Dirk Manning

HUGE UPDATE!!! HUGE UPDATE!!! HUGE UPDATE!!! Discount Comic Book Service is offering NIGHTMARE WORLD: "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" for only $13.96!!! This offer is only valid for the next few weeks... so pre-order now!!!

Hey all...

Has this summer been crazy-busy for everyone... or just me?

Regardless, at long last, the time for rejoicing is upon us.

NIGHTMARE WORLD Volume 1: "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" is now available for pre-order in PREVIEWS.



The book is 144 booty-whuppin' pages and contains 13 NIGHTMARE WORLD stories (a majority of which have never been in print ANYWHERE), an introduction by Rex Mundi scribe Arvid Nelson, over 13 new never-before-seen-full color illustrations that introduce and "frame" the narrative of the stories and a massive sketchbook section (including character designs, script samples and more)... all topped-off with a gorgeous cover by Kristen Perry... and all for $19.95.

That's a helluva lot of horror goodness for less than a twenty-dollar bill, folks.

The book will is scheduled to be on shelves nationwide Halloween Day... BUT ONLY IF WE GET ENOUGHT PRE-ORDERS.

Remember, folks, I'm not working for Marvel or DC, and that means that MOST STORES WILL ONLY STOCK THIS BOOK IS YOU PRE-ORDER IT FROM THEM. That doesn't mean you'll have to pay for it upfront -- you won't have to do that until the book comes in -- but we need to hit a certain pre-order minimum in order to ensure my publisher that we can send the book to press.

After all, printing full-color graphic novels ain't exactly cheap, you know?

So -- that's where things stand now. Contact your local comicbook shop and ask them to PRE-ORDER you a copy of NIGHTMARE WORLD Volume 1. It's on Page 230 of PREVIEWS and the ORDER CODE is AUG07-3372.

To say I've poured my life and soul into this book -- especially considering everything that's been going on behind the scenes in my life this past year -- would be an understantement... so I'm now putting everything in all of your capable hands...

If this book is successful we can move forward with more volumes... hopefully eventually completing the whole 52 story sage in four neat graphic novels... let's make that happen.

Onwards. ONWARDS!!!

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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By the way... for those of you who are curious as to what stories will be in the collection... here ya' go!

You Oughta Know (Completely re-illustrated by Jeff Welborn)

Momma's Boy (Completely re-illustrated by Renae de Liz and Ray Dillon)

Knee Deep in the Dead by Erich Owen

"Mine" by Josh Ross

Bitter Wine (Illustrated by Mark Winters)

Frozen by Jason Jam

Disasterpiece by Josh Ross

Not For You by Kristen Perry

Try Honesty (Completely re-colored by original artist Mark Matlock)

No More Tears by Josh Ross

The Day I Tried to Live by Jason Meek

The Same Deep Water as You by Len O'Grady

Preys Be the Lured by Josh Ross

*phew*... now that's a helluva collection!

Also -- and I cannot stress this enough -- the new framing sequences (each one illustrated by the original artist of the story it introduces) will go a long way in helping to put everything "into context" in a way that has never been done before.

Seriously, folks... this is the DEFINITIVE edition of these stories... and that ain't just hype.

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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CyberV

And in the meantime, you can start on a sequel! Dirk Manning and the Perpetually Late Updates!

Dirk Manning

We were timely on a weekly basis for four years straight until the company I bought the domain name from went belly-up... then things got screwed for a while... and here you are busting by balls.

Although, to be fair, missing last week was totally MY fault.

We should be good to go from this point out, though... and I'm hoping TALES OF MR. RHEE will be back on track come Halloween... if not sooner.

Fear not -- we're rockin' again. This is my baby (and a lot of the artists involved feel the same way)... and none of us are going to abandon our baby.

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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CyberV

Oh, you know I'm just teasing. But it was worrysome when it came back and then, suddenly, another week of no updates.

Dirk Manning

I know... that was TOTALLY my fault even though I thought about blaming Ray and Nae for being at the San Diego Comicon... even though the story has been done for months.

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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Dannthr

I told my local shop to pre-order some, not that they do what I tell them to, but there you go!

Keep us posted, man!

Dirk Manning

Awesome, awesome, awesome!

I really appreciate that! This is a case where every order will clearly make a difference... THANK YOU.

Once the book gets out there we'll kick butt and take names... but we just need to hit that threshold of pre-orders to get to the point.

I'll definitely keep you all in the loop... I'm back, baby!

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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Dirk Manning

HUGE UPDATE!!! HUGE UPDATE!!! HUGE UPDATE!!!

Discount Comic Book Service is offering NIGHTMARE WORLD: "The Long Hard Road Out of Hell" for only $13.96!!!

This offer is only valid for the next few weeks... so pre-order now!!!

Huzzah for cheap comics!!!

SINcerely,
Dirk Manning

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