Books that hit shelves in January and February...

Antoine Sharpe, the Atheist Vol. I (TP)

Atomik Mike 4 (TP)

Cherubs: Paradise Lost (OGN)

Necessary Evil 4

Negative Burn 17

Thirteen Steps 4


All should be available at your local comic shop or on www.desperadopublishing.com

Thank you!!

on shelves 2/13/08:

NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 17 details...

GROWING UP WITH COMICS
by Ron Kasman and R. G. Taylor

ROLLING GREY
by Josh Neufeld

VARIABLE STARS
by D. Vance Summer and Sandy Jarrell

FULL FATHOM FIVE
by Patric Reynolds

DUMBBELLS
by Michelle Poust

MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING
by Ken Meyer Jr.

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
by R. G. Taylor

COVER ART by R. G. Taylor
COVER COLORS by K. Taylor

Thank you to everyone included in this issue!!

Check out this AMAZING talent…




NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 16


THE MAN WHO COLLECTED GODS
by James Lowder and Brett Barkley

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
by Josh Neufeld

APPLE
by Ande Rummel

THE GENTLEMEN
by Jim Dougan and Umberto Torricelli

E. P. S.
by Doug Wagner, Jimmy Bott and David A. Rivera

RUSH
by Ron McCain

SKETCHBOOK
by John McCrea

A TRAN FAMILY SPECIAL
by Gia-Bao Tran

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
by R. G. Taylor

CLOSER TO THE SKY
by Jeremy Nichols and Raymond Rieck

COVER ART by Jordan Raskin






NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 15

SPIDER-MAN 31, 32, 33
by Paul McCusker & R. G. Taylor

FATHER OF 3
by Dove McHargue

THE INN BETWEEN
by Mike Raicht and Dalibor Talajic
lettered by Marshall Dillon

SKETCHBOOK
by Jordan Raskin

THE GAME
by Mike Nicoll and Graeme Neil Reid

THE RAIN
by Mario Cau

TO BUILD A FIRE
by Gary Francis, Troy Boyle and Tomm Gassard

NIGHT OF THE HUNTED
by Jason Dennis
dialogue by Matt Kaman

FATHER FIGURES
by Josh Neufeld

FALL OF THE TRIUMVIRAGE
by Elton Pruitt and Juan Romera

LADDERBACK
by Michael Gaydos

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
by R. G. Taylor

COVER ART
by Jessica Hills






NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 14

RED SHIFT
by Mike Carey and David Windett
lettered by Paul Windett

FATHER OF 3
by Dove McHargue

BARBER
written by Elton Pruitt and Renzo Podesta

THE HILLS BROTHERS
by Rob Walton and R. G. Taylor

THE INN BETWEEN
by Mike Raicht and Dalibor Talajic
lettered by Nate Pride

SKETCHBOOK
by Shawn Crystal

AMERICANA
by Joe Karg, Ryan Prows and Adam Ford

GAUCHE MAN
by Stephan Nilson and Scott Fry
lettered by Charles Pritchett

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
by R. G. Taylor

COVER ART by Al Davison






NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 13

CLOSER TO THE SKY
by Jeremy Nichols and Raymond Rieck

FATHER OF 3
by Dove McHargue

THIS IS WHERE I AM
by Elton Pruitt and Noel Tuazon
lettered by Jason Hanley

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
by R.G. Taylor

YES, MOTHER
by Elizabeth Genco and Sami Makkonen with Rami Efal

THE HORROR OF DIETING
by Maggie McFee

REFLECTED GLORY
by Neil Kleid and Dash Shaw

THE INN BETWEEN
by Mike Raicht and Dalibor Talajic

JIMMY
by Doug Wagner and Rob Haynes

SKETCHBOOK
by Matthew Dow Smith

AMAZING! RETAIL FACTS
by Bradley Walton and Jim Schumaker

HEADIN' SOUTH
by Sam Costello and Kyle Strahm

COVER ART: MR. MAMOULIAN
by Brian Bolland






NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 12

BIG Q
by Phil Hester and Aaron Gillespie
with Jim Woodyard and Andrew Walls
lettered by Max Riffner

WHISPERS AT NIGHT
by P. Craig Russell

ACID ROCK
by Mike Baron and Anthony Hightower

LORD OF THE SKIES
by Dove McHargue

SELENHEIL
by Andrew Dabb and Neal von Flue

SKETCHBOOK
by Richard Case

UNLEASH THE ONE WHO WAITS
by Rob Walton and R. G. Taylor

ALMOST THERE
by Neil Kleid and James Smith lll

RUSH
by Ron McCain

JIMMY
by Doug Wagner and Rob Haynes

COVER ART
by Phil Hester







NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 11

SLUMBER
written by Steve Rasnic Tem
illustrated by Anthony Hightower
lettered by Nate Pride

