Tales of the Wolfman

Boy if it hasn't been forever and a day here on the old blog.  Time to dust off some cobwebs and get things moving and shaking again.

I'm here to let you guys know about our exciting new project, "Tales of the Wolfman".  It's a project that will have several artist and writers do their take on the Wolfman and his crazy married life.  The book will be in black and white with a color cover, just like the other books in the series, only this one will be perfect bound.  It will feature the works of talented creators Justin Casteneda, Dave Scheidt, Lee O'Hanlon, Angel Onofre, Ali Cantarella, Tony Maldonado, Greg Sorkin, Lauren Burke, Brian Babendererde, Sara Mundt and Wil Brendel, to name a few.  The front cover will be by Rene Castellano with a back cover by animators, Catherine and Sarah Satrun.  So please, drop on by and help us make this an reality.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1484099327/tales-of-the-wolfman-anthology

Aw Yeah Comics!

Instant Press Comics will be doing a signing at:

Aw Yeah Comics
4933 Oakton Street
Skokie, IL 60077
847-423-2916

The creative team of Bride of the Wolfman, House of the Wolfman and Feast of the Wolfman will be on hand to sign and sell Wolfman comics as well as give away free copies of Feast of the Wolfman.

Kickstarter for a Friend

Hi friends!

My name is Justin Castaneda and I am the creator of the When I Was Little picture book series. I met Dave and Rene of Instant Press Comics at Wizard World Chicago a few years back. We have since shared the convention floor and continue to build a great creative friendship. They were kind enough to have me do a guest post because I have a new book project I am raising funds for thru Kickstarter.

The way Kickstarter works is it funds creativity. It accepts donations to help creative people get their passion projects made. Artists, writers, and filmmakers can set up a Kickstarter campaign and by supporting them and their work, you get rewarded! For instance when you donate to my project, you can receive a signed copy, sketch cards, digital prints, buttons, custom art and a lot more.

So the name of my new book is called, Heart. Heart is a story about love and acceptance. This book has been a labor of love for many years. I really believe in this book. It's been an idea birthed through the struggles I had growing up trying to find where I fit in. I had difficulty making friends and I thought for the longest time it's because of who I was as a person. I thought if I changed who I was I would find my place. It wasn't until much later when I learned all that was non-sense and the most important thing I could ever do was: To Be Myself.

It's a bit more expensive to release a hardcover children's book than I had anticipated. I didn't want to cop out into doing it as a softcover, it's not meant to be that way. With the help of some fellow creatives that gave me an extra push, I started this Kickstarter campaign:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justin-castaneda/sharemyheart

I hope you can help support the book and the message this book gives.

I thank you for your time and consideration and thanks again to Dave and Rene for letting me post on their blog!

Dan Con 2012 Report

Dan Con has come and gone. Thanks to all the folks that came out and supported the release of House of the Wolfman. The Dan Con exclusive sketch covers were a hit and here are some of the covers that were done and sold at the show:


And as a special treat we got one done by a friend of ours, Justin Castaneda.
We're going to be doing Free Comic Book day at First Aid comics again this year and we've discussed having a sketch cover available exclusively for James at First Aid. As soon as we get the artwork done we'll post it here and on the website. Our next show however will be the highly anticipated C2E2 at the McCormick Place.

House of the Wolfman

House of the Wolfman is now available for purchase!

March 4th Instant Press will be at Dan Con promoting the new release and as a special, we'll have an exclusive sketch cover for this convention. Stop on by and see about getting your copy and maybe even getting your own personalized cover while you're at it.

We'll also have prints available commemorating the 10th anniversary of Instant Press done by Dann Phillips (Starbomb).

Make sure to stop on by and get these limited items while you can. Hope to see you there.

Coming Soon

Distant Collected

This year we at Instant Press Comics will not just be celebrating our 10th anniversary, but also the 5th anniversary of our best selling title, Distant. For the past four years we've been selling several sets of the popular mini series at conventions and the fans have been asking for a collected edition. To celebrate the 5th year, we are going to finally collect all four issues and the FCBD ashcan "Not So Distant" under one cover. There will also be new pinups as well as new illustrations by Manuel Preitano. Look forward to this collected volume in March of 2012 for just $9.95. You can check out the official site for more information and also on how to order your very own copy.

Instant Press Comics