Meet the Newest BRAIN-iac... Tony Parker!

The newest BRAIN-iac is the hugely talented Tony Parker.

Tony has worked on 120 RPG books, done over 130 CCG cards, painted book covers, and has worked on numerous comic projects with authors like Rob Osborne (1000 Steps to World Domination, Sunset City) and Brian Pulido.

We're lucky to have him on board!

Book Events Kick Off the Independence Day Weekend

ames A. Owen and Jeremy Owen will be signing their newest book, LOST TREASURES OF THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, at the Taylor Museum on Wednesday, June 27 from 5 until 8 in the evening. James will also be signing his bestselling novel HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS for anyone who missed it last time – but neither Owen will be doing sketches this time to make sure no one has to wait too long to get a book signed!

James will also be doing a reading from his forthcoming novel, THE SEARCH FOR THE RED DRAGON, as well as doing a book signing at the Larson Library in Lakeside on Thursday, June 28 from 4:30 to 7 in the evening.

Copies of the books will be available for purchase at both signings.
And planned to coincide with the book events is the unofficial 'soft' grand opening of Crossroads Books, located next to Trappers Restaurant at 1 South Main in Taylor (across from the museum). Utilizing one of Taylor's historic homes, Crossroads Books is being founded by the Owen family to provide a much needed resource to the communities of the Silver Creek Valley and the White Mountains.

Crossroads Books will specialize in children's and young adult books, and also offer a selection of new and used books of all shapes and sizes. A story hour for younger readers is planned to begin weekly in July, and the bookstore will also be working with the local schools to help augment reading lists and coordinate educational events with publishers.

Crossroads Books will be open the evening of June 27, and will be open from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday after that.

Web Firm Added

The SUPER AMAZING BRAIN SOCEITY announces the addtion of Marond Web to the BRAIN-iacs. Headed by principle, Daanon DeCock, Marond Web will host and design websites for both the S.A.B.S. and THE GATHERING PLACE project.

Welcome aboard, and thank you!!!

San Diego Comicon 2007

Some of the members of S.A.B.S. (know from here on out as BRAIN-iacs) will be at the 2007 San Diego Comicon July 26-29.

If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and visit Shannon Denton's Actionopolis booth -- cool new announcements, including some of the inside scoop on the new animated series WORLD OF QUEST that comes out this fall.

Also, three members (Jon S. Lewis, James Owen, and Derek Benz) will be on a panel run by a fourth member's bookstore (Jeff Mariotte)...

Panel: Demons, Devils and Evil Dictators (Creating Villains)
Date: Friday, July 27
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM*
Location: Room 4
Moderator: Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy Books

*Signing in the Convention's Autograph Area to follow immediately

Other Panelists:
Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles)
DJ MacHale (Pendragon)
James Owen (Here, There Be Dragons)
Frank Beddor (Looking Glass Wars)
Laini Taylor (Faeries of Dreamdark)
Derek Benz (Grey Griffins)
Rebecca Moesta (Crystal Doors)
Nancy Holder (Silhouette Bombshell)
William Boniface (Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy)

Hope to see you there! San Diego is HEAVEN!!!

Bring in the Artists! Reid and Glendenning Join S.A.B.S.

Hello friendly neighborhood BRAIN-iacs. Jon back again with more exciting news. We just got confirmation that the Phoenix artist community is starting to jump on board! I am very proud to announce that Stephen Reid and Ben Glendinning have agreed to become official members of the SUPER AMAZING BRAIN SOCIETY.

Stephen is an entrepreneur and artist extraordinaire, and has worked as an "A" list animator on a host of television and major motion picture projects, including the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, SPACE JAM, Titan A.E., and many more.

Ben Glendenning is an up-and-coming super star -- and I've already tabbed him as the artist to my story! He and I will be working on a very fun sci-fi/fantasy series together (yes, it will be our ode to STAR WARS and LORD OF THE RINGS), and I can't wait to get started -- if only we could find a way to clone ourselves!

Here's a great snipped from Ben's acceptance note: "James Owen has been a HUGE influence on me (I met him when I was very young and he totally motivated me to become a professional artist!). And the help we can provide to Children is just too awesome, So I'm in!"

You can see Ben's gorgeous work at www.skulljammer.com (that's his satyr embedded in this blog post).

LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS... Oh My!

Jon here. I am really excited to announce this next writer. Mr. Mike Bullock, who is the writer/creator of the brilliant LIONS, TIGERS, AND BEARS comic books published by Image. If you have kids or love kids, this is the story for you. Who wouldn't want a stuffed animal who comes alive at night to protect you from the things that go bump in the night? Mike is the perfect addition to THE SUPER AMAZING BRAIN SOCIETY, and I can't wait to read his story.

LIONS, TIGERS, AND BEARS has some of my favorite art in comic history, done by the brilliant Jack Lawrence.

Mike's work has also been featured in the AZ REPUBLIC, where he teamed with the news giant and the Arizona Diamondbacks for their literacy program.

Welcome aboard, Mike.

You can find out more about Mike's amazing work at www.runemasterstudios.com

Jeff Mariotte Joins THE SUPER AMAZING BRAIN SOCIETY

Adding Jeff Mariotte to our cabal is amazing. THE SUPER AMAZING BRAIN SOCIETY just got a whole lot cooler. Jeff is a huge talent who has done amazing work in both comics and traditional publishing.

Ever heard of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL, STAR TREK, CONAN THE BARBARIAN??? Yeah, we thought so. Jeff is the literary face of those powerful titles. On the comics side, he's the man behind DESPERADOES, where he discovered X-MEN superstar artist, John Cassidy. He's also written comics for ANGEL, WildC.A.T.S. and C.S.I.

Jeff just released his latest thriller MISSING WHITE GIRL with Jove (May 2007).

Jeff gives "THE BRAINS" some instant credibility. He has been VP of Marketing and Senior Editor for comic book publisher WildStorm Productions, Editor-in-Chief for IDW Publishing, and a freelance writer. He and his wife Maryelizabeth Hart and partner Terry Gilman are the owners of Mysterious Galaxy, an independent bookstore specializing in mystery, science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Welcome, Jeff!

Visit Jeff's website here