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Hello, Ambassadors! We did it! Talk about an amazing game catch-up, we’re back on our regular schedule again, just a mere 2 weeks after finishing and shipping last month’s (admittedly late) issue! That’s not to say we didn’t have anything else going in that time -- we’re deep, deep, DEEP in the process of revamping all sorts of stuff on our marketing plan, not the least of which has been launching our BRAND NEW WEBSTORE (at shop.magnetic-press.com), which not only looks spiffy, but also has cool, rich features such as Account/Order History, easy Social Log-in (cuz who wants yet another ID/password to remember?), sharable Wishlists, and -- coolest of all -- a Reward Point program that let’s you earn points for simple stuff (like sharing your love with your friends) in exchange for points that can be used for even more cool stuff! Give it a visit and create an account today! We’ll be adding a ton of new stuff in the weeks ahead -- Tees and apparel, prints, other cool titles from independent comic creators and artists, and more! We’re also re-focusing on regular blog posts on our website, social media, Ambassadors Club Patreon, and even DeviantArt! All of this will get aggrigated into our bi-weekly newsletter, so if you’d like a simple way to stay up to date without having to follow all of those many networks, sign up for our newsletter! This month’s issue features two fanatastic interview galleries by a couple of my favorite artists in the trenches, one of them almost literally! TONY SANDOVAL shares his experience crossing the US/Mexican border as a love-struck youth in his upcoming autobiographical graphic novel RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX, which he discusses along with a gallery of his other stunning work. We also talk to artist ZACH HOWARD, whose insanely detailed artwork is enough to drive an inker to suicide (which is why he does most of his own inking). You’ll see why in this eye-poppping interview gallery filled with pieces from TMNT, THE CAPE, VENOM, and more! And of course you’ll get a sneak peek at new and upcoming releases, as well as a ton of more, free comics by F. RUIZ VELASCO and AL RIO! Enjoy!
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THIS ISSUE: pg 2..... WELCOME pg 4..... NEW AND NEXT MONTH!
RE*PRO*DUCT, LITTLE TAILS vols 1-2, and LIGHT!
pg 7..... NEW IN PREVIEWS!
Announcing RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX and CENTURION & EMPERADOR!
pg 8..... FROM DARBY POP:
THE LIVING FINGER and WOMEN OF DARBY POP
pg 9..... FEATURED INTERVIEW: TONY SANDOVAL discusses his upcoming
graphic novel RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX, with a gallery of his work, plus a 6-page preview!
pg 24... SHOWCASE:
A peek at the kids book CENTURION & EMPERADOR from actor-comedian ROB SCHNEIDER and his wife, writer/producer PATRICIA SCHNEIDER, illustrated by FRANCISCO HERRERA!
pg 26... ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: ZACH HOWARD pg 38... SQUINK PRESENTS: CULEBRA (pages 1-11) by Francisco Ruiz Velasco pg 50... UNBOUND SAGA (“Secret Origin”) by Mike Kennedy & Al Rio. Cover by Leinil Yu! pg 58... WHAT’S IN THE BOX? COVER ART - “Summer Girl 2” , by Tony Sandoval
“Some WIndy Days” by Tony Sandoval
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IN STORES
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RE*PRO*DUCT by Wilson, Faerber, and Hopkins
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IN STORES
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IN STORES
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NEW IN PREVIEWS!
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Artist TONY SANDOVAL has collected fans from around the world with his inimitable style and darkly romantic perspective on the common experiences of simply being human. Author and/or illustrator of over a dozen graphic novels and art books, many of which have been translated into numerous languages, he has earned three Eisner award nominations in the past two years for his first English-language releases (from Magnetic Press), DOOMBOY and A GLANCE BACKWARD. This October will see the stateside release of his autobiographic, border-crossing love story, RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX, proving he is a worldly man, if only a man full of dreams.
