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‘Simone & Ajax’ — All in Color on Thursdays!

‘Simone & Ajax’ — All in Color on Thursdays!

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  • February 2, 2008

Looking for Simone & Ajax by Andrew Pepoy?  My, don’t you have excellent taste!  We’ve been running classic episodes every Saturday of the adventures of the plucky young woman and her friend, the four-foot tall dinosaur since ComicMix began publishing comics.  

But wait, there’s more!  Starting this Thursday, we’ll have brand-new stories in full-color!  The Adventures of Simone and Ajax join our weekday line-up (Demons of Sherwood, GrimJack: The Manx Cat, EZ Street and Jon Sable, Freelance: Ashes of Eden), beginning with Simone & Ajax: The Maltese Duck.

As for today’s comics delight, we’re giving you a special treat: the last chapter of Timothy Truman’s The Black Lamb – all here at ComicMix, and as always, for free!

Jon Sable Takes a Walk in ‘Ashes of Eden’

Jon Sable Takes a Walk in ‘Ashes of Eden’

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  • February 1, 2008

In today’s episode of Jon Sable, Freelance: Ashes of Eden, written and drawn by Mike Grell, the McGuffin Diamond is missing.

The police are preparing to x-ray all the guests at the glamorous party.  Women vie for Sable’s attentions.  Obviously, it’s time for Jon to take a walk around the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.  

And he doesn’t know about the van full of masked men…

 

Jon Sable is NSFW

Jon Sable is NSFW

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  • January 18, 2008

 

In today’s brand-new episode of Jon Sable: Freelance, by Mike Grell, Maggie the Cat lives up to her reputation.  With diamonds — and other things — size matters.

 

Jon Sable Freelance, stop-animated

Jon Sable Freelance, stop-animated

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  • January 9, 2008

As the publishers of Jon Sable Freelance, and as your one stop shop for all sorts of pop-culturey goodness — well, we’re the only ones who would even think of showing this to you.

So until the next Friday installment, this may tide you over. Or not. Or — well, it’s a bit bizarre. Actually, it’s a lot bizarre. But somebody was going to link to it, and it might as well be us.

Actually, if Grell is ever late with pages, I’m hiring the woman who did this instead. You’ve been warned, Mike.

Jon Sable Freelance continuity

Jon Sable Freelance continuity

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  • December 7, 2007

Promoting a question from the comments on the latest installment of Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes of Eden, Lee Houston Jr. writes:

Okay… as usual great Mike Grell story and art, but it leaves me scratching my head because sadly I do not remember when this first appeared. When and how do Ashes of Eden and his guest appearance in Shaman’s Tears fit into the overall Jon Sable continuity?

That’s because Ashes of Eden is appearing here first, on ComicMix. It’s all new. Tell your friends. (Tell them it’s new GrimJack and Munden’s Bar stories, too.)

As for continuity — let’s see if I have this straight:

Since everybody asks, Marv Wolfman’s Sable series, while exceptional in many regards, is not part of Mike Grell’s continuity. Think of it as existing on Earth Sable2, if you must. Perhaps we can get Marv to write a story combining the two earths — no, because then someone else will come along and mess it up in 2017.

Besides, Marv’s Munden’s Bar story comes first.

Glenn Hauman is associate editor of Jon Sable Freelance: Bloodtrail, Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes of Eden (which he also colors), and of the IDW Sable reprints. He’s also production director of ComicMix, has had the thankless job of putting up with editor Mike Gold for about a decade (hey, thank you, Glenn!) and spends his spare time writing Star Trek stories and roaming the streets of eastern New Jersey.

The return of Jon Sable Freelance!

The return of Jon Sable Freelance!

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  • November 2, 2007

Jon Sable FreelanceContinuing with our commitment to bringing you the best in online comics, ComicMix is proud to announce the return of Mike Grell’s Jon Sable Freelance in an all new adventure!

Jon Sable is many things: freelance bounty hunter, bodyguard, mercenary, even a children’s book author.  It’s true.  Under the pen name of “B. B. Flemm,” Sable is the author of a popular series of children’s stories about a troop of leprechauns living in Central Park. 

How did he get to this point in his bizarre life? Ivory poachers slaughtered his family when Sable was a professional hunter in Africa.  Deported back to the States, he drank himself to the bottom.  With the help of his mentor, Sonny Pratt, and his literary agent, Eden Kendall, he struggled to put his life back together.

