Feel the Loves

Hi everyone.

Just dropping in to thank all of you for the kind words and kudos over the last few months. We've been hard at work on The Outfit and we hope everyone gets a charge out of this installment of the Parker series.

The book is out today and this week we're in New York to launch Parker in style.
If you're in Manhattan Thursday night, drop by the Borders at Penn Plaza between 7 and 9 pm. We'll be launching the book with a special signing. Drop in and say hi. Should be a great evening of talking Westlake and Parker.

Friday kicks off the NYCC and IDW and yours truly will be there throughout the show. We've con exclusives and a complete show schedule can be found by scrolling down to Cal's NYC post. Come by and feel the loves.

As I'm writing this, Marsha informs me that The Outfit is climbing fast on the Amazon Graphic Novels list. Go Parker!

See you in NYC
Darwyn

Ken Morris wins Le Chasseur!

Congratulations to Ken Morris of Fitchburg, Mass. - Ken gets a signed copy of the french version of the Hunter - Le Chasseur!


Ken's postcard was drawn from the piles of entries we received over the past few weeks by our lovely Kate who last seen holding Le Chasseur!


Ken, you should receive your prize in a few weeks. And to everyone who enetered, thank you for taking the time to write - and keep an eye on your mailboxes, too!

See you in New York at Borders on Thursday and at the New York Comic-con this weekend!

The Outfit is (almost) here!

Folks in the UK have already been treated to the new Parker adaptation by Darwyn, but on this side of the pond, The Outfit arrives this week at your local book or comic store!



a brief break now for a power girl drawing here

...and we're back,

I know I already mentioned this signing at Borders on October 7th, but it bears repeating!

IDW has more than The Outfit debuting at the New York Comic-con, check out their line-up here and note the exclusive dustjacket available at the show. Limited to 500 copies!

A review with a few peaks at some of The Outfit's interiors can be read at Existential Ennui.

Tune in on Monday afternoon for the winner of the french edition of The Hunter in our free postcard contest. Read more here and watch for another contest soon.

And finally, for those of you going to the New York Comic-con, here's the whole IDW booth schedule and some of the panels that will be taking place at the Javits Centre next weekend!


NEW YORK COMIC-CON 2010
IDW EVENT SCHEDULE!

BOOTH #2115

Friday Oct. 8th

12:00 – 1:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke (Special Retailer Event!)

2:00 – 3:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

3:00 – 4:30 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

4:00 – 5:00 Motel Hell - Matt Nixon, Chris Moreno

4:30 – 5:30 Locke & Key - Gabriel Rodriguez

5:00 – 6:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy Belanger

6:00 – 7:00 James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard - Dara Naraghi

Saturday Oct. 9th

11:00 – 12:00 James Patterson’s Witch & Wizard - Dara Naraghi

11:00 – 12:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy
Belanger

12:00 – 1:00 Infestation Debut Event - Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, David Messina, Gabriel Rodriguez

12:00 – 1:00 Wire Hangers - Alan Robert, Sam Shearon, Nelson

1:00 – 2:00 Doctor Who - Tony Lee, Kelly Yates, Matthew Dow Smith, Blair Shedd

1:00 – 2:00 We Will Bury You - Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm

2:00 – 3:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

2:00 – 3:00 5 Days to Die - Andy Schmidt

3:00 – 4:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

3:00 – 4:00 Tribes: The Dog Years – Michael Geszel

4:00 – 5:00 Angel – Scott Tipton, David Messina, Mariah Huehner, Stephen
Mooney, Nick Runge, Elena Casagrande, David Tischman and
friends!

