2008 Isotope Award Contenders

Johanna Draper Carlson has recognized Mariya's mini, Howl Before Sunset as one of the top five runners up in the 2008 Isotope Awards for excellence in Mini Comics. Johanna wrote a great little review of the book here. Thanks Johanna, and Congratulations Mariya! Oh yeah, and you can get the mini here.

Richmond Zine Fest

Whew, third in row of summer/fall shows! Luckily, this one was in our home town of Richmond, VA and just down the street from T8 headquarters. Held at the GRRC, the Richmond Zine fest was a lot more laid back than the previous shows this month. We were actually able to have a conversation with just about everyone who came up to the table, so we met a lot of new friends most of which were from out of town. There were also a lot of great panels, including a great one on mini comics with comics creator Rob Ullman, publisher Sparkplug comics, and a representative from Team Eight who I think learned more than he provided.

Third Mini Comic

Here's Meg's cover. Three down, three more to go. These are going to very exciting. Damn, exciting.

Another Mini Comic! and Patrick Prints!

Here's another mini comic cover. This is is Patrick Godfrey's. He's also responsible for this project as a whole so a big thanks for helping Team Eight officially break into the comic world after all these years!



This is also Pat's first time printing with us, so here's some shots of that. Watch out, this guy is fast!

Mini-Comics!!

Okay, its time to fill you guys in on the top secret project we've been cooking for the last couple months. Its . . . dum, dum, dum . . . MINI-COMICS!! I can smell your astonishment from here. Basically, this first series in our Creator Showcase is slated to debut late June and it will feature 6 different mini-comics each from different writers and artists, and all from Richmond, VA!
We just finished printing the first set of covers for James Callahan's contribution to the project. Here's a preview: