March 7: Casablanca Comics Releases Capt'n Eli and Sea Ghost

On Saturday, March 7^th, Jay Piscopo’s new graphic novel The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli – Volume 3 and companion Sea Ghost action figure will be released at Casablanca Comics, 151 Middle Street in Portland.

Jay will be doing free super hero sketches and signing books from 11:00am to 2:00pm. 

Casablanca will also have an exclusive in-store only live feed of panel programming from comic publishers broadcast directly to their store as a special in-store Comic Convention starting at Noon.

The long awaited Volume 3 in the Capt’n Eli saga explodes when Eli and crew find themselves trapped in a global war between the surface world and the undersea Aquarian Empire.  Lord Hydro’s giant war robots threaten destruction to all the major cities on the planet unless Capt’n Eli is caught and tried as a renegade for the kidnapping of Princess Coral. 

The aquatic hero everyone loves comes to life! Sea Ghost was first seen in “The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli” and quickly became a fan favorite, appearing in his own comic book.  Now he’s available as an 8” action figure.  Sea Ghost has been named "one of the coolest" superheroes of the seven seas by Robot 6. 

About the Creator:  Jay Piscopo is the author and illustrator of The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli graphic novel series and has created numerous titles featuring spin off characters from this series including The Sea Ghost #1: The Sea Ghost in the Machine and the Commander X All-Star Special.  He is known for his signature pulp style and is a frequent contributing artist for Moonstone Books.  He co-created the internationally distributed comic book series The Scrap City Pack Rats, featuring the world's first disabled superheroes. This six-issue series received national attention for its groundbreaking approach and subject matter.  Jay has conducted hundreds of comics workshops and classroom events teaching drawing and storytelling techniques across the country.  He is an engaging presenter with extensive teaching experience. 

On the web:  www.captneli.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheSeaGhost

Twitter: @CaptnEli

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Learn to Draw With Jay Piscopo

What:  Learn to Draw With Jay Piscopo

When:  Mondays from 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Where:  Firehouse Arts, Yarmouth, Maine (map)

CARTOONING AND COMIC BOOK ART w/Jay Piscopo 

Age: 8-18  

Students will learn essential drawing techniques and work on creating basic story structures to develop unique characters and individual comics. Each week Jay will share professional drawing secrets to guide students in the art of storytelling, character development and design. Keeping a sketchbook will be encouraged.

Winter Program #: JP15W   

Spring Program #: JP15S  

Fee: $120

Three Ways to Register: 

1.

Go to this link and enter the program code in the search box:

https://apm.activecommunities.com/yarmouthcommunitysvcs/Home

Winter Program #: JP15W   

Spring Program #: JP15S 

2.

Call:  207-846-2406

3.

Walk ins are also welcome

Sea Ghost Action Figure - In Stores Now

The aquatic superhero everyone loves has come to life!  The new Sea Ghost action figure is now available in stores and can also be ordered directly through Nemo Publishing.  

Read reviews here and here.

Named “one of the coolest” superheroes of the seven seas by Robot 6, Sea Ghost was first seen in Jay Piscopo’s The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli.  He quickly became a fan favorite, appearing in his own comic book, Sea Ghost #1: The Sea Ghost in the Machine.  Now he’s available as an 8” action figure.  

Distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors (Diamond Code: JUL142068), this collectible "maker" action figure is created in a retro-style reminiscent of those made by the Mego Corporation in the 1970s.  This figure was designed by Jay Piscopo and handcrafted with assistance from Paul "Dr. Mego" Clarke.

This 8” figure is packaged in a sealed clam shell and features artwork by Sea Ghost creator Jay Piscopo.  It can be ordered through Diamond Comic Distributors (Diamond Code: JUL142068) or purchased directly through Nemo Publishing at http://captneli.shipyardshopping.com/index.html. 

Sea Ghost is an aquatic super hero with a long career fighting evil above and beneath the waves.  The character is an homage to golden age comic book superheroes.

Read full press release at this link.  

Review: Capt'n Eli - Vol. 3 - 4 out of 5 Stars

Richard Vasseur’s Review of

The Undersea Adventures of Capt’n Eli - Volume 3 

NEW book! Coming in March 2015!

Read his full review (including Volumes 1 and 2) at this link.

4 out of 5 Stars

"This is a fast paced adventure that goes from the sea bottom to the planet surface to outer space. The main thing about this comic is that it is just plain fun to read." 

Title: The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli Vol. 3

Publisher: Nemo Publishing, LLC

Creator/Writer/Artist: Jay Piscopo

Price: $ 9.99 US

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Website: http://www.captneli.com/

Gorgeous illustrations of sea vessels and one huge robot make this a visual delight to behold. The robot is menacing.

Japan's special defence force is colorful team that uses energy to attack. The Photon Knights are like the Power Rangers. The illustrations are dynamic. Together they form Quasar Ace.

Torpedoman looks like a cool hero. He looks a lot like the Rocketeer. Also the Sea Ghost is illustrated in a simple designed suit that looks great. There are lots of great characters but they need to be explored more.

Capt'n Eli is not used at all at the start of this comic. He is the star and should have been used some.

Lord Hydro is the villain here and he has an army to do his bidding. It is a most impressive army.

The underwater sea creatures are wonderfully illustrated and have a realistic look. The technology has a futuristic appearance but also a underwater design to most of it.

Captain Eli gets some extra gear that amps up his combat abilities. Than that is amped up even more.

Ok super-heroes just keep coming out of the woodworks. There is no way you can keep track of them all. Even two Commander X's and Nemo.

This is a fast paced adventure that goes from the sea bottom to the planet surface to outer space. The main thing about this comic is that it is just plain fun to read.

The backup story is filled with tons of super-heroes as well. They battle a menace of the Galaxy Beast. Nice old style art.

Included in this comic are some gorgeously drawn pin-ups.

Read review online at this link.  

Pinup by Jeremy McHugh

Ask for the Capt'n Eli series at your local comic shop or order online at www.captneli.com!

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli – Volume 3

Will be released in March 2015

Diamond Code: OCT141559

ISBN 978-0-9817132-2-9

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli – Volume 2

Diamond Code: AUG084227

ISBN 978-0-9817132-1-2

The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli - Volume 1

Diamond Code: JAN111270

ISBN 978-0-9817132-0-5