May
21
2008

Runners Plans during ASP's Restructuring

With the public announcement that Archaia Studios Press is suspending its publishing operations while it restructures, here's the status and plan for Runners: The Big Snow Job.

May
21
2008

Archaia Restructuring; Delays Printing Runners

Unfortunately, Mark Smylie's partner in Archaia Studios Press, Aki Lao, has decided to divest from the publisher for personal reasons. Mark is taking some time out to re-organize ASP and seek funding. ASP will not be printing new titles in the meantime. So, Runners and some other fine titles, like Jeremy Bastian's Cursed Pirate Girl will be put on hold.

According to ASP, orders for Runners: The Big Snow Job #1 (listed in the March PREVIEWS) and #2 (listed in the May PREVIEWS) may carry over to whenever the issues do go to print. So just in case the current orders stand and they don't resolicit later, please be sure to get your orders for both books in now.

Stay tuned for more updates! You can read the complete press release at Newsarama's website.

May
5
2008

First Review of The Big Snow Job! From Paperback Reader:

From reviewer Dan Head: "the new Runners IS awesome. But hey, I was a junkie for the first one, so what do I know, right? Heh. Look, regular readers of this spot will know that I'm a sucker for original sci fi, especially when it's well-drawn and clever, and this is that in spades. Runners is great because, in addition to having great art, it also manages to capture that freewheeling, independent spirit that was lost from the first Star Wars trilogy to the second. The plotting is strong, the characters are well-formed, and the backstory is deep without being overpowering. I dig it the most. I really do." Check out the full review.

Apr
7
2008

Sequential Tart Interview: From Spoooon! to Space Pirates

From interviewer Rebecca Buchanan: "I was first introduced to Sean Wang's sci fi adventure, Runners, about three years ago. The manager at the comic shop where I worked talked it up. "If you like Firefly, you'll love it!" Sadly, he was right. I did love it. I started talking Runners up every chance I got. So, when I saw the solicitation for the new Runners miniseries in Previews, I kinda made a fool of myself. I was able to calm down long enough to ask Wang for an interview. He took pity on me." Check out the full interview.

Mar
24
2008

Newsarama Preview of Runners: The Big Snow Job

Newsarama has posted 11 preview pages from the first issue! Check out the preview pages.

Mar
14
2008

Pulse Interview by Jen Contino: Sean Wang's Runners Returns!

"After self-publishing the sci-fi dramedy for a few years, Wang's Runners is joining the line-up of Archaia Studios Press. A new adventure, Runners: The Big Snow Job # 1 is due in stores this Summer. We've got Wang here now to talk about Roka Nostaco and the crew of the Khoruysa Brimia." Read the full interview.

Mar
1
2008

Runners in March Previews!

The March 2008 Previews catalog just came out and it has listings for BOTH Runners series!

• Runners: The Big Snow Job Issue #1 (the first issue of the all-new, full-color series) can be found on page 214 under Archaia Studios Press. And be sure to check out the full-page ad on page 212!
• Runners: Bad Goods, the graphic novel collection of the first five-issue story, can be found on page 336 under Serve Man Press!

I will post the Diamond order codes here as soon as I have them.

Feb
29
2008

New Website

Check out the brand new website! New look, same great taste! It is now optimized for the latest browsers and I’ll be adding a lot more content in the coming months, including a greatly expanded Tick comic section as well as more previews for Runners: The Big Snow Job! In the meantime, if you find a bug, please contact me and let me know.

Jan
30
2008

Runners: The Big Snow Job to be published by Archaia Studios Press!

I couldn't be more excited about the new home for Runners! ASP is the home of Artesia, Mouse Guard, The Killer, and other high-quality titles. Look for Runners in the March issue of Diamond Comics Previews with an in-store date of May.

Nov
28
2007

Runners: The Big Snow Job Production Begins

I have officially started the pencils for the 1st issue of Runners: The Big Snow Job. And I’m excited to announce that the series will be in COLOR! On an unrelated note, does anyone know what color goes with orange and green?

Sep
25
2007

Script for Runners 2nd Story Arc!

It's been a long time, but I am finally getting back to Runners. I have recently finished the long-term outline for the series and have now begun the script for the second story arc, titled The Big Snow Job. More developments to be announced, so stay tuned...=)