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Talenthouse and the Henson Company are running a contest where artists submit artwork to be featured on Henson products such as t-shirts and posters inspired by the world of “Fraggle Rock.” One winner gets their artwork produced and featured on selected merchandise items for Fraggle Rock’s 30th anniversary and receives a small cash prize and a private tour of the Henson design studios in Los Angeles.

Having some experience creating for “Fraggle Rock” (I wrote a short story for Archaia Studios’ FRAGGLE ROCK, VOL.1), I entered the contest. Please CLICK THIS LINK FOR MY ENTRY:

I would appreciate if you could take a moment of your busy day to support my entry by:

1) Clicking through to my entry
2) Clicking the “VOTE” button on the right hand side and connecting with either Facebook or Twitter to complete the vote (the site is experiencing some slow down due to heavy traffic…if it times out, please try again later, thanks!)
3) Leaving a comment in the thread below my entry (on the page—you may need Facebook connect for this)

Voting runs for the next 5 days, after which Henson will choose the lucky winner. Please share this to your friends either via email or your social media account and suggest they check out my “DOOZER 4 LIFE”, “GORG 4 LIFE” and “FRAGGLE 4 LIFE” badges, which (in my humble opinion) would look great on hats, polo shirts and assorted products.

Feel free to use either one of these to broadcast on Facebook and Twitter:

FACEBOOK:
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http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a12679a03f8661a98e842c4a79903e29/595
Please vote for “Fraggle Rock 4 Life” by Neil Kleid in the TalentHouse + Henson Company “Fraggle Rock 30th Anniversary” Competition so it can be featured on henson.com and in Henson products as part of the 30th anniversary of Fraggle Rock!

TWITTER:
Vote for “Fraggle Rock 4 Life” —an entry by @neilkleid in the @talenthouse @hensoncompany #FraggleRock competition! http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/a12679a03f8661a98e842c4a79903e29/595

Thanks for spreading the word, and appreciate your help (and vote!) down at Fraggle Rock.

-Neil

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Joe Kubert: Genius, Hero, Creator, Landsman

For those of you who are reading this for the comics, I’m sure you know by now that the great Joe Kubert has passed on. “Kubert”—like “Eisner”, “Kirby” and “Romita”—is one of those names that calls up magnificent images of the master craftsman, bent over his drafting table, creating new worlds and spinning new yarns to be enjoyed by kids (and eventually, adults) the world over at ten cents a comic. Boy geniuses, as Chabon referred to them, who built the bones of today’s vast sequential landscape and whose work has been studied and displayed, and from which a whole new generation of boy—and girl!—geniuses have been inspired.

Like Will Eisner, one of the things that always resonated with a Yid like me was how much of Kubert’s work expressed who he was as a Jew, where he came from and what that meant. Whether it be Easy Company protecting refugee Jews in wartorn Germany, a tatterdemalion protector judging evil with the help of a kabbalistic suit of rags, or simply telling the story of Jewish boys surviving the war, the gangs, the world it connected me to his work in a way only few had done so before.

His craft, his line—things of beauty, his artwork so recognizable and lovely that its graced many a gallery wall. “That’s a Kubert,” you’d say, and realize what the statement meant to generations of fans and admirers of fine art, both sequential and otherwise. His influence is wide and far-reaching, most notably due to the school dedicated to comic artist and cartoonists here in New Jersey and the many, MANY well-known creators that have graced its halls as both instructors and students. One such artist, my friend Kevin Colden, worked with me on a short-lived web comic called Todt Hill. Another, a slight young man named Jake Allen, co-authored my first “real” graphic novel, Brownsville, a book about young Jews becoming hardened gangsters in East New York, forming the nucleus of the notorious hit organization, Murder Incorporated. As it happens, Joe knew a little bit about that subject, as well; he’d lived it, and chronicled it in the pages of his own graphic novel about the subject, Jew Gangster, appearing on shelves the same month as my own. Compared to Kubert’s original poem of boys and bullets, ours seemed like nothing more than a dramatized transcript…but both story and art moved me in such a way that I vowed to try harder next time, to reach for Kubert’s benchmark no matter how far off it seemed.

