Here are a few photos of the actual book, that I took today:
The cover of our indie book
Born of the Sea
The Spooky Forest
The Hunger
Sage Advice
Wyt’s Laughter
Mike Mignola of Hellboy Fame buys our books at the Phoenix Cactus Con
Hi there -
So far, I’ve had two Phoenix winners for our free daily drawings. I thought that I posted this yesterday morning, but alas, I’m tired.
Friday’s Winner: Brandy
Saturday’s Winner: Oonagh
You’ve each won a KlawBerry giclee art print! (The very first ever)
Stop by our booth Sunday, and pick em up!
(or send me your addresses)
Congratz!
Daniel
PS. Yesterday was my birthday, and I got to meet Mike Mignola. Dawna came by and got the fella to draw me a Hellboy drawing where HB is saying “Happy Birthday”. Anyway, I got Mike to have a look at KlawBerry, and he was really complimentary, which makes me feel good. Mr. Mignola is a really upstanding guy.
PSS. The new Hellboy looks very, very promising. I’m getting it.
Hey Monster-Kids!
Steam Crow Press, the independant publishers of KlawBerry: Good Girl Bad World will be exhibiting at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon this weekend, January 26-27-28!
We’re still waiting to see if our huge shipment of KlawBerry books arrives in time; we can only hope that the 18 wheeler in charge of moving our books across the country will decide to pass on extra biscuits and gravy in Topeka, and get our monster-girl delivered here nice and early.
In any case, we’re prepared to have a good time, and showoff some new prints from the book, as well as our other fine book, Caught Creatures. We will also have our screen-printed t-shirts on hand, and some other surprises as well.
So, if you’re anywhere NEAR Phoenix, Arizona this weekend, stop by the Artist Alley section of the PCCC, and wish Daniel a Happy Birthday. (Saturday) He’s getting old, so he could use your encouragement.
- KlawBerry
I realized that my character KlawBerry is a super hero, about halfway through the writing process after she started to kick a little butt.
No, she’s not your typical super hero, that’s for certain, but she does dress in black and she’s got some extraordinary powers, so what-the-heck? She’s a “monster-girl super hero” as much as anything… maybe Hello Kitty mixed equally with Hellboy.
I know she looks a lot like a “super villain” but looks are deceiving; KlawBerry is a good monster girl, but sometimes she just can’t take anymore crap from the world and BLAM… she goes nova.
Comments are welcome!
Please feel free to link us up; this is a brand-new site, and could use some friendly linkage! Thanks!
- Daniel
I’m happy to announce that KlawBerry ships from our printer in the next day or two!
It will be tight, but there’s a good chance that Klawberry will arrive in time to display at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon, wo we’re doubly happy/nervous!
Anyway, we’re taking preorders right now. Just go to the “Buy KlawBerry” page, and we’ll ship it out as soon as they arrive.
Alrighty, back to work.
- Daniel
My name is Daniel M. Davis, and I’m the illustrator and co-author of “KlawBerry: Good girl. Bad world.” This mini-site is a focused way to help you learn all about little KlawBerry, so away we go.
What is KlawBerry?:
KlawBerry (the book) is a modern folktale. The story is inspired by all kinds of ancient mythology, Grimm Brothers fairytales, and folk stories from Africa, Europe, and India, all mashed together like a spicy red curry. It’s about a monster girl who finds strength and power in herself, as she makes a odd journey. Grrlpower, literally.
The artwork is a mashup of Kawaii goodness, Saturday morning cartoons, and happy mascots from Japanese and American candy wrappers, ran through a goth filter. I took added inpiration from Art Nouveau, toy design, and classic illustrated books. I wanted KlawBerry to look both fresh and modern, but as if you found it in a very old book.