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Update - HERO TRADE Title Pages Process
8 months ago – Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 01:48:35 PM

As one of the premier all around cartoonists in comics, David Lapham is a master of the title splash.  Take a look below for a complete dissection of the stages of creating one of the distinctive title pages you will find in many of your favorite HERO TRADE stories. With type design integrated seamlessly with the art, each helps set the mood for the story that follows.

Update – HERO TRADE Character Designs
8 months ago – Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 11:41:10 AM

You need a lot of elements to make the HERO TRADE series' neo-noir deconstruction of the superhero genre work, but first among them is you need superheroes. We have for you here some of the design process of creators Matt Kindt and David Lapham for two of those heroes. Appearing in HERO TRADE: A BRIEF CASE, and HERO TRADE: PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE, both can be found in the pages of THE COMPLETE HERO TRADE HARDCOVER.

Update - THE COMPLETE HERO TRADE HARDCOVER Final Cover Revealed!
8 months ago – Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 02:35:45 PM

The very first look at the final cover for The Complete HERO TRADE Hardcover! 

A reminder that the ultra-deluxe, first-of-its-kind hardcover is now also oversized, but that's not the only enhancement we have in store for you! Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to delivery from the printer.

BAD IDEA Adds THREE All-New Stories to Kickstarter! HABITAT #0! THE AMBASSADOR! SAVING MINA! Details Inside!
8 months ago – Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 02:15:23 PM

STOP BAD IDEA backers,

We've got an exciting for all of you HERO TRADE fans who've been looking for even more comics to enjoy from series artist, David Lapham!

SAVE DIGITAL COMICS WITH DAVID LAPHAM AND THE ENDS is entering its final week and it's getting EVEN BIGGER! 

When we set out to create the definitive campaign for what critics are calling "the comic of the year" we hoped you would all be as excited as we are to experience David & Maria Lapham's provocative and timely opus expanded and enhanced with over 60 pages of new story content and full digital coloring in THE ENDS PRO EDITION. Your enthusiastic response has absolutely blown us away! THANK YOU!

To celebrate we're adding THREE ALL-NEW STORIES into the campaign! Everyone backing the campaign at TIER 7 – THE ENDS PRO EDITION DELUXE HARDCOVER and above will now also receive copies of:

• HABITAT #0
• THE AMBASSADOR
• SAVING MINA
• SAVING MINA Tiny Comic Edition

• HABITAT #0: The first chapter of an all-new masterpiece of science-fiction survival horror from Eisner Award nominated writer Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) and Eisner winning artist David Lapham (30 Days of Night: 30 Days 'till Death)! The hugely anticipated upcoming series kicks off here!

• THE AMBASSADOR: Get the first chapter in an all-new visionary sci-fi epic from Joshua Dysart (Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal) and Tomás Giorello (X-O Manowar)! A whole new world of epic adventure begins here!

• SAVING MINA: An all-new gothic horror romance from Joshua Dysart (BPRD) and Juan José Ryp (Britannia)! Experience the dark and the forbidden with these masters of the macabre!
• PLUS – SAVING MINA Tiny Comic Edition: A very special 1-inch sized comic of the thrilling story! Next in a continuing series of the world's smallest comic collection!

Update – THE HERO TRADE: FABULOUS Cover Process
8 months ago – Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 10:22:46 AM

Take a look below to see the step-by-step process of creating one of THE HERO TRADE's iconic cover designs. Starting with a sketch and finishing up with the final inked art, you can see the artwork being brought together piece by piece, much like our eponymous hero Captain Fab!