AdventureStrips.com is edited by Christopher Mills, creator of the online comic Femme Noir (with comics veteran Joe Staton) and former editor with Tekno*Comix and Shadow House Press. His twelve years of comics publishing experience covers the gamut from B&W indie books, to full-color monthlies, to self-published series, and, for the last 16 months, webcomics.
Mills said, "Back in the day, before naked men in bodypaint with no genitalia took over the comics medium, there used to be comics about heroes who couldn't wield the power cosmic or defy the laws of physics on a regular basis. Some of 'em were kinda smart or strong, but that's it.
"They were cowboys, secret agents, soldiers, detectives, rocket jockeys, jungle kings, swordsmen, sailors, aviators, and sometimes, simply, adventurers. They solved problems and fought the forces of no-goodness with their brains, quick fists, and, on occasion, the skillful application of light artillery.
"I knew there were other people out there who wanted to read that kind of material, and I knew there were creators who wanted to tell those kind of stories. So I started thinking about creating a site dedicated to resurrecting that kind of strip.
"Coincidentally, Joey was thinking about much the same thing."
The price will be $2.95/month or $29.95/year for the general public, and $1.95/month or $19.95/year for people who are already subscribed to Modern Tales.
People who wish to receive notification of the site’s launch can pre-register for free, by providing their email address, at
http://www.adventurestrips.com
-- the company will only use email addresses collected in this manner to send one email, on the date of site launch, to remind those who have asked for such a reminder.
Sample artwork suitable for web and print reproduction available here:
http://www.adventurestrips.com/pr.php
OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE:
Monday, September 16, 2002.
The schedule is:
MONDAY:
SORCERER OF FORTUNE by Mike W. Barr & Dario Carrasco
JAZZ AGE by Ted Slampyak
TUESDAY:
ATHENA VOLTAIRE by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant
GRAVEDIGGER by Christopher Mills & Rick Burchett
WEDNESDAY:
RED KELSO by Gary Chaloner
PERILS ON PLANET X by Christopher Mills & Jonathan Plante
THURSDAY:
TERRANAUTS by Paul Daly & Don Secrease
TABULA RASA by James Chambers & Richard Clark
FRIDAY:
GIBSON DENT by Brian Meredith & Jesse Moore
ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS by Steve Conley
SATURDAY:
RIP & TERI by T Campbell & John Waltrip
THE HAUNTED HORSEMAN by Dick Ayers
SUNDAY:
MR. JIGSAW by Ron Fortier & Gary Kato
CAPTAIN LUCK by Dan Davis