Captain Obese Returns

Press release:

 

We may not like to admit it but there are fat people roaming the earth.

It is true!

They are not just a few pounds overweight, either. These people are huge, three-hundred, four-hundred, even five-hundred pound folks that are so fat they pose a danger to themselves and the people around them.

Every day more of them show up as America struggles with an obesity problem that is epidemic. Over 30% of Americans are obese making the good old USA the fattest country in the world.

So let's not be ignorant. Pretending that fat people don't exist is like pretending that there are no such things as black people, gay people, or women that are more than sex objects.

Fat people are real. Real people with hopes and dreams, fears and joys, loves and hates. Look in the mirror. You may be one.

So please do not get pious and all politically correct when you read the following:

CO2 Comics announces that CAPTAIN OBESE by Don Lomax will be the latest feature added to the popular webcomic site http://www.co2comics.com/!

That's right.

CAPTAIN OBESE is a comic about a morbidly obese superhero that was previously published in the 1980's by Warp Graphics and disappeared from the comics mostly because it is politically incorrect to notice fat people in popular media unless you are trying to shrink them back to normal size.

It is OK for shows like Biggest Loser to capitalize on fat people because it's objective is to get rid of them by teaching them the healthier ways of the thin world.

I'm sorry, but CAPTAIN OBESE is fat and he is making no apologies for his size.

He is fat, proud, and most of all, he is back!

What makes CAPTAIN OBESE special. His creator, Don Lomax.

Don is, without question, graphically and literally, the most brutally honest comic creator I can remember ever seeing in print.

His Harvey nominated Vietnam Journal which is currently published by Transfuzion Publishing and his work on the Marvel comic The 'NAM is testimony to his ability and willingness to tell it like it is. Don lays it out on the page, panel after panel and pulls no punches. Don draws from experience, having served in Vietnam and it shows in the work which is described as the most accurate graphic depiction of the Vietnam War, ever.

Whether it is war comics or the tremendous volume of adult comix that Don has created in his four decades as a comic artist, one thing is certain, Don is not timid when it comes to laying down the ink. His images are exquisitely rendered and often openly raw.

Of all Don Lomax's works, CAPTAIN OBESE may be one of his most tame and easily digested by the faint of heart. That still will not prevent people from being uncomfortable with the idea of a fat guy in long underwear and a cape throwing his weight around for truth, justice, and the American way.

My suggestion to those dissenters, "Get over it!"

There's a new superhero in town, his name is CAPTAIN OBESE, and he is fat.

Too Bad! Go eat a cheeseburger or two.

Raine Szramski at CO2 Comics

From CO2 Comics:

CO2 Comics forecasts a lot of Raine this summer.


Raine Szramski, that is.

Raine is a fine illustrator that dazzles with fantasy paintings executed in gouache, the medium of choice for many of the greatest illustrators in history. Raine's use of this opaque and often overlooked form of watercolor creates a brilliant world of the fantastic, filled with fairies, heroes, maidens and villains that are rendered with an angelic luster that can only be executed by a master artist who has discovered a creative niche that is personal and unique.

Raine Szramski may seem like a new name on the comic scene but in truth, she has made the journey and paid the dues that entitle her to as a veteran. Raine's credits include Child's Play the Series, and Scaramouch for Innovation, DC Comics' Who's Who, First's adaption of the television series Beauty and the Beast which featured Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlma and work for other indy publishers like Opposite Numbers and Comics Zone.

Besides her comic work, Raine has illustrated for children's books, magazines and corporate clients like Pez Candy and Borders Book Stores.

Despite her work for others Raine finds time to continue to paint for herself and has many images available to view on Devient Art and for purchase on Cafe Press.

http://www.co2comics.com/pages/co2_heaven_and_the_dead_city.html

Now she brings her unique blend of llustration, storytelling, and romance of fantasy to the web pages of CO2 Comics where she will introduce Heaven and the Dead City which has never been published anywhere before.

