The Wang: Erection Year

A Collection of Strips by Stan Yan

"What if Charlie Brown grew up?" is how Wade Busby of The Guide described Eugene Wang, the protagonist of Yan's graphic novel series, The Wang. "And what if Charlie Brown was Asian?" is the rhetorical question Yan dares to ask in this latest bound edition. The result is this attractive, square-bound collection -- a pu pu platter of inside jokes that give readers a flavor of what it is like to grow up as an Chinese-American in a white bread town like Denver, Colorado. In addition to the introduction of Dildo, Kristin's popular new pet wiener dog, story lines revolving around insider trading in the stock brokerage industry, ... and the US Presidential erection (ahem) election run of Eugene's college roomie and self-made motivational speaker, George, will leave readers full of laughter, and hungry for more an hour later.

ISBN/EAN13: 0975504185 / 9780975504185, 60 pg. b&w 8.25" x 6" book with color, square bound cover. Mature.  $6.95 US.  Shipping December 2009.

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Previews of contents available via The Wang webcomic

PLAYER MAP Launches Opal - Sales Diva, an Edgy Cartoon iPhone App

Sales diva, Opal takes her biting, humorous shots at old-school selling in free comic strip

Milwaukee, WI (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 26, 2009 - Scott Leland, PLAYER MAP president and author of the cartoon, created Opal to poke fun at outdated but still common sales notions. Opal is a "sales diva" who unleashes her incisive wit on old-school selling methods. The ensemble cast also features the character Larry, who is trapped in time defining sales in the mythical "good old days," and Miles, a sharp character who is new to sales and challenges the status quo. The strip features the art of Stan Yan, of Squid Works Comics.

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Written by Kevin Freeman, art by Stan Yan

Coming December 2008: SubCulture: The TPB!  It collects the original four-issue comics mini-series, plus is packed with extras:

• A never-seen alternative cover to issue #2

• New pinups by David Dwonch, Super Ugly, Danielle Corsetto, Alex Robinson, Lonnie Allen, and Ozzy Longoria

• A section that locates and explains the literally hundreds of Easter eggs that are scattered throughout the book

• Preliminary sketches and concept drawings of Stan’s earliest work on the book

• The first 24 webstrips that continue the story.

All in all it’s 144 pages, in a handy 6X9 format. The book is on Page 210 of the October Previews, Diamond order code OCT08 3822.  It costs $16.95.  Ask your local comic book store to reserve your copy today.

If you so desire, you can also preorder the book from us, and if you do so, shipping is FREE!

Also, for just $5 more, get a signed edition with a signed limited edition print from the SubCulture store!

View sample pages at the SubCulture ComicSpace page!

More information at http://subculturecomic.com

The Attempted Murder of Frogoggy Poliwogs by Stan Yan

A 24 hour comic Stan created as a part of this year's 5th Annual Denver 24-Hour Comics Challenge that attempts to combine the following story seeds, given to him by others participating in the story premise exchange: 1) Comic character escapes his 2-D world to seek revenge on his creator who is trying to kill him; 2) Frogoggy Poliwogs; 3) a guy in a bunny suit; 4) a long-necked shoehorn with a mallard head handle; 5) A gumball machine; 6) magnetic peaches;  and 7) Queen of the druids and her pet unicorn

<< View FREE by clicking on image (MATURE for language)

Stan Yan walks you through his personal process of creating mini comics by walking through his process for making this mini comic.  Designed as source material for kids' enrichment programs and Summer camps, this text can also be very useful for adults who are looking to fine tune their approaches to creating promotional comics that can be used to break into the competitive comic book industry.  16 page b&w digest, general $2.00 US.

Sample Pages (click to view larger):

SubCulture the webcomic!

Stan and Kevin have been working hard on new strips, and they are tickled to announce that the first new strip will launch February 26th, and new strips will follow every Tuesday and Friday. In preparation, the first six promotional strips, done last summer, will be rerun and serve as the first in what we hope to be a long, continuous streak of new material. Hope you join us!

…and it’s still not too late to get SubCulture #1 (MAR07 3139), #2 (MAY07 3187), #3 (JUL07 3274), or #4 (SEPT07 3346). Ask your LCR to get it for you. .

See events page for schedule of signings!

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The Wang - the webcomic!

Borne from the characters from the critically-acclaimed and provocative graphic novel series, this new weekly strip views current and universal social, political and human issues through the eyes of The Wang’s relationally dysfunctional cast. Rated PG-13 - for language

<<View FREE by clicking on image

Commission one from me today!

Online Comic:

REVVVelations by Jolyon Yates and Stan Yan

Imagine the future of this country where corporations have usurped control of the states; where corporate mercenary war fallout has left humanity rampant with genetic mutation; AND, where your TV remote has an on/off button, volume control, and only ONE channel… because you only NEED one channel for the craze that’s sweeping the nation: the RACE!

This is the world of REVVVelations. Enter Moose and Essie, our fearless guerilla TV broadcasters – chased by FCC agents into the CoorGen Mountain Regional Race. These two archrivals are forced to put their social and professional differences behind them and join forces, battling their personal ghosts, to stay alive -- but more importantly -- professionally viable in their quest to deliver REAL news!

REVVVelations is an action adventure jam packed with humor, reliousity, romantic tension, and mutant disfigurations.  Oh, and YES, there is cannibalism, but it’s really not polite to talk about, even though everyone knows it happens.

<< Click on image to view this webcomic for FREE!  [Mature Readers Only]

NEWS/REVIEWS:

8/18/07 "Gotta say I love the style of this - Death Race 2000 meets 1984." ~James, Front-Runners.net

2/2007 "REVVVelations is how I like my comics: darkly funny, hugely violent, and expertly drawn." by Daniel Bristow, Tales of Adventure

The Pre-History of the Wang: The Superhero Years by Stan Yan

Have you ever wondered what the sortid history was behind Stan Yan's notorious "Wang"? The cast of characters of "The Wang" didn't get screwed up overnight. Updated weekly on Tuesdays!

<<<Click to view for FREE! (PG-13 - for language, nudity, and blasphemy)

News / Press:

3/21/06  The Pulse highlights The Pre-History of the Wang in Jen Contino's Intro to Webcomics series

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The Potlatch Infestation by Stan Yan

As co-publisher for Potlatch: Comics to Benefit the CBLDF, Stan Yan ended up with an inordinate number of these books in his basement.  So, in the past few years, he's tried to turn that to his advantage by offering it as an enticement for FREE to folks at conventions with any purchase.  Much to Yan's surprise, people have become growingly suspicious that they are getting something that big for free.  Whadda they have to worry about?  That's what this story, The Potlatch Infestation is about.  Starring characters from Yan's The Wang graphic novels.

(The Potlatch Infestation front cover shown to the left)

Title: The Potlatch Infestation

Written, pencilled, inked, toned, and lettered by Stan Yan

Intended Audience: General

Format: 8 page b&w digest

Retail Price: $1.00 US

Squid Works Order #0322

What do you do if you fear you may have a Potlatch Infestation?