‘Justice’ is served

There’s a new costumed crusader in town

by Nathan Oravec
Source: Gazette.net

Surrounded, Charm City’s solitary defender, known only as Fist of Justice, readies once again for battle.

Flanking him is a veritable who’s who of costumed crime fighters — heavyweights of the hero world including Spider-Man, Wolverine and even The Fantastic Four.

Superman soars above.

There, too, lurks the Batman.

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Frederick man’s superhero creation leaps into his own comic
Originally published February 01, 2008
Source: Frederick News Post

Adam Behsudi
News-Post Staff

Beware villains. The Fist of Justice has returned to Charm City.

The superhero has work to do — mainly regaining his superpowers — before he can take his rightful place as the guardian of a city loosely based on Baltimore.

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For Immediate Release
January 30, 2008

Mike Imboden, a resident of Frederick for nearly 20 years, announces the first issue of his original comic “Fist of Justice.” Set in the fictional town of Charm City, loosely based on Baltimore, the mighty Fist of Justice exchanges quips and blows with all manner of quirky evil doers.

Hearkening back to an age less violent and dark, Imboden’s characters reignite an innocence and fun in an art form that often takes itself too seriously. The first issue of Fist of Justice hit the stands January 30th and there is a major release party scheduled for Friday February 8th at Beyond Comics in Frederick hosted by Imboden.

The release party will feature free merchandise, autographs, and refreshments.
All are invited to attend.

Mr. Imboden is available for interviews and review copies are also available.
Contact Mike at Beyond Comics (301) 668-8202 or mike@imboden.org

Release Party
Friday February 8th
5:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Beyond Comics
5632 Route 85 (Buckeystown Pike)
Frederick, MD
(301) 338-8202

Sword of Dracula Comic Team promotes Blood Donation with two-night screening of LOST BOYS at Dallas’ Inwood Theatre

Moviegoers who bring proof of blood donation or dress as vampires get a discount at the September 21-22 Midnight retrospective screening of LOST BOYS at the Inwood Theatre in Dallas.
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Sword of Dracula Comic Team Launches “Weird Movie Podcast” at swordodracula.com Episode 1: Werewolf Vs. Vampire Woman

The team behind the comic series that re-imagines Dracula as “the world’s most dangerous terrorist” are promoting their November one-shot SWORD OF DRACULA/ VAMPIRELLA: EXTENDED AND DANGEROUS with a “Sword of Dracula Weird Movie Podcast” that features free streaming feature-length classic and cult horror movies, with commentary.

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Geeks of Doom has high praise for Joshua Gamon and Adrian Sibar’s Abigail & Rox in the Land of Enchantment, saying that the one-shot “conjures up memories of early 90’s Vertigo Comics fantasy”:

[Gamon’s] version of Wonderland leans slightly more toward the anarchic attitude of American McGee version than the psychedelic mind trip of Disney’s interpretation (don’t worry, Abigail isn‘t armed with a knife). He has created in Abigail a fearless and strong-willed young girl that younger readers can identify with. She has positive attributes that girl readers can connect with, but certainly does not alienate potential boy readers. Gamon doesn’t treat his adult readers with kid gloves though, and in a telling strength to his writing abilities, has created a comic that is indeed for “all readers,” and like a fairy tale, different aged readers will get a different experience out of his tale.

… To further the Vertigo analogy, Sibar’s artwork here is slightly reminiscent of Jill Thompson fantasy-themed work with a dash of Sam Keith’s penchant for rounded shapes and figures. His colors take a small nod to The Wizard Of Oz, as his real-world is filled with drab grays where the only color seems to be purple. But once the transition is made to the Enchanted World, Sibar breaks out a full spectrum of bright and vivid colors. It is a perfect compliment to Gamon’s untamed imagination.

Abigail & Rox in the Land of Enchantment is due in stores next month. You can read a preview here.

Sword of Dracula creator Jason Henderson will be interviewed tomorrow night on Public Radio International’s Fair Game with Faith Salie. If none of your local radio stations carry the show, you’ll be able to download the interview from the PRI website.