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Media Tie-In: The Right Hand of Doom Limited Edition Beer

I was going through old emails and look what I found. It arrived in my mailbox on my birthday (I will not reveal exactly what day in February that is). How cool is this? Better than birthday cake, in my opinion. Unfortunately, it is already sold out.

Now THIS is a media tie-in. Librarians, take note. I’m sure there’s a nearby pub that would love to host your graphic novel discussion group.

For Immediate Release:

Introducing the RIGHT HAND OF DOOM beer

inspired by Mike Mignola’s bestselling HELLBOY graphic novels

Portland, OR– To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy character, Dark Horse Comics and Rogue Ales have collaborated to create the RIGHT HAND OF DOOM, a limited edition beer that will be available online beginning February 22, 2015 at www.rogue.com.

“When Dark Horse Comics published the first Hellboy story 21 years ago, I never thought there’d be a Hellboy beer,” said Mignola. “But I really can’t imagine a better time for Rogue to introduce the Right Hand of Doom beer. If Hellboy was real I guess he’d finally be able to buy me a beer.”

“Hellboy has appeared in graphic novels and comic books, prose novels, two animated features, two live action films, toy lines and all manner of merchandise,,” said Mike Richardson, President of Dark Horse. “Rogue Ales approached us with the idea of creating a heavy-handed, supernatural red ale and we loved the idea of two independent, Portland based companies coming together to create something new that would be both fun for fans and worthy of the Mike Mignola’s creative legacy.”

“This beer is dedicated to the B.P.R.D,” said Brett Joyce, President of Rogue Ales. “RIGHT HAND OF DOOM is brewed with all the same passion and intensity that Mike Mignola and Dark Horse have brought to Hellboy for the past 21 years.”

The RIGHT HAND OF DOOM label features a Hellboy drawing by Mignola. The beer will be available for the first time publicly at an event at Things From Another World Comics store in Portland on Friday, February 20 at a signing with Mignola and fellow comic book superstars Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT), Eric Powell (THE GOON) and Brian Wood (REBELS). The event begins at 4 PM, with Mignola’s signing scheduled for 6 PM. The beer will be available nationally via http://buy.rogue.com/Rogue-Hellboy-Right-Hand-of-Doom-Red-Ale; pre-orders are now available.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Kirsten, Reply

Scott Bonner Awarded The Lemony Snicket Prize

I’ve seen several articles on this yesterday and today, and I cannot begin to tell you how amazing it is for me to see Scott Bonner, director of the Ferguson Public Library, recognized with the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity (link)

Ferguson library a sanctuary during unrest

Photo by J.B. Forbes

In case you don’t know who Scott Bonner is, he is the director of the Ferguson Public Library in Ferguson, Missouri. He is the only full time librarian on staff, and had only been on the job for about a month when Michael Brown was shot and killed. When the schools and businesses of Ferguson closed down because of a fear of rioting after the verdict there. Bonner kept the library open and provided resources, education, and a safe place for children and other members of the community. Donations supporting his work have meant that he has been able to hire a children’s librarian.

He is a librarian who is just doing his job, and he is a hero. Congratulations, Mr. Bonner.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Kirsten, Reply

Women in Horror Month: “She’s a librarian, ok?”

Hi, my name is Kirsten Kowalewski, and I am a librarian.

I am currently living in a state where the governor just attempted to use tax dollars to start a state-run news service and is recommending cutting library funding. The past two weeks have also been the culmination of a year of hostility from the governor and the state board of education toward our elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, who is, like me, trained as a librarian and school media specialist and is a certified teacher. The state legislature is stripping her of her powers and assigning them to the state board. When Indiana Senate president David Long was asked about it, he implied that she wasn’t up to the job. “She’s a librarian, ok?” This has left me steaming.

The Librarian Avengers are putting you on notice, Mr. Long.

So, what’s all this got to do with women in horror?

A number of awesome librarians have contributed to promoting the horror genre and keeping this website alive. Many of them are women, and all of them are amazing. I have been lucky to work with Becky Siegel Spratford (author of The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror Fiction), Patricia O. Mathews (author of the reader’s advisory guide Fang-tastic Fiction), Lucy Lockley (also known as the RAT Queen), Kelly Fann, Julie Adams, and others, and to connect through the site with Heather Whiteside Ward. If you want horror fiction to thrive, and its audience to grow, you’ve got to have the librarians on your side, and (whether it’s right or not) a lot of librarians are women.

In conclusion, I give you Evie Carnahan, Librarian Most Likely To Break A Mummy’s Curse: