Broken Frontier

SILENT DEVIL

Silent Devil will announce Little Foot Publishing, its new line of creator-owned graphic novels at SPX in Bethesda, Maryland this weekend.  The debut title, Mr. Big, is a 152-page digest sized graphic novel by cartoonists Carol and Matt Dembicki.

When a couple of adolescent fish go missing, the pond denizens blame Mr. Big—a giant snapping turtle that rules the pond—for their disappearance. The disgruntled animals decide it's time to overthrow him, hoping to end the fear that permeates the pond. Despite warnings from a sage crayfish that disrupting the balance of the pond may lead to something even more fearsome replacing Mr. Big, the animals engage the help of some crows to kill the giant. But the crafty murder has its own motive for eliminating the snapper.  "No one said Mother Nature was fair," explains Matt Dembicki.

"Little Foot is a way for Silent Devil to showcase an amazing range of graphic novels done by some of the best cartoonists working today,"
says Publisher Christian Beranek.  "Mr. Big is our first book and we're very excited about it.  We plan on producing 2 – 4 novels a year under this line."

SPX runs October 13 – 14 at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center http://www.spxpo.com.  Carol and Matt Dembicki will be on hand with preview material for Mr. Big.  Please visit www.waspcomics.com and www.littlefootcomics.com for more details.

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THE CHEMISTRY SET

Members of the online comics collective The Chemistry Set will be attending the Small Press Expo (SPX) this weekend, October 13 th-14th at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, MD, just one mile outside the nation's capital, Washington DC.  SPX, now in its tenth year, serves as the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comic books and the discovery of new creative talent.

Kevin Colden (TODT HILL) will be at table C7-8 with "House of Twelve's Heavy Metal the Movie" and "RED", a collaboration with fellow ChemSet member Elizabeth Genco (SCHEHEREZADE), who will be attending the show on Saturday, handing out free mini-zines.

Jim Dougan (VULTURE GULCH, COME THE DAWN) will be at table G8 with his comedy graphic novella CRAZY PAPERS and minicomics of recently published material from The Chemistry Set.   Jim will be joined throughout the weekend by CRAZY PAPERS artist and GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS creator Danielle Corsetto.

Hyeondo Park (COME THE DAWN) will be at table W21 with his fellow School of Visual Arts alums Yali Lin, Pedro Camargo, and others.   Hyeondo will be selling NEUROTICA 2, his king-sized not-so-minicomic that features the stories "Homeless Lady", "Play", "Seun: Part 1", and "For Murphy" which was recently spotlighted by Heidi MacDonald at the Publishers Weekly Comics blog, THE BEAT.

All ChemSet members will have fancy new promo material to give you, so make sure to stop by and say hello!

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PENNY-FARTHING PRESS

Penny-Farthing Press (PFP) is proud to announce special booth events at SPX 2006 in Bethesda, Maryland.  Along with Expo exclusives, PFP will showcase two graphic novels and offer a preview of a new historical adventure graphic novel series.  Fans will have an opportunity to review and purchase these items before they will be available in stores.
 
³Penny-Farthing Press is very excited to be attending SPX for the first time and looks forward to meeting fans and fellow small-press publishers,² states PFP Editor-in-Chief, Marlaine Maddux.  ³With the expanding popularity of graphic novels, SPX is the perfect venue for us to display our books.²
 
All SPX attendees will be able to stock up on Penny-Farthing Press merchandise at reduced prices. Children¹s books and select graphic novels will be sold for ten dollars each.  Penny-Farthing Press will gladly offer additional discounts to participating retailers.
 
Two of PFP¹s most popular graphic novels, Stuart Moore¹s PARA and Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril will be showcased.  Limited quantities of Anne Steelyard: The Garden of Emptiness previews, signed by bestselling author Barbara Hambly, will be available as well.  Barbara Hambly (The Emancipator¹s Wife, the Benjamin January mysteries) and break out artist Alex Kosakowski, have both signed to work on PFP¹s upcoming Anne Steelyard graphic novel series.  It is a historical and mystical adventure following the struggles of a female archeologist in pre-World War I Mesopotamia.
 
Decoy: Menagerie, Part 2 Anthology, the follow-up to the popular 2005 installment will be available to diehard Decoy enthusiasts as well as curious newcomers. Fans and retailers will be able to purchase these titles at the convention even before the books will be solicited through major book distributors.