Literates in Quill & Quire

The Literates, the comic book series I draw for HarperCollins (first issue available here), got some coverage today in the Quill & Quire (Canada’s magazine of book news and reviews). The article, entitled "HarperCollins's superheroic marketing effort," is available here, but since it's membership only, I'll quote a little bit of the review:

In an effort to boost handselling of its own titles, HarperCollins Canada has come up with an unusual way of getting the attention of booksellers. Recently, the company sent retailers across the country about 4,000 copies of a promotional comic book it created, called The Literates...The eight-page pamphlet has the look and feel of a real comic, and it comes in a protective plastic sleeve with cardboard backing, just like at a real comic book store.

I have to admit, reading that The Literates has "the look and feel of a real comic" in Quill & Quire is pretty exciting for me.

The Literates Have Arrived!

Not sure why this took me so long to post about but I now have a published comic book out there in the world!

The Literates issue #1 was printed last week and arrived in my office the day before my birthday! It's been at least 2 months of solid drawing, inking and colouring (and revising, lots and lots of revising...) but it is finally done and I am extremely pleased with how everything turned out. Issues are currently being shipped to bookstores across Canada but if you do not work in a bookstore, I started a tumblr blog where you can get more info and read the entire issue.

Please check it out here.
Also check out the official site here.

That's all for now! On to issue #2!