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MAY 18TH, 2010
ASYLUM PRESS RELEASES RETRO-HORROR ANTHOLOGY EEEK! JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN (Los Angeles) Asylum Press announces the release of an all-new horror anthology entitled EEEK! by creator Jason Paulos. Shipping in Sept. 2010 it’s just in time to shake your bones for the Halloween season. EEEK! is a homage from artist/writer Jason Paulos to the classic horror comics of his youth. Taking a pinch of black humour from EC comics and mixing it with the art stylings of House of Mystery and Warren comics, Paulos blends a heady broth that hits you like a burning incense stick to the retina.
''EEEK!' is my love letter to cheesy 'retro' horror comics” say creator Jason Paulos,”... in particular Charlton, House of Mystery, Warren, and to a lesser extent 80's stuff like Death Rattle and Twisted Tales. If you made a movie of 'EEEK!' it would be described as the bastard child of Evil Dead and Austin Powers. One of the story titles is 'Death Wears Hotpants', so you can draw your own conclusions from that.” “We’re very excited to have EEEK! Join the ranks of the horror titles we have brewing at Asylum Press,” explains publisher Frank Forte, “ Jason Paulos has a knack for bringing bringing back those morbid feelings I got when I read the old Eerie and Creepys, but he does it with a new twist.” EEEK! VOL. 1 will be a soft cover TPB annual anthology. Standard comic book dimensions. 152 pgs, B&W with COLOR section , perfect bound. Retail Price: $14.95. Ship Date: Sept 2010. Intended Audience: General Readers. ISBN13: 978-1-61724-010-2 Writers:Jason Paulos, Bodine Amerikah, Daren White Cover Artist: Aly Fell This retro-style comic book anthology of all-new horror tales is guaranteed to give you the eeries and the creepies! Taking a pinch of black humour from EC comics and mixing it with the art stylings of House of Mystery and Warren comics, EEEK! blends a heady broth that hits you like a burning incense stick to the retina. Jason Paulos delivers the goods with over 15 tales of revenge, zombies, vampires, ghouls and monsters. Each tale drawn in a different style reminiscent of the B&W horror mags of the 70's and 80's. In 'Deadline of Death' we witness rival comic artists dabbling with malevolent forces that arrive in the form of a chain smoking goatee wearing Satan. In Lights! Camera! Murder!, A lovesick starlet and a ruthless film director embark on a doomed love affair that ends in pieces! In "Easy Prey" A helpless girl, lost in the wilderness ... but is she all that she seems? In "Head Trip" a hippie's love for music goes horribly wrong. Other titles include "Confessions of a Thrill Killer", "Like Son, Like Father" , "In Too Deep" and many more. Includes full color section, cover gallery and sketchbook section. EEEK! Preview can be seen on the web here: Official website Asylum Press can be found on the web at: http://www.asylumpress.com/ QUOTES 'The stories in this collection draw their inspiration from the 'so bad it's good' school of horror. The opening story, "Deadline of Death", features two young comic artists – one of whom makes a pact with the Devil while the other gets ironic revenge. The story comes fully equipped with 70's hair-dos and knowing winks to comic book history. There's even a witty narrator who finishes off the piece with a misquoted cliché: "Looks like a case of 'art imitates death,' huh, readers?"' “A fun collection of illustrated terror tales featuring great art and a wicked sense of humor, pulling it's inspiration from all over the Silver Age horror comic history map, occasionally even drawing from 50's pre-code terror and the late 60's and early 70's Eerie Publication black and white gore mags... but probably most reminiscent of 80's indie comic titles like Gore Shriek and Twisted Tales. Recommended!"
ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS: ABOUT JASON PAULOS Jason Paulos exploded onto the Australian comics scene in 1989 with the first self published issue of 'Hairbutt The Hippo', the story of a hard boiled anthropomorphic private eye roaming the seedy underbelly of a future city. Over the years Jason has regularly contributed to Australian MAD magazine (over 100 pages of Hairbutt strips), DC comics (5 page Green Lantern story for Bizarro Comics book 2), Judge Dredd Megazine (wrote and drew 16 page horror story called 'Easy Prey') and published a dozen Hairbutt comics. |
JAN. 4, 2010
COMICMONSTERS.COM TO SPOTLIGHT ASYLUM PRESS
FOR ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010
COMIC MONSTERS AND ASYLUM PRESS MERGE BRAINS TO SPREAD THE HORROR AND INSANITY ComicMonsters.com’s founder Rob Caprilozzi says it “It’s very exciting for us to be able to showcase the talents of Asylum Press and their independent publishing spirit.” Asylum Press is joining forces with ComicMonsters.com to celebrate their 11 years of horrifying comic fans, as well as looking to the future. Throughout January, ComicMonsters.com will be featuring retrospective features, as well as exclusive sneak previews of upcoming Asylum Press releases. Each day will there will a new Asylum Press feature for horror comic to check out. "I'm very excited to be working with Comic Monsters to put together a giant online retrospect of Asylum Press as well as previews of upcoming books, animations, trailers, exclusive premieres, interviews with creators and more," explains Asylum Publisher Frank Forte, "this is going to be a blast!" Comic Monsters can be found on the web at: The Asylum Press spotlight can be found by clicking the Publisher Spotlight link on the top left corner of the page. Asylum Press can be found on the web at: www.asylumpress.com Images for this press release can be found here: http://www.asylumpress.com/APCMpromoimage.jpg ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS: ABOUT COMIC MONSTERS: |
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DEC. 22, 2009
ASYLUM PRESS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY TITLE ANNOUNCED
FEATURED IN JAN. PREVIEWS
PREVIEW COMING SOON
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DEC. 22, 2009
STEVE MANNION INTERVIEW WITH BROKEN FRONTIER
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DEC. 17, 2009
SUPPORT INDY COMIC BOOK WEEK
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OCT. 27, 2009
ASYLUM PRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION'S FEARLESS DAWN #2 PREVIEW Preview Title: “Hopped up out of their freakin' minds!” (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has announced the release of a 4 page preview of the tongue in cheek pulp book Fearless Dawn #2. The synopsis of issue #2 can be described as this: "Hopped up out of their freakin' minds on the Combat "Power" drug, Fearless Dawn,(heroine extraordinaire), and Number Seven (her manly love interest) go on a rampage through Helga's camp. The combat monster versions of Fearless Dawn and Old Number Seven SMASH a lot of stuff and MAIM aplenty as they make their exciting escape! Meanwhile, the SYNDICATE sends in a secret weapon to aid in the rescue. Get set dear readers for an Eisnerian ROMP of unprecedented proportions! BLGGLGH!!! Join us now as Steve Mannion's beautifully rendered comic book tale unfolds in full-color glory! Fan's of Steve Mannion's The Bomb will love this new action-packed series. “Back in February's PREVIEWS there was a book from Asylum Press called Fearless Dawn that went largely unnoticed by fans and retailers. The entire industry went on rolling without giving it a second glance, and like many small press books it nearly slipped into obscurity without reaching the core readers in our hobby. But when a copy of it made its way across my desk, I knew from first glance it was something special that people needed to see” commented Jim Kuhoric of Diamond Comics Distributors. "I am excited to bring Fearless dawn to a full-color series," says creator Steve Mannion," this is a dream project and I'm having a blast." “We’ll be updating the website and blog on a regular basis so fans can see pencil to ink pages, colors, thumbnails and interact with Steve,” says publisher Frank Forte. “Steve Mannion is one of the most underrated artists in comics. Part Dave Stevens, part Wally Wood his art encapsulates everything I love about comic books,” says Rick Remender (Punisher, Fear Agent) The Publication schedule is as follows. Fearless Dawn:Special Edition #1 (ships Nov. 2009), Fearless Dawn #2 (Ships Dec. 2009), Fearless Dawn #3 (Ships Feb. 2010), and Fearless Dawn #4 (Ships Mar. 2010), Fearless Dawn #2 preview: http://www.asylumpress.com/FD_2_preview.html Press images for this release can be found here http://www.asylumpress.com/pressimages/FD2/fearlessdawn2_preview.html Title:Fearless Dawn #2 (of 4) STILL AVAILABLE FOR REORDER: Still available from Asylum Press is Steve Mannion's The Bomb TPB. "The Bomb is a good place to start as it tells Fearless Dawn's origin story and her first adventure," explains Publisher Frank Forte. Title:The Bomb TPB ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS:
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FORTE AND GUCUNJA’S DTOX GETS PRINTED IN HEAVY METAL
DTOX, A POST ARMAGEDDON HUNTER OF MUTANTS,
GETS AN 8-PAGE STORY PRINTED IN THE NOV. 2009 ISSUE OF HEAVY METAL
TWO PAGE PREVIEW OF DTOX STORY IN HEAVY METAL
