GOING LEAN & CLEAN
With so much accumulated production time that has been lost due to numerous Independent Contractors, QEW Publishing is choosing to go lean and clean. With every first-time endeavor there are usually a series of learning curves that must be negotiated. Lessons to be learned and later applied to other future endeavors. QEW Publishing has learned that time is truly of the essence. Over the last five years, projects have been have been afflicted with lost production time. This is mostly due to Independent Contractors, or ICs whose contracts with QEW have either been terminated for poor performances, lack of communications, or who have voluntarily dropped off creative teams for whatever reasons in the midst of production processes. This unfortunate activity has not only served to set back productions significantly, but it has also affected QEW’s ability to maintain its progressive momentum consistently and ensure to its prospective publishers that it can deliver its finished products in timely manner. Going lean and clean is the only way to help resolve this issue. This means that QEW will be enacting a whole new criterion in the future for determining which projects that are currently active now will remain so. Emphasis will be solely on the communications, performances, and progress of its ICs. If any of these factors began to deteriorate for any IC in the midst of any project beyond recovery, that IC will be terminated immediately and the project they are contracted on will be deemed defunct so that it will be aborted and archived indefinitely. Though this may be potentially further debilitating to productive momentum and morale, it may be more practical to jettison projects that whose productions have gone stagnant due to one or more failing ICs on a creative team rather to continue to waste time. And time here is indeed of the essence.
QEW PUBLISHING DIRECT
QEW Publishing’s cornerstone division, QEW Publishing SPEC, has proven to be quite efficient since its operations have begun six years ago. Numerous of its independently created comics have been licensed to publishers after their successful “speculative” solicitation. Therefore, QEW Publishing has chosen to form QEW Publishing DIRECT, a new division to help QEW Publishing establish its own network for the sole purposes of “direct” self-publication, print-on-demand publication, and even distribution. QEW Publishing is currently in the process of laying the groundwork for launching this division by settling brokering agreements with two independent publishers to distribute their respective comics via QEW Publishing’s emerging distributorship to retailers across the state of Washington. The efforts that are being made now may help to solidify a new independent network of multi-regional distributors that could greatly benefit QEW Publishing’s own self-publications in the future.
QUARTERSTONE COMICS & RAW ENTERTAINMENT
Independent publishers, Quarterstone Comics and RAW Entertainment, have accepted QEW Publishing’s offer to broker the distribution of their comics via QEW Publishing DIRECT. Quarterstone Comics’ SAVIOR and RAW Entertainment’s ALIEN PIG FARM 3000 and BAD PLANET are the titles of the comics that will be distributed. Quarterstone Comics is founded by writer/publisher, David Laveck. RAW Entertainment is founded by writer/actor Thomas Jane. Both studios are based in California.
DARK POWERS
After a somewhat lengthy sabbatical to resolve some personal challenges, inker Manual Colon has returned recovered and has still managed to nearly complete the inking applications for the final issues, DARK POWERS #5 & #6, and is currently submitting segments of his finished work of the sequentials so that the lettering of this miniseries can proceed. On another note, new a colorist has fortunately recently replaced colorist Santosh Kumar Rath, who has been incommunicado for several months. The new colorist is artist, Alex Araiza.
BLOOD & SILVER
Thom Fuegel has literally been doing a spectacular job coloring this miniseries and is near completing his task. QEW Publishing has happily permitted the results of Thom’s handiwork on sequentials comprising BLOOD & SILVER #1, #2, & #3 be prominently displayed on his own ComicSpace page.
CODY COYOTE
David Laveck of Quarterstone Comics continues his effort at lettering this 4-part action/adventure miniseries.
HERO FANTASY CLUB
Due his unexplained state of self-imposed exile, colorist Garth Graham has been relieved of his post on this miniseries. Meanwhile, a new prospect is being considered to replace him.
