Happy Father’s Day folks!

I’m sorry to interrupt your usually scheduled Writer’s Block column, but since this month Semantink is officially one year old, I thought I would do a state of the union column. So, let’s take a look at what’s going on here at Semantink!

MYTHOI: I have a few pieces of news regarding our flagship title. First, if you were not aware, our first TPB, Birth, is now available for pre-order. This is collecting the entire MYTHOI Birth series, as well as an entirely original MYTHOI story featuring Heath and Catherine, the Werewolves that you met in MYTHOI #1.

While I am mentioning Birth, I would be remiss if I did not point out that MYTHOI writer James Ninness is letting his inner philanthropist out, and donating all money that he receives for the Birth TPB to charity! You can get all the details over at James’ Blog.

Finally, MYTHOI #2 will be out soon! Keep your eyes peeled, this issue is going to blow you away. Jed Soriano really knocked this one out of the park. If you are behind, don’t worry, you still have some time before issue #2 comes out to catch up, so go read the Birth series (they are free online), and then get your digital copy of issue #1!

THE UNDERGROUNDS: Our weekly web comic continues to get great readership, so thanks to all of you who make a point to check this out every week. If you haven’t gotten a chance to find out what happens when you mix monsters and coffee, or if you have just fallen behind in your reading, you an always check out our UNDERGROUNDS archive.

So what’s next? Well, we have three (!) new properties that will be coming out in the later half of this year, and they are going to blow you away. One is a comedy, one is a western, and one is a fantasy book with a good amount of steampunk, because who doesn’t love steampunk? More details as they become available.

Also, if you are in the San Diego area and want to rap comics, the fine folks of Semantink host a monthly meet up group in Mission Valley. Stop in, get some java, and rap comics. We are having one today! You can check out details here.

We will also be representing at San Diego Comic Con next month, and at Ape in October. If you are in the area give us a shout out!

So that’s it for today folks. Have a happy Father’s Day, and stay tuned for more big Semantink news in the next few months!