Story Studios has partnered with Wowio, an online library of classic and contemporary literature and graphic novels, to present Johnny Saturn 1 through 5 -- each for free download. These are high quality PDF format documents, newly re-edited and color corrected. Johnny Saturn 1 through 5 presents the entire first story arc and is a complete story unto itself.

Signing up with Wowio is free and with their strong selection of free titles it is well worth the time to do so.

Have you ever watched a cartoon on television, and wish that you could create your own characters? Anything that is complex can be broken down into simple shapes. Many drawing programs, like Freehand, Photoshop, or Flash have libraries. Without getting into specifics of the program you happen to be using, I'll show you how to create characters, and do cool things with them.

I [Tim Broderick] am in the newly released Wall Street Noir, a mystery anthology that was edited by Peter Spiegelman. It's already received a starred review by Publishers Weekly:

Spiegelman, the ideal editor for the Wall Street entry in Akashic’s noir anthology series, assembles a stellar cast of 17 crime genre luminaries, many with financial backgrounds.

Hey! I'm a luminary! I'm planning to do signings this summer, starting with Printers Row in Chicago. New page of Odd Jobs this weekend. See you then. Check back here later this month for more information.

Epic Storytelling! Relentless Action! Powerful Super-heroes!

Final Daylight: Earth is the story of three super-powered alien masterminds leading a grand galactic empire bent on universal domination! The empire is led as a triumvirate and is currently headed towards Earth!

My wife and I are moving in mid-June and I'm looking for guest cartoonists to help fill-in for me while we pack, move, and settle in. The format of the toon has to fit the current pixel size, but other than that, creative freedom is yours. I'll need all guest-strips by June 1st. Drop by the site (or reply to this blog) if you'd like more info.