JIMMY
written by Doug Wagner
illustrated by Rob Haynes

AVENGERS NUMBER FOUR
written by Ron Kasman
illustrated by R.G. Taylor

SKETCHBOOK
illustrated by P. Craig Russell

SPRINKLES
Written and illustrated by Michel Fiffe

RUSH
written and illustrated by Ron McCain

STATE OF THE GARY
written by Tim Hegarty
illustrated by Robert Roach and Larry Welch

BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
written and illustrated by R. G. Taylor

KARMA'S LAUGHTER
written and illustrated by Larry Shuput

THE LIBRARIAN AND THE JOCK
written by Bradley Walton
illustrated by George Broderick Jr. and Ken Wheaton

THE DETECTIVE
written by Jasper Floor
illustrated by Guus Floor


COVER ART by Chris McLoughlin




ALL of this issues are available in your local comic store or at www.desperadopublishing.com

Desperado Publishing offers final issue of popular limited series on line!

Contact: April Doster
desperadopublishing@gmail.com

Atlanta, GA -- Desperado Publishing is thrilled to
announce that it is offering the fifth and final issue of Keith Giffen
and Shannon Eric Denton's Common Foe limited series for FREE download
at the desperadopublishing.com website.

"Lateness is, unfortunately, a common occurrence with many small press
comics, and Common Foe has dealt with its scheduling difficulties,"
Desperado President Joe Pruett explains. "Because of the large gap in
time between the previous chapter of Common Foe and this final
installment, the creators and I thought we would give something back
to the devoted fans who've waited patiently to read the conclusion.
What better way to do that then to let them read it for free?"

"Common Foe was written as a graphic novel. After leaving Image we
decided we wanted to start fresh with this project and publish it the
way it was always meant to be read. But we didn't want to punish the
fans who had already purchased the first four issues, so we came up
with the idea of offering it online for free. They can read the
conclusion without having to buy the trade to complete the story. If
they want to buy the trade that's great! There's a lot of extra
material and art that the true fan will enjoy, but if they just want
to read the ending then we're giving them that opportunity without
making them spend more money."

In the horror tradition of such classics as 30 Days of Night, Common
Foe is set amid the disruptive chaos of the Battle of the Bulge. A
besieged squad of American GI's and a platoon of German infantry do
everything in their power to wipe each other out, but as darkness
falls these two groups find they must united if they are to survive
the night as they have now become the prey for an ancient evil and it
will take everything they have to survive against the common foe.

The 168 page, full color Common Foe trade (Diamond Code AUG073545;
ISBN 978-0-9795939-6-3) features an introduction by Steve Niles and
collects all four published issues, the free fifth issue published at
www.desperadopublishing.com and numerous pinups by today's top
industry talent. The Common Foe trade will be on sale late October
from Desperado Publishing and will be available at all fine retail
outlets.

To learn more about Desperado Publishing, their creators and their
series, log onto: www.desperadopublishing.com.

In case you haven't heard the good news ...


Atlanta, GA - Continuing its mission of publishing the highest quality comics from top-notch creators, Desperado Publishing has announced that their two and a half year publishing partnership with Image Comics will come to an end this summer. Black Mist #4, solicited for May 2007, will be the final co-publishing venture between the two publishing companies. Desperado Publishing will begin publishing under its own banner with eight solicited titles this coming July.

"It was just time," noted Desperado founder and President Joe Pruett. "I want to publicly thank Image Comics for their faith in our company and the enthusiasm that they've shown for our line over the last few years. I have no doubt in my mind that the decision to partner with them at our onset has allowed us to survive the turbulence of being a small, specialty press in today's marketplace. That being said, I'm excited about the possibilities that lay ahead for us."

"Some people may feel that we're being overly aggressive with our upcoming publishing schedule (8-10 titles per month), but the fact is that we're not really a new company‹we've been publishing for over two years now‹but rather an existing company that is expanding by just a few titles per month. We're just not going to be listed under the Image banner any longer."

Pruett continued, "We're trying to ensure that we're not just throwing unknown commodities out there either. Each title we introduce has an identity about it, whether it's the creative team or the series itself. Fans will have an idea of what the series is about (such as Negative Burn, Deadworld or Sabre) or what the creators have done in the past (such as Ron Marz, P. Craig Russell, Bryan Talbot or Brian Stelfreeze). I think this is what separates Desperado from other companies of similar size as we're dealing with known commodities for the most part."

"People have asked what our identity is as a publisher. We believe in providing a home for top writers and artists, with a few talented newcomers mixed in, and allow them to create those personal projects that they've been dying to do. I'd like to think everything we do is of the highest quality, but quality is subjective, that's understandable. The key word I would like to focus on is diversity. The market needs to be diverse if it is to grow in all of the exciting new avenues that are presenting themselves to our industry. We plan to be a part of that movement by allowing our creators to be as diverse with their projects as they need to be, as long as the quality remains high."

To learn more about Desperado Publishing, their creators and their series, log onto: www.desperadopublishing.com.

To see the full article...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10076

NEGATIVE BURN – ISSUE 10 details...