4:00 – 5:00 Eternal Descent – Llexi Leon

5:00 – 6:00 IDW and HBO Present – Bored to Death: Show Creator Jonathan Ames
with artist Dean Haspiel

5:30 – 6:30 Sparrow – Pushead

6:00 – 7:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke


Sunday Oct. 10th

10:00 – 11:00 G.I. Joe – Eduardo Alpente

11:00 – 12:00 True Blood - David Messina, David Tischman, Mariah Huehner

11:00 – 12:00 Kill Shakespeare - Anthony Del Col, Connor McCreery, Andy
Belanger

12:00 – 1:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

12:00 – 1:00 Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper – Kevin Colden

1:00 – 2:00 Doctor Who - Tony Lee, Kelly Yates, Matthew Dow Smith

1:00 – 2:00 Tank Girl – Rufus Dayglo

2:00 – 3:00 Star Trek – Scott Tipton, David Messina, Federica Manfredi, Elena
Casagrande and friends!

2:00 – 3:00 Felix the Cat – Don Oriolo, Comics Empresario Craig Yoe!

3:00 – 4:00 Richard Stark’s Parker - Darwyn Cooke

4:00 – 5:00 Act-I-Vate Primer – Dean Haspiel and friends!

Also! Check out the Library of American Comics Kiosk in the IDW booth! Meet Creative Director Dean Mullaney, Associate Editor Bruce Canwell, and Museum of Cartoon Art founder Brian Walker!

And! Swing by the YOE! Studios Display to meet comics curating legend Craig Yoe, Don Oriolo of Felix the Cat fame, and a host of their friends!

Furthermore! Don’t miss these IDW Panels!

Friday Oct. 8th – 5:45 – 6:45 Panel Room 3

IDW - Sneak Peek at 2011
Please join IDW Publishing's Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall and Special Projects Editor Scott Dunbier, as they talk Locke & Key with artist Gabriel Rodriguez, release some details about the giant event Infestation with some top secret guests, and even work in a big announcements or three, including a new project with Peter David & JK Woodward.

Saturday Oct. 9th – 5:00 – 6:00 Panel Room 1

Darwyn Cooke Spotlight
Darwyn Cooke is the acclaimed writer and artist of DC: The New Frontier, Selina's Big Score, The Spirit for this special spotlight panel. Most recently, Cooke has been concentrating his creative efforts on Parker, a series of graphic novels based on the acclaimed crime writer Richard Stark. The first graphic novel, THE HUNTER, was released last year by IDW Publishing and received glowing reviews from all corners and earned Cooke an Eisner Award. The second graphic novel, THE OUTFIT, is being released at New York Comic Con by Cooke and IDW. Join Cooke and IDW Editor Scott Dunbier as they discuss the world of Parker.

Saturday Oct. 9th – 6:15 – 7:15 Panel Room 7

HASBRO & IDW
Join IDW Publishing's Editor Andy Schmidt with a stable of talented creators from the Hasbro universe, Mike Costa, Robert Atkins, John Barber, and... Fan favorites Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning?! What are they doing here? You'll have to attend to find out. Plus, learn what's in the works for 2011 with TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, Dungeons & Dragons and the big buzz surrounding the upcoming Infestation event!

Sunday Oct. 10th – 3:45 – 4:45 Panel Room 9

IDW and Yoe! Studios Present: Felix VS Frankenstein!
Join renowned comics guru Craig Yoe and a host of his friends, including Don Oriolo of Felix the Cat fame, for a lively multi-media vivisection of all his current and upcoming projects, Barney Google, Felix the Cat, and Dick Briefer's Frankenstein, to name just a few!


Talk at you Monday!

stuff and such

Good day!

The New York Daily News posted a quick blurb about the forthcoming Outfit hardcover on their entertainment site.

Darwyn did the cover for a new book from Kickstart comics called "Mirror Mirror" as shown on this very blog a couple of weeks back. If you'd like to know more about the book itself, check out this interview with Joshua Williamson who notes "it can't hurt to have a cover by Darwyn Cooke!"



This terrific Power Girl piece was posted on tumblr with one comment reading "Darwyn Cooke is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. If you catch him in a bar, buy the man a drink."

There's still time to get your entry in to win a signed "Le Chasseur" - the french edition of the Hunter. More info in the last blog post or click here.

