Issue #2 - OUT NOW!

Happy New Year, folks! Issue #2 is now Available.
Will begin sending out store orders and customer mail orders as of tomorrow! 
You can place orders through the official facebook page (send a PM) or contacting me through
email: craigbruyn@outlook.com

Issue 3 well under way.

After a couple of lazy days over christmas it has been time to get stuck back into work on issue 3. Pretty productive day whilst watching the 3rd day of the ashes on tv :)

Issue #2 - January!

Hopefully the news you've all been waiting for. Issue 2 will be available to order in January. Will Also be contacting stores to hopefully get the book onto the shelf as well. The suupport and response to Issue 1 has been fantastic! Here's to 2014 being just as great!

Merry Xmas!

Well it's that time of year again! Its been a great year with plenty of ups and downs and really feels like somewhat of a blur. I can't believe its almost over already! Thanks to everybody that has supported the book - you folks are awesome! I hope you all had great 2013's and I wish you all a very merry xmas, happy new year and a a fun and prosperous 2014! Craig :)

Uplifting

Was one of those days, so thought I'd try something a bit 'uplifting' and unusual by normal From Above standards :)

Concept art

Some concept art for a chase scene...

Issue 2 arrives

The first 200 printed copies of Issue 2 have arrived in preparation for January shipping. Stoked to get the books done so quickly after completing the first book. This reinforces my confidence in adhering to the Quarterly release schedule I've set for the book.
https://www.facebook.com/FromAboveComicBook

Review: NanCanonical Comics Podcast - Episode 191

REVIEW: Was stoked today to have Issue #1 reviewed by the guys at NonCanonical Comic Podcast. They do a great review of the book on episode 191. Personally I'd listen to the whole podcast as the guys are quite entertaining but for those impatient folks wjo want to fast track to the review it kicks in around the 25:50 mark. Big thanks to the guys for their review.
http://noncanonical.com/site/view/december-8th-2013-all-ages-comic-pitches

Ledger Awards - Long List nominees - Australian Comic Books 2013

Just in case you were in any doubt as to the quantity and quality of comics that are produced by the Australian Industry, The Ledger Awards has their long list of nominees of books produced and published in 2013. There's some amazing books in that list and I'm been pretty chuffed to have been part of it with my first issue of From Above. Check out the list of books, there's some staggering good reads in there!
http://ledgerawards.org/long-list-2013/

Some rough inking whilst watching the cricket

Took the opportunity today whilst watching the cricket to do a few loose ink sketches.

Issue 2 sent to the printers

Issue 2 has just left the building :)
Artwork files headed of to the Printers this morning. Here's a sneak peak with the front and back covers.

From Above Pin Up by Brad Virgo

Working for a toy company I have the opportunity to work alongside some amazingly talented people. I have had the pleasure of working with the crazy talented Brad Virgo for the last 8 years. The guy is an amazing talent and has generously illustrated up a pin up of Kira that will be featured in Issue 2. You rock B-rad!

Issue 2 almost done

Have inked 8 pages over the last four days which now means I only have 2 more story pages to complete for issue 2. Then its just laying in dialogue and formatting the book!

New Stockist: Kings Comics

Am proud to announce another new stockist for From Above issue 1 and our first stockist in New South Wales! Kings Comics in Sydney have graciously offered their support and will now be stocking the book. So if you're in the Sydney area, pop in and see the friendly folks at Kings Comics and pick yourself up a copy of Issue 1!

Scribbling whilst the car gets serviced

Had to take the 86 in for a service this morning. Scribbled this up and helped myself to a latte whilst the good folks at Toyota looked after my baby.

Top up stock now available

The top up delivery of First Edition Issue Ones has just arrived and is available to purchase. Books are already racing out the door which is both awesome and amazing. Am very grateful for the support that the book has received.
This batch constitutes the final 200 copies of First edition issue ones, so get in quick and order a copy now if you want a first edition. Head on over to the facebook page to request your order.
https://www.facebook.com/FromAboveComicBook

Roughs to resolution

From roughs to resolution. Here's a preview page for issue 2.

Issue 2 teaser

Another little teaser for issue 2 with some work in progress inks...

Melbourne City can be a dangerous place...

