Coming soon from Kansas City area creators

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1
Elite Comics is smashed by Godzilla on an exclusive variant cover of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1, published by IDW.

Schedules are subject to change. Please let us know about changes or omissions: kirk@kansascitycomics.com

Available March 30, 2011
Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1 (IDW) – Drawn by Phil Hester, inked by Bruce McCorkindale
Proof: Endangered #4 (Image) – Written by Alex Grecian
Scalped #47 (Vertigo) – Written by Jason Aaron
Wolverine #7 (Marvel) – Written by Jason Aaron
Wonder Woman #609 (DC) – Written by Phil Hester

APRIL 2011

Available April 6, 2011
Bring the Thunder #4 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Written by Jai Niz
Green Hornet Aftermath #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Written by Jai Nitz
Our Army at War [trade paperback] (DC Comics) – Written by B. Clay Moore and others.
Ultimate Comics Captain America #4 (Marvel) – Written by Jason Aaron

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Jason Aaron’s Scalped nominated for Spinetingler award

Scalped: The Gravel in your Guts
Scalped Vol 4: The Gravel in Your Guts collects Scalped #19-#24.

Scalped, the acclaimed comic book series written by Kansas City’s Jason Aaron, has been nominated for a Spinetingler award in the category Best Crime Comic/Graphic Novel.

Scalped is an on-going crime comic book series published by Vertigo Comics. It is set on a fictional, modern day Indian reservation in South Dakota. The story centers on undercover FBI agent Dashiell Bad Horse and his interactions with tribal Chief Lincoln Red Crow.

Jason Aaron, originally from Alabama, has lived in suburban Kansas City for several years. In addition to Scalped, he writes several series for Marvel Comics, including Wolverine, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine and PunisherMAX.

The awards are presented by Spinetingler magazine. “The mystery & crime field is large and varied and we think that this diverse selection of books represent some of the best that it has to offer,”  Spinetingler‘s non-fiction editor Brian Lindenmuth wrote. “Selections were tough and after some difficult decisions some very good books just barely missed the cut.”

Voting for the Spinetingler awards is open to the public, and polls are open through April 30th. The Spinetingler site has more details about voting and the full list of nominees.

Freddie Williams presents a video series on breaking into comics

DC Comics artist Freddie E. Williams II posts a regular series of YouTube videos with tips about how to become a professional comic book artist. Williams is the author of  The DC Comics Guide to Digitally Drawing Comics.

Williams is currently wrapping up his run as illustrator of JSA All-Stars from DC Comics. He is a Kansas City native who currently lives in the Missouri suburbs.