UPDATES

Wow, it's been a while! Sorry to take so long to post; I've been tres busy pimping out The Plan on our Facebook page (and if you're not a fan of The Plan, shame on you! Go to this page right now and 'like'. Go on, I'll wait...).  C2E2 went very well for the book. We got a lot of sales and great response, and have sold the book to a few very discriminating comic shops. Diamond, you'll recall, is not carrying TAP, so all of our sales are coming from Amazon and through the Transfuzion website. Not a ton of orders, but the book is print on demand, so we can keep it around for a good long while. The big news is the announcement of our first (but not last) signing, on Saturday, June 19th, at Atlas Comics, 4735 N. Cumberland, in Norridge, Illinois, from 3 pm until 5 pm. Their website is here. "Why," you're asking yourself, "only two hours, Unca Raffy?" Well, Junior, the reason is simple; we want to get as many people in in as short a time as possible, for optimum sale-ability. To drag a signing out for longer than two or three hours can spell death on the store, the creators, and the fans; everyone is tired by that point, or disillusioned, or worse. A shorter time means all of our fans, and our host, can spend time together and bond over how freaking cool our book is! TAP has received some really nice reviews of late, including this one from Mania. I didn't agree with everything the reviewer wrote, of course, only the good stuff. Still, check it out, there's a lot of love there!

If you or anyone you know thinks there's a store out there that would benefit from either copies of our book for sale to an otherwise unsuspecting public, and from a an in-store appearance by Dan and me, let me know, won't you? More to come, and soon...

THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT 'EXCLUSIVE'...

Many of you have written to me about purchasing an issue of TAP well before C2E2, enough so, that I decided to post this...

Friends, Dan and I truly appreciate your support, but we are selling TAP exclusively at C2E2 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It wouldn't be fair to sell any copies before then. We are limited to 100 issues; that's all that we have on hand.

The book *will* be available for purchase after the con, via the Transfuzion website, and at whatever signings Dan and I attend, as well as, hopefully, discriminating comic shops everywhere. Please ask your local retailer to order copies.

Thanks very much, and we hope to see you at C2E2!

C U AT C2?

Hey, all you Apocalypse lovers: Dan and I will be selling and signing The Apocalypse Plan from Row E, Table 9 in Artist Alley at C2E2. We'll be sitting right next to Transfuzion publisher (and TF partner) Gary Reed, who'll be at Table 8. Hope to see you all there!

GET THE PLAN BEFORE ANYONE ELSE CAN!

The Apocalypse Plan will be sold exclusively at C2E2 before it goes into general release! You can purchase your copy from Rafael and Dan at their table in Artist Alley. Details on the convention can be found here.

TAP COVER PREVIEW

SOON, APOCALYPSE!

Well, after a lot of headaches and personal crises, production on the cover and interior of THE APOCALYPSE PLAN has been completed! Two pages have been added, just 'cause Dan and I are cool that way, and Publisher Gary Reed made a couple smart suggestions on the page order, but, for all intents and purposes, this thing is ready to go to press!

When it does appear, THE APOCALYPSE PLAN will be available to order through Amazon, from Haven Distribution, and via the Transfuzion website! Be on the lookout for this!

Extra Art Sample for The Apocalypse Plan!

Because we just can't get enough of this damn book, we decided to add two pages of art to the official release version! This is just one panel from those additions...



I'm what you might call a tease...

You may or may not know that we are NOT going through the normal Diamond route. It's going to be an online ordering situation, the details of which can be better told by Raf and Transfuzion. But December is still the release date for the book, and you will be able to order it for yourself veerrrrryyyy soon. Keep checking with us and get ready for the coming Apocalypse....Plan!

Dan

apocalypse plan trailer

Here is the trailer for the Apocalypse Plan graphic novel. If you have sound on your computer, turn it up! 'Cuz this baby's got music!



Order The Apocalypse Plan from your local comic retailer!

GEEK SPEAK INTERVIEW!

Dan Dougherty and Rafael Nieves were interviewed by two of the maniacs at Comic Geek Speak and that interview is now LIVE! You can listen below or go to http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/. Or, lsiten to the interview and then go to the site anyway! It was great fun and we hope to do this again soon! Thanks to Peter and Jamie for their insightful questions and free-wheeling way!

OCT091107

That's the order number in your Diamond Catalog for the December release of THE APOCALYPSE PLAN. Order early, order lots!

Apocalypse Plan is now in Previews for ordering!

The time is upon us to get Apocalypse Plan on the shelves! The Apoocalypse Plan is available in the October edition of Previews for retailers to order. It is listed under it's publisher, Tranzfusion. This is the part where the creators need you to ask your local retailer, be it a comic store, book store, whatever, to order copies of the book. This helps us in several ways:

1. To begin with, we need there to be enough orders to justify printing it.
2. If you order it, your retailer may decide to order more than one copy, meaning that the other copies would go on the shelves because of you.
3. As this is our project and we own this baby, you ordering it helps us earn our living. This is how the more independent comics stay alive.

I thank you for doing your part to help with this, and I hope the reward is an enjoyable read for you and yours.

DAN AND RAF BRING ABOUT THE APOCALYPSE! SEE IT HERE!

