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GRUNTS Comin’ at ya!

Woo-hoo. The GRUNTS: WAR STORIES trade paperback is coming from Arcana this April. It’s a collection of short stories based on Shannon Eric Denton & Keith Giffen’s squad of resourceful U.S. Amry guys who encounter strange things on the World War II battlefield. I’m psyched because I’ve got a short […]


THE REVENANT: The Movie!

Welcome interweb travelers who have arrived at RobWorley.com looking for info about D. Kerry Prior’s new movie ‘The Revenant‘ or its sequel. You were probably directed here by Google or some such because this site is positively overflowing with keyword references to “The Revenant”. [singlepic id=4 w=320 h=240 float=right]Well, you’ve […]


Ape Entertainment Announces KIZOIC Line

Hmmmm…this is interesting news.  But what does it have to do with me? Stay tuned… SAN DIEGO, CA – September 28, 2009 – Ape Entertainment today announced the launch of its new imprint, “KiZoic”, which will feature content aimed primarily at younger readers. KiZoic titles will be released as either […]


BOXCAR CHILDREN take no prisoners!

Three new books I’ve worked on this year have shown up on Amazon.com this week. They are issues of the ‘Boxcar Children‘ series of graphic novels, based on the long-running and immensely popular kids lit series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. I adapted the books into a comic book script, with […]


Publisher’s Weekly previews THE REVENANT

Nice! My new book, The Revenant is previewed on the prestigious Publisher’s Weekly site today. Check out six pages that you haven’t seen before. These pages follow the fifteen that MySpace posted last month. The Revenant arrives in comic shops next Wednesday. Ask your local retailer! ORDER IT TODAY: JUL08 […]


Comics Waiting Room digs THE REVENANT

‘The Revenant‘ got some great press from Comics Waiting Room this week: “THE REVENANT is a darkly humorous and thrilling tale that consistently keeps the reader laughing, guessing and horrified at nearly every turn. This books manages to blend the classic ghost-takes-revenge story idea, a whodunnit mystery and plenty of […]


‘The Revenant’ is coming

Alert your local retailer! My new graphic novel ‘The Revenant‘ is in the latest Diamond Catalog (JUL08 3913). This is the graphic novel from Desperado Publishing. The bad men of Sapphire City have forgotten what it means to be afraid, rising to power by ruthlessly cutting down the innocent. Now, […]


‘Revenant’ clippings

Last week I chatted with COMICON.com Pulse about ‘The Revenant‘. Give it a look for five pages of preview art and find out why there is now a bounty on Keith Giffen and Shannon Denton‘s heads. A big thanks, to “Mad Pulp Bastard” Bill Cunningham whose Pulp 2.0 blog introduced […]


Podcast: Indie Comics Network

Miguel Rodrigues over at Indie Comics Network interviewed me in December about ‘The Revenant’, Comics2Film, my secret origin, writing for all ages and more! Give it a listen! You’ll also find recent interviews there with collaborators Shannon Eric Denton and Mike Dubisch IN THREE PARTS


The Revenant Strikes! Grunts Attack!

Time for some shameless self-promotion, dear readers. Please go gather up your Diamond Comics Catalog. The one you picked up on Friday, when the new comics blew into town. Go ahead…I’ll wait. … Very good, then. Flip to Page 147 and you’ll see my new comic book, available for pre-order […]


Books, Books, Books

A trio of children’s story books I wrote earlier in the year are now available for pre-order on Amazon (and everywhere else books are sold). The titles are Wizard of OZ, Puss in Boots and Medusa, all adapted from classic works. My “Heir to Fire” collaborator Mike Dubisch illustrated each […]


The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Tale #1

Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales) Publication Date: January 2008 Rob’s Credit: Author Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator Synopsis: Adapting L. Frank Baum’s classic novel into a series of storybooks. This volume covers the introduces Dorothy and Toto and begins their journey to the land of Oz. Link: Buy it at […]


Puss in Boots

Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales) Publication Date: January 2008 Rob’s Credit: Author Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator Synopsis: A storybook retelling of the classic fairy tale Link: Buy it at Amazon.com


Medusa

Publisher: ADBO (Short Tales) Publication Date: January 2008 Rob’s Credit: Author Other Credits: Mike Dubisch – Illustrator Synopsis: A storybook retelling of the life and death classic character from Greek Myth Link: Buy it at Amazon.com