Melbourne City can be an unforgiving and dangerous place for those without the financial means to shelter themselves within the corporate run utopias...

Biro Sketches on business cards

Been doing a few From Above character sketches on some business cards lately...

Review: The Comics Journal

REVIEW: A few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet the creator of Killeroo, Darren Close. This is a book that had held a place in my memory as being one of the real stand outs in my baptism to reading Australian comics. Mere months later and I am now blown away to have my humble book reviewed by Darren. To get my book reviewed by someone I hold in such high esteem is a real treat! Check out his review at http://australiancomicsjournal.com/?p=2106

Concept art

Another piece of From Above concept art.

First 200 issues gone!

An absolutely thrilled to announce that the first 200 copies of the book have gone! I now have no stock on hand till I get a top up order of 200 books from the printer as part of the first edition run.
This means that for the mean time you will have to track down the book through one of your local comic shops as my stock is temporarily out! Its been an amazing response to the book and I'd like to thank all the stores and people who have purchased the book - your support has been amazing!
Issue 1 is currently available through the following stores:

VICTORIA:
ArtBoy Gallery
All Star Comics
Minotaur Entertainment

QUEENSLAND:
Ace Comics & Games
Comics Plus
Kaboom Comics
Kersplatt Comics & Collectables
Urban Fiction Comics

WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
Cosmic Comics

NORTHERN TERRITORY:
Comics NT

New stockist: Urban Fiction Comics, Queensland

Am proud to announce another new stockist for From Above issue 1. Urban Fiction Comics in Nambour Qld have have graciously offered their support and will now be stocking the book. Its a brand new store and it looks fantastic. If you're in the area head on in and see Aly and Drew and pick yourself up a copy. A big thankyou to Urban Fiction for their support! https://www.facebook.com/UrbanFictionComics

Melbourne Comic Creators November meet

At the recent Melbourne Comic Creators meet, the guys from Squishface studio were passing around a few blank coasters to draw on for their exhibition tomorrow. Had a bit of fun with this, drawing on 3 coasters. Must say they are a heck of a lot easier to draw on than napkins 

https://www.facebook.com/events/515683945192309/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Working on issue 2

Making my way through the layouts and dialogue for issue 2. We'll see Gabe and Kira go head to heas, whilst there will also be robots, explosions, and more robots! oh, and other stuff too :)

More Photos from Melbourne Armageddon

Melbourne Armageddon Expo 2013

So that's my first Armageddon Expo done and dusted. To sum it up.... phenomenal! The response to the book has been absolutely amazing. Sales were so far in excess of my expectations it's amazingly absurd. Thank you so much to everyone that came by the table and showed their support. It was an amazing weekend - now it's time to get stuck back into continuing work on issue 2

New Stockist: All Star Comics Melbourne

I cannot stress enough how amazing and supportive the guys at All Star Comics Melbourne have been. Their hosting of the launch was amazing. Troy, Mitch and the crew there are fantastic supporters of the local industry and if you haven't already discovered the gem of a store that is All Star, then you seriously need to get your butts down there and check it out (its a comic lover's heaven!) Troy popped over on the weekend to the stand a picked up a shipment of the book, so if you haven't got a copy then race on down and see the awesome crew there and pick one up! A massive thankyou to Troy, Mitch and the great crew at All Star!

Melbourne Armageddon Expo this weekend

Just a reminder that I will be at Melbourne Armageddon Expo this weekend selling From Above Issue 1, as well as prints and stickers.
I'll be sharing Artist Alley table AA45 with the wonderfully talented Jarrad Leigh McGill. Make sure you come on by and say hi.

New stockist: Cosmic Comics, Western Australia

Awesome news! We have a new stockist onboard and this time they're from Western Australia! We are proud to announce that Cosmic Comics Australia over in Rockingham, has generously offered their support and will be stocking From Above Issue 1. A massive thankyou to Anne and the team at Cosmic! So if you're in the area, pop on in and say hi and pick yourself up a copy of the book!

Issue 2 in the works

Just to let you all know I'm not resting on my laurels after issue one. Issue two is already well under way with a little sneaky peek here :)

Another Stockist on board!

