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Exhibit A Press! Upcoming Appearances • Recent Appearances Read Supernatural Law FREE Online! Other Batton and Jackie News • Upcoming Publications Now on Sale! • Two New T-Shirts • Still Available • Other Batton Lash Projects COMING THIS SUMMER! 
"The People vs. Toxic Avenger" Wolff and Byrd have a change of venue when they travel to Tromaville to defend none other than the Toxic Avenger! But can they prevail in a courtroom presided over by Judge Lloyd Kaufman? Plus: pinups, letters, and maybe even a word or two from Lloyd Kaufman himself! June 2008, 32 pages, $3.50 Click here to Order!
Upcoming Appearances
Recent Appearances
Storyopolis, Los Angeles, May 28, 2008:
Jackie and Batton were on hand for a special opening reception for a showing of Will Eisner's original art for
several Spirit stories and more recent graphic novels. Jackie was the moderator for a panel of speakers who
discussed Eisner's life and work: Denis Kitchen (Eisner's publisher and agent), Mark Evanier, and
Sergio Aragones (Mark and Sergio are the current writers of DC Comics' The Spirit).
Lloyd Kaufman's Poultrygeist Party, Los Angeles, May 29, 2008: An interesting assortment of folks turned out to help Troma Pictures' Lloyd Kaufman celebrate the upcoming West Coast opening of his new over-the-top film, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Batton was able to get lots of reference photos of Lloyd for the currently in-production Supernatural Law #45, which takes place in Tromaville and features Lloyd as a judge.  Book Expo America, Los Angeles Convention Center, May 30-31, 2008: Batton signed copies of Tales of Supernatural Law and giving away issues of the comic in signings at AtlasBooks and the Independent Book Publishers Association (formerly PMA) booths. Jackie and Batton also attended the Graphic Novel Breakfast on Saturday and had plenty of opportunities for meetings and schmoozing throughout the weekend. 
WonderCon, San Francisco, February 22–24, 2008: 
Metropolis Comics,
Bellflower, CA, February 9, 2008: 
Meltdown Comics Super*MARKET L.A., December 15, 2007: Exhibit A was happy to part of the inaugural Super*MARKET event. Meltdown Comics has an amazing space at the back of the store that accommodated not only over a dozen exhibitors but a print-making exhibition and a snack bar complete with wine and pizza! All kinds of cool people came by during the day, including Jaime Hernandez (of Love and Rockets fame), writer Jim Pascoe (Tokyopop's Undertown) with wife Gabrielle and adorable daughter Poppy; cartoonist/animator Jim Wheelock; cartoonist Randy Reynaldo (Rob Hanes Adventures); and movie producer Don Murphy. Fellow exhibitors included Buenaventura Press, Jordan Crane (Uptight), Johnny Ryan (Angry Youth), Ryan Claytor (And Then One Day...), the always entertaining Steve Weissman (Yikes!), Bernyce Talley (Nubian Queen Comics), and Josh Fialkov (Elk's Run), to name just a few. Javier Hernandez (El Muerto) stopped in to tell everyone about his new radio gig talking about comics on Planet Comic Book Radio you can expect Batton and Jackie to be on the air with Javier next year. Special thanks go to Jessica, Hazel, and Gaston for putting on a friendly and cool show! » Click here for our gallery of pictures from Super*MARKET LA 2007 
The Comic Bug, Manhattan Beach, November 25, 2007: Batton appeared at The Comic Bug in November for a special showing of Chris Brandt’s direct-to-DVD film Independents: A Documentary Guide for the Creative Spirit. In it, Brandt interviews two dozen comics creators and publishers about the compulsion to produce comics. Batton participated in the Q&A session after the screening, along with other interviewees Wendy Pini and Mike Wellman. Among the other folks on hand for the festivities were cartoonists Michael Aushenker, Ryan Claytor, and Ray Friesen (plus family), and SF author/comics cheerleader Pam Noles. Everyone enjoyed the film, which offers many insights into the creative process, and we highly recommend ordering a copy directly from Chris! 
Wellman, Lash, Pini, Brandt at the Comic Bug for Independents 
Salt Lake City Library Comic Book Conference, November 10, 2007:
To wrap up the busy programming for the day, Jackie and Joan were joined by award- winning writer Steven Seagle to talk about "What Comics Bring to the Literary Table," while Batton and Galvan demonstrated how comic books are made, using examples from Archie comics they've worked on. Meanwhile, Willingham, Hill, Morrison, and artist Trevor Nielson got a big group of kids to participate in creating their own "one-hour comic strip." Morrison then led a guided tour of the gallery exhibit of his work on the fourth floor of the library. The day wrapped up with a reception and signing for all the speakers at the Night Flight Comics Library Square store. The buzz for the whole event was very positive, and there is already talk of doing something similar in Fall 2008. Batton and Jackie would like to thank all the folks at the library who sponsored the conference and give a special shout out to Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll of Night Flight for being such great hosts. 
