Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Feel the Loves




Hi everyone.

Just dropping in to thank all of you for the kind words and kudos over the last few months. We've been hard at work on The Outfit and we hope everyone gets a charge out of this installment of the Parker series.

The book is out today and this week we're in New York to launch Parker in style.
If you're in Manhattan Thursday night, drop by the Borders at Penn Plaza between 7 and 9 pm. We'll be launching the book with a special signing. Drop in and say hi. Should be a great evening of talking Westlake and Parker.

Friday kicks off the NYCC and IDW and yours truly will be there throughout the show. We've con exclusives and a complete show schedule can be found by scrolling down to Cal's NYC post. Come by and feel the loves.

As I'm writing this, Marsha informs me that The Outfit is climbing fast on the Amazon Graphic Novels list. Go Parker!

See you in NYC
Darwyn

Ken Morris wins Le Chasseur!

Congratulations to Ken Morris of Fitchburg, Mass. - Ken gets a signed copy of the french version of the Hunter - Le Chasseur!


Ken's postcard was drawn from the piles of entries we received over the past few weeks by our lovely Kate who last seen holding Le Chasseur!


Ken, you should receive your prize in a few weeks. And to everyone who enetered, thank you for taking the time to write - and keep an eye on your mailboxes, too!

See you in New York at Borders on Thursday and at the New York Comic-con this weekend!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

The Outfit is (almost) here!

Folks in the UK have already been treated to the new Parker adaptation by Darwyn, but on this side of the pond, The Outfit arrives this week at your local book or comic store!



a brief break now for a power girl drawing here

...and we're back,

I know I already mentioned this signing at Borders on October 7th, but it bears repeating!

IDW has more than The Outfit debuting at the New York Comic-con, check out their line-up here and note the exclusive dustjacket available at the show. Limited to 500 copies!

A review with a few peaks at some of The Outfit's interiors can be read at Existential Ennui.

Tune in on Monday afternoon for the winner of the french edition of The Hunter in our free postcard contest. Read more here and watch for another contest soon.

And finally, for those of you going to the New York Comic-con, here's the whole IDW booth schedule and some of the panels that will be taking place at the Javits Centre next weekend!


NEW YORK COMIC-CON 2010
IDW EVENT SCHEDULE!

BOOTH #2115

Friday Oct. 8th

12:00 – 1:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke (Special Retailer Event!)

2:00 – 3:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

3:00 – 4:30 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

4:00 – 5:00 Motel Hell - Matt Nixon, Chris Moreno

4:30 – 5:30 Locke & Key - Gabriel Rodriguez

5:00 – 6:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy Belanger

6:00 – 7:00 James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard - Dara Naraghi

Saturday Oct. 9th

11:00 – 12:00 James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard - Dara Naraghi

11:00 – 12:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy
Belanger

12:00 – 1:00 Infestation Debut Event - Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, David Messina, Gabriel Rodriguez

12:00 – 1:00 Wire Hangers - Alan Robert, Sam Shearon, Nelson

1:00 – 2:00 Doctor Who - Tony Lee, Kelly Yates, Matthew Dow Smith, Blair Shedd

1:00 – 2:00 We Will Bury You - Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm

2:00 – 3:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

2:00 – 3:00 5 Days to Die - Andy Schmidt

3:00 – 4:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

3:00 – 4:00 Tribes: The Dog Years – Michael Geszel

4:00 – 5:00 Angel – Scott Tipton, David Messina, Mariah Huehner, Stephen
Mooney, Nick Runge, Elena Casagrande, David Tischman and
friends!

4:00 – 5:00 Eternal Descent – Llexi Leon

5:00 – 6:00 IDW and HBO Present – Bored to Death: Show Creator Jonathan Ames
with artist Dean Haspiel

5:30 – 6:30 Sparrow – Pushead

6:00 – 7:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke


Sunday Oct. 10th

10:00 – 11:00 G.I. Joe – Eduardo Alpente

11:00 – 12:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

11:00 – 12:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy
Belanger

12:00 – 1:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

12:00 – 1:00 Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper – Kevin Colden

1:00 – 2:00 Doctor Who - Tony Lee, Kelly Yates, Matthew Dow Smith

1:00 – 2:00 Tank Girl – Rufus Dayglo

2:00 – 3:00 Star Trek – Scott Tipton, David Messina, Federica Manfredi, Elena
Casagrande and friends!

2:00 – 3:00 Felix the Cat – Don Oriolo, Comics Empresario Craig Yoe!

3:00 – 4:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

4:00 – 5:00 Act-I-Vate Primer – Dean Haspiel and friends!

Also! Check out the Library of American Comics Kiosk in the IDW booth! Meet Creative Director Dean Mullaney, Associate Editor Bruce Canwell, and Museum of Cartoon Art founder Brian Walker!

And! Swing by the YOE! Studios Display to meet comics curating legend Craig Yoe, Don Oriolo of Felix the Cat fame, and a host of their friends!

Furthermore! Don’t miss these IDW Panels!

Friday Oct. 8th – 5:45 – 6:45 Panel Room 3

IDW - Sneak Peek at 2011
Please join IDW Publishing's Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall and Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, as they talk Locke & Key with artist Gabriel Rodriguez, release some details about the giant event Infestation with some top secret guests, and even work in a big announcements or three, including a new project with Peter David & JK Woodward.

Saturday Oct. 9th – 5:00 – 6:00 Panel Room 1

Darwyn Cooke Spotlight
Darwyn Cooke is the acclaimed writer and artist of DC: The New Frontier, Selina's Big Score, The Spirit for this special spotlight panel. Most recently, Cooke has been concentrating his creative efforts on Parker, a series of graphic novels based on the acclaimed crime writer Richard Stark. The first graphic novel, THE HUNTER, was released last year by IDW Publishing and received glowing reviews from all corners and earned Cooke an Eisner Award. The second graphic novel, THE OUTFIT, is being released at New York Comic Con by Cooke and IDW. Join Cooke and IDW Editor Scott Dunbier as they discuss the world of Parker.

Saturday Oct. 9th – 6:15 – 7:15 Panel Room 7

HASBRO & IDW
Join IDW Publishing's Editor Andy Schmidt with a stable of talented creators from the Hasbro universe, Mike Costa, Robert Atkins, John Barber, and... Fan favorites Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning?! What are they doing here? You'll have to attend to find out. Plus, learn what's in the works for 2011 with TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, Dungeons & Dragons and the big buzz surrounding the upcoming Infestation event!

Sunday Oct. 10th – 3:45 – 4:45 Panel Room 9

IDW and Yoe! Studios Present: Felix VS Frankenstein!
Join renowned comics guru Craig Yoe and a host of his friends, including Don Oriolo of Felix the Cat fame, for a lively multi-media vivisection of all his current and upcoming projects, Barney Google, Felix the Cat, and Dick Briefer's Frankenstein, to name just a few!


Talk at you Monday!