When I first met Steven Mannion at a comics convention, I was blown away by his work!  While I certainly couldn't tell him then, I made a mental note to remember him if I ever got to edit an all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT comicbook series, I'd be a fool not to give him as many art assignments as he could handle.  Well, a few years later, Papercutz got the rights to do just that, and in addition to drawing a couple of stories for us (The Will Eisner-inspired "The Tenant" by Neil Kleid in issue #2, and a certain reality-TV show inspired "A Murderin' Idol" by Mort Todd in issue #3) Mr. Mannion has been producing a steady stream of incredible CRYPT covers.  He captures the spirit of the original series so well, that often fans mistakenly believe his covers ARE from the original '50s classic EC horror comic!
Naturally, someone this good can't remain a secret for too long, and we're thrilled to get this exciting news...
STEVE MANNION'S FEARLESS DAWN LAUNCHES AT ASYLUM

ASYLUM PRESS  ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION'S FEARLESS DAWN AS ITS NEW FOUR ISSUE MINI-SERIES, LAUNCHES WEBSITE, PRODUCTION BLOG, AND PREVIEWS.

Jan 22, 2009 (Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has
announced that the first issue of Fearless Dawn, By Steve Mannion,
will be released April 2009.

Jet riding good girl FEARLESS DAWN battles her arch nemesis Helga Von
Krause in this mini-series from Steve Mannion. Fearless Dawn
infiltrates the vaunted "Manitoba Sector" to discover the secret
behind Helga's chemically-induced NAZI MONSTERS. Meanwhile, all is not
well back at home base when Fearless Dawn's boss discovers our hero
has broken probation and flown the coop! Join us now as Steve
Mannion's beautifully rendered comic book tale unfolds in full-color
glory!  Fan's of Steve Mannion's The Bomb will love this new
action-packed series.

"I am excited to bring Fearless dawn to a full-color series," says
creator Steve Mannion," this is a dream project and I'm having a
blast."

"This is a great opportunity to showcase one of the great undiscovered
comic illustrators of our time," says publisher Frank Forte. "Steve's
dedication to the medium is unsurpassed.  His pages are just a marvel
to look at."

Steve Mannion's amazing artwork is a beautiful homage to classic
comics of yesteryear, and it brings to mind the timeless styles of
artists that include Wally Wood, Will Elder, and Robert Crumb. Page
layouts vary in style as well, bringing back memories of old Archie
Comics, to stuff you see as recently as Eric Powell's The Goon!

Fearless Dawn website: www.fearlessdawn.com
Fearless Dawn production blog: http://fearlessdawn.blogspot.com/
Fearless Dawn preview: http://www.fearlessdawn.com/FD_1_preview.html

Title:Fearless Dawn #1 (of 4)
Publisher:Asylum Press
Format/Price: SC, color  $2.95, 32 pages
Item Code: FEB094073

Featured in Diamond Previews February 2009 shipping April 2009
Also carried by Haven Distributors

Asylum Press can be found on the web at:www.asylumpress.com

Still available from Asylum Press is Steve Mannion's The Bomb TPB.

This huge compilation features Steve Mannion at his unfiltered best
spinning yarns of his favorite creations: Fearless Dawn, Sea Goin'
Lil, Brownhole Jones, Helga Von Krause and Jungle Chick and the
Dinosaur.

Title:The Bomb TPB
Publisher:Asylum Press
Format/Price: SC, b&w  $14.95
Item Code: JUN083688