GLORY IS REAL

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Hot damn. Look at what Ross Campbell dragged in.

GLORY #23 is finally a real, printed comic book that exists on Earth.

Ross has copies. You’ll have yours on next Wednesday, February 15th.

Twenty years after deciding, “yeah, I want to write comics for the rest of my life,” these four variant covers each contain twenty-four pages of story within two saddlestitches that make this a reality. Yeah, I’ve written short stories and edited a whole bunch of comics, but writing these things in complete single issue units is what I’ve desired forever. And it’s here. Finally. In the format I intended it to be read.

I’m pretty damn stoked.

So here’s a massive thank you to Image Comics Publisher and Extreme Editor Eric Stephenson as well as Extreme creator Rob Liefeld for taking a huge chance on a relatively new writer, especially considering the immense amount of freedom they afforded to the whole team. An extra tip of the hat to Rob for providing a variant for this issue. Considering how much of an impact the birth of Image had on me, well, it means a lot to have the guy who released their first book draw the variant cover of my first ongoing series.

Speaking of which, another massive thank you goes to Ross Campbell, for being the most ideal collaborator for this project. Every single line he puts down makes me grateful to have someone of his talent to work with. The dude’s insanely talented and this is gonna make people rethink a lot of what he’s capable of.

Also on the team are colorist Ms,Shatia Hamilton and letterer Douglas E. Sherwood. Ms,Shatia has blown me away with every single page she’s turned in. She has a unique color palette, unlike anything else in comics, which distinguishes this book from anything on the stands. I’m very thankful to have her on board.

Doug has been a huge help as well and there’s a major reason he’s lettering both this and Hell Yeah. The guy’s a perfect fit and easy to work with. Seriously, if you need a letterer, Douglas E. Sherwood’s your man.

I also owe a massive thanks to everyone at Image Comics from marketing to production to accounting to… everything. Seriously. You guys super rule.

Finally, for every retailer and reader who preordered a copy: you guys are the best. I’m very happy by the numbers and it looks like there’s a good chance this book will be around for a bit. That’s due to you. If we’re ever at the same convention or store, well, I owe you a high five at the very least. Extra special thanks go to Jimmy Jay of Amazing Arizona Con & Image Expo for getting his own variant cover, as well as the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. I hope the CBLDF’s copies earn them a crap ton of money.

Can’t wait to get home and get my paws on my own copies.

Let me know what you think.