Boats & Rising Tides

Super quick today — mostly to highlight some incredible announcements and update you guys on store stuff. But let’s start with a sneak peek because I know you need it. ;D

Also, I told you guys this guy is my lo-key favorite of the mash-ups, right? LOOK AT HIM! Kawaii-Wolvie you will be famoussssss!

Okay fine, twist my arm, two more sneak peeks from the new Jeff #1 (OUT JULY 8th!) Here’s my boy getting ready for his work day, so serious:

And here’s my boy avoiding his serious job:

So the crazy ground shaking news, if you didn’t see it already this week, is that ABSOLUTE BATMAN is getting an animated series — Scott Snyder will be the showrunner and Nick Dragotta will be heavily involved as a producer.

I cannot express how exciting this is…just on every level. It’s great for ABSOLUTE BATMAN and all its readers/fans (of which I include myself!) — this is going to be an incredible season of animation — like I am truly deeply excited. And of course, more selfishly, it’s really great for the whole line and I hope you guys get that. ABSOLUTE BATMAN can bring us with him eventually. Anyway, it’s nice to just have some great fucking news for once.

They also announced some very cute Absolute Funko Pops this past week — including my girl Diana — these look to be SDCC exclusive — which is rough — but I hope it means more on the horizon:

Speaking of, there is rumor of Absolute McFarlane figures/statues (again, including Diana) — I’m not going to link to them as I don’t know that the designs are accurate (they seem lo-res and possibly leaked?) — but I believe the news IS true, whether the images are correct or not.

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As noted earlier this week, all orders were shipped and I hope most of you already have them. Check Paypal or your email if you need your tracking number. But the webstore has been updated - huzzah!

In wonderful and surprising news — I got a whole bunch of comps from Marvel this week for JEFF THE LANDSHARK: SUPERSTAR! #1 — so I’ve loaded those up in the webstore.

I also loaded up the ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #21s (still have not received any copies of AWW #22, but will add them if they show!)

I also finally got some replacement ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN hardcovers that have no printing damage — so I have added those to the webstore as well.

In the meantime, a code for subscribers! Just enter BIRTHDAY GIRL (my birthday is soon) at checkout for 22% off your order. One time use per order please.

I chatted with long time pal Dave Richards at Fangoria about all things Buffyverse and the Angel debut in August.

I also talked with Ernie aka Blerd Without Fear about BUFFY and ANGEL.

And this Publishers Weekly piece released recently talks about both ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN and BUFFY & ANGEL.

Also, I have an announcement coming on Tuesday for something I have been working on for a while now. It’s very cool (with a very cool collaborator) and something I hope you guys are really going to dig.

Let’s close out with a beautiful Diana I found by chance on Instagram this week. This is by green446004…which is a weird name but okay!

In the meantime, stay cool (or dry, depending on where you are - it will be raining in Portland and I AM DELIGHT). As always, try to not give up hope and help your friends, family, neighbors, community when you can.

<3 Kelly