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GROWING UP IN MEXICO, WHAT INFLUENCED YOU TO START DRAWING? DID YOU DRAW AS A CHILD, OR DID IT COME LATER? I always drew. I started drawing animals and only animals as a kid for quite some time, then people and stuff I saw on TV. Eventually I start reading comics like the New Gods from Jack Kirby. I also loved scary folk stories since I was a kid. YOU SELF-PUBLISHED YOUR FIRST BOOK NOCTURNO WITH YOUR BROTHER. HOW DID THAT GROW OUTSIDE OF MEXICO TO LAUNCH YOUR CAREER? WAS PAQUET THE FIRST MAJOR PUBLISHER TO RECOGNIZE YOUR WORK? NOCTURNO was a very small, self published comic, very local. We sold them only in (my hometown) Sonora by distributor, but after that only at some conventions in Mexico. Paquet discovered my work for another reason. Nocturno was eventually published by Paquet in French, followed by other publishers in other countries and languages.
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YOUR STORIES TEND TO BE VERY RECOGNIZABLE, UNIVERSAL STORIES OF GROWING UP, CHASING LOVE, CONFRONTING FEAR, DEALING WITH CHANGES, ETC. AND YET THEY ALWAYS TAKE A STRANGE, SOMETIMES DARK, ALMOST FANTASTIC DIRECTION, WITH SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS FOLDED INTO THE STORY. WHAT INSPIRES THE “FANTASY” ELEMENTS WHEN YOU WRITE, AND HOW DO YOU FIND THE BALANCE BETWEEN REALITY AND FANTASY? They all start from my Mexican background, mixing ordinary life with some dark folk stories which are a bizarre mix with Catholicism and other old pre-Hispanic beliefs. And the weather. Mixing all this with young drama will make my soup.
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YOU’VE CREATED MANY BOOKS FOR PAQUET, AS PART OF THE “CALAMARI COLLECTION”, WHICH YOU ESSENTIALLY CURATE, WITH OTHER ARTISTS TELLING SIMILAR KINDS OF STORIES. HOW DID THAT COLLECTION COME ABOUT? It was an idea that came from Pierre. I was doing many books in the old discovery collection, and it seems it was only me being active and selling by saying something. I also started participating in finding other people for it. So we decide to change things and make it a new collection, which is smaller now, as you know it’s not easy to sell strange books. www.MAGNETIC-PRESS.com
YOUR NEW BOOK, RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX, IS ABOUT A REAL MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU DECIDED TO ILLEGALLY CROSS THE US/MEXICAN BORDER TO REUNITE WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND. IT’S A VERY POIGNANT STORY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING TODAY’S POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. THE STORY ISN’T SPECIFICALLY POLITICAL, BUT IT SHEDS A VERY “HUMAN” LIGHT ON THE SITUATION, AND OFFERS A VERY RELATABLE PERSPECTIVE TO THE ISSUE. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT WITH THE STORY? I just wanted to tell a story that I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Even Paquet agreed to do it as a book long before all of this immigration situation in the news in Europe (and the US). But yes, I wanted it to be more human than a political story, so I adapted what I had in my memories for this story, which is more honest and precious, which I can do in a comic format. So there it is and I hope you like it!
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WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE STORY IN THE BOOK? ARE YOU AND SUZANNE STILL FRIENDS? Yes, Susan and I spent many years together after that. We had many other adventures and then chose a different path. So we are still very good friends, and of course she know about the book I hope she likes it.
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THAT EXCITING JOURNEY INTO THE US WAS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY COUNTRIES YOU WOULD EVENTUALLY VISIT AND LIVE IN, HAVING BEEN ALL AROUND EUROPE. WHERE DO YOU CONSIDER “HOME”? Well, I’ve been in Europe for quite a long time now, but I still love my small town in Mexico, I hope all this can keep being my home. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE SOME DAY? Hmmm, I think I’ve been so happy in Paris, but why not travel a bit more? WHAT’S NEXT? WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? I have so many projects on the rails right now, big and small ones, and I also want to paint more watercolors and maybe explore more techniques. WHAT SORT OF PROJECT DO YOU WANT TO DO SOME DAY? Video games, more comics, and painting. August 2016 - page 16
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RAPID QUESTIONS FOR TONY SANDOVAL: • WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING NOW? Nothing. • WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Ulver. • WHAT ARE YOU READING? THE SOLITUDE OF DICKENS by Dan Simmons. • FAVORITE MOVIE? DONNIE DARKO • FAVORITE ALBUM? THE JESTER RACE by In Flames • FAVORITE BOOK? Maybe all of Lovecraft • THE ONE THING THAT WORRIES YOU RIGHT NOW: Uff, no idea. • THE ONE THING YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST: To see more art.
