Turkeys Aren't The Birds I'm Thankful For...
… it’s more THESE kind of birds I’m interested in these days…
Absolutely gorgeous Big Barda variant by Chris Bachalo for issue 5 of BIRDS OF PREY (out the first week in January — and FOC for that is MONDAY if it’s not already on your pull list — so don’t miss it!)
There’s also this awesome variant. I’d kill to get the barcode off these. But baring that. SWOON! I love them!
And in case you missed it, this is Leo’s gorgeous main cover — and our first cover appearance for grown up Sin! Which, if you’re a collector type… probably a good one to get your hands on! Also the first cover appearance of Megaera… just saying. ;D
You’ll notice that there’s a different artist on this issue — and while you all know I am ride or die for the perfect combo of Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire — this issue is sort of “Megaera’s POV” and as such we were super fortunate to bring in Arist Deyn for something a little different. And it is. And it’s so fun. And then Leo is back to wrap this arc up with issue 6.
I believe there’s also a Deyn variant cover for this issue — I’ve seen it — it’s gorgeous — you’re gonna want it! — but I don’t have permission to share it and it doesn’t seem to be out there in the world yet, so I gotta hold off. But I’ll try to get permission to share that with you guys next week.
In the meantime, here’s a little taste of Deyn’s wildly exciting interiors (art and colors!) from issue 5:
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO ISSUE 5…. we will have BIRDS OF PREY ISSUE 4!!! Out 12/5/23 it’s my favorite issue yet as things finally come to a violent head on Themyscira. Here’s an absolutely beautiful taste of those Leo and Jordie interiors that I’ve tried hard to keep pretty spoiler-free:
And for those of you that love holidays and also love IT’S JEFF — make sure to check out tomorrow’s holiday-themed episode by yours truly and artist Nao Fuji. I sorta hoped they would release the strip today given the context, but tomorrow will do fine too, I suppose.
Last but not least, what I’m REALLY thankful for — especially in this last tumultuous and sometimes difficult year — is ALL OF YOU.
And as such, I’m going to run a Black Friday THROUGH Cyber Monday discount in the webstore starting tomorrow at 9am Pacific — it’ll be 10% off of everything.
Just enter BIRDS4EVA at check out.
Additionally, as both a thank you and in an effort to encourage you all to share BLACK CLOAK with others — I’m doing a special deal where if you buy ONE BLACK CLOAK Volume 1 trade, I will send you a second one free (while supplies last). And beyond the cut, there’s an additional discount for your paid subsrcibers.
PLUS I am right now finishing up final round of sketch covers for 2023 that will go up in the store and on Ebay starting tomorrow (Black Friday). Right now looks like it will be similar to last time — 5 on Ebay and 5 in the Shop (I’ll send a special post when the ones in the shop go live — but the first store covers I’ll hold until Saturday — so keep your eyes peeled Saturday morning/early afternoon for those if you’re hoping to get one. Here’s a cropped sneak peek:
Thanks for reading. I’m grateful for all of you always, but especially in this last year it’s meant a lot. I hope you all have a great day — and if you are lucky enough to get a long weekend, then I hope that’s great too. <3