The Black Coat will be featured in the first issue of a new comic magazine that is sure to take the comic world by storm! Brian Deemer (of Comic Geek Speak fame) and Brent Erwin have created a new magazine called
Comics Now (
http://www.iwantmycomicsnow.com).
The first issue has an article called the “The 22 Page Hook” which I was lucky enough to be interviewed for. Besides being full of BC goodness, it’s just a good read and a must-buy for comic fans. Be sure to ask your comic store to pick you up a copy! The Diamond Preorder code is
SEP07411.
Issue #1 should be in stores this November!Â
We’ll have a more official announcement soon but I thought it was time to put something up on the homepage about it and let everyone know: Yes, the rest of the second series is on it’s way!Â
Unfortunately, we ran into some scheduling problems this past Spring that set us back a bit, eventually requiring us to cancel our solicitations for issues 2-4. It’s not what we wanted, but it had to be done. We’re sorry for any trouble and confusion it may have caused, but we’re regrouping and will indeed be publishing the remainder of the series. At the moment, we’re looking at resoliciting early next year so that we can have books on the shelf by around April or May.
We know that’s a long time to wait between issues, but the good news is that there are lots of other BC things going on next year too. So even though 2007 turned out to be a lean year for BC fans, 2008 should be a busy one for the Black Coat!Â
As I mentioned, we’ll have a more official update with lots of info (and pictures 🙂 ) in the coming weeks so be sure to stop back soon! Â
Thanks for sticking with us, and please, please, please if you have any questions, drop us a line – we’ll be happy to help however we can.
Well… sort of.
The forums didn’t exactly make the move to the new server unscathed. Unfortunately, most of the threads were lost. The good news though is that all of the user data survived! Sorry for the delay, but I got a real crash course in MYSQL database management over the last week and a half. I am now available for hire should anyone need theirs fixed as well …for tons and TONS of cash! (sigh…)
Head over to the new forums (
https://the-black-coat.com/phpBB2/index.php) and check out the new space!
Thanks to everyone for their patience but I think we’re finally getting back up to speed around here.
 For those of you waiting to get back on the Black Coat forums, my sincere apologies. I’m working to get them back up and running as soon as possible. The bad news is that, in the server switch, a great deal of the old forums have been lost. It’s partly my fault but could be remedied if not for an unresponsive web hosting service that shall remain nameless. Anyway, it looks like the posting process will be starting over from scratch – sorry about that. I’m working right now to rescue the user names. Hopefully that will go a little more smoothly and be done in the next day or two. Either way, we’ll forge ahead.
I’ll keep everyone posted – thanks for your patience!
-ben Â
 It’s getting about time to let the cat out of the bag! 🙂 Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming BC one-shot titled “First Blood.” It’s a 14-page backstory that’s set against the Battle of Golden Hill – an armed conflict between colonists and British soldiers that took place in NYC about 5 weeks before the Boston Masacre. And oh yeah,  BC fights a dragon! The one-shot is going to be printed in an upcoming issue of Comics Now magazine (www.iwantmycomicsnow.com – I think it will be in issue #2) and should be available next spring. I’m doing the writing and pencilling chores. I’ll post more as we get closer to completion! Â