Vietnam Journal returns!
Transfuzion Publishing to Release entire series in trade paperback format
Finally, the acclaimed series of Vietnam Journal from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, will be presented in a series of graphic novels collecting the entire run. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist as it chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. Picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club, Vietnam Journal is written and drawn by Don Lomax, a Vietnam War veteran.
The Vietnam Journal series
originally was released by Apple Comics and ran for 16 issues. Apple Comics
collected the first eight issues into two trades and Byron Preiss' iBooks
collected the first six issues into their version of Vietnam Journal but
Transfuzion plans to keep the trades compatible with the original storylines
which were broken down into four to six issues each. The first volume of
Vietnam Journal, "Indian Country" collects will run 140 pages and retail for
$17.99. It will be available via Diamond Previews for October shipping.
Transfuzion Publisher, Gary Reed, said he has always been a fan of Vietnam Journal and is enthusiastic about collecting the entire series. "As a retailer when Vietnam Journal came out, it was always a great seller for us and every issue was featured in our stores because it was something that appealed to a wide audience. As a publisher (Caliber Comics), it was always a title that I wished I had published." One of the imprints from Caliber was Tome Press which released over 70 issues of material that included historical and biographical works.
Transfuzion Publishing officially launched in the summer of 2007 and has released over 25 graphic novels including the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, and other war related books dealing with the Zulu Wars and World War II's Battle of the Bulge. "Vietnam Journal epitomizes what I want to do with Transfuzion," said Reed, "in that it presents great material which is made available to new audiences, both in the comics market and outside the traditional market."
The schedule for the release of Vietnam Journal is initially planned to be bi-monthly with the entire run of Vietnam Journal collected before compiling the follow up mini-series of Tet '68, Bloodbath at Khe Sanh, and High Shining Brass. Reed said that he would also love to collect the Desert Storm Journal that Lomax wrote and drew after the first Gulf War.
Lomax has continued the Vietnam Journal after the demise of Apple Comics. Gallery Magazine featured a monthly installment totaling 47 full color pages of Vietnam Journal and an additional 18 pages appeared in the New Two Fisted Tales by Harvey Kurtzman. Additionally, Lomax continues to provide new pages on his website which are also scheduled to be collected.
For more information on Vietnam Journal and Transfuzion Publishing, visit the website at www.transfuzion.biz where preview pages are also available.
Cover art of the first volume of Vietnam Journal and preview art are available in this link from Sendspace.com. http://www.sendspace.com/file/z4umzm
To obtain more information or for interviews with the publisher and/or creator, contact Gary Reed at transfuzion@gmail.com.
About Don Lomax:
Don Lomax is a
long time veteran in comic art. He broke into the business after his stint in
Vietnam with stories in Cavalier and Hustler Humor. Don was involved in the
early days of independent comics with work from "Anything Goes!" by Fantagraphics
and Pacific Comics' "Twisted Tales". For First Comics, he worked
on "American Flagg", "Starslayer" and "The Black Flame". In the 1990s he wrote
scripts for Marvel's 'The 'Nam' and did inks on 'Sleepwalker'.
http://www.lomaxcomics.com
About Transfuzion
Publishing
Transfuzion
Publishing was started in 2007 by Gary Reed and Rafael Nieves to present
collections of classic and memorable works released by independent companies in
the 1980's and 1990's. In later 2009, Transfuzion will launch all new graphic
novels in addition to continuing classic collections.
www.transfuzion.biz
Critical Reviews of Vietnam Journal:
"Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published."---Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources
"Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is the best comic book portrayal of Vietnam I have ever read. Its probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war."--- Daniel Robert Epstein
"A powerful collection of stories and history of the Vietnam War, created by a veteran of both the war and of war comics" ----Douglas P. Dave, School Library Journal
"Lomax bases his
fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966, with powerful
results. It is Lomax's concern for average soldiers that, in the end, makes his
work significant."---Publishers Weekly
"This is, without a doubt,
the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam
War that's ever been seen in comic form."---Jason E. Aaron, Wizard's 2008
Best Writer
"...the best war comic in
more than 35 years...grade A+"----Don Thompson, Comic Buyers Guide
"...hits home...Lomax should be commended heartedly"...David Peattie, Amazing Heroes
"Vietnam Journal is a powerful work." ---- Marcia Allass, Sequential Tart
" Gritty and excellent."---Doug Ikemi
"...against the stereotype
of the Vietnam veteran...vivid...convincingly drawn."
--Leonardo Rifis, peace activist, Comics Journal
..."Powerful...you must buy
this book." --Tony Isabella
"For those of us who were there, it looks like the real thing." --Jim Hastings, Chapel Hill, NC
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