THE GIFTED
Finally! The former energy and productive momentum of this creator-owned project of creator/artist, Chad Dulac, has been restored to its full potential, as Gabriel Armenta has been relieved as colorist to be replaced by talented newcomer, Michael Spicer. His coloring applications and enthusiasm has resuscitated the spirit of THE GIFTED’s production.
VOID XANADU
Writer Joshua Wagner has only to finish his rewriting of the script for VOID XANADU #6 and he will fulfilled his tasks after submission and review. Penciler Joshua Mathus is nearly done with sequentials for VOID XANADU #3 and he will soon begin on VOID XANADU #4. Inker Kelli Michelle Andrews diligently continues her “holding pattern” for more penciled sequentials to ink, and although John Febonio has chosen to leave this project as its colorist, new colorist Michelle Davies has accepted the opportunity to join the VX Team to replace him. She’s already prepped 10 pages of sequentials for coloring application.
BLOOD RED
Due to the sudden loss of communication with penciling artist, Shane Curran, production of this particular project has officially been postponed until further notice. Efforts to restore production to replace will not take place. It has been aborted and this particular project will now be archived indefinitely.
ARACHNE
Penciler Andrew Bower completes some revisions for pages of issue #1 and he has completed and submitted all penciled art for issue #2. Meanwhile QEW Publishing hopes to maintain the unity of the rest of this creative team by urging more finished inks from Le Beau Underwood as not to jeopardize the deadline of colorist, Rob Beachler.
VERMICIDE: DEATH BY WORM
As soon as she’s done applying all her finishing touches on page 4 and the front and back inside covers, this 1-shot horror comic will have finally been completed and ready for submission for printing.
THE 1,000-YEAR NIGHT
Accolades continue to abound for artist, Peter White, who has managed to his progress to ensue, having now completed a total of ten finished sequential pages of this graphic novel.
RETROMECH
Despite his current juggling of other projects at the moment, Taylor Bills continues his impressive role as penciler. He has successfully completed the visual breakdowns for issues #1, #2, and #3, and will soon be done with breakdowns for issue #4.
YO-YO
Tragically, the production of this 4-part, original miniseries has failed to remain intact until its conclusion as its new penciling artist; Zeca Teixeira has recently and reluctantly opted to drop from the project as penciler. Efforts to restore production to replace will not take place. It has been aborted and this particular project will now be archived indefinitely.
PHANTASMAGLORIA
Artist Lauren Westendorf continues her magnificent performance, having completed a total of 29 sequentials of this 40-page original graphic novella written by Beth Wade.
THE DEPENDENTS
After a major setback of the previous colorist’s application being rejected by Arcana Studios, Ben Hansen, the penciler of THE DEPENDENTS, has now successfully vetted a replacement colorist named Chris Hagerman, who has signed up with QEW Publishing to help Ben and the rest of this creative team to complete this miniseries’ production.
DIABOLICUS
Fresh out of QEW Publishing’s Creative Centrifuge mentioned in the first quarter’s edition emerges a new comic miniseries as writer Curtis Lawson and new penciling artist William “Billy” Graves now form the creative team of the production of a new 4-part steampunk/fantasy adventure.
ANTARES
Another emergence from the Creative Centrifuge mentioned in the last edition of the QPQ here features another creative team comprised of veteran writer Jason Sinclair and penciling artist Toni Handoko of Indonesia, who have helped to launch production of new 3-part, Sci-Fi horror miniseries set 600 million light years from Earth.
PIX
QEW Publishing exercises its fourth attempt to launch the production of this 4-part, action/fantasy miniseries about a kingdom of faeriefolk defending their homeland from marauding imps by forming a new creative team with new penciling comic book artist, April Solomon, and colorist Sinclair Klugarsh. April has already begun to produce her finished penciled sequentials for PIX #1.
