A personal letter from creator Trent Westbrook to the fans and friends of CC.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2013 was an incredible experience!  A very sincere thank you to both Collector’s Planet and Comics Plus and all their employees for hosting the CC title and myself at their stores for FCBD.  Your continuous support is more than appreciated.  Personal shouts out to David De La Cruz, Laura Wilson, Aaron Sauceda, Andrew Sones, Mario Montalvo, Jesse Mendoza, Seida Mendoza, Justin from Disc Go Round, Robert Perez, Jr., Julia Arredondo, Monte Bratten…Alan, Blake, Tim…you all had a hand in making 5/4/2013 a successful day for my title and I have nothing but gratitude for your support. 

A very sincere thank you to all the fans, new and old, who came out to purchase not only today’s release of CC#6, but also those who went back for back issues, all the way back to CC#1!  The turnout was amazing and the enthusiasm so many have shared for this title has been both overwhelming and humbling.  I hope that you all enjoy the story as much as I enjoyed creating it. 

And of course I cannot go on without thanking those who helped to make the title a physical reality, all in your own way…Joey Mitchell, Clegg Smith, Tammy Mahan, Wayne Gunn, Steve and Leila Phillips, Adam Webb, Rudy Vasquez, Al Molina, Eric Calvert and the fellas of Switchblade Jesus.

I never thought I would see any of this happen when I put out that first issue.  Never.  And finishing this story seemed like a pipe dream, but all of you made it happen.  I honestly cannot thank you ALL enough for helping me to reach such an achievement.   And thank you for allowing me to be a part of FCBD.

Sincerely,

Trent Westbrook

CORPUS CHRISTI #6 - RELEASE DATE OF MAY 4TH, 2013!

Just in time for the national Free Comic Book Day event on May 4th, 2013, the final issue of CORPUS CHRISTI, VOLUME 1 is released.  Issue #6 is a 64 page trade format comic book, nearly a triple issue compared to the last couple released!  Multiple versions and variants, including variants with a brand new 13 track soundtrack CD featuring bands 2023 and Switchblade Jesus, will be available at the following locations:

COLLECTOR'S PLANET

5929 MCARDLE IN GULF WAY SHOPPING CENTER

(361) 334-7229

&

COMICS PLUS / COMICS PLUS ONLINE

5425 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND DRIVE IN MOORE PLAZA

(361) 992-3616

An article in the Corpus Christi Caller Times has been published about the release!

There is also an interview with creator Trent Westbrook on radio station C101 that you can listen to online, as well as a contest to win all 6 issues of the comic book series!

Official release date for CORPUS CHRISTI #5 & #6

The official release date for CORPUS CHRISTI #5 is Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 and can be located at the following stores and online sites that day:

Collector's Planet

5929 McCardle

Corpus Christi, TX  78412

(361) 334-7229

Comics Plus

5425 South Padre Island Drive, Suite # 145

Corpus Christi, Texas 78412

(361) 992-3616

&

Disc Go Round

5734 McCardle

Corpus Christi, Texas  78412

(361) 980-0440

Online and available for pre-order at:

Comics Plus Online

ALSO...

CORPUS CHRISTI #6, due Saturday, May 4th, 2013, at the same locations and online!  

More information on #6 this March!

ISSUE 4 IS OUT!

CORPUS CHRISTI #4 is out now at the following locations, each with their own exclusive variant cover!

COLLECTOR'S PLANET

5929 McArdle Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412, 361-334-7229

COMICS PLUS

5425 SPID, Suite #145, Corpus Christi, Texas  78412, 361-992-3616

Copies can be purchased online at the following link!

DISC GO ROUND

5734 McArdle Road, Corpus Christi, Texas  78412, 361-980-0440

In addition, creator/writer/artist Trent Westbrook will be signing books for the following schedule:

Collector's Planet, October 20th, 11AM-5PM.

Comics Plus, October 31st, 4PM-6PM.

Official Street Date for CORPUS CHRISTI OMNIBUS

 

Mark your calendars!  October 20th, 2012 is the official release date for CORPUS CHRISTI OMNIBUS VOLUME 1, PART 1!  There will be a book signing with creator Trent Westbrook at COLLECTOR'S PLANET of Corpus Christi, Texas that same day, located at 5929 McCardle in Gulf Way Shopping Center.  More info coming as we get closer to the date!  Stay tuned!

The original Detective Wayne Gunn

This is the original Detective Wayne Gunn!  Dr. Drewey Wayne Gunn, Professor Emeritus of Texas A&M - Kingsville was one of creator Trent Westbrook's professors and a major inspiration for his writing.  The character of Detective Gunn was named after the professor as a tribute for the inspiration and support Westbrook received.  Dr. Gunn recently wrote an introduction for the upcoming CORPUS CHRISTI OMNIBUS first volume, due October 2012!

