Tokaido Tales

09/13/2023

Tokaido Tales #1 is on sale at New World Comics in OKC starting today! Couldn’t make it to the conventions this summer? Stop by New World and Buck or Tom will put a copy in your hands!

09/01/2023

Tokaido Tales made the Okiebookcast list of 100 Days of Oklahoma Books! He obviously has great taste, so give the podcast a listen!

08/01/2023

08/01/2023

Look who showed up in this year’s Sooner Con review video! Many a con goer stopped to watch Robert Wood draw. It’s something close to seeing magic when you watch a talented artist at work!

08/01/2023

New World Con was a lot of fun! We met a lot of new people and saw some old friends, too. Thanks to everyone who came out and gave Tokaido Tales #1 a chance.

07/29/2023

This is it, folks! New World Comic Con has begun. Come by the OKC fair grounds pavilion building today and visit us.

07/28/2023

Ok, we promised a surprise to celebrate New World Comic Con and here it is! Martina Rossi applied her enviable artistic talents to a promotional poster for us and we think it’s fantastic!

New World Comic Con is this Saturday the 29th at the OKC fair grounds. It’s our second convention and we’re excited to get our comic into reader’s hands! Come out and visit with us! There’s a lot to see and do at the con. And thanks again to Martina Rossi for helping us mark the occasion in such a memorable way.

07/25/2023

Reminder that New World Con is this Saturday the 29th at the OKC fairgrounds! We’ll be there with copies of our first issue for sale! We’ll be unveiling a surprise this week to celebrate New World Con! Won’t say what yet, but we’ll leave you with a clue. It involves our multi-talented series colorist Martina Rossi! Stay tuned!

07/25/2023

A lot of decisions need to be made when you’re finalizing a comic for print, not the least of which is the cover! This was an alternate cover for the first issue and made the choice more than a little difficult. It sets a great tone and showcases Robert’s unusual skill at depicting hands (A.I. art can’t come close to competing!). Ultimately, we decided it made more sense to introduce the readers to two of our lead characters rather than one and we chose the version now immortalized on the cover of #1. We thought everyone would enjoy seeing it! What do you think?

07/09/2023

Be there or be square!

07/09/2023

One of my favorite pages from the first issue. Artist Robert Wood took what was scripted as three separate panels and made the action flow into a much more impressive visual. He even added a very clever bit of symbolism that wasn’t scripted at all. It’s nice working with talented people! Tokaido Tales #1 available July 29th at New World Comic Con!

07/03/2023

That’s a wrap on Sooner Con! We’d like to thank our family and friends for coming out to support us as well as everyone at the con who gave our books a try. It was a great experience and we’re looking forward to doing it all again in a few weeks at New World Comic Con 8!

07/02/2023

We’re at Sooner Con selling comics, meeting people and having a lot of fun. One more day to go! Come say hello!

06/29/2023

Let's talk about Martina Rossi! We were fortunate enough to meet our talented Italian colorist here on FB. She brought out the natural warmth we wanted in the environment as well as adding to the energy of the action moments. All this while being as friendly and professional as one could hope for.

06/27/2023

T-shirts make us look like we have our act together at conventions! We call this design “Postcards from the Tokaido Road.” Illustrations by series artist Robert Wood with colors by Martina Rossi!

06/26/2023

Tokaido Tales #1 Features a full 22 page story, a 4 page back up story and a letters page!

06/26/2023

My son made a replica of the oni mask featured in the story. What's it all about? Find out in Tokaido Tales #1 available to the public this weekend June 30 - July 2 at SoonerCon! (Soonercon.com)

06/26/2023

What once existed only in our minds is now a physical reality!