Samurai’s Blood writer Owen Wiseman will be part of the LitFest Pasadena’s panel “The Graphic Novel: Writing the Image” from 12:20-1:10 P.M. If you live in the area, stop by to hear Owen discuss the origins and creation of Samurai’s Blood from Benaroya Publishing. For more information, please visit http://litfestpasadena.org/

LitFest Pasadena
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
12:20 P.M. to 1:10 P.M. at the Julia Child stage

The Graphic Novel: Writing the Image
With Owen Wiseman (Samurai’s Blood), Deb Vankin (Poseurs and LA Times staff writer), and Jorge Cham (PhD Comics)
 
Comic book writers face a number of challenges unique to their form of writing. This panel will bring together working writers with a diverse array of books for discussion of their subtle art. Topics will include story creation, establishing a balance of words and images, working with artists, and the necessary skills of pitching and promotion.
Moderator: Gianluca Glazer

Writer, Owen Wiseman, has posted his latest prose story from the world of Samurai’s Blood. Check out the 3-part saga The Chinese Pheonix.

Link to The Chinese Pheonix.

Read for FREE the first chapter of what Comic Buzz calls A home run! Issue #6 goes on sale in March and the paperback collection in April, featuring extras such as a a never-before-seen 4-page illustrated introduction and an epilogue from 5 time Hugo Award winning science fiction novelist Vernor Vinge.

With Samurai’s Blood Vol1 Paperback going on sale February 29th, Benaroya Publishing wants to give you for FREE the first chapter in the 6-issue minseries. See why IGN raves “I’ll be picking up the 6-issue run of Samurai’s Blood…I’d suggest you do the same.”

If you haven’t check out Red Spike, now is the perfect time. Red Spike Vol1 Paperback goes on sale March 7th and Benaroya is giving you the first chapter of the 5-issue miseries for free. See what Comics Bulletin calls compelling and says “reads like a Summer movie blockbuster!”

ADRENALIZE WITH RED SPIKE
Image Comics Collects The 5-Issue Super Soldier Miniseries
 
Image Comics is proud to announce the March release of RED SPIKE VOL. 1 TP, written by Jeff Cahn, illustrated by Mark Texeira (Wolverine, Punisher) and Salvador Navarro, edited by Dave Elliott and produced by Benaroya Publishing. RED SPIKE VOL. 1 TP collects issues #1-5 of the sold out miniseries and will include extras such as a gallery page of covers by veteran artist Mark Texeira and the diaries of Doctor Fairfield, creator of the Red Spike program.
 
70 years ago, the world began its race to create the first Super Soldier. In 2011, the United States succeeded… twice. Project Red Spike discovered that through the manipulation and regulation of the adrenal glands the super soldier was no longer just a dream.
 
The world of RED SPIKE involves soldiers Matt Cutler and Greg Dane, the first to survive the Project Red Spike program. They have been proven on the field to be everything that was wanting in the program. Unfortunately, an upgrade to Greg’s implant goes array and now it’s up to Matt to chase down his friend before he hurts himself, the city and the tax payers who funded their creation. But as the friends begin their very public battle in heart of Washington, DC, twisted and sinister secrets begin to emerge from within the Red Spike program. Can both soldiers survive or are their deaths a necessary measure to secure the program’s secrecy?
 
The critics have raved about RED SPIKE:
 
“If you like a good story with a bit of mystery and intrigue, combined with good action and solid characters, then Red Spike is one I would recommend.” – My Comic Network
 
“The best part is that it’s not a mindless action story, there’s actually very well thought out plot devices and an underlining mystery.” – Player Affinity
 
“It reads like a summer movie blockbuster.” – Comics Bulletin
 
“I’m extremely interested in seeing what Cahn and the artists have in store for the future of Red Spike.” – Comic Booked
 
RED SPIKE VOL. 1 TP  (NOV110411, ISBN: 978-1-60706-487-9), a 144-page full-color trade paperback, will be on sale in stores March 7th, 2012 for $12.99 and is available to order in the November 2011 edition of Previews. For more information, please visit www.benaroyapublishing.com. 
 
 
ABOUT JEFF CAHN
After graduating from Pomona College, Jeff Cahn returned to his hometown of New Orleans, where he interned on the set of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for Digital Domain’s Oscar winning visual effects team. Once the shoot wrapped, he returned to Los Angeles and now works at Benaroya Pictures and Publishing as a story developer and writer of both screen and comics.
 
