Yesterday was FREE COMIC BOOK DAY and i thought it would be nice to finally put online after 6 years one of my first ever comics for people to read

This story and 11 other of my short stories can be found here in my personal collection Trinkets, An Attic Full of Stories published by Comicdom Press.

Heres the Comic >> [link]

Happy Reading.

Mike

Its Easter over here and i'm having a 10% off all orders until Sunday SALE! Use the code REDEGGS over at [link] to redeem!

Mike!

What a week-
I want to thank all the nice people for the great reviews and the positive support they gave the zero issue of AMALA'S BLADE, I didn't expect this kind of response! You guys really made my week and I look forward to you all reading the mini-series starting in April. We have a lot going on it from Mechanical glowing beasts to Steam-punked cities!

Along with the release of the zero issue we gave two Glow-in-the-Dark posters of Amala in our random give away at our Facebook page. The winners were Owen Watts and Eleni Mosh! Keep Amala's ghostly friends by your bed as a night light I was really happy with how that turned out and we plan to do more give-aways before issue 1 is out.

Also did you also know that my mate Josh Tierney's SPERA vol.2 was released on the same day, that also involves high fantasy and young ladies with swords! you should read it! its packed to the brim with talent. I have a short story in this volume and a bigger one in the upcoming volume 3!

Hope you all have a great week.
Mike!

Get Amala's Blade zero issue! [link]
Get a Glow in the Dark poster! [link]
Amala's Blade FB page! [link]

Hey all!

The zero issue of AMALA'S BLADE is out this month and as a way to thank you all, we are giving away two (2) of the last limited edition Glow-in-the-Dark posters!
If you want the chance to win one all you have to do is Like the Amala's Blade page and the Pirate Ghost Monkey will pick two names from the list on the 27th of February!


This poster was made last April when the story "Skull and Crossbows" was released in Dark Horse Presents and is printed by silkscreen master !


Thanks!

PS
Stay tuned over the next month for more competitions and fun previews of the upcoming series from Dark Horse Comics!

Cats out of the bag! Amala's Blade is going to be a mini-series! Kicking off with a collection of the DHP story as a zero issue and the first issue of the series to be released in April 2013!

AMALA'S BLADE is written by Steve Horton and drawn by me!

Click along to see and read what Caleb wrote at ComicAlliance! [link]

I'm off tomorrow to New York for this years Comic-Con! yay!
I wont be doing much other than seeing people, drawing stuff, drinking beers and checking out new comics!
a much needed break from the desk.

But for one hour a day i will be signing promotional material with Polly Guo for the upcoming SPERA vol.2 at the Archaia Booth (#1520) below you can find the times and a link to Archaia's signing schedule.


Thurs, 10/116-7pm, Table 2
Fri, 10/123-4pm, Table 3
Sat, 10/1310:30-11:30am, Table 4
Sun, 10/141:30-2:30pm, Table 3
SIGNING SCHEDULE AT THE ARCHAIA BOOTH (1520)FOR 2012 NEW YORK COMIC CON
So pass by if you want to HI!

PLUS!
Josh Tierney, Creator of SPERA just posted.

By the way, **The first two people to send me photos of themselves at the artist table with the autograph card will win a signed copy of Vol. II whenever I get the books in!**. Just send the photo to josh.will.tierney@gmail.com.
I can't afford to go this year, unfortunately, but I hope everyone stops by to meet Mike, Polly and Roxie, all awesome people & artists who have been involved with Spera pretty much since the beginning.
Mike was part of the original collaboration, illustrated Fetch Quest (which appears in Vol. II), and has a major role in an upcoming Spera project. Polly Guo created this pin-up and illustrated Adel's Hammer, which was first a black & white comic for TCAF and will now be in full colour for Vol. II. Roxie created this pin-up, which appears in Vol. II as well.
Archaia will also be selling copies of Spera: Volume I, so be sure to check it out if you haven't already!

Hey all! Hope you are well.

Recently i had the bad luck of having the Graphic Card on my Mac burn out on me and i am in need of raising some funds to buy a new one. Thank the Gods for a good friend who lent me one the time being.

Thats why i am doing a open call for anyone who would like a 20$ character commission. (shipping included)
Each commission will be drawn on an A4 size heavy stock paper. You can see in my Gallery, MODOK from Marvel that i did as an example. (Which is also up for sale to whoever wants it!) [link]

So if you are interested and want me to draw your favourite character for you, then all you have to do is send me an email at michaeldialynas@gmail.com and let me know what you would like!

Plus my comics and prints are still available at my store.
[link]

Thank you very much in advance


UPDATE:
Nearly 50% has been raised! I want to say a Big Thank you to all those who commissioned me and bought stuff from my store!

You've been a big help.
I will post new commissions as i draw them, for now MODOK is still available!

