A Moment of Silence for Jeremy Dale

It is with a heavy heart that we share the unfortunate news of the passing of writer and artist Jeremy Dale from Action Lab.  Please take a moment to extend your thoughts and prayers to his family and the Action Lab team.  We also encourage you to help the Dale family by following the link below to the campaign raising funds for medical expenses.

We, the members of Action Lab Entertainment are mourning the passing of one of our own. On Monday, November 3rd, 2014, Jeremy Dale, Creator of SKYWARD passed away.  Jeremy was a friendly, energetic and enthusiastic presence to everyone he met. Jeremy was an incredibly talented writer and artist, well liked by the entire comics community, and an example to the spirit of creation and innovation on which Action Lab was founded.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to our fellow Action Lab associate, Co- Director of Marketing Kelly Dale and their family, friends and fans in this time of great sorrow. A campaign to help the Dale family with the medical expenses has been established by Stephanie Cooke on GoFundMe.com http://www.gofundme.com/jeremydale. Artists and contributors interested in helping out be on the look out for information as plans come together.

(The above text and photos were taken from the Action Lab post which can be found here.)

Action Lab Entertainment at Comic Con International: San Diego 2014.

Action Lab creators barnstorm the biggest pop culture show of the year with exclusives,

signings and panels.

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT BOOTH #2006
Show Exclusives:

Zombie Tramp #1 Dan Mendoza Cover Comic-con Exclusive; Limited to 1000 copies

Nutmeg #1 Comic Con Edition; Limited to 1000 Copies

Vamplets: The Nightmare Nursery Book Two Comic-Con Exclusive; Limited to 1000 copies

SKYWARD #8 Comic -Con Sketch cover edition; Limited to 1000 copies

Signing Schedule:

Thursday:   Emily Martin (PRINCELESS)   11:00am - 1:00pm

                 
                    Jeremy Dale (SKYWARD) 1:00pm - 3:00pm

                   
                    Ray Height (MIDNIGHT TIGER)    1:00pm - 3:00pm
 

Friday:  Dave Dwonch (VAMPLETS, DOUBLE JUMPERS)   12:00pm - 1:00pm

              Jeremy Dale   (SKYWARD)  2:00pm - 3:00pm

               Emily Martin  ( PRINCELESS)    4:00pm - 5:00pm

Saturday:  Michael Hunau (CRIMSON SOCIETY)    11:00am - 1:00pm

                   Emily Martin  (PRINCELESS)    1:00pm - 2:00pm

                   Dan Mendoza (ZOMBIE TRAMP)  2:00pm - 5:00pm

                  Ray Height    (MIDNIGHT TIGER)      5:00pm - 6:00pm 
 

 

Sunday:  Jeremy Dale (SKYWARD) 1:00pm - 3:00pm

               
                 Ray Height (MIDNIGHT TIGER)    1:00pm - 3:00pm  
 

Action Lab Creators locations

Jeremy Dale (SKYWARD): artist alley BB-18

Jamal Igle (MOLLY DANGER): artist alley GG-21

Dave Dwonch( VAMPLETS): small press L-14

Lea Hernandez (THE GARLICKS): AA-19

Jason Martin (ZOMBIE TRAMP): small press L-16

And on Saturday  Action Lab staffers Kevin Freeman, David Dwonch, and Jason Martin team up with creators Jamal Igle (Molly Danger), Jeremy Dale (Skyward), and R. A. Height (Midnight Tiger) to discuss recent and future releases of the critically-acclaimed publisher in both their all-ages and mature readers Danger Zone lines, followed by a Q&A session.

Saturday July 26, 2014 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Room 28DE

Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 takes place July 24-27 and is being held in the San Diego Convention Center located at 111 W. Harbor Drive in San Diego, California. 

 For more information, retailers can contact Kelly Dale at kdale@actionlabcomics.com. For press and conventions you can reach Jamal Igle at jigle@actionlabcomics.com.

ABOUT ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT- Formed in 2010 with the purpose of pooling their collective talents into a single, powerful entity, the members of Action Lab Entertainment have countless years in multimedia publishing, design, and business.  Their first release, Fracture, was successfully funded through Kickstarter and since then they have continued their mission to produce high quality, genre-spanning entertainment.  Since its formation, the accolades for A.L.E continue to build on a daily basis.  Among its more popular titles are all ages material like the Eisner, Glyph, Shel Dorf Award nominated series PRINCELESS, NFL RUSHZONE (based on the Nickelodeon Television series), Jamal Igle's MOLLY DANGER, Artist/ Writer Jeremy Dale’s hit series SKYWARD, and Gale Middleton’s (My Little Pony, The Littlest Pet Shop) monstrously adorable VAMPLETS. Action Lab’s Mature Readers imprint ACTION LAB DANGER ZONE continues to push the envelope of comics entertainment with titles as varied as EHMM THEORY and Dan Mendoza’s over the top horror-comedy ZOMBIE TRAMP, THE FINAL PLAGUE and BO, PLUSHY GANGSTA.

Skyward

The new creator-owned series from creator/artist Jeremy Dale follows the thrilling tale of Quinn, left orphaned by an invasion of his homeland.  Quinn and the other lost villagers of his homeland will now run headfirst into a conflict and world that is much bigger and fantastic than they could possibly ever imagine.  Prepare for a world of fantasy, danger, adventure and excitement.

With everything I’ve already checked out from Action Lab, it’s no wonder my next adventure would truly be just that - an adventure.  I’ve always had a soft spot for fantasy settings that hark back to my early Final Fantasy days.  The story we join within the world of Skyward is yet another hash mark in that collection.

Although at first it might seem like you’ve found yourself in another run of the mill sword and sorcery tale, that will soon enough change.  Granted, this first issue does primarily feature the stereotypical brawny adventurer at first.  By the end though, the so to speak “hero” looks like it turns out to be his young son.  It’s early to say how he’ll fare with the road ahead, but there’s a lot of room for all sorts of challenges for him to prove himself.

Taking on the roles of both writer and artist, Jeremy Dale illustrates this story as wonderfully as he writes it.  Having both responsibilities may be double the work, but it proves to be an advantage as well by allowing him to show us exactly what he wants us to see visually.  Closing out the deal, Steve Downer brings such vibrant colors to the artwork and gives it the fantasy look it needs.

This is one of those perfect books for readers of all ages that can be shared with everyone.  With so much more that we can look forward to as it goes on, I’d definitely suggest grabbing this early.  I’m already anxious to see how our young hero grows and follows in his father’s footsteps as his journey continues.

For more information on Skyward or other Action Lab titles, check out Action Labs.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.