This forum feels so lonely - no messages in December? Ah, well. I highly recommend going to www.markcrilley.com and checking out the artwork Mark has for sale....
... the ... I second that! I've also bought from his offerings -- the Akiko cover prelim from #10 hangs proudly on my living room wall, along with a Paul...
Mr. Davis, that is one awesome piece of artwork. Mark did a wonderful job on it. I am soooo green with envy. Hmmm... maybe I'll have to write a gritty...
I want to wish everyone the happiest of Holidays -- whether it's Christmas, Hannukkah, Quanzaa, Solstice Yule, or any combination thereof! And the best way to...
Hey, Akikophiles! I just visited Mark's Akiko website and found an interesting article about Mark's visit to a school where the students asked some questions...
Hiya gang! Thanks for the posts, everyone! I just put up a preview of the next Akiko book from Random House at my website: http://www.markcrilley.com This is...
Hey, I'm really looking forward to the "Training Master" book! I realize that the comics are separate from the childrens books. Just because they are different...
Thanks for your support, Dan. I fear that I have done so little comic book work lately, the comics world has all but forgotten who I am! My new comics project...
... <crilley@s...> wrote: <bit of a snip> ... For me (admittedly looking at it through adult eyes), I see way too much of that out there already. I've seen...
... Mark, This sounds very exciting! While I love Akiko and her gang, I can't wait to see this more reality-based tale. Especially since it's in Japan! (My...
Hi Amy & Mayumi, Thanks so much for the posts, and sorry for the long delay in my reply! Amy, I appreciate your honest feedback about the 'new' Akiko. It's ...
I picked up Akiko: The Training Master this weekend. I haven't read it yet, but I did thumb through it. The art looks great and the story seems to be quite...
I was lucky enough to get mine at Barnes & Noble. They had about eight to ten copies on a nice little display for new releases. I'm just glad it wasn't shoved...
... Yeah, no B&N locally (nearest one is an hour's drive). The only bookstores are Waldenbooks, Hastings (which has never, to my experience, carried any Akiko...
According to the Diamond Comic shipping list for this week (2/16), Akiko: The Training Master will be shipped to comic book specialty stores that ordered it....
I got mine from an online order over a week ago. I loved it. Now it's my Dad's turn and then my Mom. ... From: <akikocomicfanclub@yahoogroups.com> To:...
Mark, Just finished reading the new Akiko. Roni and I really enjoyed it. Now, Evan is reading it. I expect he will like it , too. Though we still favor the old...
... I gave up on Diamond after the first several novels, which they shipped MONTHS after the books hit stores. They're generally unreliable for anything but...
... shipped MONTHS after the ... actual comics, and even ... week. ... Well, I'm glad that you were able to order it. It really is a good book and I think you...
I put "The Blacksmith's Gift" on my Amazon Wish List! We have a couple of other things that need funding at the moment, but as soon as we get them squared...
As it will appear in my comics column tomorrow: Akiko and the Training Master: Delacorte Press - Took me two weeks to get this, because it never got ordered by...
Hi everybody! Sorry I've taken so long to properly thank you all for the feedback on "Akiko: The Training Master". I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Though the...
... Reading about Akiko's uncertainties, her self-doubts, and ultimately her resolve to persevere were definitely my favorite aspects of the book. Adding...
....about the affect your stuff has... We've just formed an audio production company, called Studio V.O.I.C.E. I wanted to make "voice" an acronym for what we...
....about the affect your stuff has... We've just formed an audio production company, called Studio V.O.I.C.E. I wanted to make "voice" an acronym for what we...
I recall hitting "preview" on the first message, and then I think I clicked "edit" (to correct a typo, IIRC), and then "send"... I *thought* I only clicked...
... to my wish list! >^_^< First, I hope you enjoy "The Blacksmith's Gift"! I'm working hard on the second of the three books "An Orphan's Promise", right now,...