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by Jeffrey Burandt

GHOST PLANET #1 available to buy NOW!

Ghost Planet is a 40-page, done-in-one, sci-fi, horror, graphic novella, written by Jeffrey Burandt, with art and lettering by Sean Von Gorman, edited by Andrea Lorenzo Molinari, and published by Scout Comics. In stores on 12/21/22, Ghost Planet is a classic sci-fi tale with a body horror twist: a family of deep space explorers rush to solve the mystery of Ghost Planet before their recently-dead loved ones return to kill them next!

Cover A – by Sean Von Gorman and Omar Estevez
Cover B- 1:10 Retailer Incentive by Mike Allred and Laura Allred
Cover C – 1:50 Retailer Incentive by Tess Fowler

See all covers and merch available HERE. Digital copies available via DriveThruComics.

REVIEWS

“Ghost Planet invites readers to join a family of explorers in turmoil brought together by the horrors found on a mysterious planet. It’s haunting and at times shocking. A well-crafted body horror thriller that’s hard to resist.” –LOTUSLAND COMICS    

“Ghost Planet feels like Junji Ito in space….imaginative and terrifying.” – BLAKE’S BUZZ

“Burandt’s story is compelling, well scripted and expertly paced. Von Gorman’s artwork mixes all the elements together into a tale which is always suspenseful and appropriately shocking.” – ADULT MUTANT REVIEW GUY

“The slow burn of horror [over] 40 pages, and building terror […] is incredibly well done. One of the creepiest horror comics I’ve read in awhile.” – RABBIT STEW COMICS

“Highly recommend. Such a cool story. Interesting concept and I had a great time reading it!” – THOSE NOT SO SUPER DUDES

“Blood curdling…I fucking love this…pick it up, really fun.” – WE HAVE ISSUES

“There is a well thought out ecosystem at play here [….] Ghost Planet is a solid piece of storytelling” – COMIC CRUSADERS

“I love the ending…It’s so good!” – BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

“This is one, awesome cosmic horror comic that is definitely worth the price of admission!” – COMIC REVIEWS AND CRAFT BREWS

WEBSTORE EXCLUSIVES

Check out these exclusive variant covers from the Scout Comics Webstore, Whatnot and Rabbit Comics!

Webstore/Whatnot Exclusive Cover by Sean Von Gorman
Rabbit Comics Exclusive Cover by Lloyd Bailey

Click HERE to buy the Scout Webstore/Whatnot Exclusive Cover by Sean Von Gorman

Click HERE to buy the Rabbit Comics Exclusive Cover by Lloyd Bailey!

Click HERE to buy the New York Comic Con 2022 Exclusive Cover by Tess Fowler

VIDEO PREVIEW


LISTS

*ACME COMICS – STAFF PICKS OF THE WEEK

*ADULT MUTANT REVIEW GUY – HONORABLE MENTION – TOP 10 COMICS OF 2022

*ANDROID’S AMAZING COMICS – PICKS OF THE WEEK

*COMIC BOOK INVEST – THE WEDNESDAY ONE – READ IT

*COMICS HEATING UP – COMIC PICKS OF THE WEEK

*FINAL BOSS COMICS & GAMES PICK OF THE WEEK

*GRAPHIC POLICY’S TOP COMIC PICKS THIS WEEK!