Here are the wonderful stories and creators in this next issue…

ACES
written by G. Willow Wilson and Shannon Eric Denton
illustrated by Curtis Square-Briggs

JIMMY
written by Doug Wagner and illustrated by Rob Haines

I LIKE TO MINGLE WITH RIFFRAFF
written by Mel Taylor and illustrated by R.G. Taylor

THE TWELVE
written by Ira Singerman and illustrated by Harsho Mohan Chattoraj

TO FEED THE MONSTER
written by Gary Reed and illustrated by Mark Bloodworth

WINGS OF JUANO DIOZ
written by Stacey Garratt and illustrated by Nikki Cook

HOPTOWN'S HORRORS
written and illustrated by Chris Schweizer

EIGHT MONTHS AGO
written and illustrated by Graeme Neil Reid

MENNONITE AT THE 7-11
written by Bradley Walton and Cara Walton
and illustrated by Brendon Fraim and Brian Fraim

COVER ART illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze

Thank you VERY much to everyone included in this issue!!!!

-April

April Doster
Desperado Publishing

Take a look at the talent in this issue!
We are honored to publish such good work!

WOULD YOU LIKE SOUR CREAM OR SALSA WITH YOUR CROW?
written by Mel Taylor and illustrated by R.G. Taylor

REST STOP
written by Jim Dougan and illustrated by Michel Fiffe
plot assist by Dean Haspiel

NEMO
written and illustrated by Dove McHargue

STUART
written by Chris Arrant and illustrated by Eric Adams

ACES
written by G. Willow Wilson and Shannon Eric Denton
illustrated by Curtis Square-Briggs

HARD ROAD
written by Jody LeHeup and illustrated by Pablo Peppino


Cover Art illustrated by Michael Gaydos


Thank you VERY much to everyone involved!!!!

-April

April Doster
Desperado Publishing

Negative Burn 8... in stores 1-31-2007

We are HONORED to offer this amazing line-up in this 8th issue...


SKETCHBOOK
illustrated by Mike Ploog

JIMMY
written by Doug Wagner & illustrated by Rob Haynes

COME THE DAWN
written by Jim Dougan & illustrated by Hyeondo Park

Cover Art
illustrated by Karl Waller

RUSH
written & illustrated by Ron McCain

SPRING LOVE
written & illustrated by Michel Fiffe

ACES
written by G. Willow Wilson & Shannon Eric Denton
lettered by Curtis Square-Briggs

ALL ALONG I ALSO WANTED
TO BECOME A DOCTOR
written by Ron Kasman
illustrated by Ron Kasman & R. G. Taylor

THE DEMON HEAD OF HARBUU KISASI
written by James Chambers & illustrated by Jason Whitley

OUT ACROSS THE LAWN
written by Mel Taylor & illustrated by R. G. Taylor

THE KEEPER'S CAROL
written & illustrated by Dove McHargue

Thank you to everyone involved!
We are thrilled to work with you!

NEGATIVE BURN .. ISSUE 7

Check out this amazing issue!
We are very fortunate to be able to work with these very talented creators..

NIGHT TIME
written and illustrated by Michael Cho

VULTURE GULCH
written by Jim Dougan & illustrated by Eric Kim

GROW UP!
written and illustrated by Ron Kasman

BERSERKER
written by Alexander Grecian & illustrated by Rily Rossmo

SKETCHBOOK
illustrated by Georges Jeanty

VOLSTAGG: BARBARIAN COP
written by Shane White & illustrated by Pav Kovacic

RUSH
written and illustrated by Ron McCain

ACES
written by C. Willow Wilson & Shannon Eric Denton
illustrated by Curtis Square-Briggs


Cover Art illustrated by Dominic Bugatto


Thank you VERY much to everyone involved!!!!

Negative Burn Issue 6 will be in stores on Wednesday, November 29th!

We are very fortunate to be able to publish the amazing work from so many talented creators.

Included in this 6th issue:

ME, MYSELF AND TIME
written by Joe Keatinge and illustrated by Evan Bryce
lettered by Greg Thompson

NEMO
written and illustrated by Dove McHargue

JACK..S RIFF
written by Mel Taylor and illustrated by R.G. Taylor

PROJDI VILO (..SOAR, LADY..)
lyrics by Gibonni and translation by Tatjana Jambrisak
illustrated by Goran Sudzuka

SHOWDOWN IN SPACE
written and illustrated by Robert Grabe

FEAR
written by Lauren Perry and illustrated by Michelle Silva
lettered by Thomas Mauer

LORNA DOONE
written by Micah Harris and illustrated by Andy Price
lettered by Nate Pride and edits by Nathan Massengill

SEE A PENNY, PICK IT UP
written by Jay Eales and illustrated by Graeme Neil Reid

BRUCE BARNABY
written by Ron Kasman
illustrated by Ron Kasman and R.G. Taylor

DEAR MR. PEKAR
written and illustrated by Michel Fiffe

Cover Art illustrated by Ken Meyer Jr.


Cool issue, huh???

A special thank you to everyone included!


for more details, please visit www.desperadopublishing.com

Thank you!!