Hi everybody! As you can see, Necessary Monsters is now back at full operational strength after our untimely demise at the dastardly hands of the dreaded WordPress hackers. Currently running Monday to Friday on the site is a special edition of the first chapter of our story, complete with writer’s commentary and the original script for each page.

This being by way of a tease for the new print edition of Necessary Monsters that’s being published by First Comics. More details on this will be coming to the site soon but, to get the word straight from the horse’s mouth, I suggest popping along next week to this panel at San Diego Comic Con:

Thursday 5:00-6:00 First Comics: The First of the Great Independents Is Back with a Fury! Legendary ’80s independent publishing powerhouse First Comics is returning when the world needs it most, not unlike the promised return of King Arthur. And the assembled Round Table of extraordinary comics creators are here to tell you how they will once again be rocking your world with comics entertainment from the cutting edge. Panelists include Ken F. Levin, Joe Staton, Nick Cuti, Bill Willingham, Max Allan Collins, Brian Mullens, Alex Wald, Susannah Carson and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey. Moderated by Larry Young. Room 23ABC

Hey look, that’s my name near the end there. If you’re in San Diego and want to say Hi, the best place to look for me will be at booth #2001, where First Comics have borrowed some space to setup shop from AiT. I’ll also be keeping an eye on e-mail, Facebook and Twitter throughout my stay, so do give me a shout if you’re at the show.