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LOVE MACHINES ISSUE 5 SEES PRINT AND DIGITAL DEBUT
Los Angeles, CA - Tuesday September 29, 2015 -September 30th marks the official print and digital release of the fifth issue of Love Machines, Josh Trujillo's ongoing anthology about our love affair with technology. Featuring an extended tale with illustrator Wyeth Yates, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" spotlights the bizarre true story of Cynthia, the world's most famous mannequin.
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Here are some pages and the cover for Issue #5 of Josh Trujillo’s LOVE MACHINES, which I had the pleasure of drawing from start to finish! It details the true story of Lester Gaba and his mannequin named Cynthia, who wound up becoming a celebrity in the 1930′s. It’s a solid 35 pages, in black and white. Stay tuned for more details about where you can find and purchase the book!
Ahhh! Ahhhh it looks so good!
LOVE MACHINES 4 ARRIVES ON COMIXOLOGY
Los Angeles, CA - Thursday May 18th, 2015 - May 20th marks the Comixology release of the fourth issue of Love Machines, Josh Trujillo’s acclaimed comic series about our love affair with technology.
Love Machines 4 collects two original stories, "Hero and Leander," and "Sandy Andy." "Hero and Leander" with artist Kate Glasheen, explores a "first date" between two supercomputers, and a curmudgeon professor skeptical of the hype surrounding the event. Questioning the nature of artificial intelligence with humor, this tale was inspired by the real-life experiments of Dr. Joseph Weizenbaum, one of the godfathers of modern A.I..
"Sandy Andy" is about a young boy searching for answers -- and romance, in an abandoned fairground. This story celebrates the centennial anniversary of its' setting, San Francisco's legendary Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Bay Area-illustrator Colin Andersen lends his distinctive inking style to the short. In addition, this issue featured an original cover by artist Kevin Jay Stanton.
Come visit me this Saturday at 4 Color Fantasies, my hometown comic shop, where I’ll be signing comics and gawking at people in their amazing costumes. 11am - 4 pm!
Here’s where I will be at WonderCon all weekend. Come find me and I’ll give you a button! Plus I’m on a panel with the amazing Ed Luce, Tara Madison Avery, Marc Andreyko and more!
Hey, gang! I’ll have a new issue of LOVE MACHINES (with Kate Glasheen, Colin Andersen, and a lovely cover by Kevin Jay Stanton!: We’ll also be doing a Love Machines panel on Saturday. More details to follow!
Here is the new cover for the issue 1 of LOVE MACHINES by Kevin Castaniero, colors by Mike Dake. Very excited to be bringing these beautiful books to Emerald City Comic Con in a few weeks!
LOVE MACHINES 4 will debut next month at Emerald City Comic Con, featuring new stories with Kate Glasheen and Colin Andersen. Very excited to show off the cover by Kevin Jay Stanton!
Escapist Magazine did a write-up of our epic first day! We reached 3/4 of the way to our goal in 24 hours! Thank you so much, anonymous and semi-anonymous internet people! We're very proud of this book and can't wait to see where things go from here!
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16 Comic book stories from over 30 creators about our favorite RPG characters… and how they died.
Our Kickstarter page is up! Thank you to everyone who put their time and effort into making this project a reality. I’m exceptionally proud of how Death Saves has turned out. Please help us reach the next step by supporting the book!
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DEATH SAVES KICKSTARTER TO LAUNCH JANUARY 26TH
Los Angeles, CA - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 26th marks the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for DEATH SAVES: FALLEN HEROES OF THE KITCHEN TABLE, an all-new comic book anthology. Featuring 15 full-color stories from a worldwide team of creators, Death Saves explores what happens to fantasy gaming characters when they run out of hit points.
Thanks to everyone that made 2014 a great year! Have a safe and happy holiday!
The new issue of my series LOVE MACHINES is up on Comixology! Featuring "Applications" with art by davevaleza, and "Lung" with art by Patrick Horvath!
LOVE MACHINES 3 is coming to Comixology TOMORROW. Check out original stories from Dave Valeza, Patrick Horvath, and me!
LOVE MACHINES Issue 3 Sees Print Debut
Los Angeles, CA - Wednesday November 12, 2014 - November 12th marks the official release of the third issue of Love Machines, Josh Trujillo’s ambitious comics anthology about romance and technology.
Love Machines 3 will collect two stories serialized online: "Applications" with Savannah-based illustrator (and cover artist) Dave Valeza, and "Lung" with filmmaker and cartoonist Patrick Horvath. “Applications” tells the story of how a smart phone app helps a young man find an unexpected love. "Lung" set in the 1940's, tells an unconventional love story about a man confined to an iron lung.
"Applications" was originally serialized on the popular gay news and pop-culture site Towleroad. This comic is Trujillo's first collaboration with Dave Valeza since their contribution to Northwest Press' award-winning anthology Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond Gay & Straight.
ABOUT LOVE MACHINES
Love Machines tells love stories about technology with an eye to the past. Featuring an international team of artists, Love Machines spotlights our personal connection to objects and how technology impacts our connection to one another.
On November 8th Bent-Con 2014 Josh Trujillo hosted the first ever Love Machines panel, which featured series artists Patrick Horvath, Michael Schisler and special guest Alex Woolfson, creator of the sci-fi romance Artifice.
Independently published by Josh Trujillo through his Lost His Keys Man Comics, pages from new Love Machines stories are posted every Wednesday on Sequentialink.com. Collected issues of Love Machines are available online through Comixology and Comicsfix.com. Individual print editions may be purchased online at Etsy.com/shop/losthiskeysman
About Josh Trujillo
Josh Trujillo is a writer and comic book creator based in Los Angeles, California. Josh has published stories through Archaia Entertainment and Northwest Press, among others. He has been a featured panelist at San Diego Comic-Con International, Stan Lee’s Kamikazee, Bent-Con, and The West Hollywood Book Fair.
You can learn more about Josh and his comic work at JoshTrujillo.com, or by following him on social media @LostHisKeysMan.
LOVE MACHINES Issue 3 Dimensions: 5.5” x 7.5” Page Count: 36 pages, black & white. (Color cardstock cover.) Cost: $4.00