IMAGE COMICS and Dan Brereton are happy to announce materials for the upcoming hardcover collection are off to the printer.

Also, they're happy to announce the Introduction for the hardcover was written by Dan's friend and colleague, Howard Chaykin.

the Previews edition is going to be very special as well, and regardless of whether one springs for the 30$ or 40$ version, the book is a beautiful remarkable value- 280 pages!

the time to pre-order is now, its not too late to let your retailer know you gotta get yours.

Dan Brereton will be appearing at SAN JOSE'S SUPER-CON, MAY 16TH-17TH at the South Hall, San Jose Convention Center.

http://www.super-con.com/

this year's guests include such comics legends as FRANK CHO, ADAM HUGHES, EDUARDO RISSO, HOWARD CHAYKIN, MICHAEL GOLDEN, ARTHUR SUYDAM, HUMBERTO RAMOS, TRAVIS CHAREST and many MANY more.

http://www.super-con.com/

I will be appearing at ATLANTIS FANTASYWORLD in Santa Cruz, CA on FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, May 2nd, 2009 and I want to invite you all to come out, grab up some free books, get some of your books signed, and make some new
discoveries as well.

http://www.atlantisfantasyworld.com/index.htm

ATLANTIS FANTASYWORLD has been serving Santa Cruzians since 1976, (hence the ultra-groovy title)and continues to be one of the finest comics shops in the bay area.

Jen Contino at comiccon.com had a nice chat with Dan about the new BETA RAY BILL: THE GREEN OF EDEN one-shot:

http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=540989#Pos...

Dan also talks about upcoing projects, including the second Nocturnals hardcover collection.

and at Marvel.com:

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.7348.Beta_Ray_Bill~colon~_Enteri...

SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL – THE GREEN OF EDEN #1
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Penciled by DAN BRERETON
Cover by

Hi Folks,

as you may know, Nocturnals approaches its 15th Anniversary this year. At this time, fifteen years ago, I was painting the first mini-series and struggling to hone my writing skills to create something unique in the comics marketplace. At that time, Hellboy was two months away from debuting, and there were no little girl characters in superhero comics. No books combining Lovecraft and Chandler (really!) or horror, crime and super-heroic flair all in one. There were no zombie gunfighters, no Halloween-themed characters, and no one had ever called a group or a book 'Nocturnals'.

I was sad to hear of the passing of Bob Wilkins on January 7th. I wasn't allowed to stay up late enough to catch his show as a kid, but I did see a few of them, most impostatnyl for me, Stan Lee's appearance during the release of ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS. It was at that time I started to realize that I didnt have to be scared of horror movies all the time, they could be fun , too.

db

this excerpt taken from
http://www.bobwilkins.net/

more art from Dan Brereton's work on GOD-SIZED THOR are posted at:

http://apps.facebook.com/comicbooks/editions/thor-one-shot-2008-god-size...