Upcoming Releases
Hunter Kiss
A Wild Light (July, 2010)
DARK WOLVERINE
Dark Wolverine #89 (August)
Daken: Dark Wolverine #1 (September)
Wolverine: The Road to Hell #1 (September, 2010)
BLACK WIDOW
Black Widow #5 (August)
X-23
X-23 #1 (September)
DIRK & STEELE
In the Dark of Dreams: A Dirk & Steele Novel (November)
For too long Maxine Kiss has felt an inexplicable darkness inside her-a force she channels into hunting the demons bent on destroying the human race. But when she finds herself covered in blood and crouched beside her grandfather’s dead body with no memory of what happened, Maxine begins to fear that the darkness has finally consumed her.
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DARK WOLVERINE #89
Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI
“PUNISHMENT,” part 3
Daken barely survived his encounter with Frank Castle, but that only makes him more dangerous than ever—especially when Wolverine shows up to save the day. Killing two birds with one stone has never been more appealing…
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #1
Written by DANIEL WAY & MARJORIE LIU
Art & Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
For decades, Daken, the son of Wolverine, remained hidden in the shadows of the Marvel Universe, methodically plotting how he would one day dominate the world around him. And now, with his father’s soul hanging in the balance, that day has come. This is the beginning.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99
Written by JASON AARON,MARJORIE LIU, RICK REMENDER & DANIEL WAY
Penciled by GUISEPPE CAMUNCOLI, WILL CONRAD, RENATO GUEDES & JEROME OPEÑA
Cover by MICO SUAYAN
This September, Wolverine starts down the road to hell and we want to take you along for the ride...it all starts here! With all new material by the creative teams bringing you WOLVERINE, X-23, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE and X-FORCE, The Road to Hell is packed with clues and signposts to help you find your way through the brand-new launch of Wolverine’s own family of books! more ...
BLACK WIDOW #5
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Art & Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
Black Widow gets answers! The villain revealed! The mystery plot on Natasha’s life comes to deadly light as the Black Widow uncovers who’s conspiring to destroy her...and gets some payback for the attempt on her life!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
Written by MARJORIE LIU
Penciled by WILL CONRAD
Cover by DANNI SHINYA LUO
Women of Marvel Variant by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic
After the events of Second Coming and the stunning conclusion to X-Force, X-23 strikes out on her own in this all-new ongoing series, written by best-selling author MARJORIE LIU, spinning out of the events of Wolverine #1! X-23 has never had an easy relationship with the rest of the X-Men, but when she learns someone has taken down Wolverine, she must step up to fill his shoes.
40 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99
She was only twelve when she saw the silver boy on the beach, but Jenny has never stopped dreaming about him. Now she is grown, a marine biologist charting her own course in the family business—a corporation that covertly crosses the boundaries of science into realms of the unknown…and the incredible.
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The Latest Releases
Inked (January, 2010)
Four tales of urban fantasy and paranormal romance explore body art that is more than it seems—in a world of magic and mayhem that always leaves it mark . . .
When New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu’s demon slayer Maxine Kiss investigates a grisly murder, she finds herself involved in a conspiracy dating back to World War Two—and a secret mission that her grandmother may have carried out for the US Government, one that involves the mysterious “Armor of Roses.”
Masked(July 20, 2010)
A thrilling, unique anthology of original super hero fiction, with contributions from luminaries in both the comic book and science fiction fields (and amazing cover art by Trevor Hairsine).
Never After
Here, for the first time ever, are four stories based on the classic idea of the “faerie tale wedding”—except this time, the damsels aren’t the ones in distress.
New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu tells the tale of a young princess who escapes betrothal to a warlord by entering a magical forest. But when an evil queen sends her on a quest to “The Tangleroot Palace” she faces dangers more perilous than marriage.
On The Blog
I always feel strange writing in a journal when I’m in public. It’s odd, because I write novels in coffee houses, airports—places where people are coming and going. But writing longhand? It feels different. A bit like I’m exposing part of myself. It’s not as though I’m writing any deep, personal thoughts, either. I make book notes in journals that I carry around with me. I jot down ideas, or bits of the news—whatever catches my fancy.
I just feel exposed, that’s all. Putting pen to paper feels personal.
I twittered last week or so about a notebook store that I found in Beijing. It’s literally a hole in the wall—or more like a glass closet—a space that might be ten or fifteen feet long, and about four feet deep. Just big enough to turn around in. The journals it sells are, in some ways, very simple—you won’t see covers that are decorated with bead work or fine art—but that’s not really my thing, anyway. I like journals that don’t have much personality to begin with. I feel as though that should come with time, and what you write inside.
I also have a thing for different kinds and textures of paper. I love superfine, almost tissue-like paper—alternately, I love writing on brown paper bags. Both my needs were met at this place. I saw it from the road, and sort of freaked out. Trust me, it only got worse when I stepped inside. I love places like this. I love stores that sells paper and pens. Those are my favorite, favorite places to buy things—and once I get in there, I have no control. I’m a notebook addict!
There’s a shelf in my library full of empty notebooks—of various sizes, shapes, and colors. I also have stacks of paper pads, and post-it notes. I keep them close to where I write, along with jars full of ink pens. I don’t compose my books in longhand. I physically can’t. But ideas are another matter entirely, and there’s something comforting to me, knowing that a blank sheet of paper is always close at hand.***
I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way. For one thing, there’s a cool blog called Notebook Stories, which is about...notebooks! And the people who love them. Also, here’s a blog called Moleskinerie, which is “dedicated to the proposition that not all notebooks are created equal.” Something I agree with entirely, though I’m not a fan of all Moleskine notebooks, either. Choosing what you write in is rather personal. There’s not a right fit for everyone.
What about you? Journals, yay or nay? And what do you like to write on, or in?
*** You know that scene in AS GOOD AS IT GETS when you see Jack Nicholson’s office, and it’s filled with unending and precisely placed stacks of differenty colored paper? Yeeeeah. Looked good and normal to me.
posted by Marjorie Liu at 05:44 AM | | read blog