NEW UPDATE:
I LOVE YOU GUYS!

In less than 24 hours, the kind people of the internets made buying a new Graphic Card for my mac possible!
I am overwhelmed by the response of everyone who sent me an email yesterday asking for a commission.

Godzilla is a favorite these days by the looks of it!

Over the next month or so i will be posting photos of the commissions as they roll out!

Thank you ALL as i would never have achieved this without your support.

Mike.

Hey people!
Hope you all are having a great Xmas!

here's an update about Amala's Blade for Dark Horse Presents.
Click below to read the interview me & Steve Horton gave to Robot6's Brigid Alverson
[link]


ps there's quite a bit of concept art too!

Wow! Amala's Blade got a DD! [link]
thank you very much

Been working hard this past month on workshops for kids and the Amala's Blade story for Dark Horse
in fact just wrapping up the pencils for issue 10 of DHP and steamrolling into colours tomorrow!

exiting stuff and a great experience

hope you all enjoy the final story start Febuary 22nd 2012 in Dark Horse Presents #09.

DARK HORSE PRESENTS: AMALA'S BLADE IN FEBRUARY 2012!
Looks like the project i've been working on the last months has finally been announced!
here you have AMALA'S BLADE, with words by Steve Horton & art by me!

Cant wait for you all to this comic full of Steam-punk assassins and Cyborg-pirates!

Dark Horse Comics is proud to announce a brand new three-part story from Steve Horton (DC Holiday Special, Superman 80-Page Giant) and Michael Dialynas (Popgun, Trinkets) appearing in Dark Horse Presents #9 – Amala's Blade.

Amala was once chosen as a child to be the spiritual leader for her country, to unite the Purifiers and Modifiers and prevent war. She fled into the night. Twenty years of war later, she makes a living as an assassin, but her past is ever ready to catch up to her. Aboard a massive pirate ship, Amala stalks the fearsome pirate captain Cha'Kooh ... but the voices in her head, manifesting as ghosts, keep getting in the way!

Amala's Blade will be featured in issues #9, #10 & #11 of Dark Horse Presents.

"Amala's Blade is the steam punk-with-swords epic that I've been dying to tell," says Steve Horton, writer and letterer. "Thanks to the extraordinary and talented artist Michael Dialynas, we've brought Amala to life. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics, we've found an amazing and supportive publisher for our three-issue run in Dark Horse Presents. This story has heart, sword fighting, sarcasm, revenge, pirates, technologically modified villains, a girl steam punk heroine, and a robotic pirate monkey. What more do you need?" says Horton.
Dark Horse Presents #9 is out February 22nd, 2012!

Hey! Guess what?
The fist episode of my Greek webcomic "Gulliver the Giant Kitty"is up and hosted on SoComic.gr
You can take a look at the Whole episode by following the link below

www.socomic.gr/2011/10/gulliver-the-giand-kitty-the-beginning/

expect a lot of kitty madness to follow!!!

PS
You may also read other comics there by N.Stamatopoulos and V.Gkotzilas & K.Zaxopoulos!

hey guys
whats happening?
its been a really long time since i last updated my journal here ("cough" socialmediasfault!)

Any-who I've been really busy lately on some projects 'soon to be announced' and i'm really exited to share!

Recently i made a tribute poster for the American Gods Art Jam over a Super Punch and made a limited series of prints for my online shop [link]
and was wondering if anyone would like, care, buy a poster of the Doctor Who catching Starfish i did.
heres the link to the following picture: [link]


since i cant make a poll, i'm asking you all from here
so what do you think? be honest!

thanks in advance for the answers

Mike.

Getting things up and running lately with my On-line shop and decided to put the last 4 Kowel dolls for sale. With each Doll you also get a lustrous Beneath Bones print!

Link to The last 4 Kowel dolls @ the WoodenCrown Shop

The Transmetropolitan art book has 3 weeks left to reach its goal!
i've tweeted and shared about this project over the last couple of months and only yesterday i finished my contribution to the book. So today i'll post a little tease but if you want to see it whole thing then you're gonna have to buy the book!

Dont forget all donations go to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the Hero Initiative.


follow the link to see the full blogpost. [link]

or just skip ahead to Kickstarter and order the book! [link]

Wow i got a DD today! for my Stay for Breakfast comic! thanks
it's always a treat to find your DA overflowing with great comments!

Comicdom Press X-Mas Event with Swan Songs

A Greek post today about Comicdom's Christmas party/bazaar next weekend for the release of Swan Songs: Beneath Bones, the 150 strips of Balderduck, news about next years convention ect.

