ABaHB News July 1999

31st July 1999
The Crow #9
TOOD MCFARLANE PRODUCTIONS

(W) Jon J Muth

(P) Paul Lee

(C) Mark Nicholas

(Cover) Simon Davis

"WHO IS THIS SPECTRE OF MY ANGER?"

"Wings and Black Feathers" The Crow comes face to face with his greatest nemesis, the unstoppable Skull Cowboy. But is he the true enemy?As The Crow uncovers the Skull Cowboy's dark purpose, everything he knows is turned inside out! Featuring the art of Paul Lee. Story by John Kuramoto and Jon J Muth

FIRST LOOK - THE CROW #9
The Crow #9 will ship in October from Image Comics and Todd McFarlane Productions. The issue was written by Jon J Muth, with art by Paul Lee and a cover by Simon Davis.

Here's how Image describes the story, which is titled "Wings and Black Feathers:"

"The Crow comes face-to-face with his greatest nemesis, the unstoppable Skull Cowboy. But is he the true enemy? As The Crow uncovers the Skull Cowboy's dark purpose, everything he knows is turned inside out."

The Crow #9 will be 32 pages and cost $2.50.
Thanks to: Comic Book Continuum and Previews

30th July 1999
Fan Fiction

Two new poems grace the ABaHB Misc. Page! Both come from LLcruize, named The Flight and The Begining. If anyone has any additions in the form of writing, please send it over to abahb@xoommail.com

29th July 1999
Salvation Casting!
Once again, ABaHB brings you another star of The Crow: Salvation and it's Tim DeKay! Here's a bio from IMBD.

Tim DeKay

Actor filmography

Notable TV guest appearances

Questions Answered: Darkest Days
To answer questions, and end all the contraversy involving the upcoming independent film, "The Crow: Darkest Days" production of the movie has been made very clear.

Chris Freytag will play the newest dead avenger in the Crow mythos in a film created by he and a band of Crow fans. While its not something that will hit major theatres across America or the world, it will be in association with Public Access (a channel in Oregon) and released into Eugene, Oregon's "Bijou Theatre" downtown. While its a regular film at the movies, it will make no profits. Simpley a free screening at the theatre, and will more than likely play on Public Access. Which in the Eugene area is channel 97. However, for a small price most likely, Crow fans around the world who wish to see the extrodinary work is invited to by contacting us and ordering a copy on Video through the Darkest Days website or ABaHB.

The rights to the Crow are not in anyway being violated. Its a film inspired by James O' Barr's masterpiece, yet the characters and events are original. Most of the cast, especially Freytag, are also huge fans of Professional wrestling. Freytag brought it to everyone's attention that WCW (World Championship Wrestling) star "Sting" is using the Crow as his gimmack now. O' Barr was asked about it, and he said that he felt that immitation was the greatest form of flattery. He loved seeing his work being used in different walks off life, and being built on. Expanded. Freytag takes it to heart when making this film.

Miramax/Dimension films dosen't know about the film, but could sooner or later. For now its being released and distrubuted through Public Access.

The budget on the film is still unknown and will remain that way until later this year when the film begins shooting.

Coming soon is a Pre-Production interview with main player Chris Freytag. Giving his insight on the entire world of the Crow, Darkest Days, and Brandon Lee.

28th July 1999
Salvation Interview!
BIG thanks go out to BCampo for typing up this interview! It will be in the Interviews/Salvation section of ABaHB, so for further reading, it'll be there!

Salvation
by Jeff Conner/ transcription/typos/fuck ups by BCampo

"How about this?" he's saying to the director. "I take his gun away," he disarms the attacker in a blur of hand moves, "Bring him down like this," the thug is now on his knees, "Say half the line, then bring him up like this and finish." The director agrees. After one more rehearsal they start filming the scene, two cameras rolling. Three takes later they're done. "Cut. Perfect. Check the gate." says that director from behind the camera monitors.

