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ICE PLANET HOTH 2010

This has been one busy winter! New books out: Sub-Mariner story in Strange Tales issue 2 (which comes out in hardcover in March!), 8 page Gambit story (!!!) for Nation X issue 2, which I wrote, drew and colored, and last but not least, DEMO Volume 2 launches February 3rd, with six new issues! I've got my work cut out for me, so instead of fiddling around in notepad I should really get some rest. Hope you enjoy the new website skin, even though it's not that much of a change! I always like a new header image anyway...

DEMO volume 2
By Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan
Published by Vertigo (2010)

DEMO is back! Following the success of the Eisner nominated and critically acclaimed short story collection, Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan (American Virgin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) reconnect with DEMO Volume 2, a compelling 6 issue mini-series of self-contained stories that are extremely powerful and emotionally charged.

• THE WAKING LIFE OF ANGELS On sale FEB 3 • 1 of 6 • 32 pg, B&W
• PANGS On sale MARCH 7 • 2 of 6 • 32 pg, B&W
• VOLUME ONE LOVE STORY On sale APRIL 7 • 3 of 6 • 32 pg, B&W

PIXU: The Mark of Eviil
By Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Fábio Moon, and Vasilis Lolos
Dark Horse (2009), B&W, 128 pages, HC 6" x 9", $17.95

This gripping tale of urban horror follows the lives of five lonely tenants - strangers - whose lives become intertwined when they discover a dark mark scrawled on the walls of their building. The horror sprouts quite innocently from a small seed and finds life as something otherworldly, damaged, full of love, hate, fear, and power. As the walls come alive, everyone is slowly driven mad -- defenseless against the evil in the building, stripped of free will, leaving only confusion, chaos, and eventual death.

Originally self-published as a two-volume book, this groundbreaking work receives a deluxe presentation in a hardcover edition with a sketchbook section.

The story telling here is beautiful, creating a real sense of dread and supernatural menace. Smart, subtle and genuinely disturbing.
-Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy

Pixu is a four-way collaborative Horror comic, and it works. The level at which Pixu crept under my skin was unexpected.
-Alex Carr, Omnivoracious

EAST COAST RISING
By Becky Cloonan
Published by TokyoPop
When Will book 2 come out? Who knows, ask Tokyopop!

When his ship is attacked by pirates, Archer is left floating adrift in a violent sea. But the young urchin is nothing if not resilient. He soon finds himself sailing with the infamous Cannonball Joe aboard "La Revancha," the fastest ship on the East Coast, in search of a legendary cache of hidden treasures. Their dangerous quest will lead directly to a showdown with the "Hoboken," one of the most feared pirate vessels ever to sail the Jersey shores, and its reckless captain, Lee. But there are far worse things than pirates that call these waters home...
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  • Nominated for Best New Series in the 2007 Eisner Awards.
  • Finalist for Japan's 1st International Manga Award (2007).
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    Becky Cloonan's East Coast Rising takes a decidedly urban approach to the pirate life with a mixture of punk rock, street gangs and a half-submerged wasteland once known as New York... this graphic novel marks the full-length debut of Eisner-nominated artist Cloonan. For longtime fans, it's a book they've heard about for years; for the newcomer, it's an ideal opportunity to discover a cartoonist praised by Entertainment Weekly and the Village Voice as a talent to watch.
    -Publishers Weekly
  • How can one of the most exciting and unconventional comic artists on the scene turning her hand to a work marketed as OEL in a high spirited adventure not be a real treat? ...In a work like East Coast Rising brings together the energy of pop energy of comics with a modern and informed look. Like a painting with evident brush strokes, in Cloonan's work the ink lines visual convey the energy of creation in the bold style.
    -Ain't It Cool News
    Volume 1
    2006, 192 pages
    ISBN:
    1-59816-468-6
    Order on Khepri

    Volume 2
    TBA
    I've drawn about 130 pages of this volume, but Tokyopop isn't going to print it, so I am biding my time until this book starts moving again. Maybe one day it will see the light of day!

    AMERICAN VIRGIN
    By Steve T. Seagle and Becky Cloonan.
    Published by Vertigo (2006-2008)

    Adam Chamberlain is a 20-year-old youth minister, a best-selling author, and most important, the head of a rabid national virginity movement. But practicing virgin or not, Adam is about to lose it when his girlfriend is killed.
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    Spiritual and grungy, a wholly original piece of work... It takes religion, a subject usually approached in pop culture with either bloodless piety or tiresome blasphemy, and gives the matter some hard, honest thought.
    -Entertainment Weekly
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    Steven T. Seagle tests our moral tolerance with a stunning new graphic novel, American Virgin. -Penthouse Magazine
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  • GLAAD Media Award Nominee for Outstanding Comic Book
    Download issue 1 free!
    Order issues on Khepri
  • Vol. 1: HEAD
    DC/Vertigo, 2006
    By Steve Seagle and Becky Cloonan, with Jim Rugg. Cover by Frank Quitely.
    Vol. 2:GOING DOWN
    DC/Vertigo, 2007
    By Steve Seagle and Becky Cloonan, with Ryan Kelly. Cover by Josh Middleton.
    Vol. 3: WET
    DC/Vertigo, 2007
    By Steve Seagle and Becky Cloonan, with Jim Rugg. Cover by Josh Middleton.
    Vol. 4: AROUND THE WORLD
    DC/Vertigo, 2008
    By Steve Seagle and Becky Cloonan, with Jim Rugg. Cover by Celia Calle.

