School: A Ghost Story news, reviews, updates

[Brian Defferding]

Matt Butcher, a reviewer at Independent Propaganda, read School: A Ghost Story and opened with his review saying "Prepare to get freaked out." Kert McAfee at Broken Frontier said "School is among the best I’ve seen for a small press or creator-published book." Jermaine at Acme Comics says School is "...downright creepy."

And now, School: A Ghost Story #3 is orderable online!

Or if you want to have a free 17"x11" School poster with a purchase, stop by these great, wonderful comic shops and pick up a copy today:

Wisconsin
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Power House Comics:
807 W. College Ave.
Appleton, WI, 54914
Ph: (920) 733-9339

House of Heroes:
407 N. Main St.
Oshkosh, WI, 54901
Ph: (920) 231-5500

Chimera Hobby Shop:
700 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Appleton, WI, 54914
Ph: (920) 735-1201

Lost World of Wonders:
6913 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Milwaukee, WI, 53219
Ph: (414) 328-4651


Illinois
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The Gamer's Realm:
345 Park Avenue
Suite 4
Antioch, IL 60002-1567
Ph: (847) 395-6842

Dark Tower Comics and Collectibles
4835 N Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Ph: (773) 506-0400


Massachusettes
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Comicopia:
464 Commonwealth Ave. #13
Boston, MA, 02215
Ph: (617) 266-4266

Newbury Comics
Solomon Pond Mall
601 Donald Lynch Boulevard
Marlborough, MA 01752
Ph: (508) 460-0872


Massachusettes
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Newbury Comics
332 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 236-4930


Minnesota
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Source Comics and Games:
1601 West Larpenteur Ave
Falcon Heights, Minnesota 55113
Ph: (651)-645-0386


New Hampshire
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Newbury Comics
K-Mart Plaza
200 South Main Street
West Lebanon, NH 03784
Ph: (603) 298-2167

Newbury Comics
777 South Willow Plaza
Manchester, NH 03103
Ph: (603) 624-2842


North Carolina
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Acme Comics:
2150 Lawndale Rd.
Greensboro, NC, 27405
Ph: (336) 574-226


Pennsylvania
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The Marvelous
208 S. 40th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ph: (215) 386-6110

Rhode Island
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Newbury Comics
Providence Place Mall
74 Providence Place
Providence, RI 02903
Ph: (401) 383-0044

Every one of these stores should have a School poster to give to you for free with a purchase of a School issue. And thank the person behind the counter for keeping a wonderful shop!

Fall is here and winter is coming, but that doesn't mean I'm settling in and doing nothing. Here is a good tentative list of conventions and events upcoming which I will appear at to sign books, sell merchandise, give out hugs and do a little dancing:

Fall Con
October 7-8, 2006
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
St.Paul, MN

Madison Zine Fest
October 21, 2006
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Art on the Town
November 17, 2006
Sparkadoodles
Appleton, WI

Mid-Ohio Con
November 25-26, 2006
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, OH

I am having a very, very special sale designed specifically for FallCon. I will have long boxes of various comic books and trade paperback collections with me at my table. For every copy of School: A Ghost Story you buy at this convention, you get to pick a single issue from these long boxes which will be yours for free. For every two issues of School, you may get to pick a trade paperback collection for free. If you buy issues #1-#3, you get two trades. Yep. You read that right. Just for your support by purchasing my book, YOU GET FREE COMICS. So please stop on down to the State Fairgrounds and see me, I've got lots of great things for you!

Thanks for taking a minute with me, and I hope to see you at a convention one day! Take care!

[Papercut]

Bumping because more people should really check out this book.

:D

[Brian Defferding]

Wow, thanks Papercut! :)

[Schmakt]

That's awesome. :) I got signed copies of #'s 1 & 2 from you at HeroesCon... they're still sitting in my dresser drawer b/c they're that weird shape and size... but it's meant that I haven't forgotten about them. I really liked the first two.

The shipping from that place is a killer tho... I'll definitely order it when I can find enough stuff there to make it worth the $7 to ship it... :-/

[Brian Defferding]

That's awesome. :) I got signed copies of #'s 1 & 2 from you at HeroesCon... they're still sitting in my dresser drawer b/c they're that weird shape and size... but it's meant that I haven't forgotten about them. I really liked the first two.

The shipping from that place is a killer tho... I'll definitely order it when I can find enough stuff there to make it worth the $7 to ship it... :-/

I've actually spoke with the IP guys about that, because you're not the first person to say so about this problem; there was a glitch in the programming which they fixed and now the shipping charge is a LOT more feasible.

