Press Release

The second issue of ALL-SMASH FUNNIES should be out any day now but while you wait we recommend you check out MEGA BOOK. Published in digital format by our packager CE PUBLISHING GROUP this 100-page trade paperback features material from a number of publishers including Lightning Comics, Surprising Comics, Red Leaf Comics and us, RED LION PUBLICATIONS.

     

MEGA BOOK is available exclusively at http://graphicly.com/publishers under the CE PUBLISHING listing as is the first issue of ALL-SMASH FUNNIES. Both issues are free, by the way.

     

Another book we'd like to recommend is KENDRA, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER ; written by our publisher Jonathan A. Gilbert and artwork and letters by Seppo Makinen. Published by Red Leaf Comics and featuring the exploits of a woman who was adopted as a child by The Lord of the Undead who later not only turned against her father but vowed to red Earth of all vampires, demons and other supernatural entities, KENDRA, DRACULA'S DAUGHTER can be purchased at www.redleafcomics.com at $2.99 for the print edition and 99-cents for the digital version.

     

So be sure to check these books out while you wait for ALL-SMASH FUNNIES VOL. 2 NO. 2 to be released and don't forget to check back at www.redlionpublications.blogspot.com for periodic updates.

Artists Needed!

SeajayVentures is looking for artists to work later this year on our "New Diretion" comics lines as well as a couple of stories for our current line, Red Lion Publications.

     

We are in particular need of pencilers but will also consider inkers and letterers.

     

Pencilers please submit three pages of penciled comics story art-no poster art please-and inkers send three penciled pages and then the same pages inked. Letters send us samples of your best work including logos.

     

We are looking for a wide range of style; not just super-heroes. Submit samples to JonAllanGilbert@yahoo.ca . If we look what we see we will ask you to send additional saples by snailmail. Our rate of pay for talent is based on sales, not profits.

     

For more information contact us at JonAllanGilbert@yahoo.ca or visit our blog at www.redlionpublications.blogspot.com .

                                                                   

Jonathan "A" Gilbert

Press Release 1/13/12

Thanks to our friend Mark F. Davis you now have two places to learn about all things Red Lion.

     

As always you can bisit our blog at www.redlionpublications.blogspot.com . Now too we now have a message forum that is located at www.redlioncomicforum.proboards.com . Once you have signed up you can learn all the latest news and information about Red Lion Publications plus you will  have an opportunity to ask questions, make comments and communicate with folks at Red Lion as well as with other Red Lion fans.

      

So visit www.redlioncomicforum.proboards.com today and sign up to be a part of it all. You'll be glad that you did.

Happy New Year!

With the arrival of 2012 we here at Red Lion Publications are in the process of making plans that will result in a new direction later this year for our comics line and our parent company, SeajayVentures.

     

We're not ready as yet to tell you what those plans are but we hope that while you wait for our big announcement you'll keep an out out for two one-shots we plan to release this coming spring.

     

First on the schedule is SHE IS...SILKIE, A 68-PAGE graphic novel with painted cover and interior art by Seppo Makinen. Soon after we plan to release the long awaited MYSTERY ADVENTURE TALES with over sixty pages of comics material. Also slated for release are two exclusivly digital issues of ALL-SMASH FUNNIES featuring reprints and unpublished material from the gone but not forgotten Blue Moon Comics Group.

     

So be sure in the coming weeks and months to make frequent visits to www.redlionpublications.blogspot.com for further announcements on these titles and our new direction later this year.

                                                                      

Jonathan "A" Gilbert

                                                                Publisher of Red Lion Publications

                                                                    and owner of SeajayVentures.

Update!

The following is an update of titles to be released by Red Lion Publications.

      

Already available is ALL-SMASH FUNNIES Vol. 2 No. 1 featuring the exploits of Mister Chameleon, Mercury and Black Rose. Coming soon is the second issue of ALL-SMASH FUNNIES  featuring a second Mister Chameleon story along with The Meteor, Lance Steele and The Aquanauts. Both are exclusively available in digital format at http://graphicly.com/publishers under the listing of our packager, CE Publishing Group. Issue number one is free and issue number two will cost 99-cents.

     

Next on our schedule will be the 72-page trade paperback titled MYSTERY ADVENTURE TALES. Slated for release some time in the first part of 2012 it will cover-feature the first installment of She is...Silkie (by Jonathan A. Gilbert, Michelle deVarennes and Seppo Makinen) as well as The Glob, Atreus, Captain Sentinel and the Lads of Liberty and Shannon McCabe Presents.

