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| NEWS{July'09 Update}First off, Happy 4th of July to all! And for those that may not know, we'll be attending the Mid Summers Expo in Detroit next weekend. Darryl Anderson and I will be on hand for commissions,portfolio reviews and signing autographs for copies of Bushi: Warrior Caste # 1-2. We'll also have copies of The Koto Files on hand, a special supplement to the first issue. We look forward to seeing you there! Have a safe and happy 4th everyone, Roberto A APPEARANCES Motor City Comic Con May 15-17,2009 Rock Financial Showplace - Novi,MI Show Hours: FRI. 1:30pm - 8pm / SAT. 10:30am - 6pm / SUN. 10:30am - 5pm BC Comix & Games Book Signing June 13th BC Comix & Games- Fenton,MI Book signing Hours: 11 a.m -7 p.m. Comic Relife Book Signing TBA Comic Relief- G4050 Fenton Rd. Flint,MI Book Signing Hours: 12 noon - 6 pm Midsummers Expo July 11 City Sports Center Detroit/Greektown Detroit,MI 48207 Show Hours: Sat 10pm-7pm SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Hello fans of Bushi, as you know originaly, the book was slated to be a six issue mini series. But, due to some family medical matters our production schedule was majorly impacted. And so, the series ended up being delayed almost by a year. Fortunatley, we managed to bring you issue two last summer which many fans had been clamoring for. And in an effort to reward the fans for their understanding and support, the decison was made to cut the series down to four issues. Thus, bringing the series closer to it's explosive finale. So, keep your eyes peeled for Bushi:Warrior Caste#3 this spring and the double sized finale due out later this year! Many thanks for your support and patience,Roberto A Check out Core Studios on Core Studios MySpace Page!!! Check out Dark Elf Designs exclusive interview with Bushi co-creator Roberto Armstrong here | |||
{May'09 Update}It's Free Comic Book Day!!! And what that means is that you can go to your local comic book shop and get some free comics. And possibly meet local creators or even characters from some of your favorite comic books. I myself went down to my local shop, Just 4 Fun and grabbed a few freebies, unfortunately I missed catching Darth Vader. Rumor has it, he was reading a few comic books too. Due to preparation for the Motor City Con, I didn't have the time to make plans to participate in FCBD at my local shop. Although some of my friends did in their respective communities. Dark Elfs' Brian Germain can be found at Comic Relief in Flint and Terrell Culbert ( Breathe Again Entertainment) is on hand at one of the local shops in the Detroit area today. I'll definetly have to try and make plans for next year. Now, as you all know the Motor City Comic Con is a mere 12 days away. And the entire Core Studios crew will be on hand for Saturdays show. Be sure to get your autographed copies of Bushi and the Night Predators Novi preview edition featuring variant covers by Roberto Armstrong and Tony Davis. We'll have some other goodies on hand as well as art work from some upcoming projects. You definetly do not want to miss this show, so come on down and check us out! Best,Roberto A {April'09 Update}Spring is nearly here and so is the Motor City Comic Con, which is celebrating it's 20th anniversary. We are looking forward to this show as we'll have lots of new stuff on hand and a special gift for the fans for their ongoing patience and support;) Currently Bushi:Warrior Caste#3 is still in production and we'll be re-releasing Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 for the Motor City Con in it's place. And for those who missed a chance to pick it up at the last convention we attended. Be sure to pick up the Koto Files as it's a nice tie in to that very issue. On other fronts, we'll be debuting a Night Predators Novi preview edtion featuring two variant covers. A lilttle something for those that missed the X-cape Con preview. That said, it's time to get back to work. I'll see you all in 30! Roberto A {March'09 Update}Well, it's March already and the convention season is off and running. Many of you have probably attended Megacon this weekend so if you have pics or stories to tell, please share them with us. And speaking of cons, Core Studios will be at Wizard World Chicago with our publisher Dark Elf Designs. We're definetly looking forward to returning to the windy city and seeing some old friends. And with the upcoming Motor City Con, the entire Core Studios crew will be in attendance with Tony Davis returning after a lengthy absence from the convention scene. So, be sure to stop by the booth to get your copies of Bushi autographed by the entire creative team! Until next time,Roberto A {Febuary'09 Update}It's Super Bowl Sunday as I write this, so needless to say, this update will be brief. Things are progressing on issue 3 of Bushi:Warrior Caste and as promised I'll shed a li light on the previously mentioned Koto Files. Many have wondered what exactly is on the mysterious data disc that the Khoga ninja Kaori stole from Hidero Kotos office in issue one. Well, wonder no more as Core Studios brings you the goods this coming May! The Koto Files will give readers an inside look at Hidero Kotos views on his allies and enemies. There'll also be bonus material in the form of an indepth interview with series co-creator Roberto Armstrong on the world of Bushi, it's characters and the future of the title itself. Definetly something not to be missed! Until next time, Roberto A. {January'09 Update}Happy New Year to all our fans and supporters!!! It's 2009 and we're hitting the ground running with new intensity. As you can see we've got a new color scheme to reflect that and the excitement we have for the new year. Core Studios has been involved with some other projects over the last three or four months with some of our friends. And you'll see some of what we've done in the coming months. This year will also see Bushi:Warrior Caste come to it's exciting conclusion, as it's wrapped up with a double sized finale with book four. But before that,there'll be a little something known as the Koto Files coming your way. More on that in the next update. And on the horizon we'll have the arrival of Night Predators which drops later this year tentatively followed by ShadowStorm. If you haven't gotten the Night Predators Preview which debuted at Xcape Con'08, no worries, we'll have copies at the upcoming Motor Ciy Comicon in May. In the meantime, be sure to check our forums regularly for more news as it develops on our various projects. Until next time, Roberto A {December'08 Update}Finaly at the end of yet another year, that's been full of surprises,losses and changes within the comic book world and outside of it. We look forward to 2009 which looks to be a very promising year. We'll have a new president bringing some positive changes about and the comic industry has a lot of new things coming out on the horizon. As do we here at Core Studios. We'll have some pretty cool stuff dropping in the upcoming months, Bushi:Warrior Caste#3, Night Predators, and the much anticipated ShadowStorm later in the year. If you didn't get the Night Predators Preview at Xcape Con 2, don't worry, we'll have copies available at the Motor City Comic Con in '09. That said, we wish everyone happy holidays and we'll see you in the new year! Best, Roberto A {November'08 Update}Happy Halloween to all our fans on this extended holiday weekend for all things scary. In celebration of that and our upcoming debut of Night Predators at X-cape Con 2 we're unveiling a few images related to the book. So check out our Night Predators