I have just learned that the release date of Ben McCool and Ben Templesmith’s Choker #1 has been brought forward from its original released date of February 24th, 2010, to February 10th, 2010. That’s this coming Wednesday, so don’t forget to keep an eye out for it when you hit the store this week.

Yup, Hypergeek.com has it right.

Due to several reasons, CHOKER issue 1 is actually going to come out THIS WEEK on the 10th Feb, instead of the previously thought 24th.

Yep, for the first time in a long time, a comic book is actually going to ship early.

To celebrate, this here is a dedicated limited run variant cover for Larry's Comics, over in Boston! Don't think it's been seen yet.

Another bit of a page from the upcoming first issue.

The initial drawing/inks to CHOKER #2 . Issue #1 hits Feb 24th! Ask your friendly comics type dealer/retailer to get you in a copy.

A wee dab of paint.

Having some fun with red ink for a change.

This year, you pretty much won't be able to escape me. In addition to all these dates for CHOKER #1 and #2, I'll also be around Chicago for C2E2 as well as NYCC and Heroes Con down in North Carolina. And of course, the big one, SDCC.

If the alcohol consumption, travel schedule and lack of sleep don't kill me...I'm going to assume it'll all have been worth it! Huge thanks to all the retailers helping out and supporting CHOKER also.

So yup, come over to grab a copy of CHOKER and have a chat/drink/book signed/sketched in if it tickles your fancy. Ben McCool, writer extraodinaire will be on hand at pretty much all the dates above also.

Here's the CHOKER #3 cover in all it's glory. Yes, I have a ton of progress shots and commentary, but they'll be in the back of the actual book before anywhere else. Remember, being a smaller indie book, you have to make sure your friendly local comics retailer is going to order a copy or two in. Tell em you want one and that it's order code is: FEB10 0391



And CHOKER #2 should be out in March. If you didn't already make sure you're getting a copy in it's order code is: JAN10 0458

Remember, the books don't magically show up on the shelves unless it's something like Spider-man or Batman. The indie stuff you really have to make sure you ask for in advance so they know to get a copy or two in. Yes, tis a hard life. Cue the violins. Always has to be noted though.



Huge thanks to Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard for letting us have a wee little CHOKER #1 preview in the back of Image comics THE WALKING DEAD #69 ( My favourite issue number of any book! )

WALKING DEAD is out next week...not that you guys wouldn't know that, since TWD is such an insanely popular book and rightly so. Huzzah!

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CHOKER ISSUE ONE

ISSUE ONE: PAIN Industry superstar BEN TEMPLESMITH teams up with writer BEN McCOOL for this deliciously skewed tale of hardboiled noir. Johnny “Choker” Jackson, once one of Shotgun City’s most promising police officers, is a bitter private detective with a terrible case of Alien Hand Syndrome. But he’s unexpectedly been offered a job back on the force: provided he can nail a twisted drug dealer selling a very exclusive product, that is… RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

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