    DEMO (The Collection)
    By Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan.
    DC/Vertigo (2008)

    Twelve stories of conflicted young people grappling with love, loss, and the joy of finding your own way in life. The Eisner-nominated and critically-acclaimed series of self-contained short stories by writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan is finally collected together into this complete, bookshelf format volume. Also nominated for Best New Series and Best Single Issue (#7) in the 2005 Eisner Awards.
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    Writer Brian Wood and artist Becky Cloonan let their touching character sketches breathe with a sense of space and life rarely seen in books about mutants.
    -Entertainment Weekly
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    The Vertigo collection of the first volume, entitled DEMO Vol. 1 is for sale everywhere!

  • "INDIE OF THE YEAR" —WIZARD MAGAZINE
  • "touching" —ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
  • "best first issue of 2003" —THE FOURTH RAIL
  • "more human than mainstream comics dare to be" —VARIETY
  • "wonderfully different... what The X-Men would be if they were created today" —CBR
  • "...Striking and substantial..." —THE COMICS JOURNAL
  • "Demo is currently ruling my entire universe"
    —SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
  • K.G.B.
    When: Wednesdays
    Where: KGBcomic
    The year is 1995. The place is Korea. An epic story of Friendship, Honor, Glory and Dancing.
    The Comic Attack
    When: Mondays
    Where: My Blog
    A super serious autobiography told in 3 panels a week. Includes special guest appearances and MS Paint art.
    I See The Devil In My Sleep
    Dark Horse Presents
    #16 Nov 2008
    An eight page tale of lurid grimness. Written and drawn by me, colors by the unstoppable Dave Stewart.

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    Bury Your Treasure
    SDCC 2008
    $5.00, 34 pages
    Hand-stamped sketch book. Includes sketches, illustrations, detail and information on my more recent work. SOLD OUT!
    PIXU vol. 1
    [pee-shoo]
    SDCC 2008
    $8.00, 50+ pages
    Limited print run.
    From the creators of 5 comes the horror of PIXU. Available only at Khepri. SOLD OUT!
    PIXU vol. 2
    [pee-shoo]
    Sept 2008
    $8.00, 50+ pages
    Limited print run.
    The horror of Pixu 2 is available at Khepri.com, and also is available for wholesale.
    5
    Eisner Winner:
    Best Anthology
    2007, $5.00
    Four short stories by Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Becky Cloonan, Vasilis Lolos and illustrations by Rafael Grampa.
    SOLD OUT!
    MINIS
    160 pages
    2007, $20.00
    Minis collects many of the mini comics I made from 2000 to 2002. All of the work pre-dates my work on DEMO.
    Order on Khepri
    NEBULI
    2006, $5.00
    Short stories about outer space and inner truth by Becky Cloonan and Vasilis Lolos. A love letter to comics.
    SOLD OUT!

    ♥ BECKY



    Becky Cloonan
    Born: 6.23.1980; Pisa, Italy.
    Lives: Brooklyn, NY, USA.
    Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
    Currently: Neck deep in comics.
    We're gonna need a bigger boat.

    Becky grew up in New England where she failed science and had a metal screw surgically implanted in her lower jaw. Currently, she is a member of Studio XOXO, where she spends her weekdays drinking coffee and drawing comics by the Gowanus Canal.
    Her interests include treasure hunting, trebuchets, werewolves and the Count of Monte Cristo.

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    FEB 5th:
    DEMO Release Party: Celebrate the launch of the new series! Friday, February 5th, 8PM. Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan & a wall of original art, at Rocketship, Brooklyn, NYC. 208 Smith Street, F train to Bergen St. Hell Yeah.

    MARCH 6th:
    Marvel's STRANGE TALES signing: at Challengers Comics & Chicago Comics in Chicago, IL, with myself and fellow Strange Tales contributors Michael Kupperman, and Jeffrey Brown. Come for the signing, stay for the Q&A session and after-party!

    Nation X #2
    Marvel
    Jan 2010

    Strange Tales 3
    Marvel
    Nov 2009

    JOURNEYS
    Self Published
    (in Japanese)
    Nov 2009

    Dark Horse
    Presents v.3
    Dark Horse
    Jul 2009

    FLIGHT 2
    Ballantine
    2005

    FLIGHT 3
    Ballantine
    2006

    24Seven
    Image Comcis
    2006

    Hopeless Savages
    Oni Press
    2005

    Vampirella
    Harris Comcis
    2004

    MeatHaus 8
    MeatHaus Press
    2006

    MeatHaus 7
    MeatHaus Press
    2003

    MeatHaus 6
    MeatHaus Press
    2002

    KALAKAI
    Self-titled

    Population Reduction
    Each Birth a New Disaster

    Population Reduction/ Dysmorfic
    Split EP

    Population Reduction
    At The Throats of Man Forever

    Cunnin
    Lynguists
    A Piece of Strange

    This Just In...
    A Benefit For Indie Media