I’m excited to announce that I’m working on Missile Mouse’s first graphic novel: The Star Crusher. Publishers Weekly has the details here:
Jake Parker Two-Book Pact
The Flight generation—cartoonists included in artist/editor Kazu Kuibishi’s acclaimed anthology of color comics—continues to prosper in the new graphic novel era. Cartoonist/animator Jake Parker has signed a two book deal with Graphix, Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, to produce two graphic novels starring Missile Mouse, a cute crime fighting mouse character that will star in Parker’s two sci-fi adventure graphic novels.The deal was negotiated by agent Judy Hansen of the Hansen Literary Agency. Missile Mouse was introduced earlier this year in Flight Explorer, an anthology based on Flight with comics created for young readers, published by Villard. Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher, the first of the two graphic novels, will be published in 2010. Parker’s work has also appeared in Out of Picture, another color comics anthology that collects the comics works of animator that is also published by Random House/Villard.
So that’s what’s replaced my social life for the past 6 months, and why I’ve had Missile Mouse on the brain so much lately. I’m super stoked to be doing this book. The more I live in the Missile Mouse universe as I create and draw it the more I want to share it with everyone. I know 2010 is a long way off, but I’ll be posting little works in progress, concept art, and few pages here and there as we barrel towards the release date. To start off here’s one of the panels from early on in the book:
August 21st, 2008 at 8:38 am
Now THAT’S what I’m talking about! Congratulations on closing the ‘pact’. It’s not as good as a monthly, but still SWEET. It’ll be hard to wait ’till 2010, though.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:09 am
Super awesome! Did you ever think this day would come when you thought up the character back at Carson? (or was it before then, even?)
It’s great to have a graphic novel to get for the kids and not have to worry one bit about the content.
Congrats!!!
August 21st, 2008 at 11:50 am
So far I’ve only read the first sentence of this post and my only response: HOORAY FINALLY!
August 21st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Awesome! I have soooooo been waiting for this! Congrats Jake!
August 21st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
That is some awesome news! We’ll soon be a able to see and read about Missle Mouses amazing adventures! \o/
This first picture looks very promising, I love the style, the color scheme. Please do keep us warm with some more updates every now and than
hehe somehow Missle Mouse always convinced me that he was here to stay
August 21st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
congratulations jake! that’s really exciting!
August 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Yo Jake!! I’m super excited about this man! Great stuff. I can’t wait to see it. I’m workin on a graphic novel/comic book right now too… I haven’t yet announced it, but I know that feeling of just wanting to share it with everyone. Awesome work my friend!!!
August 21st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
great news Jake! I’m totally ready to see what you got in store for MM.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:07 pm
DEFINTELY, Great News!
2010 just sounds like a ‘futuristically cool’ year. It will be awesome to read to the youngsters.
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Very very cool news!!
Congrats!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:06 pm
This is going to be sooo awesome!!!
August 25th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Hey Jake, I just found your blog and website and have become a fan! Beautiful work and the variety of styles you have is truly impressive. I’ve heard you work at Blue Sky, so we may know some of the same folks. John Hurst for one? Anyway, congrats on the new graphic novel deal! How you gonna do that while working full time? Or are you not already and I just don’t know…..-T
August 28th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Hey ! Great news ! Congratulations Jake !!
August 30th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Congratulations Jake! That’s great news… can’t wait to share these books with my kids. “share”
August 30th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Wow… fantastic news. I can’t wait to see these books.
September 1st, 2008 at 4:56 am
This is awesome news! Congrats, man!
September 13th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
[...] type of model sheet for me to refer to as I draw Missile Mouse over and over and over again for the graphic novel. I pretty much have him down pat and could draw him in my sleep, but still it’s good to [...]
September 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
That’s AWESOME!! I’ve been waiting for a Missile Mouse book
forever. when does it come out?
October 3rd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
[...] super busy. Work steadily progresses on the Missile Mouse graphic novel. I’m trying to ink 2 pages a night, which at times is difficult, but satisfying to know [...]
October 8th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I just stumbled across this. It looks cool! I will have to keep an eye out for this.
October 15th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
[...] been ultra busy these days so I don’t get to blog as much. But the book is coming along well. There’s lots of new characters I’m adding to the missile mouse [...]
November 5th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Hi Jake……funny how coincidences happen
I got a freelance gig just yesterday and he said to reference your stuff especially . I come here and see you’re at Blue Sky where I’m anxiously waiting a reply on a design or board position !
small world / say hi to Bill Hodman or Arden Chan for me !
Dermot
January 5th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
i’ve been a fan for a while now. as you’ve done many different things,as great as they were, i really wanted more missile mouse!
so i’m geeked to hear about this!
yay!
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
[...] “The Star Crusher” Ulrich is kidnapped by the RIP (Rogue Imperium of Planets), and it is up to Missile Mouse to [...]