And Then Emily Was Gone: 2014's Most Terrifying Comic

[Keyser Soze]

Hey everyone!

Thanks to all of you who have supported and shown interest in The Standard over the past couple of years. That's still very much an active project, and the final two issues are slated for release this year. But I also have another new comic being published by ComixTribe, called And Then Emily Was Gone. It's a 5-issue horror miniseries, and will be ComixTribe's first monthly comic, with the first issue coming out in July. I'm writing it, and the art is done by the incredible Iain Laurie, a fantastic artist who has been a favourite of mine for years: getting to work with this amazing cult artist and hopefully give his stuff a mainstream worldwide platform is very exciting for me. We also have Megan Wilson on colors and Colin Bell on letters.

We've been fortunate to get some support and attention from talented folk within the comics industry, and so when we distribute worldwide through Diamond, we'll be doing 50/50 covers, one cover by Laurie, and the other by a guest cover artist.

Issue #2 variant by Riley Rossmo (Proof, Bedlam, Drumhellar):

Issue #2 variant by Nick Pitarra (The Manhattan Projects):

To build up some awareness, I launched a blog just this week for the comic, called Visit Merksay. It's set within the world of the series, and will be used to build up the story leading into the comic. Here's the introductory post:

http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/secrets-and-shadows/

 

[Keyser Soze]

We ran a bunch of islander profiles last week, chronicling some of the oddball residents of Merksay, the remote community in the Scottish Orkney Islands where our heroes go in search of a missing girl...

Baubie Ballantyne, decrepit owner of the local bed & breakfast:
http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/islander-profile-baubie-ballantyne/

Tam Gutcher, the eerily ageless barman of ancient pub the Jaunty Tart:
http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/islander-profile-tam-gutcher/

Neil Tulloch, a caring father who is not all he seems:
http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/islander-profile-neil-tulloch/

Mental Jimmy, the despoiler of worlds:
http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/islander-profile-mental-jimmy/

 

[Keyser Soze]

And Then Emily Was Gone #1 will be released worldwide July 2014. But if you want to order it, you'll have to ask your local comic shop to order it in May. Tell them that the Diamond order code is MAY141351 F!

http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/coming-soon-and-then-emily-was-gone-1/

 

[Keyser Soze]

I was interviewed by Multiversity Comics and Comic Bastard about And Then Emily Was Gone:

http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/two-new-interviews-with-lees-laurie/

 

[Keyser Soze]

Check out this massive 9-page preview of And Then Emily Was Gone #1!

https://medium.com/@TylerJamesComic/3aff7cf5ab4

 

[Keyser Soze]

Series artist Iain Laurie and I were interviewed by Comic Book Resources about And Then Emily Was Gone!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53337

 

[Lord Valumart]

Hey, I picked this up at last years Thought Bubble. It was bloody good. With some freaky as hell drawings. Loved it.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Hey, I picked this up at last years Thought Bubble. It was bloody good. With some freaky as hell drawings. Loved it.

Glad you liked it! t:

 

[Keyser Soze]

Comic Book Resources has posted up a preview of And Then Emily Was Gone #1, released worldwide on July 30th:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=22674

 

[Keyser Soze]

Attention, trade-waiters! The AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE graphic novel is coming out January 2015, and is available to order from Previews NOW! Order code NOV141187, let your local comic shop know!

http://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2...y-was-gone-graphic-novel-coming-january-2015/

 

[Keyser Soze]

The final issue comes out this week. Here's the trailer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef6MWFW8NPk

 

[Keyser Soze]

BREAKING NEWS: And Then Emily Was Gone #0 will be released on Free Comic Book Day 2015, with a cover by artist of Amazing Spider-Man, Wolverine, Inhuman, Ryan Stegman!

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/1042?stockItemID=STK666128

 

[Keyser Soze]

Hey guys, the collected edition of And Then Emily Was Gone gets released in comic shops worldwide tomorrow. So for any trade-waiters amongst you, here's your chance to check it out!

https://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/and-then-emily-was-gone-in-shops-worldwide-tomorrow/

 

[Keyser Soze]

And Then Emily Was Gone #0 comes out on Free Comic Book Day! More info here:

https://visitmerksay.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/tomorrow-fcbd-and-then-emily-was-gone-0/