  It's the second day of production on The Crow: Salvation, my first day on the set, having just arrived in Salt Lake City from Los Angeles and hour ago. I've yet to meet the film's star, Eric Mabius, and while his bio says that he was on a nationally ranked luge team during high school (where he began to study acting) after witnessing his off-the-cuff fight choreography, I figure that they left off the part   about the kung-fu lessons. I guess his PR people didn't want to confuse the issue, since Eric has already been tagged by critics as a young actor to watch. Having cut his teeth in the world in independent cinema with credits like Welcome to the Dollhouse and I shot Andy Warhol  (his first two films) to this years Lawn Dogs and Black Circle Boys (both new tape releases). Eric's biggest mainstream exposure to date is the recent mean-teen hit, Cruel Intentions.
  Later, I use the two "making of" books I hacked out about the Crow films as calling cards to introduce myself to Eric. Despite this obvious gambit the young actor graciously invites me for a chat in his trailer between scenes. First off, he's a long time fan of The Crow, in fact it was the first film he ever auditioned for (one of the bad guy roles). This coincidence lends a bit of  cosmic correctness to his current portrayal of the latest dark angel from the Crow mythos.
  Eric is also well versed in the Crow comics by James O'barr, having checked them out back in 1993 when he first auditioned (the series was still incomplete at that time), and later after the film came out and the Tundra editions were collected as a graphic novel. (His manager gave him rare first  printings of the Caliber editions when he signed on as the new Crow) On his desk is a copy of Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams, the anthology of new Crow short stories  from Del Rey Books (co-edited by O'barr) which he's been reading avidly. He remarks that A.A. Attanasio's Afterward is a virtual manifesto for new Crow sagas (Attanasio, who also contributed a story for the collection and did  the introduction for O'barr's graphic novel, is currently writing the novel The Crow: Heaven and Hell, which HarperPrism will publish next year.)
  When I finally bring up the subject of martial arts, Eric's reveals that he's only had a few weeks of formal instruction in preparation of the film, studying with the noted trainer and fight choreographer, David Lea. He says that Lea's approach is to teach basic moves in the style of fighting required by the script, and then teach the students to be creative with them, and Eric has proven to be a quick study. Two days later a stunt man is unable to complete a Hong Kong style flying rig move; Eric comes up with an alternative solution for the action (disarming two attackers, then using their weapons  on a room full of others.) saving the production hours of costly delays.
  Toward the end of the seven week shoot (february through march) I speak on set with David Lea about Eric's training. The fight specialist says that Eric's successful ad libbing of certain action bits doesn't surprise him. Having trained dozens of actors for various action roles, Lea is states that Eric is one of the four who really "got it", being able to sell their on scene moves convincingly. [ The others being Sylvestor Stallone (for Tango and Cash), Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns), and Ashley Judd (KIss the Girls--watch for Lea as Judd's kickboxing instructor).] Lea, who also doubled for Michael Keaton in the Batman films and did the stunt choreography for The Rock and ConAir, will play a bouncer who spars off against the Crow.
  In a change of pace for the Crow series, the current production is shooting much like an independent film, moving fast, using or adapting practical locations, and featuring top talent for every role, both in front and behind the camera. This new Crow is the youngest to date (sent to the electric chair on his 21st birthday, framed for the murder of his girlfriend), and this theme runs throughout much of the production, with most of the key players being annoyingly young (at least from my perspective).
  The film's director, Bharat Nalluri, is making his american debut with The Crow: Salvation. Born in India and raised in London, Nalluri started down the road to film when he and a classmate Paul Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon) found an eight mm camera at their school. He went on to do television dramas, commercials and features, which brought him to the attention of Pressman films. The filmmaker tells me that he was at first intrigued, but skeptical about doing a Crow film, feeling that any new project should feature and really young protagonist. When it turned out that producers Edward Pressman and Jeff Most had a solid script in hand with ust such a premise, it didn't take long for Nalluri to become involved.
  A visit to the lair of production designer Maia Javan and art director Tom Meyer reveals more Crow comic influences. Several O'barr paintings stand out amidst the collage of Edward Hopper paintings, vintage death row and medical photos that line the wall for inspirational reference. There are also Crow pieces by Alex Maleev, as well as new work by Jamie Tolagson from the Todd McFarlane Productions Crow series. Javan notes that the graveyard imagery by O'barr and Maleev is of particular interest to them. In the following weeks a beautifully rendered monument of a kneeling angel figure  (modeled after actress Jodi Lyn O'Keefe) will be constructed for a sequence that, as filmed, is like an O'barr painting brought to life.
  Bharat Nalluri is also a fan Tolagson's work for the new Crow series, praising the artist's take on "Crow-vision" and the energy of his compositions and line work. The innovating color design by Mark Nicholas also struck a chord with the filmmaker, who requested a set of color page proofs (because the work was still unpublished at the time). Indeed, everyone who sees the new comic agrees that it successfully utilizes color to convey the "film noir" power of the best black and white Crow comics, in much the same way that the first Crow film succeeded in reinventing classic black and white noir styles within a color context.
  Later, co-star Fred Ward will tell me that in his view, The Crow was one of the few modern films to convincingly evoke a film noir sensibility. (Though Ward is well known to genre fans vie the Tremors films and HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell, Tarantino fans would do well to check out Miami Blues, a quirky crime picture  that was far ahead of it's time and deserves to be rediscovered.) He say that he signed to the film because he liked the role and was impressed with the director (speaking of quirky crime films, check out Nalluri's Killing Time, a british production that has recently been released on tape domestically.)
  Continuing the comic book connection, I chat will Alex Diaz of KNB who is on the set to handle the the special make up effects. A former comic book artist (doing work for west coast companies like Eclipse and Malibu), Diaz has successfully transitioned into special makeup, using his art skills to do storyboards and makeup designs for KNB, one of the leaders in the field. He shows me several pages of designs for the new Crow makeup, which is a telling departure from the previous films. Here the new "mask" is not applied by the Crow but instead is the eventual aftermath of his grisly date with the electric chair. The look is subtle but striking without being grotesque, and takes about an hour for Diaz to apply.