We are proud to announce that ArtBoy Gallery in Melbourne have generously offered their support and will be stocking From Above Issue One. If you live in the Prahran area make sure and drop in and say hi to Marc at Artboy, check out the amazing range of art he stocks in there, and you can now also pick up your copy of From Above Issue 1! A massive thanks to Marc and Artboy Gallery for their support!

Update: Looking good!

A massive thankyou to everyone who has supported the book. The support and sales have been amazing. For people who are looking for the book there are still a few states that we don't have the book in so far, so if you're looking for the book and your local doesn't stock it let them know you're after it. Alternatively I have been receiving a lot of messages from people over facebook about purchasing and getting the book mailed out to you, so drop a message through to the page and we can tell you how to go about that. For folks in Melbourne next week I will be at Armageddon Expo next week selling the book. Come and say hi at Artists Alley, Table AA45.
So thankyou once again for everyone thats bought the book, to the reviewers so far who have given the book some great reviews, and stay tuned cause issue 2 is already in the works :)

REVIEW: Whatcha Podcast

REVIEW: The second review for From Above is in and this time its from the crew at Whatcha Podcast. Check out Episode 48 for a review of both From Above and Divine Comedy Comic Book (one of the books we shared a launch with). Tune in about the 33:30 to hear the guys review the two books. Thanks to the crew at Whatcha for reviewing and covering the book.
http://whatchapodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-10-10T23_14_31-07_00

REVIEW - Geek Speak Live

A massive thankyou to Todd and Wade from Geek Speak podcast who gave the book an amazing review.
I was so stoked I couldn't help but do up this little image :)
http://geekspeak.podbean.com/

FIRST REVIEW - Geek Speak Live

REVIEW: Just got the most amazing review from the guys at Geek Speak in their latest podcast (episode #67). It's a five minute plus review on the book (comes in around the 27 minute mark but I recommend you just listen to the episode from the start as the guys are hilarious!). I'm absolutely blown away by the awesome review the guys gave the book (4.5 out of 5). A massive thank you to Todd and Wade for the amazing review and awesome coverage of the book! Don't take my word for it though, go check out the podcast now!
http://geekspeak.podbean.com/

Launch Day Success!

What an amazing launch day. I would have to say that the event totally blew away my expectations!
Firstly, I have to make an enormous thankyou to All Star Comics Melbourne for hosting the event. Not only did they extremely generously let us have the launch there, but Troy and the crew there were awesome in their support and organisation. Thankyou guys because you made the event an amazing one.
Secondly, I'd like to thank my fellow comic creators and their partners who shared the launch day with me, launching two stellar books that made the event a real draw card with three books to check out.
Thirdly, a massive thankyou to all the good folks who came along to the launch, to buy the books, chat comics and support the local industry. It was such a great experience to chat to people about the book, their own projects and just comics in general. Couldn't think of anything better really.
Thankyou as well to the guys at Whatcha Podcast who are some really nice dudes, have a great show and are even misguided enough to think sticking a microphone up to me and asking a few questions is a good idea. Hope I didn't bore you silly, Mike :)
Lastly but most certainly not least, I'd like to thank my wife, Alana, who is both my muse and my rock. Who is willing to support me in all my crazy endeavours and makes me believe I can achieve anything.
Thankyou all. Today was a blast (and we sold heaps of books!!!!)

OFFICIAL LAUNCH DAY

It's official launch day, peeps! Head on down to All Star Comics in Melbourne (410 Lonsdale Street, Level 1) and pick yourself up a copy of the book. We are doing a launch with 2 other books so there's plenty to see with the creators on hands to answer you questions.
Hope to see you all there!

Stock ready for Launch tomorrow!

Business cards and 2nd a3 prints arrived in the mail first thing this morning, so we'll have everything for launch.
Thanks to Jeffries Printing who did an awesome job on the books.
Thanks to Darkhorse Printing who did a fantastic job on the prints, stickers and cards.
See you all at the launch tomorrow! All Star Comics in Melbourne at 1pm to 4pm (410 Lonsdale Street, Level 1).

A1 poster for my Table at Armageddon Melbourne

Just got the A1 poster I ordered for my table at Armageddon. Nice! Pity about the mug holding it up.