Destruct-O-Belle
has taken Annabelle and journeyed back to the post-apocalyptic future.
That's a wrap for Baby Blues!! Which means it's time for a brand new Destruct-O-Cast podcast all about this story arc. Ch-ch-check it:
Also, for you superhero die-hards out there, I've got a new list out today called
The Top 9 Havok Costumes. Havok is one of my favorite superheroes and it's mostly because his costume and powers look so fucking cool!! I rank the styles he's had over the past 40 years from worst to best.
As for Monday, I have no goddamn clue what you should expect to see here. New comics? Maybe. New character profiles? Maybe. New something else? Maybe!
Destruct-O-Belle has
had enough of the family reunion. She's ready to take Annabelle and split.
I've never gotten drunk off of expired mouthwash. However, I imagine it would give you one hell of a hangover. Still... no morning breath!!! Anyhoo, tomorrow = the end of Baby Blues and a brand new Destruct-O-Cast. See ya then!!
It's
pretty clear that this is the grizzled future daughter of Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye. Fo' real.
I've always felt that any tense situation can be diffused by a well-placed fart joke. Too bad Destruct-O-Belle doesn't agree!!!
Today is the
50th episode of the Sequential Underground podcast. We talk about why we love indie comics, and we have a fun Small Press Expo vs. Pittsburgh Zine Fair discussion. 'Kay, that's it! See ya tomorrow!!
Mind's Eye
wants to know why superheroes can't have normal kids, while Destruct-O-Belle just wants to leave.
There's something I should address... something that may have already been spotted by super-astute Super Haters readers! I changed the credits on this story arc. See, it started out with me as the sole writer, but I left Justique's name in the credits because I figured that she'd jump in once we had the time to talk things out.
Instead, she got sick. Don't worry!! She's getting better. But she's busy recovering and not much in the mood for writing. With that said, Baby Blues ends this Friday and I plan to launch a new arc with 'Stique next week.
Speaking of the future, today I shared
some rough layouts by
Brandon Williams, a future Super Haters guest artist!! We're currently working on a crazy five-page tale featuring some awesome alternate reality Haters hijinks.
But as for the present, I added Annabelle and Destruct-O-Belle to the
Characters page. No big whoop, just a couple of pics and two ultra-short character bios.
Mind's Eye and Destruct-O-Tron's
grizzled post-apocalyptic daughter wants to take their present day daughter into the future!
Franklin and Valeria Richards. Nathan Dayspring Summers. Rachel Summers. Daken. The entire cast of Next Avengers. A bunch of characters at DC Comics that I've never heard of. The entire concept behind Dynamo 5.
WHAT'S THE FUCKING DEAL? Can't superheroes ever have normal kids?? I guess not.
Over the weekend I was a vendor at (and organizer of!) the
Pittsburgh Zine Fair and I think
this picture says a thousand words.
Today, I co-host a
new HyperComboCast podcast. Kenny Riot and I tear apart the late 90s Tekken animated film. Check out
these goofy screencaps and then give the show
a listen!
Also, I've added a couple of new ways to donate to the Haters on the right sidebar of the blog. First off, you can
contribute directly to my hosting company,
DreamHost. Even though I use Blogger as my platform, I still host all of my files (comics, other images, podcasts, etc.) on a server and it's not cheap!! But if you're looking to get something more out of your donation, you can use my
Amazon Associates link to shop for
comics,
movies, and other stuff. When you buy something, the Haters get a tiny cut for referring you.
A strange interloper
has arrived!!
Oh snap!! I guess you probably saw this coming yesterday... but just in case you weren't sure, now you've got confirmation. You're looking at Destruct-O-Belle, who's traveled back in time from 50 years in the future. You'll learn more about D-Belle on Monday.
But first... yesterday I blogged about the creation of Destruct-O-Belle in a little post that I like to call "
How to create a superhero from the post-apocalyptic future." I came up with 3 simple rules for generating your own grizzled time-traveling anti-hero. I also made some Destruct-O-Belle desktop wallpaper and added it to the
Wallpapers page here on the Super Haters website.
As for today, it's the
5th anniversary of the
AudioShocker!! Neal and I launched the AudioShocker blog this day in 2007. In a week and a half, we'll be celebrating our 5th podcasting anniversary, so make sure to check out the anniversary episode when it drops :D
Finally, this Saturday is the 2nd annual
Pittsburgh Zine Fair. I'm one of the organizers of the event and I'll also be exhibiting at the show. You can pick up some sweet Super Haters comics along with a ton of other offerings. You can learn more about this year's event
here.
Mind's Eye's magic turned her cranky newborn into a
super-sweet eight-year-old girl.
PLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT TWIST! :D
Following up on yesterday, here's the
new A Podcast with Ross and Nick. I drop SPX shout outs to the awesome people I met for the first time, online friends I finally met in person, and old friends that I reconnected with. Listen to find out if there's a shout out for
you!
