After Shock isn't the only one making a splash these days. Our friends at After Hours Press are also quickly becoming known for their quality Indie offerings. The latest title to receive critical attention is IMPOSSIBLE TALES, a sci-fi adventure best described as, LOST meets JURASSIC PARK! In an in-depth interview, creators Darren Sanchez and [...]

If you rushed out and bought the SIRE #2, or checked out page 213 of the December volume of Diamond Previews, you may have noticed the awesome rendition of the SIRE by rising superstar TYLER KIRKHAM. In case you didn't, it's official: Tyler Kirkham is officially the cover artist for the SIRE #3 - in [...]

The second installment from the hit indy series from After Shock Comics hits stores September 27th! Continuing directly after the harrowing cliffhanger of issue one, Donald Wright is trapped in an alien costume that takes control of his now super-powered body! The SIRE fights for his life against the deadly villain Bard as the burning [...]

Philip Hayes of PaperbackReader.com recently posted a favorable review for the SIRE after picking up the first issue at Wizard World Chicago. He wrote: "The Sire is a book I’ve seen advertised all over the internet," Hayes wrote. "Thankfully, I can say this book is worth the advertisement." Hayes went on to add: "The first [...]

Mikebooks and After Shock Comics is proud to announce their most successful convention ever last weekend at Wizard World Chicago. Between the number of debuts and variants sold, the fans that came out in droves to support the SIRE. "We were completely overwhelmed with how positive everyone was at the show," said creator Mike Dolce [...]

What if you were forced to be a superhero by a costume you're now mysteriously bonded to? In the SIRE, by After Shock Comics, you'll meet Donald Wright, a lowly secretary for the beautiful TV news reporter J.J. Waterston, who's stuck in this very predicament and must somehow go from being a man to superman. [...]

With a hefty amount of conventions already planned, it was decided that the crew behind The SIRE would forgo The San Diego Comic-Con in favor of other shows. But thanks to Newsarama.com, San Diego is coming to the SIRE...sort of. For the second straight year Newsarama, in an attempt to give smaller independent companies a [...]

The wait is OVER! The SIRE #1 - mentioned on such prominent sites such as WizardUniverse.com, Silverbulletcomics.com, The Pulse, BrokenFrontier.com and more, will finally make its in store debut July 12th across stores nationwide!. And according to Writer/creator/colorist Michael Dolce this has been a long time coming: "Dan (Leister) and I have been bombarded with [...]

The book that's lighting up message boards across the country made its debut this weekend at Wizard World Philadelphia and boy what a start! Writer/creator Michael Dolce and series artist Dan Leister were on hand for the premier debut of the full color 32-page first issue of The Sire and with only a limited supply [...]

Aspen and DC/WILDSTORM superstar TALENT CALDWELL has signed on to draw the first two covers to the SIRE! Check out the image to your right (colored by series creator Mike Dolce) and it will blow you away

Aspen and DC/WILDSTORM superstar TALENT CALDWELL has signed on to draw the first two covers to the SIRE! Check out the image to your right (colored by series creator Mike Dolce) and it will blow you away

Aspen and DC/WILDSTORM superstar TALENT CALDWELL has signed on to draw the first two covers to the SIRE! Check out the image to your right (colored by series creator Mike Dolce) and it will blow you away

As the header indicated the SIRE has been accepted into the Diamond Previews Catalog for books shipping in June 2006. That's right, the SIRE will be available for order in your favorite local comic shops across the country! Now all you have to do is let your local store know this and hound he or [...]