Raine spoils us with lush cover art vibrant with an eery quality that haunts and invites readers as it opens a portal to a tale rendered in myriad tones of black and white that lend to the compilation of a graphic novel that will belong on the shelf of lovers of comics, fantasy, mystery and romance.

With over seventy pages in various stages of completion and more on the fire, there will be plenty of reason for readers to return to CO2 Comics to support and follow the development of something special.

So get your Raine gear out. Bookmark Heaven and the Dead City in your favorites, brew some hot tea, and enjoy!

CO2 COMICS, Making comics because We want to!

CO2 Comics Has Steve Lafler

from Gerry Giovinco of CO2 Comics:

CO2 Comics and Steve Lafler Together at Last.

Bill and I first met Steve Lafler back in the early eighties at one of the many comic conventions that we frequented as we promoted our then upstart comics publishing company, Comico. Steve was a regular at most of them, so it could have been in Chicago, Houston, San Diego or any of the many along the road.

Comic conventions have two parts to them. The first part is the convention itself, were you are tied to the booth greeting fans, occasionally sneaking away to network when things are slow. The second part happens after the hall is closed, at dinners and hospitality parties with new and old friends. These are usually fun gatherings that run into the wee hours of the night and are where networking, bonding, and most of the real business of comics gets done.

Being rookies at the game, my young partners and I did our best to fit in at those get-togethers and find acceptance among the comics professionals, many of which were our own personal heroes. Among them all, Steve stood out as a mentor and a role model for reasons that were personal to all of us at Comico. Steve's style was unique and clearly not mainstream, his subject matter was psychedelic with a twist of the occult and, most importantly, he too was a self- publisher standing alone at the helm of the imprint Cat-Head Comics pushing his own black-and-white comic, Dog Boy.

Steve's acceptance, enthusiasm, and infectious attitudes about individuality, creator's rights, and independent publishing were refreshing, supportive and motivating to us, especially since they paralleled our own commitments towards publishing comics.

Flash forward nearly three decades and little has changed.

Comico has long escaped Bill and I but our latest creation, CO2 Comics, has given us a new vehicle by which to present our own work and the work of other great comic talents that share our vision of a cooperative environment where comic creators can support each other creatively and economically through cross promotion on the internet and using the accessibility of self publishing resources.

Steve Lafler is still doing his own thing having published over fifty comics himself. Steve also has had the luxury of seeing his work also published by Fantagraphics and Top Shelf Productions. He has had the opportunity to brag that his Bughouse graphic novel has been declared one of the top 100 best comics of the last decade and he continues to self publish and explore the boundaries of the medium by posting his comics in blog format and publishing via Print on Demand.

Steve's enthusiasm remains unbridled as evidenced by this recent facebook quote "I can't believe how much goddamn fun it is to slap ink on bristol board, holding a brush sideways to draw tire treads. Livin' the dream, baby."

So it is no wonder that the time has finally come for CO2 Comics and Steve Lafler to work together doing what we do best, have fun making the best comics we know how.

CO2 Comics is more than proud to be presenting Steve' earliest professional work,
Dog Boy http://www.co2comics.com/pages/co2_dogboy.html and his most current work El Vocho http://www.co2comics.com/pages/co2_el_vocho.html, which will soon be available as a graphic novel published by Steve himself under his Manx Media Label.

To view more of Steve Lafler's other available titles visit this link: http://www.stevelafler.net/

While you are there, buy some comics and get one of those cool "El Vocho" t-shirts!

Don't forget to support all the other creators on CO2 Comics who have provided over 400 pages of comics. Do so by reading their work, visiting the provided links and purchasing related products.

CO2 Comics is committed to delivering great comics direct to the consumer. We have recently reached our one millionth hit on the site and would like to thank you for your appreciation, enthusiasm, and support. Please share your experience with your friends.

Making comics because I want to,
Gerry Giovinco