Scared Silly!

Like a Gipsy curse in a Werewolf movie from the 1930's, at the stroke of Midnight tonight, Scared Silly will be unleashed upon the world!

What IS Scared Silly, you ask?

Why, it's an amazing new Blog by Writer & all around awesome guy Paul Castiglia, covering the material from his upcoming book titled Scared Silly! In every posting, Paul will be covering classic Horror Comedies~ Everything from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein to The Ghost and Mr. Chicken! I've know Paul for many years, and his knowledge of these movies borders on the Uncanny...

Check it out... If You DARE!!!

Where Monsters Dwell

Last night, Daniel and I has the good fortune to spend some time talking with the guys from Where Monsters Dwell, A fantastic radio show in Canada covering Comic Books and all sorts of Fanboy related topics. We chatted with them about Robot 13 and our plans for Blacklist & it was a real blast! Every episode is recorded & available as a podcast, so go to their website in a couple of days & check it out!

Around The Horn V. 2.3

Spanky Stokes Says: "Robot 13's second issue is just as sweet as the first..."

Gorillias Riding Dinosaurs says: "Hall and Bradford have a very cool formula developing for the series. It's sort of monster-of-the-month, but there's a deeper plot that's unfolding and tying the fights together. I hope 13's able to figure out what it is, mostly because I like him and want to see him get the answers he's looking for."

Broken Frontier says: "I can sum up this series in two words: must buy."

Hit Me With Your Best Shots, Pt. 2

Jeff Marsick of Newsarama starts his review of Robot 13: Colossus! Issue 2 like this: "Fantastic. Phenomenal. Best book I’ve read all year."

All I can say is this: when we put together the first issue, Daniel and I tried to make the best book we could, and when we worked on issue 2 we tried to be that much better. We are hard at work to make issue 3 the best of the lot, and I really, really think we are going to do that.

Hopefully, you all will agree.

Time will tell.

Core Values

The Big Apple Con is over & I am back into the swing of "real life" again. While I thought the flow of people through Artist Alley was a little on the slow side compared to many shows Daniel & I have done, the fans themselves were as good as we have come to expect from NYC. Each and every person who worked their way through to our table & said hello was appreciated, and we met some great people. Because things were pretty slow, we had time to talk a little bit more to other artists & we made a few new friends (you know who you are). I was also able to get some of the business stuff done for Blacklist that we have been trying to nail down for a while, so hopefully you will be hearing alot of really cool things from us shortly...

On The Cover

One thing people have asked me about issue 2 is, "Why is Robot 13 fighting a Dinosaur on the cover of issue 2?"

Well- he is and he isn't...

The image, in fact, is our idea of a Phoenix, but it was also based in part on artist concepts of the archaeopteryx. One thing that Daniel & I have always looked to do with our comics is bring in some basis in reality or History in everything we do. When I write scripts, I am always searching for visual reference material~ not to say, "do it exactly like this," but to give Daniel something real and concrete to springboard off of.

In doing research for issue 2, I noticed how much the archaeopteryx depicted in textbooks looked like the Phoenix art from around the world. When I showed those shots to Daniel, he saw what I did~ there was something amazing in the mix of lizard and wild, feathery bird. All it would take was Daniel's art style and some imaginative coloring to turn those turkey sized freaks of Evolution into a Phoenix the size of a 6 seat jet airplane...

Around The Horn V 2.2

ComicNews.Info Says: "“Robot 13” continues to trek forward with the same original vigor and excitement that was set into motion in the first issue. Hall and Bradford allow themselves full liberty in borrowing from Greek mythology, providing a buffet for the imagination."

Around The Horn V. 2.1

Kevin C says: "I think as the first issue was a solid Melville-esque introduction to R13, issue #2 takes a more sinister look at the world our hero has trod. I firmly believe R-13 snaps bones as entertainment, but doesn't insult your intelligence."

Surfing The Bleed Says: "With a great combination of action and mystery, Robot 13 is a book with tons of potential. Talk to your local comic shop about ordering some copies so you can evangelize the work of Misters Hall and Bradford."

"Don't Drink The Milk..."

It's kind of cool when people NEED information about something you have done. Major Spoilers is a website that caters to that need in the Comics community- bringing people the hottest information and the juiciest detailes as fast as possible...

When they covered Robot 13 here it was a big moment.