SOON: Hopefully more Salvation casting and a final word on Darkest Days

27th July 1999
Darkest Days Official Site Opens
The Crow: Darkest Days has now opened their Official Website! They also made an announcement that they will indeed work with ABaHB exclusively through out the release of the film. ABaHB has also been put into the film's credits. To see the Crow: DD's Official Site, go to:
http://TheCrow.Somewhere.net/

26th July 1999
New Interviews Section

The A Boy and His Bird Interviews section has been updated and should be a lot easier to read! In the section comes the rarely seen interview with Brandon Lee, where he talks for eight pages on The Crow, this is the last time he ever spoke to the press, and is a lot different to the last televised interview! Also comes a new Salvation Interviews section, where you can read the latest from Kirsten Dunst, Bharat Nalluri and Ed Pressman on Salvation. Have a good look around and fill your mind with all things Crow.

25th July 1999
Wizard Rundown of Salvation

Thanks to: www.wizardworld.com

24th July 1999
The Crow #7
Just a reminder of the upcoming Crow issue!

The two part story, "Touch of Evil," begins in the pages of The Crow #7, with Detective Albrecht finding himself defending his son, who is accused of murder. He would like to get The Crow to help, but Eric is too depressed to do anything. What do you expect from a goth superhero? (Aug $2.50 US)

More news as it comes in... 23rd July 1999A Wing and a Prayer

Older fans of ABaHB might remember the petition to bring The Crow back to theatres with the release of The Crow: Salvation. Well, I'm happy to say that many people have written in (and a big thanks to all that have) but we still need more mail! Go to the totally re-designed site here and send over your petition on why The Crow should be re-released!

Fan Fiction
Here's a new addition to the Misc. Page, it's a neat poem that can be read here. If anyone else has any other contributions, please send them to abahb@xoomail.com

22nd July 1999

The Crow: Darkest Days Contest!

