December 22nd, 2011
Head to Spera-Comic.com for the site's first seasonal update, which brings Pira and Yonder to its pages (Online Comics and Graphic Novels, respectively).
This update was put together by Olivier Pichard (backgrounds and coding) and Afu Chan (characters).
December 21st, 2011
Click here for the first-ever in-person Spera interview, done for Newsarama at NYCC.
December 16th, 2011
Spera: Volume I is now available to purchase at Amazon.com!
It should be in bookstores on December 19th, comic stores on the 28th and will be available from other online retailers on January 3rd.
Spera: Volume I is a hardcover graphic novel from Archaia featuring art by Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei, Emily Carroll and Olivier Pichard, short comics by Jordyn F. Bochon, Cécile Brun, Luke Pearson, Leela Wagner and Matt Marblo, and pin-ups by Don Cocor, Paul Maybury, Jack Teagle, Sam Beck and Gigi Digi. Cover art and character designs are by Afu Chan. For a full description of the book, look here. You can also preview the first 16 pages here.
December 13th, 2011
A new Spera short is now online! Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk and lettered by Ed Brisson, The Starless is a dark, foreboding prequel to Spera: Volume I, offering the first real look at Pira's old life.
The Archaia hardcover edition of Spera: Volume I will be in bookstores on December 19th and comic shops on the 28th.
December 5th, 2011
I somehow bumped into blogger Andrew Russo at both TCAF and NYCC. Here's an interview Kyla Vanderklugt and I did with Andrew as a result of these encounters.
November 9th, 2011
Spera-Comic.com has a new look!
The design is a collaboration between Olivier Pichard, Afu Chan, Kyla Vanderklugt and myself. Our goal is to clarify the different aspects of Spera -- the original collaboration, new online shorts and Archaia graphic novels -- in a way that's more in line with the series' current direction. Although only Lono appears on the site for now, Pira, Yonder and Chobo will be showing up on the other pages in the coming weeks.
To help celebrate the new site, two new shorts -- She Saw It Then by Julia Scott and Free Verse by Roman Muradov -- can be found in the Online Comics section. Both focus on moments that took place in Lono's castle before the events of Volume I.
We hope you enjoy how it all turned out!
November 4th, 2011
You can now preview the first 16 pages of Spera: Volume I at the Archaia site! These specific pages feature the art of Kyla Vanderklugt.
October 11th, 2011
Diorama is a new Spera short illustrated by Matt Marblo. Read the full comic here.
This was an attempt to write something specifically for younger readers, though we do hope adults enjoy it as well. Originally this was going to be for a little booklet to give away at NYCC but there just wasn’t enough time to put everything together.
Speaking of NYCC, you’ll be able to find me, Kyla Vanderklugt, Emily Carroll, maybe sometimes Polly Guo and maybe sometimes Matt Marblo at the Archaia booth for scheduled signings. Although Volume I has been delayed to December 19th, we’ll still be there to give away free postcards, posters, bookmarks and other promotional items. We hope to see you there!
August 15th, 2011
Treasure Menu is a tasty new Spera short by Kris Mukai featuring Pira, Lono and a whole lotta crustaceans. Click the panel below for the entire comic.
August 4th, 2011
Spera: Volume I is now listed in Previews with the order code AUG110809. The hardcover book is $19.95 USD and appears on page 238 of the catalogue. If you're interested in Spera, please ask your local comic book store to order it in!
August 3rd, 2011
Fetch Quest, a brand-new, dialogue-free Spera short illustrated by Mike Dialynas, is now available on Spera-Comic.com! Read the comic here.
In other news, Volume I is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com and other online retailers.
June 16th, 2011
Big news time: Spera: Volume I is coming out this September from the fine folks at Archaia!
The first half of this 176-page hardcover is a remake of the original story, illustrated here by Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei, Emily Carroll and Olivier Pichard. The second half is a collection of short comics illustrated by Jordyn F. Bochon, Cécile Brun, Luke Pearson, Leela Wagner and Matt Marblo. Cover art is by Afu Chan.