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PREVIEW PAGES - RENDEZ-VOUS IN PHOENIX, by Tony Sandoval
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT:
ZACH HOWARD ZACH HOWARD ain’t new to this. He’s been making comics for years, since 2003’s CLOCKMAKER and HEAVEN’S DEVILS, which quickly led to bigger things at DC and IDW, hitting a thrust-pad with his work on SHAUN OF THE DEAD. His elaborate, razor-tight, and insanely detailed linework set him at the top of many goto lists for amazing draftsmanship, keeping him plenty busy until 20I0’s Eisner-nominated Best Single Issue, THE CAPE, written by Joe Hill, which turned into a celebrated 4-issue series. But he really hit his sweet spot with his original series WILD BLUE YONDER in 2013. And if you don’t know that series yet, you’ve got catching up to do. So start here, with an all-too-brief introduction to an artist you should already be fanatical about...
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HOW DID YOU START DRAWING? DID YOU DRAW AS A CHILD, OR DID IT COME LATER? GROWING UP HAVING TO MOVE A LOT AND OFTEN ON ISOLATED MILITARY BASES OR IN STRANGE LANDS, I WOULD FILL THE DAYS WITH JUST DRAWING ROBOTS, NINJAS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONAN. WHAT INFLUENCED YOU TO DRAW? I DON’T KNOW, TO BE HONEST. NO ONE IN MY EARLY LIFE ENCOURAGED ME TO DRAW, BUT I ALSO THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE NECESSARY – I THINK IF YOU GIVE ANY KID A CRAYON THEY WILL START TO DRAW THINGS. THE DESIRE TO DRAW IS MORE INNATE THAN ANY EXTERNAL STIMULUS, I SUSPECT. I JUST HAD A LOT OF TIME TO SPEND BY MYSELF, SO IF I HAD TO PICK ONE INFLUENCING FACTOR MOTIVATING ME TO DRAW, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE LONELINESS. I NEEDED DRAWING TO ESCAPE OBJECTIVE REALITY OR BETTER YET, COMMUNICATE MY THOUGHTS AND IMAGINATION IN A VISUAL FORM. WHAT WAS YOUR “BIG BREAK” INTO MAKING ILLUSTRATION A CAREER? HOW DID THAT UNFOLD OVER TIME? WHAT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROJECTS HAVE YOU WORKED ON?
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STEVE JACKSON GAMES GAVE ME MY FIRST CONSISTENT CHANCE AT ILLUSTRATING AS A PROFESSIONAL. I HAD VERY FEW SKILLS AT THAT POINT, SO I AM FORTUNATE THEY WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME WHILE I LEARNED TO BUILD MY TOOLBOX AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MEDIUM. HOWEVER, MY FIRST REAL PAYING COMIC BOOK GIG WAS FOR THE HELLBOY RESOURCE MANUAL PUBLISHED THROUGH SJG. I DREW A FIVE PAGE COMIC BOOK APING MIGNOLA THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH A HANDFUL OF SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS IN AN RPG FOR THAT IP. AFTER I DID THAT, I GOT TWO DIFFERENT IMAGE SERIES AND SLOWLY WORKED MY WAY ONWARD INTO THE COMIC BOOK MEDIUM. I QUICKLY GOT PICKED UP BY DC COMICS AFTER IMAGE, BUT I FOUND THAT I WAS RATHER UNHAPPY WORKING ON THE BOOKS AND CREATIVE TEAMS THEY HIRED ME FOR. SO I TOOK A CHANCE ON A SMALL PUBLISHER TO SEE IF DRAWING INDIE COMICS WOULD BE MORE FULFILLING. FORTUNATELY I LANDED SHAUN OF THE DEAD AND PRETTY MUCH SEALED MY FATE AS AN INDIE ARTIST.
