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Crystal Fractal Comics', Redoirk #1 Press Release

CRYSTAL FRACTAL COMICS EXPANDS ITS UNIVERSE WITH FOUR NEW TITLES. Crystal Fractal Comics (CFC) has released four new books, building upon its line of comic books with new titles including Redorik #1, Entropy #1, The Crossing #2 and The Legend of the Sleeping Giant.  The Crystal Fractal Universe(CFU) is a mystically based comic book world where powerful mages and sorcerers come together for a mystical event, known as “The Crossing,” where 15 such individuals attempt to enter the first level of hell; the dream realm. During the event, something goes awry and each is sucked into a different portal and lost to the time stream indefinitely. CFC’s latest titles add to the premise set in CFU #0 by expanding the scope of CFU stories with the second issue of The Crossing, which fills in the back story of the CFU, by introducing the Poisson brothers as they battle out of the 15th level of hell in Entropy, and by exploring the life of a young man named Justin Henderson in Redorik, a book w

Redorik #1 Preview

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Here are the preview pages for Crystal Fractal Comic's Redorik #1 written by me and art by Pedro Maia. From Redorik Issue One Preview From Redorik Issue One Preview From Redorik Issue One Preview From Redorik Issue One Preview From Redorik Issue One Preview

Redorik #1 Reviewed by The Outhouse

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Redorik #1 from Crystal Fractal Comics is reviewed by The Outhouse (you can click here or read it below) . Credits & Solicit Info: High school student, Justin Henderson, discovers his friend is running packages for the local mob boss. Dealing with his new found abilities that he believes are "super powers", Justin also worries about grades, how to get the girl, and wonders if all the thoughts in his head are really his own.  Written by Howard Wong Art by Pedro Maia Based on the story concept by Derrek Lennox Review: Redorick #1 Written by : Howard Wong Art by : Pedro Maia Published by : Crystal Fractal Comics Rating 5 out of 5 Redorick  is the latest release from upcoming Canadian publisher Crystal Fractal Comics. It tells the story of a boy named Justin Henderson, who seems perfectly normal, albeit a bullied outsider, until he starts experiencing strangely vivid nightmares. In these nightmares he hears an ominous voice chanting his name. T

Redorik #1

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From Crystal Fractal Comics comes Redorik! It's an origin superhero story where nothing is what it seems. "What kind of superhero would come out of a path that was jaded through a tragedy brought on by greed, sex and desire? Add to that if you were losing your losing your mind to the darkness." High school student, Justin Henderson, discovers his friend is running packages for the local mob boss. Dealing with his new found abilities that he believes are "super powers", Justin also worries about grades, how to get the girl, and wonders if all the thoughts in his head are really his own.  Written by Howard Wong Art by Pedro Maia Based on the story concept by Derrek Lennox Click  here  for more details. Here's an interview I did for it here . Where can you get a copy of it? Click here.

Redorik - Coming Soon!

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Field of Nightmares reviewed by Geeking Out Weekly!

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Field of Nightmares reviewed by Geeking Out Weekly  (Click the link to see it)! You can speed through to 5:51 mark for the review of Field of Nightmares. Written by: Howard Wong Art by: Jessie Lam It was release at Fan Expo Canada 2011. All proceeds are being used to fund a larger project that is in the works. Thank you for all the support!

Old Dog Days Coming to Fan Expo 2011 Aug 25th to 28th!

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Old Dog Days at Fan Expo Aug. 25th to 28th. Get your copy at P020-B or at A120-P with added bonus if you mention this post!

Field of Nightmares Teaser 2

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Field of Nightmares can be found at both at Jia Xin Lin (P046) and at my table at P020B. 

Fan Expo 2011 Old Dog Days Teaser 5

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Old Dog Days will be at Fan Expo. See you there at P020-B!

Field of Nightmares Teaser 1

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For Field of Nightmares, I'm bringing back some things I picked up from my time in Hong Kong into this story that takes place during the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Both the story and art style are heavily Asian influenced. Jia Xin Lin (P046) has done a beautiful job illustrating the emotional metaphors of the story.

Fan Expo 2011 Old Dog Days Teaser 4

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Old Dog Days is about the moments in life unexpected and what you do with them.

Field of Nightmares Coming to Fan Expo

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We will be launching this at Fan Expo. More teasers on the way! Illustrated by Jia Xin Lin (P046) Written by Howard Wong (P020B)

Old Dog Days Printed!

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Guerrilla Printing did an amazing job on this and I can't say enough things about how great it is to do work with them. Check out their amazing deals now ( click here )! 

New Business Card

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Thanks to Keith Grachow for helping me put this together. I had a vision of a (script) monkey holding up a quill and Keith nailed it perfectly and then some.

Fan Expo 2011 Old Dog Days Teaser 3

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Old Dog Days is about life, death and choices we make.

Old Dog Days Coming to Fan Expo 2011 Aug 25th to 28th!

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Old Dog Days at Fan Expo Aug. 25th to 28th. Get your copy at P020-B or at A120-P with added bonus if you mention this post!

Fan Expo Free For Kids!

Planning to bring kids to Fan Expo?  Click this for a free ticket for kids.

Fan Expo 2011 Old Dog Days Teaser 2

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Keith Grachow knocking out character studies and nailing the look for Old Dog Days. 

Old Dog Days Coming to Fan Expo 2011!

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Old Dog Days at Fan Expo Aug. 25th to 28th. Get your copy at P020-B or at A120-P with added bonus if you mention this post!

Fan Expo 2011 Old Dog Days Teaser 1

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Old Dog Days coming to Fan Expo 2011. More art teases on the way. 

Fan Expo Canada 2011

August 25th - 28th I will be at Fan Expo . I'll be sitting at P020-B, which you can find out exactly where from this map . If there are any After the Cape fans out there, you'll be happy to know that Marco Rudy, artist of After the Cape I will be there too at P020-A. He just moved from Mozambique to Toronto a few weeks ago. This will be his first ever comic book convention, so if you want a sketch or something signed, this is a great opportunity. His work with DC is just mind blowing. I'll also have there some new...I tell you more about that as we get closer to the show.

Comics Buyer's Guide 29th Fan Awards - Grunts: War Stories Nominated! Voting has begin!

Just found out that Grunts: War Stories, which I'm very proud to be apart of, has been nominated for Favorite Graphic Novel for the Comics Buyer's Guide 29th Fan Awards . You can look at the story I wrote, Iron Snake by clicking the images on the right. Here's my original post about it. Favorite Graphic Novel BB Wolf And The 3 LPS (Top Shelf) Grunts: War Stories (Arcana) Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia) Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour (aka Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6) (Oni) Superman Earth One (DC) Voting has begun! You vote for your favorite graphic novel (ahem, three guesses which one is mine) and a slew of other categories by clicking here . What are the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards ? Here is a blurb from there website : For the past six years, we’ve offered fans the chance to nominate their favorite creators and projects of the previous year for our annual Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards . Here are the finalists in each of the 12 categories for the

Crystal Fractal Comic Interview

This is an interview I did for Crystal Fractal Comics. Dino Caruso was the interviewer and I was the interviewee. We talk about things that influenced my writing some of the things I've been up to. Click the link to read all about it. Crystal Fractal Comic Interview