     

After that we will be releasing the SHE IS...SILKIE graphic novel and around the same time we will launch our first in a planned series of t-shirts and coffee mugs.

     

So that's what we have committed to up to this point. We have a few other projects in developement-including one with the legendary Steve Skeates-but we want to keep the news under our hats for the time being.

     

Meanwhile, please visit this blog frequently in the coming weeks and months for further information on the already announced projects.

Press Release

We thought we'd take a moment to fill you in on who's behind our current and upcoming titles.

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STAFF

Jonathan A. Gilbert (Publisher and Executive Editor), Lloyd Smith ( Associate Publisher, Editorial Advisor and Internet Director), Stephen Sheppard ( Assistant Editor, Creative Co-Ordinator), David Johnson Jr. (Artistic Director) and Mike Rickaby ( Technical Production Director).

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TALENT

Writers: Jonathan A. Gilbert, Lloyd Smith, Stephen Sheppard, Steve Skeates and Gary Eggett.

Artists: Mike Rickaby, T. W. Montgomery, Seppo Makinen and David Johnson Jr.

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Be sure to check back in the coming weeks for further information on who these talented people are and what they are working on.

For Immediate Release

SEAJAYVENTURES is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reserved with Mike Rickaby, publisher of CE PUBLISHING GROUP, to have his company act as official packager of the RED LION PUBLICATIONS line of comics.

     

As packager CE PUBLISHING GROUP will handle both digital and print formats of all RED LION PUBLICATIONS comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks. The comics material for all RED LION PUBLICATIONS titles  will continue to be produced through the offices of its parent company, SEAJAYVENTURES.  Further information on RED LION PUBLICATIONS' upcoming titles will be released in the next few weeks.

 

                                                             Jonathan A. Gilbert, Publisher

                                                              RED LION PUBLICATIONS

Update!

Here's a sneak peak at some of our upcoming series. Also, be sure to check out www.comicbookinterviews.com where our publisher, Jonathan "A" Gilbert, talks about RED LION PUBLICATIONS' upcoming projects.

'Captain Sentinel and the Lads of Liberty' make their dramatic return to the comics scene in 'Mystery Adventure Tales'.

A page from "The Silver Canister Incident" featuring 1930s mystery-man 'Mister Chameleon' which is slated to appear in 'All-Smash Funnies' Vol. 2 No. 2.

A page from 'Atreus', a sword & sorcery series to be introduced in 'Mystery Adventure Tales'

'The Glob' makes his first Red Lion Publications appearance in 'Mystery Adventure Tales'

A page from the 'She is...Silkie' graphic novel.

For Immediate Release:

RED LION PUBLICATIONS is pleased to announce the release of its first comics title, 'All-Smash Funnies' vol. 2, no. 1. Available at http:..graphicly.com/publishers under our packager's listing, 'CE Publishing Group',this issue, which is graced with a stunning 'Mister Chameleon' cover by the legendary comics artist Don Perlin, features the origins of the 1930s mystery-man 'Mister Chameleon' and the golden age superhero 'Mercury', see the 1930s masked avenger know as 'The Snow-Man' in action and accompany the 1940s femme fatale 'The Black Rose' as she learns "The Secret of the Topaz Tiara". Also in this issue is a one-page strip titled "Romance of Death" that originally appeared in STANDARD COMICS' 'Adventures Into Darkness' #10 (1953) and read about the gangster Tommy D'Amatta in a text piece titled "Tommy Rotten".

     

Creators whose work appear in this issue include Jonathan "A" Gilbert, Seppo Makinen, David Owens, Mike Rickaby, Rob Jones, Lloyd Smith and David Vance. And as an added bonus we are offering this issue of 'All-Smash Funnies' to you for free. That's right. It won't cost you a red cent., so be sure to visit http://graphicly.com/publishers and check out our first RED LION PUBLICATIONS title. And while you are there we would also like to recommend you pick up CE PUBLISHING GROUP's newest comic, 'Perilous Adventures'. It's a mere 99-cents for this action-packed comic so pick it up and give it a read. You'll be glad you did.

