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2009 is lookin' fine

Ten Against the World by Scott Morse

As Chris goes through the 2009 catalogs of various publishers like Fantagraphics and Drawn & Quarterly, I thought I'd share a few update on future projects that creators have mentioned on their blogs. First, over on his blog Red Window, Scott Morse says he's working on a follow-up to The Ancient Book of Myth and War called The Ancient Book of Sex and Science. He's also got another Magic Pickle book coming out in 2009, as well as what sounds like a gigantic bunch of awesomeness, a '50s monster book called Ten Against the World:

*TEN AGAINST THE WORLD is in the works, I'm pleased to officially announce. It's a 160 (or so) page Kirby/Toth-inspired monster comic set in the 1950's, lots of comic book fun I'm certain Wertham would love. There's a teaser above. It's being produced entirely in Photoshop on my Cintique, no pencils, just straight digital black, white, and blue, as an experiment in economics and speed. I'm about 40 pages in at this point. Keep your eyes and ears open for this one, as it may actually hit initially in online installments.

Next, Alex Robinson's Too Cool To Be Forgotten has been popping up on year-end best of lists here and there (Tim O'Shea had it on his), and over on his LiveJournal he talks about the project he's just starting starring Santa Claus: