News and Updates on Hip Flask and Elephantmen http://www.hipflask.com/blog "I've been raving about Elephantmen since it began, and this year it just kept getting better and better. Starkings is not only telling a ripping good science fiction yarn about these animal/human hybrids and the scary overarching plot, he's doing what all good science fiction does -- illuminate our own society. This is a comic about what moves men to kill and to love and to dominate and to create. It's a brilliant book. " and#8212; Greg Burgas at ComicBookResources.com January 26, 2010 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20100126.html Join Collector's Paradise and RICHARD STARKINGS for the release signing of Elephantmen Vol 2 TP today from 1pm to 8pm. Richard will have lots of free comics to give away, as well as the complete Elephantmen Library on display and available for sale. Collectors Paradise 7131 Winnetka Ave Winnetka CA 91306 818-999-9455 January 20, 2010 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20100120.html That's right, we said SINGING. Oh sure, he'll be SIGNING copies of the spanky new FATAL DISEASES TPB, and whatever else you put within arm's reach of his silver Sharpie. But what Starkings is REALLY there to do is break out the karaoke machine with Comic Bug manager Mighty Mike Wellman. If you're lucky (or unlucky, depending how you look at it) Mike will even take his shirt off. The Comic Bug 1870 1/2 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 9026 (310) 372-6704 Elephantmen: Fatal Diseases TPB 312pp full color for $24.99 Cover by Boo Cook Introduction by Pia 'Y The Last Man' Guerra. Diamond: OCT09 0372 January 13, 2010 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20100113.html March 13 and 14 Emerald City Seattle, WA April 2-4 Wondercon San Francisco, CA April 16-18 C2E2 Chicago, IL April 24 and 25 Stumptown Portland, OR May 21-23 Bristol Bristol, England July 22-25 SDCC San Diego, CA August 28-29 Baltimore Baltimore, MD September 19 Windy City Chicago, IL October 8-10 NYCC New York, NY October 16-17 APE San Francisco, CA October 29-31 LBCC Long Beach, CA January 11, 2010 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20100111.html Storyline of the Year: DANGEROUS LIAISONS "Even with the momentum from last year's War Toys miniseries, I couldn't have expected the depth of this year's Dangerous Liaisons storyline. Nearly every character in the Elephantmen universe was spotlighted in this massive, and massively complex story told mostly through one-off tales. You should have been reading this franchise from the beginning, but if you skipped over this storyline in 2009, you really missed out." Breakout Creator of the Year: MARIAN CHURCHLAND "Despite this being her first year of prominence in the industry, Marian Churchland displayed an uncanny sense of poise, style, and maturity in her artwork that not only brought her a great deal of attention, but also outshined the work of a number of industry professionals." One-Shot of the Year: BEAST "This haunting tale of inspiration and creation is one of the most thought provoking comics in years, while the strength of its art is unparalleled. I was unable to put this comic down once I cracked it open and now, weeks after I read it, I still cannot let it go." Plus: #2 One-Shot of the Year: WAR TOYS: YVETTE #5 Penciller/Solo Artist of the Year: MARIAN CHURCHLAND #4 Writer of the Year: RICHARD STARKINGS #2 Ongoing Title of the Year: ELEPHANTMEN #4 Single Issue of the Year: WAR TOYS: YVETTE See the rest of the winners at Weekly Crisis Not to mention... #5 Top Five Favorite Comic Book Series and#8212; Better Than Fiction Honorable mention, Best Established Ongoing Series and#8212; HyperGeek NPR's Best of 2009 Graphic Novels: BEAST "The fairy tale trappings get dispensed with early in Churchland's quiet, exquisitely rendered modern-day take on the Beauty and the Beast story." and#8212; National Public Radio January 6, 2010 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20100106.html Happy holidays from all of us at Comicraft and Active Images! December 23, 2009 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20091223.html Dangerous Liaisons Part 8 CONSEQUENCES Why has Simm lured Vanity to Horn Tower? What deadly game is the MAPPO sleeper cell playing with Information Agents Ebony Hide and Hip Flask? Read a seven-page preview at Comic Book Resources >> December 16, 2009 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20091216.html QUESTIONABLE THINGS Part Two MAPPO agents are at loose in Los Angeles. Information Agents Hip Flask and Ebony Hide must work with the LAPD to track them down and route out the sleeper cell controlling them. But who is Blackthorne? In stores: February 2010 Story: Richard Starkings Artwork: Moritat Cover: Boo Cook 32pp full color for $3.50 Diamond #DEC09 0405 (page 158) December 7, 2009 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20091207.html The first full-length solo work of our good friend MARIAN CHURCHLAND, artist of Conan: Trophy and Elephantmen: Damaged Goods is in stores now! Colette, a young sculptor looking for work, finds a job with a mysterious client who wants her to carve his portrait out of marble. The client turns out to be a shadowy creature, and the block of marble, she discovers, has a long history that threatens to engulf her entirely. BEAST story, art and cover MARIAN CHURCHLAND 152 PAGES, FC, $15.99 Diamond #JUL09 0344 Read a five-page preview at ImageComics.com >> November 12, 2009 http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/cover_150.jpg http://www.hipflask.com/blog/20091112.html