Mind's Eye just wanted to get baby Annabelle to stop mooing.
This happened instead.
Sorry for the delay!!! First,
I was exhausted from the Small Press Expo. Then
Justique had to go to the ER (don't worry... she's okay!). So now here we are, picking things up from where they left off on Friday, with eight-year-old Annabelle. And I promise that the twists and turns are just getting started!
Super Haters wasn't the only thing that was delayed by SPX and Stique's ER visit. Yesterday's
new AudioShocker Podcast got pushed to today. But it's here now!! Neal and I discuss lots of goofy shit including Judge Reinhold, a confusing moment from the original Total Recall, insane rockstar stories and more (I even share a dirty little secret!).
Today's A Podcast with Ross and Nick is a bit delayed, but it'll be out within an hour or so. I'll make sure to link to it from tomorrow's Haters blog post! See ya then ;D
OH WAIT!! One more thing... I'm quoted in
an SPX article on The Daily Dot. I talk a bit about the struggle of trying to sell digital comics (like the
Super Haters digital comic card) to people at comic conventions and small press shows.
Mind's Eye
finally gave in and put a spell on Annabelle to make her stop crying. It didn't work.
Annabelle revealed!!! If you wanna get a closer look at her (plus a hint at what you can expect from next week's comics!), check out
Annabelle's character art on deviantART.
And now I've got a little surprise for you. See, I've had a rather magical Super Haters morning. In the process of putting together an
exclusive behind-the-scenes art PDF for the new
Super Haters digital comic card, I discovered something that I'd forgotten about... THE VERY FIRST SUPER HATERS SCRIPT!!
It wasn't even named Super Haters back then. It was called
Evil Love and the tone was pretty fucking far away from what ended up becoming Super Haters. Here's a sample:
Weird, right?!? And now I officially know Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye's original names --
Disasternaut and Mysteria! Crazy.
If you want to get your own copy of the Super Haters digital comic card, including this lost script sample,
come see me at SPX this weekend!!! And if you're not in the Baltimore/DC area, no sweat. Email me at
info@superhaters.com for deatils on how you can buy one from me. Mention today's blog post and I'll give you a special discount!!
Mind's Eye
is concerned about using her magic to make Annabelle shut up... but she can't take anymore crying.
Did I mention I'm tabling at
SPX this weekend? Can't remember if I did... OH WAIT. Now I remember. I assaulted you with links yesterday.
Well, I've got a couple more, both on deviantART. First up, I've got
a new journal post about SPX stuff. And then I've got a
hi-res look at the cover to the new Alternate Visions print collection, drawn by
Andrew Kilian (from
his Super Haters Guest Week) and colored by me.
Anyway, see ya tomorrow for an eye-opening reveal!!
Destruct-O-Tron is
not pleased with all of this goddamn crying.
Annabelle!! That's the name of their baby girl. And when will you get a look at Annabelle, you ask? I don't wanna spoil anything, but, uhhhhh... Friday. That's when.
Now, as I promised yesterday, I've got info about my upcoming visit to the 2012
Small Press Expo this weekend!!! First, there's
a video about the comics I'll have with me at
table D5.
Next up, I've got two brand new Super Haters products that I'll be debuting at SPX 2012!! There's
Super Haters: Alternate Visions v1, the first print collection featuring Super Haters guest artists. Then there's the
Super Haters digital comic card, the best way to own all of the Super Haters eBooks (plus exclusive audio commentary and more).
Lastly, not to be outdone by SPX, the
Pittsburgh Zine Fair roars loud today as
Andy Scott and
Virginia Shields join me on the
latest Sequential Underground podcast. PGH POWER!!!
Mind's Eye and Destruct-O-Tron's baby girl
won't shut the hell up.
Yesterday, I said I was gonna talk about SPX today. I lied. I got too busy folding, stapling, bagging, and taping my new products to write any blog posts about my upcoming appearance. However, my bud Dan Tallarico took a moment out of his busy day yesterday to write an
official press release for me. It's pretty fucking funny. You should read it. You'll probably have to log into Facebook to see it, so if you don't wanna do that then you can just
click here to see a screencap of it.
Three weeks ago, Mind's Eye
gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
Welcome to the latest and greatest Super Haters story arc!!! This is gonna be a baby-centric tale full of twists and turns, so strap on your diapers and get ready for the ride :D
Throughout the rest of this week (hell, the next month!), I'm gonna be sharing a lot of stuff regarding my upcoming shows. Next weekend, I'll be at SPX (more info on that tomorrow)... but today I wanna tell you about the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Zine Fair. First up, here's the
2012 PGH Zine Fair promo video featuring me topless!!
Currently, we've got a
PGH Zine Fair Kickstarter campaign running to help us fund the bigger and better programming we've got planned for this time around. If you can spare a few bucks, that would be awesome!! You get cool swag for every donation over $5. Thx!
