Long Live King City!

Back in June, I pondered in a blog the fate of Tokyopop's OEL books in light of the shake ups facing that company. Since then, it has been revealed that some of my favorite books in the line won't live to see future volumes hitting the shelves. While there had been rumors of Tokyopop letting the creators shop those unpublished works to other publishers, it turns out that they were exactly that: rumors. Brandon Graham has decided to not let the publisher's decision to not release the second volume of his book, King City, stop readers from checking out the next installment.

Until the comic sees print in English, Graham is releasing a chapter a week of the series on his livejournal page. There you can already find the first chapter of volume two and follow the continuing adventures of Cat Master Joe and his faithful cat, Earthling. The first volume saw the pair navigate the dangerous streets of spy-filled King City while trying to survive mysterious super-naturally powered men, old loves, and dangerous gangs. He created a clever story and displayed a great sense of humor in the excellently drawn pages of volume one. After reading chapter one of book two, it looks like the same is in store the remainder the King City saga. After all, there is a reason that King City is up for an Eisner award and receives the endorsement of Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O'Malley.



If you dug what you have seen of King City, you should keep your eyes peeled for the return of Brandon Graham's other series Multiple Warheadz later this year. As the preview page above from his blog shows, it is going to be in full color!

-Nick