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New Comic: Mal and Chad!

While Mal and Chad was making its syndicated debut on GoComics last week, creator Stephen McCranie was making his way to Japan for a semester-long study abroad trip. Want to see how much fun he's having? Check out the first episode of Stalking Japan, his video blog. (The pre-trip Pilot Episode is also fun.)

Meanwhile, back at GoComics: Mal and Chad is a strip about a child prodigy named Malcom who hides his genius so that he can live the life of a normal kid, pursuing the affections of fellow fourth-grader Megan and confiding in his canine companion, Chad. The strip runs Monday-Friday.

Screamland #1, On Sale Now!

Screamland, written by GoComics' own Harold Sipe with art by Hector Casanova, is on sale now! Look for it at your local comic book shop!

Screamland, from GoComics' Harold Sipe

Wednesday is the biggest day of the week for comic book fans, but March 12th is a bigger Wednesday than most for us here at GoComics.

A lifelong comic book fan, GoComics manager of product development Harold Sipe is the guy who sees to it that hit comic books like Bone, Elephantmen, GODLAND, TMNT and more make it to your mobile phone. Now Harold has taken his love for comics to the next level - he's written an excellent 5-issue comic book series called Screamland, the first issue of which lands in comic shops on March 12th from Image Comics.

The series follows the present-day lives of legendary film stars Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Werewolf and Dracula, all one-time A-listers who were discarded by Tinseltown with the rise of CG special effects. After decades of clinging to the last threads of their celebrity, the monsters have been offered a film project that may put them back on the Hollywood map.The pitch-perfect art for the series is provided by Kansas City-based artist Hector Casanova (The Lurkers, Midnight Album).

We'll have more info on Screamland in the next few days, leading up to its Wednesday release. In the meantime, check out these links:

• Newsarama interview with Sipe and Casanova.
• ComicMonsters.com interview with Sipe.
• ComicMonsters.com also has this very cool article in which Casanova discusses his mixed media approach to character design on Screamland, with lots of images.
• Get Screamland wallpapers for your mobile phone here.
• Screamland profile on MySpace.

Paul Gilligan on Comics Coast to Coast!

Pooch Café creator Paul Gilligan was the guest on the Comics Coast to Coast podcast last week. Paul discussed a wide range of topics, including the Pooch Cafe movie deal, the process of creating the strip, his pet situation, and even politics.

Click here to go and listen!

New Comic: Basic Instructions!

People like to get advice from someone who knows. That's one of the reasons Scott Meyer created Basic Instructions, the comic strip he calls "Your all-inclusive guide to a life well-lived." Meyer is just the guy to help you out with some of your toughest everyday situations, like when you're forced to listen to someone blather on about their vacation, or when you're trying to pick a new razor, or when you're wondering what small part you can play in the destruction of society.

A veteran stand-up comedian, Meyer draws himself, friends and family members as the regulars in Basic Instructions. This twice-weekly strip has a lot of things going for it, including a clever concept, an experienced comedy writer, and a big endorsement from Dilbert creator Scott Adams. Read it!