COUNTDOWN Countdown: CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK Is Coming In Less Than A Week!

[Scott Shaw!]

Countdown to CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK No. 1, coming this October 10th:

Six days and counting!

Aloha,

Scott!

[Scott Shaw!]

CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK will be here in FIVE, count 'em, COUNTDOWN fans, FIVE days!

Aloha,

Scott!

[Jack Zodiac]

I'm almost as pumped for this as I was for the Roger Stern issue of The Atom that came out this week, and I was so pumped for that I ruined my pants. Hopefully I'll just ruin my underwear for this one, 'cause I can't afford to be seen with soiled pants in my comic shop two weeks in a row.

[Jared H.]

Yep. Definitely buying this.

[Bob-el]

I can't remember the last comic I was looking forward to the way I'm looking forward to the return of Captain Carrot.

[CMBMOOL]

I think I just figured out why Starro is involved in this, but I wait for the series to play itself out to see if I'm correct.:D

Because I can't wait to see this and Shaw's Art. :D

[Jeff O.]

FOUR days and counting!

I think the last time I was this excited about the start of a new miniseries, it was JLA/AVENGERS # 1.

[Jeff O.]

And if a wait of four days is too fantastic to fathom, Carrotheads, there is a five-page COLOR preview to tide you over....

Can you wait until the issue hits comic shops? Or must you click below this very afternoon?

If you're on the farm fence, the preview does include the SANDY EGGO COMIC-CON two-page spread -- now in COLOR!!!

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131956 (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=131956)

[Jack Zodiac]

Holy crap, that was awesome. I think moose cosplaying as Sailor Scouts should be mandatory in any book. Man, I can't wait for Wednesday.

[Scott Shaw!]

Haven't you ever heard of "Sailor Moose"?

Bill Morrison and I have concocted dozens of this sort of gag on that Page 2/page 3 spread, but thought it'd be more fun to let the readers find 'em rather than call attention to them ourselves.

So what does anyone else think about the 5-page sneak peek? Please, spread that link around to anyone you think will dig CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK!

Aloha,

Scott!

P.S.: Thanks again, SuperStone! -- SS!

[xarathos]

What great comics did I first read when I was a kid? Amazing Spider-man? Fantastic Four? Batman? No.

I read an issue of Captain Carrot and his Zoo Crew. Not to mention a few issues of SCrooge McDuck and one issue of Solar: man of Atom which I will officaially call my first ever superhero comic. Sorry, Captain Carrot.

[Jeff O.]

Let me see, now...Three Days and counting...Two Days and counting....

Ah, here we are...

ONE DAY and counting!

Surely I wasn't the only one who wondered what might happen if this little ol' countdown was not played out to completion, right? What if the first issue couldn't actually arrive in comic shops until someone did come back here and complete it? I'm just covering all the beaches, as I don't know what the depths of Starro's powers will be this voyage to sea.

And speaking of Starro, with 1 day left before the FINAL ARK arrives in dock, and with SHOWCASE PRESENTS: CAPTAIN CARROT having been postponed, today's itinerary can include a recap of The Conqueror's first encounter with The Captain and His Crew!

CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! Vol. 1 , No. 1

http://www.oddballcomics.com/article.php?story=2007-10-08 (http://www.oddballcomics.com/article.php?story=2007-10-08)


As I look out towards my local Indian Lake this morning and imagine Starro perhaps lurking somewhere below, and having just watched Arkoff's THE SHE-CREATURE this past weekend, I can't help but think of Metallica's "The Thing That Should Not Be" right now (a song about Cthulhu).

He watches/
Lurking beneath the sea

....

He searches/
Hunter of the shadows is rising


Guess I'm showing my age, but that's the sound of the ocean I "heard."

[Jack Zodiac]

Okay... just wanna be sure before I get all excited about tomorrow. Is Columbus Day gonna screw with this week's comic delivery?

[Liberty Belle Fan]

Okay... just wanna be sure before I get all excited about tomorrow. Is Columbus Day gonna screw with this week's comic delivery?

Yes, can someone please confirm this, I'm excited about this Wednesday and would hate to have the books delayed.

[Joe Acro]

Diamond says on their site that comics ship tomorrow.

[Jack Zodiac]

Well, judging by the thread in the DC forum and the shipping dates on Zeus, I guess they are coming out tomorrow. Take that, Columbus! Ya' hack!

[Scott Shaw!]

I spoke with my buddy Joe Ferrara of Santa Cruz' Atlantis Fantasyworld (yeah, the one in LOST BOYS) earlier today and he confirmed that he already held and flipped through a copy of CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK No. 1 where he picks up his shop's weekly shipment!

And, and speaking of Joe, he's led a conversation/interview about CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK with Bill Morrison and myself for our friends at Comixology. You can acccess the "It Came Out On Wednesday" podcast at:

http://www.comixology.com/featured

Their press release follows.

Aloha,

Scott!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Comixology.com debuts It Came Out On Wednesday Podcast with Bill Morrison, Scott Shaw! and guest host Joe Ferrara

October 8, 2007

ComiXology.com, the top provider of information on weekly comic book releases, has started a creator interview Podcast featuring creators of the Featured Item of the Week at comiXology.com. The debut show, available on ComiXology's Featured Item of the Week page (click “Download Podcast”) is a conversation with Bill Morrison and Scott Shaw, with guest host Joe Ferrara. Fans looking forward to the comic can also preview five pages of the first issue at comiXology.

“We're thrilled to start off with such a great show,” said David Steinberger, President of Iconology, which owns Comixology.com. “We're lucky to have the creators of Captain Carrot and the Final Ark, our Featured Item of the Week. It's fun to listen to two great talents and the terrific Joe Ferrara, proprietor of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz. We look forward to a regular schedule of podcasts like this one.”

About Atlantis Fantasyworld
Atlantis Fantaysworld is one of the industry's premiere comic bookstores. Established in 1976 by owner Joe Ferrara, Atlantis received the prestigious "Will Eisner Spirit of Comics " retailer award in 1996. The original site of the store was featured in the cult classic movie "The Lost Boys". The store relocated after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake to its current location in downtown Santa Cruz, Ca. Atlantis features a wide variety of comics and related merchandise but its real strength is its staff. "Nobody smiles like we do", says Ferrara. Visit Atlantis…find your fantasy.

About Comixology
Comixology is the premiere website where comic book fans can review upcoming comic books, trade paperbacks, toys and related merchandise. Users can browse the best listings of comics on the Web, create virtual pull lists, rate and discuss comic books, and use Comixology's tools to post covers and descriptions of comics to their MySpace page, blogs and websites. Comixology aims to transform the relationship between comic book readers, retailers and publishers. Comixology is owned by Iconology, Inc.

Contact: David Steinberger
President, Iconology, Inc
646-421-2051

[Jeff O.]

LAUNCH DAY Has Arrived!!!


Will try to pick up my copies of CARROT after LUNCH, avoiding the dinner rush!