Asylum Press announced today that an eight page story featuring the character DTOX will be featured in the November 2009 issue of Heavy Metal magazine. DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses). DTOX takes place in a post-Armageddon future. The lone biohazard warrior fights to cleanse the earth of a rising toxic mutant population. Killvixen, a knife-wielding femme fatale, soon joins him. Together, armed with the mobile arsenal code-named DTANK, they travel the ravaged mid-west in search of rogue monstrosities and fuel. Their destination is to locate the evil bio-scientist Scourge and destroy him and his mutant factory. “This episode printed in Heavy Metal is actually episode 2 in the DTOX story. It works alone as a twisted sci-fi tale, but is part of a larger “Scourge” storyline, explains creator Frank Forte, “In this tale DTOX and Killvixen come upon a recent battlefield between the military and mutants. With corpses littering the area they stumble upon one lone survivor, a woman who pleads for her life. All is not what it seems as DTOX drops his guard and the woman turns into a giant slug-like mutant who wants to feast.” "The character DTOX is inspired by the Heavy Metal Magazine and EPIC Illustrated I used to read in the 1980's. Characters like Ranxerox and Den showed how far comics could really go. Pepe Moreno, Guido Crepax and Caza just blew me away. I grew tired of costumed superheroes after a while and wanted something more. I found it in the pages of Heavy Metal, " explains Frank Forte. " Now I'm giving back." "DTOX was a great addition to the November issue of Heavy Metal and we look forward to printing the next episode in the coming issues, " says Howard Jurofsky, VP Heavy Metal. "Working on DTOX was fantastic, " says Nenad Gucunja, " I was able go off on the script and expand the scenes. Then Frank would go back and rewrite it. What came out was something fun and demented." The DTOX trailer can be seen here: http://www.dtoxcomic.com/ Also available on the website is a full color preview, character descriptions, concept art and more. Still on sale at the Asylum Press store: DTOX: SPECIAL BIOHAZARD EDITION No. 0, introduces a new character to the Asylum Universe. DTOX is presented in a magazine size format. DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses). This 12-page action packed story introduces the world of DTOX, Killvixen and the evil bio-scientist Scourge, who is creating an army of disease carrying mutants. Also features a special concept art section with unused penciled pages and character design. Intended Audience: Mature Readers Images for this press release can be found here: ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS About Heavy Metal |
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ASYLUM PRESS RELEASES FREE FIRST ISSUE OF GRAPHIC NOVEL FARMHOUSE FOR THE IPHONE THE FIRST ISSUE WILL BE FREE IPHONE APP AND DOWNLOADABLE PDF FARMHOUSE WILL BE RELEASED AS A 6-ISSUE MINI-SERIES FOR THE IPHONE FIRST, LATER ON OTHER PLATFORMS AND AS A PRINTED BOOK FOR SUMMER 2010 Asylum Press announced today that it will release its latest graphic novel entitled Farmhouse to the Comics by comiXology iPhone comic store and reader before it goes to print. Farmhouse is written by Playwright Elizabeth J. Musgrave and illustrator Szymon Kudranski (Zombie Cop). Farmhouse is a dark character drama set in a mental institution set in the town of Paintsville in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. In this tale, Sam Corneile, A drifter, returns home to take a job at a local mental institution where he discovers a group of patients being exploited under an art therapy regimen. While there, he falls for Helen, a feisty but troubled female who dares him to confront his past. Farmhouse #1 Free issue: http://www.farmhousecomic.com/farmhouse1FREE.pdf Farmhouse website: www.farmhousecomic.com “I am very excited to work with comiXology on delivering Asylum Press’ comics to the iPhone. There are millions of iPhone users and it opens up our reader base quite significantly,” says publisher Frank Forte, “The comics market has needed to get to new fans for over a decade and this seems to be the best way to do it. We hope it will drive readers to their local comics shops.” "Asylum has a lot of fun comics with a wide range of genres," said David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology. "Farmhouse is a dark, brooding drama that is unique in our offerings and we hope gets the attention it deserves." The Comics by comiXology App is a digital comic store, library and reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch that has over 200 comics from nearly 30 popular comic publishers and many independent comic writers. Images for use with this press release can be found here: About comiXology: About Elizabeth J. Musgrave: About Szymon Kudranski: About Asylum Press: Founded in 1999 by Frank Forte, Asylum Press is a unique publishing house specializing in high profile projects from some of the industry's biggest names. Publishing superhero comics with Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis, continuing their tradition of horror with Undead Evil, Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, the upcoming Asylum of Horrors and Beyond Lovecraft, venturing into dark humor with Billy Boy The Sick Little Fat Kid and The Cletus and Floyd Show, Asylum Press continues to be on the cutting edge of comic and graphic novel publishing. Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Comics, Haven Distributors, Tony Shenton and Partners Publishers Group to the booktrade. |
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FEARLESS DAWN MINI-SERIES PUBLICATION SCHEDULE (ALMOST MONTHLY) FEARLESS DAWN:SPECIAL EDITION #1: NOV. 2009 FEARLESS DAWN #2: DEC. 2009 FEARLESS DAWN #3: FEB. 2010 FEARLESS DAWN #3: MAR. 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________________ |
JULY 23, 2009 Comics by comiXology iPhone app debuts http://www.comixology.com/news/46/Comics-by-comiXology-iPhone-app-debuts
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JUNE 8, 2009 Fearless Dawn #1 UPDATE ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS: Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Comics, Haven Distributors and Partners Publishers Group. |
DEC 30, 2008
