Happy Halloween! New Extra Episode Features Poe's RAVEN & HPL's DAGON!

Trick or treat? Hopefully, I've got a treat for you...

For your fearful fun on this Halloween Weekend... Allow me to chill you to the bone with tales of madness by two masters of the macabre! Enjoy dramatic readings of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" - two first person tales of terror!

The Glow-in-the- Dark Radio Theme is by Juan Carlos Quattordio ("Spy").

The Raven features TD's "Mysterious Semblance At The Strand of Nightmares" from Phaedra

Dagon features most of TD's Stratosfear - with the exception of the title track, oddly enough. The tracks have been edited and remixed for this podcast.

Hope you have as much fun listening to this as I did making it!

The First Part of Chapter 18 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR... and more to come!

Listen to the first part of Chapter Eighteen of my Free audiobook, the Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on this episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! BC travels to The Project's asteroid base - first leg of his journey to meet with The Eldred - the alien race that may be responsible for the plague now killing off humankind... that and more on this episode of the podcaast!

In news -  My new comic book Good Samaritan: Unto Dust is OUT! and Spacebound #1 with my short Alibi Jones: Blind Eye with art by Meisha is also out now from Earthbound Comics!! Both booksa are available online at Indy Planet and on the shelves of Burlington, Vermont's Earth Prime Comics!



Links from the podcast:
Spacebound #1: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223
Good Samaritan: http://goodsamaritanuntodust.com
doodle-rama 2011 Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/doodlerama.418385950
Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/glowinthedarkradio.471275727
Trilogy homepage: http://vaticanassassin.com
My Homepage: http://glowinthedarkradio.com
Free Audio Book: http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador

And coming later today - the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Halloween Special!

Aliens, The Project and Muslims... O My.

You'll find all three in some form or fashion in Chapter Seventeen of my free science fiction audiobook Vatican Ambassador on the new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio podcast. BC returns to the Vatican and faces the wrath of Anita Captiuna - how dare BC take over as CEO of The Project! How dare he expose their SECRETS! Somehow, dealing with Al Salid of the UIN is easier than dealing with Anita! And debilatating headaches keep striking BC...  all that and more in this chapter!

There is news, too -  My new comic book Good Samaritan: Unto Dust is OUT! Federico Guillen's art is beautiful - can't wait for you to see it! We're already getting reviewed - I'm posting quotes and links on my blog. Pages will appear for free online at Drunk Duck and at the all-new Good Samaritan: Unto Dust site every Sunday and Wednesday! AND Spacebound #1 with my short Alibi Jones: Blind Eye with art by Meisha is out now from Earthbound Comics!! Both booksa are available online at Indy Planet.

Links from the podcast:

Spacebound #1: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223

Good Samaritan: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4284

     Online: http://goodsamaritanuntodust.com

doodle-rama 2011 Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/doodlerama.418385950

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/glowinthedarkradio.471275727

Trilogy homepage: http://vaticanassassin.com

http://glowinthedarkradio.com

Free Audio Book: http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador

Getting Reviewed!

Woo-Hoo! They're starting to talk about my new books!

Spacebound #1 just got reviewed by George Marston at Newsarama:

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/best-shots-comic-reviews-101018.html
(about 2/3rds down the page)

I wished they'd been kinder to Matt - thought his Mastorism deserved better! Have to admit, I did like this part:

Writer Mike Luoma has a strong grasp of how a story should be told, and conveys his ideas clearly through the dialogue and plotting.

And he was kind to Meisha:

The art on this story, by Meisha, is top notch. Great storytelling, clear panel construction, and expressive inking...

AND Decapitated Dan reviewed Good Samaritan: Unto Dust #1 over at From The Tomb:
http://fromthetomb.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/good-samaritan-unto-dust-1/

He wasn't as kind to my writing (though in my defense, Good Samaritan was written before Alibi... just sayin'):

...I enjoyed the story a good deal as it went out, but I found it to be a little too sporadic. In one instance we were at point A, then on the next page we jumped to point C. I missed the middle ground in there. The dialogue was good, but again a little choppy. I found the action to be the highlight here though. I find the characters intriguing enough to come back and with a good cliffhanger ending I plan on it.

If you do reviews and want to review either comic book please let me know-
Email: glowinthedarkradio@gmail.com

Of Alien Plagues and Secret Projects... a New Free Chapter!

Hear Chapter Sixteen of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on this episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! As the alien plague continues to kill off the human race, BC meets with the surviving members of the UTZ Council to plan a defense. As the new Pope, BC may have the power to make things happen... for a change. If it's not already too late!

