Author: Ethan Nicolle

Dear patient fans and followers of Axe Cop and Bearmageddon.  You have probably noticed a sever lack of updates in the recent past.  A number of things in my life have been holding me up, namely the Axe Cop TV show, which put everything else I was working on off the table for 3 weeks.  The show is still in production and it will still take up a lot of my time, and I am way behind on the “President of the World” art.  With all this, I've had changes in my life, travel and other things like San Diego Comic Con on the horizon that have set me back quite a bit.  Believe it or not, in all the busyness I am not paying the bills very well either, so I have had to prioritize work that pays.  So to make a long story short, I have decided that for now I am going to have to put the Axe Cop web comic, and Bearmageddon on hold.  These projects, especially Bearmageddon, do not pay well.  I need to finish the print series I have a contract to complete with Dark Horse, and I need the time to put into the TV show when I am needed for it.  I don't know how long this hold will be… I am hoping just a month.  I hope it is not TOO long.  The main thing I need to get out of the way is this print series.  Once that is done I may be able to get back to the web updates depending on how demanding the TV show is at the time.

I do need to address those who ordered “Bearicatures” (those who paid to be background characters in Bearmageddon)… I understand your frustration at the hold up with the comic.  I promise you will still be in the comic, but if you feel you have been mislead and are upset please email me and let's talk about how we can square up.  Bearmageddon will be completed, in fact one project I want to look into after getting President of the World done is either a Bearmageddon kickstarter or finding a publisher for it so that it is more worth my time financially.

Whatever happens, I thank you for being a regular here at the site.  I love posting new content and I want to keep at it.  Malachai, who I just spent time with at our brother's wedding, is not running out of ideas, and Bearmageddon has only gotten started.  If you would like to submit any guest comics for either of my web comics in the down time, please feel free to email them to info@axecop.com or info@bearmageddon.com.

If you will be at San Diego Comic Con, come by and see me at booth #2306.  I have my own booth this year and will be selling books, prints, commissions and more.  Also, come check out the Axe Cop panel in room 6DE on Sunday at 3pm.

Sorry head choppers, today's episode never posted because I never drew it!  I have been working on the Axe Cop TV show and generally gettng behind in everything I am trying to accomplish in life.  I'm not sure if I will be able to do a new episode by next week… probably not.  But hopefully soon after we can finish this story since it is so close to completion.  Thanks for your patience.  It will be worth it, I have been spending all day this week and last week working with writers on turning the Axe Cop stories into TV epsiodes.  We have called Malachai numerous times to get his input meaning you will get new scenes and sequences that were never in the comics.  It's a really fun and exciting process.

Tomorrow is the last day you can order these prints from me online, so if you won't be at SDCC you should go order one up! 

Ethan

Another week, another page!  The writing process on the TV show has gotten started and so far I have been able to be very involved.  It's fun to sit in a room with a bunch of writers trying to figure out how to arrange the madness of Axe Cop into an episode for TV… talking about snow planets, avocado soldiers and uni-babies like they are serious plot points.  It's actually a lot of fun and the old Axe Cop comics still crack me up.  I even called Malachai yesterday to get some input from him on material for the show.  I'll be getting pretty busy with the show soon, so I guess we will just have to see how well I can juggle two web comics and this show.  Either way, the Axe will keep chopping!  Thanks for reading!

Ethan

Yes things have gone to Hell.   Axe Cop remains unpredictable and Kailey continues to rock the colors!

In case you missed it, there is one day left to bid on the chance to be in the new Axe Cop miniseries.  If you win, you might get to be a super hero, a bystander, a zombie from hell… whatever it is you will be part of Axe Cop history and you will be helping out an artist whose car battery just died.  Life!

I've also posted another Axe Cop piece for auction!

I'm excited because the first writer's room meeting for the Axe Cop TV series is this week.  I really can't say anything else, in fact maybe I wasn't supposed to say that, but there it is!  It will be interesting converting all the existing material into a show.  Everyone involved LOVES to comic and I'm interested to see how it all goes down.  this is my first writer's room experience.  

This story will probably end in another 3-5 pages.  From there things could get even more sparse here online as the show makes me more busy, but we will see what I can handle. I want to tackle some more Ask Axe Cops.  My goal is to at least do 100 of them total.  I need to get back on the phone with Malachai!

Ethan

I did this with Bearmageddon and it worked out pretty well, so i am going to try it with Axe Cop.  I am going to make it possible to buy a spot as an “extra” in the new Axe Cop miniseries coming in July from Dark Horse Comics.  I may sell a few of these depending on how they do.  There is not as much space for extras in Axe Cop as there is in Bearmageddon.  So I am doing it using bidding.  Best placement will be based on order of winners, so if you win this one you get the best.  Good luck, and thanks in advance if you bid! 

I'm not sure if Poison Flower Man will be a big character in the Axe Cop universe, but there he is.  Also, Cyborg Monkey 181510120 is just an obnoxious name.

I'm auctioning another piece on eBay here…

Thanks to everyone who is bidding on these.  My income can be sporadic and unpredictable so posting art and selling it is a good way to get money coming in on a more regular basis.  If you would like to commission a piece, let me know how much you want to spend and what you are looking for and maybe we can work something out.  Email me using the CONTACT page on this site.

Ethan

My pal Scott Kurtz over at PVP returned the favor after I did a week of guest strips for him featuring Axe Cop and LOLbat.  He decided to do this episode in the more traditional web comic genre, brooding/autobiographical.  That was a joke, this made me laugh.  Please visit PVP, I'm honored to have one of the web's great cartoonists do an Axe Cop episode. 

Also, in another attempt to make a little money on the side I've posted another original piece on eBay.  Hey, Axe Cop is getting a TV show so perhaps this will be a good investment.  Spend all your kids' colege money on it:

Also, I did a little interview over at the Daily BLAM! about the coming FOX series.  I don't know a whole lot right now, and am sworn to secrecy on a lot of other stuff, but I gave my best first exclusive interview on the topic to the always faithful Keven Skinner.

Alright… hopefully next week we get on with this DOGS story.  I remain way too behind.

Ethan

Sorry about the late post!  As I mentioned last week, I would not be able to post this week's episode until I got off my plane, which I just did this evening.  So here is the new page…

Next week we get a guest episode from Scott Kurtz of PVP!  I'm looking forward to seeing what he works up.

Also, there is this!

Ethan

Oh man, a little late on today's post!  The Dogs continues. Thanks for all the kind words and congrats people have sent about the FOX series!  It's pretty exciting.  As more things develop I'll post them here. 

If you live in Boston I will be at ROFLcon this weekend, so come say hi and… well I really have no idea what to expect.  I will have books for sale.

Alright, I need to get to drawing so there is some comics posting when I am gone.  I'll warn you now that next week's episode will probably post either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, because my laptop is out of commission and I will not be home until Tuesday night.  So… be ready for that delay!

Ethan

Axe Cop is of course reflected by Malachai in this episode.  Malachai does not consider himself very good at drawing, so he decided Axe Cop is also not very good at drawing.  I think Junior is good enough though.  There is a big Axe Cop related announcement happening any day now, I thought i t would be made by now I so I could post about it, but I guess I gotta wait!  Ah well.  See you next Tuesday.

WOOP!  after typig this blog, it was announced!  Axe Cop gets a show on FOX Late Night!!

Ethan