One-Shot Times Two

Those one-shots I've been yapping about for a while now—The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Death Queen of California and Wolverine: Roar—hit comics shops yesterday. Oddly enough, I was actually in California yesterday, but didn't have time to pick up any copies until today. And my holy goodness do they look awesome. Forget the words and crap; just check out the art. Giuseppe Camuncoli's "cinematography" (check the credits!) in Death Queen is cool, sexy and kinetic. Mike Deodato, meanwhile, brings to life the gruesome little horror movie I've had in my mind for years. I'm so lucky to have been paired up with these gentlemen.

Also, let me not be a douche who doesn't tip his hat to the colorists, who also knocked these suckers out of the park: Paul Mounts, in the case of Death Queen, and Val Staples with Wolverine.

This may seem odd, but I don't see the finished versions of any comic I write until the day it's published. Sure, I see the color art as it comes in, and I proofread a black and white .pdf of the lettered version a few weeks before it ships. But release day is the first time I see the whole thing come together. And that includes the cover. (I was surprised to learn that Wolverine: Roar was actually titled Wolverine Annual #2.)

Hope you guys enjoy these if you have a chance to pick them up.