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LINE Webtoon has announced the upcoming release of nine new titles and a new season for popular Katie Cook series Nothing Special. The rollout includes new series from creators Thom Zahler, Marvel Zombies scribe Fred Van Lente, Monica Gallagher, three-time Eisner-winner Paul Tobin, and others, ranging in a variety of genres from comedy and action to romance and horror.

These new titles will release alongside the previously announced line-up of Outrage, by Deadpool co-creator Fabian Nicieza and artist Reilly Brown; Finality, by Warren Ellis and four-time Eisner-winner Colleen Doran; Backchannel, by Stan Lee, Tom Akel, and Andie Tong; and Caster, by Austin Harrison, Mike Raitch, Zah Howard, and Jason Masters, with original music by Common; as well as the highly anticipated return of Sanford Greene’s 1000 and 2018 Eisner-nominee Brothers Bond by Ryan Benjamin and Kevin Grevioux.

The new releases include:

Eat Fighter by Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies, Big Trouble in Little China), Crystal Skillman, and Fernando Pinto – launching this summer.

Eat Fighter is a competitive eating, zombie murder epic that follows Miss, a thirty-something fitness nut who throws away her kale and step-counting ways to become a superstar on the competitive eating circuit. Following the lifestyle of her late brother, who was a champion competitive eater himself, she embarks on a quest to Seoul to become the World Champion Eat Fighter. But eating barrels of barbecue and acres of apple pie doesn’t come without a price—so what’s Miss’s secret as to why she can eat as much as she wants and never gain a pound? 

  BOO! It’s Sex by Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots) and Monica Gallagher (Assassin Roommate) – launching this summer.

High school classmates Denise, Christine, Lindsey, and Kim, move into a former sorority house for their first year of college, and immediately discover the ghost of a dead sorority girl stuck in a discarded bottle of tequila. While the freshwomen are settling into college life, Tara settles herself into the center of their personal lives, acting as a seasoned mentor for their transition from girls to ladies. Being dead for a while (she never has the same answer for when or how) has given Tara a perplexingly thorough knowledge of sex, relationships, body stuff, and even friendship.

Renai the Witch by Keron Grant (Superman, Iron Man) and Ytasha Womack – launching in late 2018.

Renai is convinced that madness follows her every step.  After her boyfriend Tory betrays her by falling in love with her best friend Angela, Renai becomes convinced that Angela cast a spell on him.  A meeting with her Aunt Kita confirms her suspicions of an underworld of sorcery.  In order to save her beloved Tory, she must connect with her inner witch and the light within herself to stand up to the grim forces in her way. 

Messenger by three-time Eisner-winner Paul Tobin (Bandette, Plants Vs. Zombies) and Ray Nadine – launching May 2018.

Messenger follows Dare Crilley, a bike messenger who is utterly unsurpassed. She scoffs at bad weather, traffic is barely an obstacle, and she’s never missed a delivery. That’s good, because Dare is about to discover her mysterious new client is literally divine, and that a dispute between the gods means the fate of the universe rests on a series of increasingly more difficult bicycle deliveries. Will Dare fail on any of these fateful missions? Can she assemble all the parts for the Legendary Divine Bicycle? One thing’s for sure, Dare never backs down when it’s time to deliver.

Shadow Pirates by Sean Galloway (Hellboy Animated, The Spectacular Spider-Man) and Ian Hopps – launching in late 2018.

In Shadow Pirates, Mao, leader of The Yakooza Group, is stuck behind bars in Old San Diego following an unfortunate run in with The Shadow Pirates.  After convincing a group of teenagers to aid in his escape by promising them a greater power than they can imagine the ultimate burst they are transported to New San Diego where they begin their adventure to unlock the burst in the form of The Four Horseman: war, pestilence, famine, and death.

Divination by Eisner-nominee Val Staples (Criminal, X-Men), Gina Iorio, and Melinda Timpone – launching this fall.

In the gothic thriller Divination, readers will explore the world of death, demons, spirits, and angels, after Ana’s teenage life is thrown into chaos when she begins to see manifestations of the undead. As the mysterious Reapers continue to appear with more intensity, Ana soon finds herself on a path towards an uncertain destiny that will have drastic consequences for both her and the entire world.