The Crow: Darkest Days is a new independent film based on The Crow concept (check July 18th's update) and a new contest has been offered to all creative Crow Fans!

The production staff of "The Crow: Darkest Days" has announced that it will let, its viewers, the Crow fans who are exclusive members of the ABaHB staff, or just fans of the site create their own logos for the film! The requirment is; it must have the crow bird, the symbol that the rest of the film's have (example: City of Angel's crow with skeleton bones) except it is filled with fire. The logo that the production team like the best will be used to the upcoming film, "The Crow: Darkest Days." Send all logos to: hitman_chris@hotmail.com and they will forward the logos to the production crew of "Darkest Days."
Have fun, and let the creative juices flow!

21st July 1999
Crow STH Video Ordering
O.J. Costello of The Crow Lives page has sent in this and it sounds pretty good!

Since the series was cancelled and the Home Videos are not coming out.
I have all the episodes and am will to send out copies out to people who
want to relive the great season that was "The Year of The Crow".

If any one is interested, please reply to my email:

thecrow_lives@hotmail.com or visit my page

http://www.angelfire.com/co/thecrowlives

19th July 1999
Crow Calender Released
This bit of news slipped my mind, but the new Crow calender has been released. The calender is a departure from the past two years of Brandon Lee/Crow calenders, though the focus of the calender is Brandon, it's packaged as a 'Crow' item. Go out to your local comic or music store and order your copy now, or go to www.oliverbooks.co.uk 

18th July 1999
The Crow: Darkest Days
The confirmed storyline and facts on Summer 2000's "The Crow: Darkest Days" is as follows..

17th July 1999
This will make you question some things...

16th July 1999

More Salvation News
Just to clear up any thoughts about The Crow: Salvation, here's what to know!

The script of the movie draws upon some of the scenes covered in the first movie i.e Alex Corvis' hands get cut, then he looks down at them while they heal.

Erin Randall is the sister of Lauren Randall, who is stabbed 53 times by the police.

The movie revolves around the corrupt police as well as the murder of Lauren Randall.

More news as it comes in...

15th July 1999
Reviews Update
Check out the ABaHB reviews section for an update on the new Crow comics and where to buy The Crow / Razor volumes.

SOON: A few more Salvation Facts!

14th July 1999
Salvation: The Facts
Ok, there are a lot of rumours floating around the Internet surrounding The Crow: Salvation, and if the ABaHB review of the script was read, you'd know the truth (shame on you if you haven't!). Here are the facts regarding the movie, and if anything, the interview with the director told us that the film will finish editing in November!

Alex Corvis (The new Crow) will have the makeup burnt into his face from a faulty execution. His helmet melts to his face.

The soundtrack hasn't been decided on yet, though a more 'classical' feel is wanted. Kirsten Dunst has said she would like Korn on the soundtrack.

Erin Randall (Kirsten Dunst) doesn't turn into a female Crow, though she does put on Crow makeup (if the scene has made it into the final cut).

Alex Corvis doesn't wear any type of 'Crow outfit', rather he wears the prison clothes he was executed in.

The bad guys in the film are all police.

The film is still in the editing stage, after having being shot from February to April. Editing should finish in November.

Ed Pressman has already seen a rough cut and is very pleased with what he sees (no controversy surrounding the screening a la City of Angels).

Expect some more announcements on Salvation soon!

13th July 1999
The Crow: Darkest Days
There is reportedly yet another (minor) film being released by a batch of die hard "Crow" fans in Oregon. A film titled, "The Crow: Darkest Days" will feature the tale of Gabriel Animus. A man who is killed alongside his younger brother in a sacrafice/execution by a band of men who call themselves the "Kindred" and worship the fallen one...the Devil. Satanic rituals and sacrafices continue, until the Crow intervines. Gabriel returns to avenge he and his brothers deaths, and to protect his lost love, Victoria Natas who witnessed their execution but escaped the executioners and her own death. Not too much more information has been released, but stay tuned for more information and pictures!

