Andrew Pepoy and Simone & Ajax spring into 2023!
All of 2022 seems like a blur! SO much work on the new Simone & Ajax book and so many comic-cons. Sorry for no update in so long, but here’s the latest…
First off, The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My! is printed and available! A brand-new, 128-page, full-color, hardcover collection of four Simone & Ajax adventures! It's not available in most comics shops, but it is available directly form me via my Indiegogo page (click HERE to order it). You can read more about it there. I'm very proud of how it turned out. It's full of fun, cheesy jokes, and silly (and occasionally spooky) adventures. You can also read free previews (click HERE to go right to the previews) of the stories at Simone & Ajax's webpage.
Other Simone & Ajax news is that they are now on Instagram! Follow them @simoneandajax
image © Andrew Pepoy
I'm still working on Phantastes for Cave Pictures Publishing. It's a graphic novel adaptation of George MacDonald's highly-influencial, Victorian fantasy novel, "Phantastes," adapted by Meredith Finch, with art on chapters 1-3 by Christine Norrie and on chapters 4-6 by me. Its Indiegogo campaign is live right now, so I hope you'll check it out. You can get it in digital, softcover, or hardcover. Thanks! Phantastes —a graphic novel by Cave Pictures Publishing — Indiegogo. Here's a peek at a page from my first issue:
Simone & Ajax need YOUR help! It's time to nominate comics for the prestigious Ringo Awards, named after my late friend, Mike Wieringo, given each year at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Anyone, including YOU, can nominate a comic for the awards, and I'm asking for your help by doing that for Simone & Ajax and me. If you enjoyed the colorful adventures of our intrepid twosome, I hope you will go to https://ringoawards.survey.fm/ringo-awards-2023-nominations and make the following nominations:
-Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Andrew Pepoy for “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!”
-Best Colorist: Jason Millet for “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!”
-Best Cover Artist: Andrew Pepoy for “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!”
-Best Original Graphic Novel: “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!” by Andrew Pepoy
-Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!” by Andrew Pepoy
-Best Humor Comic: “The Adventures of Simone & Ajax: Lemmings and Tigers and Bears! Oh, My!” by Andrew Pepoy
You don't have to submit a nomination to other categories, so don't worry about that, but, hey, if there are some other comics you like that came out in 2022, go for it! Support the comics! You can do this until May 11th, but the sooner the better, so you don't wake up on May 12th and wish you'd remembered. I'll be very grateful for your help. Getting a nomination is very helpful for getting the book some exposure.
The 2023 comic-con season is under way, and Simone & Ajax and I have our first convention of the year at the end of the month, MegaCon FanExpo Orlando, March 30-April 2, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. I will (tentatively) be at table P109. I'll be set up with original art and comics (including the new Simone & Ajax book) by me, as well as prints, and be doing commissions. If you'd like to pre-book a spot on my commission list, please email me at pepoycomics@gmail.com. Please come by and say HI!
I'll be doing many more conventions this year and will have more details next time, but I plan to do:
Three Rivers Comic-Con in Pittsburgh
HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC
Wyoming Pop Culture Con in Casper, Wyoming
San Diego Comic-Con
Terrificon in Connecticut
FanExpo Chicago
Baltimore Comic-Con
New York Comic-Con
Grand Rapids Comic-Con
and possibly a few others.
If you'd like to see me at your local con, please reach out to the con and ask for me. I'd love to meet some of you and tell you more about Simone & Ajax, show you original art, and more. You can always find out where I’ll be appearing by checking the EVENTS page.