Rob M. Worley » jason kruse http://www.robworley.com The official website of Rob M. Worley Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:02:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 And the award (maybe) goes to… http://www.robworley.com/2011/04/and-the-award-maybe-goes-to/ http://www.robworley.com/2011/04/and-the-award-maybe-goes-to/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:18:15 +0000 Rob M. Worley http://www.robworley.com/?p=1103 Eisner Nominee seal

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.

 

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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.
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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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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.

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If you’re looking for something to do with the kids tomorrow, bring ‘em on over to the Kids Read Comics convention Saturday or Sunday (June 12 & 13)!

I’ll be there handing out and autographing free limited edition Scratch9 posters! These are similar to the mini-posters fans got on Free Comic Book Day but they’re much larger: 12″ x 18″! They are also printed specifically for the KRC show and limited to 500 copies.

This is a completely free show and the focus is on informing young readers and creators about the art and craft of making comics. It’s held at the Henry Ford Centennial Library at 16301 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI 48126, between Interstate 94 and the Southfield Freeway • phone 313-943-2330.

See ya there!

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Scratch9 is a perfect “read-together” comic for both child and parent. Grade: A

Click through for the complete review

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Comic Book Resources posted a nice interview with me about my new all-ages comic Scratch9!

Even better, the article includes four never-before-seen pages of artwork from the first issue!

Click & Read!

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“Talking animals, mad scientists and a dash of mysticism, SCRATCH9 delivers a positive message via a mischievously adorable young feline. “

Read the complete review at Comics Waiting Room!

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I’ll be at Comics & More in Madison Heights MI handing out this swell mini-poster from SCRATCH9. If you’re in the area this Saturday come get some! The store is on John R. Road, South of 12 Mile.

Hit the FCBD website to find a comic shop near you and for a complete listing of all the comics that’ll be available.

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]]> http://www.robworley.com/2010/04/free-comic-book-day-2/feed/ 0 My new comic series is…SCRATCH9 http://www.robworley.com/2009/12/my-new-comic-series-is-scratch9/ http://www.robworley.com/2009/12/my-new-comic-series-is-scratch9/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:47:02 +0000 Rob M. Worley http://www.robworley.com/?p=621 SCRATCH9 #1So, the cat’s out of the bag…pun most definitely intended!

ComicBookResources has the scoop on the new young readers comic book I created called Scratch9!

My good buddy Jason T. Kruse is illustrating it. The astonishing Mike Kunkel is providing the covers.

It won’t arrive in comic shops until next summer, but I’m super-duper excited about it right now!

Click through for the whole scoop!

Stay tuned to Scratch9.com for details as they happen!

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