New cover for the reprint of Very Near Mint vol. 1 oversized edition.
I had a ton of fun working on this one!
This, along with all the editions of VNM, are available to buy, RIGHT NOW, right here!
The best comic shop in Chicago just got a little bit better!
Today at Challengers… We are proud to offer 4 great new self-published titles to the good comic-lovin’ folks of Chicago.
BITTER SWEET a new sketchbook by Luke Smarto.
BRUTALLY FRANK vol. 1 collecting the first 5 issues of Robert Burns’ sci-fi epic.
VERY NEAR MINT vol. 2 Justin Peterson’s KickStarter success story continues.
GERTRUDE THE GREAT a great new all-ages book by Trisa Laughlin and Jill Thompson. Or, as the Innovator of Violence, TOMMY DREAMER calls Trisa, “ECW Original BEULAH.”
Very Near Mint! Volumes 1 & 2! A comic about a comic shop!
MoCCA Fest starts in ONE HOUR! If you’re in NYC, let’s do this!
I’m giving away a one-of-a-kind copy of Very Near Mint vol. 1 over at the VNM Facebook page.
This is a blank cover printer proof of vol. 1, with the complete normal insides… so I whipped up a cover sketch. With my left hand. (I draw right handed.)
It’s a recreation of the actual cover for vol. 1… just left handed. Why? Because it would have been easy to draw it right handed! And that’s no fun, right? Right.
Hey everyone!
I’m getting a ton of new followers from the post this afternoon about Very Near Mint 2. It occurred to me that some of you MAY not know what the hell Very Near Mint is! So, here’s a super brief introduction:
VNM a comic about a comic shop… it’s the story of two dudes, Colin and Sam, who run the Splash Page, their comic book shop. In volume 1, the new comics for the week don’t show up on time, they get a new employee Nate, a rival comic shop opens up across the street, and all hell breaks loose. (In a hilarious way, of course!)
In volume 2 (which is brand new!), things just keep getting worse. The rival shop across the street (called Across the Street Comics, naturally) has taken all of the Splash Page’s customers. Sam has some plans on how to fix it, but Colin just doesn’t see how it can ever get better. Once again, all hell breaks loose… again (it’s a comic, it’s supposed to!)…
You can check out previews here for both volumes here. Huzzah!
VERY NEAR MINT Vol. 2 is AVAILABLE NOW!
I’m super proud of this book, and I think it’s some of the very best work I’ve ever done. There’s three versions, the standard edition (the red cover), the blank sketchcover edition (which I can draw on it for you!) and the ‘oversized’ edition, which is 7 x 10 (more in line with a regular comic book size for those of you who don’t like manga sized books).
All editions are the exact same inside (except one is just bigger)… and all of them feature great bonus features like sketches, production artwork, and pin-ups from some great artists… they are:
Noelle Stevenson (she blows up the interwebs on a daily basis)
Jason Keith Phillips (he does a ton of sketch cards for various trading card sets!)
Emi Lenox (she does the great web / Image comic ‘Emitown’)
Terry Blas (he writes and draws the fantastic ‘Briar Hollow’)
and Christopher Burdett (this guy is insane, and has done work for D&D, Buffy, Angel and more)
And there’s also work in the book from my pals Paul Abbamondi and Joe Hunter. Oh. Yeah. Lee also did a drawing in it too… but it’s too creepy to show here.
You can pick up the book now at the Adventuring Company webstore, and come and get one in person this weekend at MoCCA Fest, Heroes Con in June, or later this week Challengers Comics in Chicago, Little Shop of Comics in NJ, or Secret Headquarters in Tallahassee (more comic shops will carry the book soon, too!)
I loved Bishop as a kid, but the more you think about him (and what he’s wearing), well… just watch the video.
Justin Peterson discusses the past, present, and future of superhero costumes in a very reasonable and rational manner.
New Comics Wednesday!
VERY NEAR MINT vol. 2 is available RIGHT NOW over at the Adventuring Company store.
What are you waiting for?!
Well, folks, the time is nearly upon us. Over the next three days,
boys will become men at C2E2 in Chicago, IL. Think about it like a Bar
Mitzvah for nerds, but instead of reading a passage out of the Torah,
you’ll be reading the entirety of Justin’s Very Near Mint vol. 2!
That’s right. C2E2 attendees will have a chance to find out what Nate
has in store for Colin and Sam days before it’s available online.
Kickstarter supporters won’t even have to reach for their wallets,
because, hey, we owe ya one. ;)
We’ll also have our new Neil Degrasse Tyson/Dr. Who burn and some
slick 11x17in prints of Lee’s d20 and d100 Role Play images, the JP/LB collab Adventure Time print, and all the other usual goodies you’ve come to expect from us!
C2E2. Chicago. Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15th. McCormick Place, North Hall. Artist Alley, table O17 (“oh”17… not zero!)