I’m very excited to finally be able to reveal this. The book is just bursting with great art and adventure, and I’m sure fans of those involved will be blown away by their contributions here.
From the site:
“Lono’s life as a princess consisted of sitting, reading, and dreaming—until the day Pira, princess of a neighboring kingdom, arrived with news of a waking nightmare! With the help of Pira’s best friend—a fire spirit in the form of a dog named Yonder—the princesses now find themselves in a race against evil. The goal: Spera, a magical realm of which the princesses had only ever heard the tallest tales. The prize: their very lives!
Written, created, and edited by Josh Tierney, Spera Volume 1 is the first book in an ongoing series of graphic novels illustrated by artists from around the world.”
May 4th, 2011
Kyla Vanderklugt and I will be representing Spera at this year's TCAF. You can learn all about this incredible festival here.
Our table is number 250 on the second floor (and here's a handy map of the area).
We'll be selling a 40-page colour anthology featuring cover art by Afu Chan, comics by Jordyn F. Bochon (who will also be at Table 250), Luke Pearson and Emily Block, and pin-ups by Jack Teagle and Gigi Fritter. You can see Afu's cover here and an interior preview here.
We'll also be selling Adel's Hammer, a 20-page black & white comic with a cover by Afu, comic pages by Polly Guo and pin-ups/sketches by Sam Beck, Don Cocor and Giannis Milonogiannis. You can check out a preview of Adel's Hammer here.
We hope to see you there!
From the TCAF site:
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Saturday May 7th, 9am-5pm
Sunday May 8th, 11am-5pm
@ Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada
416-533-9168
Admission to TCAF is Free.
February 15th, 2011
Arina's Forest, an all-new 17-page issue, is now online at Spera-Comic.com, where it can be found in the Vol. II section of the site.
This issue is a collection of three short comics centred around Arina, a winter witch that relies on human warmth for survival. The comics were illustrated by Sarah Searle and Liana Buszka, the cover painted by Ella Kurki and the pin-up painted by Kyla Vanderklugt, who also designed Arina. The cover and index were designed by Joel Hentges.
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Head to Spera-Comic.com for the site's first seasonal update, which brings Pira and Yonder to its pages (Online Comics and Graphic Novels, respectively).
This update was put together by Olivier Pichard (backgrounds and coding) and Afu Chan (characters).
December 21st, 2011
Click here for the first-ever in-person Spera interview, done for Newsarama at NYCC.
December 16th, 2011
Spera: Volume I is now available to purchase at Amazon.com!
It should be in bookstores on December 19th, comic stores on the 28th and will be available from other online retailers on January 3rd.
Spera: Volume I is a hardcover graphic novel from Archaia featuring art by Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei, Emily Carroll and Olivier Pichard, short comics by Jordyn F. Bochon, Cécile Brun, Luke Pearson, Leela Wagner and Matt Marblo, and pin-ups by Don Cocor, Paul Maybury, Jack Teagle, Sam Beck and Gigi Digi. Cover art and character designs are by Afu Chan. For a full description of the book, look here. You can also preview the first 16 pages here.
December 13th, 2011
A new Spera short is now online! Illustrated by Anna Wieszczyk and lettered by Ed Brisson, The Starless is a dark, foreboding prequel to Spera: Volume I, offering the first real look at Pira's old life.
The Archaia hardcover edition of Spera: Volume I will be in bookstores on December 19th and comic shops on the 28th.
December 5th, 2011
I somehow bumped into blogger Andrew Russo at both TCAF and NYCC. Here's an interview Kyla Vanderklugt and I did with Andrew as a result of these encounters.
November 9th, 2011
Spera-Comic.com has a new look!
The design is a collaboration between Olivier Pichard, Afu Chan, Kyla Vanderklugt and myself. Our goal is to clarify the different aspects of Spera -- the original collaboration, new online shorts and Archaia graphic novels -- in a way that's more in line with the series' current direction. Although only Lono appears on the site for now, Pira, Yonder and Chobo will be showing up on the other pages in the coming weeks.
To help celebrate the new site, two new shorts -- She Saw It Then by Julia Scott and Free Verse by Roman Muradov -- can be found in the Online Comics section. Both focus on moments that took place in Lono's castle before the events of Volume I.
