A Stitch in Time: The Return of the Invisible Man Coming Soon!

Here's a teaser/preview of the upcoming book Rick "Phat Daddy" Johnson and I are working on for IDW. This has been one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I think I've ever worked on, and a large part of that is just from working with Rick. He's all nine shades of awesome.

Enjoy!

You Can't See Me... I'm Invisible!

Want a sneak peek at some of Rick Johnson's amazing artwork for our upcoming book, A Stitch in Time: The Return of the Invisible Man?

Look no further.

Rick's something else, isn't he? I just can't wait to see 'em in color!

The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now (#76) -- Public Domain

Why all the interest in the public domain stuff lately?

Wow. I hadn't thought about it, but it does seem like everything I'm posting about lately is a revival of a public domain property, doesn't it? The truth is it's just a timing issues. I've had the H.G. Wells and Frankenstein projects in the works for years, and they're just now getting traction and making progress art-wise, which excites me to no end.

In addition to those, I'm also doing an online comic revival of the golden-age powerhouse Rip Regan, Powerman. And I recently did the Blue Lady story with Jim Ritchey III for All-Star Pulp Comics, now long ago.

On the prose side, a lot of pulp stuff is hitting recently, however. I'm doing a new adventures of Armless O'Neil for Pulp Obscura, and several others that I can't mention yet until I get approval from the publishers. (Yeah, I'm a tease. I know it. Sorry.)

Why do I pursue so many of these public domain characters? Several reasons.

1. They're fun to write.

2. It's a way of continuing the mythos after the original writers have died.

3. The characters ultimately belong to the fans, and it's a way of rewarding fans for their love of these otherwise forgotten heroes.

4. I'm getting paid for it. (Got to keep the groceries on the table, you know.)

5. I think these heroes deserve to come back. Sure, it's easy to keep Superman and Batman and Spider-Man in front of the masses, but that doesn't mean they are any more deserving of that spotlight than folks like Richard Knight, Armless O'Neil, The Black Bat, or The Domino Lady.

6. Alan Moore shouldn't be the only writer who can make a name for himself (and a living) by giving public domain characters a new spin. (Okay, I'm probably reaching for that one unless I redefine what "a living" is, but the spirit of the statement is still true.)

Teaser art for A STITCH IN TIME, my original sequel to H.G. Wells' THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE TIME MACHINE

This is one I've been talking about for a while now, and I'm thrilled to say this one is finally back on track and moving ahead to hopefully hit a release date for the end of 2012. Fingers crossed.

Even the rough concept art from new series artist, Martheus Wade, is simply a thing of beauty.

 

"What's the story?" you ask. Well, without giving too much away...

Revisit the fascinating world of H.G. Wells as the Time Traveler and an all-new Invisible Man return to the future in order to save Weena and the rest of the Eloi from the primitive, flesh-eating Morlocks. But who is the new Invisible Man, and what is his tie to the late Griffin, the crazed killer who was once known by that title?

How's that for a teaser?