First Look! Four Pages from Scratch9 #1!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on May 24, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

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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!

Comics Waiting Room likes Scratch9 #1

Posted by Rob M. Worley on May 20, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

[singlepic id=169 w=320 h=240 float=right]The first review of Scratch9 #1 is up at the Comics Waiting Room! Critic Avril Brown writes:

“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!

Free Comic Book Day!

Posted by Rob M. Worley on Apr 29, 2010 in Scratch9 | 0 comments

Saturday, May 1 is Free Comic Book Day! That’s the day when comic book shops have tons of comics…for free! There are comics featuring Iron Man, Superman, Archie, Toy Story, The Tick and loads more. We’re partial to to the Shrek book from our friends at Kizoic and Ape Entertainment.

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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Diamond Launches Kids Comic Shop Locator at kidscomics.com

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

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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.

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!

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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.