Omnicomic give us their take on the coded messages hidden throughout “The Dark” today …
See what they did there? They’ve “encoded” secrets into the comic that will give the reader the chance to solve the mystery before Abbot himself can figure it all out. Definitely not a conventional means of relating to the reader but I’m definitely digging it. I mean, how often do even books engage you on this level?
Yesterday “The Dark” and “Freeman of the Armed Services” were officially launched at Ace Comics in Richmond. Behold, the beautiful picture of creators and books below …
First off, many thanks to Ace for hosting the signing. If you’ve never been, it is an absolutely great store. Lovely layout, brilliant stock, and really great staff … a true gem. It also seems pretty easy to get to, at least if the District Line is running (more on that later, thankfully I was chauffer driven to London like the fabulous celebrity I am).
The signing went very well, with lots of very positive feedback on the book. A lot of people already knew about the book as well, so it’s good to know that all the podcasting and reviewer stalking has been worth it and everyone’s support for the book is working.
Obviously London is fair distance from my usual stomping grounds and with my FP signing, Cribbs Causeway, and then Bristol not that far around the corner, I was hard pressed to convince many of the faithful that they should make the epic journey to the big smoke. Fortunately, Huw J is quite clearly the King of London, knows just about everyone, and was immensely gracious in sending many of his visitors, friends, family, etc. my way to take a look at Te Dark.
Despite it being as difficult to pitch without spoilers as ever, a number of people bought copies and hopefully they enjoy the book and appreciate me not giving away any secrets!
So, one down and many to go. My next signing is in the evening on April 8th at Forbidden Planet in Cardiff. This is the home town gig, and hopefully I’ll see you there!
Rich Clements (he of Hi Ex, FutureQuake, and Turning Tiger fame) has reviewed The Dark for the Forces of Geek website.
Early on, just as I was settling into the groove, Lynch pulled the rug from under me in a glorious and unexpected way. Which is impressive enough to do once, but he manages to do it another two or three times throughout the book.
The plotting in dense and impressively done. The writing is multi-layered and clever and demands that the reader pays attention (this is a good thing, by the way).
As Rich himself would say … “Thank Grud it’s good”.
Read the complete review at Forces of Geek
After months of of top-secret work behind the scenes, we can finally reveal that The Dark has a new digital home … the Sony Playstation Digital Comics Network.
As of March 25th The Dark will available for download in four installments to your PSP. All of the installments have the same release date, so you will be able to pick up the equivalent of the entire trade from day one.The Dark is taking pride of place alongside Markosia’s critically acclaimed “Dark Mists” as the first Markosia titles to launch on the platform. Markosia were also able to reveal today that The Dark is also one of two Markosia titles that have been signed up exclusively by Sony for the platform!
‘These are exciting times for us,’ says publisher Harry Markos, ‘there is no denying that the digital comic is here to stay and it will have a major say over the next year or two. We are delighted to be partnering with Sony in this venture and from what I have seen so far; this is very much an exciting step forward. The graphics look amazing on PSP, crystal clear and surprisingly user-friendly thanks to the Autoflow feature.’
For those who remember the early days of “The Dark” as a project, digital was always a key medium for us, and I’m delighted that Sony have put their weight behind us by signing the project exclusively.
I’ll see you all on the Playstation forums!
My interview with the Parsec award nominated Sci Fi Pulse Podcast is now available.
You can listen online via Blog Talk Radio or download for iTunes.
I heard from Ian at Sci Fi Pulse today that the interview is Blog Talk Radio’s “Pick of the Day”, which is great news and no doubt a testament to Ian’s editing skills!
I had a great time recording this, I can’t imagine how much effort went into editing my almost endless manic rambling down into something useful, but kudos to the guys at Sci Fi Pulse for managing it.
Next podcast from me will be a very cheeky interview with the ladies of Comic Racks, in which Stuart misbehaves himself a great deal.