09.10.03

BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sorry it's been so long since my last update. Now that things are falling into place a little bit more, I'll be a little more diligent about these posts. Well, the 1st bit of big news to report is:

QUANTUM: Rock of Ages #1 is in the October PREVIEWS catalog.

It's official. Quantum #1 will be released to the masses in December, so in order for anyone else to know about it I need everyone who sees this post to tell their local comic shop to order it. I have media kits with sample copies available to send out to retailers, so if you know of an indie-friendly store in your area, let me know.

Here's the official general press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: PHILIP CLARK 347 239 2564

Dreamchilde Press Debuts QUANTUM: ROCK OF AGES

New Independent Comic Takes on Alternative Realities, Broken Dreams, and Pop Music

What if you could meet the person you never became? What if Elvis never existed? This December, the Dreamchilde Press team of writer Philip Clark and artist Ozzy Longoria attempt to answer those questions in QUANTUM: ROCK OF AGES. While navigating the mysterious waters of the time/space continuum, QUANTUM also pokes fun of pop culture in various alternate universes.

Described as High Fidelity meets Sliders, QUANTUM reveals the story of Nick Vargas, a jaded musician turned record-store owner. Due to a Nazi experiment gone awry in an alternate reality, Nick is unwittingly taken on the ultimate search to find himself. In this case, Nick’s “self” has split into seven different characters over seven parallel universes. And two of them are women. His goal is to find his “cross-time” counterparts in order to repair time before time and space fade from existence. Each unique character in QUANTUM discovers a bizarre gemstone fragment newly embedded into their bodies. These fragments of the “Quantum Silica” sphere offer a unique power to each of his selves, and need to be reassembled before Nick can return to his record store reality. The longer it takes Nick and his other selves to do this, the more alternate realities start to blink into oblivion, one universe at a time.

Also a musician, creator/writer Philip Clark creates a story that he has always wanted to tell. “Having lived the life I’ve lived, sometimes I feel I’d like to see the ‘what ifs’ out there. With QUANTUM, I get to explore the possibility of, say ‘What would have happened if I never left Wyoming?’, or ‘What if I was already a rock star? Ultimately this is a story of Nick confronting his own personal demons, through seeing the possible outcomes of his other lifetimes. It’s very much a ‘the grass is not always greener’ morality tale. I guess the ultimate lesson I want Nick and the reader to learn is the price of giving up ones dream.”

QUANTUM: ROCK OF AGES the new comic book series published by Dreamchilde Press, will debut December 2003, and will be available for ordering in the Independents section of the October issue of Diamond Comics Distributors “Previews” catalog (32-page black and white comic book w/ hand-painted wrap-around covers by Ozzy Longoria, $2.99)

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SPX 2003 Follow-up

On a whimsy, Meg and I subjected us to grumpy moods and uncomfortable bus rides in order to get to the Small Press Expo in Bethesda. Although it was only a day trip, I got a chance to see some old friends, including Myatt Murphy and Scott Darymple (Fade from Blue) , Rick Spears and Rob G. (Teenagers from Mars and Detective Comics), Damon Hurd (My Uncle Jeff), A. David Lewis (Mortal Coils), and Tyler Page (Stylish Vittles). I also got a chance to get turned on to some new work and meet other fellow small press heroes Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), and Harris O'Malley (Between the Cracks). This is the second strictly independent comic convention I've been to in the past few months, and it's good to see such a great interest in the small press. I'm currently making plans to attend Alternate Press Expo in February. Will keep you posted.

THEN THERE WAS COLOR (sort of)...

I also wanted to take a moment to announce the addition of MAURICIO MANDARA to the Quantum Aft Team. Mauricio will be handling grayscale coloring chores on the book. His work is on the 3 page preview on the website, and I think you all will agree he's a fine asset to the team. Mauricio lives in New Jersey, works a job he's so better than in Manhattan, and originally hails from Argentina.

I need REVIEWS and PIN-UPS!!

This is an open call to any and all comic book or small press professionals for your two cents on QUANTUM. So far I've only received 2 or 3 serious submissions for pin-up features, and I want to add to that. Also, it's my viewpoint that there's no such thing as bad press on this thing, so if you wish to review Issue #1, email me, and I'll send you a copy for your inspection.

We have a new email address: quantum@comicbooks.net

What I've seen of Issue #2 looks great. Ozzy is growing by leaps and bounds. More later.