Tuesday, April 12, 2011

frost-bit (poem)

Ashes form clouds over the snow covered ground,
that rain dreams of a man who has never been found,
who has never been searched for,
but who has watched himself drown,
while his friends fight back tears in hopes of holding him up.

But his heart is too heavy, 
and he has broken his crown,
so his nightmares spill out and take control of the world.

Now his mother's the queen, 
taking more than she gives,
parading around with the dreams that he often kept hidden.

And his soul's in the streets,
hungry and looking for shelter,
ready to sell its allegiance to the first one that helps.

But the first one's too nice, 
and next one's too mean,
but the third is just right, 
they only want him to scream,
they only want him to dance, 
they just don't want him to think,
because his thoughts would bring light to the illusions they use.

And yes, they need their illusions,
because they too were once lost,
until they found that no purpose was the purpose that works,

But the world's now a monster,
its walls are lined with his nightmares,
and recent pictures of his mother, the dysfunctional queen.

So now he wants to escape,
he tries his best to scream louder,
he tries his best to dance faster,
he tries his best to strut prouder,
but still his balance gives way to weight of his world.

Alas his demons catch up...
before his loved ones could find him.


Tuesday, April 5, 2011

INKBOT INVADES NYC's 2011 MOCCA FESTIVAL!!!

Hey Inkbots,


Since we’re all getting ready for the NYC Mocca festival I figured now would be a good time to post our event schedule for this weekend, as well as a preview of what you can expect :)


2011 MOCCA FESTIVAL: INKBOT’S  MEET & GREET SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 9th, 2011 
11-1pm:  Christian Rubiano & Jan Velazquez (Zomboy, Genesis, The Blue Bullet)
1-3pm: Christian Rubiano & Louie Chin (Odessa, Womp)
3-4pm: Gary Cohen & Allen Yuen (mallville, Allen Shrugged)
4-6pm: Brent Martone & Clay Graham (Revolvers, American Ambition, K)


Sunday, April 9th, 2011
11-1pm: Christian Rubiano & Jan Velazquez (Zomboy, Genesis, The Blue Bullet)
1pm-2pm: Christian Rubiano & Louie Chin (Odessa, Womp)
2pm- 3pm: Christian Rubiano & Allen Yuen (Genesis, Allen Shrugged)
3-5pm: Brent Martone & Clay Graham (Revolvers, American Ambition, K)
5-6pm: Christian Rubiano & Louie Chin (Odessa, Womp)


Below is a list of just some of the exciting things you can expect to find at our table!
LOTS OF FREE GIVEAWAYS  (pens, posters, postcards, stickers, etc…)
COMMISSIONED ART from all of your favorite Inkbot artists.
BOOKS FOR SALE including…Revolvers One shot  (show exclusive)
                                                    Zomboy issues 1 & 2 
                                                    Odessa Graphic Novel 
                                                    Louie Chin’s Womp Collection Vol. 1 
                                                    Allen Shrugged Collection Vol. 1


Below is a diagram of where we are on the convention floor :)




Finally, if you’re not sure where the show is, and you’re too lazy to google it (it happens), here’s the dates and location of NYC’s 2011 Mocca Festival:


MoCCA Fest 2011!
A Fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art-MoCCA
Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th 11am-6pm
At the Lexington Avenue Armory
68 Lexington Ave (Between 25th &26th Streets)
New York City


See you this weekend Inkbots!
p.s.
Follow me on twitter: @Inkbot01

Saturday, April 2, 2011

No puedo dormir (poem)

The little children on the train
are praying for the winds of change
till it blows them off and takes away
the very lives they hoped to gain


The little children on the train
are staring at the passing planes
They're wishing they could fly away
till the train brakes hard and ends their day


The little children on the train
our singing our their loved ones names
till the men get mad and end the game
by taking all their smiles away


Dear little children on the train
just scream until we hear your names
and cry until you flood our plains
but please get off that fucking train

Lots of changes, lots of updates

Hey Inkbots,


This has been a crazy week for me personally and professionally, but this site, and all of your support has helped me through it :)


Tell us what you think!
Starting next week we will have comments sections up for all of our titles. Now, I know some of you may be thinking that "its about time," but in truth we kept it that way in hopes that more of you would participate in the forum discussion. Still, we look forward to hearing from you guys. So please don't be shy. Feel free to tell us how much you love us or hate us (I swear, its okay).


With the launch of the comments section come a slew of big title releases. This Monday we will post an update to one of our most popular Steampunk novels "K," along with updates to mallville and Womp! Then on Wednesday, we post an update to THE most popular Steampunk title on the site, Revolvers, as well as updates to Genesis, American Ambition, and Allen Shrugged.


The launch of a new era
If there's one thing that defines this site, aside from our high quality titles, its our consistent update schedule. We are one of the very few web comic sites that update multiple titles on a weekly basis. And this past Monday we introduced a new title to the family, Genesis.


Genesis is my attempt at crafting an edgy, mostly silent, post apocalyptic tale, where the main character is a combination of the environment and the story's "protagonist." Genesis is also my attempt at bringing another dimension to our weekly update schedule. So now we can honestly say that we have something for everybody :)


MOCCA FESTIVAL
We're only a week away from the 2011 Mocca Festival, which means that if you are in the tri-state area, you'll have a chance to meet your favorite Inkbot artists, as well as several other talented creators in the independent circuit.  http://www.moccany.org/content/mocca-festival


Art Corner
I know I promised that the Inkbot Art Corner would be up this week, but we wanted to make sure that it was perfect before launching it. So, expect it to be up by Monday, April 11th (no if, ands, or buts) :)


INKBOT HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH GRAPHIC.LY!
That's right. If you own any kind of smart phone or digital pad, then you can own some of your favorite Inkbot titles in just a few days! Also, to celebrate this joyous occasion we will be offering some of our titles FOR FREE! 


Finally, as a little token of our appreciation, here's another sample of some of the great artwork that will be featured on the Inkbot Art Corner (p.s. one of them is the cover to my new online novel)






HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!