board in the forum and our myspace page for pics. The Night Predators preview will be available in limited supplies so be sure to get yours at X-cape Con 2 this November 22nd! We'll look forward to seeing you all in three weeks at the con. Best, Roberto {October'08 Update}With the leaves changing colors and the temps getting cooler it can mean only one thing...October is here! Which brings about the celebration of all things scary leading to Halloween and the debut of the Night Predators Preview at X-cape Con 2 next month. Coupled with Kurt Anthony Krugs dark and gritty storytelling and Terrell Culberts HOT pencils, this is an absolute must have on your list of things to pick up at the show! Not to be forgotten, Bushi:Warrior Caste#3 is in production and we should have a few pages on hand for fans eager to get a peek at what's to come. Be sure to check back next month as we unveil our late Halloween treat for you, some long awaited images from Night Predators! Best,Roberto A {September'08 Update}Fall is upon us as the con season winds down for the year but there's at least one last big show before it's all said and done..Xcape Con 2! Due to other obligations we'll only be attending the first day of the show. But we'll also be debuting Night Predators in the form of a limited convention exclusive preview. One you definetly do not want to miss out on, as it'll be the first one ever for Xcape Con. And serves as a direct prelude to the Night Predators one shot due out in 2009. We'll also have some pages on hand from the upcoming Bushi:Warrior Caste#3, so you'll get a sneek peek at what's to come. In other news, Core Studios will be producing a special cover for an upcoming Tezlon collected edition of issues 1-2, and we'll keep you posted on when that is available. So, until next month take it easy! Roberto A {August '08 Update}Wow, summer is winding down fast,but what a summer it's been! Major comic book characters coming to life on the screen and breaking records no less, ie Iron Man and Batman: The Dark Knight. Sadly I'm a little behind in my movie watching,but rest assured I'll be catching up before this months up. By all accounts the summer convention season has been great, many of our fellow creators have had a blast. And now we're heading into fall for the last few conventions of the year. Due to our major workload we've only made one show (Motor City Comic Con) but are attending the Xcape Con 2 this coming November. So, be on the lookout for us there as we present Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 and unveil Night Predators! This is one preview you won't want to miss as it's being released as a limited convention exclusive just for Xcape Con 2!!! The preview will serve as a prologue to the upcoming Night Predators one shot due out in 2009. And is written by Kurt A. Krug with pencils by Breathe Again Entertainments' head honcho,Terrell Culbert. Definetly a must have! And speaking of Breathe Again, I'll be involved in a project with Mr.Culbert, the details of which I can't say just yet. But it's gonna be sweet:) Anyway, enjoy the remaining vestiges of summer and I'll see you all in 30! Best,Roberto A. {July'08 Update}In light of recent events, I wanted to comment on the passing of Michael Turner. I had only learned about Michael passing Saturday morning from a bulletin on myspace. At first I wasn't sure it was real until I clicked the link to one of the comic book news sites. It was a shock to say the least and I'm sadden much like everyone else. Mr.Turner was one of the few artist that have influenced me. And sadly I'll never have the opportunity to meet him, it would have been an honor to have been able to. I came close once though, at last years Wizard World Chicago. I had intended to buy a print and get it autographed during one of my breaks from the Core Studios booth. At the time I saw him, he was busy with a long line of fans so I figured I'd catch him a little later when things slowed down. Unfortunatley later in the day he had either left for the day or gone out for lunch. I'm not really sure which, but while at the Aspen booth I decided to get a print of Kiani that stood out. It was one of two left but to my surprise the guy working the booth pulled out one autographed print that Michael had left behind. I imagine it was for any fan that might've missed him. At least that's my presumption. I was pretty happy about that since I had missed my chance to meet the man himself. Needless to say, it hangs framed in my studio on the wall. I will miss seeing his work, he will be missed but never forgotten. I and the rest of the Core Studios staff extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends. As mentioned last month we finally have the pics from the Motor City Comic Con posted. You can check them out here Motor City Pics In other Core Studios related news, Bushi co-creator Tony Davis is back in the lab working on some new Bushi art. Featuring new design concepts by Bushi artist Darryl Anderson, so you know this combo will be hot! And work has begun on the upcoming Night Predators preview. Details can't be given as yet, but it'll be nice. See ya in 30! Best,Roberto A. {June'08 Update}This years Motor City Comic Con had a really great turn out, and we ran into a lot of old friends. Dispite an unfortunate production problem on the printers end due to circumstances beyond their control we only had a limited amount of copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste#2. What copies we did have were brought up very quickly, and we should have substantialy more copies on hand for Xcape con2. That said, we had the joy of running across some old friends we hadn't seen in a very long time. An old friend, Paulino Benavides and his crew Novic Inc, made their first official comic book convention appearance. By all accounts they did well, and I'm happy for them. We also contributed to my good friend Terrell Culberts' Comic Book Nation interview as seen here: cbn- The Ironmen of self Publishing part 2 You'll also see us in his upcoming documentary The Ironmen of Selfpublishing. To keep up with CBN check out Terrell's BreathAgain Entertainment on myspace. I have to admit, I'm not one for public interviews, but since Terrell is a good friend I went ahead and did it. Overall the show was one great big blast, and we look forward to returning to it next year. Stay tuned for pics from the con, they'll be coming soon! Roberto A. {May'08 Update}It's Motor City Comic Con time again! And that means you'll find Darryl Anderson and myself in attendance with hot off the press copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste#2! Bushi co-creator Tony Davis will be making a rare convention appearance over at our friends Novic Incs booth so be sure to stop there and say hello and even get your copy of BWC#2 signed by him! We'll also have copies of the hot selling Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 and the Bushi Chicago special which reprints the sold out Bushi#0 on hand for old and new readers alike. As always Darryl and myself will be doing commissioned sketches and signing copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste for fans. Keep an eye out for the Tezlon Jakk Tate poster penciled by me and colors by Santosh, it's bound to be hot! We'll see you all in 16 days!!! Best,Roberto A. {April 08 Update}April showers bring May flowers but this coming May we'll bring you Bushi:Warrior Caste#2!!!  