ASYLUM RELEASES WARLASH:DARK NOIR #2 READABLE PREVIEW ASYLUM PRESS HAS ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF A TRAILER AND16-PAGE READABLE PREVIEW OF THEIR NEW ONGOING SERIES WARLASH:DARK NOIR Dec 30, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, creator of The Vampire Verses, Insidious Tales and The Asylum Of Horrors, is releasing the second issue of a new character, Warlash, through his company Asylum Press. Four stories, 48 pages, and one low price of $2.95 allow every reader to get a serious value for their comic book dollar. In this action packed second issue, Warlash, armored warrior of the apocalyptic future, returns. This issue continues the “Phlegm Fatale” storyline wherein Warlash battles a biogenetically spawned beast in the sewers below Pittsburgh. Written and illustrated by Frank Forte. In "Enter:The Bladeviper, Warlash" fights a sexy blade wielding villainess. Script by Royal McGraw and stunning art by J.C. Wong. In the final chapter of “Grubbs” where Warlash battles a shape-shifting maniac, his endurance is pushed to its limits. Art by Steve Mannion. And finally "The Transforation of Eduard Yan", where an injection transforms a street junkie into something...more, art by Nenad Gucunja. Cover by Bruno Werneck. Preview can be seen at: www.warlash.com/warlash_DN02_PREVIEW.html SHIPPING NOTE: WARLASH:DARK NOIR #2 was scheduled for a Dec. 2008 release. It's at the printer now and should hit stores in mid-Jan. 2009. NOTE: Retailers are free to take any images and the PDF preview and post it on their sites to generate sales. Fans should sign up for the asylumpress newsletter at www.asylumpress.com/newsletter Title: WARLASH:DARK NOIR #2 WARLASH:DARK NOIR #1 can also be ordered through Diamond Distributors if anyone missed the first issue. Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Distributors and Haven Distributors and to the booktrade by Partners Publishers Group. |
DEC. 8, 2008 ASYLUM PRESS SIGNS DEAL WITH PARTNERS PUBLISHERS GROUP for Book Trade Distribution Dec 8, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has inked a deal with Partners Publishers Group for distribution into the booktrade. Partners Publishers Group has a nationwide customer base and has worked with a number of heavyweight independent comic companies and now adds Asylum Press to its fold. ASYLUM PRESS titles available to bookstores are Robert S. Rhine's Satan's 3-Ring Circus Of Hell, Deadly Are The Naked, Chestaclese Sketchbook and The Bomb by Steve Mannion. Coming in 2009 will be the collected edition trade paperbacks of Warlash:Dark Noir, Farmhouse, a graphic novel by Elizabeth J. Musgrave and Szymon Kudranski, and The Asylum Of Horrors collected edition hardcover. The above titles will be available from Partners Publishers Group immediately. Partners Publishers Group’s titles are available through Partners Book Distributing, Partners/West, Ingram and Baker & Taylor. Asylum Press can be found on the web at:www.asylumpress.com Partners Publishers Group can be found on the web at: www.partnerspublishersgroup.com/
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COVER TO ASYLUM OF HORRORS #3 FEATURED IN SPECTRUM 15 ASYLUM PRESS HAS ANNOUNCED THE COVER TO ASYLUM OF HORRORS #3, PAINTED BY BEN OLSON, IS FEATURED IN SPECTRUM 15 Dec 3, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has announced that Ben Olson's amazing cover to the anthology Asylum Of Horrors #3(insert diamond code here) is featured in Spectrum 15, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. "We are very excited that Ben Olson's cover made it to the finals, " explains Frank Forte, "Asylum Of Horrors #3 will be coming out later this year and will also feature Ben's first 8 page comic book story. It's a fantasty/horror tale that looks nothing like anything Ben has done before." This is the second time Ben Olson and Asylum Press have been featured in Spectrum. Spectrum 14 included the cover to Warlash:Zombie Mutant Genesis. ( We need to inset a link to the first cover.) To join the Asylum Press newsletter (insert link to newsletter). Retailers who would like to carry the Asylum Press line can order it through their distributor or email asylumpress@aol.com. ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS ABOUT BEN OLSON |
OCT. 29, 2008 ASYLUM PRESS TO DEBUT NEW TITLES AT APE ASYLUM PRESS HAS ANNOUNCED THE DEBUT OF ASYLUM OF HORRORS #1 AND FARMHOUSE ACT 1 Oct 30, 2008 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, creator of The Vampire Verses, Insidious Tales and The Asylum Of Horrors, will be signing at The APE convention in San Francisco, Table #135. Asylum Press will be debuting the first issue of The Asylum of Horrors anthology. Also on hand will be Elizabeth J. Musgrave, writer of the new graphic novel FARMHOUSE. FARMHOUSE is described as a drama/thriller where Sam Corneile, A drifter, returns home to take a job at a local mental institution where he unwittingly discovers a group of patients being exploited under an art therapy regimen. While there, he falls for Helen, a feisty but troubled female patient who dares him to confront his past. FARMHOUSE is illustrated by Szymon Kudranski. Also on for sale will be ATOMIC MADHOUSE' Comic Book SFX T-Shirts. APE ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS About Atomic Madhouse |
SEPT 23, 2008
WARLASH: DARK NOIR #2 16-PAGE PREVIEW RELEASED
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WARLASH: DARK NOIR #1 16-PAGE PREVIEW RELEASED
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JULY 24, 2008
WARLASH AND THE BOMB COVERED AT DIAMOND PREVIEWS WORLD
AUG. 18, 2008
FRANK FORTE INTERVIEWED BY THE PULSE
JULY 24, 2008
ASYLUM OF HORRORS #1 TRAILER
| JULY 1ST 2008 SHIPPING SEPT. 2008 FROM ASYLUM PRESS
CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL SITE: WWW.ASYLUMOFHORRORS.COM ASYLUM OF HORRORS #1 PREVIEW
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WARLASH:DARK NOIR No. 1 TRAILER
WARLASH:DARK NOIR No. 1 PREVIEW
____________________ JUNE 9, 2008 STEVE MANNION COMMITS TO THE ASYLUM STEVE MANNION’S THE BOMB TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPS AUGUST 2008 FROM ASYLUM PRESS. __________________ May 27, 2008 STEVE MANNION COMMITS TO THE ASYLUM STEVE MANNION’S THE BOMB TRADE PAPERBACK SHIPS AUGUST 2008 FROM ASYLUM PRESS.
