You're invited to join the creators of Solestar for a graphic novel signing on Wednesday, April 24th, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles, CA! 

Golden Apple will continue its monthly wine mixer series by hosting comic book creator Siike Donnelly and a number of the 70+ artists who contributed to the jam-style graphic novel, Solestar.  Solestar is an original superhero story whose protagonist has only 24 hours to live.  It features artwork donated by over 70 different artists and educational information regarding brain aneurysms, the proceeds of which will go to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation. 

As a brain aneurysm survivor, Donnelly was forced to rebuild his speech patterns and relearn how to walk.  With his company, The Naïve Project, he led a successful Kickstarter campaign to publish Solestar in early 2013.  According to Donnelly, “I wanted to create a superhero that knew loss right from the start. It’s kind of the staple when creating someone with powers. They have to come from tragedy to obtain victory. This is something I now understand on a personal level. Hopefully, victory follows my tragedy with this project.”

You're invited to join Fanboy Comics for a graphic novel signing on Saturday, April 27th, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Hyaena Gallery in Burbank, CA!


Writer and FBC co-founder Sam Rhodes will be on hand at the LA's premier gallery for Dark Art to sign copies of Fanboy Comics‘ graphic novels, Identity Thief and Something Animal.  Fans who stop by the gallery will have a chance to pick up their very own signed copies and to purchase the official Fanboy Comics t-shirt, so that they can show their geek pride in style.

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Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:

We know that, for many of you, the be-all-and-end-all of sci-fi TV can be defined by two words: Doctor Who.  Who fervor is on the rise, given the show’s 50th anniversary this year, so Broadway Paperbacks has fanned the fandom's flame by introducing its paperback original Doctor Who tie-in series. Featuring all-new Eleventh Doctor adventures, Justin Richards’s Doctor Who: Plague of the Cybermen, Nicholas Briggs’s Doctor Who: The Dalek Generation, and Tommy Donbavand’s Doctor Who: Shroud of Sorrow are penned in collaboration with BBC’s Cardiff-based TV production team. These authors were given advance access to the scripts of forthcoming episodes and made privy to the secrets of the Doctor’s future before even the most fanatical of fans. Approved by the BBC to make sure nothing is overlooked, these books have the intimate and authentic feel of lost episodes.

Our friends at Broadway have generously provided us not only with a copy of each of the paperbacks, but also a Doctor Who Christmas in April Blu-ray Giftpack (featuring “Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol” and “Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe”) to give away to our Dalek-loving readers.

Prepare for a high-flying Steampunk adventure in Tinker, a new sci-fi fantasy webseries that is currently crowdfunding through Kickstarter.  Tinker is a series about the Tinkers, a father/daughter team of genius mechanics who live in the overpopulated city of San Francisco.  In an alternate history run by bulky and rather finicky machinery, the Tinkers are masters of their craft and are often called upon to repair, invent, and even retrofit anything from large engines to personal wrist watches. When a wealthy noblewoman, Lady Cushing, hires the duo, they are thrust into a world of air ships, danger, and excitement in which the balance of worldly power rests unaware in the tool-calloused hands of the Tinker family.  Featuring a stylish Steampunk wardrobe, props, sets, digital environments, and an original score and soundtrack of Steampunk-inspired music, Tinker aims to evolve the genre into a multi-ethnic, culture-exploring, collection of stories that does for Steampunk what Star Trek did for science fiction.

Dark Matter Publishing LLC, a transmedia company that specializes in the publication and transformation of comic, graphic, and Young Adult books into film and television, is launching a Kickstarter campaign for its brand new property, Uncle Alice Presents.

Uncle Alice Presents is a shock-rock, genre-bending comic book series, graphic novel, and television pilot featuring the legendary Alice Cooper. Each issue tells a story of the grim and macabre seen through the eyes of Uncle Alice, the gatekeeper of the netherworld between Heaven and Hell. From paintings that seek revenge to mad scientists that crossbreed beach babes with fish, the things Uncle Alice will share are just plain creepy.

The following is an interview with Johnnie Arnold, the writer of Action Lab: Danger Zone's new comic book series, The Final Plague.  In this interview, Fanboy Comics Managing Editor Barbra Dillon chats with Arnold about what does (and does not!) make The Final Plague a zombie story, the creative process of working with artist Tony Guaraldi-Brown, and the many other projects on which he is currently working.

This interview was conducted on April 9, 2013.

Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:


Do you find yourself constantly muttering, "You know nothing, Jon Snow," when a friend says something foolish?  Do you refer to your Xbox as "my precious?"  If I said, "You remind me of the babe," would you know what to say next?  Are you ready for the next Dagorhir event? If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then you will not want to miss The Quest, an epic TV show that is searching for people just like you!

For over a year, the staff of Fanboy Comics has informed its readers about exciting Kickstarter campaigns for projects that are worthy of your hard-earned money.  As supporters of independent creators of all mediums, we love doing our part to spread the word about high quality projects and talented creators.  In fact, for the very first time on the FBC website, today's edition of "The Kickstarter Report" will focus on a Kickstarter campaign that has already surpassed its fundraising goal; however, the project in question is so good, that we could not resist the opportunity to push the campaign well over its stretch goal!

Author Justin Robinson, best known for the novels Undead on Arrival, Mr. Blank, The Dollmaker, and Nerve Zero, is at it again with his latest book, Coldheart.  The new urban fantasy novella is set in San Francisco, which has been ravaged by a blizzard, while its residents live in fear of a cannibalistic killer stalking the streets and a rash of abductions targeting people seemingly at random.  Throughout this chaos, only one man has the ability to put together the pieces of the mysteries affecting the people of the city.  The catch?  The man must also fight the demons of his own mental illness, unsure if the clues that he is finding are real or figments of his imagination. 

Dear Fanboy Comics Readers:


It's springtime once again, and with it comes the annual, one-day Long Beach Comic Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center.  Taking place on Saturday, May 11, 2013, this year's convention will bring you the latest in indie and mainstream comic books! 

Brought to you by the team behind the Long Beach Comic & Horror Convention (held each November), the LBCE may be small; however, it is packed with lots of comic books, writers, artists, and other creators.  Plus, all of your favorite LA-based indie creators will be in attendance, including Fanboy Comics!

Motorcycles, magic, vengeance, voodoo, and roadkill.  All of these things and more make up the new comic book series Roadkill du Jour by writer Kevin LaPorte (Inverse Press' Clown Town), artist Shawn Harbin (BSX22 Studios' The Dungeon Comic), and colorist Laura Guzzo (Action Lab's PrinceLess). If you like your comics dark and gritty with a splash of black magic thrown in for good meausre, then this is the series for you.   In the latest Kickstarter campaign from Inverse Press, Roadkill du Jour is a tale of motorcycle gangs in a mystic bayou world, clashing in an explosion of vengeance and voodoo.