December 13th, 2012
Notice anything different? New hair-do, you say? Why yes my new moustache is coming in nicely thank y.... Wait, I was talking about the site. Spookyland 2.0 is here! No more icky forum spam, new and improved with more updates! Yaay.
To celebrate, we made a new twitter just for Spookyland stuff! @Spookyland_ follow us to make sure you get all the give aways and contests we will start doing in the coming weeks! Now for the cool stuff...
The new issue comes out very soon. so keeo checking back. We will have a few copies on here signed by me, so make sure to come back for those! I always put a doodle in the books i sign too.
Here's the synopsis for issue 7:
"Lenore discovers a new-born fruit fly, the kind that only live for one day. Reflecting on all she's seen due to her own immortality, Lenore decides to spend her life savings showing the fly one amazing day. Amusement parks, fine dining, Barcelona, and a race against time are on the menu. Will Lenore get the fly to see the world in time? Tune in or buzz out."
NEWS - Stuff happening now/soon.
Roman Dirge (born on April 29, 1972) is an artist and magician, and the creator of the Lenore comic-book series; he currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
and now for the rumors...
Life and comics
Told by his art teachers that he would never make it as an artist due to his crude style, he quit art and became a full-time magician. After a few years, his passion for art overtook him and he created the comic about Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl for Xenophobe magazine. The comic strips were later seen by Dan Vado, president of Slave Labor
Graphics.
He has also written books such as "Something At The Window Is Scratching", "The Monsters In My Tummy","The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good" and has done work for "The Haunted Mansion" comics.
He has over 75 tattoos.[citation needed] (and applause...)
Animation
26 Episodes of a Lenore Animation were created for Sony's website ScreenBlast, these are no longer available, Dirge has given permission for people to distribute them as they see fit, though any website distributing these is doing so without Sony's permission[citation needed].
Roman Dirge wrote for (his friend, and fellow Slave Labor Graphics artist) Jhonen Vasquez's Invader ZIM, and on the back of the second Invader ZIM DVD it says "Made with 100% more Dirge" with a picture of him on it, Invader Zim style.
Music
Dirge was in a band during high school named Of Worlds Long Dead.
Dirge provided original art for [[Scarlings tour posters in 2003.[citation needed]
Dirge provided the cover, booklet and CD art for the 2001 album Welt by ohGr.
Selected bibliography
•Lenore
•Something At The Window Is Scratching
•The Monsters In My Tummy
•The Cat With A Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't As Good
•Peter The Pirate Squid (Writer, Art by Steven Daily)
•It Ate Billy On Christmas (Writer, artist, paintings by Steven Daily)
•The Haunted Mansion (Art covers and stories)
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ROMAN DIRGE CONTACT INFORMATION
Management: Bruce Berman – bruce@apollojets.com
Legal: Darren Trattner – Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein
Publisher: Titan Books
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"The gothic cult-classic comic series Lenore celebrated it's 20th anniversary at Bar Sinister this past Saturday November 24. Creator/illustrator Roman Dirge was on hand signing prints. The party was hosted by Kent Kaliber with special guests Bobby and Adam Alt from Street Drum Corps and Dave Navarro."
Novermber 27th, 2012
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