starkweather, an illustrator for Marvel, plus much more!] and co.[ Jeremy McHugh and Jon Hodgson] have a podcast that I highly recommend! And it's all about art too!
From fantasy art, illustration, and comics! Marvel at these 3 professionals who have been in the business and have gone against the odds of the evil art world!! Well... not really evils... but art college does indeed suck! ;)

Their words-

"It's a podcast about art and the business of art, from the point of view of our Deadly Ninja Art Squad."

Ninja Mountain Podcast - Episode 1

regular site- http://ninjamountain.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

-Chan

NYCC, Mega-Con, & The God Machine re-signed!!

2009-01-22T22:39:00.000-08:00

So much information to get done, and my hands hurt! >_<

First conventions appearances-

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New York Comic-con
Feb. 6th-8th

Today i got the official word that I will be attending New York Comic-con. No word on when i'll be at the booth, but I will be at the Archaia Studios Press booth [i think, I couldn't find Archaia listed this year, but our new mother company, Kunoichi Inc, is listed as booth #949. So I'm not sure if we'll be with them this year. More details on this booth situation when I get more information from Mark Smylie next week.

I'll be selling prints, giving out stickers, and totally unsure about sketches due to hands. [This will have to be decided at the convention].

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Mega-con
Feb 27th - March 1st

I’ll be in Artist Alley; Burgundy 8A section. I'll be doing the same thing [prints/stickers/etc.] at Mega-con. The cool thing about Mega-con is it's in my home town, and i'm not going to freeze to death. :) Also, you'll certainly see my best friend Ana Aesthetic in all her costumed glory stop by from time to time, and also my amazing cousin, Lindsay Cibos and her partner in crime, Jared Hodges, will be in artist alley as well. Come out to say local true-believers [Nick started my Stan Lee kick there] and say hi. :) ~And also you strange souls who actually come to Mega-con from out of town. ^_~

Showroom Hours:
Friday – 1-7pm
Saturday – 10am-6pm
Sunday – 10am-5pm

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Pay-pal

If you'd like to donate some money to help me with my expenses for these conventions, it would be gladly appreciated. [i make nothing, literally.]

palpal account: witchycrankypoo@gmail.com
*note it's under my husband's account, so if you see a name of "James" in the invoice, you know why.

Thanks guys! I wish i could offer up cheap commissions right now, but i'm going to be busy for awhile. I'll try to open up something if i have the time, but no promises.

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Last, but certainly not least-

The God Machine has been re-signed with Archaia Studios Press!!!

As of today, I finally got back my signed copy of my contract from the new boss man, PJ Bickett.
You're probably thinking, "What? Wasn't she signed with Archaia already?"

Answer to that is, yes I was signed. -But back in mid 2007 Archaia went through restructuring and was acquired by Kunoichi Inc. New contracts were issued to ALL talent published under Archaia, negotiations happened in length, and books were put on hold. Hence, "The God Machine" never came out for it's July/Aug/Fall debut. [You can read the restructuring further on Archaia's website.] Just this month, Archaia started releasing some of it's titles.

So, "The God Machine" is re-signed, now what?
Well, that's in my corner currently. Due to my carpal tunnel, i've held off on setting a new schedule for my comic to be released. So, as soon as I can figure out my limitations, and what I can do, the best possible release date is probably mid to late 2009.

I do apologize for all my silence, but really there were a lot of times where I was unsure of what was going to happen and didn't want to give false information until I was totally sure of the situation at hand.

Also to let you know, I'm very happy with my new contract with Archaia, and still look forward to having a long relationship with them.

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So that's about it.

Also i have a new account [old actually] at blogger:
Come add me to your blog list!

http://spookychan.blogspot.com/

Love you guys,

See you at the cons!!!

-Chan

oh yeah.. this blog!

2009-01-13T19:02:00.000-08:00

with the ability to watch other blogs, and the possibility that LJ will go away, I'm thinking of actually using this thing...maybe.

Working on a new web site, business cards,and "trying to get ready for NYCC 09'.

that is all for now.

-Chan

p.s. The God Machine is still going to be published... just not sure when.

SULLENGREY: CEMETERY THINGS- Trade Info!

2007-09-06T12:05:00.000-07:00

On sale NOVEMBER 28, 2007 from Ape Entertainment...

SULLENGREY: CEMETERY THINGS DIRECTOR'S CUT TPB -
Collecting the first miniseries from Jocelyn Gajeway and Drew Rausch (SLG's Haunted Mansion, Tokyopop's The Dark Goodbye) in an uncensored trade! Welcome to Autumn's Grove, a quaint little town where your fears manifest, then devour you whole. Only a few people are willing to face the madness lurking behind the facade, and not all of them will survive. Includes deleted scenes, a brand new short story entitled 'Fear,' and creator commentary. Painted cover by Drew Rausch and new Sullengrey co artist Chandra Free.
Mature Audiences
148 pgs
Full Color
$19.95

SULLENGREY: CEMETERY THINGS DIRECTOR'S CUT TPB w/ limited edition soundtrack
The limited edition 'Sound Set' includes the new Sullengrey: Cemetery Things Director's Cut TPB as well as a full length soundtrack of original music created by Cynical Picinic just for this series! The soundtrack is packed with over an hour of ambient/ electro and mood music inspired by and set to Sullengrey: Cemetery Things and is an absolute must for any fan of good music and great comics.
Mature Audiences
148 pages
Full Color
$29.95

Preorder your copy through Previews by going to your local comic provider and giving them these Diamond Distributor order code numbers: (w/o cd) SEP073348 and (w cd) SEP073349. That's it - they take care of the rest.

OR

Go to DCBS, go to their search and put in Sullengrey, and this is where you can preorder a copy, save 50% off the cover price, get a free sketch by Drew Rausch AND have it delivered to your house!!

Don't miss out!! Preorder your copy now!!!
Initial pre order deadline is October 2, 2007

Hugs and zombies,

The Sullengrey Crew~ Drew, Jocelyn, & Chandra.

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p.s. Help Spread the word as much as you can!
Post this info (and you can use the image location as well) to your DA accounts, Myspace, facebook, and to where ever!
We’re trying to get about 900 pre-orders so we can get this published. We need all the help we can get!
Thank you lovelies!

First post with art work.

2007-04-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

It does Walking Eye Stuff by =SpookyChan on deviant ART