The orders for Brian & Bobbi are in and I'd like to thank everyone who pre-ordered the book. The book will be hitting shelves Feb 23rd, so be sure to keep an eye out for it. For those of you who didn't get a chance to reserve a copy at their local comic shop, you can still pre-order it from the 215 Ink website. Just click on the cover and it'll take you right to the site.

This is actually a great idea because your copy will be shipping early and probably arrive before the book even hits shelves.

Or if you'd rather buy a copy from me directly, I'm in the process of putting together my 2011 convention schedule. I've already got my first few dates booked and I'm adding more every day.

Here are the dates I've got coming up in the next couple months:

February 27th Philadelphia Comic Con

March 27th East Hanover Comic Expo

April 3rd WildPig Con

April 16th Greater Allentown Comic Con

And be sure to check back soon for updates to the schedule, including a few additional dates for February, March, and April.

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So the month of December is soon coming to a close, and so too is pre-order time for Brian & Bobbi. In these last couple of days, I thought I'd share some exciting stuff worth mentioning. Here we go.

First up, the Brian & Bobbi Trailer.

Featuring the song Superboy & Supergirl by Tullycraft. We put this together to give people a little sneak peek at the book. Feel free to give it a watch.

Next, Brian & Bobbi is trending higher than Family Guy on Google. And I think that's a pretty big deal seeing as how, at least in my opinion, Brian & Stewie are the two most interesting characters on the show.

Brian & Bobbi also got another special nod from Diamond. They've already made Brian & Bobbi one of the Spotlight Features for the month, but now it's also on their list of Graphic Novels for young adults age 13 and up. So all you family friendly comic shops out there, be sure to take notice. Brian & Bobbi's a great book for your younger readers, Diamond says so.

The book also got recognized by Examiner.com in their Guide to the February Previews Catalog. It was one of only nine indie titles picked this month.

And we've got some new reviews for Brian & Bobbi. We have our second review from the guys over at Coverless. Then there's this one, a really great review from Black Snake Studios, and this one from Young Adult Books Central. It only reaffirms Diamond picking the book as one of the graphic novels for young adults.

So in these last few days, I think a rush is in order. Everyone should head out to their local comic shop and pre-order their copy of Brian & Bobbi. The special edition that was printed for Steel City sold out in record time, and my publisher is anticipating the same thing will happen once the books hit shelves. That means the only way you can be sure you'll have your copy this February is to pre-order it now.

And while I know there are some of you without local comic shops out there, don't worry. There are tons of places online where you can pre-order the book (And get a great deal on it). Here are just a few.

Things From Another World (We actually made it all the way up to #23 on these guys Hottest Pre-Order List)

Comixology

Dan's Comics

Boom Panda

Tales of Wonder

Sci-Fi Genre

Discount Comic Book Services

New Moon Comics

Comics Infinity

Midtown Comics

And for your international folks.

!Comics

Forbidden Planet

The list keeps going. These are just the first couple I came across. Chances are if you have a favorite online comic shop, you can find Brian & Bobbi on it.

So with just a few days left, and so many options, make sure you don't miss out on getting your copy of Brian & Bobbi.

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Now I've held off on posting any news over the past few weeks because it seemed like if I waited a little while I'd have a nice list of stuff worth sharing. I figured by the time I sat down to write a new post I'd have four or five really cool announcements to make. But here I am, still full from Thanksgiving dinner, exhausted from a day of Black Friday shopping, and way more than just a couple announcements to make.

So let's get right down to it then, shall we?

First up, the biggest news of all. Brian & Bobbi got accepted into Diamond. This actually happened a few months back, and I've mentioned it a little here and there. But I say it officially now because not only has the book made it into Diamond, but it's in this month's issue of Previews. Here's a shot of it on page 302. Notice it's a Spotlight Feature for this month. I was just happy to make it into the catalog, so this was a huge surprise. And I'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to whoever it was at Diamond who picked the book.

Being that the book is in this month's issue of Previews, that means it's available for pre-order at your local comic shop. I've already gotten word from a bunch of comic shops that they'll be carrying it, and we're adding more to the list every day. Your local comic book shop may already be ordering the book, but the only way to know for sure is to ask. And if they aren't the order code is DEC101071. Tell them to pick up a few copies.

For those of you who don't have the luxury of a local comic shop in your area, Brian & Bobbi is popping up on sites all over the net. Some of the even have some pretty great deals on it if you pre-order now.

