+ + + Doodies Adventures, Vol 1, Diabolical Egomaniac Overlord Nemesis
Author/illustrator:  Samuel Vera
Publisher:  Crazee Comics, December 2008
Ages: 6-10
http://www.crazeecomics.com

Book review by Lisa Barker, http://www.biblioreads.com

Book description: Every day, young Doodarius must deal with a school bully.  He decides the only way to stop this “Diabolical Egomaniac Nemesis Pooh-Pooh” is to call on Super Doodie.  But wait, is he really a super hero?

Book review: Hilarious!  Get back at bullies by escaping into Doodie’s world of adventure and bathroom humor where Doodie is a kickin’ superhero.

Here’s the breakdown:

Characters: Laugh-out-loud funny.  Kids will easily cheer this would-be superhero and razz the arch-nemesis.

Events/story line: Unique due to ribald humor.  Will delight most kids in the 6-10 year age range, especially boys.

Illustrations: Appealing and humorous.

Reader relevance: Samuel Vera channels 6-10-yr old humor and imagination precisely.

Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation: Not a bad presentation.  Instead of bubble captions, Vera prints speech in paragraph format alternating text and illustrations by page.  For this book, it reads like text on a computer screen which is appropriate for this story.

+ + + Scary Aerie
Author/illustrator:  Samuel Vera
Publisher:  Crazee Comics, November 2008
Ages: 6-10
http://www.crazeecomics.com

Book review by Lisa Barker, http://www.biblioreads.com

Book description: This is the tale of a girl named Arianna LeBlanc, who moved to a small town in Colorado and made all the mean children disappear.  No one is certain of the facts; at least no one who survived.  Well, that’s not completely true.  There is one person who lived to tell of the time when Scary Aerie came to town.  Wait to you hear this story.  Boy, it’s a scary one!

Book review: Scary, engaging and cool.  Scary Aerie is the perfect tale to haunt your imagination!

Here’s the breakdown:

Characters: Scary Aerie is the kid we’ve all been or known in school who gets teased…just because.

Events/story line: How this child handles bullies is both scary and rewarding.

Illustrations: Great illustrations bring this tale to fruition.

Reader relevance: 6-10 yr. olds will relate having witnessed bullying tactics at school.  They will love the ‘ghost tale’ woven to explain Arianna’s revenge.

Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation: A sleepover with mom telling the tale of Scary Aerie is the perfect format for this age group.

+ + + Mandie Pandie in “The Curfew”
Author/Illustrator: Samuel Vera
Publisher: Crazee Comics, November 2008
Ages: 4-8
http://www.crazeecomics.com

Book review by Lisa Barker, http://www.biblioreads.com

Book description: When a young girl named Mandie Pandie decides to stay up past her bedtime, she finds she has entered a nightmarish world.  Now Mandie Pandie must escape the clutches of Witches and Goblins and get back home with her friends Bunny and Bear.  Does Mandie Pandie learn a valuable lesson about having a curfew?

Book review: A great read for ages 4-8.  Vera’s illustrations are laughable and quite expressive, making this page turner more silly than scary, but he gets the point across.

Here’s the breakdown:

Characters: Mandie does what we all desire: she stays up way past her bedtime.

Events/story line: But what happens next serves as a chilling, but humorous, reminder that mom and dad know best.

Illustrations: These illustrations are so expressive – the looks on Mandie and her friends’ faces!  They will definitely give parents a great chuckle.

Reader relevance: 4-5 yr. olds can try out their fantasy of staying up past their bedtime in this comic.

Reader Excitability/ Overall Presentation: A little different from the other comics by Samuel Vera that I have reviewed so far, but definitely a worthwhile comic to read with your little one that will spark an interest in comics.

