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November 30, 2006

The Dark Horse Book of Monsters now in stores

The Dark Horse Book of Monsters, the fourth and final entry in DHC's horror anthology series, is now available at more well-rounded comic shops and bookstores. It features a twenty-page story painted by Jill Thompson and written by Sarah and I, "A Dog and His Boy", which continues the adventures of the supernatural-battling canines (and feline) seen in the previous three volumes. Two of these stories, "Stray", and "The Unfamiliar", have won Eisner awards, the former for Best Painted/Multimedia Interior Art, the latter for Best Short Story.

Other contributors to the Book of Monsters include Mike Mignola (who offers up a new Hellboy story), Kurt Busiek, Keith Giffen, Scott Allie and Gary Giann, who provides illustrations for a prose short story by long-dead English horror writer William Hope Hodgson.

The Dark Horse Book of Monsters is a 96-page hardcover which retails for $15.95, and is from the fine folks at Dark Horse Comics (duh).

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November 29, 2006

The Simpsons Winter Wingding #1 now available

The Simpsons Winter Wingding holiday special from Bongo Comics was released last Wednesday to comic shops. This 48-page special features "The Gift of the Maccabee", a 9-page Krusty the Clown Hannukah story written by Sarah and I, with art by John Constanza and Phyllis Novin. The story concerns Krusty's 1963 holiday romance with a Vegas showgirl, which turns into a fifty car pile up replete with booze, gambling and vehicular violence. Oy! The Winter Wingding also features Simpsons stories written by Paul Dini, Tony Digerolamo and Eric Rogers. Happy Holidays!