The Story Behind The Writing: BOOK V IN COMIC SHOPS APRIL 2.

Today marks the end of a 20-year mission. For those who have followed this blog since its beginning, you'll know that The Overman is a story that has been with Shane and I for a very long time. We've molded this project over the years, into a concept that has been at times frustratingly just out of reach, or completely unattainable due to a variety of factors. But we never gave up on it entirely. In fact, we kept coming back to The Overman, with strange determination and a need to see the story completed. Book V, the final issue, is in comic shops today.

Although this story has ended, there are new things on the horizon, and I'll be writing about them here at http://www.theovermancomic.com/ in the days ahead. I don't want to give too much away just now, but since I've already alluded to a sequel in a couple of interviews and on a forum or two, I might as well mention it again today. Yes, there is a planned sequel to The Overman. I can't say for sure who will draw it, or when it will see print, but I'm currently writing a novelization, and I'm a little over 5,000 words into it. I plan to publish at least some of that novel here. That novel will eventually be turned into a comic script. Beyond that, the only thing I know with certainty is that it won't take 20 years to complete this time around.

Despite these plans, there is a sense of closure happening for me today. I want to thank all of the hardy souls who faithfully followed all 5 issues of The Overman. We received many supportive emails and comments over the last several months, and your enthusiasm is really what kept me going. A special thank you to the folks at Image Comics, who believed in what we were attempting, and gave us this opportunity to reach a larger readership. Lastly, thanks to Shane White, who I'm pretty much indebted to for the rest of my life now. Crap. Seriously, the severity in which Shane threw himself into this project cannot be understated. Even though I wrote this story, Shane White is The Overman, in the same way that Roger Daltrey was Tommy. Simply put, he took my script and owned it. Rock on!

So even though The Overman is, well, over, I'll still be doing what I can to promote this work, among my other projects. I'll be a guest at the Tampa Comic Book & Toy Convention on April 13th. Hope to see you there!