Okay, so yesterday I posted a picture of my cat. Yes, it was a lame way to avoid missing another day of blogging... but what the hell. She's a cute cat.Anyway…
My long-gestating Kolchak miniseries for Moonstone has just been announced by the publisher over on their forums. It's scheduled to debut in March of '08. The art by Tim Hamilton is incredible, and Dave Akins' covers are pretty awesome, too.
Here's the solicitation copy:
KOLCHAK TALES: NIGHT STALKER OF THE LIVING DEAD #1 (of 3)
32 pages, color, $3.99
Written by: Christopher Mills
Art by: Tim Hamilton
ZOMBIES! Everybody hates them. But that appears to be exactly what Carl Kolchak finds to be stalking among the cornstalks in the small heartland town of Georges Corner, Nebraska. The simple task of covering just another festival pageant takes a dark turn... as it so often does in Kolchak's world... when people start disappearing, and the dead start walking! Watch out... they bite!
Covers by Twilight Creation’s board game "Zombies" artist Dave Akins!
Also scheduled for March is Moonstone’s latest pulp fiction anthology, which also includes a new short story by yours truly:
THE AVENGER CHRONICLES
Written by: Ron Goulart, Max McCoy, Robert Randisi, etc.
Interior Art: Andy Bennett & Dave Aikins
Cover Art: Peter Caras, Dave Dorman, Doug Klauba
Edited by: Joe Gentile
336pgs, b/w, Squarebound, 6"x9", $17.95
10 digit: 1-933076-32-1
13 digit: 978-1-933076-32-4
The Avenger…All-New Stories for the Next Generation!
Moonstone Books is proud to present this original anthology featuring eighteen never before seen tales of The Avenger, the first new Justice, Inc. fiction in more than thirty years! The Avenger Chronicles includes incredible, action-packed stories by some of today’s best writers in comics and fiction including:
Max McCoy, Robert Randisi, Ron Goulart, Tom DeFalco, Joe Gentile, Robert Greenberger, Clay and Susan Griffiths, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, Paul Kupperberg, Christopher Mills, Will Murray, Mel Odom, Gary Phillips, Martin Powell, James Reasoner, Richard Dean Starr, and Dan Wickline.
In addition to this impressive lineup, The Avenger Chronicles includes stunning cover artwork by one of the original Avenger paperback cover artists, Peter Caras (creator of more than 1,700 cover paintings, & a student of Norman Rockwell), and original interior illustrations by Andy Bennett (Vampire: The Masquerade) and Dave Aikins (Zombie, the Board Game).
Out of Tragedy, a Hero Is Reborn…
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human.
Wealthy and successful at an early age, Richard Benson was preparing to enjoy a long and happy life with his family when crime took away his wife and young daughter.
Once he was just a man, but now he is a machine of vengeance dedicated to the extermination of all crime. A figure of ice and steel, but more pitiless than both, Benson has become a symbol to crooks and killers--a terrible, almost impersonal force, masking cold genius and a nearly supernatural power behind a face as white and still as a dead man’s mask. Only pale eyes, like ice in a polar dawn, hint at what awaits criminals when they invoke the rage of millionaire adventurer Richard Benson -- The Avenger!
Now, for the first time in over 30 years, the fearless/expressionless crime fighter; the man with the moldable face, the man with the shock white hair and the pale grey eyes, is back in action in a stunning collection of stories featuring all the action, adventure, and revenge Avenger fans have come to expect! From noir adventure and two-fisted action, to emotional tales of inner demons, join The Avenger for an E-ticket thrill ride!
*Book Trade version/Cover A: by Peter Caras
*Direct Market Version/Cover B: by Dave Dorman
*Ltd Ed. Hardcover: (limit of 300) original cover art (not pictured) of the entire Justice Inc crew by Doug Klauba AND ALSO includes an exclusive to this hardcover special Avenger story by Chinese/Indonesian Martial Arts (KunTao Silat) master Joe Judt!
1-933076-33-x
978-1-933076-33-1
$44.00
Keep an eye out for both of these in Previews, and be sure to pre-order them from your local comic shop so you can be certain of getting your copies!
Oh, and I've been told that the Werewolves: Dead Moon Rising anthology, from the same publisher, should be hitting store shelves any day now. I'll keep you posted.
I've been waiting for these to come out for a long time. I'm glad it seems like Moonstone is using the Avenger of the early issues, instead of the later ones, where his hair turns black again and he has to inject stuff into his face for his disguises.
ReplyDeleteThat version of Benson appeared in the later novels written by Ron Goulart in the 70s for the paperbacks. My understanding is that his story in the anthology will also be about the black-haired Avenger.
ReplyDeleteI believe that most of the stories, though – including mine – feature the dead-faced, white-haired Avenger.
My story is entitled "The Stone Men."
Being a sucker for the original Kolchach, I'll definetely keep an eye open for these. Loved those old shows.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Charles. When I landed the gig, I was thrilled because I was such a fan. I don't really remember the original airings in the 70s, but I used to watch the episodes when they reran on the CBS Late Movie during my teen and young adult years.
ReplyDeleteSadly, while I was writing this series (over a year ago, now), both Darren McGavin and Dan Curtis passed away, and I found myself especially determined to do those fine gentlemen proud.
It was a particular challenge to try and capture McGavin's distinctive "Kolchak Voice"... I don't know how well I succeeded, but I gave it my best.