Drin Kizael
Apr 18th, 2002, 01:23:18 AM
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Lance
http://www.powerfulpress.com/
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For Immediate Release
SHOOTING STAR COMICS DEBUTS
Official Websites Launches – New Self-Published Title
Coming
Contact: Sarah Beach
editor@shootingstarcomics.com
Press Release Information & Inquiries
pressrelease@shootingstarcomics.com
LOS ANGELES, CA., April 17, 2002 -
Once upon a time...
(well, actually, in December 2001)... in a land far
away (okay, no further away than cyberspace).... a
group of online friends, all aspiring comic book
writers, were inspired to work together to produce a
showcase for their talents.
As readers who love the medium of comic books, they
also had a desire to see their scripts given visual
form. Since they were serious about their ambitions in
this particular field, they decided to pool their
resources, find artists (or in some cases, do the art
themselves), and publish their short stories (all of
it creator owned, original material) together in one
book – and then to send that book out into the world,
into the hands of the comic book reading public.
These friends are also not the least bit reluctant to
acknowledge some of the main influences on their own
progress in the medium. As a consequence, they decided
to ask a couple of those influences to contribute to
the endeavor. CHUCK DIXON, whose articles on writing
for comic books are almost as good as a writing
course, was invited to contribute a story before he
officially joined the ranks of CrossGen Comics – he
leapt at the chance, and produced a Western story. And
another of those influences, the legendary DENNY
O’NEIL was asked to write a foreword for the book. He
very graciously agreed.
The SHOOTING STAR anthology is the result of those
efforts. We hope you will find it a fun book to read.
Sarah Beach
April, 2002
About Shooting Star Comics
The creators behind this anthology project of short
stories include:
CHUCK DIXON (Birds of Prey, Nightwing, Sigil, Way Of
The Rat) with ENRIQUE VILLAGRAN (Elseworld’s 80 Page
Giant, Superman Annual #9) in a Western Tale entitled
“A Little Insurance.”
LANCE STAHLBERG and MARIANO DE LA TORRE (Phenix) bring
Powerful Press’ new patriotic hero, Defender, to life
in “Raising the Stakes” as he takes on a small
terrorist band in this high-octane world.
SARAH BEACH and GORDON PURCELL (Star Trek, JLA, Robin,
Kolchak: The Night Stalker) bring readers a Native
American tale called “Tsalosha.”
SCOTT McCULLAR (DC Universe Roleplaying Game)
contributes an action-oriented tale with Golden Age
styled heroes in a story entitled “Rendezvous at the
Temple of Khepri” from his upcoming Thrill Seeker
Comics series.
SCOTT ROGERS (Lead Game Designer for Capcom’s MAXIMO:
GHOST’S TO GLORY for Playstation 2) engages readers
with Bedbug, a costumed crimefighter and devoted
family man with a pair of superboots, smart mouth and
a stubborn streak in “Bigger Things.”
ERIK BURNHAM is a cartoonist and writer who brings the
class clown of the bunch to this anthology with the
character Nick Landime in “Remember the Alamas.”
SEAN TAYLOR (Cyber Age Adventures, DC Universe
Roleplaying Game) along with JP DUPRAS (Cyber Age
Adventures, Project 72) bring readers Fishnet Angel (a
Cyber Age Adventures character) to life in her first
sequential art story in a tale called “Power.”
J. MORGAN NEAL writes three short tales for this
anthology with his Aym Geronimo series with artists
TODD FOX (Punisher, Scout: War Shaman, Wolverine), J.
DAVID BOCK, and an anonymous artist who he is using
the pseudonym ROCKING HORSE!
After a six year absence from the comic racks, the
youngest of the Von Fange Brothers returns in a brand
new story enbtitled “Hunger For More”, illustrated by
series creator BILL WIIST (Von Fange Brothers, 4 Your
Info) and written by CARLIN TRAMMEL (Interned at
Marvel Comics and worked on Daredevil, Star Trek
Unlimited, and Marvel Vision).
SHOOTING STAR COMICS ANTHOLOGY #1, will first be
available to buyers for first opportunity purchase at
the Chicago Wizard World Convention, coming in July.
Afterwards, the first issue will be available for
purchase Online and through stores soon afterwards.
Details on the cover for this book will be forthcoming
with the name of the artist when finalized.
Please visit us on the Internet at
www.shootingstarcomics.com for more information.