RETAILERS

*ATOMIC EMPIRE

*BAT CITY COMIC PROFESSIONALS

*THE COMIC BOOK SHOPPE

*COLLECTOR CAVE

*COMIC LOGIC

*DAKOTA COMICS

*EAST SIDE MAGS

*EVERYONE COMICS

*FORBIDDEN PLANET USA

*THE GEEKERY NJ

*G-MART COMICS

*JHU COMICS

*MIDTOWN COMICS

*OXFORD COMICS & GAMES

*RADAR COMICS

*REVENGE OF

*RETCON COMICS

*SEAN VON GORMAN STORE

*THINGS FROM ANOTHER WORLD

*UP UP AND AWAY COMICS

*WONDERLAND COMICS

by Jeffrey Burandt

SINDER KLAWS IS COMING TO INFINITY TOWN

Heavy Metal Magazine #297, the Winter Special, is available now at the Heavy Metal store, in comic shops, book stores, and digital outlets! And now you can read the story, written by me, and introducing artist Jason Goungor’s and my creator-owned character, “Chris Never.” Our story features colors by Omar Estevez, lettering by Micah Myers, and was edited by Hannah Means-Shannon. [Note: this story spins out of a prose story I wrote years ago here.] Featured image by Dwayne Harris.

by Jeffrey Burandt

MEGADETH: DEATH BY DESIGN

Artist Jason Gongour and I have an 8-page story in MEGADETH: DEATH BY DESIGN, available now!

Our story is based on the song, “Reckoning Day,” from the album Youthanasia. Below is a page from our story, featuring colors by Raul Manriquez and lettering by Jaime Martinez.

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And here is the publisher’s description:

This year marks the 35thanniversary of the release of MEGADETH, to which the band is set to release their ultimate greatest hits compilation, WARHEADS ON FOREHEADS, on March 22.  To further celebrate this, MEGADETH has partnered with premiere comics publisher, HEAVY METAL, to create the ultimate fan experience with a 350-page anthology of comic stories inspired by all the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled

DEATH BY DESIGN, features stories written and illustrated by top talent from the comics, film, television and music world, all inspired by the songs from the album.

The project, carefully curated by DAVE MUSTAINE and HEAVY METAL, is a powerful book that gives both insight and understanding into the universe of MEGADETH and its harrowed mascot, VIC RATTLEHEAD.

by Jeffrey Burandt

Rainbow Boy in “Persist”

Check out the latest Rainbow Boy story by Jeffrey Burandt, Sean Von Gorman, Paul Mounts and Oliver Mertz, published in the 120 Project Anthology, a trade collection of progressive essays and comics stories, available in print and digital. All sales of the 120 Project Anthology are donated to the ACLU!rb2_p1_medrb2_p2_medrb2_p3_medrb2_p4_medrb2_p5_med

by Jeffrey Burandt

Odd Schnozz Reviews, Press and Podcast Appearances

Purchase Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, written by Jeffrey Burandt, illustrated by Dennis Culver, colored by Ramon Villalobos, lettered by Crank!, and published by Oni Press, from Midtown Comics, In Stock Trades, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ComiXology/Kindle, your local comic book store, or where ever books are sold.

REVIEWS

“Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad is an accessible, enjoyable origin story that’s alternately sweet and suspenseful, but always delightfully weird.”

– Geek Dad 

“Mix King of the Hill with Daria and blast it with gamma radiation, and you’ll have a good sense of the wild world that newcomer Burandt and Culver (Edison Rex) have created.”

– Publisher’s Weekly

“[I]ntense action filled panels, eye-popping color and all from a female fronted (squeak!) punk rock brood… get your hands on this piece of punk perfection…”

– Broke Ass Stuart

“The story is crazy, the art colorfully off the wall, and the soundtrack is fun to hum along. Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad is a total entertainment package.”

– Fan Girl Nation

” [R]eally well paced […] Jeffrey Burandt, the writer, does a good job of setting the stage while drawing from all of these different touchstones without getting hacky or trying too hard. Dennis Culver’s art is classic, clean, and easy to follow.”

– Topless Robot

“Robo-animals, hard rocking teens, and secret spy guys, oh my! […] [W]riter Jeffrey Burandt succeeds in keeping the levity and humor that have become the signature tone of Odd Schnozz and The Odd Squad. […] Culver’s clean lines heighten the action by ensuring each panel flows seamlessly from one to the next; never blurring the exposition making each twist and turn vibrantly clear.

– EatGeekPlay

 “…[A] ton of fun. Great art, fun read.”

