The Baltimore Comic Con will be held at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center October 28-30, 2022. Tickets for admission and VIP experiences are online now. Source Point Press returns to Baltimore Comic Con in 2022, and will be hosting several creators for signings throughout the weekend.
Garrett Gunn and Dr. Christina Blanch, co-writers of the fan-favorite series Good Boy, will be attending every day of the convention and offering free signings periodically. Source Point Press will be featuring a Baltimore Comic-Con ‘22 Exclusive Variant Cover of Good Boy Vol 3. #1 by Kit Wallis. The BCC’ 22 Exclusive is an homage to Spider-Man #1 (1990), and is limited to 200 copies.
Writer Dirk Manning will also be in attendance every day, signing Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book which has been Ringo nominated for Best Humor Comic. The official synopsis for Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book is as follows:
David Doub, writer of Salty Seductions of the Salacious Sea, will be available for a signing window on Saturday, the 29th.
SkibaVision, the production company responsible for feature films like Pursuit and The 2nd, has signed on to produce three films based on Source Point Press comics titles.
Cold Dead Hands, The Curse of Cleaver County, and No Rest for the Wicked: Dead Man’s Hand are currently on the slate to be developed for film, with SkibaVision Founder Brian Skiba directing each.
Skiba has most recently served as the director and writer on action/thrillers Pursuit starring John Cusack and The 2nd starring Ryan Phillippe, Casper van Dien, and Jack Griffo.
Dead Man’s Hand, based on No Rest for the Wicked: Dead Man’s Hand by Kevin, Matthew, and Jake Minor, is the first to be developed and is slated to begin filming in September, 2022.
In No Rest for the Wicked: Dead Man’s Hand, A mysterious cowboy named Reno shows up in the booming silver mining town of Crooked Creek. A card game goes about as badly as it can and Reno runs afoul of the local powers-that-be. Rescued from death in the desert by a local native tribe, for their own purposes, Reno is sent on a mission of vengeance as more than a man, but less than human.
Following Dead Man’s Hand, SkibaVision will produce adaptations of Cold Dead Hands, from the comic written by Source Point Press Chief Branding Officer Garrett Gunn, and the recently announced ongoing title The Curse of Cleaver County, created by Gunn and Josh Werner.
In Cold Dead Hands, drawn by Lee Milewski, Kit Kelso is ready to make a name for himself as a mercenary in an industry filled with his father’s accomplishments. He wants to surpass the fame of his predecessors and become the greatest mercenary that’s ever lived, the only problem is that he’s terrible at it. That is, until he crosses paths with the cursed hands of Athos Matis, and comes wrist-to-wrist with the most powerful weapon in the history of killing-for-profit.
Set in the one of the deadliest fictional locations in the world, The Curse of Cleaver County comic series follows some of the most grotesque, gruesome, and gore-fueled killers as they haunt, horrify, and harrow the residents of every town in Cleaver County. Each unique town will feature a new creative team and an original slasher villain, with the first arc featuring Harold Winslow, created by Gunn and Kit Wallis.
The Curse of Cleaver County comic series is debuting in stores in December 2022 with The Curse of Cleaver County: Double Feature one-shot before the first issue of the ongoing series begins in 2023. Before then, fans can get a taste of the horror series this October with an exclusive New York Comic Con 2022 preview ash can, featuring a cover by Sajad Shah.
Source Point Press is planning for a Kold day in August! Join the most miserable man in the world on his quest to reconcile his past and his own Kold heart, in comic shops August 24, 2022.
Written by Michael Patrick Rogers with art by Federica Mancin, Kold is a modern-day Ebenezer Scrooge-esque tale with frostbite.
A cruel old man named Homer goes ice fishing with his dog, desperate to resolve the guilt that burns deep down in his conscience. Homer went fishing for forgiveness, but all he caught was Hell.
Kold will be in shops on Aug. 24, 2022 and is available for pre-order now with an A Cover by Marco Fontanili and a B Cover by Marta Gasperoni.
Source Point Press Editor-In-Chief Joshua Werner will be representing the comic publisher in multiple panels at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Werner will be attending the convention Jul. 21 – 23 speaking on the topics of printing comics, pitching comics, and the state of independent comics in 2022. Plus, don’t miss out as Werner makes an exclusive announcement during the What’s New in Independent Comics 2022 on Friday!
The full details and descriptions of each panel are below.
Printing Comics: Everything You Need to Know Thursday, July 21st 4pm – 5pm, (Room 11) Josh Werner (Source Point Press) joins Andy Schmidt (ONS Printing) and Thomas Cho (TriVision) for a concise overview of the different types of printing, how to determine which is right for your project, how to find the best printer to partner with, and what you need to know about the process to make sure your book looks the best it can.
What’s New in Independent Comics 2022 Friday, July 22nd 8pm – 9pm, (Room 9) Josh Werner (Source Point Press) joins David Dissanayake (Vault Comics), Christina Harrington (Aftershock Comics), and Joshua Starnes (Red 5 Comics) to discuss new challenges and opportunities in the independent comics space and to preview upcoming titles, including an exciting Source Point Press announcement to be made. Moderated by Jen King.
What Comic Publishers Want! Saturday, July 23rd 2pm – 3pm, (Room 11) Josh Werner (Source Point Press) joins Andy Schmidt (CEX Publishing), Chris Ryall (Syzygy, IDW), Joe Schmalke (Black Caravan), and writer Rich Douek (Wastelanders, Sea of Sorrows) to discuss the ins-and-outs of pitching your comic to a publisher!
