Instant Press Comics

Starbomb issue 2

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:12:28 +0000

Instant Press is proud to announce that Starbomb issue 2 will hit this October.

I’ve been seeing sample pages from Dann Phillips and I’ve gotta say if you love the classic 70′s comics and scifi you’ll enjoy this next installment. The look and feel alone is just great. Dann is working on the cover so I have no preview for that but once I do I’ll be posting. For now enjoy a page from the book itself.

Keep an eye out for more news on Starbomb and also a special online comic called The Mystery of Bakerville by Manuel Preitano. If you love steampunk you’ll want to check out this online comic.

Dorks Issue 5

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:12:00 +0000

Announcing the release of Dorks issue 5.

I know that that sounds weird considering that there is already an issue 5 but let me explain. In trying to jump start the new series I got wrapped up in redoing the original series. Once I got started on it I started loving the way the old stuff was coming to life. When I was redoing the fifth issue that’s when it hit me. There was a way to redo the original series and incorporate the new stuff at the same time. Issue five will be altered mildly but in a big way. Once issue six hits it’ll take a small break in the story to tie together the old with the new. It’s pretty exciting to me and I hope it’ll be to old and new readers alike. You’ll be able to read the old books and still be able to follow the new story.

Here’s just a look at one of the things I’m proud of in terms of my skills having come a long way.
Dorks Issue 5 will be available for Fallcon in October. Mark my words.

P.S. I’ve enlisted some artist to help me out for a couple pages. For those that have read the original version will have an idea on what was done.

The Original Imp

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:53:00 +0000

The original Imp (seen below) originally had legs and three fingers. He had flames that would come out of his hands cause I guess it was cool and junk. Imp was originally created as somebody that was to take on The Savage Dragon in The Savage Dragon Character Creating Contest. I loved the book so much (even though it was announced in the second issue that was six months late) and I just imagined all sorts of adventures they could have fighting each other. Erik Larsen mentioned that Savage Dragons weakness are sharp objects like knives. So of course being the creative person that I am and embarking on my first original character I gave him sharp nails. I wish I had a copy or the original of the final version where Imp looks like Imp. Oddly, before I had done the final version, I actually had done a series of strips of him. Only he was a good guy. His nemesis? An evil cat. The cats name was some acronym that included the words Satanic and Cat. See? That showed how evil he was. He was an old cat and he would transform in to a young ninja. Again, no idea why. I didn’t even remember this until a month ago as I was going thru some of my paper work and just stumbled upon it.

Imp though I believe has evolved greatly and I wish I had more things to show from his past adventures. He went from being a good guy to a bad guy to being a rebel, which is both good and bad. I do have more things on him so keep an eye out during this, Grubb Master Month.

Happy 15th Anniversary to Grubbmaster Pieces!

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:08:00 +0000

One day while hanging out at Independence Comics (Not named because they sold indy comics, which they didn’t but due to the area) I was showing off my Dorks comic book. I had just completed the first issue and of course I had to just show everybody. Little did I know that there would be an on looker that was actually interested. The next time I had visited the store the owner, Pete had let me know that there was a customer in the store that saw my book and wanted to get in touch with me. He left his phone number with Pete to give to me if I were interested in doing a project with him. After much thought and hesitation I went ahead and called this complete stranger.

David Gruba was just starting to put together a zine called Grubb Master Pieces. He liked Dorks and wanted me to contribute stories for his new zine. I told him I’d think it over and after much thought (yet again) I decided not to “give” him Dorks. Many people told me that he would steal my ideas and characters and make money off me and I’d never see a dime. Ivan Flores of Unit 1 even told me that I was selling myself short. I felt that instead, if I were going to lose my characters it should be some that I didn’t have much attachment to. I ended up developing Rebels (Later renamed Razura) for his zine. Although he wasn’t too happy with the change he still accepted it since it was still a contribution.In 1994, a preview of Grubb Master Pieces came out. It was distributed at comics shops across town and promoted at Independence Comics. To me, this was a huge break and my way up in the world of comics. Dave booked us up for a signing at a sports card and hobby convention. The whole GMG crew was out there to promote the book. It was great just sitting in the back corner of the place where we were the only people that dealt with comics were. I got to meet Derrick Martin though and to this day I’m always happy to see him.In June of 1995 the first issue of GrubbMaster Pieces came out. This was now huge and official. My artwork graced the cover and sadly, mine was the only comic that actually was presented in the zine. Dave’s artist didn’t come thru for him on his two project ideas, Radioactive Roadkill and The Firing Squad.

The same thing happened for the second issue of GrubbMaster Pieces in September. There was a low response to the zine and to much disappointment, Dave had put the project on hold. I had received a very nice letter from him (shown in previous post) with the idea of printing out a mini comic of my choice for free. I picked Dorks. Sadly, I finished the first issue and half of the second but lost interest in that story and did not get anything printed from him.

Here we are, 15 years later. Dave and I are still at it. Free Comic Book Day we made it a day for ourselves to just promote our projects and the response was great. I have to say that we both got the accolades we had been looking for for years and years. Our first collaborative project, Bride of the Wolfman, got a great response and we sold several copies.
We look forward to many more signings together and many more collaborations together. This month I will be going back and featuring Razura and some never before seen material of the title. Also an ad for James (that I bet Dave never knew about) as you’ll see below.
Enjoy a look back at GrubbMaster Pieces.

Dorks Figures?

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:38:00 +0000

During a short period I was trying to create some dorks sculpty figures. I don’t know where the Magnitude figure went and I don’t know what happened to Attitudes “fin”. Longitude is still mostly in tack although I couldn’t find his hat. I know I set it aside not too long ago but I can’t locate it at the moment. His board on the other hand is completely lost to me. Maybe one day I’ll try my hand again at sculpting.

…maybe.