In his newest adventure, Sable is hired by the head of an African diamond cartel to transport a magnificent raw diamond to an exhibit in New York. But his task is complicated by having to play escort, bodyguard and babysitter to the cartel’s corporate spokesperson, Bashira, a temperamental model with a history of drug problems. While Sable struggles to keep her under control and out of tabloid headlines he finds himself the center of a deadly hunt and a plot that reaches beyond the world of glamour and into the world of terror…

Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes Of Eden premieres today on ComicMix, with new installments weekly– all online, all free!

And if you’d like to read the previous exploits of Jon Sable, we recommend The Complete Jon Sable Freelance from IDW Publishing, reprinting the entire run from the 80’s. The cover to Volume 1 of this handsome edition is pictured here.

Free Mike Grell Forever

Free Mike Grell Forever

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  • November 1, 2007

Starting Friday, November 2, ComicMix is proud to present, online and for free, Mike Grell’s newest graphic novel, Jon Sable Freelance: Ashes of Eden.

Jon Sable is many things: freelance bounty hunter, bodyguard, mercenary… even a children’s book author. It’s true. Under the pen name of "B. B. Flemm," Sable is the author of a popular series of children’s stories about a troop of leprechauns living in Central Park. How did he get to this point in his bizarre life? Ivory poachers slaughtered his family when Sable was a professional hunter in Africa. Deported back to the States, he drank himself to the bottom. With the help of his mentor, Sonny Pratt, and his literary agent, Eden Kendall, he struggled to put his life back together.

In Ashes of Eden, his newest adventure, Sable is hired by the head of an African diamond cartel to transport a magnificent raw diamond to an exhibit in New York. But his task is complicated by having to play escort, bodyguard and babysitter to the cartel’s corporate spokesperson, Bashira, a temperamental model with a history of drug problems. While Sable struggles to keep her under control and out of tabloid headlines he finds himself the center of a deadly hunt and a plot that reaches beyond the world of glamour and into the world of terror. But when diamonds are on hand, who would you expect to find behind the scenes, lying in wait?

Jon Sable: Ashes of Eden also marks the long-awaited reappearance of another classic Mike Grell, Maggie The Cat. The Jon Sable series was the best-selling title published by First Comics, one of the most important independent publishers at the birth of the direct market. Created (and owned) by Mike Grell, the character of Jon Sable is so popular that he was the inspiration for the ABC network series, Sable, in 1987. Rene Russo was a regular cast member, and guest stars included Lara Flynn Boyle and Del Close.

To celebrate, ComicMix is launching the first internet publication of two major works by Mike Grell, Shaman’s Tears and Bar Sinister. Shaman’s Tears was published by Image Comics in the 1990s, featured Grell’s Joshua Brand and guest-starred Jon Sable. Bar Sinister, with art by Rick Hoberg, contained a super-hero team introduced in Shaman’s Tears, was published by Valiant soon after. These will be full, 22-page issues, free and in color, online and for free at ComicMix.

Here’s the schedule: Shaman’s Tears Issues 0-4 runs 11/1 Shaman’s Tears Issues 5-8 runs 11/8 Shaman’s Tears Issues 9-12 runs 11/15 Bar Sinister runs 11/22 — Thanksgiving.

Defenders of Freedom Are Coming

Defenders of Freedom Are Coming

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  • September 30, 2007

From the day we did our first Big ComicMix Broadcast, we told you that there were big things planned here at ComicMix, and now you will finally see for yourself in a little over a full day. Phase Two is about ready to fly, but in the meantime here are some things to surf two while you are waiting….

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched their graphic novel project, Defenders of Freedom which is comprised of two original stories: "Blue Collar," written by Jimmy Palmiotti and inked by Rick Burchett, about a man and a racist police officer, and "A Question of Obligation," drawn by Mark Badger and written by Matthew Manning, a story about a clash between government involvement and civil liberties. The back cover art is by Art Spiegelman. The ACLU has released the limited edition graphic novel in print via "guerilla marketing" teams in seven US cities, as well as in digital format on its youth-targeted website here.

If you want to be sure to get a copy of Okko: The Cycle of Water #1 from ASP Comics go to their site here. It also might be available from some comic book retailers, but there is no guarantee how long the "few hundred" copies AP turned up will last.

You can see that "Sopranos-like-remix" of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother here. It’s a three minute version of the first two seasons. Meanwhile, if you are on Facebook, you’re invited create their own recap, in hopes of being selected to air in a November episode. And if you are a fan, you also probably know the SlapBetWebsite is here.

