SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON ATTENDEES ESCAPE TO L.A. FOR MELTDOWN’S ANNUAL BASH

July 13, 2010 (LOS ANGELES, CA): Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, CA will host the official launch party for the debut of the new savior of the universe Lady Robotika, the comic book creation of Jane Wiedlin (guitarist for the legendary Go-Go’s), and Bill Morrison ( Eisner Award-winning creative behind The Simpsons Comics, Futurama Comics, Roswell, Little Green Man and Heroes Anonymous).

Lady Robotika will take center stage as the premier event during Meltdown Comics’ highly anticipated annual after-party for San Diego Comic-Con, attended by celebrities, entertainment VIPs and fans alike. Jane Wiedlin and Bill Morrison will be on hand to autograph copies of Lady Robotika’s issue #1: Slaveship to the Stars! Wiedlin will also perform several Lady Robotika songs (while sitting down as she is still recovering from a recent knee surgery).

When:        July 26, 2010
Time:        7:00pm – 10:00pm
Where:        Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90046

The party is free and open to the public. In celebration of sexy cyborg revolutionist Lady Robotika, attendees are encouraged to dress for the party in their favorite metallic and spacey regalia. C3POs welcome.

About LADY ROBOTIKA
Lady Robotika is a full-color 32-page comic published by Shadowline and Image Comics. The brainchild of Jane Wiedlin and Bill Morrison, with an art assist from Tone Rodriquez and Jeffrey Moy, Lady Robotika hits comic stores nationwide on July 14. Earthly rock star Jane Wiedlin is abducted by a rock ‘n roll-loving evil alien emperor and implanted with nanobots meant to enslave her.  His plans backfire as our guitar-slinging heroine learns to control the nanites and transforms into the super-powered cyborg galactic liberator Lady Robotika! With sexy sci-fi rock and roll space adventures to ensue…

About MELTDOWN COMICS
Meltdown Comics is the largest comic book shop on the West Coast, located in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Meltdown opened in 1993 and has since become one the most respected comic book stores in the world. With a sophisticated approach to merchandise and operations – and a reputation for hosting successful events in their Melt Gallery – Meltdown is a must-see pop culture destination in Los Angeles.

Thanks to Rebel Alert blog for the love.

Read what they wrote HERE. 🙂

New interview with Jane and VonEtte magazine. 🙂

Check out Shadowline Comics header!!

If you watch long enough … Lady Robotika waves at you! 🙂

Article about Wonder Woman’s new costume – Jane interviewed for reaction.

Read article HERE.

Lady Robotika has teamed up with TFAW.com for a fantastic contest!

Win one a page of original artwork from Lady Robotika, drawn by Bill Morrison!

Contest details HERE.

Big Ball Holder, DragStrip Productions, wants you to fall to your immoral, depraved, degradacious, and deviant knees and seek salvation at their Altar of Shameless Self-promotion on San Francisco’s Sabbath of Studliness, the 15th Annual “Sinners and Salivation-Themed” Drag King Contest.  The Power of Drag Compels You on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Mecca of Manliness, The DNA Lounge.

Her Eminence, Reverend Sister Go-Go, Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of The Go-Go’s and ordained minister, who also performs wedding, commitment and vow reaffirmation ceremonies, will officiate.  Can we get an Amen?

More info HERE.

New interview with Jane & Bill

July is Image Month here at TFAW.com! We’re big fans of Image Comics, one of the largest independent comic book publishers in the industry, so we’re peppering our blog this month with exclusive interviews with Image creators, as well as preview art from upcoming comics!

We decided to kick things off in style with an interview with Jane Wiedlin and Bill Morrison, co-creators of the new Image series Lady Robotika! What happens when a founding member of the Go-Gos joins forces with the co-founder of Bongo Comics? A whole lot of awesome, by the looks of things. Read on to learn how Wiedlin broke into the comics biz, why she and Morrison chose to work together, and what they’re up to next… read rest of article HERE.

JANE WIEDLIN AND BILL MORRISON’S LADY ROBOTIKA COMIC BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

New Sneak Peek Revealed of Jane’s Ultra-Galactic, Sexy Cyborg Revolutionist Alter-Ego

July 1, 2010 (LOS ANGELES, CA) – With two weeks to go until the street date of Lady Robotika: Slaveship to the Stars, issue #1 in the debut of the comic book series created by Bill Morrison and Jane Wiedlin, the creators today release a sneak preview of some of the key concept art from the book, and announce the pre-sale of the debut issues. Published by Shadowline and Image Comics, Lady Robotika touches down on July 14 at comic stores nationwide. To find a comic shop near you, please visit comicshoplocator.com

Today’s announcement includes the introduction of some of the characters keeping Lady Robotika company, including E’Death: Herron IV’s sadistic prison warden, the Iron Maidens: E’death’s lethal squad of guards, and Emperor Yecchh: the Supreme Ruler of planet Herron IV. The exclusive concept art gallery can be viewed HERE.

Lady Robotika is a full-color 32-page comic, the brainchild of legendary Go-Go’s guitarist Jane Wiedlin (“Our Lips Are Sealed”), and Bill Morrison, Eisner Award-winning creative behind The Simpsons Comics, Futurama Comics, Roswell, Little Green Man and Heroes Anonymous, with an art assist from Tone Rodriquez and Jeffrey Moy. Earthly rock star Jane Wiedlin is abducted by a rock ‘n roll-loving evil alien emperor, and implanted with nanobots meant to enslave her. His plans backfire as our guitar-slinging heroine learns to control the nanites and transforms into the super-powered cyborg galactic liberator Lady Robotika! With sexy sci-fi rock and roll space adventures to ensue…

For additional information, including interviews with Bill Morrison and Jane Wiedlin, please contact Jenny Bendel at Rock ‘n Load.