The long awaited and delayed issue two finally arrives in time for May's Motor City Comicon picking up from issue one's action packed ending! Sporting a beautiful cover by Sean Lee,Roberto Armstrong and Nepo this is one issue you don't want to miss! In other news, be sure to keep an eye out for Dark Elf Designs upcoming swimsuit special which features some art by Core Studio's own Darryl Anderson and myself. Until next time, Roberto A. {March'08 Update}As I do this update spring has officialy gotten underway! And with only one month counting to the release of the long awaited Bushi:Warrior Caste#2, we are hard at work on issue #3 which promises some interesting revealations. You can also look forward to seeing some hot new work from Bushi co-creator Tony Davis in the coming months! Having seen a peek at some of his latest work, it'll leave you wanting more. So, be assured your in for a treat. See ya in 30!!! Roberto A. {JAN/FEB'08}Welcome back!!! It's Febuary 2008 and yes, I'm a little behind on updating. But, when one is sick, what can you do:) Anyway, we're back to work after a much needed break and some major rescheduling of release dates for upcoming projects. Fans of Bushi:Warrior Caste will be happy to know that issue#2 is slated for release at the Motor City Comic Con in May! And issue#3 is currently in production as I speak. Our initial projection for a ShadowStorm release in late '08 is tentative and the title may be pushed back to an early '09 release. I will definetly keep everyone posted on any changes. Our primary goal this year is to definetly get our titles back on a regular steady production schedule. And barring any further family/personal emergencies we should be able to do it. That said, we've had to cancel out on appearing at Wizard World Chicago for the first time ever. It was not an easy decision as we love our fans out there but in an effort to get Bushi and the other projects completed we had to bow out. Not to worry though, we will be present for the spring/fall Motor City Comic Con and possibly Xcape Con 2! And in other news, Core Studios is participating in Dark Elf Designs first ever swimsuit special. So you'll get a peek at some new and farmiliar characters from the Core universe. I've also produced a hot Dreamweaver swimsuit pin up for the swimsuit special and will soon be resuming my penciling chores on that particular title in the near future. Finally, I'll be getting a bit 2 crazy with a Hot All Girl Gang War pin up for Cold Core Comics and then getting lost in the world of Tezlon with a Jack pin-up that's not to be missed! Anyway, in parting there will be lots of new and exciting things happening this year with us and Dark Elf Designs. So strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride! Best,Roberto {DECEMBER UPDATE'07}Seasons Greetings!!!The holidays have arrived and we at Core Studios wish everyone much happiness and joy with your loved ones. Due to the holidays we've shut down operations for a much needed break which did effect the release of Bushi:Warrior Caste#2. But not to worry, it will be coming out in the very near future. In the meantime if you were among the few to purchase the mini preview at the cons, you know issue two is gonna be good! That said, we're definetly looking to have things back on track for '08. Core Studios wil be involved with Dark Elf Designs upcoming swimsuit special which will feature characters from our current title and some upcoming titles too. Also be on the lookout for some special pin-up art being produced for Tezlon andAll Girl Gang War by yours truly. In the meantime enjoy the holidays and join us back here for 2008 as we return with renewed energy and some hot new works!!! Roberto A. {NOVEMBER UPDATE'07}Welcome to our November update, we had a pretty enjoyable time at Xcape con over the weekend. For being a show that was put together in the space of two months it went off well. Most people were pleased with the show and there was a lot of networking and reunions amongst the comic creators. Our hats off to Dark Elf Designs' Brian Germain and the other people who helped put together the show! Be sure to check the forums for pics from Xcape con!!! Best,Roberto A. {OCTOBER'07}Countdown to Xcape Con1, a mere 26 days away and Core Studios will be in the house! There will be plenty of stuff on hand for the fans, The Bushi Chicago Special (reprinting the sold out Bushi#0),Bushi:Warrior Caste#1, limited copies of the mini Bushi#2 preview, (tentatively Bushi:Warrior Caste#2, should it arrive in time from the printer),The ShadowStorm Preview and limited edition ShadowStorm poster! Some select original art for sell and Bushi creator Roberto Armstrong and artist Darryl Anderson will also be doing sketches. Xcape Con1 is definetly a show you will not want to miss especially with the Refuge Rock Aftershow featuring live bands! For more information check this link {SEPTEMBER'07}Welcome to our rather late September update, which normaly would have been done at the start of the month. But yours truly had just recently moved coming off of our Wizard World Chicago trip. And dealing with a family emergency which was touch and go for awhile, things ended up coming out good. Of course in the midst of all that, production on our various projects had to be put on hold while I dealt with that situation. Ultimately,we've been playing catch up, which has been doing our fans a disservice. So the decision has been made to hold off on any more releases for the rest of this year. Much like D.C. comics' All-Star Batman, we'll be suspending any further solicitations of Bushi until we get the series caught up and to prevent our other projects from suffering a similar situation. Bushi#2 will debut this November in time for X-cape con, so if you live in Birchrun MI or the surrounding area you'll want to attend this comic con as it's the first in 20 yrs for that region of Michigan! Although we won't be dropping any titles for the remainder of this year, we'll still have plenty of things to share and offer sneak peeks at some of the other projects in development on our message boards. Check back regulary here and on our myspace page for the latest news! On another note, the Wizard World Con was loads of fun as always and the advanced preview of Bushi#2 sold very well. We had the privilege of doing several portfolio reviews and meeting some very talented artist, some of whom will be producing some work for us. 2008 will definetly be a year to watch!!! As always here are some pics from Wizard World Chicago Best,Roberto A. {AUGUST'07}Core Studios is dropping a surprise on con goers at the upcoming Wizard World Chicago convention taking place this week, August 9th through August 12th. A limited edition Advanced Preview of Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 featuring a pencils only variant cover by Sean Lee will be available in extremely limited supply! So, for those fans who can't wait til September for Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 this is your chance to get a peek at the upcoming issue! The Shadow Storm Limited Edition poster will also be available along with the ShadowStorm Preview. And Core Studios' Roberto Armstrong and Darryl Anderson will be in attendance signing books and doing sketches along with some original art for sale, so be sure to stop by Core Studios booth 255 and check out the fellas! Until next time, T.Davis {JULY'07}Happy 4th of July to all our fans and supporters!!! Just wanted to drop a brief update for everbody. Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 is entering the scripting and lettering phase. All art work for the issue is finished and within the next few weeks we should have the book ready for WWC! In other news, Core Studios' Darryl Anderson,Tony Davis and yours truly will be in Flint,MI this coming July 21st with our Dark Elf family for a comic book signing at Comic Relief! See details here--->Comic Book Signing So, if you happen to live in the Flint area stop by and catch us! Until next month,Roberto A. {JUNE'07}After a 2 week period of rest we're back! The Motor City Comic Con was great!!! The entire Bushi creative team was on hand for the con and we had a good time. Even better, the ShadowStorm Limited Edition posters arrived in time for the first day of the show. Many autographs were signed and books and posters sold. We socialized with fellow creators and up and coming artist looking for advise. We also got to hang out with a few of our fellow Dark Elf members and our friends at Cold Core Studios. The convention also sparked an idea, specificly all the cosplay fans running around. So having said that, yeah, Core Studios is putting on a Bushi: Warrior Caste costume contest!!! And the winner will recieve autographed copies of issue 1 & 2, plus an original piece of art by each member of the creative team and a cameo in an issue of Bushi! Details for the contest can be found in our forums in the Contest section of the board! Be sure to check out the News & Updates board for an expanded version of this update featuring pics from the show! See ya in 30!!! Roberto A. {MAY'07}It's Motor City Comic Con time again!!! And officialy the start of the con season for Core Studios. The entire Bushi:Warrior Caste creative team will be on hand for the con with co-creator Tony Davis making an apperance Saturday. So, this will be everyones chance to get the entire creative crews signatures on their copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1! We would like to mention that due to some technical glitches with our printers we won't have copies of the Limited Edition ShadowStorm poster available at the con. However, we do hope to have the poster available at a later date. On a brighter note, anyone in attendance at the show may be lucky enough to catch a look at some of the pencilled pages for the upcoming Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 and the upcoming DreamWeaver #0 and ShadowStorm#1!!! So, be sure to stop by the Core Studios booth to say hello and pick up copies of Bushi and the ShadowStorm Preview! See ya in five!!! Roberto A. {APRIL'07}With a month and a few weeks to go, the Motor City Comic Con is fast approaching! And Core Studios', Tony Davis,Darryl Anderson and Roberto Armstrong will all be in attendance. And now for news you've all been waiting for regarding two of our future projects which set the stage for the Core universe, ShadowStorm and Night Predators!!! First up, the ShadowStorm Preview will be having an encore debut at the Motor City Comic Con and Wizard World Chicago this year to generate buzz for the first issue which is tenatively looking at a late 2007 early 2008 release. And although originally intended to coincide with the release of the first issue,the Limited Edition ShadowStorm poster will be released at the upcoming Motor City Con with the ShadowStorm preview! It's definetly a HOT piece!!! And now a little info regarding Night Predators. The book will explore the darker side of the Core universe and will definetly be rooted in the same time frame as ShadowStorm. So,needless to say there will be some mention of events or places that take place in both titles respectively. Night Predators centers on the return of a super natural race of energy syphons known as The Afterlife. And the ultra covert black ops agency D.O.M.I.N.O's efforts to deal with them, more specificly one agent in particular, Kinte Jones. A man who has encounterd these beings one time before....Night Predators is set to debut this fall as a special preview to the one shot coming out in 2008! So be sure to keep an eye out for it and check the Night Predators section of the forum for news and updates on this title! Hasta próximo tiempo, Roberto A. {MARCH'07}As mentioned a few short months ago, I announced that I'd be working on one of Dark Elf Designs titles, Dreamweaver. And as of this month my penciling duties have officially begun. I'm happy to say the inital reaction to the first few pages I've churned out for Dreamweaver#0 have been met with great enthusiasm. And the special variant piece I did a short while back has definetly made an impression. As for Dreamweaver, it's the story of Lauren Rainwater and her destined fate to take on the role of the Dreamweaver. The story begins in a native american burial ground located beneath the structure of a library parking garage. When the unwitting Lauren Rainwater follows the strange sounds that call to her from her unconscience, she discovers an ancient secret. One that is tied to the burial ground and her own ancestry. Taking an ancient dreamcatcher from one of the graves plunges Lauren into a battle with an ancient evil.... The creative team behind this mystical title aside from yours truly is: Norm Williams- Writer, Dreamweaver creator Brian Germain on Inks and Letters and Larry Lonsby on the colors. A talented team of creators bringing you a hot new title due out late 2007! For more news and updates on this project from Dark Elf be sure to check the forums and the Dreamweaver myspace page!!! Now as for Core Studios related news, we're currently finishing up work on issue#2 of Bushi and issue #3 is underway. We should have some info coming up on ShadowStorm and our other special project Night Predators in the near future, So stay tuned!!! Roberto A. {FEBUARY'07}We are happy to announce the arrival of Core Studios on MySpace! It's been in the planning stages for awhile and is now officially up and running, so you can now get the latest news and updates there as well. We hope everyone enjoyed the recent sneek peek at Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 as well as the advanced look at the cover for issue #3! Coming up soon, we'll have news on the upcoming ShadowStorm series as well as some news on a special project we call Night Predators! Be sure to check back frequently for additional news, until next time...Roberto A {JANUARY'07}First off, let me say Happy New Year to everyone!!! We've got some special things in store for 2007. Due to several factors beyond our control production on Bushi#2 was delayed late last year. However for 2007 you can expect both issue 2 and issue 3 of Bushi to be simultaneously released together and we'll be posting up preview pages of Bushi#2 later this month. We are also pleased to announce the return of Bushi co-creator Tony Davis to the studio. You can expect to see Tony's pencils gracing future covers of Bushi in the coming months. On another note, we'll have more news on the upcoming ShadowStorm series as we get further into 2007. As well as a few other special projects in the works. We hope you all join us for what's shaping up to be a great year! Until next time,Roberto A. {DECEMBER UPDATE}Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings!!! As we swiftly approach Chirstmas and the end of 2007, we'd like to thank everyone for their continued support. We realize our publishing schedule has been a little off target and such is the nature of small press publishing. However, we do intend to make it up to all our fans come 2007. We've got some special announcments and things in store for the new year. And having said that, for starters in January expect to see a sneak peek at Bushi:Warrior Caste#2!!! We'll also have more news on the upcoming ShadowStorm series, if you haven't gotten the preview special now's the time to do so! That said, we look forward to seeing everyone in the new year and wish you a Merry Christmas from all