– Comics Bulletin

“[A] fun and crazy adventure awaits you. Check it out!”

– Geek Hard

“…[S]uccessfully combine[s] two of my favorite things: music and graphic novels.  Bravo.”

– AudioFuzz

“Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad should be your squad goals. Right down to the garage band you wish you had in high school to the scooters that you and your crew can be cruising […]”

–Pulp Cultured

“One of the most pleasant surprises all year was this digital first story about a high school punk band in Plano, Texas, that finds talking cyborg animals and a government conspiracy right before a big battle of the bands starts. […] Good for transitioning a music geek into a comics nerd.”

–The Robot’s Voice

“[A] fun book [that] read very well. Hip but still fun [….] It felt like something I could watch my kids get into. Really really cool [….] I’ll be placing an order for it.

–Black, White & Read All Over

“Fun characters and a good premise. I want to read more of this.
Rating: BUY IT”

–The Two-Headed Nerd

“★★★★★”

–Cover2Cover

LISTS

“The Best Comics Of 2015“

-Den Of Geek

“2017 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List (grades 9-12)“

-Texas Library Association

“Recommended Titles For Young Adults (13+)“

-Diamond Bookshelf

“Comics We Crave List“

– io9

“Best Comics Of the Week“

– Captain Blue Hen Comics

“Recommended Trade Paperbacks“

-Acme Comics

“TRV’s Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Comics“

-The Robot’s Voice

“Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: June 2015“

-Diamond Comics

PRESS

“An In Depth Look at Jeffrey Burandt’s Graphic Novel Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad“

– Popwrapped

“Burandt, Culver Take Odd Schnozz From Digital To Print“

– Comic Book Resources

“It’s Rockers, Mad Science and a Soundtrack For Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad – Talking With Jeffrey Burandt“

– Bleeding Cool

“Jeffrey Burandt On Music In Comics With Oni Press“

– The Beat

“Author Incorporates Plano Elements In Graphic Novel“

– Plano Star Courier

“Americans UK Bring Sci-Fi Rock and Comics To Music Scene“

– Greenpoint Star and Queens Ledger

PODCASTS

Comic Book Club on the Nerdist Network

Midtown Comics Podcast

Hurry Up And Wait!

Radio Free Hipster

Making Comics Gutter Talk

Let Me Touch Your Mind 6-29-15

by Jeffrey Burandt

Yo Gabba Gabardine

This is one my favorite comix I’ve produced to date, starring JTR3 and me from our sci-fi rock band Americans UK, and co-starring The Ramones, Donna Summers, Debbie Harry, and featuring quite a few cameos. Please enjoy.  yogab1yogab2yogab3yogab4yogab5yogab6yogab7yogab8

A little behind the scenes: I needed to fill 8 pages in an anthology I was self-publishing at the time, and my long-time friend Sam Vaughan pitched a longer story to me that was the same page length, but had, like, 9 to 12 panels per page, and so I edited that down to a plot based upon the big beats of Sam’s longer story, and scripted from there, using Sam’s exact dialogue from his initial submission for some scenes, adding or combining with my own for others. Then I roped in artist John Mathias, who played bass in Americans UK at the time, and who illustrated the comic using this amazing, seedy-Archie-like style. My pal Ben did a great job lettering all that jibber jabber! A wonderful collaboration all around, we created this Americans UK gem.

“Yo Gabba Gabardine” first appeared in print in Americans UK Rocktronic Mixtape 2, and online at the now defunct literary salon, Trip City.

 

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by Jeffrey Burandt

Just Super 1 – The Gentleman No More

Just Super is a series of vignettes about super-people reimagined as yet another wave of gentrification in the big city, co-created by me and artist ZEES. This first episode was self-published by me in my anthology series Americans UK: Rocktronic Mixtape 1. Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-1Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-2Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-3Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-4Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-5Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-6Just-Super_01_6_20_2011-7

After the villains, come the artists. After the artists, come the bars. Then the coffee shops and boutique stores. Once the boutique stores arrive, here come the heroes! Capes and cowls are just another wave of gentrification here in Zap City, jewel of the Meta East Coast. Think you’ve got problems? My landlord was bitten by something radioactive on the subway, and has since gained the proportional strength and stench of a rat! Just super.

