I've been a little quiet. Let's mix things up a bit... box is still not finalized.

Issue 3 of UNFABULOUS FIVE: GREASERS FROM THE BLACK LAGOON is now available for free. You can read it on your iPad or any internet browser. Find out what Red Demon and the rest of the Luchadores Five are up to as they search for the missing Diablo Loco.

CLICK HERE to read issue #3 of THE UNFABULOUS FIVE.

Previously released issues:

CLICK HERE FOR ISSUE #1.

CLICK HERE FOR ISSUE #2.

CLICK HERE FOR ISSUE #3.

For those of you (like myself) that were unable to attend NYCC, here are some photos of King Katch as featured on VINYL PULSE and TOYSREVIL. I'm a little bugged by the way the fists were positioned (I'd have made them more symmetrical!)... but otherwise it's a very accurate portrayal of the final production version of the figure. I've received confirmation from the factory that they are in the last stages of production. We should be on track for a November release date.

If you're in New York this weekend for the NYCC (New York Comic Con), be sure to stop by and check out the Vinyl Pulse booth in The Cultyard (booth #2577). Vinyl Pulse will have an exclusive first look glimpse at an upcoming Muttpop figure. This will be the first reveal of the piece in its full form, color and glory!

Here's a look at Fabien M and Jerry Frissen's final design for the  TIKITIS hardcover collection. Jerry came up with the idea of a die-cut  hardcover after he got his hands on Fantagraphics beautiful collection  of POPEYE comics. The main elements that Jerry encouraged Fabien to  utilize are a Tiki-inspired outside cover with a cut-out that revealed  the cast of the Tikitis. I don't think Jerry had an idea of how  beautiful and far Fabien would go with the idea.

It may be a little hard to imagine since this isn't the print sample  of the book... but the Tiki's mouth will be cut out to reveal the image  on the first page of the book. I look forward to seeing how it will look  in it's final printed form.

Fabien M. took things to a whole new level with his King Katch box design. It's so beautiful on its own that we'll be adding nothing to the design. Here's how it looks as one flat image: