Here's a glimpse at the final prints sample of the TIKITIS hardcover. The book will be in the standard US graphic novel size with a die-cut tiki inspired cover. This book should be available for purchase in stores in early December just in time for the holidays and King Katch figure release. Those with keen eyes will notice that this book design matches the beautifully designed King Katch box by Fabien M.

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.

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.

Here's a look at some Battle Bash/Lucha Libre cards from the Battle Bash comic released in France a couple of weeks ago. Battle Bash collects previously released comic fight scenes from Luchadores Five, Tequila and Tikitis and 15-pages of original comics by Inés Vargas and Sanford Greene. Jerry and I were actively involved in the development of this project. We couldn't be happier with how the final product turned out.

Over the last couple of years, US Pro Wrestling has developed a strong following amongst kids in France. Jerry and I conspired to introduce that audience to the world of our Lucha Libre combination with a comic collection that combined new comics built around the Pro Wrestling concept, reprints of our favorite Lucha Libre fights, and our very own Card Game. 36 cards are included in the middle of the book and can be used to play a 2-player card game. The game is simple yet fun (Jerry's son gives it an enthusiastic thumbs up!)... and it includes character cards of your favorite characters from Luchadores Five, Tequila, and Tikitis.

Below are some pics of the cards being played. I chose the characters used, rules, and point system. Jerry worked his magic with his design skills using art by Gobi, Bill, Fabien M and Sanford Greene.

Humanoids has just made available live streaming access to both the first issue of "Unfabulous Five" and "Bouncer" for FREE. The "Unfabulous Five" continues from where the "Luchadores Five" story left off in Lucha LIbre #6... so it'll be well worth checking out. Also, "Bouncer" is one of the best Western/Old West stories I can recall ever being told in comics. It's a worthy read that I highly recommend (it also helps that I edited them both!).

There's two ways you can read the comics: your computer's internet browser and iPad. The computer version is a competent way to read both comics. But we're super proud of our comics and the intuitive iPad interface we've developed. These two issues are the first of many we will be offering to comic fans and iPad users.
You can access them on either your iPad or computer by clicking HERE (for "Bouncer") and HERE (for "Unfabulous Five"). As long as you can access the internet, you can read them. Naturally, the better the internet connection, the quicker you can access them.

Humanoids will also launch a separate application called iHumanoids in the Apps Store by the end of this summer. With iHumanoids, many of Humanoids' comic titles will be available for downloadable purchase. Once downloaded, you'll be able to read them wherever you would like, with or without being connected to the internet.

Check out both comics and let me know what you think!

Here's a first glimpse at the streaming online comic version of Unfabulous Five (formerly known as Luchadores Five) on the iPad. The streaming comics application is currently in the final testing stages for both the computer and iPad. Humanoids will be offering streaming access to the latest comic book issues of Unfabulous Five, free of charge, to both your computer and/or iPad once testing is completed. Humanoids will later offer a downloadable version of the comic for an undetermined fee.

Humanoids Publisher, Fabrice Giger, let Jerry and me play around with both applications. The iPad application is particularly impressive. The comics look gorgeous on the iPad screen. With a few taps or turns you can get a full page view, view equal to the width of the page, or  a 2 page simultaneous view. It's easy, intuitive and beautiful! Below are photos take of the comic as it looks on the iPad. As soon as more official information regarding the online comics are available, we'll be sure to share it with you at Muttpop.com.