Jim Butcher

The third issue of Welcome to the Jungle hits comic stores tomorrow! Use Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator tool to find the store nearest you!
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #3 (of 4)
Written by Jim Butcher
Pencils and Cover by Ardian Syaf
Inks by Nick Nix
Variant Cover by Chris McGrath

In the city of Chicago, wizard for hire Harry Dresden switches from hunter to hunted as he continues following the trail of a supernatural killer haunting the Lincoln Park Zoo. The stakes increase and the tension ratchets higher as monstrous assassins and dark magic claim more innocent lives. Dresden must survive the killer’s onslaught and turn the tables, and fast, before the body count rises — and before the killer can reach her ultimate goal. Written exclusively for comics by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle is a brand new story set in the world of the bestselling series of novels, The Dresden Files, that’s sure to enchant readers with a blend of gripping mystery and fantastic adventure!
40 PGS./ $3.99

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[15min 42sec] It’s the (much-delayed) third episode of Butcher ‘Spress!
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life:

• Make a donation!
• Jim and Shannon’s second auction: autographed first-printings of the four books in the Codex Alera! Ends June 27th.

Upcoming Glee:

• 5/21: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #2
  — Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator

• 6/11: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #1 reprint
  — I’m not kidding, he looks like Iron Man

• 6/25: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #3
• 7/23: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #4
• 7/30: Chris McGrath Cover Art Calendar
• 10/21: Blood Lite, “Day Off”
• 10/21: Welcome to the Jungle trade hardcover
• 10/21: Storm Front, issue #1
• 10/31: Backup from Subterranean Press.
  — Green Man Review: April Gutierrez’s review
  — pre-order Storm Front (no date yet)
  — Storm Front‘s artist: Vincent Chong
  — Subterranean Press is also planning special editions of Fool Moon and Grave Peril, but we don’t have any details yet.

• 12/11: Furies of Calderon, Academ’s Fury, and Cursor’s Fury on audio (NEW DATE!)
• 12/02: Princeps’ Fury in hardcover and audio formats. (This is an update from what was said in the podcast! The publishers finally seem to have realized the silliness of their previous schedule.)
• 1/6/09: Mean Streets, “The Warrior”
• 3/3/09: Small Favor in paperback
• 4/7/09: Turn Coat hardcover
• Early 2009: The Dresden Files RPG
  — New Livejournal Community: Bleeding Alpha playtesting list

Con Schedule:

• 7/11-13: Polaris in Toronto, Canada
• 7/24-27: Jim and the Dabels at San Diego Comic Con
• 10/24-26: MileHiCon in Denver, CO
• 2/20-22/2009: ConDFW in Richardson, Texas
• 10/16-18/2009: Jim and Shannon at Kingsport Women’s Festival in Kingsport, TN

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Fundraising for the American Cancer Society’s Race for the Cure is going strong!
The first auction of UK-edition Dresden books sold for a jaw-dropping $450. Thanks so much to all that participated! Now, the second of three auctions is up for bidding: autographed first-printings of the four books in the Codex Alera! This auction ends June 27th. Fans can also make direct donations to the American Cancer Society here!
Additionally, fans of the Dresden TV show that live in New York City may be interested to know that Raoul Bhaneja, who played Kirmani, will be performing a highly-lauded solo version of Hamlet at the SoloNova Festival on June 25th. Expect an interview with Raoul on the next episode of The Butcher Block podcast!

A note from Jim:

As we did last year, me and my gang of gaming friends are participating in the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. If you’re of a mind to help support a good cause, need a tax writeoff, or are just feeling generous, feel free to drop by the link below and throw a few nickels in the kitty! The donation will applied in the name of our fundraising team, and maybe help us beat out those big corporate teams that outdid us last year. 🙂
Relay for Life Donation Page
Jim

Jim is also auctioning off a bunch of signed UK-edition Dresden books! All the money goes to the ACS, so bid generously. Unlike Madrigal Raith, they do accept PayPal!

The second issue of the Dresden Files graphic novel, Welcome to the Jungle, comes out May 21st, but we have a preview for you today! Use Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator tool to find the store nearest you!
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #2 (of 4)
Written by Jim Butcher
Art and cover by Adrian Syaf
Inks by Rick Ketchum, Nick Nix and David Rivera
Variant Cover by Chris McGrath

Cats don’t hunt in packs… and that’s one of the reasons Dresden knows he’s up against something magical when a whole group of escaped leopards, tigers and lions attacks him. It hardly seems fair, since he’s barely started the case. But then, that’s what happens when you’re a wizard investigating the paranormal for the police, especially when you’re up against an ancient creature that is planning to become something even more terrifying than it already is…
Written exclusively for comics by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle is a brand new story set in the world of the bestselling series of novels, The Dresden Files, that’s sure to enchant readers with a blend of gripping mystery and fantastic adventure!
On sale May 21. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

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