Scratch9 got a nice mention from the Forty Year-Old Fanboy Blog this week. His is apparently a family that reads comics together, and the family youngster has taken a shine to ol’ Scratch: “The Kid gave Scratch9 a look, and it’s now her other Wednesday Night Thing, next to her future husband Sonic the...
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We got a terrific surprise driving 12 mile road in Madison Heights this week: What a swell shout-out from our friends at Madison Veterinary Hospital, one of the best pet care facilities in Michigan. They’re also the folks that cared for the real-life counterparts to Scratch and Ichirou for over 17 years!
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Look what comics creator Jesse Hughes sent us! It’s a swell illustration of Scratch9′s N3K0 and Jesse’s own Cosmicat adventuring like crazy together!
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We ran into our friends from the Comics Continuum at the Detroit Fanfare show! Here’s Jordan Trovillion quizzing Scratch9 creator Rob Worley about what comes next for our favorite super cat!
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Who: Scratch9 creator Rob M. Worley is among the guests at the first annual Detroit Fanfare When: October 30-31, 2010. Where: The Hyatt Regency in Dearborn – 600 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, MI, 48126 More Where: Find Rob at Booth #63! What: Rob will have copies of the first two issues of Scratch9...
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So this is awesome: Joe Foo is the creator of the super-fun comic Desmond’s Comic. It’s about a scrappy Wolverine (from Michigan, natch) named Desmond who is famous for playing Snapper Wolf, the star of a video game called SnapGrabbem! Imagine our surprise when we saw this week’s Halloween-oriented installment of Desmond’s Comic and...
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Katherine Dacey of the Good Comics For Kids blog at School Library Journal posted a fantastic interview with Scratch9 creator Rob Worley last week.  They talked about early influences, the state of kids comics and the challenges of writing engaging material for young readers. Here’s an excerpt: Another way kids get short-changed is by...
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Press Release First Issue of SCRATCH9 Sells Out from Ape Entertainment New All-Ages Title is a Runaway Hit! (San Diego,CA-October 25, 2010) – Ape Entertainment is pleased to announce that the new all-ages comic Scratch9 #1 written and created by Rob M. Worley and illustrated by Jason T. Kruse, has sold out from the...
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One of the cool people we met at New York Comic-Con was cartoonist Caanan Grall. He’s famous for creating Celadore, which was a winning entry on Zuda and is now in print from DC Comics. We’re reading the book now and it’s terrific. Celadore is a relentless vampire-hunting woman who gets bushwacked by some...
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