CORPUS CHRISTI #4, new releases and store signings for Fall

NEW RELEASES

The next issue of CORPUS CHRISTI (The Comic Book) is due in stores and for sale online in late October of 2012!  Possibly as early as 10/20 but certainly by October 31st!  The story continues immediately where issue 3 left off, so don't miss it!  Issue #4 will have several different variant covers, including an original painted piece by artist Al Molina, and 2 color covers by Trent Westbrook and colorist Joseph Mitchell!

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER A

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER B - AL MOLINA VARIANT COVER

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER C - COLLECTOR'S PLANET EXCLUSIVE (limited to 12 copies)

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER D - COMICS PLUS EXCLUSIVE (limited to 12 copies)

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER E - JOSEPH MITCHELL COLORED VARIANT

CORPUS CHRISTI #4:  COVER F - DISC GO ROUND EXCLUSIVE BY JOSEPH MITCHELL (limited to 15 copies, signed and numbered by Joseph Mitchell and Trent Westbrook)

CORPUS CHRISTI #1 is still selling strong and going into it's 4th printing!  This new edition will be available on September 15th, 2012!

For those who have missed out on the first 3 issues and would like to have a collected edition of them, CORPUS CHRISTI:  OMNIBUS VOLUME 1, PART 1 is due in October with a variant cover pencilled by Rudy Vasquez, and introduction by Dr. Drewey Wayne Gunn of Texas A&M University - Kingsville!

STORE SIGNINGS

Creator Trent Westbrook will be at Collector's Planet in Corpus Christi at 5929 McCardle Road on September 15th and October 20th, 2012 to sign books from 11AM-7PM.  He will have copies of the back issues, including possibly issue #4 and the new Omnibus on 10/20/12, and will be selling original art and sketch covers.  Be sure to come by!  For more store information, contact (361) 334-7229.

Creator Trent Westbrook will also be at Comics Plus on October 31st, 2012 from 4-6PM at 5425 SPID #145, signing copies of CORPUS CHRISTI.  The first 20 people to visit will be able to pick from a selection of hand drawn one-of-a-kind sketch cards by Trent Westbrook!  For more store information, contact Comics Plus at (361) 993-3616.

Looking for back issues?

For anyone looking for an online source for back issues of CORPUS CHRISTI, Comics Plus is currently a good online source for 1st prints and variant covers as well as the standard covers, all at a discount.  Check them out at this link!

CORPUS CHRISTI #4: UNRAVEL, due September, 2012.

Here is the final art for the mass produced cover (A) of CORPUS CHRISTI #4, written and illustrated by Trent Westbrook.  Due to be released this September, 2012.

 

NEWS UPDATE...and looking back at the last two months!

The last two months have been a blur with many milestones for the CORPUS CHRISTI comic book!  

First, 2023 Comics released issue #3 of CORPUS CHRISTI with several variant covers, along with the first collector’s edition of issue #1 with the first soundtrack CD!  The collector’s edition was a featured release for National Record Store Day at Disc Go Round records in Corpus Christi, Texas.  This was followed quickly with 2023 Comics participating in Free Comic Book Day at Collector’s Planet and Comics Plus in Corpus Christi, Texas on May 5th, 2012.  Many fans came out to pick up the latest issues and met artist/writer Trent Westbrook and colorist Joseph Mitchell.

Two weeks later, 2023 Comics attended the Dallas Comicon with Trent Westbrook as a featured artist with upcoming writer/collaborator Clegg Smith.  The CORPUS CHRISTI book did amazingly well in Dallas with over 90 books sold!  

On June 2^nd, a major milestone for the title was met, with over 1,000 copies of the CORPUS CHRISTI comic sold!  Over half sold were the first issue through 3 printings and the collector’s edition!

Trent Westbrook and Joseph Mitchell then headed for San Antonio, Texas for the Texas Comicon a month later, where 2023 Comics had an exclusive cover set for the first 3 issues of CORPUS CHRISTI, with over 100 books sold that weekend!

Three different articles appeared in various publications between May and June of 2012 in regards to the comic book!  An article in the Caller Times for Free Comic Book Day and a double page feature article in STEAM Entertainment Magazine were printed for the month of May, and an official recognition of the comic book and artist/writer Trent Westbrook by Texas A&M University – Kingsville took place in June.  Trent Westbrook is an alumni of the university and was featured in an article by the Javelina Alumni Association.

So what is next for 2023 Comics?

Issue #4 is currently being written and drawn by Trent Westbrook with a September 2012 release date.

Issue #1 is going into a 4^th printing for a Fall/October release!  The book keeps selling and we thank you to all who have supported it!

T-shirts!  They were first introduced at the Texas Comicon and became a big hit!  2023 Comics has teamed up with Brag It On Promotions of Austin, Texas to produce and sell t-shirts and package deals online!  We will have information very soon on where these can be purchased online!

2023 Comics is also working on an online store front to purchase our comics for those looking for specific issues and internet exclusive items.  Stay tuned for more info!

A new one-shot comic is being worked on by Trent Westbrook with Corbin Douglas (writer of the first 2 issues of CORPUS CHRISTI) entitled WITHIN.  The plan at this time is for an October release, and this will be a full color comic. 

