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4 Seconds Press Roundup!
4 Seconds is my original comics property, published by Mark Waid’s Thrillbent!
Here is a roundup all all the press the series has attracted so far (and this list is kept updated here, let me know if I’ve missed something!)
4 Seconds is a noir thriller about a petty thief who discovers she can see four seconds into the future. That’s just enough precognition to get into trouble, but not nearly enough time to pull off the heist that will save her sister’s life.
4 Seconds is a digital-native comic story that expands the boundaries of storytelling thanks to Thrillbent’s unique platform.
>>>>>>>> READ 4 SECONDS FOR FREE BY CLICKING HERE <<<<<<<
The 4 Seconds Team
- Writer: Paul O’Connor
Homepage, Instagram, Twitter - Artist: Karl Kesel
Homepage, Twitter - Colorist: Grace Allison
Homepage, Twitter - Letterer: Troy Peteri
Twitter - Designer: Billy King
Homepage, Instagram, Twitter - Editor: Mark Waid
Homepage, Twitter, Twitter
Making Of 4 Seconds
The 2014 Comic-Con open microphone pitch contest where I won the opportunity to create 4 Seconds.
Thrillbent blog about the contest.
Thrillbent’s Mark Waid discusses the pitch contest. Listen for the part where Mark told me “not to get hit by a bus!”
New York Daily News article about the pitch contest.
Interview at Mars Will Send No More (includes concept art!)
Interview with the creators at Diamond Comics Distributing’s Scoop.
4 Seconds Press
Thrillbent Blog announcing publication.
Facebook plug by DC Comics Group Editor Jim Chadwick.
Announcement at Between The Pages (includes cakes!)
Announcement at Comicosity.
Announcement at Bronze Age Babies (bottom)
Announcement at Mars Will Send No More!
Podcast interview with Her Dork World/His Dork World.
Podcast interview at We Talk Comics.
Review at ReGeeken.
The Making Of 4 Seconds
My good buddy at Mars Will Send No More has published an interview with your humble narrator about my original digital comic book, 4 Seconds, at his eponymous site.
4 Seconds is FREE to read online at Thrillbent!
Visit Mars Will Send No More for a 4 Seconds deep dive featuring script samples and original concept art by design wizard Billy King!
Thanks to Mars Will Send No More for his in-depth interview!
4 Seconds Is Here!
It has been a long and winding road, but my original comics story 4 Seconds has been published at last!
4 Seconds is a noir thriller about a petty thief who discovers she can see four seconds into the future. That’s just enough precognition to get into trouble, but not nearly enough time to pull off the heist that will save her sister’s life.
4 Seconds is published by Mark Waid’s Thrillbent. It is a digital comic that takes full advantage of the online storytelling medium — it is not a “motion comic” or a conventional comic placed online, but instead a new way of telling comic book stories. It is a complete story and it is 100% FREE to read RIGHT NOW at Thrillbent.com!
I will have plenty more to say about the production of 4 Seconds in later posts — from the book’s origin as a fifteen second pitch that won Mark Waid’s open story competition at San Diego Comic-Con, through the research I did into the comics storytelling form, to the concept art we developed to show you exactly what it is like to see four seconds into the future … but for now, please mouse on over to Thrillbent and read 4 Seconds!
(And then come back here and tell me what you think!)
My heartfelt thanks go out to publisher Mark Waid, my artistic partner Karl Kesel, visual designer Billy King, and the entire 4 Seconds team for busting their asses bringing this story to life! It has been the “thrill” of a lifetime working on this project … so go read it, already!
The creative team:
- Writer: Paul O’Connor
Homepage, Instagram, Twitter - Artist: Karl Kesel
Homepage, Twitter - Colorist: Grace Allison
Homepage, Twitter - Letterer: Troy Peteri
Twitter - Designer: Billy King
Homepage, Instagram, Twitter - Editor: Mark Waid
Homepage, Twitter, Twitter
March Madness Super-Animal Showdown — Final Four!
The NCAA Basketball Tournaments may be calling it quits, but the March Madness Super-Animal Showdown is just getting to the good stuff!
Our Final Four is set after a quarterfinals round that saw favorites Krypto and Howard the Duck cruise into their semi-final matchup, while underdogs Devil Dinosaur and Lockjaw both scored upsets to set the stage for an all-Kirby semi on the other side of the bracket!
Let’s meet our Final Four!
Krypto
#1 overall seed. Defeated Max, G’nort, and Comet to reach the Final Four.
First appearance: Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955). Created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan.
Howard the Duck
#4 seed. Defeated Hoppy the Wonder Bunny, Throg, and Gorilla Grodd to reach the Final Four.
First appearance: Adventure Into Fear #19 (December 1973). Created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik.
Devil Dinosaur & Moon Boy
#7 seed, and entered the tournament as a “play-in” candidate, having been passed over in the committee’s initial seeding. Defeated Titano, Mr. Mind, and Rocket Raccoon to reach the Final Four.
First appearance: Devil Dinosaur #1 (April 1978). Created by Jack Kirby.
Lockjaw
#11 seed, and the lowest seed still standing, wearing Cinderella’s glass slippers on all four of his floppy feet. Defeated Lockheed, Ace the Bat-Hound, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to round out the Final Four!
First appearance: Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965). Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
All right … you know the drill … it’s time to vote for your favorite Super-Animals! Here are the semi-final matches!
Krypto (d. Comet, 79-21), vs. Howard the Duck (d. Gorilla Grodd, 56-44)
Devil Dinosaur & Moon Boy (d. Rocket Raccoon, 60-40) vs. Lockjaw (d Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 67-33)
Here’s your up-to-the-second tournament breakdown!
Some tasty match-ups here … and the Final is going to be amazing! Meet me back here next week for the championship match, and be sure to cheer on your favorite in the comments section, below!
dangvozden
Paul O'Connor
Kris (not Chris)
markginocchio
miloapama
Dean Compton
Moya
ryanmcswain
