R.M. Guera is doing new covers for hardcover editions of SCALPED coming out in France from Urban Comics. The first two below.

I'm asked often about American hardcovers, but as far as I know, there aren't any plans. If you'd like to see them, please let DC and Vertigo know.

Just got back from the 16th annual Jornadas de Comic de la Villa de Aviles, an amazing comic book festival in the town of Aviles, in the north of Spain. I have much to say about this show and my time there. For now, here are some photos.

Welcome to Aviles, Spain

The town square

I have never been to a comic show quite like this one.

On the left, Diego Cruz, the show's official translator. On the right, Jorge Ivan Argiz, who started the show 16 years ago.

This is what a comic con looks like in Aviles.

As part of the festival, there was a huge exhibition of R.M Guera's work.

Early advertising work by R.M. Guera.

More advertising work by R.M. Guera.

Covers for Spanish EL COYOTE novels by R.M. Guera.

From R.M. Guera's HOWARD BLAKE graphic novel.

SCALPED!

Samurai covers by Guera.

The wife and I with Jorge.

Lobezno!

Signing for fans.

The first of many new friends I made in Spain.

Interview at Newsarama

Nrama: Then to finish up, how would you describe your overall experience of working on Scalped?

Guéra: It’s gratifying on all levels, especially the feel of tremendous luck it came to be reality at all. Giulia Brusco on colors, that also is absolute blessing.

I think that by now it’s obvious that Scalped is a serial of both of our careers, Jason’s and mine, no matter what we do after. There’s a strong sense that the best is still to come, which is simply inspiring, as we’ll go on together.

I said it once somewhere, I’d draw Jason’s recipe for a cake. And I mean it...

OK,
we go conquer the rest of the world, but first we have lots of loose women. Sex & we eat like old Romans - lying on a bed... (I always wondered)...deal?

Granny is page away...

Oh, how I love that man.

In which Guera and I take SCALPED to Vietnam.

More info here

It sports a sweet SCALPED cover and features a lengthy interview with Guera. A must for any SCALPED fan.

Click here to buy a copy from Two Morrows

Over at CBR's Comics Should Be Good blog, they're doing a whole week of posts spotlighting their favorite moments from SCALPED. First up is Diesel's comeuppance in issue #8.

And names R.M. Guera as artist of the year. Right on.

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/36556324.html

All from books that are coming soon to a shop near you.