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Luke Arnold (Black Sails) and Emmy-nominated writer Chris “Doc” Wyatt (Rocket and Groot) have teamed to co-write the all-new graphic novel “Essentials.” The ambitious 140-page sci-fi epic is the debut offering from The Lab Press, a new graphic novel publisher helmed by founder and CEO Nicholas Kalikow. (Read More)

What a week so far! We’ve been busy sharing ESSENTIALS with everyone and getting all of our publishing ducks in a row, but we wanted to take a moment to say thanks again for supporting THE LAB PRESS. ***** Daily Dead shared the first 4 pages of... (Read More)

The Essentials graphic novel is now available on Kickstarter, and today, we’ve got an exclusive look at the project! It was crafted by Luke Arnold and Doc Wyatt via The Lab Press, a new publishing outfit that focuses primarily on graphic novels. The project enlists a large group of comics artists, including Bill Sienkiewicz (who does the cover), Dani, Jason Howard, Andrea Mutti, and Glenn Fabry. (Read More)

Good morning! We hope your day is going as well as ours is! Everyday we wake up to more support for ESSENTIALS!  As we enter the second week of our campaign, we’re so happy that 235 of you have already decided to come with us on this... (Read More)

It’s only been 24 hours, and more than 150 readers have already signed on to help us put ESSENTIALS out into the world. Thank you! This is an ambitious project, and we couldn’t do it without the support of our fans. ***** Yesterday, IGN shared a... (Read More)

Jace is joined by actor, author and film maker Luke Arnold and TV/Animation writer/producer Chris “Doc” Wyatt to talk all about their Kickstarter Campaign for ESSENTIALS. This is a wildly imaginative book that takes a very strange and somewhat elaborate premise and makes it imminently relatable. Also, the co-main leads of the story are so vastly different, but somehow still remain relatable as the represent different aspects of humanity we all have within us. When you add in the huge roster of talented artist you have an incredible title that deserves your attention. Check out the campaign and be sure to share it with your fellow comic readers. (Read More)

Today, the pirate drama Black Sails lands on Netflix. Black Sails is a cult hit show that ran from 2014 - 2017 on Starz, and I've long held that it's one of the undersung masterpieces of our recent golden age of genre television. The series takes pirates from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic book Treasure Island like Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) and Long John Silver (Luke Arnold) and imagines what actual pirate history might have looked like if they were involved. It's a hell of a ride, helped along by razor-sharp production values and performances. (Read More)