FARSCAPE #1 sells out in 5 days

FARSCAPE #1 SELLS OUT IN 5 DAYS

Copies Still Available at Comic Shops Nationwide
as BOOM! Studios Evaluates Second Printing

After garnering near unanimous critical acclaim, BOOM! Studios announced today that FARSCAPE #1 is completely sold out.

Fans should keep in mind, while distributor Diamond Comics are completely sold out, Farscape #1 may still be found at direct market retailers across the country. BOOM! Studios is working closely with Diamond Comics Distributors and evaluating the demand for a second printing.

"We are tracking the unfilled re-orders carefully at the moment. But a second printing looks like it may just happen," said Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher.

FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!

Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!

Since the release of FARSCAPE #1, critics across the internet have raved:

"FARSCAPE is probably the best TV series made into comics I have seen so far." - Independent Comics Site

"Fans of the TV series should rejoice ..." - Broken Frontier

"...FARSCAPE #1 is everything that made FARSCAPE a cult hit and fan favorite, successfully translated to a new medium." - Watch Farscape

"There's action, sex, exposition, and a bit of humor... Pretty much everything you want in a FARSCAPE episode. Color me happy." - Comixtreme

"...the scenes definitely ring true to the show, even some four years later." - Comic Book Resources

"...for those of you who weren't FARSCAPE fans during the TV series run and don't understand what the buzz is about, this is a perfect opportunity to jump in!" - Comic Related

"It's good. Very good... Strongly recommended." - Dave's Rants

Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.

A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.

BOOM! Studios has a limited supply of FARSCAPE #1 A,B & C available on their website on a first come, first serve basis.

About BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com/) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.

An update

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa brought you the gifts you wished for. On my part Santa brought a new special gift, I had a lot of snow and the atmosphere was wonderful (the photo is taken outside my window :)) and it remind me of my childhood days when the snowy days were the usual deal.

I finished “The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18” and Ekaterina Sedia’s novel, “The Secret History of Moscow”, too, but because of some very lazy days I didn’t start writing the reviews. But those lazy days are approaching the end and I will start writing the reviews this week and post them at the beginning of the next week. This week the posting might be scarce because we have some invitations from a few friends to spend some time at mountain cabins, but from the beginning of the next week the schedule will come to normal as well.

And don’t forget that The David Gemmell Award started his voting process since 26th of December and you can cast your vote for your favorite 2008 novel on the award website.

Stop #3 on Sue Lange's Virtual Book Tour for The Textile Planet

First off, let me thank Mihai. for hosting the third stop on my virtual book tour of The Textile Planet. The Textile Planet is a serialized novel published at BookViewCafe.com with one new episode going up every other Sunday. At the time of this writing four episodes have been made available (http://tinyurl.com/5lbtqv).

I feel I should talk about BookViewCafe (BVC) itself for a bit. It's a cooperative website run by twenty print published authors. We all have previously published novels, novellas, and short stories in the traditional book industry. BVC represents a way for each of us to try out Internet publishing models. The group includes such writers as Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. Mcintyre, and Sarah Zettel. Needless to say, I feel quite honored to be a member.

Most of the work offered through BVC consists of out-of-print books, as-yet-unpublished stories, or work that is experimental in nature and unavailable elsewhere. That's one of the draws of the site: you can't get this stuff anywhere else. Another draw is that so far all of the stories are free. There are plans to provide some of the work for sale in ebook format and/or actual hardcopy printing, but there will always be free fiction available. We update the website daily with new content right on the first page. It's been a very busy and exciting launch due to the great response we've received from the online community.

My own offering, The Textile Planet, is speculative fiction with 32 episodes in all. The story follows Marla Gershe, who runs into trouble on the Textile Planet and has to run to the end of the Galaxy to escape. What she discovers there promises to be the solution to all of mankind's problems, but only adds to Marla's. It's a dark tale of satire which will resonate with anyone who's ever had a bad day at work.

I'm hoping readers will try out the interactive content that goes with the episodes: links to back story, sound files, Youtube video, that sort of thing. Skipping the links won't hinder an understanding of the plot, but the added content is fun. There's a form for feedback too. Love that feedback, good or bad. I did a trial run with about 50 beta readers and received a great response from that effort. I'm confident about it now that it's out there in the wild world ready for service, but you never know. With a piece like mine that is experimental in nature, it's hard to know how it will come off. Who's going to be stopping by and what are they expecting? Will it seem surprising, or silly? Will they get it? Who knows?

I invite the Dark Wolf readers to stop by and see what they think. No charge. And send that feedback!

BookViewCafe.com: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/

The Textile Planet: http://tinyurl.com/5lbtqv
Sue Lange's website: http://www.suelangetheauthor.com/

Merry Christmas!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and may Santa put gifts under your Christmas tree and smiles on your souls and faces.

Happy Holidays!

In the mailbox

I have been treated before Christmas with a few more books. And I am hopeful that in 2009 the postal service will run smoothly :)

- "Mirrormask" by Neil Gaiman (through the courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing);

- "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman (through the courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing);

- "The Golden Cord" by Paul Genesse (through the courtesy of Paul Genesse);

- "Gladiatrix" by Russell Whitfield (through the courtesy of Russell Whitfield and Myrmidon Books);

- "Piper" by Helen McCabe (through the courtesy of Myrmidon Books).

Thank you all very much.

Three Crow Press

Yesterday Morrigan Books launched a new online magazine, Three Crow Press. Three Crow Press is a magazine specializing in quality speculative fiction, fantasy (urban, dark and gothic), horror and steampunk as well as non-fiction pieces and articles.
The first issue appeared on Winter Solstice and gathers very interesting content:
- 7 pieces of fiction written by Francesca Forrest, Mark Rossmore, F.R.R. Mallory, Klaudia Bara, Alice Godwin, George Rizen and Catherine J. Gardner;
- an interview with Elaine Cunningham conducted by the owner and editor-in-chief of Morrigan Books, Mark S. Deniz;
- a featured artist, Ursula Vernon;
- and a few reviews and articles written by Reece Notley, T.A. Moore, J. Lee Moffatt and Mark S. Deniz.

It is an interesting ezine and if you want to read the first issue and those to come you can find it at the Three Crow Press web page.

Upcoming release & Cover art

Robert, the Fantasy Book Critic, has his wonderful series of articles for the end of the year where many authors make a review for 2008 and a preview for 2009. Through such an article I found a new upcoming novel which turned my interest on. And also the novel has a very interesting cover art.

Kevin J. Anderson will release a fantasy trilogy, “Terra Incognita”, and the next year the first book in the trilogy will be published, “The Edge of the World”. The novel will be published by Orbit Books on June 2009 in the US and on July 2009 in the UK and it has a very interesting premise:

War has raged for twenty years between the Broekari and the Aidenists. Divided by their worship of different gods - each sons of the Creator, Ondun - it seems likely that the war will never end. But then the Aidenists make a startling discovery. A merchant ship, sailing the very edge of the world, hauls aboard a large sea turtle. Inscribed upon its shell is an ancient map - a map that seems to show the way to paradise: the lost kingdom of Holy Joron, the third son of Ondun. Across the world, an ancient parchment is unearthed by the Broekari. This parchment also shows a map - a map that points the way to the Key of Creation, and thus to the kingdom of Holy Joron. And so the race is joined. Will the children of the sons of Ondun finally find peace in the fabled lost kingdom? Or will they take the hatred and death of two decades at war to paradise...?

And I have to admit that the cover art turned my interest further on, because it has an interesting concept and an attractive look. So, I added another title for my wishing list of 2009.