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Seaguy in May!

  
  

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mephisto
15:13 / 11.02.04
Seaguy is out in May. Woooohoooo!

What about the WE3 and Viminarama? Any idea when they'll be out? Cameron?
 
 
FinderWolf
15:38 / 11.02.04
Very cool - where did you get this info.? Are new DC solicits out or something? If so, is there a blurb about it?
 
 
mephisto
16:43 / 11.02.04
Morrison's website. He actually updated a small part of it. I think it's in the News then Comics section. Also mentions The Filth TPB is being released in May!
 
 
FinderWolf
17:09 / 11.02.04
Wow!! Morrison updated his site, at least a little!!!! That's as big news as more info. on SEAGUY!!! Thanks, mephisto!
 
 
Ethan Van Sciver
22:25 / 11.02.04
I think this is happy news. I think I'll enjoy this one. Cameron should be in excellent form, and Grant is Grant. It wins.
 
 
CameronStewart
20:50 / 12.02.04
The first issue of Seaguy should be solicited in the next issue of Previews, for a May release. There will be a 4-page...well, preview in the catalogue. If I can clear it with DC Marketing I'll see if I can post the 4 pages here when the catalogue comes out.

I have no idea when We3 or Vimanarama are scheduled - I think they will both be out this year, upon Seaguy's completion.
 
 
Alex's Grandma
00:13 / 13.02.04
If anyone's looking forward to the " Seaguy " mini-series, try typing that into your internet search engine, and seeing what you get. There's this site in Japan... You know, Sea Guy, Aquaman... well you get the idea.
 
 
H3ct0r L1m4
01:13 / 13.02.04
great news. and thanks for keeping us posted, Cameron.
 
 
CameronStewart
23:04 / 16.02.04
Just announced officially at dccomics.com:



SEAGUY #1

Written by Grant Morrison; art and covers by Cameron Stewart

Award-winning writer Grant Morrison charts new territory with a 3-issue miniseries filled with colorful heroes, sinister theme parks, beautifully bearded women, a cigar-smoking tuna fish, and art by Cameron Stewart (CATWOMAN)! Set in a world where all the major battles have been won, Seaguy is a wistful, would-be hero who, with his pal Chubby Da Choona, embarks on a fantastical, picaresque voyage through a post-Utopian world filled with bizarre adventure and terrible sacrifice.

And there you go.
 
 
H3ct0r L1m4
23:55 / 16.02.04
O_O

very cool. I was expecting something in another tone [not that this one is not welcome].
Cheers, Cameron!
 
 
+#'s, - names
00:26 / 17.02.04
Dig the giant sperm!
 
 
Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo
00:50 / 17.02.04
That looks like a FUN comic! The thing I have missed about Grant's work over at Marvel, while it is very good, it doesn't have the off-kilter sense fo fun he had with hsi DC work. Yeah, the stories could be very serious, but there were odd little breakouts of sheer fun in his work.

Looks like a winner...hopefully DC will do right in promoting it!
 
 
--
01:39 / 17.02.04
Personally I think the comic book world needs more chubby cigar-chompin' tuna fish. Looks interesting.
 
 
H3ct0r L1m4
13:44 / 17.02.04
MARVEL BOY had a light and fun tone running through it, despite the teen angst plot...
 
 
rizla mission
14:44 / 17.02.04
Yeah, but the whole Filth/New X-Men era of his writing has certainly had a bit of a heavy, dark, difficult sort of feeling to it which can get disconcerting after a while..

..this on the other hand looks like a pretty straightforward blast. Much looking forward to it. 'Chubby Da Choona' indeed!

You'll forgive my 'hasn't been bothering to keep up with comics news' self for asking, but is this gonna be Vertigo or regular DC?
 
 
The Falcon
16:59 / 17.02.04
Vertigo, Riz.

Although Cameron's mentioned this appears to be solely because of the creator-owned aspect, not any 'adult content', iirc.

Aaand, that's my desktop wallpaper sorted for the next month or so.
 
 
Krug
05:48 / 19.02.04
Will it be collected?
 
