Tommy Chicago

Hello everyone. First of all Springcon is rapidly approaching. In fact it’s approaching this weekend, May 15th and 16th. you can find out more at www.midwestcomicbook.com Please stop by and visit, and while you’re visiting, why not pick up a copy of Tommy Chicago #4, the thrilling conclusion to the Robot Tommy Chicago storyline, with art by the always amazing Danno! Seriously it’s probably his best work so far (in my humble opinion) you can check out his website at www.staplegenius.com it’s updated waaaaay more often than this site. He’ll also be at Springcon, probably sitting somewhere near me. I’ll have all 4 issues of Tommy Chicago there, so you can catch up on any you missed, or if you’ve “missed” all 4, I’ll have a special package of all 4 issues at a special price. Special.

Now on to the apology. I did some clean up on my list of registered users. If I happened to mistake your user name as a dirty no good spammer, I apologize. There. That was easy.

Finally, here is a brand new Tommy Chicago adventure written by me and drawn by Mr. Bob Lipski, check out his website www.uptowngirlcomic.com and say hi to him at Springcon too. He’ll probably be sitting somewhere near me as well (They’re apparently the only two that can handle the smell). You should probably buy something from him too, he’s got kids. Like 17 of them.

For those of you who like background, the whole point of the story below is once upon a time in the mid to late 1800′s, there was a little book that came out, written by me with art by Danno and Bob (the guys I made sure to mention above, go visit their sites, etc, etc) starring all of our various characters in one crazy nonsensical adventure. I had a great time and you can read our thoughts on every. single. page. over at Danno’s wonderful and frequently updated website. Anyway on the back cover of the story was a super awesome pin up by Zander Cannon (even though I’ve only mentioned him once and Bob and Danno multiple times, please do not mistake this as a reflection of his awesomeness) And the pin up featured Tommy Chicago holding a gun. Now, I don’t think I’d ever mentioned this to anyone but Bob, but I had decided that Tommy Chicago would never ever use a gun. And now all of the sudden, here he is, in an incredible pin up (seriously check it out here) holding a gun. Whatever was I to do? Well I’ll tell you what I did. I waited for one day when Bob said “I’d sure like to draw Tommy Chicago again sometime.” And BAM! I gave him this story. So now you know why Tommy Chicago is holding a gun in that pin up, and my OCD is once again at rest..until the next random pinup shows up. Please enjoy

I’m pleased as punch (No, I don’t get that saying either, but it’s written so let’s forge ahead here) to announce that after a handful of passive-aggressive emails and queries from friends and family, Tommy Chicago (vol 2) issues 1 and 2 are now available to order online! No longer do you have to be disappointed that you forgot to buy them from me at one of the various local con’s.  Or maybe you were going to buy one, but then you saw that issue of Wolverine: Saucy Plumber #7 that you needed to complete your collection.  It’s ok. I understand, I’d probably do the same thing if I were in your situation.

But now, now you have a chance for something special. below are links where you can find issues 1 and 2. When you order them, they will be printed especially for you and then shipped out. That’s right. While other comics are printed based on retailers estimates of what you may or may not buy, Tommy Chicago is printed specifically for you, THE READER.  Sure you may cherish the adventures of the saucy mutant who’s the best there is at what he does, and what he does is clear clogs from drains, but maybe when that comic was printed it was intended for someone else. Someone like John Voight. Or the Pope. You just don’t know! But with Tommy Chicago, you’ll never have another sleepless night of wondering.

Also if you already own the issues, you can go to the links and write a review of the issues (you can also order more copies, but I’m not going to press on that one. The fact that you even bought one copy makes you a good egg in my book, so we’re square. Thanks.)

So yeah, that’s the deal. If you’ve read one of our various giveaway issues, or read any of volume 1, or you’re my mom, follow the links below, and thanks for playing.

http://store.comixpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1381&zenid=4bmmqsl39run89mq8evklk2l20″>

http://store.comixpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1382&zenid=4bmmqsl39run89mq8evklk2l20″

This is the back cover for TC 12, the final issue of the first volume of Tommy Chicago. But don’t worry, Volume 2 is already going strong..on second thought maybe you should worry about that….

Every good detective needs to keep up with the word on the street, so when Tommy Chicago needs to know whats going down on the seedier side of Chilitown he goes to Zombie Coltrane. Now Zombie Coltrane isn’t your average b-movie zombie. No, he’s a regular, talented guy who just happens to enjoy eating a brain every now and again. Sadly the people of Chilitown can’t get past their preconceived ideas, and so Coltrane never was able to find gainful employment and ended up on the street. He soon discovered he didn’t mind, probably because he’s a zombie. So now he just wanders the city playing his sax, eating the occasional brain, keeping his ear to the happenings of the criminal word and giving sage advice to anyone who needs it.