THE BOMB PREVIEW
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Jan., 21, 2008 Darwin’s Pâté Launches on You Tube
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEC. 29, 2007 CHANNEL FREDERATOR INTERVIEWS FRANK FORTE http://frederatorblogs.com/post/4870 DEC. 29, 2007 CHANNEL FREDERATOR ADDS THE STRUGGLE TO IT'S LINE-UP http://newtoons.frederator.com/post/4860 DEC. 28, 2007 ASYLUM PRESS RELEASES DTOX TRAILER
DTOX# 0 SHIPS DECEMBER THRU DIAMOND
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Frank Forte's GRAPHIC NOVEL of VOODOO TERROR SHIPS JUNE 2007 “It’s a twisted Lovcraftian,
Zombie thriller," says writer/artist FRANK FORTE', of UNDEAD EVIL,
a 64page, glossy, B&W toned graphic novel, featuring art by Nenad
Gucunja (Satan Gone Wild, Satan’s Circus of Hell,DTOX) and Seattle's
own Ben Olson (Shogo M.A.D, Drakan, Drakan II), doing a painted cover.
Published by Asylum Press. UNDEAD EVIL will be listed in the April 2007
Diamond catalogue, shipping June 2007. Only $4.95!
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ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS _____________________________________ March 5, 2007 COMIC MONSTERS.com INTERVIEWS FRANK FORTE
Click here for ASYLUM PRESS INTERVIEW __________________________________________________ March 4, 2007 COMIC MONSTERS.com to host ASYLUM PRESS MESSAGE BOARD
I know it's been down for a while, but we're back! Click here for ASYLUM PRESS MESSAGE BOARD __________________________________________________ February 27, 2007 FANGORIA.com interviews Frank Forte about WARLASH:ZOMBIE MUTANT GENESIS For FANGORIA online article click HERE
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# # # __________________________________________________ January 24, 2007 "THE STRUGGLE" SCREENS AT BOSTON CINEMA CENSUS 2007
Frank Forte's new short film "The Struggle" will be screening at the Boston Cinema Census in Boston. The event will be held at the famous Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA. More info below:
The Brattle is pleased to once again host the annual Boston Cinema Census - an important survey of the most interesting and innovative works produced by local emerging filmmakers from New England through the past year. Be sure to join us for an evening of varied and original program created by filmmakers in our midst. |
January 1, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Created and written by FRANK FORTE (Satan's Circus of Hell, Vampire Verses)
Interior art by ALEKSANDAR SOTIROVSKI (Image Comics, Pixar)
Covers painted by BEN OLSON ( Shogo M.A.D, Drakan, Drakan II, The Suffering)
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January 1, 2007
DTOX...the new comic by Frank Forte and Nenad Gucunja
Click HERE for sample pages
Also check out www.DTOXCOMIC.com
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January 1, 2007
SHIPPING OCTOBER 2008
GIANT HORROR ANTHOLOGY
Featuring the best writers and artists in the Horror field!
Cover by BEN OLSON
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August 30, 2006
Check out Robert S. Rhine's GIRLS AND CORPSES
August 30, 2006
http://www.frankforte.blogspot.com
August 27, 2006
Jim Smith Cartoons Blog is up and running
http://jimsmithcartoons.blogspot.com
August 25, 2006
THE ART OF JIM SMITH
SKETCHBOOK 3
NAKED ARE THE NUDE
Shipping 2007
SEPT. 19, 2005
ASYLUM PRESS IS SELLING ITEMS FROM IT'S VAULTS ON EBAY.
GET COMIC ART, ANIMATION ART, SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS
Aug. 26, 2005
ASYLUM PRESS NOW ACCEPTING PAYPAL
APRIL 21, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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APRIL 20, 2005
“SATAN'S 3 RING CIRCUS of HELL”IS COMING TO TOWN!"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “SATAN'S 3 RING CIRCUS of HELL”IS COMING TO TOWN!"