For Immediate Release

SeajayVentures is pleased to announce that an agreement has been made with CE PUBLISHING GROUP to have them act as packager of two comics of reprints for SeajayVentures' subsiduary, RED LION PUBLICATIONS.

     

"We're pretty pleased with this agreement", said Jonathan "A" Gilbert, owner of SeajayVentures and publisher of RED LION PUBLICATIONS. "It's a win-win situation for both companies".

     

Gilbert added that the RED LION LOGO will appear on the comics covers and that the comics will be two issues of "All-Smash Funnies".

     

The comics' contents, release dates and other purchasing information will be announced soon.

Press Release

As of September 1, 2011 comics material, characters, reprints, concepts and titles that have been created and developed by Jonathan A. Gilbert and loaned out to publishers will be brought under the exclusive control of SeajayVentures, parent company of Red Lion Publications.

     

"We have a number of plans in development for this material", states Gilbert who owns and operates SeajayVentures. "And to properly execute these plans we need to bring the material, including the reprints, under one roof.".

     

The concepts, material, characters, titles and reprints include 'Mister Chameleon', 'The Snow-Man', 'Solomon Wyrd', 'Young Immortals', 'Victory Squad', 'Hooded Cobra', a number of short stories that were produced by Gilbert and Seppo Makinen and the comics title 'All-Smash Funnies' which Gilbert originally published in 2002 as a joint venture between SeajayVentures and Blue Moon Comics Group and is currently on loan to CE Publishing Group.

     

This does not include 'Kendra: Dracula's Daughter' (currently being published Red Leaf Comics), the character 'Destiny' (who is to appear in a two-issue Starverse comic, 'Techstorm: New Friends, Old Foes') and the Dick Ayers pencilled version of the short story "Possessions" ( which is to be published by CE Publishing Group.).

     

"For a variety of reasons those three concepts will remain with these publisher at the very least until the duration of our current agreements with them.", explains Gilbert. "All the other material though, including the reprints, is to be withdrawn from the market as of September 1, 2011".

 

                                                                   SeajayVentures

                                                     Public Relations Department

Kendra: Dracula's Daughter

Much to our regret we are still running into production difficulties that are delaying the release of our first title, FANTASY PATHWAYS. We hope to have the situation fixed in the next month or so but while you are waiting we would like to recommend that you pick up a copy of KENDRA: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER from RED LEAF COMICS.

Created and written by our publisher Jonathan "A" Gilbert with art and letters by co-creator Seppo Makinen KENDRA: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER is set in 1967 during the "Summer of Love" and is about a young woman who is the daughter of Dracula's prime mistress and was adopted by The Lord of the Undead who hoped that she would one day succeed him as the supreme ruler of Earth's vampires. Things though didn't quite work out as Dracula had planned resulting in he and Kendra becoming bitter enemies.

KENDRA: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER is available in an online version for 99-cents and a print version for $1.99. Both can be ordered directly from RED LEAF COMICS at www.redleafcomics.com . Be sure to tell then that RED LION PUBLICATIONS sent ya and be sure to let our publisher know what you think of KENDRA: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER at JonAllanGilbert@yahoo.ca .

2/27/11 Update

We're pretty darn busy these days here at Red Lion Publications but we thought we would take a few minutes to let you know what titles we are releasing in 2011.

 

1)FANTASY PATHWAYS featuring the first installment of SHE IS...SILKIE (with art by Seppo Makinen), THE LEGENDARY WINDIGO, KATHLEEN (a vampire tale) and Jonathan "A" Gilbert's MISTER CHAMELEON.

 

2)CAPTAIN SENTINEL AND FRIENDS featuring CAPTAIN SENTINEL AND THE LADS OF LIBERTY, MESSAGE FROM THE STARS by Seppo Makinen and a new barbarian series titled ATREUS.

 

3)MYSTERY ADVENTURE TALES featuring THE GLOB and SHANNON MCCABE PRESENTS...SPRING HEELED JACK.

 

4) SHE IS...SILKIE GRAPHIC NOVEL.

 

We haven't set any release dates yet but will in upcoming postings. We will also be giving you more information on the above mentioned titles, series and their creators as well as news about some additions we have madfe to our Red Lion Publications staff.

     

So drop by from time to time and we will keep you updated on all that is going on at Red Lion Publications in 2011 and beyond.

Happy 2011!

As we get geared up to start releasing titles in 2011 we thought we'd take a few minutes to bring you up to date in some news.

