NEWS
02/06/08
The Orang Utan Comics Studio Store is now open for business!
Check out the store NOW to order your copies of the Eleventh Hour Collector's Edition and Baby Boomers #1.
Eleventh Hour Vol 1 ships to retail stores world wide this week. If you weren't able to order a copy from your local retailer, don't despair! You can order a copy direct from the publisher, AAM/Markosia by visiting their online store.
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of Eleventh Hour Vol 1 at the Bristol International Comic Expo and at the London MCM Expo. Thanks for helping to make Eleventh Hour Vol 1 the best selling AAM/Markosia book at the London Expo!
Ordered Baby Boomers #1 but need a Baby Boomers fix to keep you going until it arrives? Check out the ongoing Baby Boomers web comic at the AAM/Markosia website. Look out for a full-colour Baby Boomers tpb coming from AAM/Markosia soon!
Thanks also to everyone who voted for Eleventh Hour in the Eagle Awards! Sadly, we didn't win this year, but, hey, there's always next year!
Last, but not least, thank you to eevryone who attended the Swinging with the Orang Utans panel at the Bristol International Comic Expo - especially our awesome hosts, Barry and Dave from Geek Syndicate! Despite our fears of talking to an empty room, the panel was packed and was a huge success. See you all next year!
08/05/08
Don't miss Orang Utan Comics Studio at the Bristol International Comic Expo this weekend!
Stop by our stand and pick up your copies of Eleventh Hour Vol 1, the Eleventh Hour Collector's Edition and Baby Boomers! Our top creators will be on hand all weekend to sign copies of these great new OUC releases! Oh, and Ian will also be signing at the AAM/Markosia booth throughout the weekend.
Also, if you're in Bristol for the expo, don't forget the Film Night, which starts at 6pm on Friday 9th May at the Ramada Plaza Hotel. You can find out more here.
If that's not enough Orang Utan related goodness for you, then check out this interview with grand-daddy Orang Utan, Peter Rogers on the Comic Book Outsiders podcast. That should get you in the mood for the Swinging With The Orang Utans panel at the Bristol Expo this weekend!
Lastly, wish us luck as we cross all our fingers and toes at the Eagle Awards on Saturday night!
07/04/08
The Eagle Awards!
Orang Utan Comics Studio have picked up several nominations in this year's Eagle Awards. Not only has our critically acclaimed anthology series Eleventh Hour been nominated in the category of Favourite Black and White Comicbook - British, but one of our founding members, and hugely talented artist, Azim Akberali, has been nominated in two categories - Favourite Newcomer Artist and Favourite Artist: Fully-Painted Artwork. Congratulations to Azim and to all involved in the production of Eleventh Hour.
Remember, you can still pre-order the new edition of the Eagle Award Nominated Eleventh Hour, the first to be published by AAM/Markosia, featuring painted artwork inside and on the cover by double Eagle Award Nominated artist Azim Akberali, from you local comic shop.
You can find Eleventh Hour Vol 1 on page 200 of the April edition of Previews, the order code is: APR08 3484
31/03/08
Eleventh Hour Vol 1 featured on Comic Book Resources, check it out!
27/03/08
Eleventh Hour Vol 1 is now available to pre-order through Diamond Comic Distributors. Inc, you can find it at the front of the "green" section in this month's Previews catalogue, in the AAM/Markosia section. Just head in to your local comic shop and ask them to order Eleventh Hour Vol 1 from AAM/Markosia for you.
The order code is APR08 3484.
19/03/08
Orang Utan Comics Studio are pleased to unveil our new look website! With the new look comes a subtle name change as we continue to evolve.
The Green Ranger enjoys Eleventh Hour #2 at this month's Collectormania G-Mex show in Manchester.
Check out the Eleventh Hour page for up to date info on Eleventh Hour's move to AAM/Markosia!
Don't miss stunning artwork by Orang Utan Comics Studio members Scott J. Larson, Ian Sharman and Cherie Donovan in Kong: King of Skull Island - out now from AAM/Markosia!
Congratulations to Diego Simone, who will be pencilling four issues of Starship Troopers from AAM/Markosia!
Check out the Young Gods page for a sneak peak at the first six pages of the Graphic Novel! You can also download a sample of the script!
25/02/08
Orang Utan Comics are pleased to announce that AAM/Markosia will be publishing an 80 page trade paperback of Eleventh Hour in June '08. This will feature eleven all new stories from the talented writers and artists at Orang Utan Comics. You can watch the promo video for Eleventh Hour above and become an Official facebook Eleventh Hour Fan here.
Read about our plans for the month of March, including your chance to meet some of the OUC team at Collectormania G-Mex and The Web & Mini Comix Thing, in our latest presss release on the Press Page.