of us at Core Studios!!! Roberto A. {NOVEMBER UPDATE}As we rapidly enter the onset of the holiday season, we at Core Studios are steadily moving along with lots and lots of special surprises for 2007. What these surprises are, we can't reveal at the moment. But, we're sure you'll like them:D On the Bushi front, issue #2 is slowly but surely getting done. We do sincerely apologize to all our fans for the delay. We had hoped to have issue two ready this month, but due to some unforseen events progress was slowed down. However, we can assure everyone, the wait for issue two will definetly be worth it! On another Bushi related tid-bit, Terrell Culbert of Colr Core Comics turned in an outstanding cover for Bushi#3, that has got to be seen. I can confidently say, you're gonna love it! As mentioned a short while ago, there is a Limited Edition ShadowStorm poster in the works (which features the entire team). The pencils and inks are by ShadowStorm creator Roberto Armstrong with colors by Nepo (Bushi:Warrior Caste) Leal! Originaly intended for a December release, it has now been pushed back to coincide with the debut of ShadowStorm#1 in 2007! We'd also like to take this moment to announce that Kurt Anthony Krug has become the newest member of the Core Studios family. This very talented writer will be hard at work on some upcoming projects in 2007 so stay tuned for our next update! Roberto A. {OCTOBER UPDATE}Autumn is in the air and that means it's that time of year for the 2006 Fall edition of the Motor City Comicon. And as usual Core Studios' Roberto Armstrong and Darryl Anderson will be in attendance for autographs and sketches. For those that missed out on Wizard World Chicago, we'll have a limited supply of the long sought after Bushi ashcan which was reprinted specificly for that show. And this will be everyones chance to get a copy of the ShadowStorm Preview that debuted in Chicago, it's not to be missed! There will also be copies of the hot selling Bushi Warrior Caste#1 so if you haven't gotten one yet, now's the time to do so!!! Until next time, Roberto A. {SEPT UPDATE}Shadowstorm is officialy up at Indyplanet.com for all of those who may have missed a chance to purchase a copy at Wizard World Chicago. On another note, the book signing at Comic Relief a few weeks ago went pretty good. Darryl Anderson,Brian Germain,William Loebs and Randy Zimmerman all did their fair share of sketches for comic fans. And we'd like to extend our thanks to the folks at Comic Relief for having us there. It turned out to be a pretty good time! Now onto other news, Bushi#2 is nearly half way completed. Due to the busy month of August with the con and book signing we were slowed down quite a bit on production. But things have picked up rapidly and with a little luck we should have Bushi#2 ready in time for the Ocober con. For those who may be eager to see more Shadowstorm and can't wait till next year, there is a special limited edition poster in the works. The release date will be announced in a future update. And last but certainly not least, I will be handling the pencilling duties on Dark Elf Designs' DreamWeaver#0! So check the Dark Elf section of the forum for additional news and updates regarding that title. Until next time, Roberto {August Update 2}Hot on the heels of our appearance at Wizard World Chicago, Bushi co-creator Roberto Armstrong and penciller Darryl Anderson will be appearing at Comic Relief in Flint,MI August 19th from noon til five p.m. for a comic book signing along with fellow Dark Elf Designs members Brian Germain (Moonshadow)and William Loebs (The Maxx,Wonder Woman and the Flash)! As for Wizard World Chicago, after a rocky start due to unforseen complications things went smoothly after the first nite. We ran into a few old friends and gained new fans for Bushi. And encountered some very talented people who's work you'll soon see gracing some of Core Studios future projects. As always, we thank everyone that dropped by and supported us. And a special thanks to the reporter who interviewed us, that made the show just that much cooler! And a shout out to Cold Core, you guys are a blast to hang with! Until next time peeps, Roberto A {AUGUST UPDATE}Three days to go and we're off to Chicago for the 2006 edition of Wizard World! We look forward to reconnecting with some old friends and the debut of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 and the ShadowStorm preview at the show! On another note, we'll have the long sought after Bushi ashcan available in limited supply as well as last years Bushi Chicago special which reprints Bushi#0! We'll also have an assortment of Bushi prints available in limited supply. And joining the Core crew will be our fellow Dark Elf Designs members Derek Baillie and Norm Williams of Venterra Productions and our friends from Cold Core Comics, E.L. McCullers and Terrell Culbert. As many may recall, we indicated we'd have a hot guest artist on Bushi, and that artist is Terrell Culbert! Look for his stunning work to grace the cover of Bushi:Warrior Caste#3!!! That said, look for us in the small press area at booth s22! We look forward to meeting current and future fans of Core Studios titles. See ya in a few!!! Roberto A. {JUNE UPDATE}Summer has begun and the convention season is in full swing. I'd like to extend a special thank you to everyone that came out to the Motor City Comic Con and suported us, it was definetly a cool event. Bushi:Warrior Caste#1's variant covers A,C and D were the top sellers at the con for us. We also made a few new contacts and you just might see Core Studios appearing at a few more cons this year with the Dark Elf Designs crew. You can also expect to see a very talented guest artist blessing the covers of Bushi:Warrior Caste with his mad skillz!!! For now, this artist shall remain a mystery:) And on another note, The ShadowStorm preview is being delayed to allow Nepo time to work his magic and based on what I've seen, it'll be worth the wait! Until next time, Roberto A. {MAY UPDATE} First up I have to say Happy Birthday to Bushi penicller,Darryl Anderson! We hope he's having a great weekend it's definetly well deserved. And it's that time of year once again, the start of the convention season. Which means you'll be able to catch us at the Motor City Comicon and Wizard World Chicago this year! And you'll have a chance to have your copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 signed by the creative team. As well as other additional Bushi goodies! Don't forget that the ShadowStorm Preview will be coming out later this month and available here and at IndyPlanet. You will not want to miss out on this special preview as it serves as a prelude to ShadowStorm#1! See ya at the cons! {APR UPDATE 2006}Once more we hit you with great news! Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 will soon be available for order at Indyplanet.comas well as our on-line shop!!! And if you haven't checked out the Bushi forums, your missing out on a look at Sean Lees pencils for the cover to issue 2! Said cover is currently in the hands of highly talented Bushi colorist Nephatali"Nepo"Leal! And just in, the cover for the ShadowStorm Preview by yours truly and majesticly colored by who else? Nepo! Trust me folks, this is one cover you want to see. For a look go hereShadowStorm Board! Until next time,RobertoA {MAR 2006 UPDATE PRT.2}We're proud to announce that Bushi:Warrior Caste is now available for on-line ordering through our store and will also be available at the Motor City Comic Con this May! Be sure to collect all five variant covers to complete your collection of this premier title!!! On another note, we have some bad news regarding the Bushi 2006 contest. You can find the details in our special announcement section below. And on a brighter note, the full color version of the ShadowStorm ad has been posted up in the forums. And I have to say, Nepo has once again outdone himself! Be sure to check out the forum for a peek at the cover art for the upcoming ShadowStorm preview and additional character designs, which should be posted very soon! Until next time, be easy...Roberto A. {MAR 2006 UPDATE}Spring is in the air and as you can undoubtedly see, we've undergone a facelift! Special thanks goes out to Derek Baillie for the Core Studios logo revamp. And with that revamp came a color change for the site which has come out very nice. We hope everyone likes the new look! Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 has finally been shipped out to the printer after a lengthy delay. Needless to say, the creative team breathed a very big sigh of relief! And work has begun on issue two and from the early pencils I've had the opportunity to see your going to like it. Phase Two of our Bushi contest is nearly over and we look forward to seeing the entries come in as the deadline approaches. In other news, be sure to check the ShadowStorm boards for a look at more character designs and a preview of the cover art for the upcoming ShadowStorm ashcan! Until next time,Roberto A. {FEB 2006 UPDATE}Phase one is officially over and the winner is Derek Baillie for his original story Way of the Warrior! Congratulations,Derek!!! Which now means that all you pencillers can head over to the contest page and take a crack at the winning script! In other news, the first two pages for Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 have come in, and they are looking very nice. Darryl Anderson is truly cranking out some first class work and as more pages come in we will post some samples. And on the storm front, work has begun on the ShadowStorm ashcan and the first ShadowStorm ad has been finished and is currently in the hands of Bushi colorist Nephtali Leal. It's gonna be HOT so expect to see a preview here soon! Until next time,be easy! R.A. {JAN 2006 UPDATE PT.2}The Bushi 2006 Contest is officially open!!! Originally planned to focus on one specific area ie, writers. However, due to the low turnout for the vote we were prompted to take a different approach. And thus you now have a contest open to writers,pencillers,inkers and colorist. The goal of the contest is to create a story based on the themes of Bushi. So for all you martial arts enthusiast this is certainly a contest tailor made for you. The winners will all be posted up together at the end of our contest and will have won the grand prize: Their story and art published in a future issue of Bushi:Warrior Caste!!! For more details click on the Bushi contest link located under Special Announcements. We definetly look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! In other Core Studios related news, more character designs from ShadowStorm will be posted in the coming weeks. If you haven't seen the first wave on the ShadowStorm board take a peek. I think you'll find it interesting. On another note, keep your eyes peeled in the Bushi:Warrior Caste board for a peek at the cover to Bushi:Warrior Caste#2 it's gonna be nice. Until next time,be easy! Roberto A. {JAN 2006 UPDATE}It's 2006 and we here at Core would like to say Happy New Year to everyone!!! We've got the votes tallied up for our 2006 contest and will be posting the details soon. And if that's not enough for starting 2006 off, we've got some exclusive images from ShadowStorm posted in the Storm Center. If you haven't checked out the ShadowStorm section of the board we suggest that you do, after all this is the year of the storm! And the blade as well with the official launch of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 this year. We've got a lot of things coming up in the next several months so you can expect 2006 to be a really good year here at Core Studios! Until the next update, be easy! Roberto A. {12-18-05}As we approach the end of the year, we extend a heart felt thank you to everyone who has supported us. It's definetly been a busy one with our induction into the DarkElf family as well as the con season and a lot of hard work finally getting Bushi: Warrior Caste#1 finished up. That said, keep your eyes peeled for issue one! It'll be available for order thru our website and Dark Elf Designs for winter/spring of '06. Issue two of Bushi is allready currently in production as is the script for one of the first stories for Bushi Warrior Tales. And coming next month, we'll have some images from Shadow Storm available. And we'll also be annoucing the 2006 contest,so stay tuned! Merry Christmas,and I'll see you all next year!!!Roberto A. {11-20-2006}As of this posting I'm happy to share with everyone that Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 is officially done!!! And should be on it's way to the printer next month and with luck ready for winter 2006. The creative team thanks you for your patience and continued support. In other Bushi related news, if you've been to the forum your aware that Warrior Tales is now back in production. And the initial script I recieved from Josh a few months back was anything short of riveting. Be sure to check the Bushi Warrior Tales board for continued updates. As a reminder,we are holding a poll to determine who our next contest should focus on. The last time pencillers had a chance to strut their stuff but this time we thought we'd let you, the fans have a say. The poll will run from Nov til the end of Dec and you must be a registered member of the forum to vote. And now my last tidbit for this update, new information about ShadowStorm has been posted in the Storm Center. So be sure to check it out!!! Until next time,Roberto A {11-9-05}In light of last months update, the Shadow Storm board is now officially open. Be sure to drop by often as more is revealed about our next HOT title! For any of you who are novice or pro writers drop by the Dark Elf boards and check out the Writers Block, it's a place where you can share your thoughts or show off your skills. On another note, we are holding a poll to determine who our next contest should focus on. The last time pencillers had a chance to strut their stuff but this time we thought we'd let you, the fans have a say. The poll will run from Nov til the end of Dec and you must be a registered member of the forum to vote. Until next time,Roberto A. {10-19-05}The con season has finaly come to a close for us this year and we thank everyone that stopped by the Dark Elf booth to see us this past weekend. Although admittedly this had to be one of the slower shows we've ever done it was good to see some old friends. On a side note, the promotional art used for our full color ad at the con is now available as a poster due to the popularity of the piece. Be sure to stop by the store and get your copy today! As mentioned in our last update we are showcasing all five variant covers for Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 as a special treat to celebrate the anniversary of our websites relaunch. You can take a look at these gorgeous covers on the BWC board in our forum. Yours truly,Tony Davis,Darryl Anderson,Sean Lee,Dark Elf Designs'Josh Skeel and Bushi colorist,Nephtali Leal did an outstanding job!!! Take a bow guys, you all deserve it! Now as promised, we are going to reveal a little more about the impending storm for 2006 we've been dropping hints about lately. Some of you who've been fortunate enough to