[“Classy Lass” pin-up by Scott Forbes + “The Gentleman” pin-up by Terry Taylor]

by Jeffrey Burandt

Just Super 3 – The Tragic Air of Miss Chiff

Just Super is a series of vignettes about super-people reimagined as yet another wave of gentrification in the big city, co-created by me and artist ZEES. This third episode was illustrated by James O. Smith, a bit darker than the rest, and originally published on the now defunct Trip City, an online arts magazine. (Note: I had to cut up James’ amazing two-page spread so that it’s legible within the format of this blog; I have posted the original layout at the end of this entry).

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After the villains, come the artists. After the artists, come the bars. Then the coffee shops and boutique stores. Once the boutique stores arrive, here come the heroes! Capes and cowls are just another wave of gentrification here in Zap City, jewel of the Meta East Coast. Think you’ve got problems? My landlord was bitten by something radioactive on the subway, and has since gained the proportional strength and stench of a rat! Just super.

 

Character Designs by ZEES

[Character Designs by ZEES]

 

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[Original 2-page spread by James O. Smith.]

 

by Jeffrey Burandt

Just Super 4 – How the Gentleman Gets His Mask Back

Just Super is a series of vignettes about super-people reimagined as yet another wave of gentrification in the big city, co-created by me and artist ZEES. This fourth episode was illustrated by Ben Rosen, and originally published on the now defunct Trip City, an online arts magazine.

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After the villains, come the artists. After the artists, come the bars. Then the coffee shops and boutique stores. Once the boutique stores arrive, here come the heroes! Capes and cowls are just another wave of gentrification here in Zap City, jewel of the Meta East Coast. Think you’ve got problems? My landlord was bitten by something radioactive on the subway, and has since gained the proportional strength and stench of a rat! Just super.

 

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[“Le Girl” character design by ZEES.]

 

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by Jeffrey Burandt

Love Is Love

I am very proud to have written a story for the Eisner-award-winning Love Is Love anthology, which debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, illustrated by Sean Von Gorman, with color art by Paul Mounts. Our story, “Love Rock Love,” features Rainbow Boy, and takes place at Rockbar, a very real New York City venue located in Manhattan’s West Village.

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All proceeds for this book go to the victims, survivors and families of those killed in Orlando this past June. The book was released on 12/28/16, and you can grab it at your local comic shop, directly from from IDW or Amazon. Also, there is a digital version with exclusive content available via ComiXology.

Per CBR, creators include Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, Gail Simone, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Cecil Castellucci, Mirka Adolfo, Paul Dini, Mark Millar, Cat Staggs, Amanda Diebert, Brad Meltzer, Sina Grace, Ed Luce, Jason Aaron, Jason Latour, Kieron Gillen, Olivier Coipel, Phil Jimenez, Patton Oswalt and Damon Lindelof, plus an introduction from “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins; with Marc Andreyko, the project’s organizer, writing a story and the afterword.

DC Comics has since released the full creator list which includes creators like J. K. Rowling, Jim Lee, Grant Morrison, George Perez, Taran Killam and so many more!

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“Love Rock Love” preview

Finally, here is a description of the book from IDW’s website:

The comic industry comes together in honor of those killed in Orlando. Co-published by two of the premiere publishers in comics—DC and IDW, this oversize comic contains moving and heartfelt material from some of the greatest talent in comics, mourning the victims, supporting the survivors, celebrating the LGBTQ community, and examining love in today’s world. All material has been kindly donated by the writers, artists, and editors with all proceeds going to victims, survivors, and their families. Be a part of an historic comics event! It doesn’t matter who you love. All that matters is you love.