Cupid’s Arrows by Thom Zahler (Warning Label, My Little Pony) – launching in late 2018.

Cupid’s Arrows follows Rick and Lora, a team of Arrows who work for Cupid, the god of love, and attempt to execute the wishes of The Book of Love, which gives the details on which couples will get together for a legendary love story. They’ve received their newest mission and must work together to bring about the perfect and memorable moment, assuring a lasting start to their couple’s relationship.  However, even after working together for hundreds of years, they banter and bicker like brother and sister to cover the feelings they have for each other–will these Arrows finally realize they are more than just friends? 

Nothing Special Season 2 by Katie Cook

In Nothing Special, spirits, gods, and demons wander both their realm and ours. The series follows Callie, a lonely teen who grew up splitting her time between the human and spirit worlds due to her father’s job as an antiques collector in the spirit world. When her father mysteriously vanishes in the spirit realm, Callie is forced to journey further into the world than ever before in an attempt to rescue him. In Season 2, readers can continue to explore Callie’s world filled with adventure, family secrets, and romance.

Heart Wired by Leanne Hannah (Masters of the Universe) and Rod Hannah – launching this summer.

Heart Wired follows 16-year-old Cal Mills, one of the first of seven children born on Mars. Cal has always dreamed of traveling to Earth and experiencing the birthplace of humanity firsthand. However, he is held back by his fragile body, genetically-engineered to tolerate the microgravity environment of Mars. His parents have religious and philosophical issues with the trans-humanist movement, which pushes for total replacement of the organic biological systems of the human body with the synthetic machine. Things change when communication with Earth gets cut off suddenly and it becomes clear that a war of annihilation has taken place. The final act of the automated space-based military forces will be to eliminate all rival extraterrestrial assets.

Metaphorical Her by James Maddox, David Stoll, and Justin Birch – launching this summer.

Humiliated and exiled, a young poet and her friends build an underground following while fighting against the white-collar criminals who threaten their careers. In Metaphorical Her, Eleanor “Laney” Petra makes a social misstep and offends the man who holds the keys to success in her chosen field of work, poetry. Discovering an unlikely audience in the local rock scene, Laney shows that she can build a sizable following of outsiders that will force the poetic scene to recognize her and her work. All the while, Laney must fend off the people who want to cage her, her friends, and hinder their ambition.

​LINE Webtoon Announces Slate of Upcoming Releases #comics #webcomics LINE Webtoon has announced the upcoming release of nine new titles and a new season for popular Katie Cook series 

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Dave Soldier - The Eighth Hour of Amduat

This opera for mezzosoprano, choir, improvising soloists, orchestra and electronics, and featuring the leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen on alto saxophone and electronics, is adapted from the earliest surviving illustrated book and sound score, The Book of the Amduat, painted on walls in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings and many papyri. We use the version in Tuthmose III's tomb, who ruled Egypt from 1485-1431 BC. He is widely thought to be the Pharaoh of Exodus: if it wasn't him, it was a close relative. He co-ruled at first with the female Pharaoh, Hatsepsut, and was great grandfather to Akhenaten. He built the obelisks known as Cleopatra's Needle, one of which is on the Thames in London, and the other is near East 81st street in Central Park in New York City.

Each morning, Sun Ra emerges from a hole in the east and sails on a river through our sky. After he descends he continue from west to east on the river through the underworld, the Amudat, to reemerge in the morning. Each night he dies, but is reborn in the 6th night hour when he unites with Osiris and defeats the serpent, Apep.

The piece takes place during the 8th hour of the night, Mistress of deep night, in the city of the 8th hour, Sarcophagus of her gods. Sun Ra and his companions on the boat are being hauled by a choir on the underworld river. During the hour they are clothed and encounter other gods who live in ten caverns along the shore, along with living knives who defeat their enemies and four sacred rams. By earliest sound score, we mean that the specific sounds from each group of gods in each cavern of the city are described quite literally during the trip.

Each version of the Book of Amduat has the same order of caverns. In Tuthmose III's tomb, they don't change simultaneously and the caverns are juxtaposed as in the opera.

I rely on David Warburton's English translation and Colleen Manassa's article Sounds of the Netherworld. Translations of the arias to Italian and insights are from the Egyptologist Rita Lucarelli at University of California, Berkley. The score and libretto can be accessed from www.davesoldier.com.

