The Last (Time) Battle

Time traveling aliens try to remove Alibi Jones from the timeline – find out if they finally succeed as Alibi Jones and the Time War of The Devrizium ends this episode with the stand-alone short story Alibi Jones: The Last Battle! Free, independent SF audio adventure with your host and author Mike Luoma. Always free to subscribe, download and listen - The Adventures of Alibi Jones continue on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio!  

BONUS MATERIAL AFTER THE STORY! The four stories in Alibi Jones and the Time War of The Devrizium were originally intended for the Alibi Jones comic books. Only the first, "About Time", actually made into a comic book – The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1. As Mike has been promising, he spends almost 20 minutes revealing the Alibi Jones comic books' "sausage making" in this behind-the-scenes account. Mike goes into details on how what came out as the Alibi Jones comics wasn't exactly what he'd intended going in, in terms of story content – and why it took so long to put the issues together.   



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"Introducing... Red Hot!" - Out Today!

Earthbound Comics releases my brand new comic book today! Artist Rhys ap Gwyn and I have cooked up a good old-fashioned super-powered coming of age story that's already drawing comparisons to Geoff Johns' run on JSA - Introducing... Red Hot! Rhys's art is drawing some great comparisons, too.

Get it in print - POD - from Indy Planet for $3.99: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6589
Get the DL from Drive Thru Comics for 99 cents: http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=98677

Read Glenn's review at CRIKEY: http://www.crikeyuk.co.uk/Hot.html
Read Gordon's review at Blog THIS, Pal: http://www.blogthispal.com/2012/01/introducing-red-hot-review.html
Hear the We Talk Comics guys Talk Red Hot (at about 1:11:40):


There are a couple of previews out now, too!
Major Spoilers: http://www.majorspoilers.com/sneak-peek-red-hot-1
Graphic Policy: http://graphicpolicy.com/2012/01/23/preview-red-hot-1/
Comic Related: http://comicrelated.com/news/14911/red-hot-1-preview

You can also scroll down for a preview here on my blog :)
More info at http://earthboundcomics.com

Souverain... soon!

December 1st...

The Earthbound Comics release for December is Souverain #1 by Ben Ferrari and myself, along with Matthew Grant, Kitae Kim and Vic Moya, and Seth Frail and Chuck Michael Obach on cover art.

Spent a long time on the lettering and layout on this, too - but, again, I wanted it to be right :)

Black and Blue From the New 52

This is not a complaining, bitching and moaning blog post. Got no problem with the New 52. I approve of the idea, the sort of risk-taking relaunch DC approached but failed to follow through on before – they almost did it a few times. Kudos to them for finally following through. It’s working. Sales are up. Digital sales are finally beginning to uptick. The timing on that couldn't be better with the excitement for new tablets and the market exploding right in front of us. Those new toys are going to need content. Could be time for a new comics renaissance. The future looks bright.

But right now? OW! OUCH! CUT IT OUT!

I’m getting black and blued by the New 52!

Call it "sucking all the air out of the room" or "dominating the market" or whatever you’d like, DC’s New 52 initiative has grabbed hold of the comic world’s collective consciousness and ferociously refuses to let go. Even now, Google "New 52" and you’ll discover article after article, blog post after blog post on "The New 52 – Two Months In!" and the like. The coverage is intense and exhaustive, from the highest trafficked websites down to the smallest comic book bloggers.

Hell, s’pose this is even more coverage... hurm.

This is all great for DC. As a fan of their iconic characters, gifted artists and talented writers, I’m happy for them. But their market saturation and domination makes the life of an independent comic creator an awful tough slog right now – it’s not easy for the little guy to fight against Supes, Batman and the rest of the Justice League!

My new book The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1 came out last month from small indie publisher Earthbound Comics. It’s a pretty sharp 40 page black and white comic with fantastic art and pretty good writing and lettering, if I do say so myself. It’s gotten a couple of great reviews. Just a couple, though. Because Alibi Jones is no match for Superman – it’s been almost impossible to garner coverage and reviews for my little indie book in the wake of the New 52.

Comic book blogs and websites aren’t doing anything wrong. They’re covering and writing about what the comic book buying public are spending their hard-earned cash on. I get Gary Scott Beatty’s Indie Comics Magazine’s emails. Today’s triggered this post, as I read, "DC had 51% of the comics unit share in October. That was a whopping 21 points over Marvel. My diamond brand manager said indie books are still struggling, some canceled, going up against books like Action Comics #1, #2 and #3."

