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HOW TO BEAT THE HOLIDAY BLUES...Lance's solution involves a bat, sometimes a fire-extinguisher, hell even a 3-hole punch. Work with what you got, right? Especially around Christmas, when everyone wonders whether their workplaces might be evil. Every job is different, but not a single one slides towards the holidays gently. No, no, it's all on Blitzen-speed, cause Comet, Cupid, and Donner need those forms and TPS reports filled out (and don't try to reach them on BBM either). But this Christmas, there is one thing however that you can look forward to...
Freelance Blues at the Toronto Small Press Book Fair! Besides getting all the great FLB comics, we're also bringing a limited edition Poster-sized print of Mikey Del Mundo's Pizza Delivering Cthulu-esque monster house masterpiece. And that's not all--  The show also marks the return of the FLB- Design A Monster Contest! A lot of people we meet at shows tell us how they relate to Lance's situation of terrible bosses. Well now's your chance to prove it. Show us what you got by drawing a picture of your workplace creeps. Last year we were chilled by the Scourge of the Multiplex, "The 3-Demon", and mall fashion's worse nightmare, "Probably Emma". Which workplace monster will take the cake this year! Come to the show and find out! Oh and finally: Our sincerest apologies on the delay of Freelance Blues Issue 5. Our artist swears to us, this time the pages are coming in for real. It's halfway there. Stick around and we promise you'll be rewarded when you see it... |
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LIVE! ISSUE #1! SOLD-OUT!It's unbelievable, but you've done it. Freelance Blues readers have completely swept up the first run of our very first issue, Freelance Blues: Goin Back to Kali. It's been amazing that we've managed to reach so many different readers. So first, we'd thank you for sticking by us, while we uncover the secrets of diabolical industries everywhere. But for those who haven't come on board yet, we'd like to welcome them with something special, something new. For our latest edition of Freelance Blues we're going colour. That's right. Colour! At least, for the cover, brought to you by the amazing Michael Del Mundo! Some call him "Deadly", for his work illustrating covers for Marvel Comics on titles like Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. He's also a covert subway illustrator, capturing incredible likenesses in his sketchbook series "The Daily Commute". You never know-- one of those characters in there might be you. All we know is, we're happy to have him on board, doing a remix (a cover if you will?) of our Vicki Tierney's original pizza delivery special. If you haven't yet read it, or just want to complete your set, you can get the new edition of FLB #1 in our store.  Or, why not come meet us in person! This weekend we're going to be at Toronto's one-of-a-kind annual literary outdoor carnival!
Word on the Street! We're sharing a booth with our friends in publishing The Workhorsery! (Aka the Canadian Fiction Tsunami!) They will be presenting their two most recent novels Pitouie and You and the Pirates, both magical, insightful, and incredibly imaginative works of fiction that readers of FLB would certainly enjoy. And if you missed our last show at the Fan Expo, you might also be interested in this interview by the good folks at RGB Filter. Here they interview your humble writers about all things Blues, as well as a sneak peak into our new top secret project. Yes, I'm talking about Robohorse. Enjoy! |
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FLB @ FAN EXPO 2011!It's that time again: another year. Another massive comics explosion in the Metro Convention Centre! Freelance Blues is there and we want to see you! Both Mike and Ian are guests the artist alley, section p 90 (we're at the right hand side wall when you go in-- behind that ginormous X-Box set-up). If your past all the giant glowy screens, that's where we are! We're in the same aisle as the Japanese Guest of Honor, Junko Mizuno. They call her work Gothic Kawaii or Kawaii noir-- a mix of cuteness and horror. Isn't that what we've been saying about FLB for years? We may have to have words. Or at least swap some art! Anyhow, come on down this year and say Hi. As a special for the show you can also get your hands on the limited edition poster by cover artist John Lang featuring the art from the upcoming Freelance Blues Issue 5! Velociraptors never had it so tough... Speaking of Issue 5 (hint: it's got zombies in it!) you can look for it in late September. If you can't wait to get your hands on it-- it's already for pre-sale on our online store, where you can order now and save a buck on shipping! 5 bucks, for book, tax, and right to your door. And also at the show- you can check out A NAIL IN THE HEART a new short horror comic collection by Ian Daffern, featuring 3 stories by Shari Chankmanna, Frank Fiorentino and Noel Tauzon. It comes packed with monster horror, hipster tourists and a severed head. What more could you ask for? FLB at Fan Expo!
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HOT SUMMER READING!Yep, the dog days are here, where bosses are off at the cottage leaving the rest of us to pick up the slack. But don't worry, there's still plenty to do in the city. Like pick up some new summer reading-- especially now that Freelance Blues is finally, in stores!
Issues 1-4 are now available at these Toronto locations: Thanks again to all of the managers who got our book out there. Keep this up and you'll start giving bosses a good name! You can also visit our online store which comes fully stocked with all current issues. We also have a sneak peak of our pin-up page for Issue 5 from Benjamin Rivers, a cartoonist who recently put out Snow a collected graphic novel about Toronto's Queen Street West neighbourhood. Keep yourself frosty and pick the book up for yourself!  |
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ISSUE 4! KOBE OR NOT KOBE!Don't be angry, Lance! Your newest issue, Kobe or Not Kobe, is available now at our online store! Now anyone can catch up on the action: Lance journey takes him to the wild wild weird, where he gets a job as a dude at The Triple U Ranch, a place where wealthy dudes pay for the privilege of living the life of a Kobe beef cattle. But it's not all Sake and Sushi on this ranch, when a Kamikaze cow crashes into the grounds. Will this mean sayonara for Lance? See! There was nothing to be mad about after all! Now if only someone would tell the cows that...  PS: FLB can also be found in Guelph at The Dragon and in Ottawa at The Comic Book Shoppe (Clyde Ave Location). Ask for it by name! |
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