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WELCOME ABOARD:

     

First off we want to welcome our new penciler, David Johnson Jr. to our team.

     

Actually David is already known to us as he has been working with our publisher, Jonathan "A" Gilbert, on a few projects for other publishers including a sword & sorcery series for Red Leaf Comics and a two-issue tale for Starverse Comics.

     

David will be working on a number of projects for us this year including 'The Glob' and "Shannon McCabe Presents...'. He's also got a few ideas of his own that we're pretty excited about so stay tuned to this page for further information.

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PLANNED TITLES FOR 2011:

     

While we don't have release dates set yet we done have three confirmed titles set up for 2011. They are Lloyd Smith's 'Kragor The Savage Special', Steve Skeates' 'Stateside Mouse Special' and 'Mystery Adventure Tales Special' featuring "Shannon McCabe Presents...Spring Heeled Jack' and "The Glob". We also have a few other projects in development including a super-hero team title but they aren't as yet far enough along to announce.

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BEFORE WE GO:

     

As mentioned earlier Jonathan "A" Gilbert is writing a few projects for other publishers as well. One of those projects is a horror series titled 'Kendra' which is to be published by Red Leaf Comics later this year. If you'd like to take a sneak peak at 'Kendra' before it hits the printed page you can visit www.redleafcomics.com where a 'Kendra' web comic is currently running.As for other projects our publisher is working on be sure to check back here and at his personal blog ( www.dispatchesfromthegreatwhitenorth.blogspot.com ) for updates.

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That's it, folks. See you again soon.

Artists and Letterers Wanted

After numerous delays and false starts RED LION PUBLICATIONS is finally getting geared up to begin releasing titles.

Towards this end we are in immediate need of pencilers, inkers and letterers to work on a number of projects including a muck monster series and a World War Two Canadian ace series.

Those interested in sending us submissions can email me directly at JonAllanGilbert@yahoo.ca and I will give you our submission guidelines. And for those of you who are interested in learning more about our plans for 2011 be sure to check back here over the coming weeks for further announcements.

Jonathan "A" Gilbert, Publisher

Pencilers Needed

PENCILERS NEEDED

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SeajayVentures, the parent company of Red Lion Publications, is looking for pencilers to work on scripts for other comics publishers. Work will pay a percentage of profits.

If you are interested please contact us at seajayventuresca@yahoo.ca for submission guidelines. Please, no email or online submissions.

Jonathan "A" Gilbert

8/5/2010 Update

Hi, Folks;

It has been a while since I have updated you on what is going on so I thought I'd best take a few minutes and let you know what our plans are.

First, while we haven't yet set a release date for Red Lion Spotlight #1 our hope is that it will be this coming winter. That ish will feature "Stateside Mouse" by Steve Skeates. Number two will hopefully be out in the spring of 2011 and that will reintroduce Lloyd Smith's "Kragor". Then the third issue will present "Captain Sentinel and the Lads of Liberty" and our hope is that we will have that issue out by July 4th. Keep your fingers crossed.

We haven't made plans beyond that as yet but once we do we will let you know what they are.

As well as being publisher/editor/creative director/chief-cook-and-bottle-washer for RED LION PUBLICATIONS I am also pretty darn busy doing some freelance work for other folks. Here's a brief list of what I am working on at the moment.

1)A new origin of "Captain Sentinel and the Lads of Liberty" for Surprising Comics ( www.surprisingcomics.com ) with pencils by David Johnson Jr. and inks and letters by my old buddy TW Montgomery.

2)A 6-page Dracula tale for Red Leaf Comics ( www.redleafcomics.com ) which introduces a new female character called Kendra who will be appearing elsewhere in the future.Pencils, inks and letters will be done by my fave artist Seppo Makinen.

3)An "Id the Gorilla Ghost with Honcho The Headcheese Dog" tale with Dave Owens for Surprising Comics.

4) A two issue story for Star Verse Comics that will feature my version of Destiny-though wearing the costume used by Lloyd Smith's version.

5)Some t-shirts featuring my characters.

6)A five to six issue limited series featuring public domain heroes and set in 1947.

7)A number of comics stories with Shannon McCabe ( www.shannonmccabe.com )

8)The revival of the Skywald Heap as a regular series for Surprising Comics.

I've got other stuff on the go too but I can't mention them as yet. And oh; I should mention too that "She is...Silkie:" will finally be seeing print under the Surprising Comics logo.