H Comicdom Press σας προσκαλεί το Σάββατο 18 Δεκεμβρίου, στις 5 το απόγευμα, στο bar Indigo (Θεμιστοκλέους 80, Πλατεία Εξαρχείων), για ένα Χριστουγεννιάτικο event, με παρουσιάσεις νέων έντυπων και ηλεκτρονικών comics, παζάρι με εκπτώσεις έως και -50% σε όλες τις παλιές μας εκδόσεις, διαγωνισμούς, αλλά και την ανακοίνωση της ημερομηνίας, της έκθεσης και των πρώτων καλεσμένων του COMICDOM CON ATHENS 2011!

Το πρόγραμμα του event περιλαμβάνει:

— Την κυκλοφορία της νέας σειράς comics του Μιχάλη Διαλυνά, SWAN SONGS, με τον δημιουργό να σκιτσάρει και να υπογράφει αντίτυπα του 1ου τεύχους!


— Το web-comic strip ΚΟΥΡΑΦΕΛΚΥΘΡΑ γιορτάζει τις 150 δημοσιεύσεις του, με ένα exclusive strip υπογεγραμμένο από τον δημιουργό του, Αντώνη Βαβαγιάννη, δώρο σε όσους αποκτήσουν το αλμπουμάκι!

— Signings καλλιτεχνών που φιλοξενούνται στις εκδόσεις μας.
— Άφθονο preview art από τα νέα έντυπα και ηλεκτρονικά comics της εκδοτικής μας: Ανάμεσά τους, το ΣΥΝΔΡΟΜΟ #4 σε σχέδιο Αλέξιας Οθωναίου, και το νέο web-comic του Γιώργου Καμπάδαη!

Και μην ξεχνάτε:

Όλες οι παλιές εκδόσεις μας θα διατίθενται με έκπτωση -50% και το album TRINKETS με έκπτωση -10%! Με κάθε αγορά, μπαίνετε στην κλήρωση για πλούσια δώρα!
Τέλος, όσοι παραβρεθείτε στο event, θα μάθετε πρώτοι:

— Το νέο TOP 100 του blog COMICDOM.GR! Μετά τη μεγάλη επιτυχία που σημείωσε το αφιέρωμα στα TOP 100 Comics των 00s, οι συντάκτες και οι συνεργάτες μας επιστρέφουν με μία ακόμη εντυπωσιακή λίστα!

— Τα ονόματα των δύο πρώτων διεθνών προσκεκλημένων, το θέμα της Έκθεσης και την ημερομηνία διεξαγωγής του COMICDOM CON ATHENS 2011!

Σας περιμένουμε όλους, για να υποδεχθούμε τις γιορτές, με θετική ενέργεια, πολύ μουσική και φυσικά all about comics!

Facebookers may RSVP here

more news about Swan Songs at the Wooden Crown [link]

Soooo
I am just starting to recover from the weekend.
things are starting to flow normally again, i think i will need an extra couple of days to get fully back on schedule.

i would like to thank everyone who passed by the booth and purchased TRINKETS.
i never thought that soooo many people would have wanted a copy.
so again... THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

plus i met a lot of new people, at least i think i did! after running around doing oddjobs and signing, everything was a blur
didnt manage to get all the books i wanted, so i think i will have to search the comic-shops especially for fanzines i didnt get at the con.



oh! and guess what? i walked away with 2 awards. [link] (designed by Tomek)
-Best Artist and Best Fanzine (for Snitch & Snatch)
that was a surprise i was not expecting so i thank the Comicdom Academy for picking me.

"This is only the beginning"

expect photos from the con soon and other bits and bobs!
and some time next week the book shall be in national bookshops
i will keep you posted!



PS
i have updated my shop with some copies of Trinkets and the remaining Group photo prints.
plus the now award winning Snitch and Snatch is still available too!
[link]
all copies of Trinkets are bilingual in Greek & English.

Mike.

wow!
now that was unexpected, i got a DD for a one-pager i did 4 years ago when i was working for a Greek satirical newspaper providing them with weekly one-pagers and strips. seem like ages ago

Sudoku [link]

thank you everyone who commented, visited and watched me yesterday!
much appreciated!

more news about upcoming comic releases in the next couple of weeks.
so stay tuned...

PS
please check out the following groups!

give it a clicky click for the wondrous glories of the B-A-S-I-L-I-S-K

Today i got my copies of the First issue of Mov. [link]
a new greek comic magazine which is also bilingual.
In this you will find my comic, "The Devils Bitter Taste"
plus comics by Taxis, Maniatopoulos, Botsos, Tomatozombie, Mazen Kerbaj & Mezzo - Pirus

Greek Readers can find the issue around and international people can get it at the Woodencrown shop. [link]

ps
will upload photo on the shop soon, having problems uploading right now.

yeah here it is and its simple [link]

in other things, prepping for future projects, jotting down ideas and circling calender days.

i also have plans to put up the Christmas tree this week, its gonna be fun!
more news to come!

tata for now.