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Zenescope to Publish Jeff Kaufman’s Angel Falling

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Zenescope Entertainment will be publishing a new graphic novel from writer Jeff Kaufman, entitled Angel Falling. The title is scheduled to be released in September and will feature interior artwork by penciller Kevin West, colorist Tom Chu, and inker Mark McKenna.

Angel Falling is a hundred page graphic novel about Angel, a women who wakes up on top of dumpster half naked with no memory of who she is. It doesn’t take long to figure out that Angel is one of the most deadly people on the planet.  She’s being watched over by Connor Jacobs, a seventeen year old autistic kid with physical photo memory who knows where they both come from, but doesn’t want to go back. The story will spin you round and round as these two characters are hunted and forced to confront their past.

Angel Falling is available for pre-order through Diamond’s July edition of PREVIEWS Use order code: JUL131419.

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Big City Comics Studio Heads to the Las Vegas Comic Expo

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Big City Comics Studio is proud to announce that it is joining the lineup of comic book industry professionals at the inaugural Las Vegas Comic Expo.

Jeffrey Kaufman, founder of Big City Comics Studio, will be available all weekend, in Artist Alley Space T92 on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30. Jeffrey will be on hand to sign copies of his graphic novels, Terminal Alice and Whore, as well as interact with the many fans who will be attending this brand new event.

Las Vegas Comic Expo will run on September 29 and 30 at the Riviera Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A Comic Shop To Hold Birthday Bash And Whore Signing

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On September 12th, starting at 3:00 P.M., A Comic Shop will double the fun with a special birthday party for store owner, Aaron Haaland, and an autograph signing with Jeffrey Kaufman for the release of Whore, produced by Big City Comics Studio and published by Zenescope Entertainment.

To celebrate Aaron’s birthday, as well as the release of Whore, A Comic Shop is holding a special party and contest where guys can unleash their inner whore and do outrageous acts for prizes. There will be plenty of FREE posters, beanie bags and hand held fans to go around for both the men and women on this special occasion.

Whore, is a graphic novel regarding ex-CIA agent Jacob Mars. Mars would probably put a bullet in your head if you called him a “whore”, but in simple terms, that’s what he is. After getting downsized from the CIA, he takes any job he can to pay his debts and alimony. He isn’t a bad guy by nature, but out of necessity, he has to live a life where things don’t matter, as long as he gets paid. His motto, simply stated: “Every man has his price.”

The Whore autograph event will take place in Orlando at A Comic Shop on September 12th, 2012 from 3-5 P.M. at 114 South Semoran Blvd. Winter Park, FL. For more information, please call (407) 332-9636.

You can read our review of the graphic novel.

Big City Comics Studio Heads to Dragon*Con 2012

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Making its return to Dragon*Con, Big City Comics Studio is proud to debut their newest book, Whore, as well as hold daily contests and giveaways.

Located at the Marriott Hotel’s Imperial Ballroom Exhibit Hall Booth #1101, Big City Comics Studios will be selling copies of their upcoming graphic novel, Whore, as well as giving away FREE posters, fans and beanie bags. In addition, Big City Comics is asking fans “How big of a WHORE are you?” Located at their booth will be a 6 foot tall cage and if any fan is willing to sit inside the cage for 20 minutes, they will receive a FREE Whore t-shirt.

Jeffrey Kaufman will also be part of the Match Game in the 25th Century panel, hosted by Buck Rogers star, Gil Gerard, at 8:30 P.M. on Saturday, September 1st, in room A601 at the Marriott Hotel.

Dragon*Con runs from August 31st to September 3rd in Atlanta, GA.

Review – Whore

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When I saw there was a graphic novel called Whore coming out, the first thing I thought was, “man this is going to be hard to market.” I then looked past the title and what the story was actually about “what if James Bond had no morals and would work for anyone who could pay him?” Ok, you’ve got me with that pitch, I’m interested.

The graphic novel is a solid, entertaining read. Written by Jeffrey Kaufman with art by Marco Turini, the story follows Jacob Mars as he goes through life after being fired. That’s really the story, what will a person do to keep paying the bills after being let go. What are they willing to sell? Except, Jacob’s previous job was killing people for the U.S. government. That makes his choices a bit tougher and limited.

Now we come back to that title, Whore. Jacob is one in every single way. While people think of the usual connotation of someone who sells their body, Jacob is selling his soul. Whether it’s by killing people, or selling his body, he cares about those dollars.

The story is entertaining with a lot of action that keeps you hooked. It’s an action comic as I’d fully expect with explosions, over the top situations and enough twists to keep me on my toes. This is a fun 80s action movie in every sense and that’s a good thing. Some times you want that type of entertainment.