There's news, too - Spacebound #1 with my short Alibi Jones: Blind Eye is out! Matt Grant of Earthbound Comics is at APE this weekend at Table 617 with copies of the book - if you're there, pick up your copy today!! My new comic book Good Samaritan: Unto Dust comes out THIS Wednesday, October 20th - the art by Federico Guillen is stunning - I can't wait for you to see it! Pages will appear for free online at Drunk Duck and at the all-new Good Samaritan: Unto Dust site every Sunday and Wednesday!

Links:

Spacebound #1: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223

Good Samaritan: http://goodsamaritanuntodust.com

doodle-rama 2011 Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/doodlerama.418385950

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/glowinthedarkradio.471275727

http://vaticanassassin.com

http://glowinthedarkradio.com

http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador

First Review of GOOD SAMARITAN: UNTO DUST!

Fellow comic creator and Vermont resident Brandon Barrows just sent along his review of my new book Good Samaritan: Unto Dust with art by Federico Guillen. His review was apparently rejected by another site which seems to have blacklisted reviews of the work of yours truly...

Good Samaritan: Unto Dust #1 Review

Glow-In-The-Dark Radio Comics

“Unto Dust, part 1”

Story & Letters: Mike Luoma

Art: Federico Guillen

The first issue of the new series by Mike Luoma, “Unto Dust” #1 was not quite what I expected from the cover.

The main character, a Catholic priest named William Sullivan is apparently a super hero on the side. While spending his days ministering to his flock and helping those in need, he spends at least a night a week wearing a domino mask, flying, glowing and fighting apparitions bent on bloodshed.

Luoma has set us up with a mystery almost from the get-go. The time is 1965 and much is changing in the world in general and in the Catholic Church in particular. There is a new pope, new church officials at many levels, and new policies such as the vernacular liturgy. In the midst of this, we have a super-powered minister out on patrol running into fights with demons and stumbling across the bodies of murdered altar boys.

The story is very solid, though I admit that at times the action on the pages was less than clear. During several of the fight scenes, I felt like I was watching a poorly edited movie that something unintentionally cut. I knew what was going on, but I felt like some details were missing. Whether this was the way it was written or the way the artist chose to present it, I couldn’t say. This was only an issue for the two fight scenes, however; the rest of the story was crystal clear.

I was drawn in at first glance by the art, which has a much more realistic bend than the other Glow In The Dark books I’ve read in the past. The artist, Guillen, is fairly talented and his work was a good fit for the book though at times it seemed a little thin. I got the impression that he was used to coloring his work, or having it colored as, while the art itself is good overall, the use of pencil shading (rather than adding depth with ink) is quite heavy as if the artist planned on these spots being inked or colored over. I found it distracting in places as seeing those sometimes extraneous lines took me out of the story.

All in all, this was a very solid comic I will definitely read the next issue. I’m told it’s currently available at IndyPlanet.com so go check it out for yourself. 

 Thank you, Brandon!

The official release date is October 20th, and pages will be appearing online as well. Watch this blog and other spots for news of the release as we get closer!

New Alibi Jones Short Story in "Spcebound" Anthology from Earthbound Comics!

Alibi Jones is back – this time in a new comic book! Earthbound Comics has just released the new anthology “Spacebound” – and my story “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” – with spectacular art by Meisha – opens the book. The story is set BEFORE the events in the novel Alibi Jones – it’s a prequel of sorts.
Here's a preview of the first page:

Spacebound #1 is available
through Indy Planet:
http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223

News And A New Podcast...

Get two Chapters of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador - Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen - on this episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! BC has to  return to Earth and The Vatican - the Pope is dead. BC has no idea just how topsy-turvy his world is about to become!

Some more cool news - Spacebound #1 with my short Alibi Jones: Blind Eye is now available! There are two new 2011 Calendars out, too - listen and find out more!


Links from the podcast:
Spacebound #1: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223
doodle-rama 2011 Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/doodlerama.418385950
Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/glowinthedarkradio.471275727
http://vaticanassassin.com
http://glowinthedarkradio.com
http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador

New Podcast features part three of Chapter 13 of VATICAN AMBASSADOR!

Oh... it's on! The new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio podcast is on - up now! Hear Part Three of Chapter Thirteen of my Science Fiction Adventure Vatican Ambassador on this episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! BC is about to visit a base in the asteroids that isn't suppoded to exist - so he can meet the inventor of the Transpace Drive, Hans Van Kilner - who's supposed to be dead! The payoff part of a pretty long chapter on this episode of the podcast. Plus a little about the characters Krish and Dell, and Anita, a brief bit of background after the chapter. There's a little bit of news - I've got a new 2011 Calendar out - and a sneak peek at a new comic book project, too - listen and find out more!

Links from the podcast:

The doodle-rama 2011 Calendar: http://www.cafepress.com/doodlerama.418385950
http://vaticanassassin.com
http://pantheaobscura.com
http://glowinthedarkradio.com
http://apps.mikeluoma.com/gallery
http://podiobooks.com/title/vatican-ambassador