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September 3, 2002
July 30, 2002 JE SMITH MEETS COLLEEN DORAN While attending this year's Chicago WizardWorld convention, I had the
opportunity to meet one of my favorite artists, namely the lovely and
talented COLLEEN DORAN,
June 14, 2002 YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! COMPLEX CITY: BULLDOG MALONE is COMING! To herald the upcoming COMPLEX CITY trade paperback, I will be publishing a one-shot comic called COMPLEX CITY: BULLDOG MALONE, a self-contained issue featuring an exciting adventure set roughly six months before the events of COMPLEX CITY #1. In CC:BM, Bulldog hits the streets when a tipster informs the CCPD that a shipment of EON -- the most dangerous illicit substance on Earth -- has hit Complex City. Bulldog must cut a path through the darkest corners of his beloved city to find the mastermind behind this evil scheme. COMPLEX CITY: BULLDOG MALONE is a 24-page one-shot in standard comic format, and includes a spectacular cover penciled by indie legend RICHARD DOMINGUEZ (EL GATO NEGRO), with inks by yours truly, and colors by Mark Stokes. It will be solicited in the October issue of PREVIEWS and ship to comic book stores in early December, 2002. Don't miss out on this exciting issue, the first new COMPLEX CITY material to hit the market in over a year! This issue will NOT be reprinted in the upcoming trade paperback, so don't miss your chance to check out Bulldog Malone's latest adventure. Following quickly on the heels of CC:BM, our first trade paperback collection, COMPLEX CITY: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK will be solicited in the December issue of PREVIEWS, and will ship in early February (and we may even debut it at the annual APE con in San Francisco -- more info as we get it). The trade will be 128 pages, will reprint COMPLEX CITY #1, #2, and #4, and will feature over thirty pages of previously unpublished material, concluding the Crazy Quilt storyline begun in issue #4. We also have a spectacular line-up of artists lending their talents to a 10-page Bulldog Malone pin-up gallery; the names include Michael Lark, Dean Haspiel, Scott Kurtz, Dave Hahn, Jim Daly, Sam Hurt, Richard Dominguez, John Lucas, Mark Stokes, and More!I The trade will feature an ALL-NEW full-color cover by yours truly. Keep
your eyes HERE for more info as it becomes available!! This Saturday, June 8th 2002, Lonestar in Arlington is hosting a truly cool event bringing together local comic book creators from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area at their main store. The Dallas Comic Creators Event will feature a passel of local comic talent, including DC wunderkind Michael Lark (BATMAN: NINE LIVES), on-line phenom Scott Kurtz (PVP), SHADES OF BLUE artist Cal Slayton, and Richard EL GATO NEGRO Dominguez. Each creator will be there signing books and showing off new work. There is NO admission price to get in, and most artist will be doing free sketches. The current lineup is:Michael Lark (Batman) The show will run from 3-6pm. HEAD'S UP! Saturday, May 4th is FREE COMICS DAY at comic shops nationwide, and if you live in the Dallas area, you can score FREE copies of COMPLEX CITY at several local retailers. Titan Comics, Zeus Comics, and Keith's Comics will all have CCity freebies -- if you've been holding off giving CCity a try, check out one of these fine retailers, pick up a freebie, and see if you like it! THE EYE COLLECTION IS NOW IN PREVIEWS! Preview pages of Complex City issue 1, 2, and 3 are now online and are accessible through the navigation menu.
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 "The
toughest thing a writer/artist can do is come with a concept that's
excitingly new and original. Well, Jolly JE Smith has done just that with
his off-the-wall Complex City. There's never been a hero like his
unflappable Bulldog Malone, or characters like Fidge Dextro and Max of Two
Minds. I salute Jeff's brilliantly twisted imagination and
thank him for giving us
one of the cleverest, not-to-be-missed comics in years!"
---Stan Lee, Comics Legend, and Co-Creator of Spider-Man October 15, 2002
June 13, 2002 Complex City merchandise.
June 12, 2002 RICHARD DOMINGUEZ ON BULLDOG MALONE Well, the store signing at Lone Star Comics this past weekend wasn't
spectacularly well-attended, but that didn't stop the cadre of cartoonists
from having a great time shooting the breeze and talking shop. In fact, EL
GATO NEGRO creator Richard Dominguez was so bored he did not one but two
pin-ups of our very own Bulldog Malone, shown below. The head-shot will show
up in the trade paperback, and the cookout sketch (featuring Bulldog's
cutie-pie spouse, Ginger Malone) will be featured in a BULLETPROOF trade
paperback which I hope to do in '03. Also look for more of Richard's art in
a very special COMPLEX CITY project that I will be announcing within the
week! Pin-ups from the upcoming trade paperback.
MORE JUSTICE SOCIETY ART! The Justice Society artwork I did that was up for auction at www.HeritageComics.com last month performed so well that I've posted another one! Part two in a series depicting the original eight members of the JSA, this one features the two Doctors, Fate and Mid-Nite. You can bid on the artwork by following the link at: SUPER-LAST-MINUTE CON APPEARANCE! That's right, at the very last minute, my good buddy Mark Walters has invited me to appear alongside him and PVP Guru SCOTT KURTZ (www.pvponline.com) at the upcoming SciFi Expo Fan Appreciation Day. It happens this Sunday, April 14th from 10am - 5pm, and admission is absolutely FREE!! Come on out to the Plano Convention Center and say hello. For more info check their website at http://www.scifiexpo.com/nextshow.htm JE SMITH GOLDEN AGE/JUSTICE SOCIETY ARTWORK UP FOR AUCTION! If you're a fan of the Golden Age Justice Society characters, check out a piece of artwork I did depicting the Golden Age Flash and Green Lantern that is up for auction at the Heritage Comics website. Click HERE to see the auction. You'll have to join the Heritage website to bid, but it's free and only takes a few minutes. This is a very large piece, 14" x 17", and I think it came out pretty nicely. I am planning to do four separate pieces with two characters each that will add up to the original eight members of the Justice Society. I get most of the money generated by this auction, so if you like my artwork, feel free to bid! "THE EYE" PREVIEW I have just completed work on an 11-page story for Bill Schelly's forthcoming THE EYE BOOK trade paperback, and Bill has generously granted me permission to put up a 3-page preview of the story. The Eye was created for '60s comic fandom by Biljo White (working from a character design by Grass Green), and appeared in many fanzines of the day, including STAR-STUDDED COMICS, FIGHTING HERO COMICS, and several EYE books published by Biljo himself. In recent years, Bill Schelly has acquired the rights to the character, and featured him in a one-shot comic of his own, and in the team-up book HEROES VS. HITLER. The EYE trade paperback will include reprints of some classic Biljo White strips, the two recent Bill Schelly comics, and two original stories, one of which is previewed here. The other story is a revamped "Origin" of the Eye. No publication date has been announced yet, but it will probably appear in late 2001 or early 2002 Should be an impressive and fun book! These scans are a little raggedy, but should give you a good idea of the story.
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