Turini’s art is solid as well. He’s got a nice flow to the action and the characters are unique, both men and women. It’s not the same face with different hair color and the scenes are clean in their look. There’s quiet moments of just talking and great action scenes and he pulls them both off.

The story is a solid one, with some great art and for only $9.99, it’s a steal as far as what you get. If you like action comics featuring CIAish characters running around killing bad guys, this is up your way. Pay no attention to the title, you’re not selling yourself short if you grab this graphic novel in September.

Whore is a 112-page full-color paperback being published by Zenescope and will be on sale in stores early September 2012 for $9.99.

Story: Jeffrey Kaufman Art: Marco Turini Publisher: Zenescope

Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Buy

Graphic Policy was provided with a FREE copy for review

Zenescope to Publish Jeffrey Kaufman’s Whore

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The comic with a title that makes it a bit hard to market, Whore has found a publisher in Zenescope Entertainment. Written by Jeffrey Kaufman, drawn by Marco Turini and colored by James Brown, the novel answers the question, what if James Bond had no morals and would work for anyone who could pay him? The graphic novel hits shelves in September.

After getting downsized from the CIA, Jacob Mars will take any job he can to pay his debts and alimony. He isn’t a bad guy by nature, but out of necessity. He has to live a life where things don’t matter, as long as he gets paid. His motto, simply stated: “Every man has his price.”

Whore is a 112-page full-color paperback, will be on sale in stores early September 2012 for $9.99 and is available to order in the July 2012 edition of Diamond Previews (JUL121329, ISBN: 978-1-937068-62-2). For more information, you can visit www.bigcitycomics.com and www.facebook.com/BigCityComics.

The comic made it’s debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 and I had a chance to sit down to read it, so expect a review within a week, but my early review is it’s an entertaining read.

SDCC 2012 – Whore Debuts at SDCC

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Big City Comics Studio is debuting writer Jeffrey Kaufman, and artist Marco Turini‘s new graphic novel Whore. The SDCC edition will only be available at booth #2101. This special edition features a cover by Michael Golden and is limited to 500 copies. Also, both Kaufman and Golden will be at the Big City booth to sign copies.

WHORE is a story about Jacob Mars, who would probably put a bullet in your head if you were to call him a “whore.” However, in simple terms, that’s what he is. After getting downsized from the CIA, he takes any job he can to pay his debts and alimony. He isn’t a bad guy by nature, but out of necessity, he has to live a life where things don’t matter, as long as he gets paid. His motto, simply stated: “Every man has his price.”

The graphic novel comes out in September 2012 and is being published by Zenescope Entertainment.

Zenescope Announces New Creator Owned Graphic Novel: Terminal Alice

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Official Press Release

ZENESCOPE ANNOUNCES NEW CREATOR OWNED GRAPHIC NOVEL: TERMINAL ALICE

Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to partner with Big City Comics Studio to publish a new graphic novel entitled Terminal ALICE. This upcoming book is written and created by Jeffrey Kaufman and penciled by Marco Turini.

Alex, Laura, Illena, Cara and Eve (ALICE) are five beautiful contract killers forced to work together to stay alive and cancel the million dollar bounties placed on each of their heads. Their uncomfortable alliance only exists until they discover who wants them dead and after that all bets are off. This books combination of sex, violence and intrigue will keep readers guessing until the final page.

Jeffrey Kaufman has stated “Four years ago, I made a joke on an airplane about writing a story about five hot woman who kill anything that walks. The book comes out in August.”

“We’re really excited to bring another awesome creator owned property under our banner. Terminal Alice fits right in with our brand and it’s a book our fans are definitely going to want to check out. The best part is it’s a one hundred page one-shot so you get the entire story in one mini graphic novel at a great price.”

Terminal ALICE> hits shelves in August of this year and is currently available for order through Diamond Previews under code JUN111331. This book features 104 pages of full-color content and is priced at $9.99. Go to Zenescope’s website at www.zenescope.com and Facebook page www.facebook.com/Zenescope. More information about Terminal ALICE can be found at www.terminalalice.com.

Zenescope Entertainment was founded by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco in 2005 and has quickly grown into one of the top comic book and graphic novel publishing companies in the world.  Zenescope’s Grimm Fairy Tales and subsequent spinoff series such as Escape From Wonderland, Neverland and The Piper, which put a dark twist on classic fables, are some of the best-selling and longest running original independent comic books on shelves today.   Zenescope’s licensed titles include the on-going, critically acclaimed Charmed series, based off of the long-running popular television series, as well as Se7en and Final Destination, based off of New Line Cinema’s successful film franchises.