Red Eyed and Bushy Tailed

Welcome aboard the Red Eye, the new weekly blog from Insomnia Publications.

Insomnia is an independent comics publisher founded by Managing Director Crawford Coutts. Insomnia is based in Edinburgh, Scotland, with various partners in London, Dundee and Vancouver.

We mostly publish "instant trades" or "albums" in the European model so that readers can find our books in bookstores and online as well as in dedicated independent comic shops. We believe strongly in the importance of creators rights, and all creators who work with us become part of the Insomnia Family. Nic Wilkinson, our new Creative Director, will be back with more on this in an upcoming post.

Those who have not been sleeping nights the past few months may have noticed a faint glow from Insomnia HQ as we have worked through through the darkness to deliver our first set of books blinking into the light of day.

So, rub your eyes and take a look at the previews on MyeBook:

• Cancertown by Cy Dethan and Stephen Downey
  The story of a former mental patient with an inoperable brain tumour who conducts search-and-rescue missions into a monstrous, alternate version of London.
  Now available for pre-order on Amazon
  
  
• Cages by Xander Bennett and Melanie Cook
  What if you’d spent your whole life in a cage, never glimpsing the world outside?What if everything you knew was darkness, fear and cold, clinical steel?What if one day, an angel came to you with a message of hope – a message that you were about to be set free?
  Now Available for Pre-order on Amazon
  
  
• Layer Zero Anthology - Special Collectors' Edition
  Collecting the sell-out, critically acclaimed "Insomnia" and "Time" Layer Zero Anthologies. This special edition has an all new cover by Paul Cartwright and showcases the work of over 30 creators.
  Now Available for Pre-order on Amazon
  
  
  
• Shaman by Xander Bennet and David Montoro
  In 1838, the last Cherokee Shaman watches as his people are forced from their ancestral land. He travels east, seeking a meeting with the cheif of all white men - the President of the United States of America.
  

If you'd like to get in touch you can reach us at redeye[at]insomniapublications.com

If you would like to make a submission as a writer, penciller, cover artist, inker, colourist or letterer please contact us at submissions[at]insomniapubications.com

All aboard the Red Eye same time, next week.

Creative Directions

Crawford Coutts, Managing Director says:

“Nic Wilkinson, letterer and artist on several Insomnia books, was promoted to Creative Director of Insomnia Publications in September 2008. As well as continuing work on projects using her artistic and lettering prowess, Nic will be assisting in the processes of recruiting, guidance on products and merchandise, and marketing and PR.”

You can reach Nic by email at nichola[at]insomniapublications.com