Tom DeFalco and me on the same list!?!

Last week I picked up the mini-flyer for the Motor City Comic Con at the local comic shop. When I actually looked at it when I got home, I was surprised to see:
My name is on the same guest list as some comic book favorites of mine: Ron Frenz, Guy Davis, and Tom DeFalco! What a weird feeling. Ron Frenz has been the artist on Marvel's Spider-Girl, a title I have followed closely, and Guy Davis has worked on Dark Horse's B.P.R.D., a series I love.

But Tom DeFalco is King. He is the reason I started reading comics and a reason why I continue to do so. 17 years ago, I picked up this book off the comics rack at the local gas station:

FANTASTIC FOUR #360. The Human Torch and The Thing battle the alien Dreadface in a story about jealousy, friendship, trust, and action. Written by Tom DeFalco.

I was hooked. I immediately started picking up each new issue of FF and eventually went back and purchased as many back issues as I could possibly afford. The FF stories that Mr. DeFalco crafted have been widely criticized, but to me are some of the greatest storylines with the Richards clan... Lyja the Skrull, Franklin from the future, Invisible Woman as leader, Ant-Man joins the team. Really great stuff.

When I got back into comic books a few years ago, I came across Spider-Girl, Mr. DeFalco's flagship title in the MC2 universe. Again, I was hooked. He brought in many aspects of the FF, Spider-Man, and Avengers stories that he wrote during the 90's.

I can't wait to shake the man's hand and thank him.

And speaking of Motor City, I just want to remind everyone that I will have exclusive inverse-color cover versions of Elemental Fources #4-6 for sale. Each version is limited to 75 copies each.

Eric Mullarky, Publisher

Social Networking, DriveThruComics, & S.P.A.C.E.

In an attempt to stay connect with current readers, potential readers, creators and other industry professionals, I have added some Google social networking applets to the site. It will be very interesting to see who uses them.

New Baby Productions has partnered with DriveThruComics.com to offer digital versions of our comics for the pdf-inclined. I am very excited by all the features and options that their web site has, so I may sign an exclusive deal with them down the road. Wowio just hasn't been bringing in much revenue, and the company changes that they had several months ago still leave me uncertain about what could happen. Eagle One Media is also selling pdf versions of EF, but I just received an email from them this week stating that they haven't had one sale of our books.

Finally, S.P.A.C.E. is two weeks away! I am excited for this show for a few reasons:

1. This show is all small publishers like New Baby Productions. No competion from the big guys and attendees are there specifically to look at small press.
2. This is the first show where we will be displaying all six issues of the Elemental Fources mini-series. That should help sales, in theory. In addition, I will have new postcards for this con season and a couple of very nice prints for sale.
3. I will meet more small press publishers and creators like myself, including several of the guys that I stay in contact on the Small Press Palaver email group.

It should be a fun time.

Eric Mullarky, Publisher