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ALTHOUGH I BOUNCE AROUND AND MIX UP THE JOBS AND COMPANIES I WORK FOR (SOME STILL FOR THE BIG GUYS) TO FIGHT BOREDOM, I MOSTLY CAN BE FOUND JUST DOING MY ORIGINAL CREATOR OWNED SERIES AT THIS POINT. I’VE DONE A CRAP TON OF QUICK LITTLE SIDE GIGS THROUGHOUT MY CAREER TO HELP SPICE UP THINGS AFTER A LONG PROJECT, BUT MY HEART WILL ALWAYS LIE IN INDIE CREATOR OWNED SEQUENTIAL STORIES. I LOVE TELLING A STORY MORE THAN THE ACTUAL DRAWING THAT GOES INTO IT.
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YOUR FIRST BIG HIT TO BRING YOU NAME RECOGNITION WAS ILLUSTRATING THE CAPE WITH WRITER JOE HILL, A BOOK THAT WENT ON TO RECEIVE AN EISNER NOMINATION. HOW DID THIS PROJECT COME TO LIFE? I WOULD SAY THAT SOTD WAS MY FIRST HIT, BUT THE CAPE WAS DEFINITELY MY MOST POPULAR WORK. ;) ANYHOW, I WAS AT A POINT IN MY CAREER, COMING OFF AN EXTREMELY TERRIBLE YEARLONG JOB, WHERE I WAS CONSIDERING LEAVING COMICS AND EITHER GOING INTO ANOTHER STORYTELLING MEDIUM OR TEACH. HOWEVER, SERENDIPITY IN THE FORM OF CHRIS RYALL (IDW EIC) STEPPED INTO MY LIFE AGAIN AND ASKED IF I’D LIKE TO DO ONE MORE BOOK WITH HIM. I ONLY PROMISED I WOULD READ THE SCRIPT. HA! THE SCRIPT HAPPENED TO BE ONE BASED OFF OF JOE HILL’S SHORT STORY THE CAPE. AND IT WAS A MOTHERFUCKER.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS I FELT EXCITED AGAIN, SO I TOOK THE GIG. I JUMPED IN AND BY THE TIME I WAS FINISHING THE BOOK I THINK EVERYONE WAS PLANNING FOR A MINISERIES TO COMPLETE THE CHARACTER’S STORY. IF I COULD PICK ONE JOB THAT EVER SAVED MY CAREER AND MOTIVATION TO DRAW, THAT WOULD BE THE ONE. IT PUT SOME WIND IN THE SAILS AND COMPLETELY SOLIDIFIED MY LOVE OF CREATOR OWNED BOOKS. OUTSIDE OF AN ODD QUICK PROJECT HERE OR THERE, YOU’LL ONLY SEE ME DOING CO WORK FROM HERE ON OUT. August 2016 - page 32
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YOU FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH THE ORIGINAL SERIES WILD BLUE YONDER, WHICH YOU CREATED AND KICKSTARTED WITH WRITER MIKE RAICHT, BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS OF CROWDFUNDING, BEFORE IT WAS SUCH A STANDARD PRACTICE. WHAT DID THAT EXPERIENCE TEACH YOU (CONSIDERING YOU HAVEN’T BEEN BACK TO THE WELL SINCE…)? ALTHOUGH IT WAS A GRIND, IT PAID THE BILLS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF ISSUES WHICH IS A GODSEND FOR CREATORS. AS FOR DIPPING BACK INTO THAT WELL, I MIGHT ONE DAY, BUT I’D HAVE TO BE PRETTY DESPERATE OR HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DO ALL THE DAMN SKETCH-WORK, PERSONALIZED DRAWINGS, PACKED BOXES, HUMAN IDIOT DEALINGS, LOST MAIL, ETC. THE NEXT GO AROUND. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS A TREMENDOUS WAY FOR CREATOR OWNED PROJECTS TO GET OFF THE GROUND. IT BRIDGES THE MONEY GAP THAT ALWAYS PREVENTED COUNTLESS PROJECTS NEVER SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY. IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE AN ARTIST. THE SUCCESS OF WBY AS A CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN, AND THEN SUCCESSFUL COMIC SERIES AND GRAPHIC NOVEL, LED TO INTERACTIVE DEVELOPMENT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT PROJECT/ EXPERIENCE?
