We are pleased to introduce you to two new individuals. Shown here is Ava Marks who debuts in issue 2 of our series. The artwork was created by the artist Emmanuel Xerx Javier who is doing the pencil and ink work for the next installment of the series. The color was added by our own Michael Bann. We are very excited about the intial sketches and pencils Emmanuel has done so far and are sure his talents will provide a fantastic continuation of what was bugun in issue 1. Stay tuned for more as we'll be sharing sneak peeks over the next few weeks. Actually Emmanuel is fast at work and has provided us the sample of page one for the next issue. Our enthusiasm is such that we simply had to share it with you right away. Click each for a larger sample.

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We have just been in discussion with Diamond Comic Distributors and they have agreed to carry The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk amongst their offerings.

Diamond Comic Distributors was established in 1982 to provide comic book specialty retailers with wholesale, non-returnable comic books and related merchandise. After more than 20 years of service, Diamond has emerged as the world's largest distributor of English-language comics and related merchandise, with a network of strategically-located Distribution Centers throughout the world.

With Diamond offering The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk to it's 4,000 specialty shops worldwide as well as listing the title in their Previews magazine which reaches 75,000 people, the series will enjoy exposure to the most specific audience that could be targeted.

The book debuts in the May Previews magazine with orders and shipments scheduled for delivery worldwide in June.


Click the graphic to the left to check out the most reasonable rates we've arrived at so that you our patrons might actually also take advantage of the incredible momentum that is building with our fine product.

We've perfected an offer that is nothing short of revolutionairy and will be sure to revitalize your enthusiasm for the promotion of your business, product or service.

Shown here is the magnificent crystal votive inspired by The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk and crafted by the talented Jon McCoy of McCoy Designs.

MCCOY DESIGN creations can be found gracing the covers of the most popular magazines and have been featured in some of the most exclusive celebrity homes.

 

Most notably, the creations have been featured on the covers of ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, HOUSE & GARDEN, ELLE DÉCOR and many other like publications. Not to mention, they have also been featured within the homes of Cher, Portia Di Rossi and many others.

We are very pleased to formally announce that Issue #2 of The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk is now being prepared for illustration. The srcipt has been finalized and handed off to the artist with a full compliment of notes and reference materials. We are planning to release a limited edition of Issue #2 somewhere around April 2008, very nearly the same time that the mass produced edition of Issue #1 will be in stores. Mr. Caton is also well on his way to a completed Issue #3 and he and Mr. Bann have every expectation that by the end of 2008 four issues will be available for sale. Stay tuned as this is only going to pick up steam.

She debuts in issue 2 but you can begin to learn more now about the exotic, mysterious and fantastically engaging character Ava Marks online in the "Diaries" section of the site. We are very pleased to announce that these diary entries are being penned by the talented and equally engaging author Suzi M. Recently the first of a trilogy of books, Nemesis, by Suzi has been produced and can be purchased online here: Nemesis. Visit her pages and be certain to investigate her writings as "Ava" and be prepared for even more to come.

Well this is fun. We recently conducted our second follow-up interview with Al Zagofsky who is a major contibutor to the Lehighton PA newspaper The TIMES NEWS. We met him at the Inn at Jim Thorpe and had a great time talking about the project, the allure of the town and lots of other things as well. We weren't prepared for the story to run on the front page however and it would appear that the article sent hordes of people to the shops that had copies of the Limited Special First Edition and cleared them out in short order... Click the photo to be taken to the article. If you are hoping to buy a copy from those shops - you'll have to wait..... we produced 200 initially of the 500 total and have another 200 inbound from the printer. We will update the site as soon as we have them back in the stores. Sorry for the inconvenience, we didn't expect this at all.


PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY AL ZAGOFSKY

So, we're posting this audio clip here without permission of the owners simply because it is so new that we just found it and had to share it and have not figured out how to contact them yet. This is a comic review podcast and lo and behold one of their reviewers happened upon a copy of The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk.

We are delighted our story has found its way into the hands of someone who most obviously was equipped to understand and appreciate what we are working towards.

The day has finally arrived! The Limited Special First Edition of The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk is here! We have obtained a limited number of copies from the printshop and are readying them for distribution to select retailers. This run will be limited to 500 numbered copies. Several different packages will be offered which will include additional materials not available by any other means. Click the graphic to the left for more information.

 

Recently it was brought to the attention of the Gentleman Publishers of the Amalgamated Simulca-Graphy & Manuscription Company that the electron gun deployed news medium of the MSN company's city guides section featured a portion devoted to extolling the virtues of the Jim Thorpe region as an area worthy of rewarding travel. Delightful and of note to us is that in a move to embellish the allure of the area they made passing mention of The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk, who we ask, could blame them? . Click the MSN graphic to view the page.

Old Mauch Chunk is an inspiring place with its fantastic architectural and geographic attributes. So much so we simply insist on sharing it. Click the link at the left for more info.


From this page you will begin to be able to venture into the minds of the characters of The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk. Beginning July '07 the Diary of James Ashton will begin here and presage issue one. Thereafter diaries and letters of other characters will begin to appear. Click James Ashton's Diary to be taken to the pages.

For your consideration, click the logo at the left to venture off to the Times News website where you may delight in the article of Al Zagofsky's who recently interviewed Mr. Michael Bann on the impending release of the first issue of the Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk. Al's thorough article is an excellent primer on the project and will assist the un-initiated with additional Mauch Chunk - Jim Thorpe history.

The Gentleman Publishers of the Amalgamated Simulca-Graphy & Manuscription Company are well pleased to inform you our most valued patrons that an exclusive sneak preview of materials from the forthcoming literary extravaganza The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk are now being exhibited to the public at large at the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in Mauch Chunk (known to time travelers of the future as Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania).

Messrs. Bann and Caton cordially encourage you to make haste and take in this wonderment before the engagement expires (show runs through September 2007). The gallery is also home to several magnificent works of stained glass by Tiffany, LaFarge and others along with numerous other frontal lobe stimulating art works and installations. Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation

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