Trent Westbrook will be attending a special Free Comic Book Day event as a featured guest at Comics Plus in Corpus Christi, Texas, from 4-6pm on October 31st.  The first 20 to attend will be able to pick out a one-of-a-kind hand drawn sketch card (limited to 20 cards) or choose a free 11x17 lithograph of the art featured on the t-shirt (limited to 10 lithographs).

Things just keep getting bigger and bigger here at 2023 Comics, so stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!   Thanks again to all who have supported our titles!  Your enthusiasm has made our books a success!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

With the release of issue #3 of CORPUS CHRISTI, plus the new editions of the first two issues of the title, the Dallas Comic Con on 5/19-5/20 and Free Comic Book Day on 5/5/2012, 2023 Comics is going to celebrate the month of May with a special free gift to be distributed through our online mailing list as a "thank you" to the fans.  Everyone who signs up for the mailing list by Thursday, May 24, 2012 will receive this free gift in their email on the evening of Friday, May 25, 2012.  Simply send an email to cc2023comics@live.com, with JOIN in the subject, and the following information:  your full name, your email address, and your hometown.   

This mailing list is going to serve first and foremost as a sort of fan club for the CORPUS CHRISTI comic book title, as well as for other future titles from 2023 Comics.   By signing up for the mailing list, you agree to let 2023 Comics send a file attachment of up to 15mb to the email address you decide to use to sign up.

CORPUS CHRISTI: THE COMIC BOOK HAS A SOUNDTRACK!

A new limited collector’s edition of CORPUS CHRISTI #1, marked as #1CE is being released on April 25^th, 2012!  A pre-release of 10 copies go for sale at DISC GO ROUND of Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 21^st, 2012!  So what is special about this release?

#1CE is a 50 page trade format edition of the original 34 page story, but also contains:

9 reworked/redrawn/improved pages from the original story.

A comparison section of the improved pages vs. the original pages to show the improvement.

6 pages of conceptual art first drawn for the book in 2003 by Trent Westbrook

A short history of the first issue

All books signed by script writer Corbin Douglas and cover colorist Joseph Mitchell

And, the first 40 copies of #1CE will contain a limited soundtrack CD of music created specifically for this release by studio project 2023!  Contains 2 tracks:

1.)  VISION, PART II (04.54)

2.)  VISION COMPLETE (PART I & II) (07:48)  

  

The soundtrack is a concept album meant to accompany the story, both tracks serving as an audio interpretation of the visions and dreams that plague the main character of the story, Barry Christiansen.  This studio release was recorded and produced at both 2023 Studios and Trinity Studios of Corpus Christi, Texas.   Adding the music to the #1CE release was a last minute decision, meant to serve as a free extra for the fans, for both Free Comic Book Day (May 5^th, 2012) and Record Store Day (April 25^th, 2012).  If the music is successful with fans, plans for a continued soundtrack are being considered.

VISION, PART I (instrumental intro/swatch):

Producers:  Corbin Douglas with Trent Westbrook

Concept:  Corbin Douglas

Guitar and voice sampling, percussion programming, engineering, arrangement, and mix:  Trent Westbrook 

Recorded at:  2023S

VISION, PART II:

Producers and engineers:  Jim Wilkens (Trinity) and Trent Westbrook (2023)

Mixing:  Jim Wilkens (Trinity)

Lyrics and concept:  Corbin Douglas (2023)

Percussion programming, bass guitar, guitar sampling, vocals and arrangement:  Trent Westbrook (2023)

Recorded at: 2023S and Trinity Studios, Corpus Christi, Texas

VISION, PART II (lyrics by Corbin Douglas):

CLOSE MY EYES AND TRY TO SLEEP

ONLY FOR YOU TO APPEAR TO ME

NEVERMIND MY MIND IS BRUISED

JUST ANOTHER PAWN FOR YOU TO USE

IT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU TO USE ME

IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO ABUSE ME

I ONLY WISH IT ALL WERE LIES

THE BRUTAL TRUTH NEVER HIDES

(CHORUS)

I DON’T WANT TO SEE

I DON’T WANT TO BELIEVE

THESE VISIONS I SEE

KEEP HAUNTING ME

THIS GUILT INSIDE

CAN’T BE COMPROMISED

THIS MASK WHERE I HIDE

UNTIL THE DAY THAT DIE

I THROW A WALL UP TO DUCK BEHIND

CLOSE MY EYES TO PRETEND I’M BLIND

AS I LOSE THIS WAR INSIDE MY HEAD

AND BLAME MYSELF FOR ALL THE DEAD

IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO TRY AND CONFUSE ME

IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO BASH AND BRUISE ME

DIGGING UP ONE MOMENT IN TIME

JUST TO MAKE ME WATCH ALL OF THEM DIE

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN (x4)

THIS IS ALL YOU WILL EVER BE (x2)

THIS IS ALL YOU WILL EVER BE (X4)

ALL YOU WILL EVER BE (x2)