The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 NOW ON SALE

Finally, it is here and ready for purchase. Click on this link to purchase your copy of The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2.  Thanks for your patience and support- much appreciated. So go out there and buy one or two or more, and tell your friends to get their copies as well. Check out this preview of the issue as well.

Venger Promo Image

Some of you probably have seen this already but now as the publication of The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 is almost here I thought I would post it again. This will be showing up around the different news sites soon as well as ads in several comics. Great job by Tim Baskin.

The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 is at the printer!!

It feels so good to finally be able to type those words. After many twists and turns and personal and professional upheavals all the files were sent to the printer last weekend and I will have my copies in a few short weeks. So much time and energy has been spent on this project, both by me and by Tim that the thrill of knowing that we are almost there is very exciting, for me anyway.

My thanks go to all of you who purchased the first issue and have been more than patient waiting for this one. I truly hope you enjoy it and continue to stick with the title and all the other Venger projects.

The Venger Christmas Special!

Well not exactly but I do have some updates and images and special announcements for you all as promised. So lets gets started shall we?


The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 is in the process of being lettered as we speak. My good friend Brant Fowler is doing a great job working on the pages as well as doing books for other companies like Image at the same time. So just keep hanging on- the book is coming, my plan is first quarter 09! Here are a couple of random pages from the issue to look at- I don't believe I have shown these before.

The Venger: Dead Man Rising #3 is still in production. I have some more of the script to do and the fantastic Tim Baskin is hard at work with the art. Tim is doing a great job with the look of the book. His art and grayscaling look perfect in #2 and will be even better in this issue. As we work on this my guess right now is 2nd half of 09 for it to be published. This is the unfinished pencils from page 2 of the book; I have previously posted page 1.

Venger/Footpath: EndGame is done. The pages have been lettered by Brant, Brett has done an awesome new cover for it and I have been trying to put together some bonus material for the back of the book to really make it special for everyone who has waited for this crossover. I'm planning a first quarter 09 release for this as well. Here is Brett's new cover and some random pages too.

And now for the special announcements. The first is regarding a new Venger ongoing- yes I said ongoing- series written by me and with art by my regular partner Brett Wood entitled The Venger: Sins and Secrets. This period book will feature the original Venger. Our plan is to do 'not quite full length stories'- around 16 pages- with bonus pages to bring this to you the readers on a regular basis and at a great price. The first issue will be the 'Undead Rising' story that I have recently posted about. Many thanks go to Brett on this because it was his enthusiasm and ideas that turned this one shot idea into a whole new freakin' series. Take a look at some of the pages Brett has completed so far.

The last announcement is of another special in development starring the original Golden Age Venger. The book is titled The Venger: Project Valkyrie and deals with Nazis, spies and mad scientists- oh my! This issue is a true partnership in that it is being co-written by myself and the book's artist Frankie Wessing. He has been providing some amazing breakdowns for the story. Here is the breakdown for the first 6 pages.

I want to thank everyone who comes here and checks in on Venger. I really appreciate it- supporting an indy title like this is fantastic. Thank you again. The Venger: Dead Man Rising #1 is still available for sale, click the link on the side of the page. The new year is looking like it will be a big year for us- hope you stick around for it.

The Venger: Dead Man Rising #3

Wow. It has been waaaaaay too long since I have been on here. I apologize. Well Tim is done with The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 and has begun work on Venger #3. I am still trying to get #2 lettered, that is all we are waiting on and then the final touches and off to printer. I've been polishing away at some scenes in #3 that I will be sending off to Tim when I'm really happy with them. So I have posted here Tim's break downs for page 1 of #3! So even as you all wait feverishly for #2 here's a little something to look at for after that.

Another Page from #2

I am trying to keep the blog fresh with updates and so forth. I get in the bad habit of nto posting regularly and I am trying to break myself of that. I thought I would post another page from #2 by Tim. This is part of an extended flashback sequence in the issue delving more into the character of Alexander Cabot, the original Venger.

Finished!

Ok so we are finally finished with lots of Venger stuff. Tim has finished the art on The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2. We are now looking for a letterer and then will be doing the prepress production. Brett has also finished the pages for the Venger/Footpath: EndGame crossover as well as the golden age Venger short Venger: Dead End. Like #2 these also need to be lettered but things are really moving for Venger this year. I'll post some more art shortly but here are a couple of the EndGame pages Brett has done. Some great stuff...very dynamic.

The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2

Like I have mentioned previously, we are this close to being done with the production of issue 2. I know, it seems like forever since #1 came out. And you are right. But 2008 will be a big year for us. My plan is to have 4 issues of the series come out as well as the Venger Special. So hopefully you will be seeing lots of the Venger very soon.

To give you more of a look into #2 here is a page by Tim. It has been posted before on the Ronin Studios forums. Enjoy!

The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2 LINEUP

Well I just thought I would post a quick update on the lineup Tim and I have for The Venger: Dead Man Rising #2. Basically the book will run like this...

• first page recap, a la like the Marvel books
• 23 pages of story
• 4 pages of extras such as pin-ups and other background material
• 2 page letter/information column
• 2 pages of ads for some favorite indy comics of mine

I really try to put as much as I can into each issue to show my appreciation to those who support us. Tim and I have some other ideas for extra stuff for Venger #3. Maybe even a back-up story if the production schedule allows.