Hey guys, it's Scott.

It's been a while. It is Friday, August 15th, the day before the anniversary of Elvis's death. It is Elvis Week. You should listen to some Elvis—The Sun Sessions, Back in Memphis, some great albums out there. I'll make a playlist for Tyler (check out our post from three years ago for a great selection):

But a bit of quick housekeeping. I'm going to do a longer post on Monday, talk about our trip to Ireland, talk about a bunch of things like some movies I saw, comics I'm loving, a lot built up that I want to talk about because I feel like I've been really inspired by a lot of stuff I've been exposed to recently. But this one is more of a housekeeping post. First and foremost, we're going to do a class next week on either Wednesday or Thursday! I’ll come up with a post over the weekend to let you know. We're going to have a special guest right now. We're still figuring it out. The person that I'm really hoping to do it with has been sick from a convention. So we're not sure if they can make it. No big deal if they can't, we'll figure something out. But announcement coming soon. So plan on having class next week!

So we also have a bunch of exciting stuff either coming out this coming week or having its Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) this week. So first, Absolute Batman #11, the origin of Absolute Bane by me and Clay Mann.

Clay changed up his style entirely for this issue. I can't tell you how excited I am about it. It really crystallizes everything that we've been trying to express about who our Bane is and it's got a cliffhanger that pushes the story forward in a major way. So we really hope you enjoy it. Again, I can't tell you how great I am to Clay, to Ivan Plascencia for colors, (Eisner Award-winning) Clayton Cowles for letters, all of it. It's an issue I'm really proud of. And before I forget, this Monday is FOC for the next issue (#12) from me and Nick Dragotta! Really great covers for that one.

Also FOC-ing on Monday is The Department of Truth #0, which has a backup by me and Josh Hickson all about Elvis. Perfect for Elvis week. It's all about one of the Department of Truth agents, Huck, who chases down strange fictions like Bigfoot, going to Graceland in the 1970s because Elvis has become something really phenomenal, terrifying, and wondrous. So I hope you'll check it out. It's a real personal story, but it's also big and bombastic and has spies and Russian intrigue and conspiracy theories and all kinds of stuff. So you have to order that Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday. But do it before that. Do it Sunday because some things have FOC on Sunday.

Also, Undiscovered Country #32 comes out next week on Wednesday. Can't wait for you to read it. We're nearing the end of this epic saga about a twisted America closed off from the rest of the world. Really excited for you guys to see this one!

And I also wanted to give a shout to a book that I think is fantastic. It's by pal Stephanie Phillips and Marc Laming. It's called Endeavour. It's from DSTLRY, and it's like an incredibly action-packed, tension-filled, Lord of the Flies-style story on a cruise ship. You don't want to miss it. It FOCs Monday, so please, please pre-order it. Again, a great book by great creators.

Anyway, if you're anywhere near Tulsa tomorrow, Saturday the 16th, I'll be signing books at Impulse Creations in Tulsa itself. I'm flying in and out on the same day because I'm a lunatic, but I really wanted to support a great store for being so enthusiastic about everything we're doing at DC. Sorry, Quinn's banging on the door. Hey, honey. Again, if you're anywhere near there, come by. I'd love to say hello.

And I think that's about it for this one. So yes, I'll do a bigger post on Monday. We'll have class during the week. Check out Absolute Batman. And yeah, just can't wait for you guys to see everything we're cooking up. And I can't thank you enough, man. Everything's been great. And I'll fill you in on our life and everything going on early next week. Bye!

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