Surprising Comics by the way is the imprint owned by Mark Davis who also just happens to be our publicity guy here at Red Lion Publications. That's one of the things I have always loved about the small press end of comics publishing; while we don't make a lot of money and have to work our butts off we do help each other out and don't regard each other as competition.

Finally before I sign off CE Publishing Group will soon be releasing Perilous Adventures #1 which will feature work by myself, Lloyd Smith, Mark Davis and others. For ordering info visit http://cepublishing.wetpaint.com . Also too don't forget to visit my blog at www.dispatchesfromthegreatwhitenorth.blogspot.com , Lloyd's blog at www.diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com and Mark's blog at www.surprisingcomics.blogspot.com . Take care, be safe and keep in touch. I can be emailed at redlionpublications@yahoo.ca . Sorry; not looking for talent at the moment. But when I am that info will be posted here.

SeajayVentures and Star Verse Comics Team Up for Project

Jonathan "A" Gilbert of SeajayVentures (the creative arm of Red Lion Publications) and Ryan Crouse of Star Verse Comics are pleased to announce that they will be teaming up to publish a two-issue limited series that will feature the pencils of up and coming talent David Johnson Jr.

Set in the universe of Mr. Crouse's TechStorm character the tale will take place between issues one and two of TechStorm: Rages of War.

"We don't want to give away too much info as yet but the storyline will involve Ryan's TechStorm characters, a hero called SwiftStar and my Destiny character" states Mr. Gilbert.

"And as an added bonus we will bringing Destiny back in his original uniform as designed by Lloyd Smith, publisher of the gone but still much loved Blue Moon Comics Group".

For more information on Star Verse Comics you can visit www.starverse.ca . Jonathan "A" Gilbert has worked in the comics industry since 1989 and is currently writing a blog at www.dispatchesfromthegreatwhitenorth.blogspot.com .

Ryan Crouse can be contacted at star_verse@hotmail.com and Jonathan "A" Gilbert can be reached at seajayventuresca@yahoo.ca .

Red Lion Update!

We're still alive folks and hope to come out with Red Lion Spotlight #1 by the end of the year at the latest. We also have a few other tricks up our sleeves that we can't yet talk about but will later.

We won't let ya down folks. We have-or rather our glorious publisher has-had a few health problems to deal with but things are back on the upswing again. So keep your eyes on this spot. We are on the move again.

Jonathan "A" Gilbert

writer/editor/creator

RED LION REVELATIONS SPECIAL!

WE'VE MOVED!

That's right folks! After what seemed at times a never-ending period of chaotic activity RED LION PUBLICATIONS has finally left its offices in the lovely village of Port Stanley Ontario and relocated its operations in the exciting city of Waterloo Ontario. Bigger city. Bigger office spaces and many more opportunities for this small up and coming publisher.

And while we are all breathing a sigh of relief for surviving the move after everyone catches their breath for a week or so the real hard work will begin. As well as unpacking and setting up operations ye olde publisher Jonathan "A" Gilbert and his faithful staff are going to be looking at ways to streamline the operation in hopes of speeding things up for us to release our first of many issues of "Red Lion Spotlight" in the spring of 2010. So please be patient a little while longer as we set things in motion here. These things take time unfortunately. But once we get the ball rolling you will be able to look forward to the release of "Red Lion Spotlight" #1 featuring "Steve Skeates' Stateside Mouse", issue #2 presenting "Lloyd Smith's Kragor The Savage" and issue #3 reintroducing "Jonathan "A" Gilbert's Mister Chameleon".

Definitely lots to look forward to in 2010 ladies and gents. As always if you have any questions feel free to email us at redlionpublications@yahoo.ca .

Oh. And one last thing. As we are busy right now trying to get geared up we'd appreciate everyone hold off sending us new art submissions. For starters we simply don't have the time to look at them plus we still need to set up a postal address for snailmail submissions. However, if you feel that you are someone who we just can't live without than by all means email your submissions to redlionsubmissions@yahoo.ca . Don't expect to hear back from us real quick though. We are simply too busy.

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That's pretty much it for now. If ya have any questions you know how to reach us. I've gotta sign off now as I've got a whole bunch of boxes I've got to start unpacking. Take care and keep the faith.

Jonathan "A" Gilbert, editor/publisher

RED LION PUBLICATIONS