Hot on the heels of Kevin Eastman’s recent success with his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin hardcover dominating the top of the sales charts two years and running, Eastman’s done it again with another bonafide hit on his hands. This week’s launch, Drawing Blood, by Eastman and writer David Avallone (Elvira, Batwheels) with artists Ben Bishop (The Aggregate, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin), and Troy Little (Rick and Morty, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) has sold out completely at the distributor level, same day as release. Drawing Blood #1 is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with escalating reorder activity.
“We’re thrilled with the early response to Drawing Blood,” said Avallone. “The enthusiasm from the fans: this comic is very personal to all of us who work on it, and we can’t wait for everyone to read it.”
Bishop added: “This book is and always has been an incredibly personal labor of love for all of us and I know people are going to see and feel that as they get deeper and deeper into this story. I’m so glad to hear it sold out. Truly amazing. Thank you.”
When you create a global franchise before you turn twenty…what happens next? In Drawing Blood, readers follow the jaw-dropping journey of Shane Bookman—a cartoonist whose real life has become more absurd and action-packed than any comic book story he could dream up!
Once upon a time, Bookman co-created The Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls: a gritty, funny indie comic that became a billion dollar global franchise. Now, years later, the partnership dissolved, the corporate buy-out all spent, Books is struggling to rekindle the will to create something new again… Until a plot twist has him scrambling to scrape together enough cash to pay off Lithuanian mobsters!
This action-packed, off-the-wall, totally fictional true story that’s perfect for fans of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Public Domain, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 29:
- Drawing Blood #1, second printing – Lunar Code 0324IM879
- Drawing Blood #2 Cover A by Eastman – Lunar Code 0324IM225
- Drawing Blood #2 Cover B by Bishop – Lunar Code 0324IM226
- Drawing Blood #2 Cover C by Little – Lunar Code 0324IM227
Drawing Blood will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
ABOUT KEVIN EASTMAN
Born in Portland, Maine in 1962 Kevin Eastman began drawing at a very young age. copying children’s books and reading comics. Inspired by master storyteller Jack Kirby and later by underground comic pioneers and self-publishing creators like Richard Corben, following in their footsteps became an obsession. In 1982, while trying to sell some of his illustrations to local fanzines, he met Peter Laird in Northampton, Massachusetts, and shortly thereafter Mirage Studios was formed. A year later in the middle of a late-night drawing session, Eastman doodled a new character he dubbed a “Ninja Turtle” to make Laird laugh—several sillier sketches and a final drawing of four characters later Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were born. Self-published in May of 1984, the original comic evolved into a global success and forty years later remains popular with fans of the comics, toys, TV series, and animated films. When not having way too much fun writing and drawing on a variety of TMNT projects, new creator owned projects such as Drawing Blood and The Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls, to name a few, are taking center stage. Kevin Eastman currently resides in California with his wonderful wife Courtney, awesome son Shane and two really bad kitties.
For complete details keep up with Kevin Eastman at: www.KevinEastmanStudios.com and follow him on Facebook (Kevin B. Eastman), Twitter (kevineastman86), and Instagram (kevineastmantmnt).
ABOUT DAVID AVALLONE
David Avallone is a veteran writer and filmmaker, currently writing WB Animation’s Batwheels, and the Elvira Meets HP Lovecraft comics series. He hosts two podcasts, including the award-winning The Writers Block. His comics work includes many iconic characters, and Drawing Blood, co-created with TMNT comics legend Kevin Eastman. He lives in Hollywood, California with his delightful wife Augusta and three cats who may or may not be secretly radically rearranged.
ABOUT BEN BISHOP
Ben Bishop is a comic creator from Maine, most recently known for his work on New York Times Best Seller, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin—and the sequel/prequel, The Lost Years. Alongside the Turtles, Ben’s been busy working away on his creator owned book, The Aggregate, the world’s first Split Decision Comic and Volume 2 of Drawing Blood.
In addition to all this, Ben’s had the opportunity to work on some other childhood favorites and legendary licenses such as Lego, Ghostbusters, Batman, Transformers, G.I, Joe, Power Rangers, Bloodshot, Savage Dragon, Canto, and more! @BISHART.
ABOUT TROY LITTLE
Troy Little is a comic artist, writer and publisher from Prince Edward Island, Canada. His works include The Powerpuff Girls, Rick & Morty, adapting Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas as well as his creator owned books Chiaroscuro, the Angora Napkin trilogy and Butterfly House (with his wife Brenda Hickey). Troy has been nominated four times for the Eisner Awards as well as the Harvey, Ringo, Doug Wright and Sequential Awards.