With my Writing for a Living class officially underway, time for a little roundup of what’s coming in 2012, other than the end times.

First up, be sure to catch my Dead Mann Walking interview at Zombie Zone News.   Also in zombie-land, there’s a delightfully weird video review of Dead Mann and others up at YouTube – be sure to check out the zombie-baby puppet.  Note, while reviews for the first book in the series have been great, sales, so far, not so much.  So, if you enjoyed the decaying detective Hessius Mann, be sure to tell your friends and buy multiple copies.   Put two covers together and get an exciting poster as pictured above!

FEBRUARY sees the release of the fourth Slices parody, by yours truly and the lovely and talented Rick Parker – The Hunger Pains! Whatever could it possibly be parodying?

(Not to be confused with about a dozen other parodies with similar names that aren’t nearly as scathingly funny or delightfully drawn.)

MARCH brings grand excitement in the form of RIPPER from Philomel Books.  I like to describe it as sort of like Harry Potter, except without magic and with a serial killer.  I now have the final hardcover in hand, and it is a drop dead gorgeous book.  Aside from that, the promo video in the works and lots of Hollywood chat, the page-turning adventure makes this the one to watch, or rather, READ!

JUNE brings us the first issue of the new POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI graphic novels from Papercutz.  This book is a LOT of fun – and though the cover pictured here hasn’t been finalized yet, I’ve seen the interior art, and it looks fantastic!

For many writers that’d be plenty for one year, but there are more announcements to come, including projects with my Paranormal State co-author and otherwise famous guy Ryan Buell, three, count them, three  –ahem- stooges who shall remain nameless, and the return of a certain girl detective in a much shorter form!  Pax.