Special thanks to: Chris Freytag

Fan Fiction
Here's a neat poem from Crow331 for Brandon, named 'He Lives, He Feels.' It's fantastic and well worth a read, so to read it, click here. If anyone has any other submissions, send them to abahb@xoommail.com

SOON: Salvation rundown and a very cool pic from the comics!

12th July 1999
New Crow Novel
The new Crow novel is slated for a November release!

The Crow : Temple of Night
by S. P. Somtow

Price: $13.00

Paperback (November 1999)
HarperCollins (paper); ISBN: 0061073482
Not Yet Available: You may still order this title. We will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher.

Thanks to: amazon.com and CRigg

11th July 1999
Salvation Pics and Interview With Director
Here are the pics that you've been waiting for, be wary, as they take a long time to load as they're pretty big, but enjoy the following interview and pics, some interesting details are revealed about Salvation! Click here for part 1 and here for part 2

SOON: New Crow novel news! 10th July 1999

The Crow #6 Review
Crow #6 - In the skin of an angel  part 2

Part 2 of the "angel" story arc finds Eric being baited by Sin to come over to her lair. Her bait is Eric's old school friend, Jack. When Eric comes to the aid of his friend, he and Sin have their showdown. Walker is in the background however, surveying the goings on. This is the last volume with Kent Williams' cover art. I can't help but feel this story needed 3 volumes instead of 2. The storyboard art continues to be very good, and Jon Muth scribes more interesting dialogue between Eric and the Crow. I just wish they had stretched this one a bit longer. This volume also contains an interview with "The Crow: Salvation" director, Bharat Nalluri by Jeff Conner. Nalluri gives some good insight to where the film stands today. There are also a few new pictures from the movie, one, an interesting photo of the latest avatar walking away from some of his handy work. They continue to be very coy with not letting any close up pictures of Alex Corvis as The Crow leak out however.

Thanks to: llcruize

Fan Fiction
Yet another poem has flown in to A Boy and His Bird  from ShellyAngel, click here to read it. If anyone has another other contributions to ABaHB in the form of writing, please send it to abahb@xoommail.com

SOON: Very, very cool Salvation pics and an interview with the director! 9th July 1999

The Crow 2037 / World of Gods and Monsters / Salvation
Because you demanded it, The Crow: Salvation section has been updated with all the pics released on Salvation in one, easy to find, place! Also, to ease your questions on The Crow: 2037, a new section of ABaHB has opened with all the history of the film and even a pic of the promotional pin Rob Zombie gave out at conventions! Feel free to have a good look around.

Salvation Pics in Issue 6
Here is a note from CRigg about The Crow #6 having pics of Eric Mabius and an interview with the director, expect to see pics soon!

"I picked up a copy of The Crow issue 6 and it has about 5 new Salvation pics and an interview with director Bharat Nalluri. One cool pic is of Eric Mabius in Crow gear surveying the carnage he created with an explosion."

8th July 1999
The Crow #6
Just a preview of things to come next month with The Crow #6 from Image and Todd McFarlane Productions:

The Crow #6

Todd McFarlane Productions

(W) Jon J Muth

(A) Paul Lee

(C) Mark Nicholas, cover my Kent Williams

The second chapter of the two-part story, "In the Skin of an Angel" finds Eric Draven facing off against Sin, a woman with strange desires, and The Walker, a mysterious being who may be able to explain the purpose of The Crow. Jon J Muth continues as writer of the only ongoing, full colour monthly Crow comic books with art for this issue contributed by Paul Lee (The Dreaming, Hellblazer, Books of Magic, Dhampire). "Sin: her passions burn me like an inferno raging"

Thanks to: Previews

More Fan Fiction
Two very cool poems were sent in to ABaHB, written by CrowFinder. The poems are a great read, titled "The Cry of The Crow" and "One Night". If anyone has any other contributions to send to ABaHB, please send it to abahb@xoommail.com

7th July 1999
Fan Fiction

Here's an excellent Crow story written  by Amy Constantce Y, to read the story, titled What If?, click here. If any Crow Fans wish to send in any poems, stories or anything at all, please send it to abahb@xoommail.com

SOON: Review of The Crow #6

6th July 1999
The Crow #7
The two part story, "Touch of Evil," begins in the pages of The Crow #7, with Detective Albrecht finding himself defending his son, who is accused of murder. He would like to get The Crow to help, but Eric is too depressed to do anything. What do you expect from a goth superhero? (Aug $2.50 US)

More news as it comes in...