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INTEL GRABBED UP THE WILD BLUE YONDER IP TO SHOW OFF THEIR NEW REALSENSE CAMERA TECHNOLOGY. WE ENDED UP BUILDING A FULLY INTERACTIVE MOTION COMIC OF THE WBY COLLECTION. IT MIXED LINEAR STORYTELLING WITH PLAYER MANIPULATING THE ARTWORK USING THEIR HANDS, HEAD, BODY, EXPRESSIONS, AND VOICE. HOWEVER, AS YOU WELL KNOW, TECHNOLOGY MOVES RAPIDLY AND THE PROJECT HAS NOW SPIDERWEBBED INTO OTHER TYPES OF INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY. THE ONLY DOWN SIDE TO THIS IS THAT IT TAKES LONGER FOR EVERYTHING TO COME OUT. I’M SO USED TO COMICS COMING OUT RIGHT AFTER I MAKE THEM THAT FINDING PATIENCE IN THE TECH PROCESS IS TRYING FOR ME. THE MOST JAW-DROPPING MOMENT OF THIS EXPERIENCE IS GETTING TO SEE GREAT ACTORS’ VOICES COME OUT OF MY CHARACTER’S MOUTHS. SURREAL! I KNOW YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IT, BUT GERARD BUTLER STEALS THE ENTIRE SHOW. WE EVEN HAVE BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE OF HIM ACTING OUT HIS SCENES WITH A MOCK AXE IN HIS HAND. VERY FUCKING COOL STUFF. MAKES THE INNER FANBOY’S TOES CURL. AUSTIN HARRISON GETS ALL THE CREDIT FOR MAKING THAT GREATNESS HAPPEN. August 2016 - page 34
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SO NOW THAT YOU’RE A VETERAN MULTI-MEDIA DEVELOPER, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON NOW? NOBLE TRANSMISSION (THE COMPANY I OWN WITH MIKE RAICHT AND AUSTIN HARRISON) WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BOTH COMICS AND MULTIMEDIA ENDEAVORS (BOTH TECH ORIENTED AND MOVIES), SO I’LL ALWAYS HAVE A FOOT IN BOTH WORLDS FROM HERE ON OUT. IN FACT, WE HAVE AN ALL-AGES GRAPHIC NOVEL COMING OUT THROUGH DARK HORSE IN NOVEMBER TITLED TREEMAIL. IT’S BY MIKE RAICHT AND SPONGEBOB ARTIST BRIAN SMITH WHO ARE KNOWN BEST THROUGH THEIR NY TIMES BESTSELLER THE STUFF OF LEGEND. ANYHOW, I FEEL IT’S ONE OF THE BEST ALL-AGES BOOKS EVER CREATED AND I HOPE PEOPLE GIVE IT A TRY. BACK TO TOPIC! I WILL BE DEVELOPING A FANTASY/ADVENTURE BOOK ABOUT RABBITS CALLED BUCK. WE’LL BE HIRING ANOTHER ARTIST TO DRAW THE BULK OF IT WHILE I’LL BE DESIGNING, ART DIRECTING AND DRAWING ABOUT 25 PAGES OF SIDE-STORY FOR THE SERIES. HOWEVER, THE NEXT FULL SERIES I’M DOING FOR RELEASE NEXT SUMMER I CAN’T TALK ABOUT UNTIL IT’S ANNOUNCE AT NYCC. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT’S A SEQUEL AND WHEN PEOPLE SEE IT WE’RE GOING TO BLOW THE SHIT RIGHT OUT OF THEIR PANTS. =) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO SOME DAY? CONAN IS THE ONLY THING ON MY BUCKET LIST. I CAN ONLY HOPE CROM GRANTS ME THIS ONE WISH… AND IF NOT? THEN THE HELL WITH HIM!
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RAPID QUESTIONS FOR ZACH HOWARD: - WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING NOW? MMA - WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? WOLF LIKE ME BY LOCAL H - WHAT ARE YOU READING? MAGICIANS OF THE GODS – BY GRAHAM HANCOCK - FAVORITE MOVIE? CONAN THE BARBARIAN (LIKE YOU NEED TO ASK!) - FAVORITE ALBUM? ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL – METALLICA - FAVORITE BOOK? WATERSHIP DOWN - THE ONE THING THAT WORRIES ME RIGHT NOW: HUMANS - THE ONE THING THAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST: CRISPR August 2016 - page 37
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