A slightly belated Happy New Year to you all! I will admit that I love people saying it far into January… come on, this month is no fun… a little extra goodwill helps everyone!
Thank you for continuing to subscribe and stay in touch. The second half of 2023 was very busy with editorial client work, but I am carving out my time for writing projects this year and very optimistic about the future.
There are two short story scripts by me in the hands of wildly talented artists right now… but it is too soon to talk about details… so we will focus my excitement on the June 4th, 2024 launch of TRICK PONY by Anna David, Lucas Gattoni and me!
If you are thinking about reading it, I ask that you consider pre-ordering!
Pre-orders are massively important to all writers (or in this case, creative teams!) and LIEBESTRASSE's success relied on pre-orders and great word-of-mouth. The pre-order campaign starts in full force today in my newsletters and social media accounts!
If you’ve already read and enjoyed it digitally on Comixology, please help spread the word with likes and shares! No further purchases are necessary! My algorithm and I genuinely appreciate all posts/digital support!!!
My preferred site for pre-orders is Bookshop.org. It’s an amazing alternative to ordering on Amazon or other large-chain online retailers. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores and you can read more about how bookshop.org works here.
My affiliate link at Bookshop.org is here: TRICK PONY PRE-ORDER SALE!
There’s currently a 5% discount on the book AND (full disclosure) with the affiliate program, 10% of that sale goes back to me which is greatly helpful in financing my writing career! Major thanks to Ethan Aldridge for alerting me.
PRAISE FROM LOVELY PEOPLE FOR TRICK PONY
“Heartbreaking, honest, and beautiful. I adored Trick Pony. It’s everything I want in a graphic novel.”—James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth)
“Charming, heartfelt, and endlessly surprising. This is the cowboy fantasy I always dreamed of.”—Tate Brombal (The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, Behold, Behemoth)
“A psychedelic trip through a rodeo cowboy’s haunted past, Trick Pony is wonderfully surreal and beautifully sentimental. I loved every poignant page of it.”—Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre)
“Trick Pony is a heartfelt, beautifully delivered ode to self-reflection and coming to terms with the trauma and mistakes of our past to better handle the present. Lockard’s thoughtful and intense story pairs perfectly with David’s lush and vibrant art to create something resonant. You’ll love this book.”—Alex Segura (Secret Identity, Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow)
“It’s a book with as many interpretations and as much meaning as you’re willing to give it, but beneath all that strangeness, it’s also a book about seizing love wherever you find it and riding off into the sunset.”—Matt Kamen, Gayming Mag
“It was incredibly easy to fall into Jimmy Thomas’ boots and feel like I too was experiencing a tense reconciliation with a troubled past.”—Luke Henderson, The Comic Book Yeti
You can also support the book by buying one of these sweet t-shirt designs by Myno in our threadless shop here! (10% of the shirt prices go back to us! Profits will be split by all the creators!)
I’ll be back in a month with another update! More previews and behind-the-scenes in the lead-up to the TRICK PONY graphic novel launch! More photos/samples of the TRICK PONY t-shirts! And more updates on my 2024 promotion schedule! I’m attempting to put together a book tour for TRICK PONY! And I’m starting with attending my first gay rodeo in February… just in time to line-dance on Valentine’s, too!
Thanks so much for reading! Hopefully, we can make this year better than the last for all people everywhere.
—Greg