Ablaze

05/07/2024

On sale now at your local comic shop or book store:

THE KING OF THE MOTHS

Ele and Tonya are celebrating their fourth anniversary, but what was going to be a romantic night will end up turning into the end of their relationship. What has happened to them? Why has everything become so difficult? Where was the promise to always love each other?

They don’t know it yet, but the nightmare has only just begun: SOMETHING WANTS TO FEED ON THEIR FEELINGS, savoring the good, and leaving only the bad... and it won’t stop until there’s nothing left.

Because he’s still hungry...

THE KING OF THE MOTHS is an intimate and intense comic with high doses of action and terror. An explosive mix that will keep you on the edge of your seat ‘til the very end!

Check out an 8 pg preview here now….👉

Written by Angel Abellan
Art by Carlos Morote

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL230994

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-king-of-the-moths-ngel-abell-n/1145815068

05/07/2024

03/07/2024

We’ve got quite two standout Ablaze manhwa titles by YLAB Studios on sale now at your local book shop or online bookseller!

GET SCHOOLED VOL 2 - With the lack of discipline in schools out of control, Hwajin Na and the Educational Right Protection Bureau have to put the toughest bullies in their place. But it’s hard to protect the other students and faculty when the administration has completely given up on taking back the school. Even if Hwajin is the right man for the job, he will soon find out that it isn’t just students who have never been disciplined that will get in his way.

TERROR MAN VOL 2 - When Jungwoo’s abilities allow him to predict the collapse of a department store, his ordinary persona is not enough to convince those around him to evacuate. With the help of his caretaker, a Russian woman with a mysterious past, he teams up with a seedier element of society to become…Terror Man! But, even though Terror Man works to save the people of Seoul, his guise of menace quickly earns attention from law enforcement, journalists, and real big-time criminals! Further, Jungwoo’s discovered a possible unidentified event linked to the death of his mother. Can he discover the truth, evade capture, and avoid misfortune as Terror Man?

29/06/2024

The ALA Annual Conference is in San Diego this year!

Come by our booth #1547.

This year we have Eisner-winning writer Mark Russell signing his Eisner nominated Traveling to Mars series.

Signing Schedule:

June 29th, Saturday, 10 am

June 30th, Sunday, 11 am

Drop by for a chat, the signing and a FREE copy of Traveling to Mars and More!

See you there!

The ABLAZE Team

27/06/2024

Final Hours!

27/06/2024

On sale today at a comic shop near you: THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS TP

This hefty 200 pg volume collects issues 1-6 of THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS plus complete cover gallery and bonus material.

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/NOV230814

From the writer of Barbaric comes the world-hopping, skull-crushing adventures of The Mighty Barbarians! They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone...until NOW!

When an unstoppable force starts consuming one world after another, sorceress Morgan Le Fey uses her magic to assemble a team of skull-cracking warriors who must somehow work together to save all of existence. There’s the young trickster Anansi, Viking shield maiden Birka, the shape shifting Nanook, and their leader, heir to a fallen kingdom and mightiest of warriors, KULL!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all...stood The Mighty Barbarians!

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26/06/2024

Thanks, Patton!

20/06/2024

“Regarding theater, almost no author is more prolific than William Shakespeare. It can be said that when it comes to manga, Osamu Tezuka is also one of the most well-recognized artists ever to tackle the craft. “Shakespeare Manga Theater” by Osamu Tezuka combines the work of these two great artists to create an anthology of works that is both unique and memorable. Tezuka’s style brings the characters’ antics to life. His passion for Shakespeare’s stories is evident in his unique take on the tales, and that devotion that makes this collection worthwhile.”


https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/03/manga-review-osamu-tezukas-shakespeare-manga-theater/

Osamu Tezuka’s Shakespeare Manga Theater is on sale now at a comic shop near you!

19/06/2024

Sept ‘24 solicits marks the 5 year point for ABLAZE!

Thanks to all for their support in helping us get here…🙏

ABLAZE celebrates their 5th Anniversary as one of the most eclectic comics publishers with their Autumn lineup of graphic novel titles

11/06/2024

New add-ons have been added to the TRAVELING TO MARS Kickstarter campaign, including collectible merch like stickers, a t-shirt, and a Roy Livingston acrylic standee! If you love a lil extra, be sure to check out what's available! http://kck.st/454cZXM

11/06/2024

TORPEDO 1972 #4 goes on sale tomorrow!

In issue 4:
Torpedo has his target in his sights, but there are more twists and turns in the work than he expected. When a trap is sprung, there is no clean getaway, but the job (killing a cop on behalf of a madame) still has to be done.

Issue 4 covers by Eduardo Risso, Ruairi Coleman, & Fritz Casas (Carlito’s Way homage cover).

https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/APR240925

Available at your local comic shop!

07/06/2024

Our campaign for the exclusive HC edition of the Eisner-nominated TRAVELING TO MARS has reached its 3rd stretch goal! HC enhancements now include ribbon bookmarks and a spot varnish treatment. Next up at 25k? Foil enhancements for all covers!

If you haven't checked out TTM or our campaign for these limited-edition hardcovers, there's still 19 days to aboard! This poignant sci-fi tale of the human trajectory by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli is not to be missed!

From Eisner Award winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli comes the Eisner-nominated compelling sci-fi story...

