Word Balloons: ‘Nexus' on hold until January
Word Balloons: ‘Nexus' on hold until January

By Matthew Price Comments 0
Published: September 28, 2007

After relaunching his "Nexus” series to rave reviews in July, artist Steve Rude has decided to delay the second issue of his latest story arc until January. Still, fans of "The Dude's” dynamic artwork have several options to enjoy his work in the meantime, including online.

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Steve Rude's "Nexus” No. 100 has been delayed until January.

"Nexus” No. 100 features the first fully painted comic-book story by Rude, "When She Was Young,” and in a news release, the artist's perfectionist nature is blamed for the delay.

Resoliciting the comic for a January release will allow Rude Dude Productions to release the comics monthly following issue No. 100, the release said.

"Nexus 100: Space Opera, Act 2” can be previewed at www.comicspace.com/Steve_Rude. Rude Dude Productions also has a limited number of advanced black-and-white previews available online at www.steverude.com/store.

In addition, Rude Dude Productions is now making the two released comics available as free downloads from the WOWIO online service. "Nexus” No. 99 and "Nexus: Greatest Hits (Free Comic Book Day Issue)” can be downloaded at www.wowio.com/users/comicshome.asp by searching for the title "Nexus” or the publisher, Rude Dude Productions .

WOWIO seeks to improve access to important written works by eliminating the economic, geographic and logistical barriers readers face while also ensuring that content owners are fairly compensated. WOWIO is the only source where readers can legally download high-quality, copyrighted e-books from leading publishers for free. Readers have access to a wide range of offerings, including works of classic literature, college textbooks, comic books and popular fiction and nonfiction titles.

For now, WOWIO is only available to people in the United States. Those living outside the U.S. can buy a downloadable copy of "Nexus” in Rude Dude's online store at www. steverude.com/store.

Rude mentioned in his July interview with The Oklahoman his desire to make his books accessible, as well as a desire to explore the positive possibilities inherent in the medium.

"I feel a strong need to redirect comics to what I think comic books do best and are the best for what they are,” Rude said. "And that's not making people feel ugly or like crap. ... So, I feel kind of a duty without being kind of a mouthpiece for censorship, which I think is absurd, to give people a bloody choice. And say look, this is what I'm doing. I like this, and I don't like that.

"If you're thinking about giving me a shot, I'll make it as easy to buy my books as possible.

"If it just so happens that you like them, well, then everybody wins.”