QEW PUBLISHING TWEETS
Periodic “tweets” by writer and QEW Publishing founder, Quenton Shaw, of ongoing developments and events inside the QEW Publishing matrix can now be followed at http://twitter.com/QuentonShaw
With so much accumulated production time that has been lost due to numerous Independent Contractors, QEW Publishing is choosing to go lean and clean. With every first-time endeavor there are usually a series of learning curves that must be negotiated. Lessons to be learned and later applied to other future endeavors. QEW Publishing has learned that time is truly of the essence. Over the last five years, projects have been have been afflicted with lost production time. This is mostly due to Independent Contractors, or ICs whose contracts with QEW have either been terminated for poor performances, lack of communications, or who have voluntarily dropped off creative teams for whatever reasons in the midst of production processes. This unfortunate activity has not only served to set back productions significantly, but it has also affected QEW’s ability to maintain its progressive momentum consistently and ensure to its prospective publishers that it can deliver its finished products in timely manner. Going lean and clean is the only way to help resolve this issue. This means that QEW will be enacting a whole new criterion in the future for determining which projects that are currently active now will remain so. Emphasis will be solely on the communications, performances, and progress of its ICs. If any of these factors began to deteriorate for any IC in the midst of any project beyond recovery, that IC will be terminated immediately and the project they are contracted on will be deemed defunct so that it will be aborted and archived indefinitely. Though this may be potentially further debilitating to productive momentum and morale, it may be more practical to jettison projects that whose productions have gone stagnant due to one or more failing ICs on a creative team rather to continue to waste time. And time here is indeed of the essence.
QEW PUBLISHING DIRECT
QEW Publishing’s cornerstone division, QEW Publishing SPEC, has proven to be quite efficient since its operations have begun six years ago. Numerous of its independently created comics have been licensed to publishers after their successful “speculative” solicitation. Therefore, QEW Publishing has chosen to form QEW Publishing DIRECT, a new division to help QEW Publishing establish its own network for the sole purposes of “direct” self-publication, print-on-demand publication, and even distribution. QEW Publishing is currently in the process of laying the groundwork for launching this division by settling brokering agreements with two independent publishers to distribute their respective comics via QEW Publishing’s emerging distributorship to retailers across the state of Washington. The efforts that are being made now may help to solidify a new independent network of multi-regional distributors that could greatly benefit QEW Publishing’s own self-publications in the future.
QUARTERSTONE COMICS & RAW ENTERTAINMENT
Independent publishers, Quarterstone Comics and RAW Entertainment, have accepted QEW Publishing’s offer to broker the distribution of their comics via QEW Publishing DIRECT. Quarterstone Comics’ SAVIOR and RAW Entertainment’s ALIEN PIG FARM 3000 and BAD PLANET are the titles of the comics that will be distributed. Quarterstone Comics is founded by writer/publisher, David Laveck. RAW Entertainment is founded by writer/actor Thomas Jane. Both studios are based in California.
DARK POWERS
After a somewhat lengthy sabbatical to resolve some personal challenges, inker Manual Colon has returned recovered and has still managed to nearly complete the inking applications for the final issues, DARK POWERS #5 & #6, and is currently submitting segments of his finished work of the sequentials so that the lettering of this miniseries can proceed. On another note, new a colorist has fortunately recently replaced colorist Santosh Kumar Rath, who has been incommunicado for several months. The new colorist is artist, Alex Araiza.
BLOOD & SILVER
Thom Fuegel has literally been doing a spectacular job coloring this miniseries and is near completing his task. QEW Publishing has happily permitted the results of Thom’s handiwork on sequentials comprising BLOOD & SILVER #1, #2, & #3 be prominently displayed on his own ComicSpace page.
CODY COYOTE
David Laveck of Quarterstone Comics continues his effort at lettering this 4-part action/adventure miniseries.
HERO FANTASY CLUB
Due his unexplained state of self-imposed exile, colorist Garth Graham has been relieved of his post on this miniseries. Meanwhile, a new prospect is being considered to replace him.
THE GIFTED
Finally! The former energy and productive momentum of this creator-owned project of creator/artist, Chad Dulac, has been restored to its full potential, as Gabriel Armenta has been relieved as colorist to be replaced by talented newcomer, Michael Spicer. His coloring applications and enthusiasm has resuscitated the spirit of THE GIFTED’s production.
VOID XANADU
Writer Joshua Wagner has only to finish his rewriting of the script for VOID XANADU #6 and he will fulfilled his tasks after submission and review. Penciler Joshua Mathus is nearly done with sequentials for VOID XANADU #3 and he will soon begin on VOID XANADU #4. Inker Kelli Michelle Andrews diligently continues her “holding pattern” for more penciled sequentials to ink, and although John Febonio has chosen to leave this project as its colorist, new colorist Michelle Davies has accepted the opportunity to join the VX Team to replace him. She’s already prepped 10 pages of sequentials for coloring application.
BLOOD RED
Due to the sudden loss of communication with penciling artist, Shane Curran, production of this particular project has officially been postponed until further notice. Efforts to restore production to replace will not take place. It has been aborted and this particular project will now be archived indefinitely.
ARACHNE
Penciler Andrew Bower completes some revisions for pages of issue #1 and he has completed and submitted all penciled art for issue #2. Meanwhile QEW Publishing hopes to maintain the unity of the rest of this creative team by urging more finished inks from Le Beau Underwood as not to jeopardize the deadline of colorist, Rob Beachler.
VERMICIDE: DEATH BY WORM
As soon as she’s done applying all her finishing touches on page 4 and the front and back inside covers, this 1-shot horror comic will have finally been completed and ready for submission for printing.
THE 1,000-YEAR NIGHT
Accolades continue to abound for artist, Peter White, who has managed to his progress to ensue, having now completed a total of ten finished sequential pages of this graphic novel.
RETROMECH
Despite his current juggling of other projects at the moment, Taylor Bills continues his impressive role as penciler. He has successfully completed the visual breakdowns for issues #1, #2, and #3, and will soon be done with breakdowns for issue #4.
YO-YO
Tragically, the production of this 4-part, original miniseries has failed to remain intact until its conclusion as its new penciling artist; Zeca Teixeira has recently and reluctantly opted to drop from the project as penciler. Efforts to restore production to replace will not take place. It has been aborted and this particular project will now be archived indefinitely.
PHANTASMAGLORIA
Artist Lauren Westendorf continues her magnificent performance, having completed a total of 29 sequentials of this 40-page original graphic novella written by Beth Wade.
THE DEPENDENTS
After a major setback of the previous colorist’s application being rejected by Arcana Studios, Ben Hansen, the penciler of THE DEPENDENTS, has now successfully vetted a replacement colorist named Chris Hagerman, who has signed up with QEW Publishing to help Ben and the rest of this creative team to complete this miniseries’ production.
DIABOLICUS
Fresh out of QEW Publishing’s Creative Centrifuge mentioned in the first quarter’s edition emerges a new comic miniseries as writer Curtis Lawson and new penciling artist William “Billy” Graves now form the creative team of the production of a new 4-part steampunk/fantasy adventure.
ANTARES
Another emergence from the Creative Centrifuge mentioned in the last edition of the QPQ here features another creative team comprised of veteran writer Jason Sinclair and penciling artist Toni Handoko of Indonesia, who have helped to launch production of new 3-part, Sci-Fi horror miniseries set 600 million light years from Earth.
PIX
QEW Publishing exercises its fourth attempt to launch the production of this 4-part, action/fantasy miniseries about a kingdom of faeriefolk defending their homeland from marauding imps by forming a new creative team with new penciling comic book artist, April Solomon, and colorist Sinclair Klugarsh. April has already begun to produce her finished penciled sequentials for PIX #1.
QEW PUBLISHING TWEETS
Periodic “tweets” by writer and QEW Publishing founder, Quenton Shaw, of ongoing developments and events inside the QEW Publishing matrix can now be followed at http://twitter.com/QuentonShaw
NEXT EDITION
December 2009
