Hey everyone!
Our online store is now fully live and taking orders! Here it is!
You can purchase all our comic books including extremely limited variant covers of Kaiju Steel and The Mystery Boys.
Grab them while they’re hot because they’re going fast and most importantly, tell people about it so we can raise as much funding as possible for Earthquake victims and communities.
Thank ee kindly!
Hey JCA Crew!
It’s been a short while since our last post but that’s because we’ve been incredibly busy launching Japan Comic Aid books to the world!
On May 5th in Aylesbury at an event organised by Dead Universe Comics, our publisher, sounded our arrival in the world! Forsooth! Steve Collier and Andy Clift were on hand to sign copies of The Mystery Boys and Kaiju Steel. The event itself was a huge success with the numbers of people attending far outweighing any event in the shopping centre during recent memory.
Kapow! Comic- con in London was next which took place over the weekend of the 19th- 20th May. In attendance were big names such as Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, Dan DiDio, Joe Quesada and Jonathan Ross. Steve and Andy were joined this time by Kaiju Steel artist, Lee Killeen and many books were sold. A highlight for the creators had to be Dan Didio sitting down for a chat and buying copies of the JCA Books! A surreal moment to be signing comics for the head of DC!
Feedback from everyone who came to our table was strong and meeting and chatting to fans was great fun. It was lovely to meet you all and we hope to see you all again in the future! The great thing about conventions is that even the creators are fanboys so there’s always a mutual appreciation for one another.
Many thanks to everyone at Dead Universe Comics who made it possible for JCA to be at these events and to everyone we met, promoted us, bought our books and paid us attention. And thanks to the organisers of Kapow! for making the show less about money and a more intimate affair. We’ll see you next year.
Here are a smashing selection of pics from Kapow! :
Were you at the launch event in Aylesbury or Kapow!? We’d love to hear from you. Send us a tweet, facebook message or email via the contact page!
Hey folks!
We’re launching our awesome range of books in two days on Saturday May 5th 2012 and to whet your appetite even more, here is the exclusive preview of Mystery Boys by writer, Steve Collier and artist, Andy Clift.
Mystery Boys is a brand new ongoing series following Agents Johannes Neumann and Matthias Furore as they investigate the cases which would otherwise be labelled ‘unexplained’. Issue #1 takes the duo to Japan where a child has been kidnapped and strange happenings are occurring that may be connected to an ancient and secretive Forest Deity…
The series is a perfect blend of action, adventure, mystery and comedy. If you’re a fan of Powers, X-Files, Indiana Jones, or Hellboy then you’ll love The Mystery Boys. And if you’re not a fan of any of those then you still need The Mystery Boys in your life.
Enjoy the preview and let us know what you think of it by tweeting, commenting or emailing us!
Hey everyone!
We’ve been wanting to tell you this for so long however we can now reveal that Tonci Zonjic, the incredibly talented artist behind Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand and Who Is Jake Ellis? (nominated for a 2012 Eisner Award for best limited series) has joined forces with Japan Comic Aid to produce a very special series of variant covers for JCA titles Nowhereville, Kaiju Steel and Mystery Boys.
Being a firm supporter of the JCA cause, Tonci has generously added the project to his already crazy schedule. Each of the three covers are part of one single panoramic image which go beyond mere variant covers to produce what is a truly stunning piece of art. We can’t reveal the covers themselves just yet but suffice to say they are stunning.
Be sure to pick up all three upcoming JCA books to ensure you get the full picture. This is not going to be one to miss.
Be sure to check out Tonci‘s website, blog and Twitter and then pick up some Lobster Johnson and Who Is Jake Ellis? immediately!
Mystery Boys, Nowhereville and Kaiju Steel will be released on May 5th 2012!
Keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook accounts as well as the website for updates!
Phew! What a treat we have for you today! Here it is, the preview of Kaiju Steel– giant monster action adventure from writer Steve Collier and artist Lee Killeen.
The story follows Scott, a sixteen year old studying for his exams who dreams of something more. When giant monsters appear on Earth and do battle, Scott’s destiny is revealed to him as he’s caught in the middle. A legendary katana is mankind’s only hope of surviving the onslaught the monsters unleash on cities around the world and Scott becomes it’s wielder. Kaiju Steel promises action on a truly epic scale.
Kaiju Steel is a brand new ongoing series and the first two issues will be published for Japan Comic Aid. Variant covers will be available and the book will be on sale very soon so stay tuned.
There may be a few pages in between which are not included but this will give you a great flavour of the comic and it’s characters. If you missed it last week, the preview for Nowhereville by Ken Bastard is already online here.
Be sure to let us know what you think of the previews by going to the contact page and sending us your comments. They may be printed in the letters pages of the comics!
We have yet to release a preview of Mystery Boys by Steve Collier and Andy Clift but not to worry, it’s coming!
Now read the preview and enjoy! Also, we’d appreciate it if everyone who reads this could hit ‘share’ on your browser. The more awareness we have, the more money we can raise for Japan Earthquake relief funds. Thanks.