Those of you who missed out on #'s 1 and 2 of Eleventh Hour will soon have a chance to catch up, as the Eleventh Hour Collector's Edition has just gone to press. Featuring new art, revised lettering, a stunning cover by Azim Akberali and an introduction by Paul Cornell (Dr Who, Marvel Comics). We'll be updating the Eleventh Hour page soon with more info on the Collector's Edition and Eleventh Hour's move to AAM/Markosia.
20/02/08
Check out the Young Gods page for some exclusive completed pages and some stunning concept art from the series. We'd also like to welcome colourist Mauro Barbosa to the Young Gods team!
18/02/08
Congratulation to OUC staffers Peter Rogers and Trey Wickwire who have both made the top ten list of finalists in Karl Altstaetter's "You Write It And I Will Draw It" contest on deviantART.
15/02/08
Nominations are now being accepted for this year's Eagle Awards. Please vote for Eleventh Hour for Favourite Black and White Comicbook: British!
04/02/08
Check out the Press page for our official Baby Boomers announcement.
24/01/08
Check out this great review of Eleventh Hour #1 at Comics Village.
Thanks to everyone who helped make last night's Open Chat a rip-roaring success! See you next week!
23/01/08
Exclusive Baby Boomers merchandise is now available in the Store.
Also, our latest press release is now available on our new Press page.
20/01/08
Check out these sneak peak cover designs for Young Gods by Azim Akberali, Diego Simone and Carl Riley (click the thumnails to enlarge them).
20/01/08
The OUC Chat Room is now open for all your chatting needs!
We have arranged two weekly scheduled chats, one for OUC Staff and Creators only, and one that's open for all to come and discuss what's going on at OUC.
Creator Chat:
4pm every Friday
Open Chat:
10pm every Wednesday
We're looking forward to seeing you there!
17/01/08
Orang Utan Comics are pleased to announce the newset edition to our range of cutting edge comics - Baby Boomers by Rich McAuliffe and Chad Cicconi.
02/01/08
Check out Ezequiel Pineda's Comicspace page for a sneak peak at his work on Young Gods!
31/12/07
Happy New Year from all at Orang Utan Comics!
2007 has been an amazing first year for us and we hope you'll join us as we go from strength to strength throughout 2008.
11/12/07
Geek's of Doom say that Eleventh Hour "could very well be one of the best anthologies out there."
Cherie Donovan is looking for animators to help her promote Project Raven, find out more here.
3/12/07
Eleventh Hour continues to enjoy huge success and our stock of #1 is now extremely limited.
The second issue of Eleventh Hour is now completely sold out, with just a few copies remaining in stock at The Comic Guru in Cardiff.
Act fast if you want to own what is destined to become a milestone in comic book history.
We are currently working on plans to produce a collector's edition of Eleventh Hour, collecting both #1 and #2, as well as some bonus material. Watch this space for further details.
20/11/07
Eleventh Hour is receiving critical acclaim all over the web. Check out the latest review at Whatever Comics and you can also hear what the QPAW guys thought of the latest issue in Episode 31 here. Check out the Eleventh Hour page for more review snippets.
10/11/07
Orang Utan Comics unveil our new promo video for The Intergalactic Adventures of Slam Ridley. Check it out above.
We're excited to announce a new project here at OUC, the futuristic military sci-fi epic, Mamluk.
America beware! New OUC team member, Trey Wickwire is now our North America Representative and will be attending future conventions in the USofA to spread the word about us.
8/11/07
We're pleased to welcome Trey Wickwire and Steven Yarbrough to the OUC family. Check out their profiles in our Creators section.
07/11/07
Orang Utan Comics founder Peter Rogers answers the Whatever Comics Questionnaire!
Click here to find out what he had to say for himself.
Check out the Official Bristol International Comic Expo Film Night myspace page for some exciting new announcements!
31/10/07
We've just updated the Events page, check it out!
Happy Halloween from all at Orang Utan Comics!
29/10/07
We've just booked our tables at the Birmingham International Comic Show 2008, see you all there next year!
We'll also be at the UK Web & Mini Comix Thing in London on the 22nd March 2008. You'll be able to pick up copies of Eleventh Hour and we also have some exclusive mini-comix in the works just for the event.
Plus, we'll be hosting the Bristol International Comic Expo Film Night at next year's Bristol International Comic Expo, 9th-11th May. The film night will be on Friday 9th May from 6pm onwards, and we are currently accepting independent and fan film submissiosn to be a part of the show. See the official myspace page for more details.
26/10/07
Eleventh Hour #2 is now available in our online store.
25/10/07
We'd like to thank everyone who visited our stand at The London Expo. It was great to meet you all!
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