Canister X – A.P. Fuchs: Zombie, Paranormal Romance and Superhero Novelist, Blogger, Artist, Publisher

Coscom Entertainment is pleased to announce that Simon and Schuster’s Gallery Books imprint (formerly Pocket Books) has acquired the rights to reprint two of its mashup novels, The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown, as well as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz.

We’re thrilled as a company to be a part of this deal as well as having the wonderful opportunity to co-brand these titles with Gallery Books.

“This is just awesome and so far everything has been great between myself, Gallery and my agent behind-the-scenes. It’s exciting because this isn’t just about reprinting a couple of books with them. This is an opportunity to now let Coscom Entertainment have a foot in the mass market scene, and I’m eager to see where the success of these upcoming books takes my writers and the company as a whole,” says Coscom Entertainment Publisher A.P. Fuchs.

Here’s to the future, and a special congrats to the authors involved. Likewise, a public thank you to Coscom’s agent, Evan Gregory of the Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency of New York, for arranging the deal.

(As a side note, the current editions of these books will be going out of print in the next few months so if you’re a collector, now would be a good time to snag one of the original Coscom Entertainment editions while they’re still available. Thanks.)

I’m in the process of wrapping up a bunch of projects for Coscom Entertainment, so in the coming weeks you’ll be seeing a slew of them hitting the market. They’re real cool, two of which are:

Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown and Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy by Keith Gouveia.

I’m heading up the cover art for these two as part of my effort to do more drawing. I did the pencils for Gouveia’s werewolf book on Friday night. They look sweet (sounds arrogant, I know, but they really turned out well). They’ll be hitting the painting stage either tonight or tomorrow.

On the agenda for today is to complete the interiors for both those books and get them press-ready.

Though I said I was almost done, Zombie Fight Night keeps growing. Churned out a good chunk of words yesterday and hope to do some more on it later today.

Yeah, lots happening. Real busy. Loads of fun.

Here is a comprehensive list of classic book mash-ups and/or books utilizing classic characters or known people in a mash-up sort of way.

This is made for the completist:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz

Alice in Zombieland by Lewis Carroll and Nickolas Cook

Android Karenina by Ben H. Winters

Emma and the Werewolves by Jane Austen and Adam Rann

Hound: The Curse of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lorne Dixon

I am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas by Adam Roberts

Jane Bites Back: A Novel by Michael Thomas Ford

Jane Slayre by Charlotte Bronte and Sherri Browning Erwin

Little Vampire Women by Louisa May Alcott and Lynn Messina

Little Women and Werewolves by Louisa May Alcott and Porter Grand

Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian

Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange

Paul Is Undead by Alan Goldsher

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith

Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter by A.E. Moorat

Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers by Paul A. Freeman

Romeo & Juliet & Vampires by William Shakespeare and Claudia Gabel

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters

Shatnerquake by Jeff Burk

Star Wars: Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber

The Undead World of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas

The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown

Vampire Darcy’s Desire: A Pride and Prejudice Adaptation by Regina Jeffers

It never hurts to get the early jump on Christmas shopping, and what’s even better is if you do it on-line. (Who needs crowded bookstores anyway?)

Please consider making Coscom Entertainment a part of your Christmas by picking up one or more of the books below for a friend or family member. Hey, even for yourself.

Hope everyone has a terrific Holiday Season and we wish you all the best for the coming New Year.

Merry Christmas!

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Below is an updated list of all present zombie and monster book offerings from Coscom Entertainment and their Amazon.com link.

Last update: November 14, 2009

Wanna read a bit before you buy? Then click here for Coscom Entertainment’s free downloadable zombie sampler.

Zombie Books:

In alphabetical order -

Paperbacks:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz
Axiom-man: The Dead Land by A.P. Fuchs
Bits of the Dead edited by Keith Gouveia and illustrated by Sean Simmans
Blood of the Dead by A.P. Fuchs
Dead Science edited by A.P. Fuchs
Don of the Dead by Nick Cato
Revolt of the Dead by Keith Gouveia
Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers by Paul A. Freeman
The Lifeless by Lorne Dixon
The Undead World of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown
World War of the Dead by Eric S. Brown
Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes: Zany Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head edited by A.P. Fuchs
Zombifrieze by W. Bill Czolgosz and Sean Simmans

eBooks (Kindle):

