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The Compleat TERMINAL CITY by myself and Michael Lark.

WOLVERINE #900
This 104- page commemorative collection features my "The Curse of the Yellow Claw", a noir-ish tale of Logan in San Francisco's Chinatown, illustrated by GREG SCOTT (see Dominic Fortune below.)


The Brides of Mister X
and Other Stories,
A 320-page hardcover collection reprinting many rare Mister X stories from Dark Horse Comics. Introduction by MARK WAID.
PAUL RIVOCHE and I garnered a Certificate of Excellance for the cover of MISTER X: THE ARCHIVES (see below) in this year's Print Regional Design Awards Annual. THE DEFINITIVE FRAZETTA REFERENCE catalogs every piece of published work by the greatest, fantasy artist of all time. This lavishly illustrated revised edition covers the entire publishing history of Frazetta's work to date; his book covers, comics, calendars, movie posters, LP covers, statues and even motorcycles. Not only was I privileged to design and assist in the research, but also provide an entire chapter on his record jackets. Click HERE for information from Vanguard. RAY BRADBURY'S famous tale is a superbly adapted by graphic novelist TIM HAMILTON. Disregard the fact that I supplied the publication design, art direction and lettering for this illustrated classic-- it is one of the finest graphic novel adaptations I have ever read (Hamilton rules!) Adapting the master is no small challenge. I highly recommend this book to one and all.

Nominated for the 2010 Eisner Award- Best Adaptation from Another Work.

The 3 chapter MISTER X: HARD CANDY begins in DARK HORSE PRESENTS issue 12. This tale precedes the MISTER X: EVICTIED mini-series.

Watch this space for previews and updates.

THE SPIRIT Book Five features my collaboration with MISTER X co-conspiritor PAUL RIVOCHE, "Needles and Pinski" in the 'spirit' of the late, great Will Eisner. Eulogies often fail in tribute-- hope our words and pictures tell the story. Illustrator GREG SCOTT and I explore the Marvel Universe between the wars via Howard Chaykin's pulp hero, DOMINIC FORTUNE. Our story is included with Chaykin's exciting new Dominic Fortune tale (plus a couple of nice vintage reprints) in this new Marvel Max collection. MISTER X: CONDEMNED the collected edition features issues 1-4 of the new mini-series from Dark Horse plus the short stories from MDHP and NOIR. All this and an introduction by HOWARD CHAYKIN. See below.

MDHP Volume 5. Works originally posted exclusively on Dark Horse's trailblazing MySpace page hit the bookshelves. MDHP 5 features MISTER X: THE VANISHING BREED, Also works by Sergio Aragones, John Arcudi, Guy Davis, Rick Geary, Jill Thompson and other notable creators.

MISTER X: THE VANISHING BREED. This sequel to MISTER X: CONDEMNED features yet another classic character from the original Mister X series, Katsuda. There is more than meets the eye in the wake of the incareration of the mayor of Somnopolis.


NOIR: A COLLECTION OF CRIME COMICS. Some of the biggest names in comics crime fiction assemble for an anthology of original tales of murder and deceit. Presented in glorious black & white by such luminaries as Brian Azzarello, Ed Brubaker, David Lapham, Sean Phillips, Eduardo Barreto and featuring my tale MISTER X: THE YACHT ON THE STYX (see below.) From Dark Horse.

ELECTROPOLIS: THE INFERNAL MACHINE. The anthology is now available from Dark Horse. This new edition reprints the acclaimed Image Comics mini-series with additional pages and art. Afterword by KEN STEACY. See below.

MISTER X AND DEAN MOTTER RETURN TO RADIANT CITY IN THE 21st CENTURY. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MISTER X HARDCOVER ARCHIVE EDITION. X-CITING NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL.

myspace.com/
dark horse presents #13

Superheroes R Us.com

Art Review 28
November 2008

Technocault.com

Art Review 29
December 2008

Comiocon Pulse

Publisherrs Weekly
November 24 2008

Diamond Galleries

SFX magazine
January 2009

Comixology podcast

MISTERIIX :
THE ARCHIVES

To commemorate the 25th year since Mister X's first Vortex appearance Dark Horse is publishing a high-end archive edition of the color run of the seminal 1980's comic series. This 384-page hardcover edition features new, high-quality scans, printing and corrected pagination (compared to the ibooks collection) and, of course, my revised and restored finale. It highlights the work of the Hernandez Brothers, Seth, Paul Rivoche, myself and others. It also features stories by Bill Sienciewicz, Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman. Foreword by Transmetropolitan' s WARREN ELLIS.


A page from the premiere issue of
Mister X: Condemned.