CrazeeComics.com             $10.00 - $18.00                             125 ratings

Comic Stores order copies of There’s an Alien in my Toilet, Scary Aerie and The Adventures of Cosmic Gorf from Haven DistributorTitle
There’s an Alien in my Toilet Vol 1

(Haven Code: ALITCRAT01) / Also available for bookstores through Partners Publishers Group
Artist / Writer Samuel Vera

The most advanced, superior mind in the Universe is on a mission to Earth. His goal is to determine if we are a threat to his home world “Uranus”. Is Earth prepared for Captain Doodie or has he underestimated our simple race? He certainly never expected to meet Herman the Chihuahua. Or the turtle, the squirrels, wolves, snakes, the janitor, government operatives… Boy is he in for a wild ride…

Children’s Book
Scary Aerie (Haven Code: SCAACRA001)
Creator Samuel Vera

Writer Samuel Vera Artist Big Cat Studios

BW/ 58 Pgs / All Ages / Price: $7.00 / 5.5 x 7.75

Children’s Book
The Adventures of Cosmic Gorf

(Haven Code: COSGCRA001)
Writer Creator Samuel Vera Cover Samuel Vera

Art Pozdrawiam Maciek-empro

BW/ 46 Pgs / All Ages / Price $6.00 / 5.5 x 7.75

About Haven
Comic Book distributor based out of Skokie Il. www.havendistro.com

Book Stores order There’s an Alien in my Toilet from Partners Publishers group. See title sheet.

There’s an Alien in my Toilet,

ISBN 9780615182827  All Ages
BW/ 175 Pgs / All Ages Price:

$18.00 6.75 x 10.25 

Publisher Crazee Comics  www.crazeecomics.com
Distributor: Partners Publishers Group http://www.partnerspublishersgroup.com

Title Sheet: http://www.partnerspublishersgroup.com/catalog/2009_No2.pdf

About Partners Publishers Group Inc.
PPG- a distributor - was established in 1997 as a sister company to Partners Book Distributing (PBD) - a wholesaler - to accommodate
PBD’s client publishers who publish national titles that would benefit from the wider marketplace that a distributor can provide.

Partners Publishers Group is located just south of Lansing,
Michigan 2325 Jarco Drive, Holt, MI 48842
Contact Us by Phone / Fax
P: (517) 694.3205
F: (517) 694.0617
Email Us
Please direct e-mail inquiries to us at
info@partnerspublishersgroup.com

There’s an Alien in My Toilet feels like a step in the right direction for Crazee Comics.
- Kurt Amacker Cinescape.com

Visit: www.crazeecomics.com for more.

So here is the live coverage from the Premiere screening of the long anticipated animation Planet Hulk. This is part one of a 2 part episode. Here you get in depth interviews from the creative minds behind Marvel Animation. We speak with Editor in Chief Joe Quesada, Author Greg Pak, WWE SuperStar Matt Striker and President of Marvel Animation Eric Rollman. In part 2 James and I discuss the film. The interviews do contain spoilers so proceed with caution.

 

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[B]Official Press Release:
Union City, NJ October 2009

Crazee Comics expands its reach with multiple distribution partners.[/B]

Earlier this year, Crazee Comics announced, There’s an Alien in my Toilet’s availability in book store chains through Partners Publishers Group. Since then,
the Critically Acclaimed title is available in chains like, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon, and more. The reach expands as today Crazee Comics announced its partnership with Haven Distributor (Comic book distributor). Through Haven, Crazee Comics intends on delivering its flagship title; There’s an Alien in my Toilet to comic stores nationwide.

Along with There’s an Alien in my Toilet, Haven will also distribute children’s book titles from Crazee Comics like Scary Aerie and The Adventures of Cosmic Gorf.

[B]Title Trade Paperback[/B]
There’s an Alien in my Toilet Vol 1 (Haven Code: ALITCRAT01) / Also available for book stores through Partners Publishers Group
Artist / Writer Samuel Vera
The most advanced, superior mind in the Universe is on a mission to Earth. His goal is to determine if we are a threat to his home world “Uranus”. Is Earth prepared for Captain Doodie or has he underestimated our simple race? He certainly never expected to meet Herman the Chihuahua. Or the turtle, the squirrels, wolves, snakes, the janitor, government operatives… Boy is he in for a wild ride…
BW/ 176 Pgs / All Ages Price: $18.00 6.75 x 10.25
ISBN: 9780615182827

[B]Children’s Book[/B]
Scary Aerie (Haven Code: SCAACRA001)
Creator Samuel Vera Writer Samuel Vera Artist Big Cat Studios
This is the tale of a girl named Arianna LeBlanc, who moved to a small town in Colorado and made all the mean children disappear. No one is certain of the facts; at least no one who survived. Well, that’s not completely true. There is one person who lived to tell of the time when Scary Aerie came to town. Wait to you hear this story. Boy, it’s a scary one!

