10 years, 30 products published (not including merchandising), dozens and dozens of new creators getting their work published for the very first time through Futurius; I gave it a good fair run but now is the time to accept defeat and move on. I will still be putting out books including the Concept Core line, though they will no longer carry the Futurius logo on the covers. I’d also like to say that Fut, the company mascot, will still be appearing from time to time in Concept Core and other books too, along with his buddies the Timebots and all their friends.

A sincere THANK YOU to EVERY SINGLE PERSON who spent money on Futurius over the last ten years! Every sale has been a genuine giddy thrill to receive for me and I thank you warmly for your time, attention and enthusiasm!!

I don’t even know if anyone’s reading this but if you are, please join me – don’t worry, you won’t have to post anything! – in raising an imaginary glass to Futurius, a wonderful little company full of life and energy that sadly couldn’t make it into its second decade. 10 years is a fantastic amount of time for it to’ve kept going though. I’m proud of the company!

I love you, Futurius. You’ve been the dominant force in my life throughout the last ten years and closing you is closing a part of myself. I’m deeply going to miss you.

- DANN
NEW CYBER-HOME: http://planetdann.tumblr.com – FOR NEW ART AND COMIC PROJECTS FROM ME!

Fut's Goodbye from the final issue of Tales From The Plex

]]> http://futurius.com/2012/futurius-end/feed/ 4 http://futurius.com/2012/dann-on-tumblr/ http://futurius.com/2012/dann-on-tumblr/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:20:41 +0000 Dann http://futurius.com/?p=1821 As previosuly mentioned, Futurius.Com will be shutting down this year when it comes up for renewal. That’ll be the end of Futurius as a company but I’ll still be putting stuff out without a studio/publisher name.

I’m now on Tumblr at PlanetDann.tumblr.com posting art pages regularly. Please, if you’re on Tumblr yourself, follow me or add me to your friends list or whatever. I’m new to Tumblr and still figuring which way up it goes, but it seems pretty good so far. I tried starting one last year but Dann.Tumblr was taken. Got the “Planet Dann” title from Saints Row The Third’s “Planet Saints” stores. Been playing that thing WAY too much lately!

I’m still sad to lose my beloved Futurius but trying to think of it not as losing a company but gaining a planet.

I have just finished Concept Core 2. It’s finished. GOOD TO GO. All I have to do now is upload it to the printers and then it’s on its way to being a fully-fledged buyable product. YIPPEE!

Now all that’s left is several profile pages, a pin-up and some last minute bits. Then it’s all getting wrapped up in a happy little RAR basket and sent to the printers! Below you’ll find the finalised version of Psyche, Streex, Magnetron AND a wacky l’il Fut adventure! Look out for the print version in a month or so!

I’m REALLY pleased with this book, it’s easily the best looking thing I’ve ever done! Hope you enjoy it too!

They’ve been available to buy since last month but they’re officially 2010 product, with a Jan 2010 and Feb 2010 inner-cover date, respectively.

You can get your personal, specially made-to-order copies of Tales From The Plex #14 HERE and Tales From The Plex #15 HERE. Stories include the final two parts of the Fut multi-epic “Fut Vs A Broken Heart” by Chris J. Powers, as well as sci-fi noir crime thriller “Murder From Beyond The Stars” by “Mad” Chad Nevett and “Nice” Brice Hall, superhero murder mystery “End Of An Era” by Preston “The Trooper” Cooper and “Sarky” Mark Lauthier, politically (not to mention socially!) incorrect comedy strip “Re: Tarded” by Devon “Man-Slinky!” Winkey, a bit o’ pin-up goodness from Chris J. Powers “That Be” and “Rabbid” David Richardson plus a final tear-jerking goodbye strip from Fut and the Timebots we simply called “Fut’s Goodbye”.

A LOT of people put their heart n’ their art into this series, so give it a go next time you want something interesting to look at. I can honestly un-biasedly say there’s some really excellent, exciting and fun strips throughout this 15-issue series, and it’s well worth a read through.

And to honor Tales From The Plex, our maiden voyage into ongoing series, here’s a bit o’ music to send ‘er on her way into the darkness. G’bye, TFTP. Rest ye well.

As we spend our final few days in this first decade of the 21st century we all have an awesome new decade to look forward to, with new magic to discover, new joys to experience and new amazements to ride upon as we speed forth across this still-shiney century!

Until then, may you have a super-duper-funtastic Christmas time, wether you celebrate it or nae. MERRY HOLIDAY!

Luvs,
The Fut crew

Awww!