MISTERIIX :
CONDEMNED

W r i t t e n + I l l u s t r a t e d b y
D e a n M o t t e r

Collected edition

Dark Horse has offered me the opportunity to resurrect my most popular creation in an all-new four-issue mini-series. This fresh visualization is a reboot designed for new readers as well as those that remember the original series. These stories are even more rooted in Film Noir, Art Deco, German Expressionism and the Bauhaus architectural aesthetics that made the series so identifiable in the '80s. This collection includes the stories from Dark Horse myspace., and the NOIR anthology.

Introduction by HOWARD CHAYKIN.


Issue One

Issue Two

From Yacht on the Styx. This eight page episode also appears in the new Noir anthology from Dark Horse.


Issue Four

M I S T E RIIX
Nightclubs & Daydreams
Denouement Redux
& Other Pages

Special Edition by Dean Motter

This 38-page collection includes the new finale for the 1986 storyline, After the Spirit, the Comic Book Artist tribute to Will Eisner featuring Mister X and a number of other pieces and seldom-seen guest appearances of Motter's signature creation.

Now available from www.lulupress.com for $11.99 USD.

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Electropolis, my noted follow-up to Terminal City, is now commercially available in a collected edition from Dark Horse at finer bookstores everywhere.

Originally published by Image Comics in 2002-2003, the series follows the adventures of Menlo Park, the electric detective and his partner the feisty Anesta Robbins and features guest appearances by Mister X, as well as Cosmo Quinn & BB of Terminal City fame.

This edition includes revisions and new artwork. Afterword by KEN STEACY.


NOTABLE RECENT RELEASES

The VERTIGO ENCYCLOPEDIA

Fabulous must-have coffee-table tome. In addition to a luscious presentation of Vertigo's fabulous legacy there is a handsome TERMINAL CITY spread (Motter/Lark) on pages 174 -175 and an illustrated listing for my earliest Vertigo graphic novel, THE HEART OF THE BEAST (illustrated by/Sean Phillips/ co-authored by Judith Dupré) on page 213.

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MDHP 5
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 5

Printing works originally posted exclusively on Dark Horse's trailblazing MySpace comics page MDHP features MISTER X: THE VANISHING BREED, Also works by Sergio Aragones, John Arcudi, Guy Davis, Rick Geary, Jill Thompson and other notable creators.

STAR WARS OMNIBUS:
THE RISE OF THE SITH

Featuring my tale, AURRA'S SONG, illustrated by Isaac Buckminster Owens. This tale from bounty hunter, Aurra Sing's youth.

JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER:
THE FAMILY MAN

Featuring SUNDAYS ARE DIFFERENT, written by the inimatable Jamie Delano, penciled by yours truly and inked by Mark Pennington.


THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Shattered Reflections of Wonderland

a portfolio

"I recommend this remarkable suite of illustrations to all Alice collectors and anyone else who enjoys(?) the darker side of Wonderland."

Peter Parkhurst, The Lewis Carroll Review

This memorable interpretation of Lewis Carroll's reverie as a visual allegory for madness is reprinted at last in this handsome book, restored, revised and newly colored for this edition. P re-dates Tim Burton's cinematic masterpiece by decades! 48 pages. 9" x 7". Full color. Introduction by Dr. Eric McLuhan.

Now available from www.lulupress.com for $12.99 USD.


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"Finally! My name on the FRONT of an album!"

Publisher/ auteur Ralph Alfonso has expanded the purview of the Bongo Beat enterprise to include some wonderfully esoteric CD's. Among the most notable of these is a tasty number entitled Driving In The Rain: 3 AM - Songs To Get Lost With. It's a collection of previously unreleased tracks by Teenage Head's Dave Rave, Paul Hyde, Kevin Kane, BB Gabor, Tom Wilson, Katrina & The Waves, Kimberley Rew, Jackson Phibes, Ralph and others. One notable cut, 'A Darkened Stretch' from the upcoming Thrilling Women CD by Jeffery Morgan and Dean Motter has received some encouraging critical interest.

"…Let's put it this way: my 3:00 AM compilations (many of which I made long before I had even heard of this record, incidentally) involve the likes of Chroma Key, the Cure, Joy Division, Kid Loco, Pink Floyd and Massive Attack. Nowhere in that mish-mash of musical styles, subgenres and decades is there any trace of anything uplifting… RECOMMENDED TRACKS: "Celtic Cross" (BB Gabor), "A Darkened Stretch" (Jeffrey Morgan with Dean Motter.)"

- David Perri,
CHRW Radio, London, Ont. Canada

All details & full catalog at: http://.bongobeat.com


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