A Big Thank You

I want to say a big thank you to everyone who supported Artifacts #33 being released last week. I'm just happy to have produced a comic that so many people enjoyed.

I promise more projects in the future, but for now enjoy your Wednesday pull lists!

Artifacts #33 (Final Cover) -- Releases January 1st, 2014

They've just released the final cover for Artifacts #33, which comes out January 1st, 2014.

Artifacts #33 -- Written by Kenny Porter, Artwork by -Rom-, Published by Top Cow Productions.

I can tell you that this is going to make my New Year's Day. I hope that the rest of you feel the same when you pick up your comics for the first day of the new year!

Pre-Order Artifacts #33 from Top Cow Productions

My issue of Artifacts is being solicited!

I’m incredibly happy to announce that my issue of Artifacts has been solicited through Diamond Distribution and Previews World. What does this mean? It means that my issue of the series is now available for pre-order!

Artifacts #33

There are many ways to pick up my issue of the popular Top Cow title, but don’t worry, I’ll list each option for you to get your hands on it.

Here’s the information about the issue.

ARTIFACTS #33
story KEN PORTER
art -ROM- 
cover STJEPAN SEJIC
DECEMBER 11
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.99
“THE TEACHER AND THE PREACHER”
Top Cow publishes its first team of winners from the 2012 Talent Hunt! Rapture bearer and defrocked priest Tom Judge and the numeromancer Tilly Grimes are hot on the heels of a prolific serial killer. But even if Tom is able to save the next intended victim, is he already too late to save her soul?

But the issue is #33 -- don’t I need to read #1-32?

Nope! This is a one-shot comic, which means it’s a single story featuring the characters that regularly appear in the title. There will be a recap page at the beginning, to let you know who the characters are and what they’ve been up to, but in case you want to know more about Tom Judge and Tilly Grimes I’ve provided links to the Top Cow Wiki for you to do your research. I’ve also included a link with a description for the entire Artifacts series, set within the Top Cow Universe.

Tom Judge – Wiki

Tilly Grimes – Wiki

Artifacts (comic book series)

Pre-ordering Artifacts #33

Here are all the different ways you can pre-order or purchase the comic book when it releases on December 11^th, 2013.

• ·         Pre-ordering at a comic book shop
• ·         Purchasing online
• ·         Using a digital comics reader
• ·         Comic book signings

Pre-ordering at a comic book shop

What you’ll want to do is take the Diamond Order Code, which is the order number for the issue, and bring it to the retailer with your name attached as a pre-order. This will guarantee you a copy when the book is released.

Diamond Order Code:                        OCT130592

Purchasing online

You can also pre-order online at larger comic book stores. The one I would recommend would be Things From Another World. They offer a great selection at discounted prices for pre-orders. I do realize that the writer credited on the issue is the great Ron Marz, but trust me, I wrote the issue.

Artifacts #33– TFAW.com

Using a digital comic reader

I’m a huge fan of Comixology, so if you would rather keep your issue in digital format I completely understand. It won’t be available for purchase until that date in December, but you’ll be able to buy it as soon as it pops up on the app and the webpage.

Comic book signings

I have one confirmed signing at a new store in Grand Rapids, which hasn't been announced yet. I’ll keep people posted, but this will be your first chance to get the issue signed by me in person. The issue will also be available for purchase at conventions where I’ll have a table or booth in the area.

I’ll post a list of the conventions I plan on attending as soon as it becomes available.

Thank you

From the bottom of my heart, a very big thank you goes out to everyone who is interested in or purchases my comic book. I hope that you all enjoy the story that I’ve written and worked on with the people at Top Cow and my collaborator, -Rom-.

Progress Report: My So Called Life & Some Thanks

I can't thank the universe enough for the opportunities I've gotten this year. I've started working on my project for Top Cow Productions and the process is going incredibly smooth. They're a great company with amazing titles and I feel lucky to be adding to their shared universe of characters.

I'm also working on a project with Sean Daniel, musician and jack-of-all-trades extraordinaire. We started an ebook company called Griffincrest, which we're going to use to put out projects with a unique spin on them. First up on the block will be a short story that I wrote called "Arthur's Bookshelf," and after that we'll be moving more into our desired territory. We're hoping that it does well, but even if it doesn't meet or exceed our presentations I'm happy just to experiment and get it out there.

You have to do art for the sake of doing it and sharing it with other people.

My own creator-owned projects are coming along smoothly, and the first print of Violent Skies #1 went out to most of the Kickstarter supporters and the general feedback has been positive. The colors were a little dark toward the back, but hopefully we can fix that with subsequent prints. Kendall Goode and Paulina Ganucheau, the very talented duo I'm lucky enough to work with, have poured their hearts into our projects and I'm glad I get to share their work with the world.

I have a few pitch ideas that I'm working on with them, as well as my partner in crime Andy Budnick, who was nice enough to drive to Holland with me yesterday to look for a copy of Hulk: Gray. We didn't find it, but as Vonnegut would say, "so it goes."

People have been asking me if I'm still going to write reviews. I'm going to have to say initially that I'm done reviewing. I just don't feel like it would be fair for me to critique other people's work in a journalistic (or lack thereof) manner while I'm putting out my own material on a more professional level. The good people at Cosmic Book News are always willing to let me back in with open arms, and I thank Matt and Byron for that until the end of time.

My hopes for the summer are to write the first draft of a novel, finish the first big Griffincrest project, get more comics in the pipeline for publishing, and have erotic adventures across the world. And considering the erotic adventures are the least likely to happen out of all of those plans, I'd say I have a fulfilling season ahead of me.

Of course it's snowing in Michigan right now, so summer might skip us all together.

Either way I'd like to say thank you to everyone who has given me these great opportunities over the last few years, and in no particular order, here they are:

Jessie Garza - Viper Comics - for letting a "no name" submit a story about a shape shifter and letting me edit comics and books at a higher level than I deserved.

C. Edward Sellner - Visionary Comics - for seeing something in a newcomer and putting me in charge of getting the word out for his projects. Also editing my books when I ask for it.

Matt Hawkins - Top Cow Productions - for thinking my submission was creepy enough to let me play in the Top Cow Universe.

Bryan Rountree - Top Cow Productions - for being a delight to talk on the phone with, even after I had my tongue sliced four ways to Sunday.

Matt & Byron - Cosmic Book News - for deciding that this simple West Michigan boy knew what the hell he was talking about when it came to panels, pages, and gutters.

And these are just the people who have helped me in the comics industry. I'm sure another prose installment is on its way.

But thank you to everyone who has believed in me so far. I won't let you down. And I want to say back to you that you should believe in yourself. Do what makes you happy, don't apologize for the things you love, and try to get to bed at a decent hour.

Top Cow Talent Hunt!

So it's been officially announced that I was one of the winners of the Top Cow Talent Hunt! I'm so grateful for the chance to work with the publisher and the staff that I'll get to collaborate with.

Here's the article from CBR about the contest and the winners:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44545