Introducing…SAVAGE BASTARD!

Attention BASTARD ROAD fans. Run out to your local comic book establishment and buy this book:
Why, you ask? For a rollicking SAVAGE DRAGON adventure, of course! But there’s more! Once you’ve finished absorbing all the Erik Larsen madness you can handle, turn to the back cover to witness this:
That’s right! Dragon vs. Bastard, courtesy of Dave. Erik promised to run the image in the book when it was given to him at San Diego Comic-Con…little did we know he’d give us the back cover! Will this be the last word in Dragon & Bastard existing together? Keep checking in and we’ll let you know! Many thanks to Mr. Erik Larsen for giving us this great opportunity, and Scott De Las Casas for greasin’ the wheels.

SDCC 2009 #1 - Finally!

In the first of many long-in-the-gestating updates, here’s a list of comic creators who, for at least a minute or two, possessed BASTARD ROAD swag at San Diego Comic-Con 2009, with a specific shout-out to John Layman & Rob Guillory, creators of the supermegahit CHEW. Quoth John: “Tell me what I can do to make Bastard Road its own comic.”

1. Erik Larsen
2. Mike Allred
3. John Layman
4. Rob Guillory
5. Tyrese Gibson
6. Seth
7. Sterling Gates
8. Jamal Igle
9. CS Jennings
10. Duncan Rouleau
11. Joe Kelly
12. Steven Seagle
13. Jeffrey Brown
14. Greg Rucka
15. Gabriel Hardman
16. Clayton Moore
17. Arthur Suydam
18. Glen Brunswick
19. Robert Kirkman
20. Mark Waid
21. Matt Gagnon
22. Joe Keatinge
23. Derek McCulloch
24. Jimmie Robinson
    
25. Matteo Scalera
26. Eric Powell

Luke It Out!

Introducing a kick-ass piece of art from BASTARD fan Luke Gaither. Thanks for the Bastard love, Luke! Keep rockin’ it!

Bastard at Comic-con!

Howdy gang, a quick update! Brian is in lovely California talking about the big red Bastard, and meeting a ton of cool, friendly people. Meanwhile I am in Wisconsin and I ate some cheese. So I've got that going for me. Here's some artwork from Popgun 4 to whet your appetites! Who could be smashing Bastard so thoroughly?

Enter Sandhop!

So what’s the big news we’ve mentioned far too long ago? Only this: the upcoming POPGUN volume 4 will feature TWO tales from the Bastard Road! Dave’s busy putting the finishing touches on sixteen pages of Bastard kickassery entitled “Elle Hath Fury!” while our pal Eric Sandhop joins Team Bastard® for the twelve-page, Farel-centric tale: “This Bludz For You!” Twenty-eight pages of awesome in the undoubtedly legendary POPGUN volume 4, out late 2009/early 2010!

The art above is an early take from Eric on our pals Bastard & Farel. He’s refined their look for the comic, so expect a fresh visual take on the unlimited potential of The Bastardverse!

Look Who’s Talkin’!

Rob at “Talkin’ ’Bout Comics” has read “Cockfighter Blues,” and proclaims it funny x3!

“I said of a previous Bastard Road from a previous popgun, that I didn't want to like it, but it grew on me. This one has the benefit of it having already grown on me, as well as the fact that it is extremely funny, with exceptionally distinctive and humorous art. This comic is filled with as many penis and vagina references as you can fit into one comic without actually talking about penises or vaginas. If this took itself seriously for a second, none of it would be funny, but everything about it is tuned to make it work. Very funny stuff.

Addiction & Subtraction

Chris Partin with The Comic Addiction judges “Cockfighter Blues” and finds us lacking. 6 out of 10. Fair enough…we can see where 14 pages of awesomely-illustrated cock jokes may not be the full meal deal for everyone. Here’s hoping Chris digs up Popgun volume 2 to see where our tale began and finds the stories in the upcoming Popgun volume 4 to be of a meatier consistency.