Over on 4th letter, there's a fun article on favourite comic book panels from the last year. There's a bunch of fun choices, but this one is terrific:


See the rest here.

And a gorgeous Lois Lane illustration here.

Darwyn will be at the New York Comic-Con taking place in Manhattan from October 8th through 10th. Look for Darwyn at the IDW booth, they should have a signing schedule posted at their booth and if I get any info, I'll post it here.

If you're in New York on the 7th, get yourself over to the Borders at Penn Plaza for an early signing event for The Outfit! It's happening at 7pm on Thursday, Oct. 7th.

that's it for now - see you in the funny papers!

postcard contest & a taste of The Outfit

As mentioned in last week's update - I have a copy of the french-language edition of Parker - The Hunter, published by Dargaud and titled "Le Chasseur", that will be given out in a random draw. It's pictured here with Kate (sorry, she's not part of the deal, we need her at the store).



To enter the draw just mail us a postcard!

Strange Adventures (Cooke Contest)
5262 Sackville Street,
Halifax, NS
B3J 1K8 Canada

To be valid for entry, the postcard has to be a real, honest-to-goodness postcard, preferably picturing your hometown or some icon of interest from your area. I'll be accepting entries for the next four weeks and we'll pull a winner from the postcards on October 1st and announce it here. Be sure to have your name and mailing address on the postcard so we can send you the book if you're the winner!

Check out some of the cards already received. Love the one of Reno!


and here's a few shots from The Outfit to sate your hunger - available in a few weeks!










Reserve your copy now at your favourite local bookstore or comic shop! If you'll be in New York for the comic convention, Darwyn and the folks at IDW have a few cool surprises in store for the book's debut.

Appearances, awards, and all things otherwise

Good day, folks,

Darwyn was at FanExpo in Toronto last weekend and will be at Dragon Con in Atlanta this coming weekend. He'll also be a guest at the New York Comic-Con where The Outfit will make its debut!



Darwyn's also the recipient of an Eisner Award for best adaptation of another work for The Hunter. Check out the other Eisner winners here, though they do irk me when they refer to a cartoonist as a "graphic novelist" - gah! What's wrong with cartoonist? It was good enough for Milton Caniff and Hal Foster!

The Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic-con and Darwyn was named "best cartoonist" (thanks, Harvey Awards!).

He's also among those nominated for a Scream Award, the pop culture award show put on by Spike TV. You can vote for your favourite artist here.

The folks at ifanboy have the info on an upcoming graphic novel that sports a nifty cover by Darwyn. Go read about it here and gander at the cover below:


and a new contest! I have a copy of Parker: Le Chasseur to give away. This is the french-language edition of The Hunter published by Dargaud.

I'll get the book signed when Darwyn's back home after his convention run. To enter, just send a postcard to:

Strange Adventures (Cooke Contest)
5262 Sackville Street,
Halifax, NS
B3J 1K8 Canada

The postcard has to be a real, honest-to-goodness postcard, preferably picturing your hometown or some icon of interest from your area. I'll be accepting entries for the next four weeks and we'll pull a winner from the postcards on October 1st and announce it here. Be sure to have your name and mailing address on the postcard so we can send you the book if you're the winner!

Thanks for your kind attention - that's all I have for now!

catch that getaway man!

It's out and about in comic book stores far wand wide - The man with the getaway face - and for only two bucks! Get your butt out to your nearest comic store and plunk down some hard currency for your copy. It will hopefully sate your Parker needs until the Outfit is released this October!


and a few more Darwyn illos:

a couple from Jim Clancy's comic art fans gallery





and this great Ghost Rider from Comic Art Community:



and have you mentioned to your local comic book dealer that you want a copy of Weird War Tales #1? Hmmm? have you?
Well, you should. Stories by Darwyn, Ivan (Vikings) Brandon, and Jan (Jeremy Brood, Star Wars) and illustrated by Darwyn, Nic (Vikings) Klein and Gabriel (Black Coat) Hardman. More info here.



It's out in September!