As noted elsewhere, I only met Joe Kubert the one time. We’d both been added to a list of Jewish comic book folk invited to a “Jews in Comics” event at the Jewish Community Center of Manhattan—I’d attended as an artist-in-residence, sketching for fans and promoting Brownsville. Mr. Kubert, meanwhile, was scheduled to attend as guest of honor, featured speaker and local legend. An hour or so into the event, Kubert appeared on the floor and, casting about for the event organizer, approached my table for bearings. “Excuse me,” he said, “I’m speaking today. The name’s Kubert. Maybe you’ve heard of me?” Stunned at being spoken to by a role model, taken aback by his understated humility, I assured him that, yes, I had indeed heard of him. He flipped through the Brownsville promo packet, nodded at Jake’s work and mentioned that he was working on something in the same vein, and I gushed about his work on Sgt. Rock, Hawkman and my favorite, Ragman. A moment or two later the man was whisked away into the auditorium—a few minutes talking comics with a legend, a short time but it meant so much.

Kubert leaves behind such a vast, influential legacy on a number of levels: his characters, his stories, his artwork, students and sons—both well-known, working comic book artists with fans, students and legacies of their own. He fought evil, both on and off the page, and built universes—and artists!—for the betterment of our own.

Joe Kubert—genius, war hero, creator, teacher, inspiration and landsman—made awesome, exciting comic books until the day he died.

Every one of us that inspires to do the same should learn from his example.

Rest in Peace, Joe. Baruch Dayan HaEmet —”Blessed is the True Judge”

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Oh, dear. Must to own.

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» Neil Kleid & John McCrea offer "A Bowl of Red" in GHOSTS #1, October from DC/Vertigo

So, yes the news is out — I’ve written a short story titled “A Bowl of Red”, illustrated by Eisner-winning artist John (HITMAN, MARS ATTACKS) McCrea and his MA cohort colorist, Andrew Elder, that will see print this October in DC Comics/Vertigo’s GHOSTS #1. Our little eight-page tale about seriously killer chili sits alongside some of the most notable names in the business, greats such as Joe Kubert, Paul Pope, Gilbert Hernandez, Geoff Johns, Phil Jiminez under covers by Dave Johnson or Brendan McCarthy! My story was edited by the amazing Will Dennis, so preorder it in the latest issues of Diamond Previews or at your local comic shop. Here’s the solicitation:

GHOSTS #1
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, JOE KUBERT, GILBERT HERNANDEZ, PAUL POPE, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, MARY H.K. CHOI, AL EWING and NEIL KLEID
Art by RUFUS DAYGLO, GILBERT HERNANDEZ, PHIL JIMENEZ, JOE KUBERT, JEFF LEMIRE, JOHN McCREA and AMY REEDER
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
1:10 Variant edition cover by BRENDAN MCCARTHY
One-Shot • On sale OCTOBER 31 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS

Check out this all-new anthology from some of the biggest talents in the industry! Stories spotlight a space heist on a ghost ship, a spirit who wants to play synthesizer in a techno band, a ghost-for-hire haunting agency and others dark, twisted tales. With stories and art by some of comics’ greatest talents, this special features a cover by Dave Johnson, and a variant cover by Brendan McCarthy!

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Wall of Balls!

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Famous Dave’s!

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Famous Dave’s!

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Paws!

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Hey there. I’m an All Star.

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Home Run Derby!

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ROLLIE EFFIN FINGERS

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There’s NO crying in baseball, folks

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HOIST THE BANNER HIGH

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Graphic novelist Neil Kleid's photo/essay journal in service of both his love of and work in the comic book industry...while also seeking out soft drinks, educating himself about how they're made, exploring the histories of the world's most famous (and infamous) brands and discovering new flavors.

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