Stumptown Angel is a short story by Amber J. Keyser. The story follows Mara Layil, the central heroine of the Angel Punk saga, for a few brief moments as she explores the streets of NW Portland and the powers beginning to surface within her. On the timeline of Mara’s Story, she is younger, 16 and [...]
We sent Issue No. 1 of Angel Punk off to the printer yesterday. I can say with confidence that this is the best issue yet. The artwork is stunning and the storyline quickly whisks Mara into harm’s way with two different groups hunting her down. For all of you who’ve been waiting for a fully-clothed, [...]
Hi everyone. Despite the pretty picture of Jake to the upper left, this is Amber posting my recap of the KidLitosphere Conference. KidLitCon 2011 was all about CONNECTION and AUTHENTICITY. Unlike many writers’ conferences, which are tinged with an air of desperation, the path to publication was NOT the focus. Instead KidLitCon attendees are primarily [...]
Shannon Wheeler, Relium Media’s comics adviser, is this year’s Eisner Award winner for best humor publication. Shannon won the comic-industry equivalent of an Oscar for his book I Thought You Would Be Funnier, published by BOOM! Studios. The book is a collection of single panel comics originally submitted to – but rejected by – The [...]
By the time Thursday morning rolled around, the first official day of Comic-Con, we had a reality check and came to the conclusion that Comic-Con is as exhausting as it is a pillar of geekery. According to our pre-con plan, we had scheduled 5 panels or more per day. The reality is that we made [...]
Shortly after we hosted the Relium Media and Angel Punk launch party in June, our comic industry adviser, Shannon Wheeler of Too Much Coffee Man renown, brought up the fact that we should attend Comic-Con. He said it’s the perfect setting to start building the Angel Punk lore and make key connections with publishers and [...]
Author Amber J. Keyser has signed on to pen the first young adult novel based on the Angel Punk universe! “Mara is the action-adventure heroine I’ve been waiting my whole life to write. She’s brash, impulsive, and far more powerful than she knows,” said Keyser. “Her story unfolds in a rich, mythic universe with a [...]
Relium Media and Things From Another World want to put you on a boat at San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the launch of the new Angel Punk comic book series. They are teaming up for two contests to give fans a chance to win tickets to an exclusive industry party aboard a 150-foot yacht docked [...]
In part two of our three part series on the making of the Angel Punk comic series, lead artist, Val Mayerik, discusses his process in creating the cover for Issue 0. Originally, Val was working with four main character components in the cover but used only three. But, we couldn’t let the 4th go unseen. [...]
We are peeling back the curtains, ripping off the siding, annihilating the 4th wall and offering up a behind the scenes video that will blow your mind! OK, blowing your mind may be a little overstated, but we think it’s pretty cool. In Part 1 of a three part behind-the-scenes series on the making of [...]