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Fragile Prophet Press Release

Fragile Prophet OGN Ships This August

Fragile Prophet OGN Ships This August

Lost in the Dark Press is proud to announce the release this August of Fragile Prophet, marking the young company’s first foray into graphic novels. Written by Jeff Davidson and illustrated by Stephen R. Buell, creator of 2004’s critically acclaimed mini-series Video, Fragile Prophet is a 112 page black and white graphic novel retailing for $9.95. The graphic novel can now be pre-ordered in this month’s Diamond Previews, with the order code Jun06 3245.

Born with the mysterious developmental disability Fragile-X Syndrome, Little Jake’s strange utterances are actually highly accurate prophecies of future events. With the world’s spotlight shining brightly on Jake as he makes a chilling prophecy, his older brother, Esau, is left to wonder if he’ll be strong enough to save his special little brother from a hideous fate.

Respected San Francsico-based comics blogger Sean Maher gave Fragile Prophet his Best in Show nod after picking it up at this year’s Alternative Press Expo, and summed it up with these words, “Davidson and Buell keep that vibe going right to the last drop, and I haven't been so emotionally taken with a comic in a long time.”
The first 14 pages can be found at www.lostinthedark.com, as well as interviews, the complete Sean Maher review of Fragile Prophet, and more.

New Look...

With the arrival of Fragile Prophet in June's Diamond Previews (Order number JUN06 3245, more on that later), the website has undergone a bit of a change. If you don't notice it, go back to Lost in the Dark and hit reload. Our goal was to stray away from the trainwreck feeling of the last design, and to simplify a bit. Hope it agrees with you.

As stated above, Fragile Prophet is listed in the Previews that shipped today, so, if you roam around the various comic news websites out there, you may stumble across a few of our promo images we're going to be putting up over the next month. Also, there's a nice 14-page preview of the book at Fragile's mini-site. We'll also be posting reviews and such here at the news blog, so keep coming back and, if you live near a retailer, spread the word...

-SRB

Our incredibly belated APE report

Forty days ago, we came back from the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco. I figure it's about time to give the report, although given the late hour and the amount of work I still have to do (revamping the website, working on Fragile Prophet Promo things, fiddling with a few track listings on my iTunes), it will be short.

APE is our favorite convention of the year, because it's such a "for the love of comics" show, filled with people just damned happy to be showing off their creative feathers, no matter if it's cool mini-comics, graphic novels, t-shirts, sculptures, or stuffed animals.

Plus we always get an unfiltered blast of (Newly-minted Xeric Winners) Jason Macnamara and Tony Talbert, the rarely-sober duo responsible for this summer's Continuity, from AIT. You can read the whole thing in PDF form if you google it somewhere, I think, but don't be cheap, just buy it. They're also using the aforementioned Xeric money to self-pub Full Moon, which Talbert mentioned almost went by the name "Full Body Pube," which made me spit-take all over Jeff.

Our table was next to Mad Yak Press once again, by request, mostly because we like to throw things at them. I'm sure we have an embarassing picture of them eating crappy convention food somewhere, but it's too late to deal with finding it. Plus, I owe them one for helping me at the 11th hour with some technical stuff on Fragile. They've had a quiet 2006, but I heard something about them launching an ongoing series late next year...

We did well, debuting Fragile Prophet. Feedback was swell, sales were good, spirits were up.

Our friend and local comics reviewing guru Sean Maher was there, and had some wonderfully nice things to say about Fragile, over at his blog, Quality Control.

Also of note, APE stalwart Arsenic Lullabies, which takes holocaust humor to a whole new level, Kyle Strahm's mini-comics, which feature, among many other things, burning babies of doom, Lost in the Dark friend Cat Baldwin's Heads-Up Penny, chock-full of whit, charm and a fierce hatred of bananas, and, of course, my favorite APE pickup, THE MAN IN THE BOX. Sadly, I forget who made the MAN IN THE BOX, but I'll try and find out.

Some pics:

Me looking for a waitress in a San Francisco pub. Edinborough(sp?) Castle or something?


At the Isotope APE Aftermath Party, Fragile Prophet writer Jeff Davidson and rabble-rousing musician BOOTH.


And finally, finally, the glorious MAN IN THE BOX!


Don't ask.