5th July 1999
Movie Maniacs II Action Figures
Six legends of horror are brought to life as detailed figures. They're so real, you'll vow to never let them out of your sight. This terrifying series includes Scream's Ghostface, Halloween's Michael Myers, PumpkinHead, Chucky from Child's Play, Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates from Psycho, and The Crow. Please see (yesterday's update) for more information! The toy is being released for September and can be ordered today!

Thanks to: Previews

SOON: Comic review of The Crow #7!

4th July 1999
The Crow Toy Released in September!
That's right, Crow Fans, the toy is being released in September, so place your orders now at comic/toy shops. The figure is in the likeness of Brandon Lee and for more info, check through the ABaHB archives! Check back for more info soon!

MOVIE MANIACS II ACTION FIGURES

The Crow

Eric Draven-Gothic figure of revenge back from the grave complete with his personal guitar and black crow.

Thanks to: Previews

New ABaHB
The new A Boy and His Bird is up, with a total re-design for the site! If anyone is having any troubles with the new look, please mail to us  at abahb@xoommail.com and we'll have the problem fixed as soon as possible! 3rd July 1999 (Late Edition)

DUNST TALKS CROW
The soundtrack artists for the upcoming The Crow: Salvation feature film haven't been announced yet, but one of the movie's stars has a recommendation or two.

"I think this movie should have Korn in it," said Kirsten Dunst, who plays Erin Randall, the sister of the murdered girlfriend of the new Crow, played by Eric Mabius. "And the Beastie Boys maybe. I don't know if they've had rap music in before (in Crow movies), but I just think all their CDs are great.

"But definitely Korn - I see that the most. They're the major ones for me that I want to see in the movie."

Dunst, who recently turned 17, is part of the demographic targeted when The Crow: Salvation reaches theaters next spring. The new Crow is far younger than his movie predecessors, a deliberate attempt to bring in the crowds that have been so prevalent in recent box-office successes.

And Dunst said she's playing a strong female character which the young moviegoers will like.

"Usually girls in films, especially these kinds of films where there's a lot of action, they don't do as much," Dunst said. "Erin kicks butt in the film. She doesn't stand back and just watch. I liked that about her character a lot.

"I get to shoot a gun. She's not like a girl who will sit there and let bad stuff happen to her. She tries get out of whatever she can. I stab people; I don't sit back and watch - which I likied."

Six weeks of principal photography of The Crow Salvation, a $17 million production, ended in late March in Salt Lake City, Utah. A lot of the film, directed by Bharat Nalluri, was shot in the wee hours for the film's night scenes.

"They were really good about it, though, because I got off every night at like 12:30, so it wasn't bad at all for me," Dunst said. "It wasn't that hard of a shoot for me. The role was demanding, but the hours weren't."

And what did Dunst think about co-star Mabius?

"I think Eric and I had a really amazing chemistry on screen," Dunst said. "Every time I worked with him, it was so intense. His eyes are amazing to look at. With that Crow make-up on, you have to express so much with your eyes and everything - and I think he's very intense.

"He comes across as one of the best Crows, I definitely think so. He's got a very good air about him, that kind of mystique of a mystery man. His eyes are very powerful. A very good actor."

While post-production of The Crow: Salvation - third in the series based on the comic-book characters and concepts created by James O'Barr -- continues until year's end, fans of Dunst can see her in two comedies this summer, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Dick.

"I do get into heavy-duty stuff, but then I do comedies," Dunst said of her roles. "I have two comedies coming out, but then I did The Devil's Arithmetic (a Showtime movie) and then the Virgin Suicides, which is also a darker film.

