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I hate that my first post is one of a promotional nature but I'm a bit under the gun, and I gotta be me. :p

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Writer/Artist James Ritchey III teams with premiere independent publisher AC Comics (Femforce) to bring a modern take on an old standard. The Green Lama debuted in December of 1940 as the brainchild of author Ken Crossen, with his emerald visage being drawn by the likes of legendary Mac Raboy, then gone on to star in his own radio serial, and eventually was resurrected by Bill Black’s AC Comics.

The Lama’s 'second coming' is well at hand, as James Ritchey, III (working in concert the Crossen Estate and AC Comics) is set to bring this classic character into a brave new world. Rising from the ashes of a Third World War--called 'The Neutronic Exchange" by Spin-Doctors for a corrupt, never-ending Presidency--a young Jethro Dumont finds himself discovering a long buried piece of his soul--and dons a fresh variation of the jade cowl, cloak and mantle.

Fans of the Vertigo-esque fare, and those who have a library filled with the likes of Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, & Frank Miller--or even Philip K. Dick and Roger Zelazny, will find this initial two-issue graphic novella--the start of a dynamic new series--a treat. Mixing Ritchey’s iconic, classic art style with an 'out there', post-modern story, it’s the perfect blend of something old and something new.

Bill Black says of the series:

“The GREEN LAMA lives once more in a darkly contemporary twist on the AC Comics universe. This is a new, more 'character-driven' and
refreshingly inventive 're-imagining' of one of the most enduring
super-heroes of the Golden Age--as writer/artist James Ritchey
revitalizes Pulp, Comics and Science Fiction great Kendall Foster
Crossen's legendary MAN OF STRENGTH for the 21st Century.

World War III has come and gone--demons run amok in the streets, half of humanity, lost. Can an unsuspecting college student, Jethro "Jet" Dumont II, who has only now come to realize that he is THE GREEN LAMA REBORN, bring back order, justice, and sanity--and heal the soul of a wounded world? Worst of all--can he do it in time to prevent the enslavement and destruction of rhe rest of humanity, by The GREEN LAMA'S oldest and most deadly nemesis?

Four years in the making, this "Elseworlds"-meets-"Vertigo" style riff
on the classic Golden Age hero takes place in a reality apart from the
usual AC dimension. Guest-starring a very different type of
FEMFORCE--including Ms. Victory, Synn, Nightveil and She-Cat as you've NEVER seen them before--as well as GOLDEN LAD, and a 'puzzle' of cameos by classic Prize and Spark Publications' heroes and heroines on par with Finnegan's Wake! Thirty-three pages of never-before-published story and art--and the birth of a great new series!!”

The book is set for a street date of March 5th, 2008 (in Diamond’s PREVIEWS for March) but those that cannot wait until then can get a special limited run collector's edition right now:

http://accomics.anonwebhost.com/Merchant...ory_Code=O

THE GREEN LAMA’S rebirth is not limited to the comic pages. The internet has been invaded by disciples of the Lama:

http://www.myspace.com/greenlamalives

Where you can listen to a selection of the old 1940s radio show, and see the latest news counting down to the arrival of The Green Lama:

http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse...6211163232

Facebook has similarly been claimed:

http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse...6211163232

And there is even an early internet teaser trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGj1kaNNusY

Similar videos are appearing on Daily Motion, Google Videos, iFilm, etc…

Join writer/artist James Ritchey, III and inker Loki Dolza, in the birth (or is it rebirth?) of a strange new world filled with familiar--and not so familiar--faces. Available now at AC Comics for a limited time, and then in stores everywhere March 5th 2008! Be the first to witness a revolution!

Those interested in interviews or articles please don’t hesitate to contact for more information.

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Uh...so how about those Spinner Rack Comics?

They're awesome!

Sorry Tom, didn't mean to usurp any thunder, which is why I posted this in the general category. Feel free to delete it if it's inappropriate for your forums.

Green Lama was great. I will order any Spinner Rack Comics that have come out so far.
Tom, thanks again for considering joining us at the IF Jam 2008.

Good to see Danny has been busy--spamming our friends! :p

Oh well--no guts, no glory!

Tom, I've got 6 pages of a story to draw over the next week, but I'm gonna try to have at least the script for Dead Eye by next Friday.

Dude. You kick ass. Bring the noise. Can't wait to see it.

Thanks, Geoffrey! Congrats on the critical raves on the new book. It is indeed a compliment, from someone with such formidable Kung-Fu as yours.

Now if we can get reviewers and interviewers away from regarding the AC Comics logo as a big, scarlet 'A', I might have a shot at selling copies! Either that, or I've got to come to terms with how much I suck--and I'd rather hold on to the hair-thin, tenuous delusion that I don't.

It's readable, here, if you're interested--the print version has pacing correction, but the story is essentially the same:
http://www.comicspace.com/james_ritchey_iii/

Does Tom ever check this thing?
HEY, TOM--!!! I CAME UP WITH A REALLY COOL VILLAIN FOR DEADEYE!!!!

>taptaptap< Is this thing on?

LOL

Well, I think we can link up on comicspace (if we haven't already). I don't have an artist for my SUIT script. maybe Tom will tap you to draw it.


And I love good solid heroic storytelling. That's my bread and butter. Tom's vision (if we can call it that) and yours are very similar to mine when it comes to that.

Stand tall. AC's "Good girl" stuff is nothing to be ashamed of and, as you're not doing that anyway, I'm sure things will go well. And if not, on to the next. In the midst of my great reviews, i just got kicked in the teeth by another publisher about another book. It's the beast. Nature of.