 
CameronStewart
13:42 / 19.02.04
I'm sure you're aware of the harsh and unforgiving reality of the comic industry - if the sales of the serial issues aren't high enough, there will be no collected edition. We're all hoping for a trade collection but if you're planning to wait until one is released before you buy, you may not get it.

On the positive side, Seaguy is only 2.95 US per issue for 32 story pages (40 pages with ads), which is cheaper than most other comics of similar size!
 
 
Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!
14:11 / 19.02.04
To be honest, I'm not feeling the desire to have this collected right away. I mean, it's only 3 issues, it's not gonna kill ya! In fact, a 3 issue mini series seems right up my street, it's simple but staggered.

Obviously I understand a collection being nice and beneficial all round, but man, I don't understand wanting to wait.

Looks nice, anyway! Are you colouring, or is it somebody else? I like the colours on that cover especially.
 
 
Krug
16:16 / 19.02.04
Oh I was just wondering, I won't be able to wait another year to read the comic.

Speaking of which, any news on the Filth trade? I only read the first two issues when it was coming out and decided to wait for the trade.
 
 
The Falcon
16:19 / 19.02.04
Also solicited for May.
 
 
H3ct0r L1m4
17:22 / 19.02.04
from DC's May solicitations:

He's the world's last super-hero…and the last one you'd expect!
SEAGUY

Award-winning writer Grant Morrison (THE INVISIBLES, THE FILTH, New X-Men) kicks off the first of three all-new VERTIGO mini-series with colorful heroes, sinister theme parks, beautifully bearded women, and a cigar-smoking tuna fish. Only one comic has it all: SEAGUY, a 3-issue tale with spectacular art by Cameron Stewart (CATWOMAN) that begins with an extra-sized 40-page first issue at no extra cost. Morrison himself calls SEAGUY "the true antidote to your military-industrial realistic super-heroes!"

Morrison charts new territory this adventure filled with charm and whimsy, set in a haunting World Without Evil in which all the great battles have already been won by yesterday's champions. Accompanied by breathtaking art from Stewart, fresh from his critically acclaimed run on CATWOMAN, SEAGUY is a quirky yet heart-wrenching experience ultimately unlike anything even Morrison's iconoclastic imagination has unleashed upon comics readers.

A wistful, would-be hero named Seaguy and his best pal - a floating, talking fish named Chubby Da Choona - live listlessly in a world obsessed by sinister brand names. From a rigged chess match against a skeletal, seafaring personification of Death to being chased by malevolent theme-park armies, Seaguy and Chubby undertake a fantastical, picaresque voyage through a post-Utopian world filled with bizarre adventure...and terrible sacrifice.

This project is supported with trade and house ads.

SEAGUY is a 3-issue VERTIGO miniseries edited by Karen Berger and is suggested for mature readers. The 40-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores on May 19 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S.

High-octane martial arts action that pulls no punches!


THE FILTH TRADE PAPERBACK

cover here

Writer extraordinaire Grant Morrison (ANIMAL MAN, THE INVISIBLES, New X-Men) returned to VERTIGO in 2002 with THE FILTH, a 13-issue tour de force of innovative comics narrative and eye-popping visual accomplishment. Now, every imaginative page is being collected into one 320-page VERTIGO trade paperback featuring the astonishing, intricate artwork of Chris Weston (THE INVISIBLES, Ministry of Space) and Gary Erskine (THE AUTHORITY) and a new cover by progressive designer Carlos Segura.

THE FILTH tells the story of Greg Feely, a meek, lonely man caring for his sick cat, Tony. But Greg Feely is really a parapersonality, created as a recuperative vessel for Ned Slade, a top-level operative in The Hand - an extra-dimensional clean-up squad charged with maintaining society's even keel, the Status: Q. Operating from their microscopic base in The Crack, The Hand's divisions clean up disruptive "anti-persons" that threaten social hygiene, and Slade is needed back on the job to hunt down the most dangerous anti-person yet: the rogue Hand agent Spartacus Hughes. Not even a person anymore, Hughes has become a set of ideas jumping from carrier to carrier, spreading chaos and destabilization. Slade oscillates between his "true" personality and that of Feely as he hunts Hughes down and clears up the shattered, impossible wreckage of reality that results - but in the end, which one is really him? And why has The Hand been created? What does it have to do with a foul-mouthed, communist assassin-chimp, bad-tempered nazi dolphins, a paralyzed comic-book hero made flesh and the origins of intelligent life on earth? The answers to all these questions and more can only be found here.