purchase the Uprising cd-rom have gotten a glimpse of our next project and there are some who've maybe seen the name listed within the Projects or Gallery sections of the site. That name is ShadowStorm,and it will be the next HOT title coming from us. ShadowStorm is the creator-owned project of Roberto Armstrong and will be our first series that deals with superhumans. In very broad strokes, ShadowStorm has high action-adventure,magic,time-travel,heroes,villians,babes and of course, the eternal struggle between good and evil. Most importantly, one of the key statements made in the series is "Who am I to play God?". Pretty powerful,huh? I've probably got people eager to see this book come out. Not to worry, there are plans to produce a special preview that will be released at the Motor City Comic Con in Novi next May. That said, you can expect a lot of excitement to come your way! Until next time,Roberto A {10-9-05}It's time for the Motor City Comic Con, which is being held next weekend Oct 15th & 16th at it's new location: The Rock Financial Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi,MI one mile west of Novi Rd. Darryl Anderson and I will be attending this show and we'll be located at the Dark Elf Designs booth with our fellow DED members. If you missed a chance to catch the Bushi Chicago Preview Special at Wizard World, this is your chance to get a copy while supplies last! We'll also have copies of the new Kaori poster that debuted at Wizard World Chicago and the Bushi Wave 1 & 2 poster series. In other news, some of you may be aware that we're approaching the first anniversary of the websites relaunch. And to mark that occasion we'll be showcasing all five covers for Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 as a special treat. And finally revealing a little bit more about the impending storm on the horizon for 2006! Until next time,Roberto A. {8-10-05}We're baaack!!! The Bushi creative team had a great time at Wizard World Chicago and being the little guys next to the big guys, we held our own pretty well. There was definetly a lot to see and you literaly would need three days to see it all. We'll have pics from the con posted on the forum very soon. We made a lot of new contacts and new friends as well. During the course of the con,Bushi penciller and inker Darryl Anderson whipped out a few sketches of Bushi characters Mai and Kaori for Wizard con fans. I, myself spent time talking with people about the book and other comic related topics. One unexpected scenario that popped up was portfolio reviews, which we were very flattered to do. And from the stuff we reviewed you just might see some new faces associated with Core Studios in the near future. As for the Bushi Chicago Special,Bushi wave one and two poster series, all did well at the con. Although the Scarlet Dawn and Karoi posters (all three versions) were the crowd faves. As a result of the con, the fan base for Bushi is starting to grow, and it's a beautiful thing. On another note, one of the highlights of the con was the chance to meet Sam"Flash Gordon"Jones, a very cool guy to chat with and very friendly. Now on a personal note, I'd like to thank everyone who was at Wizard World Chicago for taking the time to visit with us and picking up a copy of the Bushi Chicago special. Your show of support and interest is what makes this all worth it. So on behalf of everyone at Core Studios,thank you!!! Until next time, Roberto A. {7-31-05}Core Studios arrives at Wizard World Chicago this coming Thursday!!! In attendance will be the creative team on Bushi:Warrior Caste (Roberto Armstrong,Tony Davis and Darryl Anderson). Be sure to stop by the Core Studios booth and say hello. Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Bushi Preview Special which was specificly done for Wizard World Chicago. Cover art by Bushi creators Roberto Armstrong and Tony Davis with colors by the original Bushi colorist Cathy Hartford! This special will collect the events from Bushi#0 and feature an exclusive look at Bushi:Warrior Caste#1!!! In addition, we'll be unveiling an all new Kaori poster done by Bushi co-creator Roberto Armstrong and Bushi colorist Nephtali Leal, definetly one beautiful piece for your collection. That's it for this weeks update, see ya at the con! Roberto A. {7-5-05}Hello and I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend! As many of you are aware we were to debut Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 at Wizard World Chicago. Unfortunately due to a major backlog of jobs our printer was not going to be able to have it ready in time. So we are forced to push the release date back until sometime this fall. However, knowing a lot of people were really looking forward to getting Bushi at Wizard World, we at Core Studios have put together a Bushi preview special specificly for Wizard World Chicago! This book will feature a portion of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 as well as reprint the events from Bushi:Warrior Caste#0. In addition to that we'll also have an all new Kaori poster by Roberto Armstrong and Nephtali Leal debuting alongside the BWC wave 1 and 2 poster series! As many know, we've recently joined Dark Elf Designs and there are some BIG things in the works and we at Core will be very much a part of it. On another note, there's a storm on the horizon this fall. And if your one of the lucky few to have gotten the Uprising cd rom you've got an idea of what's coming. For those that didn't, stay tuned....Until next time,Roberto A {6-12-05}!!-BREAKING NEWS-!! Core Studios has officially joined Dark Elf Designs! We were approached with the offer to join Dark Elf by c.e.o,Brian Germain and after much consideration we felt it would be a good move. You'll see Core Studios publishing under the Dark Elf banner and collaborating with other studios in the Dark Elf family. This translates to lots of potential cool stories in the future. So join us for a ride full of fun and excitement! Until next time, Roberto A {5-15-05}We're back from Motor City Comic Con and has some may know we encountered an unexpected delay with Uprising Magazine. Although it wasn't available in printed form our friend Wayne Smith at Dragonfyre Studios was able to provide a cd-rom promotional version of it which has a load full of the features from the magazine. These will be available at all the shows we attend. And for those who prefer the printed verion, it should be ready in the next month or two. As for the con, it wasn't bad although the weather did impact the turnout for the first day. There was plenty of new merchandise on hand and yours truly made rounds. You could definetly tell Star Wars fever was in the air! Now onto something I know a lot of you are eager for, we have the exclusive four page full color preview of Bushi:Warrior Caste posted in the the Bushi Gallery. Nephtali Leal did a spectacular job on these and you'll see more of his work in the near future. Variant covers C and D are also posted in the gallery and if you thought they were hot wait'll you get a load of A,B,and E! Until next time, Roberto A {5-1-05}Eleven days and counting to Motor City Comic Con and the premier of Uprising Magazine featuring the exclusive sneak peek at Bushi:Warrior Caste#'s 1 and 2! Darrly Anderson and yours truly will be in attendance with a possible appearance by Bushi co-creator Tony Davis! Also be on the look out for the BWC Wave 2 poster series, it's not to be missed! If your courious check out our online store where they are now ready and available for you to place an order. These new posters feature all new designs of some of the key characters