Published by Asylum Press, and Rhine's partner
at SATAN's 3 RING CIRCUS of HELL is a more humorous
and darker "Tales Of R.S. Rhine's other published works and comic books
with Asylum Press R.S. Rhine will also be featured in the upcoming
Carol & Graf hardcover SATAN'S 3 RING CIRCUS OF HELL is published by Asylum
Press and For more info go to: http://www.robertrhine.com/ Here’s a recent interview with Robert Steven
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June 21, 2004
SAN DIEGO COMICON 2004ASYLUM PRESS PRESENTS:SPUMCO'S JIM SMITH |
March 3, 2004
SHIPPING JUNE 2004 FROM ASYLUM PRESS (April Previews)
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| HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH TPB Written and Illustrated by Frank Forte (Vampire Verses, Cry For Dawn, NightCry) The long awaited HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH comic book will be released as a giant 128 page graphic novel in June 2004. The book will ship to make it's debut at Comicon 2004 in San Diego. The cover to HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH TPB, painted by Philip Straub, was Featured in SPECTRUM 8 The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art.
Intended Audience: all ages Story Synopsis: In a futuristic decayed Salem Massachusetts the city is dark and culminated by evil. Witches, vampires, werewolves and voodoo priests fight an endless battle for control of the city. The Wicked Witch belonged to a coven that was recently murdered. Only she has survived. Rumor has it that in Hell, the souls of these witches are being held captive and their power being harnessed to some warlock back on earth. The Wicked Witch must find this warlock and destroy him before his power allows him to take control of Salem. But time is running out as the witches and warlocks of Salem are battling each other for control of the city. Can the Wicked Witch save the city or is it destined to destroy itself? Also includes special sketchbook section.
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GONE WILD NO.1 Illustrated by Hilary Barta (Spiderman), Steve Mannion (Batman), Nenad Gucunja and Frank Forte (Cry For Dawn). Cover by Frank Forte. Intended Audience: Mature Readers
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Jan 12, 2004
SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR HORROR ANTHOLOGIES
ASYLUM PRESS IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD ARTISTS for Robert Steven Rhine's new horror anthology SATAN GONE WILD, The psychotic follow-up to CHICKEN SOUP FOR SATAN! If you draw in the style of Berni Wrightson, Tim Vigil, Kyle Hotz, Kelly Jones, Mike Mignola or have a dark and moody style please send small jpg samples (no more than 1 MB, no exe files, only zip or sea) of sequential art to: asylumpress@aol.com. No pin up art please. Better yet, if you have a website of sequential art samples send us the link!
This job is for a ten page horror story that must be penciled, inked and lettered (using a digital comic book font). Completed pages will need to be delivered on disc as 300 dpi PSD (Photoshop) files.
There are other short horror story jobs coming up for other Asylum Press anthologies.
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November 20, 2003 FRANK FORTE STORYBOARDS TRACI LORDS
Los Angeles, California. Frank Forte has signed on to storyboard Traci Lords short film "Sweet Pea". Traci wrote
and directed the short film for the Fox Searchlab. What’s new pussycat? TRACI ELIZABETH LORDS received the Best Actress award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for her starring role in the romantic comedy "Chump Change," which will be released by Miramax/Dimension. The just-completed film "City of Masks" in which she also stars has been picked up for distribution by Columbia Tri-Star. And, she starred in the enormously popular Sci-Fi Channel adventure series "First Wave" (executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola). Lords shone in the role of Jordan Radcliffe, the mysterious and sexy leader of a militia force known as the "Raven Nation" that was fighting off the alien invasion of Earth. |
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October 20, 2003 FRANK FORTE STORYBOARDS JAMES OXFORD
Los Angeles, California. Frank Forte has signed on to storyboard James Oxford's short film "Smart Card". James Oxford has been a concept illustrator for many Hollywood blockbusters including XMen 2, Men In Black, Wild Wild West, Amistad, Pitch Black 2, Jurassic park 2 and Armageddon.
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August 20, 2003 SICKCOM on DVD
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August 20, 2003 Twisted Animation Festival Goes to Spike TV Hey, if you don’t sue a major media mogul for using your name or part of your name for their new channel you just may get a good deal out of it. At least that’s the case for SPIKE AND MIKE’S SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION (www.spikeandmike.com), which now will showcase the best of the festival’s fare in six, half-hour episodes on Viacom’s Spike TV (which had to delay the launch of the re-named channel in the legal name battle with director Spike Lee that was ultimately settled) .
