April 20, 2005
Legend of GrimJack TPB #2 out today
Feel free to use this space as an open comment thread to comment on our latest offering, in stores today. A virtual DemonStar to the first person who can tell me what pages weren't reproduced from the original film.
Special thanks to Roger Clark, Real Man Of Genius for helping us track down the original art, so we could reproduce it properly, with our deepest apologies (again!) for not listing him in the book.
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March 23, 2005
John Workman art up for auction
If you aren't aware of how good an artist GrimJack letterer John Workman is, here's your chance to see. If you're a collector, this is your chance to get some classic Workman art.
eBay item 6165301996 (Ends Mar-27-05 17:00:00 PST) - John Workman Female On Bubble Drawing: (warning: art may not be work safe)
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March 22, 2005
Truman original art up for auction
Timothy Truman has placed six pieces of original art up for auction here and there's only two days left. Bid early and often.
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February 24, 2005
NEW- TOURISTS GUIDE TO CYNOSURE!
CYNOSURE (ADP)- The Cynosure Chambers of Commerce in affiliation with Eternity Transit has published WELCOME TO CYNOSURE: A TOURISTS GUIDE TO THE CITY.
To bookmark the site, set Transdimensional Multiphase Inversion key to:
www.trumanstudio.citymax.com/page/page/1765828.htm
Thank you for visiting Cynosure and Grimjack.com.
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February 14, 2005
TEAM GRIMJACK Lancaster report!
Timothy Truman and John Ostrander had a great time Saturday, February 12th with Joe Miller, staff, and fans at the Comic Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"Thanks to everyone who showed up," says Truman. "It was a great weekend. We signed hundreds of books, and John and I had a lot of fun seeing old friends and meeting new GrimJack fans."
While in Cynosure, visit John and Tim at:
http://www.JohnOstrander.net
and
http://www.TTruman.com!
(Photos by Ron Good of the Lancaster Cartooning Guild.)
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February 01, 2005
Ostrander, Grell to appear at Chicago Comic Fest
As long advertised but now confirmed, John Ostrander, Mike Grell, and Mike Gold will be "returning to where it all started" guests at the Chicago Comic Fest, Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont, IL near O'Hare (hence the name of the hotel), March 12-13, 2005.
With the return of Ostrander and Timothy Truman's GrimJack and Grell's Jon Sable Freelance, both edited by Gold, it made sense for them to return to the old stomping grounds of First Comics, the original publisher of those series in the 80s.
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January 28, 2005
Fight to free Holy Grail of comic properties succeeds
GrimJack, one of the best selling and most desired original comic book characters in the history of independent comic book publishing, is about to be loosed upon an unsuspecting world once again.
The creation of John Ostrander and Timothy Truman, GrimJack was originally published in 1983 by First Comics, Inc. as a back-up story in Mike Grell’s long running hit series STARSLAYER. A true overnight sensation, First Comics promptly moved GrimJack into its own stand-alone monthly title. GrimJack was published in more than 80 original comic book issues, an original graphic novel, and three spin-off series.
After the demise and, ultimately, the highly contentious bankruptcy of First Comics’ public parent/owner, all rights to the GrimJack property became tied up in a knot of legal complexities. Ken F. Levin, one of the country’s leading developers and producers of comic art properties for movies, television, publishing and video games, immediately undertook a crusade to free the rights. Levin, a co-founder of First Comics, and his fellow First Comics co-founder Mike Gold, GrimJack’s longtime original editor, then began an odyssey of blind alleys and intense negotiations. Their efforts have finally resulted in the resolution of all rights issues and the formation of a new company, The NightSky GrimJack Rights and Production Vehicle (Four Wheel Drive Model), LLC. GrimJack creators John Ostrander and Timothy Truman have substantial equity positions in the new venture.
In an interview Mr. Levin commented, "GrimJack is just flat-out cool. Period." Mr. Levin, who has been involved with a great many comics-to-movies deals, including the blockbuster Tom Hanks / Paul Newman film "The Road To Perdition" and the spring 2004 hit "Hellboy," added that "GrimJack’s stories and variety of characters are so wonderfully strong, I suspect the comics world is as thrilled as I am that these rights are finally free."
"Tim, John and I couldn”t go to a comic book convention in the past decade without being repeatedly asked about GrimJack’s return," Mr. Gold noted. "There’s this legion of GrimJack fans who have kept the spirit alive through message boards, websites and emails," Gold concluded. "And we are all enormously appreciative of their continuous support."
GrimJack’s creators are long-standing stars of the comic book field. An internationally-produced playwright ("Bloody Bess"), Mr. Ostrander’s comic book writing credits include "Batman," "X-Men," and "Superman." Mr. Truman’s comic book art credits include "The Justice League of America," "The Lone Ranger, and "Star Wars." Mr. Truman is also known worldwide for his ongoing artistic work with Grateful Dead Productions. Stated an exultant Mr. Ostrander, "The best news of all is that we have the original team committed to creating an entirely new GrimJack comic book series, and we’re also hard at work preparing repackagings of the First Comics’ books with behind-the-scenes and new material. We couldn’t be having more fun." An announcement as to a new publishing agreement is expected in the next few weeks.
Parties interested in GrimJack property rights should contact Mr. Levin at Kenneth F. Levin and Associates, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4200, Chicago IL 60606, (312) 827-9000; email KenFLevinOffice@aol.com.
GrimJack and the distinctive names and likenesses of the characters and concepts therepart, and all related indicia are copyright and trademarks of The NightSky GrimJack Rights and Production Vehicle (Four Wheel Drive Model), LLC. All Rights Reserved.