THE BIG MAP We've add this fun feature to see just where in the world people are who are checking out this website and/or are interested in Chad's work, podcasts, etc. If you'd be so kind as to add yourself to the map it would be greatly appreciated. You'll also get to meet some other interesting people who share a similar interest by doing so.
THE ADVENTURES OF CORWYN COMMERICAL The Adventures of Corwyn has had a commercial made for it and posted on YouTube to help spread the word of it's release. Feel free to check it out here as well as listen to the podcasts (see below), read interviews, sample chapters, and other fun and informative things related to Chad's newest release, which can be found in the books page of this site. Please feel free to spread the commercial and news to all your friends and any other interested party too.
TALES OF TRALODREN™: THE BEGINNING COMMERCIAL A commercial for Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning has been posted on YouTube to help promote the title in its upcoming release to comic shops this month. Feel free to check it out below.
EPISODE 13 UPLOADED
The fourth episode of season two of The Works and Worlds of Chad Corrie, also known as episode thirteen in the complete series of podcasts, is now up on itunes and also can be found at its storage site.
NEW CORWYN PODCAST EPISODE UP!
This month sees part three in the five-part miniseries about The Adventures of Corwyn. In this latest installment of The World of Tralodren® podcast, Chad shares some insights about the world as it pertains to Maiden's Rock and Where Dreams go to Die , the second and third stories in the anthology.
You can check it out and subscribe to the podcast by clicking here
END OF THE MINI TOUR
Chad has wrapped up a mini-tour for The Adventures of Corwyn and is taking off some time for events until the fall. He had some great fun, however, as you can see from the following pictures.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Chad and to the stores and staff that helped put these events together.
The Adventures of Corwyn is in stores now and available online as are the rest of Chad’s work. Chad will be returning to some stores and locations later on this fall. In the mean time keep checking back for more news, goodies, and information as it is available.
TALES OF TRALODREN™ WINS GOLD! May 29th, 2008 (Minneapolis, MN)- Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning has won the Central Minnesota Printing Professional’s gold award for exceptional printing and superb craftsmanship.
Sentinel Printing Company, the printer for Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning and Corrie’s other prose work, thought the graphic novel was worthy of a submission and recently found out just how worthy when it won a gold award.
“I’m happy to hear it won,” said Chad Corrie, the author of the graphic novel. “I knew it had been entered a while ago but had no idea that it had won the gold. It’s great to see and hear about how those who helped out on the book are benefiting with this recognition and exposure just for having taken part in its creation.”
“I thought the art was great but to see that it has won an award for printing quality and craftsmanship just adds some icing to the cake.”
Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning is written as a narrative explaining the mythology and cosmology behind The World of Tralodren®; informing the reader to Corrie’s massive fantasy setting – tying readers from both the prose and graphic world together.
With a blending of European and American artwork by Lee Oaks and incredible colors by Hi-Fi Colour Design (Booster Gold, Birds of Prey, Army at Love, Strangers in Paradise, etc.) this graphic novel has an unique look that fits into an engaging, entertaining, and attractive package.
“Depicted [in the graphic novel] is a world of magic and mayhem, creation and conflict, tragedy and triumph. Of special note is the choice of a cursive-style font for the text, which conjures up an appropriate story-telling atmosphere for a truly engaging saga. ‘Tales Of Tralodren™: The Beginning’ is very highly recommended and entertaining reading -- and will lead graphic novel enthusiasts and science fiction fans looking forward to more graphic novel adaptations and original stories set in Chad Corrie's Tralodren™ universe.” -Midwest Book Review
“No other graphic novel has dared to tell such a sweeping epic adventure in a fully illustrated manner such as this. Graphic novel fans will be blown away by the amount of thought and detail incorporated into each panel and page…[and] will [also] be amazed when they read the scope and scale of this graphic novel. Chad Corrie has created and set-up an entire universe of characters, locations, and creatures as well thought out and as carefully crafted as any Star Wars novel and as colorful as any Tolkien fantasy.” -Brian Miller, Hi-Fi Colour Design
Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning is available through Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Atlas Books, and other online and traditional distributors. It is now also available through Diamond Comics, the largest comic distributor in North America.
NEW ESSAY UPLOADED!
Chad has put up a new essay this month. This one is more a listing of his thoughts and observations of book signings with the sharing of ten tips to help authors make the most of their book events.
Check it out on the Insights Page.
NEW WORLD OF TRALODREN™ PODCAST SERIES
This month Chad has started the first in a five-part miniseries in The World of Tralodren® podcast about The Adventures of Corwyn. He shares some insights about the world as it pertains to each story in the anthology and a little bit about the stories without giving too much away.
This month's episode shares how Chad came to start the anthology and where Corwyn Danther came from. Next month will see a breakdown of each of the stories as they appear in the anthology.
The Adventures of Corwyn is released the 13th of this month. To celebrate this event the galley sample chapter has been updated with the final version sample chapter as well a new five-part installment of The World or Tralodren® Podcast series and a list of the following places that Chad will be appearing to help promote the release.
These locations are:
May 31st -Borders Express
Chad will start the promotional tour for The Adventures of Corwyn on May 31st from 12-2 at the Borders Express in St. Cloud, MN .