Dave Soldier, composer (2016) Rita Lucarelli, Egyptology and translation of hieroglyphs to Italian Sahoko Sato Timpone, Mistress of the Boat, Mezzosoprano Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, saxophone & electronic valve instrument (EVI) Rebecca Cherry, Horus of Fragrance, violin Dan Blacksberg, Wepwawet, trombone Nick Millevoi, Sia, guitar Michael Winograd, Nehes, C clarinet Enrique Rivera-Matos, Hu, tuba Adam Vidiksis, Conductor Akhmed Manedov, violin Juana Pinilla Paez, violin Olivia Gusmano, viola Carolina Diazgronados, cello Dani Bash, harp Anthony di Bartolo, percussion Thomas Kolakowski, percussion Dave Soldier, water bowls, electronics

Choir: Chace Simmonds-Frith, Natasha Thweatt, Sophie Laruelle, Xiaoming Tian, Eugene Sirotkine, Alicia Waller, Melinda Learnard, Sahoko Sato Timpone

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USA: Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Jazz Promo Services February 2017 New Releases

Arthur Lipner – “TWO HANDS, ONE HEART Best Of Arthur Lipner 2 CD Set”

(Malletworks Media)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Arthur Lipner DVD – “Talking Sticks”

(Living Arts Productions)

MUSICIANS: Arthur Lipner-Vibes/Marimba/Educator/Composer A Documentary by Living Arts Productions Includes interviews with top vibes players and percussionists Gary Burton, Mike Mainieri, Bernard Woma, Vida Chenoweth, Ney Rosauro and others.

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Chris Rogers – “Voyage Home”

(Art of Life AL1045-2)

MUSICIANS: Chris Rogers: trumpet, keyboards, Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone, Ted Nash: tenor & alto saxophone, Steve Khan: guitar, Xavier Davis: piano ,Jay Anderson: bass, Steve Johns: drums, Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, Art Baron: trombone, Barry Rogers: trombone, Mark Falchook: synthesizer, keyboards, Willie Martinez: congas, percussion

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

Misha Steinhauer – “Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake”

(self produced)

MUSICIANS: Misha Steinhauer-vocals, Hendrik Meurkens-harmonica & vibes, Glauco Lima-piano, Michal Jaros-bass, Samuel Martinelle-drums 

→Street Date: 02/03/2017

March 2017

Billy Jones – “3’S A Crowd”

(AC Recording AC-49)

MUSICIANS: Billy Jones, drums in a duet setting with East Coast and West Coast players. Acoustical Concepts - John Vanore EAST  COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, George Young-Alto Sax, John Vanore-trumpet, Mick Rossi-piano, Tony Micelli-vibraphone, George Genna-piano, Tyrone Brown-bass WEST COAST SESSIONS: Billy Jones-drums, Scotty Wright-vocal, Kenny Stahl-flute, Stu Reynolds-bass clarinet, Gary Meek-tenor sax Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Brad Myers & Michael Sharfe – “Sanguinaria-Hopefulsongs”

(Colloquy Records 13214)

MUSICIANS: Brad Myers - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Bongos (Sanguinaria)  Michael Sharfe - Double Bass, Fretless Electric Bass (Norm’s Ridge), Percussion (Sanguinaria, Great Pumpkin Waltz, and Maria) with special guests Dan Dorff, Jr. - Drums and Cymbals (Norm’s Ridge, In From Somewhere, and Falling Grace) Tom Buckley - Drums and Cymbals (New Moon, Maria, and In Your Own Sweet Way) Marc Wolfley - Percussion (Great Pumpkin Waltz and Maria) Dan Karlsburg - Melodica (Sanguinaria)

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Doug Munro And La Pompe Attack – “The Harry Warren Songbook”

(GotMusic Records GMR-1004)

