Happy Valley

Mike Gloady · 22 October, 2009, 10:19:25 PM

When does it land on my thrill-merchant's shelves, PJ?

I need to see this.

pauljholden · 23 October, 2009, 08:20:55 AM

First issue is out in December - not sure when, but hopefully in time for my 40th birthday! (28th)

-pj

Noisybast · 23 October, 2009, 09:32:54 AM

Quote from: Professah Byah on 23 September, 2009, 10:52:29 PM
I'm reasonably sure the Germans know what some of their grandads got up to and what the swastika represents...

It's not the Germans I'm worried about...

Noisybast · 23 October, 2009, 09:37:56 AM

Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 24 September, 2009, 09:33:34 PM
I'm probably going to expose ignorance of such things here talking to the artist himself BUT the 'scratchy' nature of the inking reminded me of McMahon's Slaine.

Nah, I thought that, too. Nice to see it confirmed by the man himself.
It's looking good, PJ. I'll keep an eye out for this.

pauljholden · 24 October, 2009, 11:55:11 AM

There's a tiny bit of a panel on the eclectic micks website, notable because it's the first thing I've drawn with a cintiq - and it's pretty much identical to something I'd inked with a brush - and it was after 10 minutes of playing around with it... So I'm buying one...

http://eclecticmicks.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-valley.html

-pj

Colin YNWA · 26 October, 2009, 07:14:01 PM

And an interview with Garth Ennis about the book here. Might be a different preview page was well...or that could be just my memory playing tricks on me (clocks back 4 month old with new sleep patterns yawn... excuses in place already!)

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23450

pauljholden · 27 October, 2009, 03:57:21 PM

And another interview (with some new art)

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091027-Ennis-Battlefields.html

-pj

Jim_Campbell · 27 October, 2009, 04:44:25 PM

Quote from: pauljholden on 27 October, 2009, 03:57:21 PM
And another interview (with some new art)

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091027-Ennis-Battlefields.html

-pj

Cool! I never knew that the Germans used lightsabres as an anti-aircraft weapon ... ;-P

Cheers!

Jim

Proudhuff · 27 October, 2009, 04:44:59 PM

Interesting stuff, looking forward to these new ones, and the hardback of the first 3 should fit under the Christmas tree just right...

Emperor · 27 October, 2009, 10:46:10 PM

Riddle me this: There seems to be enough interest in this to support quite a sizable series (and this is not the first war comic Ennis has done) - does this show that there is enough interest to support more war comics or is this just that some people will buy anything by Ennis?

Just curious about the market for cape-free genre comics.

I suppose Commando is till going too.

Mike Gloady · 27 October, 2009, 10:47:52 PM

Zombie comics seem to do surprisingly well these days too. Sadly I get zombies about as well as capes, so no help for me.

War and western and romance genres welcome. Hurry, wise publishers, leap on these gaps in the market.

pauljholden · 27 October, 2009, 11:52:42 PM

Sadly, I've no idea; I think the US comic market is entirely based around superheroes - Garth does mention a dream "Battle of Britain" epic, but your guess is as good as mine as to whether the market can sustain something like that written by anyone other than Garth. (Or even if it can sustain one written by Garth)

-pj

Colin YNWA · 28 October, 2009, 04:06:08 PM

Whenever they release a Sgt Rock series over at DC the sales estimates always place in below 100 in the sales charts. Which for a name character and normally a good creative team is pretty disappointing. Still DC keep doing them so they might be selling elsewhere or the trades doing well. It would seem clear that the sales on these items are enough to keep Dynamite happy so fingers crossed there is a market out there.

I'd really hope so as I'd love to see some ongoing WWII comic. DC seems to have the richest set of characters to mine and I always hope they'll get behind such a title in the way they have with Jonah Hex for the western.

Heck Rebellion should just buy the rights and relaunch Battle... ok so I'm dreaming now but hey

Mike Gloady · 28 October, 2009, 04:42:13 PM

Good idea Colin, maybe in a few years after this recession's calmed down eh?

pauljholden · 17 November, 2009, 07:50:52 PM

Hey, forgot to mention this: Happy Valley issue #2 advance solicitation

Between the flak, the searchlights, the night fighters and the freezing, airless cold at twenty-thousand feet, bombing Germany in midwinter is no joke at all- but with some of the friends he's got, pilot Ken Harding might not even need any enemies. Ken gets to know his crew a little better, as they edge towards the last operation that will complete their tour of duty. One more nightmare flight, and then they can all go home...

http://tinyurl.com/yfaqmw2

-pj