The People’s Publisher

Is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel? Why yes, I do believe it is. The end of my long CCN Phase One journey (and longer blog posts) nears, my friends. Ask not for whom the bell tolls, this one’s mine. What a long, strange trip it’s been. May the Force be with you. Additional clichés available on request.

“Say it’s not so, Andrew! It can’t be (almost) over, not now, not after we’ve gone through so much together!” I hear you say. But it is (almost) over, it most definitely is. Let’s review Foley’s editorial checklist:
-John Keane’s interior artwork on Stephen Cmelak’s KNIGHTCAP: NOVEMBER’S SONG is done, done, done. Wanna see some?

-Frank Grau, Jr. put in a grueling two weeks to hit the end of June deadline with art for John Michael Sullivan’s BLACK JACK O’BREEN. You’d think painting 14 pages in around that many days would tempt an artist to take shortcuts, and in some cases you’d be right. But not Frank’s, and it’s pistols at dawn for anyone who says otherwise. I had to wear a bib when I saw this page, because it made me droooool…

-Lettering Machine Ed Brisson is digging himself out from under a pile of Z2H books in need of text, but at the top of that pile (or the bottom, whatever was closest to Ed), was Black Jack. One proofread and we can stick a fork in the lettering on BJO, too.

-What does that leave me to do? Nothing, that’s what, and that’s how I like it.
-Oh, wait. I knew I was forgetting something.

Yep, that’s a preliminary John Keane rough for KNIGHTCAP’s cover. Stephen, John and I are working an old-school Marvel superhero vibe with this one, and judging from the rough, it’s gonna look good when it’s finished. But then, it’s John Keane, right? Of course it’s gonna look good when it’s finished.
When will you get to see it finished? Good question. I’m pleased as punch to say the launch date for BLACK JACK O’BREEN, KNIGHTCAP: NOVEMBER’S SONG, and a multitude of other Z2H modern masterpieces will be (CENSORED. SHUT UP, ANDREW - JESSICA)

It’s be a tense but rewarding couple of months for Ye Olde Editor. Unexpected deadlines, unexpected excruciating back pain, expected rather pleasant but not exactly energizing pain medication, and a whole bunch of unexpected new technology couldn’t stop the production of a couple of awesome comics. No reasonable person would blame me if I took a little break now, to catch my breath.
BUT I’M NOT GONNA!
What are you, high? I’m on a roll! I’m making comics and getting paid to do it—does life get better than this? Answer: Not MY life, baby!

(As a matter of fact, I haven’t been drinking. Why do you ask?)

So it gives me great pleasure to announce something I believe I’m actually allowed to announce, which is this: I’ve landed the plum assignment of editing CCN:APTN two-time winner Beth Dillon’s NORTH WIND comic. I just started talking with Beth today, and look forward to creating another great book with her.

And so, while this post marks the end of DENSE FOLEYAGE #1, you should still Watch This Space. In a week or three, I’ll be starting a second volume of observations, rants, and non-sequiturs under the DENSE banner.

Oh, and if you didn’t like DF#1, please take a moment to let me know in comments or PM what you would’ve like to see, what I could do differently and better with my virtual soapbox. I write this thing mostly about me, but I write it FOR you. I can ramble endlessly (long-time readers might have noticed), but I’d much rather have a discussion than give a lecture. So talk to me. Please. I’m so very, very lonely…

Ever upward, Heroes!
Foley

PS: Gratuitous Plug! For those who just can’t bear the thought of a few Foleyage-free weeks (hi Mum!), I also post fairly frequently, if irregularly, on the ANDREW FOLEY WRITES THINGS blog. Check it out…if you dare!

Link: ANDREW FOLEY WRITES THINGS