News
Helm #1-3 SERIES ROUNDUP on Crave Online! 11-18-08
Just on time for the issue #4 release, Dante Maddox of Crave Online has reviewed the Helm series--and he seems to like it...a lot!!
Helm Signing at Wordstock on 11-08-08! 10-31-08
Jim will be doing a signing at the Dark Horse Comics booth at the Wordstock book festival on Saturday, November 8th in Portland, Oregon from 1:00-2:00PM! Be sure to drop by for an autograph!
Harlan Ellison Mentions the Helm! Again!! 10-27-08
Harlan Ellison mentioned the Helm series in an interview with comics Website CBR.
"Q: What comics do you read these days, if any?
A: Well, I’ve just read a long run of Mike Carey’s CROSSING MIDNIGHT, eighteen issues in one sitting. Peter David’s FALLEN ANGEL is an ongoing pleasure. A new Dark Horse mini-series, THE HELM, is fun. CONAN. SIMON DARK. Anything written by Warren Ellis or Kyle Baker."
The Helm #4 Set For Release on 11-19-08!?! 10-23-08
Just got word that the new release date for issue number four is projected for the 19th of November.
The Helm Trade Paperback Is On Amazon!! 10-22-08
That's right, you can now pre-order the collected issues of the Helm in nifty book form on the amazon.com website. Check it out at Amazon where it is listed with a release date of April 15, 2009. Tax day? What the heck?!
The Helm #3 Is Out! And Some People Like It!! 10-21-08
Yes, the Helm #3 actually did hit stores on October 8th and, so far, some people actually do like it!
D'oh!! The Helm #3 Is MORE Delayed! 8-30-08
Yes, sadly, it's true. I just got word that the Helm #3 will not hit stores tomorrow (as widely reported on various Websites) but will actually hit stores on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008.
The Helm #2 is a top ten bestseller for Dark Horse Comics!!
And a Diamond top 300 seller. Again with the number 9 at Dark Horse but this time number 251 at Diamond--That's a whole 23 places higher than #1!!! Check it out at the Dark Horse site! 8-23-2008
The Helm #3 Delayed. DANG!! 9-18-2008
The third issue of the Helm has been delayed and is expected to hit stores on October 1st rather than September 17th as originally planned. Sorry about that.
HARLAN ELLISON LIKES THE HELM! 9-5-2008
And that pleases me no end. You can read his thoughts about the Helm at Unca Harlan's Art Deco Dining Pavilion and you can read his essays, short stories, novels and novellas in pretty much any bookstore anywhere. I particularly recommend his short story, "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream," which I first read when I was thirteen and which moves me as much today as it did then.
THE HELM #2 IS IN STORES NOW!! 8-20-2008
Please rush out and buy a copy!! Or, twelve!!
The Helm #1 is a top ten bestseller for Dark Horse Comics!!
And a Diamond top 300 seller. Okay, fine, so it was number 9 at Dark Horse and number 274 at Diamond--but at least it cracked both charts! Check it out on the Dark Horse site. 8-19-2008
INTERVIEWS ABOUT THE HELM!!
Atomic Comics interviews Jim about the Helm.
The Quarter Bin interviews Jim about the Helm.
Arnie Bermudez of the Tucson Citizen interviews Jim about the Helm.
Jazma Online interviews Jim about the Helm.
Heavy Ink interviews Jim about the Helm.
Scryptic Studios' Caleb Monroe interviews Jim about the Helm and writing.
The Portland Tribune's Peter Korn interviews Jim about the Helm and how it figures into his role as Creative Director for Character LLC.
MY OWN WORST ENEMY: HARDISON TALKS "THE HELM"
Emmett Furey interviews Jim about the Helm in this article on the Comic Book Resources website.
Graham Crackers has nice things to say about The Helm and a six page preview of issue #1.
Timothy Young interviews Jim about The Helm and about Jim's company, Character, in this podcast on Global Comics.
Issue #1 Release: July 16th, 2008
Issue #2 Release: August 20th, 2008
Issue #3 Release: October 1st, 2008
Issue #4 Release: October 15th, 2008
San Diego Comic-Con appearance: Jim will be at the Con and doing a signing at the Dark Horse booth:
4:00 PM Thursday July 24th, 2008
12:00 PM Friday July 25th, 2008