And the award (maybe) goes to…

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Apr 24, 2011 in Featured, Scratch9 | 0 comments

Eisner Nominee seal

Two bits of good news for me and Scratch9 came down earlier this month.

First up, the book got nominated in four categories in the  29th annual Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards!

The comic is up for “Favorite Comic Book or Mini Series” and “Favorite Story”. Jason Kruse is up for “Favorite Cover Artist.” And I’m nominated for “Favorite Writer.” Cool!

Lets hope some of the fans vote for us.

Right after that we learned that we’ve been nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award! We got a nod in the “Best Publication for Kids” category along with five other great comics.

Such an amazing honor! I would be nice to win one of them, but it really is a thrill just to be nominated.

SCRATCH9 Collected Edition – Order it now!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Mar 5, 2011 in Featured, Scratch9 | 0 comments

Scratch9 TPB Cover

The Scratch9 collected trade paper back edition is due in stores in about a month. Have you ordered yours yet?

If not, we’ve got three easy paths to the Scratch9 TPB hookup!

1. Your local comics shop. They’re still your best bet for procuring of feline funnybook. Just be sure to help ‘em help you by providing ordering code #JAN11 0929.
2. Mail order from me. You can get an autographed edition from the Scratch9 online store.
3. Mail order from Amazon. Click here to order from Amazon.

Hey! I’m in the Dearborn Press & Guide

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Sep 14, 2010 in About Writing, Scratch9 | 0 comments

I got a nice mention in the Dearborn Press & Guide this week, spotlighting my upcoming appearance at Green Brain Comics supporting Scratch9 and giving a sense of my crooked path into writing comics.

Check it out!

Welcome Dearborn Press & Guide Readers

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Sep 10, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

A big, “howdy” to readers of Dearborn Press & Guide who may have discovered this site via the swell article that the paper ran on me this weekend.

If you’re interested in the new comic Scratch9, I’d ask you to click onward to Scratch9.com for the most complete and up-to-date info about that comic, including upcoming store appearances and ordering info!

Otherwise, you’ve come to the right place!

Here comes Scratch9!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Aug 8, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

The first issue of Scratch9 is due to ship this month and I realize I’ve been a bit remiss in posting about the book here at robworley.com. I have been keeping Scratch9.com current with all the latest and greatest buzz, of if you’ve been visiting there you’re up to speed.

If not here’s some interesting stuff you missed:

Now, we don’t know the exact shipping date of issue #1. We’ll have that for you soon. If you haven’t bugged your local comic shop you may want to do that now because they may have overlooked us! If you want to help your retailer order a copy of any of the issues so far, you should give him these ordering codes: Issue 1 – #JUN10 0739, Issue 2 – #JUL10 0753 and Issue 3 – #AUG10 0753

If you really want to help raise awareness about our little indie comic — and win some cool Scratch9 prizes besides enter our “Help your comics shop find Scratch9” contest!

Finally, we’ve got previews of the second and third issues right here!

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Comic-Con 2010!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jul 15, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

Heading out to Comic-Con next week. If you’re on your way there, come see us where we’ll debut Scratch9!

Ape and KiZoic will have early editions of Scratch9 #1 available at the show at booth #1703.

Jason Kruse and I will be signing at the booth during scheduled periods Thurs-Sun (see below).

Jason will also be camped out in Artist Alley at table EE-22 throughout the week. Hit him up for a sketch!

SIGNING

Rob And Jason will be signing comics at Booth #1703

• THURSDAY – July 22 – 5pm-7pm
• FRIDAY – July 23 – 12pm – 2pm
• SATURDAY – July 24 – 3pm – 4:15pm
• SUNDAY – July 25 – 1pm – 3pm (Jason only)

PANELS

THURSDAY – July 22 – 1:00PM – Room 9
Ape Entertainment – Rob and Jason will join Ape and KiZoic in unveiling their upcoming line of comics, including Scratch9!

SATURDAY – July 24 – 4:30pm – Room 18
How To with Jason and Rob – In which we discuss the creative process on Scratch9 and other comics for the kids.

OFF SITE

The New Children’s Museum of San Diego is hosting a comic art exhibit during comic con, including original artwork from Scratch9 and other titles from Ape Entertainment and KiZoic. Visit http://www.thinkplaycreate.org/ for details.