###
Lance
http://www.powerfulpress.com/
###
For Immediate Release
SHOOTING STAR COMICS DEBUTS
Official Websites Launches – New Self-Published Title
Coming
Contact: Sarah Beach
editor@shootingstarcomics.com
Press Release Information & Inquiries
pressrelease@shootingstarcomics.com
LOS ANGELES, CA., April 17, 2002 -
Once upon a time...
(well, actually, in December 2001)... in a land far
away (okay, no further away than cyberspace).... a
group of online friends, all aspiring comic book
writers, were inspired to work together to produce a
showcase for their talents.
As readers who love the medium of comic books, they
also had a desire to see their scripts given visual
form. Since they were serious about their ambitions in
this particular field, they decided to pool their
resources, find artists (or in some cases, do the art
themselves), and publish their short stories (all of
it creator owned, original material) together in one
book – and then to send that book out into the world,
into the hands of the comic book reading public.
These friends are also not the least bit reluctant to
acknowledge some of the main influences on their own
progress in the medium. As a consequence, they decided
to ask a couple of those influences to contribute to
the endeavor. CHUCK DIXON, whose articles on writing
for comic books are almost as good as a writing
course, was invited to contribute a story before he
officially joined the ranks of CrossGen Comics – he
leapt at the chance, and produced a Western story. And
another of those influences, the legendary DENNY
O’NEIL was asked to write a foreword for the book. He
very graciously agreed.
The SHOOTING STAR anthology is the result of those
efforts. We hope you will find it a fun book to read.
Sarah Beach
April, 2002
About Shooting Star Comics
The creators behind this anthology project of short
stories include:
CHUCK DIXON (Birds of Prey, Nightwing, Sigil, Way Of
The Rat) with ENRIQUE VILLAGRAN (Elseworld’s 80 Page
Giant, Superman Annual #9) in a Western Tale entitled
“A Little Insurance.”
LANCE STAHLBERG and MARIANO DE LA TORRE (Phenix) bring
Powerful Press’ new patriotic hero, Defender, to life
in “Raising the Stakes” as he takes on a small
terrorist band in this high-octane world.
SARAH BEACH and GORDON PURCELL (Star Trek, JLA, Robin,
Kolchak: The Night Stalker) bring readers a Native
American tale called “Tsalosha.”
SCOTT McCULLAR (DC Universe Roleplaying Game)
contributes an action-oriented tale with Golden Age
styled heroes in a story entitled “Rendezvous at the
Temple of Khepri” from his upcoming Thrill Seeker
Comics series.
SCOTT ROGERS (Lead Game Designer for Capcom’s MAXIMO:
GHOST’S TO GLORY for Playstation 2) engages readers
with Bedbug, a costumed crimefighter and devoted
family man with a pair of superboots, smart mouth and
a stubborn streak in “Bigger Things.”
ERIK BURNHAM is a cartoonist and writer who brings the
class clown of the bunch to this anthology with the
character Nick Landime in “Remember the Alamas.”
SEAN TAYLOR (Cyber Age Adventures, DC Universe
Roleplaying Game) along with JP DUPRAS (Cyber Age
Adventures, Project 72) bring readers Fishnet Angel (a
Cyber Age Adventures character) to life in her first
sequential art story in a tale called “Power.”
J. MORGAN NEAL writes three short tales for this
anthology with his Aym Geronimo series with artists
TODD FOX (Punisher, Scout: War Shaman, Wolverine), J.
DAVID BOCK, and an anonymous artist who he is using
the pseudonym ROCKING HORSE!
After a six year absence from the comic racks, the
youngest of the Von Fange Brothers returns in a brand
new story enbtitled “Hunger For More”, illustrated by
series creator BILL WIIST (Von Fange Brothers, 4 Your
Info) and written by CARLIN TRAMMEL (Interned at
Marvel Comics and worked on Daredevil, Star Trek
Unlimited, and Marvel Vision).
SHOOTING STAR COMICS ANTHOLOGY #1, will first be
available to buyers for first opportunity purchase at
the Chicago Wizard World Convention, coming in July.
Afterwards, the first issue will be available for
purchase Online and through stores soon afterwards.
Details on the cover for this book will be forthcoming
with the name of the artist when finalized.
Please visit us on the Internet at
www.shootingstarcomics.com for more information.
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