Westfield Comics has Brian & Bobbi available for $7.99

Midtown Comics is offering it at 35% off the cover price

And for those of you in the UK, Brian & Bobbi is available at Forbidden Planet.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. More sites will be adding Brian & Bobbi to their digital bookshelves every day, so keep your eyes peeled. As it is I already got word that Comic Break is going to be pre-ordering the book and they don't even have their December pre-orders listed yet.

If anyone knows of a comic shop or website that's carrying Brian & Bobbi, feel free to leave it in the comment section. I know I probably won't be able to list EVERY place that's carrying the book, but wouldn't it be nice if I could put together at least a somehwhat comprehensive list of places to get Brian & Bobbi. I think that'd be great.

Also, I'd like to take a second to give a very special shout out to the guys at Black Snake-Studios. They've been so helpful and supportive of Brian & Bobbi so I just thought I'd take a second to encourage people to head over to their website and check out all the awesome stuff they've got going on.

In other news, Brian & Bobbi has expanded digitally. Things have been going so well over at Wowio that Brian & Bobbi got picked up by Graphic.ly as well. Now for those of you who aren't familiar with the site, they're definitely worth checking out. Not even just so you can download a copy of Brian & Bobbi, but because they've managed to put together a really great interface for digital comic reading. It actually makes it quite fun. And I say this as a strong supporter of all print medias.

Also I just wanted to take a quick second to reminder everyone that I'll be one of the featured creators at Steel City Comic Con, this coming weekend Dec. 3, 4, and 5. It's looking to be a great show and I'm very excited for it. We'll be premiering the special limited edition printing of Brian & Bobbi, which I saw just the other day and it looks amazing. I dare say I got a little misty eyed. On top of that, I'll be sharing the 215 Ink table with the creator of Jesus Hates Zombies and Massive Awesome Stephen Lindsay who will have a ton of great stuff available. AND if that wasn't enough, 215 Ink will be holding open submissions Saturday and Sunday. I was told that our publisher, Andrew DelQuadro, will be there in person with contracts in hand for anyone who can really impress him. So any writers, pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers out there should definitely make a point to stop by and show us what you've got.

And lastly, just to finish off this extremely long posting, I thought I'd share a few other links worth noting:

-Here's a little interview I did with Douglas Lentes over at Paper Dragon Ink about Brian & Bobbi.

-This is Brian & Bobbi's first official review courtesy of Carl Doherty at Shelf Abuse. It's actually a pretty good review, despite the fact that Carl was not a fan of Bobbi at all.

-And here's a little shout out Brian & Bobbi got over at Project Fanboy. It's just a little note on Brian & Bobbi being picked up by Diamond, but it had some comments that made me smile.

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New York Comic Con is just a few days away, so I thought I'd take a second to let everyone know about all the exciting stuff coming up. Here are the bullet points.

-I will be at New York Comic Con. I've got my professional pass and I'll be walking the floor on Friday and Saturday. If you see me, feel free to come up and say hi. There are a few people I have to meet with at the show, but if there's anyone else who wants to talk with me about Brian & Bobbi that I haven't already made arrangements with, feel free to email me at amwilson81@yahoo.com and we can set something up.

-The guys at 215 Ink have been lining up dates for a small book tour in the coming months. We'll have the exact times, dates, and locations soon. But I figured I'd let you know there is still room in the schedule if anyone wants their shop to added to the list. Again, just shoot me an email and we'll see if we can work something out (especially if you're in the New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania area).

-We'll be doing a special limited edition version of Brian & Bobbi for the book tour. It'll be an exclusive only available at signings or directly through 215 Ink, so if you want a copy make sure you pick one up before they're gone.

-While I won't have a table at New York Comic Con, I just got word that I will be at the 215 Ink table for Steel City Con, coming up in December. More details on that to follow.

-Fernando and I are making some great progress on the new series, which I can now tell you is titled G.C.D. We're more than half way through the first issue and I'll do another post soon with some of my latest lettering screen shots.

-And probably the biggest news of all, BRIAN & BOBBI GOT ACCEPTED BY DIAMOND. It'll be in the December issue of Preview with issue 3 of 215 Ink's popular new series Massive Awesome by Stephen Lindsay (Issue 1 of which is on shelves now, and issue 2 is in this month's Previews). I'll keep you all posted on pre-order details, order numbers, and stuff like that, as soon as I know more.

So there you have it. All my pre-New York Comic Con news fit to print. There are one or two other little things worth mentioning, but I'll save them for the Post-New York Comic Con Wrap Up next week. So come back soon to hear the rest of the news.

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