BW/ 58 Pgs / All Ages / Price: $7.00 / 5.5 x 7.75

[B]Children’s Book[/B]
The Adventures of Cosmic Gorf (Haven Code: COSGCRA001)
Writer Creator Samuel Vera Cover Samuel Vera Art Pozdrawiam
Maciek-empro
In a far off Galaxy on the planet Krystalia, a daring student of the Academy convinces the heir to the kingdom, Princess Reyna to embark on the adventure of their lives. They never anticipated the danger ahead nor having the company of young Doodarius from theplanet Uranus.

BW/ 46 Pgs / All Ages / Price $6.00 / 5.5 x 7.75

[B]About Haven[/B]
Comic Book distributor based out of Skokie Il. [url]www.havendistro.com[/url]

[B]About Partners Publishers Group[/B]
Established in 1997 as a sister company to Partners Book Distributing - a wholesaler - to accommodate PBD’s client publishers who publish national titles that would benefit from the wider marketplace a distributor can provide. [url]www.partnerspublishersgroup.com[/url]

[B]About Samuel Vera[/B]

Samuel Vera has garnered local and National attention for CCM brands and has appeared on radio, print and television including Slice of Sci-Fi radio, CNET’s the 404 show, American Latino TV, Streetside NBC, News12, The Neighborhood Journal, Family Magazine, CBS owned KDKA radio, KUSI Channel 9 San Diego News, On the inside now radio, Nuff Said radio, NYU Radio, The Writers Workshop radio show, Fan Boy radio, License Magazine, NJ Journal Newspaper, Publishers Weekly, Bronxnet, Comic Geek Speak, Fanboy Radio,and more.

[B]About Crazee Comics Media Group[/B]

Crazee Comics TM is a small press publisher of comic books and now children’s book via Crazee Kids TM. CCM is currently seeking to license its properties in all forms of media from publishing, animation, merchandising and toys and more. Interested parties please inquire via [email]media@crazeecomics.com[/email] and add License in the subject line. Visit: [url]www.crazeecomics.com[/url] for more. Catch Da Craze Podcast Audio Mix is division of Crazee Media. [url]www.crazeecomics.com[/url]

Wow! What can I say. This is the first time I felt really accomplished at comic con international. The advertisements really helped to drive traffic to my table. I chose not to go to after parties this year so that I could work on commissions at the hotel. That decision really paid off.

I loved my spot in small press this year and really felt I had the right display with the hovering ufo and the full size model of Doodie coming out of the toilet. I can’t tell you how many people took pictures of it.

Hooked up with non sports card retailers for my trading cards and a magazine rep as well. Stay tuned on There’s an Alien in my Toilet collectors card news to come.

This is also the first year I was not in the news but it did not deter Execs, who were seeking new properties, from taking notice. I connected with some really key players in the film and multimedia industry. I learned a lot about what attracts the consumer. Specific age groups that my property appeals to and what properties don’t work.

I left San Diego feeling accomplished and successful. I was pleased with the sales results of There’s an Alien in my Toilet and Doodies Adventures. The trading cards sold well as did Scary Aerie, Mandie Pandie, the adventures of Cosmic Gorf and my newest property “Arrghh!”. The oogoolie boogoolies was not so successful which caused me to rethink its packaging and art.

At the end of the day, I made new friends and hooked up with old ones. Doodie did his job and represented for Uranus and the people of Earth embraced him with open arms. Success!
Commissions was big and I did plenty. Overall, the event was a success and now I begin my follow-up with every contact I made at the show. The corporate moguls can have their gimmicks, celebrities and flashy booths. At the end of the day, consumers want substance. So while the glitz and glamor of will satisfy your craving like a chocolate mocha frappuccino, the indy market will fill you up like a four course meal. After all, we do it out of love and it shows.

Arrived in San Diego and checked iin. Most of my packages were already here. Picked up badges at convention center. Met up with Jose and Daphne of dreamweaver press. So far so good. My books look good. Went to hotel and met up with Jorge Medina of MAS media and photographer Rich Buxo. Had dinner and went back to hotel to work on comissions.