November
4, 2009
Time for another overdue news update here
at Pepoy.com. To follow up on some of the previous update, I won
an Eisner Award, for "Best Short Story", this past summer as part
of the team on "Murder He Wrote," by Ian Boothby, Nina Matsumoto,
and me, from The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
#14 (Bongo Comics). What a great way to mark my 20th anniversary
in the business! You can see a video of our award at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrX9FANxko.
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Big Simone & Ajax news! The
daring duo will return online at ComicMix.com
in November in "A Christmas Caper",
a brand-new 45-page graphic-novel, a holiday of tale of big business
trying to muscle in on Santa and the Season. Check it out starting
soon and find out what Simone & Ajax have to do with this not-so-merry
mix-up. I'll post the start date and a direct link as soon as
it's confirmed.
In the meantime, you can read all their earlier adventures for FREE online at ComicMix.com.
Click
here for all the classic black-and-white stories leading up
to the first of the new, color comics.
Click
here to go directly to all the chapters of "The Case
of the Maltese Duck."
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And then on January 27th (dates may vary depending
on your location) IDW Publishing will release The
Adventures of Simone & Ajax, the first paperback
collection of Simone & Ajax, collecting
all the recent color stories, "Simone, Queen
of the Jungle," "The Case of the
Maltese Duck", and "A Christmas
Caper". As described on Amazon.com:
Mix: One wacky
girl with one tiny dinosaur; Result: Big
Fun! Collects three full-color, zany tales of Simone & Ajax,
The Case of the Maltese Duck, A Christmas Caper, and Simone,
Queen of the Jungle, plus extras, by Eisner-winner, Andrew
Pepoy (FABLES, THE SIMPSONS). Intro by Mark Schultz (XENOZOIC
TALES). Critics say: bit like
the best issues of Cerebus, and a mood that harkens BONE.
Readers say: ...the look of an
Archie Comic, but the sensibilities of a Marx Brothers Movie.
You'll say: I like it!
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128 pages of fun can be yours! You can order
it through your local comics shop. It's listed in the November
issue of Previews. Ask them to order extras for the shop. The
Diamind Distributors easy order code for comic shops is Nov090854.
It's also available from online booksellers and can be pre-ordered
right now at a discount at Amazon.com. Click
here to go right to it. Get yourself a copy and one for a
friend. It'll be on sale too late for the Holiday Season (though
there's always next year), but it makes a great gift for Valentine's
Day or Lincoln's Birthday. Can't get to New Orleans for Fat Tuesday?
Put on your plastic beads and have a great time reading Simone
& Ajax.
A collection of all the earlier, black-and-white
S&A comics is planned for later in 2010.
In other news, I've written and drawn a 1-page
"Angel & the Ape" story for the 2009
DC Comics Holiday Special, on sale in December. I'm a
big fan of the cult 1960's A&A series and a huge
fan of its artists, Bob Oksner and Wally Wood. Both are influences
on my work, but I was lucky enough to know Bob. It's a big thrill
for me to get a chance to try my hand at these characters. If
you like it, please write to the editors at DC and ask for more.
I'm continuing to ink Jack of Fables
for DC/Vertigo, occasionally helping on Fables,
too, and inking most issues of Futurama for Bongo.
I've also inked my first graphic novel for the European market,
Lanfeust
Odyssey t.1, from Soleil, continuing the hit series of Lanfeust
books. I'll also be inking tome 2 and a spin-off, Alunys
de Troy.
And lastly, looking for that unique gift for
the comics fan? There's plenty of original art available from
Fables, GI Joe, and more from
my online art dealer, Comicon Art.
I'll be back soon with more details on Simone
& Ajax online and in print!
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