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John "Buzzboy" Gallagher's New Holiday Comic Comes in at #11 in Comic Sales for December, off the Diamond Charts

It's not on the Diamond Top 300 list, and you won't find it in most comic shops, but the #1 comic in sales (based on Diamond sales estimates at ICV2.com) for December is "Westie's Holiday Adventures," starring Santa Claus and Westie the Kangaroo, mascot for shopping mall chain Westfield. The book, with a print run of 405,000 copies, outsold all comics in December, beating X-Men, Batman, Transformers, Wolverine, and Superman. The Westie comic is a giveaway comic for children who visit Santa at over 60 Westfield Shoppingtown's across the country, and it was written and drawn by John "Buzzboy" Gallagher of Sky-Dog Press.

"We're thrilled at the response we're getting from the Westie comic," said Gallagher, "kids relate to the comic as a cartoon on paper, and parents enjoy the nostalgia and originality of the story." Besides being the creator of the Buzzboy comics, Gallagher is also a graphic designer specializing in custom comics for businesses and educational organizations.

Working with Harold Buchholz Print Services, Gallagher created a 16 page, full color digest comic telling the tale of Westie and his sidekicks searching for Santa. Gallagher was also aided by a special consultant, Baltimore Comic-Con organizer Marc Nathan, who owns one of the largest collections of Christmas giveaway comics in the world.

Besides the holiday comic, Gallagher, along with comics inking great John Beatty, recently completed a tradeshow giveaway comic for BMDS, an international biotech company. "I think this also says something about the validity of comics as a pop icon," added Gallagher, "as well as a sign that there is a big all-ages market for comics out there."

Those interested in the "Westie Holiday Adventures" giveaway comic should visit www.westfield.com or www.sky-dog.com, and call their local Westfield Shoppington for details.

Buzzboy Creators nominated for Harvey Awards, Honoring Excellence in Comics!

Buzzboy creator John Gallagher, inker Rich Faber, and letterer Thom Zahler have all been nominated for the prestigious Harvey Award, named after comics great Harvey Kurtzman, and to be presented at this year's Baltimore Comicon on October 10, 2009. Also nominated is Buzzboy #3 cover artist Frank Cho, known for his work on Liberty Meadows, Spider-Man, and Mighty Avengers.

"It's a great honor to be nominated for such an award," said Gallagher, "and I really think that the combined work of the Sky-Dog team made it all possible." This is the first nomination for Gallagher, nominated as Best Cartoonist, Best Writer, and nominated for a Special Award for Humor in Comics. Faber is nominated for best inker, and Zahler is a dual nominee, for best letterer for Buzzboy, as well as fellow nominee to Gallagher for Best Cartoonist.

For a full listing of nominees, please visit the Harvey Awards website.

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JOHN GALLAGHER
WILL BE APPEARING AT THE FOLLOWING Conventions:

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
San Diego, CA
July 23-26, 2003

BALTIMORE COMICON
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Baltimore, MD
October 10-11, 2009

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL
Miami FL
November 8-15

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