Store information follows:
Borders Express
41st & Division Street
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 253-3383
June 5th-Barnes and Noble
Chad will be appearing at the Barnes and Noble located in Rosevile, MN on Thursday, June 5th from 7-9pm to promote his newest releaseThe Adventures of Corwyn along with the rest of his backlist. Information about the store follows:
Barnes and Noble Har Mar Mall
2100 North Snelling Ave
Roseville, MN 55113
651-639-9256
June 7th-Borders
Chad will continue the promotional tour for The Adventures of Corwyn on June 7th from 1-3 at the Borders in Coon Rapids, MN .
Store information follows:
Borders
3577 River Rapids Dr. NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55448
(763) 755-7550
TALES OF TRALODREN IN DIAMOND COMICS!
We’re happy to report that Chad’s first graphic novel, Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning, is listed this month in Previews, the catalog for Diamond Comics. Diamond Comics is the largest distributor for comics and comic/pop culture related merchandise in North America. Servicing thousands of comic and hobby shops worldwide, it's now possible to get a copy of Tales of Tralodren™: The Beignning from a comic/games store near you.
Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning has also been given the "Certified Cool" listing, which Diamond gives to those books it thinks "push the envelope in some way" and/or "are something unique".
If you are a comic book fan and/or frequent a place that sells comics please pass on the news so they can check it out and order in some copies for their store.
COUNTDOWN TO CORWYN RELEASE (3 of 3)
This is the final month in the countdown to the release of Chad’s newest book: The Adventures of Corwyn. Due out May 13th, this anthology is something new for both Chad and The World of Tralodren®, which up until this time has know only The Divine Gambit Trilogy and Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning.
Last month an interview was posted with Tiffany Prothero, the artist who worked on the book. The month before a sample reading was posted along with an interview with Chad. This month the listing for the book has been updated with a sample chapter from the galley copy. The artwork from the book can be found in the gallery section of the Tralodren page.
Be sure to check your store shelves next month when The Adventures of Corwyn is officially released in the weeks ahead.
GAMBIT'S END READING UPLOADED
This month sees the sample reading for the final book in The Divine Gambit Trilogy: Gambit’s End, get uploaded to the website. Now you can listen to a sample of the entire trilogy, read by Chad.
You can check out this latest sample reading by checking out the Gambit’s End listing in the catalog or on the download page.
COUNTDOWN TO CORWYN RELEASE (2 of 3)
This month we’re continuing the countdown to the release of Chad’s newest book: The Adventures of Corwyn. Due out May 13th, this anthology is something new for both Chad and The World of Tralodren®, which up until this time has know only The Divine Gambit Trilogy and Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning.
Last month we made available a sample reading from the upcoming book and posted an interview with Chad about the book. This month we have an interview with Tiffany Prothero, the cover and interior artist for The Adventures of Corwyn. Tiffany shares her thoughts and insight on the creative life of art in general and on The Adventures of Corwyn in particular.
Next month will see more material to support the final month of this three month countdown. For now, enjoy the interview.
This month we’re starting the countdown to the release of Chad’s newest book: The Adventures of Corwyn. This anthology is something new for both Chad and The World of Tralodren®, which up until this time has know only The Divine Gambit Trilogy. With the addition of Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning in December to the growing list, it seems the literary offerings of the world setting are getting more varied as they continue to flesh out the exciting world.
This three month countdown will help showcase the upcoming Adventures of Corwyn one piece at a time – month by month – until the big release date on May 13th, 2008. This month you’ll see we’ve added the cover and book listing on the catalog page (more will be added as the months roll on). You can also listen to a sample of one of the stories, read by Chad himself, as well as read what Chad was thinking when he did this latest work in an interview we did with him about the soon to be released anthology.
And this is just the first month.
So check it out and stop by next month for part two in our three month countdown to The Adventures of Corwyn.
Read the interview here.
Hear the sample reading by clicking here.
PART 3 OF THE INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN MILLER!
The final part of the three part interview with Brian Miller of Hi-Fi Colour Design has been posted on the Comics page. Hi-Fi is the colorists of the upcoming graphic novel, Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning.
Brian and Kristy, his wife and partner, have been hard at work on many projects besides TTTB, but were kind enough to answer some questions. Brian also explains a little of the craft involved in the coloring process as well as some tidbits on the process over all for TTTB.
The fourth episode of season two of The Works and Worlds of Chad Corrie, also known as episode thirteen in the complete series of podcasts, is now up on 
This month sees part three in the five-part miniseries about The Adventures of Corwyn. In this latest installment of The World of Tralodren® podcast, Chad shares some insights about the world as it pertains to Maiden's Rock and Where Dreams go to Die , the second and third stories in the anthology. 
Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning is written as a narrative explaining the mythology and cosmology behind The World of Tralodren®; informing the reader to Corrie’s massive fantasy setting – tying readers from both the prose and graphic world together.
We’re happy to report that Chad’s first graphic novel, Tales of Tralodren™: The Beginning, is listed this month in Previews, the catalog for Diamond Comics. Diamond Comics is the largest distributor for comics and comic/pop culture related merchandise in North America. Servicing thousands of comic and hobby shops worldwide, it's now possible to get a copy of Tales of Tralodren™: The Beignning from a comic/games store near you. 
This month sees the sample reading for the final book in The Divine Gambit Trilogy: Gambit’s End, get uploaded to the website. Now you can listen to a sample of the entire trilogy, read by Chad. 
