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| 8/3/2009
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Jennifer de Guzman
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Surreal Coming-of-Age Webcomic Weird Fishes comes to SLG Publishing
Weird Fishes,
an online comic series created by Jamaica Dyer, will see print as a
graphic novel from SLG Publishing this fall. A surreal and odd coming
of age tale, Weird Fishes tells the story of Bunny Boy and
Dee, two kids who're hitting an age where you can't quite get away with
being insane and quirky the way you can when you're little. Dee plays
with imaginary talking animal friends and has no intention of stopping,
but Bunny Boy hits that wall of realizing he wants to be cool and can't
hang out with losers.
"The story was meant to entertain myself
and my friends, and I think it's safe to say indie kids are a good part
of the audience," creator Jamaica Dyer said about her graphic novel.
"It should be relatable to anyone who's dealt with growing up and
losing friends and having an overactive imagination."
Dyer began Weird Fishes
to show that she could do comics as fine art, putting color pages
online without too much concern for what might happen should the
material ever see print. After one of the pages was included in a
Society of Illustrators student art show, Dyer collected the first 30
pages together as a black and white mini-comic. "I quickly realized
that it feels very cohesive as a black and white book," added Dyer.
"Obviously it's a shame to not be able to print it in color, but I like
the idea of the graphic novel being its own entity. It's the pocket
version that you can read on the bus or give to your friends."
Dyer's
unique vision and style were best summed up by writer Warren Ellis who
said, "The only explanation for Jamaica Dyer is that she was built by
aliens and dropped here to show us all how crap we are compared to
her." SLG President Dan Vado called Dyer "one of the few people who I
have seen successfully marry comics with a fine art sensibility."
The print version of Weird Fishes
will be a 120-page black and white graphic novel priced at $9.95, ISBN
978-1-59362-177-3. Scheduled to be released in October 2009, Weird Fishes
will be available at better comic book stores and online on Amazon.com
as well as SLG Publishing's own website at www.slgcomic.com. A preview
and trailer for the book can also be seen on the company's website in
the Previews and Coming Attractions section
SLG Publishing is a
San Jose, CA based publisher of comic books, graphic novels and related
merchandise. Established in 1986 some of SLG's more notable comics and
creators have included Johnny the Homicidal Maniac by Jhonen Vasquez, The Haunted Mansion, based on the Disney attraction of the same name; Milk and Cheese by Evan Dorkin and Zombies Calling by Faith Erin Hicks.
For more information contact:
Dan Vado
dvado@slgpubs.com
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