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim by Mark Twain and W. Bill Czolgosz
Axiom-man: The Dead Land by A.P. Fuchs
Bits of the Dead edited by Keith Gouveia and illustrated by Sean Simmans
Blood of the Dead by A.P. Fuchs
Dead Science edited by A.P. Fuchs
Don of the Dead by Nick Cato
Revolt of the Dead by Keith Gouveia
Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers by Paul A. Freeman
The Lifeless by Lorne Dixon
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies by H.G. Wells and Eric S. Brown
The Undead World of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas
World War of the Dead by Eric S. Brown
Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes: Zany Zombie Poetry for the Undead Head edited by A.P. Fuchs
Zombifrieze by W. Bill Czolgosz and Sean Simmans

Other Monster and Horror Books:

Paperbacks:

Anna Karnivora: A Vampire Novel by W. Bill Czolgosz
Dracula by Bram Stoker, illustrated by Sean Simmans with an Introduction by Nancy Kilpatrick
Snarl by Lorne Dixon
The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas

eBooks (Kindle):

Anna Karnivora: A Vampire Novel by W. Bill Czolgosz
Snarl by Lorne Dixon
The Summer I Died by Ryan C. Thomas

Library of Horror Press has just released their new anthology called Wolves of War. It features my World War II werewolf tale, “World Were II,” and follows the story of a soldier trapped in a bunker with his father. The problem: something strange is happening to the soldier that he can’t quite explain.

Wolves of War was edited by World War of the Dead and The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies author Eric S. Brown.

Hope you enjoy my story.

You can find the book on Amazon.com here. Just click the image below.

Thanks.

Features my story "World Were II"

Sunday was the final day of the con.

After such a stellar Saturday traffic- and saleswise, we weren’t sure what Sunday would bring because, since I was also an exhibitor for the two years leading up to this one, Sundays had demonstrated a significant drop in attendance and book sales.

Well, let’s just say this year the trend changed. Though not as much as Saturday, people traffic was still large, and we did roughly 75% the business we did the day before.

Not only that, my wife and I decided to spice things up a bit and join in the costumed fun.

Here is Sunday, the final day of Central Canada Comic Con 2009.

Saturday was just awesome. The place was packed. Costumed con-goers walked the floor. People crowded around tables and booths to get a look at the latest and greatest in comics, toys, cards and other collectibles.

Artist alley was loaded with folks showing off their skills. Guests like Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Julie Newmar (Catwoman) had panels. Folks lined up forever to meet Adam West (Batman).

The Coscom Entertainment table had people coming by in a steady stream, many folks getting a kick out of my zombie novel, Blood of the Dead, which takes place in Winnipeg. Likewise, out of the classic book mash-ups on the table, The Undead World of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Ryan C. Thomas was a huge hit.

Saturday was an absolute blast!

Here’s the second half of the pictures from yesterday’s report.

Though the convention officially opened on Friday, the hours were only from 5-9 pm, and so Friday was considered more a “preview night” than anything else. And it was true. We had a lot of traffic at our table, but on Friday sales were small, which was fine. I’m the same way at conventions (or any store, for that matter). Like most people, I like to browse before I buy.

Saturday, October 31, was a full day and it was when we saw the most action at the con and at our table. We also took a load of pictures, half of which I’ll be posting today, the other half tomorrow. And since Saturday had been Halloween, most of the children at the con were dressed up. The con also had a “safe Halloween” thing going on where tables could put up a Safe Halloween sign, notifying the parents and children they had candy at the ready for the kids’ goodie bags. We didn’t find out about the sign till later in the day, but we gave away candy when we could, both on Saturday and Sunday.

Anyway, without further ado, here’s Saturday as she went down–the first half.

This past weekend marked the fourth annual Comic Convention here in Winnipeg, and being a participator in the three-day event marked an awesome time for my wife and I as well as for Coscom Entertainment.

We took a ton of pictures and I’ll be posting most of them here.

Here’s what happened on Friday, October 30:

We had a terrific weekend. Lots of fun. Lots of networking. Lots of book sales. So much to show you.

Check back tomorrow for Part 2.

World War of the Dead by Eric S. Brown is now available at the following on-line retailers:

Paperback:

Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Barnes and Noble
Other On-line Retailers

eBook:

Amazon Kindle
Fictionwise.com
Drivethruhorror.com
Mobipocket

The story:

In the last days of World War II, an unknown force returns the dead to life.

As a new war between the dead and the living rages on, three men hold the key to defeating them.

Will they be up to the task before all of Germany and the world fall to the hungry teeth of the undead?

“Like the undead, Eric S. Brown is an unstoppable force in the genre. His fiction consistently delivers jolts to the heart and mind.” – David Dunwoody, author of Empire and Dark Entities

Also by Eric S. Brown: The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies

The last Coscom Entertainment release: The Lifeless

For our full list of books, please see: www.coscomentertainment.com