My very first NSFW Signal boost of the week goes to Spike Trotman, who's bringing sexy back -- Smut Peddler, specifically! Smut Peddler originally began as a set of three minicomics full of female-friendly erotic comics published by Saucy Goose Press, and spearheaded by Trisha Lynn and Carla Speed McNeil -- and after a long dormancy, Spike has Kickstarted it into the 21st century as a 350-page anthology. The project has already long-since reached its goal, but don't let that stop you from getting in on the action. You can still pre-order your copy of the book, and help support the artists -- for each new level of success, the contributors get an additional share of the wealth! G'wan, support it. You know you want to.

Signal boost of the week goes to Sydney Padua, who just announced that Pantheon books will be publishing a graphic novel of her amazing webcomic, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage! Congrats, Sydney!

Signal boost of the week goes to Steve Lieber, who has not one but two series out, Shooters from Vertigo, and Alabaster: Wolves from Dark Horse. Congrats, Steve!

For everyone who's been waiting patiently for an explanation of how the automaton works, the big reveal starts this week!

Signal Boost of the Week goes to Mark Crilley, with whom we had the pleasure of hanging out at the Thomas Dolby concert in Royal Oak. Mark's first major work was Akiko, which still stands among my favorite comics of all time. Since then, he's gone on to write illustrate the four-volume Miki Falls, a Mastering Manga, a how-to book and his newest series, Brody's Ghost, has its third volume coming out next week from Dark Horse!

Signal Boost of the Week goes to Thomas Dolby, who is currently touring for his new album, A Map of the Floating City. Paul and I went to see him in Manhattan last week, and it was a really fantastic show, so if you've been hesitating on buying tickets, hesitate no longer. As a special bonus, Mr. Dolby is bringing along a custom-made trailer on his Time Capsule Tour that will allow you to record a special thirty-second message to the future. There's already a YouTube channel that features some of the best messages, including those from Bill Nye and Reggie Watts. Oh yeah, and the Time Capsule itself was designed by somebody pretty awesome.

I didn't take too many photos, as I was concentrating on drinking in the sights, but here're a few:

Signal Boost of the Week goes to Colleen Doran, whose new graphic novel Gone to Amerikay launches this week! It's written by Derek McCulloch, illustrated by Colleen, and is already garnering great interest from all sorts of unusual places. Congrats, Colleen!