Mark your calendars!

Jane & Bill will be at Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz (12 – 2pm and 4 – 6pm) on July 16th for a Lady Robotika book signing! 🙂

Dear Lady Devotikas,
Thank you so much for taking a chance (or giving in to our relentless pestering!) and pre-ordering a brand new comic book tale…LADY ROBOTIKA, Issue One: SLAVESHIP TO THE STARS!

We are virtually certain you will love it as much as we do! 😉

Unless you are Superman, Spiderman or are published by one of the biggies like DC, it’s pretty dang tough out there for comic books. That’s why we hope you’ll fall in love with Lady Robotika, and help support independent comic art & artists.

It takes A LOT of people, time, and money to produce a book this beautiful. Besides Jane & Bill writing the script, and Bill doing lots of the pencils and inks, here are just some of the wonderful talents that made our first issue possible:

TONE RODRIGUEZ – PENCILS (Pages 16-22)
DAN DAVIS – INKS (Pages 1, 11-15, 17-22)
RACHELLE ROSENBERG – COLOR
TONY FLEECS – TYPOGRAPHY
JEFF ZUGALE – (SOME) ROBOT AND SHIP DESIGNS
JIM SILKE – SPECIAL EDITION COVER (get that at your local comic convention!)
STEVE WYATT & STEVE MORGER – MATCHMAKERS (introduced Jane & Bill)
JIM VALENTINO AND KRISTEN SIMON – Publishers

There is so much cool LADY ROBOTIKA stuff coming, from more books telling the tales, to music, and a ton more.

So hang on to your hats kiddos, cuz this is going to be one wild ride!!
Love,
Jane & Bill

Mark your calendars!

Jane & Bill will be at Whatever Comics in San Francisco (5pm-7pm) on July 17th for a Lady Robotika book signing! 🙂

Jane is raising $$ again this year for Bowling For Boobies!

Bowling for Boobies is a fund-raising event to help provide monetary assistance to local women who are experiencing financial challenges as the result of fighting and living with breast cancer.

You can visit her fund-raising page HERE.

Jane posted a funny tweet about how she thought the winning Go-Go’s contest shirt should say “Jane Wiedlin went and fell off a cliff and all I got was this lousy cancelled tour tee-shirt!”

In response to Jane’s tweet, Kelly Lawrence (of Thinking Cap Design) posted a hilarious design on Jane’s Facebook page and we here at Team Wiedlin loved the design so much we decided to make T-shirts!!

Buy your shirt HERE. 100% of the profits from the shirt will be going to Rocket Dog Rescue.

Jonesing for a Go-Go’s fix? Check out We Got The Meat! Portland’s Only All Male Go-Go’s Tribute Band!! 🙂

TODAY is the last day to order Lady Robotika.
If you don’t pre-order today you may not be able to get a copy that means we need you to PRE-ORDER the comic asap!

Now it’s even easier to pre-order Lady Robotika!

– PRE-ORDER ONLINE
North America- You can pre-order online at TFAW.com
UK – You can pre-order online at Forbidden Planet.com

– PRE-ORDER IN PERSON
You can also print out this handy-dandy order form to take into your local comic book shop. (Click HERE for full size and then print)

If you don’t know where your nearest comic book shop is, you can find it using this link: comicshoplocator.com OR call this phone number: 1-888-266-4226-65

Image prints only as many copies as are ordered, so please don’t count on showing up at your local comic book emporium on July 14th and finding a copy of the first issue! The fate of Lady Robotika rests in YOUR HANDS! Please Pre-order TODAY!

The VERY LAST date to pre-order is TODAY!!

It will be almost impossible to get the comic you DON’T pre-order.

Jane will be on The Annie and Burl show at 7pm pst (10pm est) tonight!

Tune in HERE to listen.

We just found a UK store where you can pre-order Lady Robotika online!! Click HERE.

Only 2 days left to pre-order your copy of Lady Robotika!!

It will be almost impossible to get the comic you DON’T pre-order.

The fate of Lady Robotika rests in YOUR HANDS! Please Pre-order TODAY and while you’re at it why not order extra copies for your friends, family, neighbors and anyone else you think might enjoy Lady Robotika. We know it’s only June but these comics will make great holiday stocking stuffers.

Now it’s even easier to pre-order Lady Robotika!

– PRE-ORDER ONLINE
You can pre-order online at TFAW.com
– PRE-ORDER IN PERSON
You can also print out this handy-dandy order form to take into your local comic book shop. (Click HERE for full size and then print)

If you don’t know where your nearest comic book shop is, you can find it using this link: comicshoplocator.com OR call this phone number: 1-888-266-4226-65

Image prints only as many copies as are ordered, so please don’t count on showing up at your local comic book emporium on July 14th and finding a copy of the first issue! The fate of Lady Robotika rests in YOUR HANDS! Please Pre-order TODAY!

The VERY LAST date to pre-order is 6/24.

It will be almost impossible to get the comic you DON’T pre-order.

New interview with Jane & Bill over at CBR.

Jane Wiedlin has been abducted by aliens. The Go-Go’s musician is breaking into outer space with aliens and robots aplenty in “Lady Robotika,” Wiedlin’s upcoming Image Comics miniseries co-written by Bill Morrison and co-illustrated by Morrison and Tone Rodriguez. In “Lady Robotika,” a fictional version of Wiedlin is abducted by aliens and transformed into a cybernetic life form thanks to extra-terrestrial technology. After arriving on the aliens’ home world, Wiedlin performs a concert, thereby causing a slave uprising against the alien oppressors. In the process, Wiedlin herself is reborn as a hero – a hero known as Lady Robotika!… read rest of article HERE.