I knew it wasn’t just me. Hard for all us little guys to go up against the Superheroes at full strength. Bad time to try getting an indie book noticed. 

So this post is a bit of a plea. If you’re a web site reviewer, reporter, writer or blogger, please consider reviewing or covering an indy book or two this week. If you’re a comic book reader, please consider buying an indie comic book this week. You can find them at sites like IndyPlanet.com and DriveThruComics.com, to name just a couple.

Of course I’d love you to check out my new book The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1... more at http://AlibiJones.com. If you review or cover comics and want a pdf of the book, please email me at mike (dot) luoma (at) gmail (dot) com.

It’s hard out here for an indie comic trying to promote. Show your favorite indie creators a little love if you can this week. The future is looking bright, but right now we’re all a little black and blue from the New 52.

Earthbound Comics Presents #1 is OUT!

I've got a brand new short story in the new anthology Earthbound Comics Presents #1 - "Alibi Jones In Over His Head"! Juan Carlos Quattordio did the art. The book is out today, September 1st.

Earlier this year I became production manager for Earthbound Comics - helped shepherd this anthology into reality. It's a cool collaborative effort. One of the writer/artists is my old friend Ethan Slayton. Cover art is by Federico Guillen, artist on my Good Samaritan: Unto Dust. I'm proud of it!

You can get the digital edition here: DriveThruComics.com

The print edition is here: IndyPlanet.com

Here's the blurb: The new anthology from Earthbound Comics! Travel to dangerous, distant parts of the universe... and run into nearer threats just down the road a ways. Meet Villains - naturally - and some heroes, too. There's horror, and comedy - get a taste of what's to come from the new era of Earthbound Comics!

"The Core" - Story by Max Fauser and Ethan Slayton - Art by Ethan Slayton - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

"Shots Fired: Shake And Bake" - Story by Buck Weiss - Art by Ruth Garcia - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

"Alibi Jones In Over His Head" - Story and Letters by Mike Luoma - Art by Juan Carlos Quattordio

"Villains: Preview" - Story by Ethan Slayton - Art by Ben Ferrari - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

Cover Art by Federico Guillen

HEAR A BRAND NEW AUDIO SHORT STORY ON TODAY'S EPISODE!



Vigilante character Souverain has, up until now, been exclusively a denizen of the comic book page. Listen today as she debuts in an all-new format -an audio short story - as I read you my new tale "Souverain: The Kid"!

I'm Mike Luoma - writer and reader of the stories on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio. We'll travel back to Bagdhad in 2009 as Lieutenant Lane of the U.S. Army moonlights as the masked hero Souverain, as she attempts to bring justice to the women and children trapped in the war zone! Souverain was created by Ben Ferrari and first appeared in Lady Fight #1 from Earthbound Comics. I've written and Ben has illustrated 3 more comic books shorts featuring Souverain that appear in Lady Fight 2 - 4. These will be collected along with this brand-new story - with new illustrations by Kittae Kim - in Souverain #1 - coming soon from Earthbound Comics!

Find out more about Souverain at
http://glowinthedakradio.com and http://earthboundcomics.com

New Anthology on the Way From Earthbound Comics!

I've been working hard on the new anthology from Earthbound Comics this weekend - pushing it over the finish line! It's now off to Ka-Blam for print copies and up on Drive Thru Comics for digital downloads. Official release date is September 1st! I'm proud of this book, even though I've only got a four page short story in it's 36 pages. I've been working on the production and helping pull together the book - it's really the first Earthbound book that I've been full time production manager on, as The Longhunters #1 was a previously released work. I helped to give it it's new look, and get the book out... but the new anthology is a bit more my baby. Well, it's a book with a bunch of fathers and a couple of mothers - all the creators involved have a lot to be proud of.

Here's a look at the cover, and the book info follows:

Earthbound Comics Presents #1 - The new anthology from Earthbound Comics! Travel to dangerous, distant parts of the universe... and run into nearer threats just down the road a ways. Meet Villains – naturally - and some heroes, too. There's horror, and comedy - get a taste of what's to come from the new era of Earthbound Comics!