from Bushi:Warrior Caste. Don't forget to check back frequently for our upcoming exclusive full color preview of Bushi:Warrior Caste which features material not shown in the Uprising Magazine! And if you haven't been to our forums yet, we suggest you go. We're showcasing the C and D variant covers for BWC#1 for those that are eagerly awaiting the Wizard World Chicago debut. In the meantime stay tuned and locked into Core Studios for more information and we'll see you at the show!!! ~One~ Roberto A. {4-10-05}Congratulations to Christopher Tupa, he is the official winner of the Bushi Pin-up contest! And as a special thank you to the other entrants who participated in the contest we will be sending you autographed copies of Bushi:Warrior Caste#1! As promised in our previous update we have a first look at one of the variant covers to Bushi:Warrior Caste#1(shown to the left). As you can see, Bushi:Warrior Caste is going to be HOT!!! With the upcoming debut at Wizard World Chicago looming on the horizon, we'll be preparing an exclusive online color preview of issue one as a bonus for those that just can't wait for August! So be sure to check back here and in the forums for the latest news and updates. ~One~ R.Armstrong {3-14-05}It's that time of year again, the start of the convention season. As usual we'll be at the Motor City Comic Con this coming May and we are happy to announce that we will be attending Wizard World Chicago this year! The long awaited Uprising Magazine which features an exclusive look at not only Bushi:Warrior Caste#1 and 2 but also collects the rare Bushi ashcan will finally make it's premier in May at the Motor City Con. The much anticipated release of the Bushi:Warrior Caste Wave 2 poster series by Bushi co-creator Tony Davis and Outcast Studios Ben Hunzeker will also be available. Be sure to check out our Bushi gallery for all new images and notably an all new Kaori shot by Eddy Newell! On another note the current Bushi Pin-up contest is winding down, if you didn't have time to enter don't worry. We've got another contest in the works, and once the details are all worked out we'll make an announcement. Be sure to check back for our next update as we'll be giving everyone a sneek peek at one of the variant covers for Bushi:Warrior Caste! Until next time, Roberto A. {1-23-05}Hot on the heels of our recent Talent Search, Core Studios has gained three new members: Serena,Stacey Donahue and Nephtali Leal! Their profiles are posted on the site so drop them a line. In other news, we should have a preview of the Uprising magazine covers real soon. Be sure to check out our contest in the announcement section where you can win some really cool stuff! Until next time...Roberto A. {01/03/05}It's 2005 and Core Studios has lot's of new and exciting things planned for the new year! For starters the two newest members of Core Studios, Josh Devor and Sean Lee will be bringing you Bushi Warrior Tales! An all new spin-off from Bushi: Warrior Caste which will debut in Uprising Magazine this summer. And if that weren't enough, Bushi: Warrior Caste will now be packaged in a six issue format with five variant covers for issue one by Bushi creators-artist Roberto Armstrong,Tony Davis,Darryl Anderson,John Lilly and newcomer Sean Lee!!! And if that's not enough, be on the look out for the Bushi: Warrior Caste Wave 2 poster series by Bushi co-creator Tony Davis and Outcast Studios Ben Hunzeker this coming spring! Wave two will feature The Scarlet Dawn,The Khoga Ninja,Toshiro-Mai and the wildly popular Kaori! As you can see, we're definetly starting the new year off with a bang! And we have a few other surprises which we'll share later. In the meantime, be sure to check out the message boards and mingle with some of the staff. We definetly like to hear from our supporters and fans. And we'll be running a contest soon, so be sure to check the forums! {12/30/04}HAPPY HOLIDAYS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! We are proud to finally announce the winners of our first ever Talent Search Meet the newest members of the Core Studios Team: Josh Devor(writer),Sean Lee(penciller) and Larry Molinar(colorist),welcome aboard guys! This has been a pretty good year with the website relaunch and the intro of Bushi: Warrior Caste#0 to the public at the cons as well as the debut of the Bushi Wave 1 poster series. We definetly have some exciting things planned for next year and I know everyones waiting to get their hands on the upcoming Bushi:Warrior Caste#1. For those that can't wait, there will be an exclusive preview of it in Uprising Magazine#1 which is due to be out this coming year. We'd like to thank all those who've shown support and we'll see you in the new year! Roberto A {12/05/04}Core Studios would like to thank all who took the time to particpate in our first ever Talent Search! We had some surprising responses and very good entries. And we are now presently reviewing all submissions. Winners will be notified once final decisions have been made and their names posted here in the next update. In other news, The Uprising magazine featuring snippets from Bushi: Warrior Caste TPB series will be hitting the printer in early Jan. and should be available roughly by Feb. Check back for more info as it becomes available. Be sure to check out our store for the Framed Limited Edition print Honzo vs BlackGaurd by BWC creators Tony Davis and Roberto Armstrong from the Bushi:Warrior Caste Wave 1 poster series, definetly a x-mas must have! And the Bushi ashcan and Bushi:Warrior Caste#0 are now both available for ordering! Be sure to get your copies as there are a limited number available left over from the con season. Until next time.... Roberto A. {10/20/04}The convention season has come to a close and Core Studios would like to extend a warm felt thanks to all who stopped by our booth. The entire gang was on hand Saturday for the Motorcity con and had a great time. It was also the first official day of the Core Studios Talent Search! I had the good fortune to meet some talented people who's work I look forward to seeing. We were also lucky enough to be set up next to our buddies at Dragonfyre Studios as well as being side by side with the lovely Dazza Delrio. We are very proud to say that we got lots of positive feedback on Bushi: Warrior Caste#0 and the the Bushi Wave 1 poster series. We nearly ran out of all the free b/w prints for the show. Overall, things were good. And we definetly look forward to the 2005 con season. Hope to see you all there as well! Until next time...Roberto A. {10/14/2004} Welcome to version 2.0 of Core Studios! It's been a long time coming and we are pleased to announce that with an all new look, we have some new features. First off, a newly expanded gallery featuring art from our various projects,forum board where you can converse with fellow fans or Core staff and our new online store where you can get exclusive merchandise. Be sure to check out the Core crew at the Motor City Comicon this weekend in Novi! We'll have a second printing of the Bushi ashcan with a color cover available as well as Bushi: Warrior Caste#0. Which will sport two covers (cover A: by Darryl Anderson and cover B: by Roberto Armstrong) and features the events that take place prior to Bushi: Warrior Caste#1. Addittionaly, we'll be debuting the Bushi:Warrior Caste Wave 1 poster series and free b/w prints on hand. As a special treat, we'll have pages from Bushi: Warrior Caste#1 on hand for those wanting a sneak peek. The Uprising magazine featuring an exclusive look at the Bushi:Warrior Caste TPB series is slated to be available late Oct/early Nov. |