The face-melting final chapter of TCOSS #1 is here!
Click the image above to head over to the Action Age for the entire 24-page first issue of Solomon Stone, plus the letter column, plus not one but TWO pin-ups by Doctor Who writer/Jersey Gods artist Dan McDaid plus a downloadable PDF and CBZ of the entire comic!
With this, the first full-length comic that I’ve made for myself is done–just in time for me to start hyping the next one–and as goofy as it might be, I feel a real sense of accomplishment. Obviously, I want to thank Matthew Allen Smith (who has the unlettered pages up on his DeviantArt page, in case you some how get tired of my genius prose) and Benjamin Birdie for making it happen, but a hearty thank you goes out to anybody who responded, twittered, facebooked or linked to it as well.
As I’m sure you’ll all agree, you have been part of the greatest comics reading experience of the new Willennium.
And for those of you who crave still more Action Age, I did a two-part interview with Lady Unpleasantries over at The International Society of Super-Villains that may just have a glimpse into the future of Sol and a few of my other projects.
Enjoy, won’t you?
You are clearly some kind of supernatural comic-writing-monster trying to conquer our minds and I would expect Solomon Stone to fucking kill you right now.
I was enjoying the comic — just enjoying it as an amusing diversion — until I got to the final page. Then I totally died from the last panel. I am now dead. Bravo.
I’m pretty sure the meteor thing is more badass.
Did the math and everything.
In case you’re looking for places to set future volumes of Solomon Stone, I just thought I’d mention that I live near a real place called “North Murderkill.” So, “Murdermuerte”? Not impressed.
Everything else was, of course, so awesome that my head re-exploded.
HECK YES. More, please.
When I was a kid, I once made an ass of myself in front of John Ostrander by kvetching about the scene in Legends where Batman throws a batarang behind his back, out a door and around the side of a house, where it flys up through a window and donkey-punches the Joker (and also by mistaking him for John Byrne [it was an awkward stage for me]).
I mention this because Solomon Stone is so frigging badass that he makes me want to be a better person, and atone for past misdeeds.
*sniff*… there arent adequate words for how great that was.
…especially that last panel.
If I still had eyes, I would be able to see the reflection of my faceless head in the puddle that used to be my face.
I’m assuming that’s the first time anyone’s used “McTWIST” as a sound effect. And that’s just a minor detail of awesomeness.
I would go so far as to call this the high-water mark of human civilization. And somehow, that doesn’t seem far enough.
Great job, Chris (and company). Congratulations on getting this out there, here’s to #2.
“Show’s over, Synergy.”
I actually feel a certain amount of shame for getting that reference. ;)
You should feel proud, Chris. I loved it!
Looking forward to issue 2.
Chuffin’ Nora, that was bloody awesome. Even the letters page was bloomin’ marvellous.
Best comicbook I’ve read on the web today!
Love the line from True Grit.
Fantastic. Great comic book.
My face. Consider it melted.
Great job, and congrats.
I am unable to judge this installment objectively owing to the fact that early on the phrase ‘piss on your chips’ was used, one of the best things anyone can say in any given situation and this skewed my judgement.
That said, I’m pretty sure Solomon’s final lines would have affected me just as much if even if I hadn’t already given him the benefit of being a chip-pisser (big thick chips too, like you get at the fish & chip shop)
I meant that he is peeing ON thick chips, not peeing them out. That would be horrific and I apologise for any distress caused.
That was pretty darn neato, old man. But can vampires really *do it*? Perhaps half-vampires can.
I am unable to judge this installment objectively owing to the fact that early on the phrase ‘piss on your chips’ was used, one of the best things anyone can say in any given situation and this skewed my judgement.
I would be remiss if I didn’t admit that that line was one of Smithy’s contributions. He’s a treasure, that kid.
Aw, shot her right in her little witchety hat. That’s just mean.
So, when is Hamilton doing an annotated review version on her website, anyway?
This is why you should always wear bullet-proof hats.
in an ironic twist, only solomon stone has a mind capable of comprehending how fun his own comic is.
That shot of him upside down on his skateboard firing double pistols with dino-ghosts everywhere just makes me smile. also, i enjoy saying ‘dinosorceress’. great stuff.
“So, when is Hamilton doing an annotated review version on her website, anyway?”
That would be the funniest and best thing that has ever happened anywhere ever.