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August 15, 2003
NEW ASYLUM PRESS APPEARANCES ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES SEPT. 20, 2003 FRANK FORTE , ROBERT STEVEN RHINE AND JACOB HAIR At Dark Delicacies Will be signing CHICKEN SOUP FOR SATAN #1. (4213 W. Burbank Boulevard. Burbank, CA). For more info: www.darkdel.com
LOS ANGELES AUG 24, 2003 FRANK FORTE AND ROBERT STEVEN RHINE AT The Shrine Auditorium Comic Book and Sci-Fi convention on Sunday August 24th, 2004. Hope to see you there! |
August 16, 2003
HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH TPB TO BE RELEASED JUNE 2004
The long awaited HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH comic book will be released as a giant 80 page graphic novel in June 2004. The book will ship to make it's debut at Comicon 2004 in San Diego. The cover to HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH TPB, painted by Philip Straub, was Featured in SPECTRUM 8 The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH TPB Written and Illustrated by Frank Forte (Vampire Verses, Cry For Dawn, NightCry) Cover painted by: Philip Straub Intended Audience: all ages Story Synopsis: In a futuristic decayed Salem Massachusetts the city is dark and culminated by evil. Witches, vampires, werewolves and voodoo priests fight an endless battle for control of the city. The Wicked Witch belonged to a coven that was recently murdered. Only she has survived. Rumor has it that in Hell, the souls of these witches are being held captive and their power being harnessed to some warlock back on earth. The Wicked Witch must find this warlock and destroy him before his power allows him to take control of Salem. But time is running out as the witches and warlocks of Salem are battling each other for control of the city. Can the Wicked Witch save the city or is it destined to destroy itself? Also includes special sketchbook section. |
August 11, 2003
COMICON 2003 A SUCCESS FOR ASYLUM PRESS
Thank you!!! to all those who visited our San Diego Comic-Con 2003 booth and bought hundreds of our newly released "Chicken Soup For Satan" comic book, T-shirts, skull bowls and took pictures with our booth girl, Satana. Comic-Con Int'l 2003 was another huge success for FrankenRhine Productions and Asylum Press. In particular, the screening of our pilot SICKCOM, as the lead off film at Spike & Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, which drew so many fans (over a thousand) that the theater had to be moved! We also wish to thank Kevin Klemm of The Ed Gein Collection who provided us with fresh corpses for our booth including Nosferatu and Smiling Jack (left). Next up, the Shrine Auditorium Comic Book and Sci-Fi convention on Sunday August 24th. Hope to see you there! CLICK HERE FOR MORE COMIC-CON 2003 PHOTOS |
July 15, 2003
SICKCOM GRABS SPIKE & MIKE
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MARCH 18, 2003
ASYLUM PRESS TO PUBLISH TRADE PAPERBACKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS AND ONE-SHOTS
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Comics publisher ASYLUM PRESS has announced that it's publishing plans for 2003 and beyond will limited to Trade Paper backs, Graphic Novels and One-shots. "We've been publishing for over ten years and it's always been tough for us to put out a book on a regular basis," states publisher Mike Bliss, "Our efforts are better spent in producing larger format books such as graphic novels." ASYLUM PRESS will also be experimenting with larger alternative format books that other alternative/Indy publishers put out on the market. "Our goal is to ultimately break into the bookstore and overseas market, " explains Bliss, "We are also targeting Hollywood movie studios for possible crossovers onto the bigscreen." Among the Tradepaperback comics scheduled for 2004 and beyond are: The Vampire Verses, Satan's Powder Room, Billy Boy The Sick Little Fat Kid, The Wicked Hex, The Cletus and Floyd Show and Warlash. ### |
MARCH 18, 2003
VAMPIRE VERSES TO BE RELEASED AS TRADE PAPERBACK
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ASYLUM PRESS has announced that the planned 12 issue maxi-series The Vampire Verses will be released as a trade paperback sometime in 2004. "The Vampire Verses is a very important story that I've been wanting to tell for years," states creator Frank Forte, "I want to take the time to do it right" Issues 4-7 have been reworked and are in various stages of completion. The Vampire Verses page on www.Asylumpress.com will be updated soon with character profiles and behind the scenes production art. The Vampire Verses #3 was cancelled due to low orders, but copies of VV #3 Limited Edition First Print are still available direct from Asylum Press for $10 each. ### |
MARCH 18, 2003
ASYLUM PRESS TO RELEASE CHICKEN SOUP FOR SATAN JUNE 2003
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Shipping June 2003 Robert Steven Rhine's CHICKEN SOUP FOR SATAN NO.1 The psychotic follow-up to SELECTED READINGS FROM SATAN'S POWDER ROOM Featuring three more twisted tales of terror illustrated by Rich Longmore, Steve Mannion and Jacob Hair. Cover by Frank Forte |
APRIL 19, 2002
ASYLUM PRESS creators will be appearing at San Diego and Wizard World East
in 2002. Check the Convention appearance page for details.
Frank Forte and Robert S. Rhine will be in attendance Aug. 1-4.
Laura "Hell's Mistress" Shay will be appearing Sat. Aug. 3rd
Stop by, get some autogarphs, check out our upcoming titles,
and see the new Asylum Press animation in the works!!
APRIL 19, 2002
The Asylum Press website was down for a few weeks as we updated the site and
changed our webite host to Korksoft. Sorry to all you cats who couldn't get your fix!!!
MARCH 18, 2002
ROBERT STEVEN RHINE'S BRAIN HAS ESCAPED!
NOW PREMIERING AT: Robertrhine.com and Robertstevenrhine.com Writer, filmmaker and idiot savant, Robert Steven Rhine will guide you through the inner sanctum of his skull imprisoned grey matter. Prepare yourself for a journey to the center of a disturbed mind. You're just a click away from madness.