We hope you enjoy how it all turned out!
November 4th, 2011
You can now preview the first 16 pages of Spera: Volume I at the Archaia site! These specific pages feature the art of Kyla Vanderklugt.
October 11th, 2011
Diorama is a new Spera short illustrated by Matt Marblo. Read the full comic here.
This was an attempt to write something specifically for younger readers, though we do hope adults enjoy it as well. Originally this was going to be for a little booklet to give away at NYCC but there just wasn’t enough time to put everything together.
Speaking of NYCC, you’ll be able to find me, Kyla Vanderklugt, Emily Carroll, maybe sometimes Polly Guo and maybe sometimes Matt Marblo at the Archaia booth for scheduled signings. Although Volume I has been delayed to December 19th, we’ll still be there to give away free postcards, posters, bookmarks and other promotional items. We hope to see you there!
August 15th, 2011
Treasure Menu is a tasty new Spera short by Kris Mukai featuring Pira, Lono and a whole lotta crustaceans. Click the panel below for the entire comic.
August 4th, 2011
Spera: Volume I is now listed in Previews with the order code AUG110809. The hardcover book is $19.95 USD and appears on page 238 of the catalogue. If you're interested in Spera, please ask your local comic book store to order it in!
August 3rd, 2011
Fetch Quest, a brand-new, dialogue-free Spera short illustrated by Mike Dialynas, is now available on Spera-Comic.com! Read the comic here.
In other news, Volume I is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com and other online retailers.
June 16th, 2011
Big news time: Spera: Volume I is coming out this September from the fine folks at Archaia!
The first half of this 176-page hardcover is a remake of the original story, illustrated here by Kyla Vanderklugt, Hwei, Emily Carroll and Olivier Pichard. The second half is a collection of short comics illustrated by Jordyn F. Bochon, Cécile Brun, Luke Pearson, Leela Wagner and Matt Marblo. Cover art is by Afu Chan.
I’m very excited to finally be able to reveal this. The book is just bursting with great art and adventure, and I’m sure fans of those involved will be blown away by their contributions here.
From the site:
“Lono’s life as a princess consisted of sitting, reading, and dreaming—until the day Pira, princess of a neighboring kingdom, arrived with news of a waking nightmare! With the help of Pira’s best friend—a fire spirit in the form of a dog named Yonder—the princesses now find themselves in a race against evil. The goal: Spera, a magical realm of which the princesses had only ever heard the tallest tales. The prize: their very lives!
Written, created, and edited by Josh Tierney, Spera Volume 1 is the first book in an ongoing series of graphic novels illustrated by artists from around the world.”
May 4th, 2011
Kyla Vanderklugt and I will be representing Spera at this year's TCAF. You can learn all about this incredible festival here.
Our table is number 250 on the second floor (and here's a handy map of the area).
We'll be selling a 40-page colour anthology featuring cover art by Afu Chan, comics by Jordyn F. Bochon (who will also be at Table 250), Luke Pearson and Emily Block, and pin-ups by Jack Teagle and Gigi Fritter. You can see Afu's cover here and an interior preview here.
We'll also be selling Adel's Hammer, a 20-page black & white comic with a cover by Afu, comic pages by Polly Guo and pin-ups/sketches by Sam Beck, Don Cocor and Giannis Milonogiannis. You can check out a preview of Adel's Hammer here.
We hope to see you there!
From the TCAF site:
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Saturday May 7th, 9am-5pm
Sunday May 8th, 11am-5pm
@ Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada
416-533-9168
Admission to TCAF is Free.
February 15th, 2011
Arina's Forest, an all-new 17-page issue, is now online at Spera-Comic.com, where it can be found in the Vol. II section of the site.
This issue is a collection of three short comics centred around Arina, a winter witch that relies on human warmth for survival. The comics were illustrated by Sarah Searle and Liana Buszka, the cover painted by Ella Kurki and the pin-up painted by Kyla Vanderklugt, who also designed Arina. The cover and index were designed by Joel Hentges.
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