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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Trailblazing, Canadian comic artist, Bernie Mireault is currently wrapping up production on his first graphic novel.
To Get Her
TO GET HER is a book length work that features characters well known to fans of his signature work, The JAM.
Gordon Kirby, his girlfriend, Janet and Gordon’s dog, Harvey move into a new direction as the cast takes on the greatest oppressor of all, the daily routine of real life.
Gordon Janet & Harvey
Though soon to be published in print format, Bernie Mireault has offered a sneak peek in the form of an excerpt presented on CO2 Comics where his short stories CABLE, ISAAC vs. ELI, OF The SPHERES and the animated comic, The JAM LIVES have been popular features.
Bernie Mireault on CO2 COMICS
The 24 page, preview of TO GET HER will be posted in the form of weekly updates and will be sure to keep fans informed of publication dates and details of the soon to be completed graphic novel.
Bernie’s work on The JAM, which had been published by Comico, Slave Labor Graphics and Caliber, had been nominated for both Harvey and Eisner awards, as has his work on Matt Wagner’s Grendel.
Tags: BEM WORK, Bernie Mireault, Cable, Caliber Comics, CO2 Comics, comico, comico the comic company, Eisner Award, Gordon Kirby, Grendel, Harvey Award, Isaac vs Eli, matt wagner, Matt Wagner's Grendel, Of The Spheres, Slave Labor Graphics, The JAM, The JAM Demo, The Jam Lives, To Get Her
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
The Jam
Bernie Mireault is leading off with a short story called Cable that we hope will be the first of many works in the BEM WORK Archive,
here at CO2 Comics.
Bernie is yet another fine comic artist culled from the days of Comico the Comic Company where he produced some of his earliest work on his own title The Jam and on Matt Wagner’s Grendel: The Devil Within. His work was so outstanding that he received both Harvey and Eisner Award nominations. Bernie’s unique style is a blend of traditional comics, gritty underground, quasi-euro-manga, and art comics.
Grendel
His attitude that comics are “folk art” and not “pretentious twaddle” is why he is a perfect fit here at CO2 Comics where we intend to provide a diverse range of exciting quality comics that are accessible to the traditional comic enthusiast while broadening the possibilities of the medium. For a better understanding of what makes Bernie tick as a comic artist visit his website or read a great interview with him on CBR.
Please enjoy Cable by Bernie Mireault and let us know what you think about his story and the stories of all the other talented creators here at CO2 Comics.
Cable
Tags: BEM WORK, Bernie Mireault, Cable, CBR, Comic Book Resources, comico, comico the comic company, Eisner Award, Grendel, Harvey Award, matt wagner, The Devil Within, Webcomics
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Primer 6
Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin are gracing us with the opportunity to present Gauntlet, their first published work which first appeared in Comico Primer #6. Neil and Rich were regular faces around the Comico studio mostly because they were fun guys to be around and true comic enthusiasts like the rest of us. We had no idea at the time that they would each play a role in the huge success of the ROBOTECH line of comics. Neil’s dynamic pencil work and Rich’s finely inked lines became staples in the craftsmanship that epitomized the series. While Neil was finely focused on the ROBOTECH series and graphic novel Rich spread his wings a bit and inked Matt Wagner’s Grendel DEVIL BY THE DEED and Bill Willingham’s ELEMENTALS as well as the ROBOTECH line.
Eagle 1
Both moved on to publish their own work Eagle with writer Jack Herman which they produced under the Crystal imprint. Eagle is currently back in print and available as a POD through Lulu.com
Rich later ventured on to start Comic Zone Productions producing a variety of somewhat controversial black and white comics. Today he is a performer in the Atlantic City area.
Neil has been a prolific penciler working continually since those early days. He is a regular on the convention circuit.
GAUNTLET
GAUNTLET is an opportunity for us to witness raw talent in action. It is the first work by two great talents and genuinely fine friends. We hope that we will have the opportunity to share more of their work in the future. Thanks Guys!
Gerry G.
Tags: Atlantic City, Bill Willingham, comic zone, comic zone productions, comico, Comico Primer, Crystal, Devil by the Deed, Eagle, Elementals, Gauntlet, Grendel, Jack Herman, matt wagner, Neil Vokes, Rich Rankin, Robotech
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Comico Primer 1
Andrew first came to me as a talented high school student in search of a mentor program in 1982. Comico was in its fledgling days and he quickly became a dependable Guy Friday. His enthusiasm, hard work, dependability and raw talent were a rare find in any teenager and he was quickly rewarded with the opportunity to draw the cover of our first book, Primer #1 which I was lucky enough to ink.
Andrew’s own character Victor also graced that first cover and was later featured in Primer #2 which also heralded the first appearance of Grendel by Matt Wagner.
Andrew Murphy (Top L), Phil LaSorda (Middle), Gerry Giovinco (Top R), Vince Argondezzi (Bottom L), Bill Cucinotta (Bottom R)
Bill Cucinotta and I are thrilled to say that he is back with us again with Victor! We will begin with the original Primer feature and follow the character as he matures into Firebringer.
Andrew will also release some of the short stories that he produced for Dark Horse Presents. We expect that his story, Reflections will be posted as early as next week.
Andrew has also written a fine novel of the future Steel Sky and is an award winning Creative Director of Art for Brainworks Communications. Please click on the embedded links and support his endeavors.
Thanks for joining us again, Andrew!
Gerry Giovinco
Tags: Andrew C. Murphy, Brainworks Communications, comico, comico the comic book company, Dark Horse Presents, Firebringer, Grendel, matt wagner, Primer, Reflections, Steel Sky, Victor
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Joe is a friend from way back in our days at the Philadelphia College of Art (PCA) currently named The University of the Arts (UArts.) He was an illustration major with a penchant for comics like all of our pals who had gathered together to work on a publication called
Duckwork which was more of an excuse to draw comics and create mayhem around the school than anything else.
We were a prolific group that, besides Joe Williams, included myself (Slaughterman), Bill Cucinotta (Skrog), Matt Wagner (Grendel, Mage, Trinity), Mike Leeke (Robotech, Elementals, Fathom), Dave Johnson (Robotech), and Joe Matt (Jam, Peepshow) just to name the guys who went on to work in comics.
Joe presents us with a fun short story called Deadline that was originally created as a promotional tool and does a great job displaying Joe’s talents as an illustrator with a comic flair. We expect to see more of Joe’s stylings on future projects but for now, kick back and enjoy the pressure that every professional artist endures when it comes down to the dreaded Deadline!
Gerry Giovinco
Tags: Dave Johnson, Deadline, duckwork, Elementals, Fathom, Grendel, jam, joe matt, Joe Williams, Mage, matt wagner, Mike Leeke, PCA, Peepshow, Philadelphia College of Art, Robotech, Trinity, UArts, University of the Arts, willceau
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