Hey everyone! Looking forward to the Kaiju Steel preview on Monday? You should be. Written by Steve Collier and drawn by Lee Killeen, it’s going to be epic! To whet your appetite, we have the brand new cover image for the book. This is the cover which will be published but look out for variant covers too…
Original art by Lee Killeen. Logo design by Andy Clift. Japan Comic Aid logo by Genki Gear.
More news today!
You may have seen that on May 5th, JCA will be part of the Dead Universe Free Comic Book Day event in Aylesbury.
Now we can confirm that not one but two JCA creators will be there! Steve Collier (Founder of JCA, Writer for Kaiju Steel and Mystery Boys) and Andy Clift (Artist for Mystery Boys) will be on hand to sign copies of their comics which will be available to buy on the day. Kaiju Steel will be previewing exclusively on this site on Monday 19th so be sure to check it out. Mystery Boys will also be previewed in the future which is something to look out for. If you’re nice, Andy might even throw in a sketch!
Both Kaiju Steel and Mystery Boys offer exceptional artwork and action packed story lines. Along with Nowhereville by Ken Bastard which has already previewed this week, the event promises an incredibly strong line-up of comics alongside other local creators who will be attending.
The event will be covered in detail in a future article but for now check out the JCA Event page and also the Dead Universe page for all the latest info.
Remember to follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook to make sure you stay up to date on all the news!
Hey everyone!
We are really excited to announce that on Monday, March 19th Japan Comic Aid will be previewing pages from the forthcoming action epic, Kaiju Steel.
Written by Japan Comic Aid founder, Steve Collier and with art from Lee Killeen, Kaiju Steel follows Scott, a fifteen year old school kid taking his GCSE’s with the usual stresses a boy of that age entails- revision, love, restlessness- who finds himself in an epic life or death battle when giant monsters attack Earth and threaten to lay waste to humanity. A mystical sword once belonging to the great Samurai, Hatori Hanzo, is now the key to unlock Scott’s destiny and save the city, and the world from the Kaiju!
The series will be ongoing and promises huge story lines with incredible Kaiju battles!
You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Follow the links on the side to do that if you don’t already. And remember to share this with everyone!
It’s the start of a new week and also the start of Japan Comic Aid‘s pre-launch campaign!
Nowhereville copyright owned by Ken Bastard / Japan Comic Aid.
We have an absolute treat for you today. Thanks to all the support of our fans we’re able to give you an inside glimpse of the amazing Nowhereville written and drawn by Ken Bastard. We are so pleased to have such talented creators working on comic books for us here at JCA.
Nowhereville follows veteran reporter Ben Blake. He’s covered his fair share of heartbreaking stories in the past but the one he is sent to investigate in the woods of Massachusetts will test his belief in the basic goodness of man as well as his sanity. When three children disappear under very mysterious circumstances in a small town during the depression Ben uncovers secrets that should have been best left alone.
What unfolds is a twisty, pulpy tale in the best tradition of American detective comics with a hint of sci-fi. This will be one for comic book fans of every taste.
The following pages give a really good taste of the book and where you think it might lead… Enjoy!
A release date has yet to be set for Nowhereville but it will be very, very soon!
Remember to Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook by following the links on the right or going to our Contact page. That way you can stay up to date with what we’re doing.
We want to hear your thoughts about Nowhereville and Japan Comic Aid! Your comments could be printed in our releases so get involved and talk to us!
Stay tuned!
Hey everyone!
Again it’s been a while since the last post but we are back with some really exciting news! Those of you who found our website via Facebook or Twitter will know that we have been concentrating on raising our profile a lot over the last weeks and for those who’s feeds have been blanketed with Japan Comic Aid updates, we apologise but this is how a project promotes itself to great effect.
Nowhereville copyright owned by Ken Bastard / Japan Comic Aid.
We said that if we reached 100 followers or Likes on either our Facebook or Twitter feeds we would release an exclusive preview of our first comic book to be published! This book is the incredible ‘Nowhereville’ by the super-talented Ken Bastard. We did it.
So tomorrow (March 12th 2012) at 1pm (UK time) we shall release our exclusive preview so you guys can start being as excited as we are to see it in printed form! The preview will consist of pages from the comic book.
‘Nowhereville’ is a comic in the vein of old school, hard boiled detective pulp but with a sci-fi twist… We know you’ll love it as much as we do and we’re incredibly proud of what Ken has achieved with the book.
If you really want to help us, share this post wherever and however you can, tell your friends, family or complete strangers if you’re that confident!
We write this on the first anniversary of the Great Eastern Earthquake and it is still moving when you try to comprehend the thousands of lives and communities which were wiped from the face of the earth in the space of a few hours. The effects were unimaginable.
This is why we created this project and why we need your support. It’s the people- just like you and I- who need the funds created by Japan Comic Aid so they can rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
Stay tuned tomorrow so you can get that first peek!
You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Follow the links on the side to do that if you don’t already. And remember to share this with everyone! Reading comics to help others? Pretty awesome right?!
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