Hey, it’s Zack!
I came back from SDCC wrecked and exhausted and had a mountain of work waiting for me, so oops, totally missed last week’s newsletter. So, SDCC was great, it was my first time having three books at the con, Image/Top Cow’s Metal Society, Vault Comic’s Mindset and Scout Comic’s Forever Forward, and I was definitely trying to represent all of them at each publisher booth. I got to sign with Marc Silvestri and Alex Sinclair, which was mind-blowing. I got to sign with John Giang for his Forever Forward cover, which was so dope. And I got to meet Liana Kangas and sign with her for her Mindset cover - she’s such an amazing talent, watch her folks! Plus, Los Angeles people do this thing down at SDCC where they meet up for meetings that they totally could have had in LA, but it’s like hey, we’re here, let’s meet. But it was a great convention, great to see some amazing people and if you were there, thanks for finding me. Even the crowds were not as bad as pre-pandemic levels. I’m set to attend ECCC, RCCC, NYCC and Thought Bubble, so perhaps I’ll see you at those.
Speaking of fighting in the streets, Metal Society #4 is out today and it’s an intense one. It’s the penultimate issue, so of course things get crazy before the fight. Guilherme and Marco are on full cylinders here with some stunning art, so definitely check it out! Annnnd we have this amazing Tula Lotay cover that’s really a thing of beauty.
This month I have a lot of comics out! Check it out!
Vault Comics Mindset #2 comes out next week and I can’t wait for you all to be mind controlled even more! John Pearson’s artwork is amazing, Hass’ lettering is amazing and we’re very proud of this issue. Got John doing Cover A and Conor Boyle does an amazing Cover B! This issue features Atlanta Hanna and I hope readers love her as much as we do.
Scout Comics Forever Forward is out in THREE WEEKS, from myself, Arjuna Susini, Brad Simpson and Jim Campbell. I’ll be talking a lot more about this one as we get closer, but if you haven’t picked it up yet - tell your shop you want it! Got five amazing covers to choose from! That sixth Statue of Liberty John Giang was our SDCC exclusive, but Scout Comics might have a couple signed on their website or WhatNots, so go hunting for that one!
And I’m at ECCC in a few weeks - that’s in Seattle. I’ll be tabling a lot with all my books, so come get some signed comics and say hi! Would love to meet you.
On a personal note, I’m not just balancing these four series this year, I’m developing several more for next year. It’s a lot. I’m a bit exhausted. hahaha. So forgive me if this letter doesn’t have the poise and care that others do. I’m not just fighting convention crowds, I’m fighting the crowd of projects in my office here. Wish me luck!
And thanks for reading!
Zack Kaplan
8.3.22