Former Memphian John Jackson Miller is ending his 50 issue writing run on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic this coming Wednesday. In fact, the whole series is ending with issue #50.

This news has some JJM and KOTOR fans saddened. Not to worry, John will return to the Star Wars universe later this year with a new comic series Star Wars: Knight Errant. If that’s not good enough for you, a novel of the same name will be released next year! You can read more about it from JJM here.

In addition to his comic duties for Dark Horse, he is also writing a series of e-books in conjunction with the Fate of the Jedi novel series by Del Rey.  The 3rd e-book, Lost Tribe of the Sith: Paragon, is now available for download from StarWars.com, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com (Kindle version).  You can download previous installments here and here.

And if he wasn’t busy enough, John also writes a webcomic, Sword and Sarcasm that you can check out here.

John will be attending the Midsouthcon this March 12th-14th. He was recently on a couple of podcasts- The Legion of Dudes and Fictional Frontiers.

Congrats, JJM!

Tags: comic books, Comic Whore, Dark Horse, Del Rey, e-book, JJM, John Jackson Miller, Knight Errant, Knights of the Old Republic, KOTOR, Memphis, Midsouthcon, Star Wars, webcomic, writing comics

Heard from my Bushi Tales comics partner Dave Beaty this week. He had some good news- he had just turned in his two weeks notice at his day job so he could draw comics full time! For the past year or so he’s been doing some side work for DC, Marvel, and Aspen, with Scott Clark including last year’s X-Men: Sword of the Braddocks and the DCU Holiday Special.

Here are a couple of his new projects that are coming out soon-

JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #7 (OF 7)

On Sale FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Written by JAMES ROBINSON; Art by MAURO CASCIOLI with SCOTT CLARK & DAVE BEATY!

This is the big one! After the catastrophes seen in issues #5 and #6, a hero loses control, leading to an unexpected ending that will fundamentally change the lives of the World’s Greatest Heroes forever. This issue launches a major storyline in the DC Universe and is not to be missed.

TITANS #23

On sale MARCH 17

Written by EDDIE BERGANZA

Art by ANGEL UNZUETA with SCOTT CLARK & DAVE BEATY!

Spotlight on Red Arrow! As Roy Harper lies in critical condition after the events of JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #5, his fever dreams show him the perfect future life he wants for the Titans. Unfortunately for him, it’s a life the Titans will never see.

Be sure to stop by the Bushi Tales table at the Pheonix Cactuscon this May to see what else Dave has been up to.

Hopefully he’ll be able to announce what else he’s got lined up soon.

Congrats, Dave!

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Lex Luthor For Sale

If you’d like one of my paintings now’s your chance!

I originally did this to show at the Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL a couple years ago, and ended up donating it to the HERO Initiative art auction at the Phoenix Cactuscon. Noel Neill (the ORIGINAL Lois Lane) was kind enough to sign it for me before the auction (she starred with Kevin Spacey in Superman Returns).

Well, it’s back up for auction- this time on ebay by Brandon Ladd Burkey, owner of Crossroads Entertainment Co., LLC. and the guy who bought it in Phoenix. Minimum bid is $200 and apparently you get one of my sketchbooks, too.

Best I remember this one is approx. 2′x3′ and it’s airbrush acrylic on canvas.

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PHOENIX OR BUST!

Speaking of PHX, it’s official- Dave and I have been listed as guests for this May’s Phoenix Cactuscon. We’ll be there with Micah and Nicki and are looking forward to checking out the new con digs!

Oh- Noel Neill will be there, too!

Hope to see you there-

Lin

Tags: Bushi Tales, comic books, Comic Whore, comics, Dave Beaty, DC Comics, Kevin Spacey, Lex Luthor, Lin Workman, Noel Neill, Phoenix Cactuscon, Superman Returns

Hey gang-

I’ve been invited to participate in a book signing at the M.R. Davis Public Library in Southaven, MS on Sunday, January 31st from 2:30-4:30pm.

I’ll be singing/selling copies of my comic series “Bushi Tales“.

Other authors in attendance will include  Mark Grisham (John Grisham’s brother) and Daivd Donaldson- authors of “Bedlam South“, and Suzanna Maddox one of 150 teachers who contributed to “Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers“.

The library is located at 8554 Northwest Drive, Southaven, MS 38671, and you can get directions here. Phone number is (662) 342-0102.

Hope to see you there!

Lin

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Historic Broad Avenue Arts District hosts its first holiday-themed Art Walk on Friday, December 4.

From 6 – 9 p.m., broaden your holiday gift options by visiting the art studios, galleries and businesses in the Broad Avenue Arts District.  Works by more than twenty local and national-based artists are featured.

To assist art enthusiasts with their holiday shopping, many of the artists have created gift-sized works of original art.  Odessa (2613 Broad) features a floating installation “Fa la la”  where the artwork will be hanging from the ceiling like snowflakes.  T Clifton Art’s “Holiday Artstravaganza” (2571 Broad) continues the theme with works in mezzo fresco, enamel, acrylic and sculpture.

MetalWorks (2537 Broad) celebrates the grand opening of their retail gallery space.  At Splash Creative (2574 Sam Cooper Blvd), the Memphis Area Women’s Council benefits from sales of t-shirt artwork by local Domestic Violence survivors.  Wilmot Originals (1615 Broad) and Studio 2557 (2557 Broad) also will be open.

George Hunt strolls over from South Main and joins the district for a special one-night show at West Memorials (2481 Broad) entitled “Blues on Broad.” There will be music by blues band Darren J. and Blakkat Bone, as well as refreshments.

Also joining in on the festivities for the evening is Lisa Williamson with an exhibit regarding the Junkyard Museum and it’s summer camp featuring Donald Knaack – The Junkman and his junk band performances.

The walk occurs in the area bounded by Sam Cooper Boulevard and Broad Avenue, between Hollywood and Collins Streets.  In addition, participants can enjoy oyster and drink specials at The Cove (2559 Broad) and Broadway Pizza’s signature Around the World pizza (2581 Broad).

Details

What:Broad Avenue Holiday Art Walk
Art Exhibits tailored to support holiday gift giving.

Date: Friday, December 4, 6 – 9 p.m.

Location: Broad Avenue Art District (Sam Cooper Boulevard and Broad Avenue between Hollywood and Collins Street)

Contact Information: T Clifton Art Gallery |  901.323.2787 | www.TCliftonArt.com

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Here’s the 10th installment of Denny’s writing blog

Denny’s favorite mantra-

“There is seldom any one absolutely, inarguable, unimpeachably right way to do anything.”

“There’s just the way, whatever it might be, that’s okay for here and now.”

A final observation from Denny: “Practice makes…well, not perfect, but maybe pretty good.”

Read more from Denny here.

I’ve got another Web Wednesday from Nicki for you, but I can’t find it on my computer. I’ll look again when I get home tonight. Stay “tooned”.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out the latest episode (#3) of “The PKD Black Box” titled: “Roger Corman & The Memphis Mafia Battle Ninjas“. You can get it at http://pkdmedia.com, http://pkdmedia.com/thepkdblackbox, or via iTunes. Since we discussed so much Shawn Pryor split our conversation into two parts.

Lin

Tags: comic books, Comic Whore, comics, Dennis O'Neil, Denny O'Neil, free, Lin Workman, Memphis, Nicki, PKD Media, pod-people, podcast, self-publishing, Shawn Pryor, The PKD Media Black Box podcast, writing comics