FEBRUARY 22, 2002
ASYLUM PRESS TO RELEASE ROBERT STEVEN RHINE'S
ANTHOLOGY OF HORROR
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Welcome to SELECTED READINGS FROM SATAN'S POWDER ROOM. The premiere issue of this twisted horror anthology delivers three tales of terror by acclaimed horror author ROBERT STEVEN RHINE (My Brain Escapes Me). In the first leg of the trilogy, Spare Parts, illustrated by JOHN (Planetary) CASSADAY, a lonely embalmer enjoys a morbid hobby... Next, you're invited to "The Symposium", illustrated by FRANK (Vampire Verses) FORTE , where intellectual vampires dine with the world's most fertile minds... And finally, we sew things up with "The Tattoo Artist," illustrated by RICH (Iron Guns) LONGMORE about a frustrated tattoo artist who gets his first art exhibit, after reclaiming his life's work. visit John Cassaday's website Visit The Robert Steven Rhine Pages |
DECEMBER, 10 2001
Cover to HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH #2 Featured in SPECTRUM 8
The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art
Cover to HEX OF THE WICKED WITCH #2
Painted by Philip Straub
Also check out Spectrum 8 for the "PSYCHO PUMPKIN" piece
by fellow ASYLUM inmate "Dark" Mark Covell!!
DECEMBER, 10 2001
Asylum Press re-releases the cult classic The Vampire Verses Dec.2001
12-issue series planned!
Press Release NOVEMBER 6, 1999
ASYLUM PRESS will release the first issue of Hex Of The Wicked Witch in March of 2000. This entire series will be written and drawn by Frank (Vampire Verses, Insidious Tales) Forte. Hex #1 will be available in Regular and Deluxe editions. Story Synopsis: In the future, Salem City is under seige. A coven of 12 witches has just been brutally murdered and the Wicked Witch is it's only survivor. It is rumored that the souls of these dead witches are fueling a powerful demon in hell. His goal is to dominate Salem City.... or destroy it!! The Wicked Witch must now do battle with her arch enemies on earth and take on the fires of Hell. This issue opens with the Wicked Witch and her Warlock ally, Valius, attempting to raise a beautiful renegade vampire from death to aid them in their battle against evil. Their spell is interupted as a troop of demons storm her mansion demanding they hand over the nosferatu. A bloody battle ensues as only Asylum Press can deliver.
Press Release April 28, 1999
Frank Forte and Mike Bliss announce the formation of their new publishing house ASYLUM PRESS. ASYLUM PRESS will specialize in the publication of action-horror comic books, graphic novels, posters, t-shirts, videos, action figures and other product related merchandise.
The first title to be released is titled Hex Of The Wicked Witch, a 4-issue mini series with B&W painted interiors and full color covers. Hex Of The Wicked Witch will be aimed at all readers. The story takes place in a futuristic, but decayed Salem where The Wicked Witch's coven was horribly murdered. Only she has survived and must now avenge their deaths. But strange occurrences in Salem have given rise to the belief that these dead witches are being held in another dimension and their power is being harnessed by an evil force in Salem. Can the Wicked Witch find the killers and release the souls of her former coven before this mysterious evil destroys them all? One must read this explosive new mini-series to find out. Hex Of The Wicked Witch No.0 will be released August '99 with No.1 shipping in November '99. The creative team will be Frank Forte: story and art and Mike Bliss: script.
The second title to be released will be BILLY-BOY, The Sick Little Fat Kid. A character that originally appeared in #'s 1 and 4 of the From Beyonde horror anthology and again in Insidious Tales #1. This cartoon style black comedy is a decent into the deranged nightmares of an overwieght Ritalin taking psycho boy. "This character had been developing a growing fan base", states Mike Bliss,"so we decided to give him a book of his own. The BILLY-BOY comics will contain short stories as well as an ongoing saga. Story and art by Frank Forte and Scott DiAngelis.
The Third Title to be published will be a re-release of the cult classic The Vampire Verses. Originally published under the CFD banner The Vampire Verses epic saga will be published by Asylum Press and is scheduled as a 24-issue maxi-series. The Vampire Verses was a cult hit among vampire fans because of it's gritty look and violent erotic nature, the fans we have spoken to are excited about its return. The Vampire Verses is slated for a release date of early 2000. The creative team will be Frank Forte: script and art and Mike Bliss: script.
" We are very excited about the comics that The Asylum will be releasing, " states ASYLUM PRESS president Frank Forte, "we will be releasing two titles in our first year and are committed to the highest quality of art and story. The retailers we have spoken with are extremely supportive of our efforts and believe our titles have what it takes to make a mark in the industry".
ASYLUM PRESS will also be launching a web-site, www.asylumpress.com, that will have a large gallery section, creator bios, fan-club info, a sketchbook section, and a list of upcoming titles. The website also boasts of a preview section to allow retailers to browse through comics 3 months before their release date to give them a glimpse of what they will be ordering. The company's commitment to retailer/customer satisfaction is what will make ASYLUM PRESS a strong comics publisher and carry them into the next millennium.
Asylum Press, Hex Of the Wicked Witch, The Vampire Verses, Billy-Boy , all characters and likenesses are copyright and TM Frank Forte 1999.