MUSICIANS: SESSION NOTES Session #1 June 17, 2016 Musicians: Howard Alden- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Matt Dwonszyk-bass Songs: Serenade In Blue, Lullaby Of Broadway, Nagasaki (without Howard Alden) Session #2 July 5, 2016 Musicians: Vic Juris- guitar, Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Andrei Matorin- violin Songs with Vic Juris: The More I See You, September In the Rain, Songs with Andrei Matorin: Chatanooga Choo Choo, Jeepers Creepers, I Only Have Eyes For You Session #3 August 10, 2016 Musicians: Doug Munro- guitar, Ernesto Pugliese- guitar, Michael Goetz- bass, Howie Bujese-violin Songs: Forty Second Street, You Again, At Last, I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo Session #4 August 24, 2016 Musicians: Vinny Raniolo- guitar, Ted Gottsegen- guitar, Doug Munro- guitar, Michael Goetz-bass Songs: We’re In The Money, The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, Blues For Harry

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY – “Testimony”

(Tuscarora Records 17001)

MUSICIANS: HOWARD JOHNSON & GRAVITY “Testimony” (Tuscarora Records 17001) Street Date: March 3, 2017 Howard Johnson - Tuba; Velvet Brown - Tuba; Dave Bargeron - Tuba; Earl McIntyre - Tuba; Joseph Daley - Tuba; Bob Stewart - Tuba; Carlton Holmes - Piano; Melissa Slocum - Bass; Buddy Williams - Drums) Special Guests: Nedra Johnson Vocal (track 2); Joe Exley – CC Tuba (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8); Background Vocals, (track 2) CJ Wright, Butch Watson, and Mem Nahdar

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

The Larry Newcomb Quartet Featuring BUCKY PIZZARELLI – “LIVING TRIBUTE”

(Essential Messenger)

MUSICIANS: Bucky Pizzarelli, acoustic archtop guitar (Tracks #1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10), Larry Newcomb, electric archtop guitar, Leigh Jonaitis, vocals (Tracks #1 and #3), Eric Olsen, piano, Dmitri Kolesnik, bass, Jimmy Madision, drums Note: Not Actual Cover

→Street Date: 03/03/2017

Luke Sellick – “Alchemist”

(Cellar Live: CL092916)

MUSICIANS: Luke Sellick — double bass & compositions, Jimmy Greene — tenor saxophone [2,4,6], Jordan Pettay — alto saxophone [1,3,5,7,9], Benny Benack III — trumpet [1,3,5,9], Mat Jodrell — trumpet [2,7], Adam Birnbaum — piano, Andrew Renfroe — guitar, Kush Abadey — drums [2,4,6,7,8], Jimmy Macbride — drums [1,3,5,9], Andrew Gutauskas — bass clarinet [1]

→Street Date: 03/08/2017 January 2017 Recap

Bob Porter – “Soul Jazz”(XLIBRIS ISBN-10: 1524547867)

New Book Soul Jazz is a history of jazz and its reception in the black community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Previous histories reflect the perspective of an integrated America, yet the United States was a segregated country in 1945. The black audience had a very different take on the music and that is the perception explored in Soul Jazz ISBN-13: 978-1524547868

Brian Kastan – “Roll The Dice On Life Featuring Miles Griffith”

(Brian Kastan Records 1001)

MUSICIANS: Brian Kastan- guitar, Miles Griffith-vocals, Steve Rust-Bass, Peter O'Brien-Drums

→Street Date: 01/01/2017

Brent Gallaher – “Moving Forward”

(V&B Records GAL-B-0003)

MUSICIANS: Brent Gallaher-tenor saxophone, Alex Pope Norris-trumpet and flugelhorn (except track 3), Dan Karlsberg-piano, Aaron Jacobs-bass, Anthony Lee-drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Liebowitz / Nick Lyons – “First Set”

(Line Art Records LA1002)

MUSICIANS: Carol Liebowitz – piano, Nick Lyons - alto saxophone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Carol Robbins – “Taylor Street”

(Jazzcats-109)

MUSICIANS: Carol Robbins: Harp, Billy Childs: Piano/Fender Rhodes, Bob Sheppard: sax/clarinet, Larry Koonse: Guitar, Curtis Taylor: Trumpet, Darek Oles: bass, Gary Novak: Drums, Ben Shepherd: electric bass

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Dave Soldier – “The Eighth Hour Of Amduat Featuring Marshall Allen As Sun Ra”

(Mulatta MUL035)

