July 2009

Wall Street Journal on MOA

Posted by MOA on July 25, 2009

What did the guys have to tell the most revered financial paper in the US? Read all about it in the esteemed Wall Street Journal which spoke to the MOA crew for their Comicon International story*.

Here is the money quote:

Joe Casey, Steven Seagle, Duncan Rouleau and Joe Kelly -- who founded Man of Action Studios -- work with Marvel and DC Comics, the two mainstays of the industry, and they release works independently through Image Comics, which publishes their works while they retain ancillary rights.
After years when major comic companies' stories dominated film and comics, Mr. Seagle says the pendulum is swinging back to the little guy. "If you eat too many hamburgers," he says, "eventually you want a hot dog."
--SABRINA SHANKMAN, Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2009

* This links through Google News so you can read the entire article without being a subscriber. Wall Street Journal online subscribers can go there directly via this link.

Mike Allred and Steven T. Seagle Do Not Announce New Project At Comicon

Posted by MOA on July 24, 2009

For Immediate Release:

Mike Allred (Madman) and Steven T. Seagle (it's a bird...) confirmed today that they are not announcing a new project at this year's Comicon International. Citing the sheer number of announcements expected to be made at the show this year, the duo expressed concern that announcing a project at this time could be detrimental to all involved. "We'd be lost in the shuffle," explained Allred who announced his new project for DC/Vertigo last week in advance of other anticipated Con announcements. "Some stories should not be told," was Seagle's only comment - a sentiment reflected in a flyer the duo will be handing out at the convention specifically to not announce the new project.

Not denying that the book will be a co-production of Allred's AAA POP, Seagle's MAN OF ACTION STUDIOS and publisher Image Comics, the duo nonetheless refused to confirm the five issue series was set for 2010. The pair met in 1987 when Allred and his family moved into Air Force Academy housing quarters previously occupied by Seagle as a child. Seagle and Allred have begun work on - but not completed - three previous series: LOOK for shuttered publisher Tundra, JAGUAR STORIES for shuttered publisher Comico, and BIG WORLD which was not approved years ago by Vertigo.

MAN OF ACTION @ CCI

Posted by MOA on July 20, 2009

Man of Action Studios, the creative collective of Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, and Steven T. Seagle — creators of the hit BEN 10 franchise and the upcoming GENERATOR REX both for Cartoon Network as well as countless cult comic books — will return to booth 2007 at CCI. MOA will be stocked with all of the BEN 10 DVDS as well as a full selection of this year’s new Man Of Action Comics (published through Image). Series artists Marco Cinello (SOUL KISS), Max Fiumara (Four Eyes), as well as Rouleau (The Great Unknown) will be signing – check the booth for schedules. Kelly and Seagle appear Thursday at 4:30 on the panel: Workshop - Creating Creator Owned Comics The Image Comics Way (Room 7A/B). Casey will appear on the Marvel Comics : Dark Reign panel Saturday at 11:30 (Room 6A). Each Man of Action will be announcing a new series at the con and the company is actively seeking artists for a variety of new projects, so bring portfolios by for review.

GIANT MONSTERS IN MANHATTAN

Posted by MOA on July 8, 2009

We've gotten visual confirmation from some of our field agents (thanks PG and JV!) about giant monsters in Manhattan. Namely the super-huge BEN 10:ALIEN FORCE display that takes up an entire wall in the Times Square Toys R Us. We're moving to get strike teams in position but in the meantime he's some raw footage of the sightings.