"I like mixing everything. I want to make sure I just don't do one type of film. I have an interest in everything and I think you grow as an actor by doing more different kind of roles."

Dunst can also currently be seen on HBO in Small Soldiers.

The Crow: Salvation also stars Fred Ward, Grant Shaud and Jodi Lynn O'Keefe. Look for more on The Crow: Salvation soon here in The Continuum.

Thanks to: The COmic Book Continuum

STH Producer on Cancellation
Here's what Bryce Zabel has to say about Stairway to Heaven:

It sounds true to me.  The offices are closed down and the sets are gone and the actors have been released.  It's a damn shame...

Bryce

Thanks to: ShellyAngel

The Crow: Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams TPB
Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams is being released on paperback!

edited by J. O'Barr and Ed Kramer

Nominated for an International Horror Guild Award. A chilling collection of stories and poems interpreting one of today's most powerful Gothic icons - The Crow. In this collection, a resurrected gunslinger gets a final showdown, a tormented rouge cop fights fire with fire, a serial killer turned agents takes three abused children under his wing, and more. Featuring writings of Nancy A. Collins, J O'Barr, Iggy Pop, Jane Yolen, Alan Dean Foster, Charles De Lint, Christopher Golden, and more, plus illustrations from Charles Vess, Tim Bradstreet,, James O'Barr, Don Maitz, and others, it's a darkly sensual collection evoking a modern night world.

MATURE READERS Tpb, 384pg ....$14.00 (US)

The Crow Series Released on TBP
Just as a small note, the Crow novel series has been released on Trade Paperback, making it cheaper and the orginal editions collectors items!

TOMORROW: Comic reviews, Toys, and a whole lot more!

2nd July 1999
The Crow #8 and #9
The Crow #8

Todd McFarlane Productions

(W) Jon J Muth

(A) Michael Gaydos

(Color) Mark Nicholas

(Cover) Simon Davis

"TOUCH OF EVIL"

When a being created for vengeance has done all he can, what is his purpose? In the second chapter of the two-part "Touch of Evil," The Crow continues to uncover the reason why he remains on Earth.

Jon J Muth continues as writer of the only ongoing, full colour monthly Crow comic book with art for this issue contributed by Michael Gaydos.

(Note: This issue is being released September 10th)

THE CROW #9
Written by Jon J Muth, pencilled by Paul Lee, colored by Mark Nicholas, cover by Simon Davis. "Wings and Black Feathers." The Crow comes face-to-face with his greatest nemesis, the unstoppable Skull Cowboy. But is he the true enemy? As The Crow uncovers the Skull Cowboy's dark purpose, everything he knows is turned inside out. 32 pages, $2.50.

Thanks to: Comic Book Continuum

VERY SOON: Merchandise and toy news!

1st July 1999
ABaHB Remembers Kitchen Sink
Here's some news for the fans who might have missed the demise of Kitchen Sink in December:

The "Everything But the Kitchen Sink" Award
The demise of Kitchen Sink Press
If the comics world seems a little less complete, there's a reason: Kitchen Sink Press, a company with a quater century history of cutting-edge and historically-relevant comics, is no longer. Denis Kitchen, a publisher who made new generations of fans aware of his genius of Will Eisner, saw his namesake publishing company go down the drain in December, just before they could release their first new licensed Crow comic. Kitchen Sink helped to fill the gaps between eclectic comics, underground comics, historic reprints, and modern-day comics, offering something that appealed to fans of every genre... but obviously it wasn't enough to keep a company going in this tough time. From Hell, The Spirit, Zot!, Li'l Abner, Steven... let's hope these projects and many other find new homes in the near future.

From Comic Shop News #604

Clean the House
It's that time when ABaHB cleans out the news page and starts the new month fresh, and seeings as it'a a slow news day, feel free to have a look around in the Reviews Section or the ABaHB Crow archives! Also, to get in touch with the latest events and other Crow Fans, join the ABaHB mailing list here below by filling in your email address!