Also, I have just recently added a PayPal feature to order from me directly at my website, and shipping charges is a fraction of the cost. If I don't hear from you sooner, I'll see you at next year's Heroes Con! :)

[Schmakt]

I've actually spoke with the IP guys about that, because you're not the first person to say so about this problem; there was a glitch in the programming which they fixed and now the shipping charge is a LOT more feasible.

Also, I have just recently added a PayPal feature to order from me directly at my website, and shipping charges is a fraction of the cost. If I don't hear from you sooner, I'll see you at next year's Heroes Con! :)

excellent!
#3 ordered... does this mean it will bear creator's signatures to go with the set? :evilsmile

[Brian Defferding]

excellent!
#3 ordered... does this mean it will bear creator's signatures to go with the set? :evilsmile

Yes it will :D

#3 is on its way to you - thanks man!!

[Schmakt]

Yes it will :D

#3 is on its way to you - thanks man!!

Are you kidding me?? That was REALLY fast, and the greeting from Lindsay was really cool too. :) Thanks a lot!

The story definitely didn't start where I thought it would (but it's been a while since I got #2). Getting a good dose of pre-murder Lindsay was a lot of fun and definitely helped give the character some more depth. bravo! It's starting to look like her life wasn't much better than her death tho. poor Lindsay...

I don't think the janitor did it either. Yeah, he's kind of creepy, but I don't imagine his little pasttime is too very uncommon for school employees.

kind of slow/introspective all around, which was nice and made the "cliffhanger" ending somewhat unexpected... although I probably should have expected it...

oh. And the bathroom scene? Gross, man. and, again, poor Lindsay... you didn't even have to show anything, and it was still gross. Here's hoping she finds at least SOME resolution to everything.

Thanks again!

[Brian Defferding]

Are you kidding me?? That was REALLY fast, and the greeting from Lindsay was really cool too. :) Thanks a lot!

The story definitely didn't start where I thought it would (but it's been a while since I got #2). Getting a good dose of pre-murder Lindsay was a lot of fun and definitely helped give the character some more depth. bravo! It's starting to look like her life wasn't much better than her death tho. poor Lindsay...

I don't think the janitor did it either. Yeah, he's kind of creepy, but I don't imagine his little pasttime is too very uncommon for school employees.

kind of slow/introspective all around, which was nice and made the "cliffhanger" ending somewhat unexpected... although I probably should have expected it...

oh. And the bathroom scene? Gross, man. and, again, poor Lindsay... you didn't even have to show anything, and it was still gross. Here's hoping she finds at least SOME resolution to everything.

Thanks again!

And thank YOU! SOOOOO very glad you liked it :) I appreciate your comments on it thus far; and I know you'll love what's coming up.

Issue 4 is being diligently worked on, and I have to admit to tooting my own horn here but the art for this one is by far the best I've ever done. I really feel like I improved the lettering, the panel layout, the flow of action - so, cannot wait until I get done with the issue so I can show you and the rest of the CBR forums what I've finished!

Again, thank you! I hope you will enjoy the forthcoming issues! :D

[Brian Defferding]

There is now a 5-page preview of School: A Ghost Story #4!







the next two will be posted in a minute...

[Brian Defferding]

And here are the other two:





It doesn't look good for our girl, Lindsay.

I'm hoping - hoping - to have #4 ready for the Staple con in Austin. I'll keep you guys and gals updated.

I'm incredibly confident with the work I have for #4, the lettering issue I had in the past is now completely resolved and really taking off.

There is also a big announcement about this story at the end of this issue! Do you want to know now? YOU DO, DON'T YOU? Tough tits! Buy my comic, help me have money to buy food and find out for yourself, neener neener neener! Yes, I'm a little bit sadistic. But it's like a spanking, it stings but you love it oooooooh so much you saucy little minx.

[innocentboy]

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[Brian Defferding]

This March 3rd I'll be at the 3rd annual STAPLE Con in Austin!



STAPLE, The Independent Media Expo, is Texas’ first and only convention for independently produced comics, zines and graphic arts. Their third annual Expo will be held Saturday, March 3, 2007, from 10am-6pm, at the Red Oak Ballroom in Austin, Texas. Admission is only $5 at the door. For more information about the convention go to www.staple-austin.org. See you there!

[Brian Defferding]

I'll be at Space Con 2007 in Columbus on April 21-22nd!

www.backporchcomics.com/space.htm

Hope to see you bastards there.