Time Warp Comics, Boulder, CO, October 13, 2007: Batton had is first ever signing in Colorado at Wayne Winsett's spacious, well-stocked store. Customers seemed to be split between Radioactive Man fans and new converts to Supernatural Law. Jackie and Batton were delighted that artist Scott Bieser (Roswell, Texas) was able to drive down from Cheyenne, Montana, for the signing. Also on hand was Jackie's nephew, Jay Harper, Jay's wife Merrie (a big Mavis fan!), and their two boys, budding artists Grady and Nash. 
Read Supernatural Law FREE Online!
The Supernatural Law webcomic has now been running for over two years. The online version is a mix of all-new stories (such as "My Husband Killed Me and Now He Must Pay...Damage!," "The Life-Partner of Frankenstein," "How to Speak to a Mortal (If You Must)," "Weird Eye for the Normal Guy," and a special 2007 Halloween story "Something Wicca This Way Comes") and previously published stories that Batton has reworked it for the web ("I'm Carrying Satan's Baby," "I Married a Quivering Blob of Jelly," "Statue of Limitations," "Jury Duty"). Every webcomic story, even if it was originally published in black and white, is in full color. 
WHY ONLINE? Quite frankly, I took Supernatural Law online to reach a larger audience. The Supernatural Law comic book (as well as its spinoff, Mavis) is sold primarily through comic book stores (known in the business as the "direct market"). I’ve been fortunate to have a solid core of comics retailers who have supported the Wolff & Byrd/Supernatural Law title and championed it over the past decade. I appreciate each and every one of those retailers. The main problem is that sales have hit a plateau in that marketplace, and each issue of Supernatural Law breaks even at best. A business has to grow, and the only way a comic book publisher’s business grows is to have more people buying the books. Putting an all-new Supernatural Law story online is a swift way to reach a new, wider audience. This approach is the new frontier for the independent cartoonist and self-publisher. Whereas the direct market continues to marginalize titles from smaller and independent publishers, the Internet is limitless. The idea is to reach people who may have never seen Supernatural Law or comics fans who are interested in the series but whose local store doesn’t carry it. The Internet is a marketing tool; if someone discovers Supernatural Law online and enjoys it, he or she is likely to want more and seek out the print version! And that means not only individual issues but trade paperbacks, which are available through bookstores, in better comics shops, and directly from us at Exhibit A Press. SUMMING UP So let’s review: www.SupernaturalLaw.com is a mix of new and reworked Wolff & Byrd stories, all in full color, designed to reach a wider audience. The Supernatural Law comic book series is continuing as a 32-page "floppie," featuring new Wolff & Byrd stories, lively letter pages, and pinups by pros and fans. So you now have two ways to get your W&B (and Mavis!) fix for new material. And don't forget we love to hear from you, whether via e-mail, comments on our message board at our myspace site, or by good old land mail! -- Batton Lash 
What Say You?Join the Supernatural Law Online Forum! Now you can talk about Wolff & Byrd, Supernatural Law, the online stories and more in the brand-new Supernatural Law forum! Have a question for Batton? Ask away! Want to share your insights? This is the place to do it! What say you?
Other Batton and Jackie News
Batton on the Radio! Hear a 10-minute interview with Batton online! Batton was a guest on Jason Miner's show on Comic Book Talk Radio in April. You can listen to it and previous Batton interviews here. Still available from TwoMorrows: I Have to Live with This Guy by Blake Bell. Blake has interviewed the wives or significant others of 15 comics creators about what it’s like to share a life with a creative person. The chapter on Jackie and Batton is one of the longest in the book and includes lots of photos and art. The original interview with Jackie, which had to be abridged quite a bit for the book, can be found here, along with some rare art pieces. Among the other couples featured are Will and Ann Eisner, Joe and Muriel Kubert, Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie, Dan and Josie DeCarlo, Stan and Joan Lee, and Dave Sim and Deni Loubert. Check it out!
Upcoming Publications!
Introduction by F. Paul Wilson 192 pages, $17.95 ISBN: 978-0-9815519-0-6 Coming this fall, the “missing” volume from the Supernatural Law series of trade paperbacks. This book collects issues 9-16 of the original Wolff & Byrd comic book series. Chronologically, it falls after Tales of Supernatural Law and before Sonovawitch! As with Tales, the stories in this collection have been “remastered,” including complete relettering and retoning. The stories include: “The * Files” (parodying, of course, The X Files), “I’m Carrying Satan’s Baby,” “Strange Bedfellows,” “I Married a Sniveling Blob of Jelly,” “The Man Who Had His Own Personal Laugh Track,” “Personal Injuries and Guardian Angels” (with Jack Benny as the guardian angel), “Triskadekaphobia” (in which perennial client Sodd finally goes on trial), “Bad Blood” (a takeoff on Anne Rice), “The Statue of Limitations,” “The Returns of Roger Rizzolli,” “The Littlest Loup Garou,” and the whole conclusion to the Sodd story, “Sodd, We Hardly Knew Ye.” Sampling of some of these stories (in color) can be found at www.supernaturallaw.com.
