We now have desktop wallpapers featuring Chris McGrath‘s fantastic cover art for Turn Coat, eleventh book in The Dresden Files! Download them in about every desktop size imaginable, and feel free to hit up Priscellie on the boards if your screen resolution isn’t represented here.
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Discuss the cover on the forum here. And don’t forget to check out Chris McGrath’s Dresden Files art calendar, which hit stores yesterday!
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Priscilla Spencer has been Jim's creative consultant since 2007. In addition to managing content for Jim-Butcher.com and its social media channels, she beta-reads all of Jim's works, serves as a thematic consultant on the graphic novels and role playing games, and illustrates the maps for his books. The whole "Year of Dresden" thing is largely her baby. Her latest claim to fame is directing the official book trailers for Peace Talks and Battle Ground.
In her professional life, Priscilla is a Producer, Writer, Photographer, and Fantasy Map Illustrator working towards a career in producing TV. She enjoys musical theatre, gluten-free cooking, sci-fi/fantasy, and weightlifting. She aspires to travel the world and pet every dog.
Comic News: WttJ #4 and Storm Front
The fourth and final issue of Welcome to the Jungle hits stores today! Read the exciting conclusion to the original tale written by Jim Butcher and pencilled by Ardian Syaf. Find a comics store near you with Diamond’s Comics Shop Locator.
Unfortunately, due to the chaos of Comic Con, we don’t have a preview for you this month, but we do have a special sneak preview of the upcoming adaptation of Storm Front, which is slated for late October. Check it out here, then discuss it on the forum here! Storm Front will be adapted by Mark Powers (Spooks, G.I. Joe for Devil’s Due) and pencilled by Ardian Syaf.
Turn Coat cover!
Chris McGrath has posted the cover for Turn Coat, eleventh book in The Dresden Files! It hits stores April 7, 2009.
View it full-sized on Chris’ website!
Discuss this cover on the forum here.
SDCC Schedule
Coming to San Diego Comic Con? So is Jim! Here’s a schedule of Jim-related events!
Thursday, July 24
4:00pm-5:00pm: The World of Dabel Brothers Publishing — Find out everything Dabel Brothers Publishing has in store for the rest of 2008 and beyond. From The Dresden Files to The Wheel of Time, to their unannounced licenses and much much more, be there as Dabel Brothers Publishing announces the upcoming creative talent on Wheel of Time and brand new licenses that are sure to make a lot of people shocked and happy, all at the same time. Featuring some of the NY Times bestselling authors working with Dabel Brothers Publishing. Room 7AB
5:00pm-6:00pm: Signing, with free copies of FURIES OF CALDERON at PENGUIN Booth #1117
Friday, July 25
4:15pm-5:15pm: Spotlight on Jim Butcher — In a short period of time, Comic-Con special guest Jim Butcher has become one of the most popular names in fantasy fiction. His two series of books, The Dresden Files and Codex Alera, are New York Times bestsellers. Butcher talks about his books and his recent foray into the comic book adaptation world with the Dabel Brothers. Room 6CDEF
5:30pm-6:30pm: Post-spotlight panel signing, CCI autographing area (AA3)
Saturday, July 26
5:00pm-6:00pm: Pre-panel signing, CCI autographing area
6:00pm-7:00pm: Playing God — Authors discuss creating the rules and deities of their fantasy worlds. Panelists include Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files), Chris Evans (A Darkness Forged in Fire), Lynn Flewelling (Shadows Return), David Keck (In a Time of Treason), Jenna Rhodes (The Elven Ways), and Eldon Thompson (Asahiel). Moderated by Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy. Room 5AB
You can also meet the Dabel Brothers, publishers of the Dresden Files comic, at booth # 2206, and you can view the complete San Diego Comic Con schedule here.
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Welcome to the Jungle #3 tomorrow!
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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