ABOUT MARK TEXEIRA
Mark Texeira is a born n’ raised New Yorker. Mark began honing his art from a young age, attending the Manhattan High School of Art and Design. After graduating, Mark was awarded a Presidential Scholarship at the School of Visual Arts, which he attended for two years before dropping out to pursue a professional freelance commercial art career. It was during this time that Mark attended classes at the Art Students League of New York, exploring new ways to create life in art. Winning mentions at the Salmagundi Club and The Society of Illustrators kicked off Mark’s work throughout the entertainment world. Mark is best known for his work on WOLVERINE, PUNISHER, VAMPIRELLA, and now, RED SPIKE.
 
ABOUT SALVADOR NAVARRO
Salvador Navarro was born in Málaga, Spain in the summer of 1969. Being an artist was in the cards for Salvador . …but learning to pencil came later. In 2009, after several submissions, Salvador published his first book TALES OF WONDERLAND: TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM with Zenescope Entertainment. Salvador went on to work WARD SIX with Kickstart, and is now the artist on RED SPIKE.
 
ABOUT BENAROYA PUBLISHING
Founded by Michael Benaroya in 2009, Benaroya Publishing is a comic book and graphic novel production company dedicated to thrilling and compelling storytelling. A subsidiary of Benaroya Pictures, Benaroya Publishing is based in Los Angeles, California and launches their debut titles this Spring under the Image Comics label. With David Elliott (FALL OUT TOY WORKS and co-founder of RADICAL PUBLISHING) at the helm as in-house Editor-in-Chief, Benaroya Publishing promises to bring fresh new ideas, and uniquely told stories to the comics literary world. For more information, visit www.benaroyapublishing.com.

BENAROYA AND IMAGE TAKE AIM WITH MARKSMEN

Image Comics Collects The 6-Issue Sci-Fi Miniseries

THE TIDES OF VENGENCE RISES WITH SAMURAI’S BLOOD

Image Comics Collects The 6-Issue Epic Miniseries 

Image Comics is proud to announce the February release of SAMURAI’S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP, written by Owen Wiseman, illustrated by Nam Kim (Warcraft: Legends) and Matthew Dalton (Starcraft: Frontline), edited by Dave Elliott and produced by Benaroya Publishing. SAMURAI’S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP collects issues #1-6 of the sold out miniseries and will include extras such as a gallery page of covers by fan favorite artist Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9) and additional prose Samurai’s Blood stories from Owen Wiseman.

Set in feudal Japan, an era when lineage defined you, SAMURAI’S BLOOD involves three teenagers who must make their way through the world hiding their identities in order to find their destinies. As their village burns behind them, they are headed for a city they’d heard about only in stories. The three young samurai must now struggle to stay alive and take vengeance on the evil usurper who has destroyed the rest of their clan and the only world they’d ever known. Will they rise on the tides of vengeance, or they will they fall on the swords of fate?

The critics have raved about SAMURAI’S BLOOD

“I’ll be picking up the 6-issue run of Samurai’s Blood…I’d suggest you do the same.” – IGN

“Samurai’s Blood is just another example of all the great stuff Image Comics is putting together this year…I recommend the entire series.” – Comic Book Bin

“One of the best things about Samurai’s Blood is its strong period feel, which is carried in particular by Nam Kim’s idealized yet realistic art and Jo Chen’s more expressionistic covers.” – Playback STL

“Once again (and unbelievably, I might add), Wiseman has upped the stakes with this story… I can’t honestly understand how this book keeps getting better every issue, but somehow it does. 5 out of 5″ – Comic Attack

SAMURAI’S BLOOD VOL. 1 TP  (DEC110519, ISBN: 978-1-60706-488-6), a 192-page full-color trade paperback, will be on sale in stores February 29^th, 2012 for $14.99 and is available to order in the December 2011 edition of Previews. For more information, please visit www.benaroyapublishing.com.

 RED SPIKE TP

story by JEFF CAHN
art by SALVADOR NAVARRO and MARK TEXEIRA
cover by MARK TEXEIRA

Diamond Order Code: NOV110411
ISBN-13: 978-1-60706-487-9
Release Date: March 14th, 2012
Publisher: Image Comics
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $12.99
Page Count: 144

70 years ago, the world began its race to create the first Super Soldier. In 2011, the United States succeeded… twice. Project Red Spike discovered that through the manipulation and regulation of the adrenal glands the super soldier was no longer just a dream. Matt Cutler and Greg Dane, the first to survive the process, have been proven on the field to be everything that was wanting in the program. Unfortunately, an upgrade to Greg’s implant goes array and now it’s up to Matt to chase down his friend before he hurts himself, the city and the tax payers who funded their creation. But as the friends begin their very public battle in heart of Washington D.C., twisted and sinister secrets begin to emerge from within the Red Spike program. Can both soldiers survive or are their deaths a necessary measure to secure the program’s secrecy?

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