Now on Sale!
OUT NOW!
Mavis #5: "Weird Eye for the Normal Guy" It's about time! This is the first new Mavis issue in a while, and it's a goodun'! Mavis gets to leave work early for once and plans to spend the evening with her main squeeze, Taylor Christopher. But she has forgotten a prior promise to an old high school friend to attend a birthday party for the friend's "problem child" brother. Mavis and Taylor decide to drop in on the party just to put in an appearance -- but the evening takes a weird turn that nobody could have expected! Special appearance by regular Wolff & Byrd clients The Creeps. 
This issue's cover is an homage to a classic John Stanley Little Lulu
cover; the cover was designed by Batton, with art by Archie artist
Bill Galvan.
While they're in Hollywood on behalf of their vampire client (see Supernatural Law #1 at the Box Office), Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd find out that a movie is being made based on their law firm. Who's behind it? What's got them frightened? You'll need to read the issue to find out! Plus: guest pinups, letters page, recommendations, and more! 32 pages, $3.50 Click here to Order!  Supernatural Law issues now available for download! 
That's right, you can now download pdf files of select
issues of Supernatural Law at a mere 99 cents each!
The issues currently available from DriveThru Comics are Supernatural Law #1,
Supernatural Law First Amendment Issue (#41), #1 with a Silver Bullet (#42),
#1 at the Box Office ("A Vampire in Hollywood") (#43), Wolff & Byrd: The Movie (#44),
and Mavis #3 and Supernatural Law 101 (both of which are out of print from Exhibit A).
These issues are complete, with the letters pages and pinups. And you'll find lots of other great indy comics, as well as collections and graphic novels, at DriveThru, including Girl Genius, Action Philosophers, Brownsville, Valentine, and even Flash Gordon strip collections. » Click here to go to DriveThru's site now Are there other issues you would like to see available for download? E-mail us:
STILL AVAILABLE!
E X C L U S I V E - -The Supernatural Law Companion! This lavishly illustrated 6" x 9" handbook contains synopses of every issue of Wolff & Byrd, Supernatural Law, and Mavis, a history of the series, biographies of the cast of characters, and much, much more. The first edition of the Companion is now out of print, but the good news is that a revised edition is now available! This book is sold exclusively on the Exhibit A website and at Batton Lash appearances. This 90-page book is yours for only $10! Click here to Order! Here it is—the long-awaited first volume in the Tales of Supernatural Law trade paperback series. This book collects issues 1 through 8 of the comic book series. All of the stories have been relettered and retoned, and Batton has redrawn a number of panels throughout. This book features the introduction of such regular characters as Toby Bascoe, Dawn DeVine, and Chase Hawkins, and Sodd, The Thing That’s an It. Stories include "The Curse of the Werehouse," "The Zombies Strike at Midnight," "The Man Who Broke the Laws of Gravity," "A Host of Horrors," "The Model Client," "It Stalks the Public Domain," "I, Sodd," "I Turned a Dream Date into a Nightmare," and "BarCon." "Supernatural Law serves as a refreshing respite from the pretentiousness that's found in mainstream comics these days. Like the best humor comics, Lash's collection proves to be more about fun - whether in the shape of a sultry supermodel or a ghoulish television host - than serious commentary. And that's far from criminal." --Publisher's Weekly "This is delicious stuff. ... Wordplay that just won’t stop, Lash’s Archie- meets-the-Addams-Family drawing style, and a continuing cast of recurrent clients, fellow lawyers, and others ensure a steady stream of groans, shrieks, moans, and roars––of laughter." --Ray Olson, Booklist "This is substantial and entertaining book that’s bound to entertain legal eagles and general readers alike." --Tom McLean, Bags & Boards, Variety.com "Cleverly written and with a cartoony, yet polished style of art, Tales of Supernatural is a blast to read, filled with monsters, innuendo and inside jokes. A true hit in the field of small press comics!" --Tim Janson, Amazon.com
Other Batton Lash Projects
Radioactive Man
Winner for Best Humor Publication in the 2002 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards! Batton is the writer of the Radioactive Man series for Bongo Comics (publishers of The Simpsons). The first issue (Radioactive Man #100, dated "May 1963"), with art by Hillary Barta and Bob Smith, debuted in December 2000. Since then, issues have spoofed 1950s horror comics, 1960s Archie-style superhero comics, underground comics, 1970s Marvel Comics, 1980s First Comics titles like American Flagg, and more. The series has now been folded into Bongo’s new "Simpsons Super Spectacular" anthology.
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