San Diego Bound

San Diego Bound

We’re just about to head out to San Diego for the 2008 Comic-Con. I look forward to this every year, and this year is really special because of the Eisner Nominations. Win or lose though, being nominated for 4 Eisners has really been the thrill of my professional life.

Our San Diego booth is 5531. Due to the way booths were booked, we are listed as "Kids Love Comics." Drop by and Say hi. And if you come on Preview night, ask for your free Amelia Rules! button.

Amelia Rocks!

View the Official Music Video for “Fighting Over Me” from the Amelia Rules Musical Here! And stay tuned to this space for more info on the upcoming, Top-Secret “December Project.”

Talk, Talk, Talk

For those of you who don’t live in Pennsylvania, PCN has my recent interview up online. Check it out by clicking here. A full hour of me talking about Amelia, Charles Schulz, The Yellow Kid, and the real life “Sneeze Barf.” TV will never be the same.

As I said before, it was a real pleasure to do the show, and I thank PCN and host Larry Kaspar for having me on.

PA and NC

Hi guys.

For those of you planning to attend Heroes Con this weekend in Charlotte, make sure you stop by and say hello. I’ll be at the Kids Love Comics booths, happily sketching and signing books. Charlotte is a wonderful town. I haven’t been there in about seven years, so I’m very excited to be going back.

If you can’t make it to Charlotte, and happen to live in PA, you can see an hour long interview with me on PCN’s “Pennsylvania Profiles” this Sunday at 10pm. I taped it a few weeks ago, and the interview was really a lot of fun. A very informed host with interesting questions, and some actual comic book type knowledge! Go figure! Sometimes, it seems I’ve been giving the exact same interview for years, so this was a really nice change. If you don’t get PCN (Which is probably about 90% of you) check this site for a link to an online version sometime after the show airs.

I’ve been working hard on the upcoming “Tweenage Guide to Not being Unpopular” and it’s coming along quite nicely. I’ll post a few preview pages soon.

Hope you guys are having a great summer.

-Jimmy

PS: Celtics Rule!

Updates

Hi guys.

As we move into the summer, we'll be having a lot of exciting things revealed here at ameliarules.com, so I just wanted to bring you all up to speed.

First, There are now three issues of Amelia Rules! available for free download from wowio. com. Check out this amazing site that gives you access to hundreds of free books, and is a great resource for publishers.

Second, the New Hampshire Project, that I mentioned a few months ago is finished, and will be up online in a few days.

Also, Project 21 is still a go, but has been postponed for a few weeks, so we can make it as good as we possibly can.

And hey, anybody want to see an Amelia animated short? I thought so... Stay tuned.

So anyway...

Sorry about the long gap in posts... So much has been happening lately. Obviously, the Eisner nominations are huge, and we've been really enjoying the attention they've brought to Amelia.

Also, Volume 4 debuted at New York Comic Con to a very enthusiastic response from the crowd at the show. And of course, yesterday was Free Comic Book Day.

If you’re one of the people who discovered Amelia yesterday, welcome aboard! You can download the entire issue of the Eisner nominated story “The Things I Cannot Change” by clicking here. The story is available for free through the Wowio site, which allows you to download all sorts of cool books and comics (Scott Sava’s way cool Dreamland Chronicles) absolutely free.

Also, after a slight delay, Project 21 will debut at tweeniezeenie.com tomorrow, and continue every Monday thereafter. it will detail the entire creative process behind the creation of the upcoming Amelia book The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular.

Now, I know we were in the middle of discussing Volume 4 story by story, but since I’ve discussed “The Things I Cannot Change” in other places, I’ll just point you here, here and here, and pick up with “When the Past is a Present” next time.

Amelia Rules the Eisners!

The nominations for the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are out, and Amelia and I have been nominated for FOUR! This is tied for most nominations by an individual along with Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughn, James Sturm, and Fred Chao.

The nominations are for:
Best Single Issue or One Shot: Amelia Rules! 18: The Things I Cannot Change
Best Publication for Kids: Amelia Rules! and Amelia Rules! Funny Stories
Best Letterer: Jimmy Gownley
Best Colorist: Jimmy Gownley

This is a huge honor, and I'd like to thank the nominating committee and I'd just like to say...

Y'know, I really don't know what to say...

FOUR!
WOW!