"The Core" - Story by Max Fauser and Ethan Slayton - Art by Ethan Slayton - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

"Shots Fired: Shake And Bake" - Story by Buck Weiss - Art by Ruth Garcia - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

"Alibi Jones In Over His Head" - Story and Letters by Mike Luoma - Art by Juan Carlos Quattordio

"Villains: Preview" - Story by Ethan Slayton - Art by Ben Ferrari - Letters by Nikki Foxrobot

Cover Art by Federico Guillen

For Earthbound Comics - Ben Ferrari: Publisher and Editor in Chief - Mike Luoma: Production Manager - Buck Weiss: Web and Promotions

Earthbound Comics Presents #1 Published by Earthbound Comics. 1826 Silverwood Drive, Concord CA 94519. Earthbound Comics copyright Ben Ferrari 2011. All stories and related characters, logos and trademarks herein are copyright by their respective creative teams 2011.  

Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Now at Graphic.ly!

Mike Luoma here - creator and publisher behind Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics - happy to announce that we've now partnered with Graphicly to make Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics more readily and easily available to read on your iPhone, smart phone, iPad or any tablet or computer!

The thing that impresses me about Graphic.ly is their "flow" - they adapt comics, it's not just a pdf download - their flow brings up parts of the digital "page" as the story flows along, highlighting and popping up individual panels and dialog without sacrificing the comic book "feel".

If you've never tried Graphic.ly it's worth checking out. There is a Graphic.ly app for Adobe Air that lets you read them on your PC, so this isn't just for techies.

Right now, you can get Panthea Obscura: Deifornication through Graphic.ly. Each of the issues is 99 cents and features full-color art by Juan Carlos Quattordio with lettering by Pablo Lizalde. The cover to issue one features art by guest artists Ethan Slayton and Mike Sellers.

You'll find Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics at Graphic.ly here: http://graphicly.com/glow-in-the-dark-radio-comics

I'm just beginning to get my books up on their site. As they DO work to adapt the books they offer through their site and apps, it takes a little bit of time to get titles up and running, but my experience with them has been fantastic so far. And more titles are coming! 

Here's The (Probably) Final Version of the Cover

After some tinkering and discussions, here's a look at what will probably be the published cover of the new anthology:

Artist Wanted: Science Fiction Story in Upcoming Anthology

Artist Wanted: Science Fiction Story in Upcoming Anthology

Just posted this around today:

I'm writer Mike Luoma – http://mikeluoma.com – and I'm looking for the right artist for a 16 page black and white science fiction story which will appear in an upcoming anthology from Earthbound comics. This is a portfolio builder. This is not a cash job. Instead, creators working with Earthbound get a comp and then issues at cost plus shipping to sell to make profits (akin to putting out your own book). There's more information at their site: http://earthboundcomics.com/submission. If this arrangement sounds beneficial to you, read on and see if you'd like to join my team.

As a reference, Lady Fight from Earthbound is a 2009 Project Fanboy Award Nominated title – I've got a story in the latest issue (here: http://ow.ly/vj5Z) – Now Earthbound is taking on science fiction! My new story has been approved for inclusion in their upcoming anthology. The 16-page story features the lead character from my novel “Alibi Jones” in an early adventure on the planet Cat's Eye, as he runs into an old acquaintance, a con game and, of course, trouble. The story features a few aliens, exotic locations, spacecraft and sexy people.

Need to find the right artist to make the story shine. If you are interested, please send me an email at: mike.luoma@gmail.com. Please include information about your work and links to your material online. Looking forward to hearing from you – Mike

Read The Complete RED HOT Preview Online Now!

I'm the creator and writer of the new comic
"Introducing... RED HOT!"
with killer art & letters from my creative partner Rhys ap Gwyn. Red Hot is a young super-powered hero trying to prove himself.

You can read our eight page preview issue free online:

http://www.drunkduck.com/Introducing_RED_HOT/

"Introducing... RED HOT!" is a three issue miniseries. The Preview Issue is the first eight pages of Issue One "Proof".

Rhys and I are putting out this preview to see if there's any interest in the character and the story... and judging by the page views and the feedback we've seen so far, there certainly is - Thanks for your Tweets and comments! The plan is to release the books through my Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics, though we may be going with a larger independent publisher. Can't say more about that just yet. If you get a chance to read the preview, be sure to stop back here and let me know what you think!

New Column and New Comic Page Up!

Keeping busy this summer! Couple new things today...

You can check out a new free page from the eight page preview of "Introducing... RED HOT!" my new comic with artist Rhys ap Gwynn: http://www.drunkduck.com/Introducing_RED_HOT/

And my column on creating comics returns today, too! The eighth installment of "Mike Luoma's Making It Up!" is up over at Cosmic Book News:

http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup8

Free reading!

If you read the column or check out the comic, be sure to send me an email and let me know what you think!

Mike