(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini In Shops: May 4, 2022 SRP: $3.99
The truth behind Siegel’s murder is revealed, and it’s more disturbing than Braddock had imagined. Beverly and Johnny killed Siegel and they set up Braddock to take the fall for it. Braddock, however, refuses to accept that Beverly would frame him. Intent on proving that Lombardo was the mastermind behind the murder, Braddock confronts him and tries to kill him. But Lombardo flees and Braddock is left to face the possibility that he has been betrayed by the woman he loved.
(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini In Shops: Apr 27, 2022 SRP: $3.99
The truth behind Siegel’s murder is revealed, and it’s more disturbing than Braddock had imagined. Beverly and Johnny killed Siegel and they set up Braddock to take the fall for it. Braddock, however, refuses to accept that Beverly would frame him. Intent on proving that Lombardo was the mastermind behind the murder, Braddock confronts him and tries to kill him. But Lombardo flees and Braddock is left to face the possibility that he has been betrayed by the woman he loved.
(W) Mark D’Anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini In Shops: Mar 30, 2022 SRP: $3.99
Uppercut Lombardo suspects Braddock may be a hybrid – half human, half vampire. With Bugsy Siegel now out of the way, Lombardo is poised to take over the Los Angeles syndicate. A hybrid like Braddock would make a powerful weapon. So Lombardo enlists his top lieutenant, Johnny Stompanato, to find Braddock and bring him into the fold. Meanwhile, it’s revealed that Lombardo didn’t kill Siegel at all, and the person who has been trying to frame Braddock is the one person he thought he could trust.
This is a column that focuses on something or some things from the comic book sphere of influence that may not get the credit and recognition it deserves. Whether that’s a list of comic book movies, ongoing comics, or a set of stories featuring a certain character. The columns may take the form of a bullet pointed list, or a slightly longer thinkpiece – there’s really no formula for this other than whether the things being covered are Underrated in some way. This week: a handful of indie comics on the racks right now.
I was trying to think of a subject for this week’s Underrated, and realized that as I haven’t been reading as many trades lately, I didn’t have a huge sampling to choose from (the one book I do have picked out for the column, I haven’t had a chance to actually read yet). But there have been a lot of indie comics I’ve been reading lately that I’ve been really enjoying – only in most cases the series isn’t over yet. So, I decided why not just look at those books as they are right now? Maybe you’ll find something in there that you’ll quite enjoy. Or maybe not.
By The Horns (Scout) Okay, so technically the first volume is complete, but the trade is hitting soon, and that’s all the excuse I need to include this here. Markisan Naso, Jason Muhr and Andrei Tabacaru aren’t one of the more well known creative teams in comics, but they’re certainly one of the best. By The Horns is a story set in a lusciously vibrant fantasy world with technology not unlike what you’d see in the Star Wars franchise. It’s a beautifully illustrated and written series that should be on every person’s pull list. Volume two picks up in April, which is within a month (possibly).
Wrong Earth: Trapped In Teen Town (Ahoy) The best way to describe the premise of Wrong Earth is that the Batman from the 1960’s TV show (Dragonfly Man) switched places with Ben Affleck’s version of Batman (the Dragonfly); one, an idealistic man with gadgets not unlike the Bat-Shark Repellant, and the other, a vigilante who’s far more violent (and deadly) in his approach. In the main story, the two men have exchanged places, but this standalone story sees the Dragonfly and his sidekicks being dragged into what essentially amounts to an Archie comic. It’s fantastic, and the first in a series of similar concepts written by guest writers (Trapped In Teen Town was penned by Gail Simone). Highly worth reading if you’re at all a fan of the Wrong Earth universe.
Shadowman (Valiant) Valiant have had some ups and downs this year, but the unequalled high point for the publisher was this book from Cullen Bunn and Jon Davis Hunt. In what is probably my favourite take on the character, we’ve had four issues that are essentially stand alone comics with an overarching theme, all of which have been building to The Deadside War which kicked off in the fifth issue. It remains one of the highest points that the publisher has reached in nearly two years.
Good Boy (Source Point Press) Think about the first John Wick movie. What if the wannabe gangsters at the beginning killed John Wick and not his dog? What if, in this world, there are anthromorphic animals, and what if John’s dog was just as deadly as him? Welcome to Good Boy, and it is every bit as amazing as you’re thinking.
Knighted (AWA Studios) I can’t really describe this any better than the official blurb… “Bob Ryder is a hapless bureaucrat whose bad luck streak comes to a crescendo when he accidentally kills the city’s masked vigilante, The Knight. Oops. Now, Bob is forced to take on the mantle of the legendary hero before the city descends into chaos. Good thing he’s got The Knight’s former butler/assistant to show him the ropes.” This is a comic set within the world of The Resistance, but you don’t need to have read that series to enjoy this (in fact, four issues in, it only clicked for me when I went to check out the blurb, so there you go).
Once And Future (Boom) It’s almost cheating to include this given the buzz that surrounds the comic on a consistent basis, but here we are. Once And Future brings fairytales, myths and legends from Europe into a more modern setting. The series has been consistently brilliant with the stakes escalating in an organic and believable way – there’s no out of the blue or unexpected twist when it comes to villains, but rather a genuine progression from where the series has progressed from the first issue to the current. Keiran Gillen, Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillain have never produced any less than a good comic book month after month.
Join us next week where there will doubtless be another movie, series, comic or comic related thing discussed that is, for whatever reason, Underrated.
