The complete Mapmakers series. Covers by Amanda Castillo.

For the last five years, my creative headspace has been primarily consumed by working with Amanda Castillo on the Mapmakers series. At any given moment, some portion of my brain was thinking about talking animals, magical doors, and not screwing up the ending (honestly, there are worse things one can spend time thinking about but more on that later).

A few months ago, Mapmakers and the Flickering Fortress debuted and the series reached its finish line. I couldn’t be more proud of those three books, or the experience collaborating with Amanda.

But, as with the ending of any creative endeavor, pride only lasts so long before the overwhelming insecurities of “now what…” take over.

Apparently, “now what” includes a newsletter.

The bad news: This means that in theory I have an outlet to write about the other things that occupy my brain. The Star Wars Prequels (they’re kinda bad, but what a gift they exist!), Baseball (the dumbest sport, I love it so much!), the comics I spend every dollar of disposable income on (with no regrets!).

The good news: You will be spared all of that (mostly) because there are a number of new projects on the way which is primarily what the newsletter will cover.

The first of those arrives in a few weeks as I crawl back into the NYC sewers in TMNT: Black, White, and Green #3 with a story illustrated by the incredible Michael Shelfer.

TMNT: Black, White, and Green #3 cover by Jock.

Then in August I have a story in the Farscape 25th Anniversary Special, celebrating one of the best and weirdest (he said with deep affection) sci fi shows of all time. I’m not sure I can say who the artist is yet, but I saw the inks yesterday and they are unfathomably charming.

Farscape 25th Anniversary Special cover by Steve Morris.

I’ll share more on both of those when we get closer to their release dates, along with other surprises in store for the back half of the year. More announcements, more short stories, and the debut of my next (currently secret) comic series are still to come.

In the meantime, the writing continues (thankfully) and for better or worse, that now includes a newsletter.

Thanks for reading,

Cam
7.18.2024

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