MUSICIANS: Rita Lucarelli, Egyptology and translation of hieroglyphs to Italian, Sahoko Sato Timpone, Mistress of the Boat, Mezzosoprano, Marshall Allen, Sun Ra, saxophone & electronic valve instrument (EVI), Rebecca Cherry, Horus of Fragrance, violin,  Dan Blacksberg, Wepwawet, trombone, Nick Millevoi, Sia, guitar, Michael Winograd, Nehes, C clarinet, Enrique Rivera-Matos, Hu, tuba, Adam Vidiksis, Conductor, Akhmed Manedov, violin, Juana Pinilla Paez, violin, Olivia Gusmano, viola, Carolina Diazgronados, cello, Dani Bash, harp, Anthony di Bartolo, percussion,   Thomas Kolakowski, percussion, Dave Soldier, water bowls, electronics, Thomas Kolakowski, percussion Choir: Chace Simmonds-Frith, Natasha Thweatt, Sophie Laruelle, Xiaoming Tian, Eugene Sirotkine, Alicia Waller, Melinda Learnard, Sahoko Sato Timpone

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

David Wise – “Till They Lay Me Down”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: David Wise-tenor and baritone saxophone, Bruce Forman-guitar, Alex Frank-bass, Jake Reed-drums w/ special guests: Jason Joseph, vocals (track 1); Laura Mace, vocals (track 1); Josh Smith, guitar solo (track 1); Mitchell Cooper, trumpet (tracks 1, 9); Glenn Morrissette, alto sax (track 1); R.W. Enoch, tenor sax (track 1); Amy K. Bormet, keyboard (track 1); Mikala Schmitz, cello (tracks 2, 8); David Wise, vocals (track 8, 9)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Laura Dubin Trio – “Live At The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival”

(Self Produced)

MUSICIANS: Laura Dubin – piano, Kieran Hanlon – bass, Antonio H. Guerrero – drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Steve Slagle – “Alto Manhattan”

(Panorama Records 006)

MUSICIANS: STEVE SLAGLE: alto saxophone (1-7), flute (8 & 9), JOE LOVANO: tenor saxophone (1 &7), G mezzo soprano (8), LAWRENCE FIELDS: piano, GERALD CANNON: bass, ROMAN DIAZ: congas (1, 8 & 9), BILL STEWART: drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

The Sugar Hill Trio – “The Drive”

(Goschart Music)

MUSICIANS: Christian Torkewitz: Tenor Saxophone and Flute, Austin Walker: Drums, Leon Boykins: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,11), Dylan Shamat: Bass (tracks 7,8,9,10)

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Zarabande – “El Toro”

(AFlo)

MUSICIANS: Alfred Flores El Toro - Marimba and MalletKat, Joe Caploe - Vibraphone and Percussion,Mark Little – Piano, Pete Ojeda – Bass, Dean Macomber - Drums

→Street Date: 01/06/2017

Baron Tymas – “MONTRÉAL”

(tymasmusic: tmdc003)

MUSICIANS: Baron Tymas, guitar, Joshua Rager, piano, Sage Reynolds, acoustic bass and bass guitar, Jim Doxas, drums, Special guests: Jeri Brown, voice on “And Oui”, Charles Ellison, trumpet on “The Laval Syndicate”

→Street Date: 01/09/2017

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I’m afraid it’s a bit blurry, but my art post today is the cover art from my first novel, which came out from Loconeal Publishing today! Art by Melinda Timpone. The book is available on Amazon.

Aveline was a brilliant but quiet girl who learned how to speak the secret Birdtongue from her scholarly father, a skill known only by three people in the entire kingdom. Not quite peasant, but not of nobility, she had long accepted the fact that any marriage would require one person or the other to have to “marry down.” So she was content with her studies and immersed herself in the language of the birds. But all that would change when a strange blue bird arrived . . . Aras was a noble lord. When he became aware of a sorceress’s attempt to usurp the kingdom, she transformed him into a bird. But, as an extra act of cruelty, she left one place where he can be human again—an isolated, out-of-the-way place no one would ever look for . . . Until the day Aveline found him. Together, with the aid of three bird princes, Aveline and Aras must save the kingdom from the sorceress. But before they can do so, they must first discover the three things more powerful than despair: courage, hope, and love.

Here’s one of the original drafts of the cover, in a much higher resolution: