Loki & Heimdall Cover Art

Posted by Rob M. Worley on May 30, 2010 in About Writing, Featured, short tales | 0 comments

The last two story books that I authored for Magic Wagon’s Short Tales line focus on the characters of Norse Myth: Loki and Heimdall. They’re available for pre-order now on Amazon for a September release.

These books were fun to write. They required a bit of research as I’m not as versed in Norse mythology as I am in Greek. I didn’t really realize when I drew this pair that their stories overlapped so much, with Heimdall clashing directly with Loki at Ragnarok.

The covers below are the first artwork I’ve seen from them. In fact, it’s from them that I’m learning that comic book artist Brandon McKinney (Spider-Man, Godzilla!!!) illustrated the Loki book. Comic book artist Shawn Moll (She-Hulk, Friday the 13th) drew the Heimdall book. Can’t wait to see the interiors.

Other books in the line include Odin by Shannon Eric Denton and Mark Bloodworth, Thor by Denton and Mateus Santolouco, Freya by Christopher E. Long and Mike Dubisch and Tyr by Long and Dubisch.

New Aesop’s Fables books on Amazon.com

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 23, 2010 in short tales | 0 comments

When I was a youngster I loved Aesop’s fables and the wisdom they contained. So it was fun to be able to work on a couple of updated fables of ABDO Publishing’s Short Tales imprint a while back. I just noticed that the books went on sale this week!

Everybody knows cautionary tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf but you’ve never seen it through the lens of animation superstar illustrator Will Meugniot (‘Ultimate Avengers 2′) before. I thought I turned in a pretty funny script for this story book, but Will’s drawings make it laugh-out-loud hilarious.

I wasn’t that familiar with The Ants and the Grasshopper Aesop’s ode to hard work and planning. Comics great Mark Bloodworth drew this one and did amazingly detailed renderings of the insect characters of the story. I can’t wait to see the colored images for the first time!

The books are for beginning readers and are meant for libraries. Check out the covers!

Other books in the line include The Lion and the Mouse by Shannon Eric Denton and Mike Dubisch, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Shannon Denton and Mark Bloodworth, The Tortoise and the Hare by Shannon Denton and Mark Pennington, The Fox and the Grapes by Christopher E. Long and John Cbonis.

Now if I could just get an ETA on the Norse Mythology books we did for ABDO!

Update: Amazon shows September for the Norse Myth books.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 19, 2010 in Magic Wagon | 0 comments

Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Short Tales
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the classic fable by Aesop, illustrated by Will Meugniot
Synopsis: The cautionary tale of what happens to liars, even when they tell the truth.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition

The Ants and the Grasshopper

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 19, 2010 in Magic Wagon | 0 comments

Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Short Tales
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the classic fable by Aesop, illustrated by Mark Bloodworth
Synopsis: The cautionary tale of the importance of planning, hard work and sacrifice.
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition

Boxcar Children #11 – Pizza Mystery

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 18, 2010 in Magic Wagon | 0 comments

Publisher: ABDO Publishing/Magic Wagon/Graphic Planet
Publication Date: January 2010
Rob’s Credit: Adapted by
Other Credits: Based on the novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner, illustrated by Mike Dubisch
Synopsis: The Aldens return from a vacation, having strangely avoided any mysteries, until they arrive at the town that hosts their favorite pizza parlor, and find something terribly, terribly wrong…
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition