Over at the mother site, www.act-i-vate.com, you will find a preview of all the stories in the Act-i-vate Primer! Click through the entire suite of images to learn how you can get your own copy. If you won't be supporting your local comic shop (and we hope you do), you can always click on the new fangled banner to pre-order your copy from Amazon!
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16 Page Primer Primer Now Available!
IDW Publishing has announced The Act-i-vate Primer and have a 16 page preview available for your perusal. In it you will see sample art from every story in the book. Check it!
Tales from the Great War Part 3 In Stores TODAY!
After an arduous hiatus, Tales from the Great War resumes this month in Jersey Gods #6. And y'know what? It's in stores today and you'll not want to miss this one! So get on over to your local comics retailer and pick up a copy. While you're there, don't forget to make sure that they've ordered their copies of The Act-i-vate Primer, too! Just say the secret code word: AUG090968!
Tales from the Great War Part 3 Preview at Act-i-vate!
Jersey Gods #6 will hit comics retailers' shelves tomorrow and in it you will find the third chapter of "Tales from the Great War" by Mark Waid and myself. To help get you salivating over it, I've put up a preview over at Act-i-vate. Now what are you waiting for!? G'wan clicker!
The Act-i-vate Primer Table of Contents!
While I keep beating the drum about The Act-i-vate Primer by showing shnazzy graphics and cool banners, nothing speaks louder to the quality and depth of this anthology than a look at its Table of Contents. Click the image to see a larger version and read the illustrious list of creators and their stories. After you're done clicking that, why not just click the amazon button to the right and make sure you get your very own copy as soon as it hits!
The Beat Loves The Act-i-vate Primer!
Announcing:
“ACT-I-VATE makes comics better.” –Warren Ellis [from the ACT-I-VATE PRIMER foreward].
ACT-I-VATE is proud to announce THE ACT-I-VATE PRIMER.
16 original stories by the premier webcomix collective, ACT-I-VATE, with a foreward by Warren Ellis, coming this October from IDW Publishing.
With its roster of renowned creators serializing webcomix for free since 2006, ACT-I-VATE, has reached a comicbook critical mass. Now this funnybook big bang has birthed The Act-i-vate Primer, the very first collection of stand alone, never-before-seen stories. This tome is a lot bigger than it seems. Each of these stories extend way beyond the boundaries of mere paper and cardboard out into ACT-I-VATE.com where you’ll already be initiated to the worlds greatest webcomix collective.
The Act-i-vate Primer boasts original art and stories by Roger Langridge, Mike Dawson, Nick Bertozzi, Tim Hamilton, Dean Haspiel, Simon Fraser, Molly Crabapple & John Leavitt, Mike Cavallaro, Pedro Camargo, Jim Dougan & Hyeondo Park, Ulises Farinas, Michel Fiffe, Maurice Fontenot, Jennifer Hayden, Joe Infurnari and Leland Purvis.
Heidi Macdonald gives The Act-i-vate Primer some attention over at The Beat! To read the post and comments, click here!