04/06/2024

The Eisner Nominated Traveling to Mars has many fans, and one among them is Patton Oswalt, the comedian, writer, and actor on show's like Netflix’s Sandman, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and Manhunt. He has agreed to write the introduction to the Traveling to Mars collection. The following is an excerpt:

"Traveling to Mars can stand shoulder to shoulder with any number of sad, beautiful early 70s movies like Cisco Pike, The Rain People, Two Lane Blacktop and Five Easy Pieces – except it’s set in space. Roy Livingston, the protagonist – a former pet store owner dying inexorably of cancer – is about to be the first man to set foot on Mars. All, of course, under corporate aegis and potential profitability. He’s Jack Nicholson in the oil fields, a nameless cog in the gush of petro-dollars that he’ll never benefit from. He’s Kris Kristofferson, selling w**d at gunpoint to benefit crooked cop Gene Hackman, only Hackman’s character is equally a victim of the machine, and even more helpless. He’s every holy fool who ever made the ultimate mistake of trying to earn an honest dollar without doing harm to anyone around him – the perfect, disposable mark for a rapacious, corporate monolith hungry to exploit a virgin red planet.

I write so many introductions for books and comics and DVD releases that amount to, “I can’t say too much about this because I don’t want to spoil the surprises you’re about to experience.” And guess what? This is one of them. You’re about to take an interstellar journey that will seem hopeless until it's suddenly hilarious, bleak until it’s blissful, and sad until it’s silly. Russell is a master at plucking discordant strings and sending harmony out into the cosmos."

Please check out the campaign, spread the word, and help us bring Traveling to Mars to more readers!

Thanks!
ABLAZE

29/05/2024

Our TRAVELING TO MARS Hardcover Kickstarter has been named as a ! Thanks to everyone who's helped us build up steam in our campaign's first couple of days! Keep spreading the word amongst your comics-loving associates!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/mark-russells-traveling-to-mars-exclusive-hardcover-edition

29/05/2024

On sale today at a comic shop near you: TORPEDO 1972 #3

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR240961

Spotlighting here the homage cover to issue 3, based on the movie poster from the epic crime film Casino. With De Niro and Pesci being replaced by Torpedo and Rascal.

Homage cover art by

29/05/2024

Our TRAVELING TO MARS Kickstarter has unlocked its first stretch goal! All backers will now receive digital wallpapers for mobile and desktop featuring the art of TTM!

At 15K, backers with unlock an upgrade to all editions of the HC with the addition of book ribbons, which will be helpful when you need to pause in this poignant tale of life, death, and human legacy and just... You know, meditate on things for a moment.

If you haven't checked out the Kickstarter, please do so at the link below! We've got exclusive HC editions, signed options, merch, and more incoming! Big THANK YOU to everyone who's pledged thus far!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/mark-russells-traveling-to-mars-exclusive-hardcover-edition

28/05/2024

Our TRAVELING TO MARS Kickstarter featuring Exclusive HC Editions has officially reached its funding goal! Thank you to all who have backed the book thus far!

Early Bird and Day-one specials are still viable, so don't hesitate to snag your copy of this beautiful hardcover edition ASAP! There are also opportunities for slipcase editions, signed bookplates, merch, and more! We appreciate our readers' continued support!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/mark-russells-traveling-to-mars-exclusive-hardcover-edition

24/05/2024

If you enjoyed reading Mark Russell and Roberto Meli's TRAVELING TO MARS and wanna grace your bookshelf with a beautiful, long-lasting HC edition... Well, have we got good news for you! Hit "Notify me on launch" to be the first to back ABLAZE's TTM Kickstarter! Don't miss our Early Bird Specials!

Beyond the exclusive HC edition, the campaign will also include opportunities for signed bookplate editions, slipcase editions, and more!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/mark-russells-traveling-to-mars-exclusive-hardcover-edition

21/05/2024

COUNTDOWN TO GANNIBAL BEGINS NOW!

21/05/2024

Comixology Originals is expanding print distribution by releasing three titles from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line in print for the first time with ABLAZE.

ABLAZE will distribute Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, the Eisner award-winning version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in graphic novel form, the stunning Eisner award-nominated gothic love story Parliament of Rooks, and the action-packed supernatural story Grammaton Punch in print for the first time for customers in comic shops, bookstores, and libraries.

Check out more info in the link below!

https://www.comicsbeat.com/comixology-originals-expands-print-distribution-with-ablaze/

20/05/2024

ABLAZE ANNOUNCES A KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN & HC EDITION FOR MARK RUSSELL’S TRAVELING TO MARS

Eisner nominated sci-fi series to be presented in a Kickstarter campaign for an Exclusive Limited Hardcover Edition that includes extra content, and bonus premiums.

ABLAZE will also release a standard softcover Trade Paperback edition of TRAVELING TO MARS through its normal distribution channels to the direct market and bookstore market in the Fall.

The TRAVELING TO MARS TP and HC editions will feature an introduction by renowned comic book writer, comedian, and actor, Patton Oswalt.

The Kickstarter pre-launch page for TRAVELING TO MARS may be found at:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ablazepub/mark-russells-traveling-to-mars-exclusive-hardcover-edition

Sign up now to get notified about the Early Bird Specials!

The campaign launches on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

Check out more info at the link below.

https://capesandtights.com/ablaze-announces-kickstarter-traveling-to-mars/