Things are gearing up for 24 Hour Comics Day, the annual around-the-globe, around-the-clock festival of comics creation coming on Saturday, October 20th. Amateur and professional cartoonists will gather at event locations worldwide, each person aiming to create a 24 page comic book in 24 hours. Right now, 70 official local events have been announced with the latest list here and if you would still like to organize your own, get information here.

Finally, if you want to get a quick Heroes fix, Adrian Pasdar has some video he shot on the set of the NBC show here.

Join us here Tuesday for what we’ve all been waiting for, but in the meantime, here’s a question. Do you know someone who might be thrilled to hear that GrimJack, Simone & Ajax, Jon Sable, Freelance, or Munden’s Bar are back, or that might enjoy Fishhead, Black Ice or EZ Street? Do them a favor and shoot them a link to ComicMix this week – and while you are at it – be SURE to tell them it is (and will be) 100% FREE. We’ll be back in a couple of days with your personal audio guided tour of the New Stuff complements of ComicMix chairman Brian Alvey.

JOHN OSTRANDER: Pros and Cons

JOHN OSTRANDER: Pros and Cons

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  • August 2, 2007

Well, seeing as last weekend was Spam Diego, I suppose it’s time to do my Convention wrap-up.

Not that I was at SD. Not this year. But I’ve been to quite a few over the years. In fact, I’ve been at any number of comic conventions, both as a fan and as a professional. Actually, always as a fan and, for the past 25 years, as a professional as well. But something can happen and I can turn back into a drooly mouthed fan boy at a moment’s notice. Some cases in point:

During my early years in the biz, my sometimes partner in crime and often evil twin Timothy Truman and I were at a Con together. Will Eisner was in attendance and neither Tim nor I could summon up the nerve to go say hello to him. We finally got on the courtesy bus taking us from the hotel out to the airport as said convention ended and the only other passenger was – Will Eisner. So he strikes up a conversation with us and we had a really great trip out to the airport. Will got off the shuttle first and Tim and I looked at each other and decided we were such idiots because we could have spent the entire weekend with him.

I think I’ve told the story elsewhere how at a Chicago Con I had to get Julie Schwartz (who I already knew and was a legend himself) to get me to introduce me to Jack Kirby because I was completely and utterly incapable of doing it myself because this was the goddam KING of comics, goddamit!

Likewise, at a San Diego Con, I had to get Murphy Anderson (another legend who I already knew) to introduce me to John Broome, the legendary writer. Mr. Broome, on being introduced, gives me the eye, looks me up and down and said, with mock severity, “Ah, the competition, eh?” No, Mr. Broome, I’d have to be in your league first.

Yes, there are others who can make me like that and, no, I’m NOT telling you who they are.

I’ve also met any number of friends at conventions. I think Michael Davis has talked about our first meeting; I know he wound up in the suite with Mike Grell and myself (and a few others) as Iron Mike watched the first episode of the Jon Sable, Freelance TV series that wound up being on for about two minutes one season. The TV show hasn’t lasted but I’m glad to say that my relationship with Michael has.

Another friend met at a Con was Aussie writer, Dave DeVries, who we designated “that mad Australian” as a result of that weekend. We keep in touch still and he’s a good mate. Dave’s also been a pal and a bane to Brother Grell and has one of the best bar stories about him I’ve ever heard. Dave, if you see this, get on the comment line and tell it. Or maybe we can get Grell to do it.

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Overheard at San Diego, part 3

Overheard at San Diego, part 3

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  • July 28, 2007

The most quotable things that have been said in public and overheard in private. Onward!

Overheard on the trolley, while looking at the guy to the right: "Is he getting off at the Imperial Transfer station to go to the Con or does he work at the Imperial Transfer Station?"

At the IDW panel, commenting on John Byrne’s art on the upcoming Star Trek: Romulans: "Everybody looks like Namor…"

DC’s new House of Mystery turns the old barn into a bar and restaurant where patrons sit around telling strange stories. Funny, but it seems like we’ve seen that in comics before… Something called Munden’s…

Mike Grell and Mark Ryan (Bumblebee in Transformers) announced a new project called The Pilgrim. Grell starts working on it after he finishes his latest Jon Sable Freelance graphic novel.

Len Wein: "When I first met Hugh Jackman, he said ‘I apologize for being so tall.’ [Jackman is 6’3"; Wolverine, which Len created, is 5’1".] And I said, ‘It’s okay — you play short.’ "

And finally, a special hat tip to Mark Evanier, who mentioned the most heard phrase from Wednesday night.

Contributing writer: Mike Gold

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