EISNER-NOMINEE LAUNCHES AUTISM WEBCOMIC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE> > EISNER-NOMINEE LAUNCHES AUTISM WEBCOMIC> > Tinnell, writer of the Eisner-nominated graphic album FEAST OF > THE SEVEN FISHES, has teamed up with artist Craig Taillefer (WAHOO > MORRIS) to launch THE CHELATION KID - a strip which documents the > efforts of Tinnell and his wife as they attempt to recover their son > from autism. The strip can be seen at www.SunnyFunDays.com and updates > every weekday.> > "It's the toughest thing I've ever done. My son was a normal kid until > he was two years old and then he just - went away. Writing this has > forced me to relieve this whole nightmare. But we believe he was > poisoned by the mercury present in his vaccinations and that people > need to be aware of what happened - and what continues to happen. The > strip will chronicle our efforts - some successful, some not - to try > and get him back."> > Chelation (pronounced "key-lay-shun" refers to the process of > attempting to remove heavy metals - such as mercury - from the body. > With the tidal wave of autism being likened to an epidemic, and public > figures like Don Imus and Kennedy, Jr., fighting to bring the > issue to the public's attention, Tinnell felt the time was right to > tell his son's story - but not in maudlin fashion. "Look, there's no > way we were going to do this and be all whiny and self-pitying. We're > making every effort to create something that, while it's honest and > thought-provoking and sometimes painful, is also funny and > entertaining. And Craig's art is simply superb."> > THE CHELATION KID is available, for free, to anyone who would like to > carry it on their site through 'tooncasting. All one must do is simply > paste in this code:> > <a href="http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ff_clickimage.pl"><img > src="http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/FF_daily.cgi" width="504" > height="234" alt="The Chelation Kid - copyright and TM Tinnell > and Craig Taillefer, " border="0" ismap></a>> > A working screenwriter, Tinnell is best known to comics fans as a > writer of horror graphic novels such as THE BLACK FOREST (co-written > with Todd Livingston and drawn by Neil Vokes) and the recently-released > SIGHT UNSEEN (with artist Bo Hampton). A visit to > www.TheBlackForest.net covers Tinnell's comic output in greater detail.> > Taillefer has branched out from comics to work in TV animation, > although he continues to produce his popular WAHOO MORRIS webcomic > among other projects. For more information visit > www.CraigTaillefer.com.> > > Tinnell> ________________________________________________________> www.FeastoftheSevenFishes.com> www.TerrySharp.net> www.TheBlackForest.net > www.TheLivingandtheDead.com> www.TheWickedWest.com