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Blaster Al Ackerman's Tales of the Ling Master is a three-issue comic-book mini-series adapting nine of the "Ling Master" short stories by "Blaster" Al Ackerman. Artist E.J. Barnes has obtained permission from, and worked with, Dr. Ackerman to develop this mini-series, each black-and-white issue of which contains three complete stories. This is the third and final collection, containing updated and gray-toned art for one story previously released as a "preview" mini -- "The Squid Boys of Terre Haute" -- and two completely new stories (also with gray-toned art), "Ask Ling: Two Parables" and "The Blue Catfish." Hard copy version is available with black-and-white art on blue cardstock cover. Color cover is a Literate Machine exclusive. Parental Advisory: Coarse language, sexual references and behavior, alcohol abuse, tobacco use, references to pop-culture ethnic stereotypes, animal cruelty, bad science, clinical insanity, shambling eldritch horrors...do I need to go on? Don't try any of this at home. Blaster Al Ackerman's Tales of the Ling Master is a three-issue comic-book mini-series adapting nine of the "Ling Master" short stories by "Blaster" Al Ackerman. Artist E.J. Barnes has obtained permission from, and worked with, Dr. Ackerman to develop this mini-series, each black-and-white issue of which contains three complete stories. This is the second of three collections, containing updated and gray-toned art for one story previously released as a "preview" mini -- "'I, The Stallion!'" -- and two completely new stories (also with gray-toned art), "The White Bat" and "Miss Mantis." Hard copy version is available with black-and-white art on white cardstock cover. Color cover is a Literate Machine exclusive. Parental Advisory: Partial nudity, violence, alcohol abuse, clinical insanity, coarse language, sexual references, flatulence, Nazi punks, bribery, tobacco use, squalor, arson...do I need to go on? Don't try any of this at home. Blaster Al Ackerman's Tales of the Ling Master is a three-issue comic-book mini-series adapting nine of the "Ling Master" short stories by "Blaster" Al Ackerman. Artist E.J. Barnes has obtained permission from, and worked with, Dr. Ackerman to develop this mini-series, each black-and-white issue of which contains three complete stories. This is the first of the three collections, containing updated and gray-toned art for two stories previously released as "preview" minis -- "Confessions of an American Ling Master" and "'Jimmy,' or, The Bread-Doll Fancier" -- and a completely new story (also with gray-toned art), "Ask Ling: Red Flies." Hard copy version is available with black-and-white art on red cardstock cover. Color cover is a Literate Machine exclusive. Parental Advisory: Coarse language, sexual references, alcohol abuse, food wastage and decay, tobacco use, references to solvent and narcotic abuse, borderline personality disorders, disrespect for military authority, disrespect for religious figures...do I need to go on? Don't try any of this at home. 24p preview of Morbid Myths created by Hardway Studios In the vain of "The Twilight Zone" and "Tales from the Crypt", Morbid Myths is an anthology of horror and suspense stories brought to you by narrator Job. Featuring stories that are both bone-chilling and side-tickling, Hard Way Studios combines their efforts to produce a superbly crafted title. Visit Alterna Comics for updates on Morbid Myths or check out http://hardwaystudios.com/ 2p preview of "Dead Cat" by Ethan Wenberg Follow the first misadventure of this newly-resurrected feline -- gross and cute. 2005. For more comics by Ethan Wenberg, please visit him on Squid Works! Comics 2p preview of Things You Shouldn't Let Your Kid Play With by Ethan Wenberg. A dense collection of Ethan's trademark sick and silly but beautiful 1 and 2 page stories. 2005. 8 pgs. To purchase Things You Shouldn't Let Your Kid Play With and other comics by Ethan, please visit him on Squid Works! Comics A 12p preview of Stories from Alterna Comics. A collection of four off-beat tales, "Raw Brain" features a pair of gunfighters riding into a strange little town for revenge on the man who performed strange experiments on them, only to encounter creatures not of this world and learn that the world is much larger and mysterious than they thought. "Toilet" features a comic creator and his girlfriend debating the pros and cons of making comics with profanity, sex, and violence. In a short conversation, they wonder how to keep them out of the hands of children -- and if they even should. The differences between American and European ways of life and thought are examined. In "Unseen", a man slowly starts to lose his mind as his vision of reality crumbles around him. Nightmares and visions become waking dreams as he feels the eyes of unknown creatures watching his every move. He looks for some kind of solace in the presence of his girlfriend, only to find the horror has invaded very close to home. "White Death" is about the experiences of Finnish sniper Tero Toivanen during the 1939-1940 Finnish-Soviet "Winter War". Tero wonders about the humanity of killing and war in general as he tries to survive. He has the most kills of any sniper in history, until his career is ended by a facial wound with an explosive bullet. A 12p short story by Jason M. Tucker. How far would a father go to avenge the death of his child? Is there any hope of returning to the man he once was? The bloodletting and graphic imagery in this story may turn some people away, but at its heart, I believe “Confession of a Righteous Serial Killer” is a short horror story about love. I think most people, and parents especially, will understand this. Confession of a Righteous Serial Killer originally appeared in the magazine Black Petals many years ago. This is the updated and revised edition. For more information on Confession of a Serial Killer and other works by Jason, visit www.jasonmtucker.com or Monsters, Magic, and the Muse Blog Be Jason's friend on MySpace
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