At the WizardWorld Chicago Comic Con (or whatever it's called), Dan and I got to pimp out THE PLAN to Eliott Serrano, roving reporter and host of GEEK TO ME, the hottest video blog on pop culture around! It's eleven minutes of mind-blowing revelation! Watch it now! Watch it here!

PLAN FOR THE APOCALYPSE THIS SATURDAY!

I have a very few copies of THE APOCALYPSE PLAN special edition that I'll be selling this Saturday at Windy City Comic Con. This limited run graphic novel was a hit at WizWorld Chicago, so get your copy now before they run out! Well, not NOW, but on Saturday...

Visit the con site at www.windycitycomicon.com. See you there!

THE APOCALYPSE PLAN ON VIDEO!

Well, sort of. On the last day of the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, a rep from pwndcast.com came by our table to ask if Dan and I would be interested in pimping TAP LIVE on there podcast. We were told to ask for Sara, who turned out to be a lovely, very enthusiastic young lady, indeed. 

Dan and I spoke about the Apocalypse Plan, and Dan also pitched his BEARDO trade. It was a great time. You can watch the video here. We come on at about the 2h:48m mark. 

Apocalypse Goes According to Plan

Yes, YES! The costumed people have spoken, as well as all of the other quirky comic shoppers, and they grabbed up The Apocalypse Plan like it was the antidote to boredom! And it is!

Here's a picture of our booth, complete with Rafael Nieves.



Before I left, we had around a dozen copies left, so I grabbed half of that. I posted a message on facebook asking anyone if they want to buy one, and I got three responses already. So I have three left. Anyone want them? They're numbers 98, 99 and 100, and they come with a signed print and an ashcan of a short story that Raf and I did. Message me here or at dansabigdeal@yahoo.com

Dan

THE PERFECT PLAN!

THE APOCALYPSE PLAN continues to sell in record numbers! Dan and I have almost completely run out of copies of this limited edition Comic Con exclusive! Save for a few issues that we are hoarding for ourselves, this little-book-that-could has proven to be one of the most successful titles we've ever produced!

Today, we were interviewed by Elliot Serrano, of GEEK TO ME, the RedEye online site that covers the world of pop culture in its own inimitable fashion. Elliot was great to speak to, and gave us a proper forum in which to promote our wares. Serrano promises to post the interview, and his review of the book, very soon, and you'll be the first to know when that happens. That's Elliot, to the left in the above piccie, probing Dan and me... with questions! The humble creators pose heroically in front of their banner at table 42o2 in Artist Alley in the bottom photo.

Dan and I want to thank all of you who have purchased THE APOCALYPSE PLAN SPECIAL EDITION this weekend and given us such incredible feedback; this book is a real labor of love for us, and we hope that more of you show up on Sunday to take part in the orgy--- uh, love fest!

Special thanks to MB Sherman, who was on hand to take these very candid photos! 

DAY TWO: MORE SUCCESS!

So, this morning, Dan made it to Con before me, while I made my journey via a long, long bus ride to the Donald E. Stephens Center. As I walked from the train station towards the Con, Dan called to check on my ETA. Five minutes, I said, why?

There's someone here to buy our book, he replied. 

Two minutes later, out of breath, and sweating profusely, I entered the convention center and raced to our table, 4202 in Artist Alley, silver pen in hand to sign yet another copy of our Comic Con Exclusive issue of the The Apocalypse Plan. This was at 9:05 am, a mere five minutes after the doors opened! And the day only got better after that!

The Apocalypse Plan is selling, folks, better and faster than even we could have imagined! Dan and I believe, if the last two days are any indication, that we might sell out of the book before we even get to Sunday's show!

1oo copies, signed and numbered by the creators, with a Comic Con-exclusive cover, priced at a reasonable $20. TAP is selling well, and quickly. Have you gotten your copy yet?

Doors open on Saturday, at 9. I'll be there, ready to sign. So will Dan. Will you?

Day one: success!

Preview night of the Chicago Con has come and gone, and so have several copies of the exclusive edition of The Apocalypse Plan. Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered them, and thanks also to those who made a point of stopping by the table and picking up a copy. Remember, the exclusive edition is limited to only 100 copies, and if we sold a bunch on the night when we're not supposed to sell anything, then we might have the good fortune of selling all of them. So if you want a signed, numbered, exclusive edition of the BEST book to hit the Chicago Con, meet us up at our table this weekend.

Thanks,

Dan

YOU ARE HERE... AND WE ARE THERE!

Below is the map to WizWorld Chicago's Comic-con extravaganza. Dan and I thought we'd make it easy for you to find us, so we made this. Our tables in artist alley are 4200-4202. We'll be sitting next to our friends and cohorts Len Kody and Antonio Maldonado, who will be there shilling their 1968 webcomic (which rocks the house!). This has been a public service message from your friends at The Apocalypse Plan. We'll see you there Thursday, August 6th through Sunday, August 9th!

The Inevitable Apocalypse

So! The Chicago Con is rapidly approaching, and with it comes the Apocalypse! Gary Reed wrote us a really great intro, and Raf is getting it press ready as we speak. I'm amazed that Tranzfusion will be able to turn us out a book in a week, and I'm really excited to see the finished product. I hope you are too, because this is some of our best work all in one tidy little package.