GRUNTS: WAR STORIES Previewed

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Mar 22, 2010 in About Writing | 0 comments

Over at THE PULSE you’ll find a preview of GRUNTS: WAR STORIES. That’s the collection of original short stories written by various comics creators featuring Keith Giffen and Shannon Denton’s WW2 characters. The Pulse article has the first three pages of the story I contributed called “Over the Hill”.

Check it out and then RUN to your comics shop on Wednesday when the book arrives in stores.

Diamond Ordering Code: JAN10 0720
ISBN: 978-1-897548-23-3
Created by Shannon Eric Denton & Keith Giffen. Illustrated by Matt Jacobs(Prototype)

During World War Two, an American squad encounters a superhuman German unit and starts a Eugenics Race that carries into present day. Collecting the War Stories of the Grunts, there are contributions from Kevin Grevioux (New Warriors), Christopher E. Long (Wetworks), Dwight Macpherson (Archibald Saves Christmas), Howard Wong (After The Cape), Marc Bernardin/Adam Freeman (The Authority), Mike Bullock (The Phantom), Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen), Rob M. Worley (Scratch9) and many more!

Diamond Launches Kids Comic Shop Locator at kidscomics.com

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Mar 17, 2010 in Comics Talk, Scratch9 | 0 comments

KidsComics.com screen shot

Diamond Comics Distributors has announced the launch of a new website and comic shop locator aimed at directing kids and parents to kid-friendly comic shops (the ones that carry Scratch9!!!) across the United States and Canada.

The new site at kidscomics.com features a variety of news, info, and fun activities on comics and graphic novels geared directly to kids ages 4 to 11 — and older fans who are kids at heart!

Kidscomics.com builds upon Diamond’s successful comicshoplocator.com website and phone service, which since 1996 has directed over three million-plus customers searching for comics and other merchandise to direct market comic book shops.

The new kid-friendly site will be a web portal to get the most up-to-date news and information on kid’s comics (can I say it again? Like Scratch9) and graphic novels, with current plans calling for the comic shop locator, a new release schedule highlighting the latest kid-friendly comic books, a backlist of kid-friendly graphic novels, sneak peeks at upcoming titles, character and creator interviews, and more.

The shop locator for kidscomics.com will initially launch with over 800 qualified kid-friendly retailers taken from current shops who participate in Diamond’s comicshoplocator.com service. Each retailer must show a minimum ordering support for kid-friendly comic books and graphic novels.

Boxcar Children #11 – Pizza Mystery

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

[singlepic id=161 w=200 h=255 float=left]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

Boxcar Children #7 – Snowbound Mystery

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 17, 2010 in Magic Wagon | 0 comments

[singlepic id=162 w=200 h=269 float=left]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 are enjoying a fall vacation in a remote cabin when they’re suddenly snowed in by freak blizzard. The resourceful kids have nothing to worry about…except their mysterious neighbors who want something inside the cabin!
Link: Buy it at Amazon.com: Hardbound Library Edition, Softcover Edition

GRUNTS Comin’ at ya!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Jan 6, 2010 in About Writing | 0 comments

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 story contained within.  Mine is a straight-ahead tale of three of the grunts taking on a platoon of Nazis to recover a stolen document.

You’ve also got stories from great comic writers like Marc Bernardin, Adam Freeman, Kevin Grevioux, Dwight MacPherson and Christopher E. Long to name a few.

The tireless Matt “More Red Bull” Jacobs drew the whole thing.

It’s 9 new stories plus pinups and extras.

Be sure to ask your retailer about it and give them Diamond ordering code JAN10 0720

Here’s the official description and cover:

ISBN: 978-1-897548-23-3
Created by Shannon Eric Denton & Keith Giffen. Illustrated by Matt Jacobs(Prototype)

During World War Two, an American squad encounters a superhuman German unit and starts a Eugenics Race that carries into present day. Collecting the War Stories of the Grunts, there are contributions from Kevin Grevioux (New Warriors), Christopher E. Long (Wetworks), Dwight Macpherson (Archibald Saves Christmas), Howard Wong (After The Cape), Marc Bernardin/Adam Freeman (The Authority), Mike Bullock (The Phantom), Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen), Rob M. Worley (Scratch9) and many more!