–Johnny Saturn: Synns of the Father, regularly $19.95, now $15.00 plus S/H

–Johnny Saturn issues 1 to 6, regularly $3.50 each, now $2.50 each plus S/H

–The Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery, regularly $2.50, now $2.00 plus S/H

–Sixteen Month Story Studios’ Fantasy Calendar, regularly $10.00, now $5.00 plus S/H

–Johnny Saturn 2008-09 Sixteen Month Calendar, regularly $10.00, now $5.00 plus S/H

As a special incentive, we are including a free Sixteen Month Calendar (while supplies last) with every order that includes Johnny Saturn: Synns of the Father!

All books come signed by both authors!

If you want to find out what the buzz is about Johnny Saturn, this is the time!

For an independent comic book, the art, story, and even the colors in this mini-series are high-quality. You’d swear this title were published by one of the larger companies instead of by Scott Story and his wife, Benita.—Comic Buyers Guide

…Saturn is a tour de force and well worth reading.–Silver Bullet Comics

Take tight storytelling and old school artwork, toss them in a blender with the best of what has come before and the hope of things to come and Johnny Saturn is what is born from that volatile concoction.—Byte Marks

Go to www.johnnysaturn.com .

As 2008 winds down, and Benita and I make big plans for Johnny Saturn in 2009, I think it’s worthwhile to review our year.  In many regards, this year was huge for us.  In other regards, it was a “rebuilding” year.

The biggest event of our year was the publication of our graphic novel, “Johnny Saturn: Synns of the Father.”  It was very heady for us as the book’s listing came up on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, and numerous other websites.  Later on, we also published “Johnny Saturn” no. 6, and the “Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery.”  This latter was particularly satisfying, because artists from all over the planet contributed pinups.

Next up for us was building of the current johnnysaturn.com site.  Prior to this, Johnny Saturn was distributed among Graphic Smash, Webcomicsnation, Comic Genesis, and Drunk Duck, while the blog was located on Myspace.  We had pretty much maxed out the scattershot approach, and now it was time to consolidate.  In June, we discontinued or downgraded all those other sites and established a WordPress-based, Comicpress run site to be our hub.  This was a titanic undertaking, one that involved reformatting all the old strips, learning new skills, and eventually even changing web hosts.

The third biggest coup for the year, and arguable more important than the first, was placing twice in the Webcomic Readers Choice Awards, winning first place for Antagonist of the Year (Dr. Synn), and third place for protagonist of the year (Johnny Saturn).  Many benefits issued from this honor, including the friendship of Phil Hofer, aka Frumph, of the Frumph Webcomic List.

After that, the comic collective Palace in the Sky asked us to join, and we happily did so.  This collective is primarily made up of high quality fantasy comics, but Johnny Saturn, while not a traditional swords & horses fantasy, came to fit in quite well in their lineup.  Palace in the Sky continues to be one of our big referrers, and we are proud to be associated with them.

Also of note, 2008 saw Benita and I interviewed on a Podcast for the first time, and our friendship with Chuck Moore of Comic Related.  I had one article in Sketch Magazine this year, and have submitted two more.  Benita and I joined the Indy Webcomics Group, a local collective of cartoonists who have garnered national attention.

All in all, this was a year to remember!

“Johnny Saturn” 1 through 9, plus the “Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery,” all are now available as downloadable PDF’s at Drive Thru Comics.  Better yet, all these downloads are .99 cents each!

I’m also rebuilding our in-site store, making hard-copies available of “Johnny Saturn” 1 through 9, the “Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery,” and “Johnny Saturn: Synns of the Father.”  By the time you read this, the store should be completely updated.

Thanks! Scott

Item: I just uploaded and placed orders for “Johnny Saturn 2nd Ed.” 1 through 5, as well as the “Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery,” at Kablam. This means that soon “Johnny Saturn” single issues will be available online again at Indyplanet, and to the direct market at Comics Monkey. Issues 6 to 9 will follow shortly thereafter.

Item: One of the collectives “Johnny Saturn” belongs to is the Webcomic Collective, and it has now been taken over by W. Byron Wilkins of “1977 the comic,” and I feel confident the group is in good hands.

Item: I finished reading “Wanted” last night. Written by Mark Millar, and illustrated by JG Jones, there was fanboy goodness strewn throughout the comic, but the last two pages were real eye openers. Let’s just say that it go kind of “meta.” If you don’t mind tons of violence, lots of four letter words, and person being drowned in diarrhea, then this comic is for you.

Item: I’ve been going to the chiropractor lately, and I feel great. It had been six years since I had gone, and I had gotten used to lots of little pains. Suddenly relieved of the chronic discomfort, I’ve felt like I’m walking on air, or that gravity is not as strong suddenly.

Item: When it comes to FTP programs, the free Filezilla is really impressive. I’ve used Cuteftp for ages, but Filezilla seems to work better.

Item: I’d like to draw your attention to the webcomics I’ve been reading lately: 1977 the comic, 9 Chickweed Lane, Bloom County, Chainsaw Suit, Dilbert, Evil Inc, Frazz, Girl Genius, Heroes Inc., Ménage A 3, PVP, Sheldon, Sinfest, Spying with Lana, Wayfarer’s Moon, and XKCD. If your comic isn’t on my list, then fret not, because there are some I get caught up on every month. If I had to name my favorites from the above list, it would be Dilbert, Girl Genius, Ménage A 3, Sinfest, and Spying with Lana.

Issue one of Johnny Saturn is now available at Indy Planet, for direct to public purchases, and at Comics Monkey, for sale to comic shops.

“Just issue 1?” You ask.

Worry not, for all nine issues plus the “Johnny Saturn Pinup Gallery” are entered in their systems and waiting their turns to be entered in their store fronts.

I faced some unusual challenges to make this happen, and I couldn’t have done it without the generous support and assistance of Barry Gregory of Ka-Blam.

I’ll post more as this develops–Scott