Put more simply, THE FILTH is a comic like no other - a savage satire of new millenium sex, politics and identity and an operator's manual for the zeitgeist inside your bloodstream. Don't get left behind! Innoculate yourself! Order now!

This project is supported by house ads.

o 320-page VERTIGO trade paperback
o Suggested for mature readers
o $19.95 U.S.
o In stores May 5
 
 
pachinko droog
17:45 / 19.02.04
L.O.V.E. the SeaGuy cover. It looks like the Saturday morning cartoon we all wished for as children (or stoned college students).
 
 
FinderWolf
18:49 / 19.02.04
It almost looks TOO cartoony for me, but I trust Morrison, or want to trust him even though his recent 2 New X-Men arcs have seemed a bit off to me. But Cameron's art looks great!
 
 
Simplist
19:32 / 19.02.04
To be honest, I'm not feeling the desire to have this collected right away. I mean, it's only 3 issues, it's not gonna kill ya! In fact, a 3 issue mini series seems right up my street, it's simple but staggered.

Actually, after the last few frustrating experiences I'd sort of resolved not to buy any more miniseries by the issue, as the increasing wait between issues as any given mini continues tends to kill the momentum of the story, and consequently my interest in same. For this one, though, I may have to make an exception. Of course it does help that it's only three issues--barring disaster, how far behind could it really get?
 
 
CameronStewart
20:29 / 19.02.04
Simplist, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the second issue, and if I continue at the same rate I should have all three complete before the first issue even ships to stores. Delays should be nonexistent.

I'm glad everyone likes the cover - it was a tough one to pull off. I must have done about 10 different versions before we all settled on the one that we hoped would give the best first impression to readers. Good to know we made the right choice!

Thanks all for the support, I'll try to keep everyone updated on everything Seaguy....
 
 
Simplist
20:35 / 19.02.04
Simplist, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the second issue, and if I continue at the same rate I should have all three complete before the first issue even ships to stores. Delays should be nonexistent.

SOLD! Well, the freaking cool cover helped too...
 
 
FinderWolf
20:36 / 19.02.04
I notice the little blubby thing of water kind of evokes the sperm on the covers of THE FILTH, even though I know it's probably some water creature and not sperm (but with Grant, anything is possible).

The big question is: Will Seaguy be bald?

Also, what about that Japanese Seaguy character someone mentioned in an earlier post? (one poster said they did a search for the name and there was something on a Japanese site)
 
 
H3ct0r L1m4
18:01 / 20.02.04
you mean this one? or this? or even this? [not work safe]
 
 
Alex's Grandma
08:45 / 21.02.04
Yes, well it's not pretty. I was slightly concerned that Seaguy was going to be, like, even harder than The Filth, but judging by the cover, apparently not. I've got to say, I'm really looking forward to this - the listless wannabe hero in a world where it feels like everything's been done... It's the modern condition, innit, rlly ?
 
 
yawn - thing's buddy
09:31 / 21.02.04
chubby da choona seems 'new' for gm - can't think of anything remotely similar from his back catalogue.

apart from mer-max o'course.

chubby da choona? - 4 real yeah?!?
 
 
Jack Fear
15:46 / 21.02.04
chubby da choona seems 'new' for gm - can't think of anything remotely similar from his back catalogue.

The animal characters from THE FILTH, maybe? Dmitri-9 and/or the Nazi dolphins, but not so vile-tempered?
 
 
Alex's Grandma
16:11 / 21.02.04
Yes, badly-behaved animals that smoke and swear - Is this possibly a hangover from feeling " too preachy " in Animal Man
 
 
uncle retrospective
16:15 / 21.02.04
But is he from Newcastle? It'd make a change from a token Scottish character.
 
 
pachinko droog
16:36 / 21.02.04
Prediction: By late spring, chubby da choona tattoos will be all the rage among Gen Y...
 
  

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