Hard 8 Vol. 2 Special Edition

Into Comic-Con Exclusives? We'll have a very limited SDCC exclusive version of Hard 8 Vol. 2 available at Comic-Con.  The "Harder Than Hard" Edition is a deluxe hard-cover book wrapped in a beautiful dust jacket that feature photos from past Hard 8 events. The book is hand-stitched, features a special foil stamp, and is limited to 20 copies. Swing by booth 1034 this weekend and check it out.

Preview Some Pages And Order Now for Comic-Con Pick-Up

Going to Comic-Con? We've added a special Comic-Con Pre-Order button to the right... Pre-Order Hard 8 Volume 2 now, then swing by Booth 1034 anytime during the show and we'll have your copy waiting for you!  Pre-ordered books will include signatures and sketches by the Hard 8 crew.  Lots of other Hard 8 story contributors and pin-up artists will be available to sign at their booths as well, including Mattesi, Mike Daley, Scott Morse, Matt Spangler (of The Those Guys), and Joshua Pruett (also of The Those Guys).  If you can't make it to the show, don't worry, we've got a special Pre-Order button for you, too. Head to the sidebar to place your order, and we'll start shipping in July.  Also, we have a very limited supply of Volume 1 left, so if you're gonna get it, get it now.  In the meantime, check out a sampling of pages from the new book. Enjoy!

Mike Daley and Mike Mattesi

Matt Roberts

Erich Haeger

Joshua "Lord Prosh" Pruett

Matt Spangler

Greg Rankin

Eric "The Gute" Gonzalez

Joe Burnside Graziani

Alex "Big Toon" Deligiannis

Flyers

I just got word from The Gute that our flyers just came in! Keep an eye out for these puppies at your local comic shop!

Fit For Print

164. That's the page count of this here mock-up, and it signals the long-awaited end of production for Hard 8 Vol. 2!  It's been a long trek to get here, but the final product was definitely worth the wait. Joining the ranks of Hard 8 contributors this time around are some extremely talented folks, including the likes of Mike Mattesi (author of Force), Mike Daley, Scott Morse, and Matt Spangler (of The Those Guys), among others.  The book is being printed even as I type this, and will make its debut at the Hard 8 booth (1034) at Comic-Con (next month)!

Nickelodeon Gallery Pics!

The "Art Of Hard 8" gallery show was a great affair, and we all had a great time! Thank you to everyone who came out, and of course to Nickelodeon for putting on the event. If you weren't able to make it, I've got some photos from the show up on my website (click here), and Erich has some great ones on his blog as well (click here).

"The Art Of Hard 8" Gallery Show!

Hey, fella! Do you like artwork? Do you crave Orange Chicken made fresh by the aging hands of an actual chinese man? If so, you're in luck! "The Art of Hard 8" gallery show opens next Friday (January 11th) in the Nickelodeon Animation Studios Art Gallery, right in the heart of beautiful, downtown Burbank. The show goes from 5 pm to 7pm, so if you're in the area, come thru and hang with the entire Hard 8 gang, check out some art, and feast on the best Chinese food in town.

Post ComicCon Madness!!!

With the 2007 convention season over, it's time to move the few remaining items we have left. We did well this year, but we need to make room for all the cool Hard Ei8ht volume 2 stuff coming in 2008! So to help move our last box of Hard Ei8ht volume 1 and our few remaining t-shirts, we are now offering them through paypal with FREE shipping! It looks like there's shipping on the first Paypal page, but when you proceed to checkout, it isn't added into your final total. But that's not all, from now until August 8th we're also selling Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 at a discounted price of only $15!! That's $4.95 off the cover price! There's no better way to prepare for volume 2 than by picking up volume 1!

Preview a couple pages at our Flickr page
or just
Buy it here!

For our shirts, we offer a men's shirt design and a ladies shirt design. Both are silkscreened on high quality 100% cotton black shirts, the only difference are the men's shirts are a standard t-shirt cut and the ladies T's are cut for ladies. They are both double silkscreened for durability and to be long lasting.


For the guys:

Choose a size

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For the Ladies:

Choose a size

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coming soon- Prints!

San Diego Comicon 2007!

Howdy Everyone!
The whole Hard Eight gang is going to be at the San Diego Comicon, July 25 - 29!
We'll be at booth 1034, right next to where we were last year. We have a bunch of new stuff to show everyone, including prints, sketchbooks, those ever popular poker chips, and brand new Hard Eight movie posters!! All gearing up for the exciting, upcoming release of Hard Eight Volume 2 !!!
So come on by, we'd love to see ya!

Some Chia Samples

Here's a lil samplin of what my panels are gonna sorta look like for my Hard Ei8ht vol. 2 story.

And here's a lil "behind the scenes" stuff too.

Hard Ei8ht and Free Comics!!!

If you missed us last week, now you have another chance! This Saturday at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower! and don't forget that it's also free comic book day! Please help spread the word!

Hard Ei8ht Signing this Wednesday, April 25th!!

We will be signing copies of Hard Ei8ht vol. 1 this Wednesday (April 25th) at the Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach!! We will also bring along our famous poker chips and other fun stuff.
The Comic Bug will also be having a big fire sale in preparation for their move to a temporary location while their building is renovated. So now's your chance to pick up some great comics cheap!

Vol. 2 Teaser Poster

Update: Don't forget to visit us this weekend at Wizard World LA!!
Convention Hours:
Friday: 12pm -7pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm

Booth 1305 A & B


Hard 8 Vol. 2 pin-up artist Julien Alday is not the first Frenchie to bless the Hard 8 project with his talents, but that doesn't make his contribution any less impressive (and after seeing how kind and generous every single one of our artist-brethren from the land of the "fritte" have been, I'm beginning to think that maybe the Frenchies have been getting a bad rap). Julien hooked up a piece so gorgeous that we decided to use it as the teaser poster for our upcoming appearances at Wonder-Con (this weekend) and Wizard World Los Angeles (in a couple of weeks). We'll be at Booth AA-76 this weekend, so swing by and say hello!

A huge thanks to Julien for his generosity (and remember, you can see his entire image, in all its un-obscured glory, in July's Hard Ei8ht Volume 2)!

A random Rankin panel

Hey, all! I'm in the process of coloring "Hard Luck" and I thought I'd post a random panel.



(And never mind that font, it'll be changed to something more exciting as I finish!)

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