The last person he thought he'd ever see is back, and she needs his help. Suddenly, Tyler McAllister is drawn back into the world that he thought he had left behind — of metahuman espionage and all-too-human betrayal — that nearly cost him his life.
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Vol. 2:
Raised By Squirrels: Los Alamos
Reluctantly reunited, Tyler and Rose have rejoined the SQRL, the covert agency that nearly destroyed them. Now, in Los Alamos, the discoveries they make about the organization's history will lead to even more mystery — and greater danger.
This book collects issues 8 through 11 of Raised By Squirrels, a gallery of new art, and the first four Squirrel Tales.
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Vol. 1:
Raised By Squirrels
Our first trade paperback features: a full-color cover; issues one through seven plus Bookman's Afternoon; and a gallery of cool art from the talented people of DC Conspiracy and 7000 BC.
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Download individual issues
New!
1.12
The Mountain, Part 1
Rose and Tyler move to press their advantage — but first, they have to get out of Los Alamos alive.download issue 1.12 pdf
Squirrel Tales:
Reginald, Part 1
A lifetime ago, Reginald joined the SQRL and left his world behind. Guest artist Jeff Benham.download pdf
1.11
Los Alamos, Conclusion
Somebody's going to pay for what happened to Reginald.download issue 1.11 pdf
Squirrel Tales:
Janet, Part 1
She's got what might be the toughest job at the SQRL. Guest artist Pete Ziomek.download pdf
1.10
Los Alamos, Part 3
Tempers flare under the mesa as trouble pays Reginald a visit.download issue 1.10 pdf
Squirrel Tales:
Rose, Part 1
Next on the couch: Rose, with a story from her pre-SQRL days. Guest artist Dale Deforest.download pdf
1.9
Los Alamos, Part 2
With the aid of a new ally, Tyler and Rose begin unearthing what really happened in Los Alamos.download issue 1.9 pdf
Squirrel Tales:
Bookman, Part 1
The first issue in our new series sheds some light on Bookman's past. Guest artist Jeff Kilburn.download pdf
1.8
Los Alamos, Part 1
The trail to Gabriel takes Tyler and Rose to New Mexico — and leads to a discovery in an unanticipated place.download issue 1.8 pdf
1.7
Backup, Part 2
Big trouble down on the server farm, and Bookman has to make the call.download issue 1.7 pdf
1.5
Coffee Break
More of Tyler and Rose's past is revealed, but the stroll down memory lane takes an unexpected turn.download issue 1.5 pdf
1.4
Research Project
Tyler begins to uncover the secret history of a secret organization.download issue 1.4 pdf
1.35
Bookman's Afternoon
The director of the S.Q.R.L. needs a break. Web-only!download issue 1.35 pdf
1.3
Rose Remembers
Life sucks... and then you have to leave your partner to die.download issue 1.3 pdf
1.2
Malta — Five Years Ago
It was supposed to be a routine surveillance op — how could it go so wrong?download issue 1.2 pdf
1.1
Raised By Squirrels
The last person he thought he'd ever see is back — and she needs his help.download issue 1.1 pdf
Some of our other work
New!
Target Story Preview
With artwork by Marc Haines. Download a 4-page preview of this upcoming stand-alone story featuring S.Q.R.L. operative Target.download pdf
New!
Death, Cold As Steel
With artwork by Jamie Chase. The trade paperback collects the complete three-issue miniseries about the early days of the S.Q.R.L., plus bonus materials.available from Panel Press
New West Preview
With artwork by Caleb Yeider. In a harsh future Santa Fe, years after California has dropped off the map, a stranger rides into town.download pdf
Autumn
A short story created for 7000 BC's upcoming collection of hospital-themed stories.download pdf
Memories of a Long Weekend in New Orleans
Our contribution to the Hurricane Relief Anthology put out by Red City Comics and The Baton Rouge Cartoonist Society.download pdf
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Daily-ish posts from (usually) Bram and (sometimes) Monica about comics in general, this comic in particular, art, design, publishing, visual culture, and far, far too many things about actual squirrels.
10.30.2007
I had to get in on the "SPX Gems" over at the DCC blog. My contribution is about Jamie Tanner's The Aviary.
Bram 
10.29.2007
Real-life New York superheroes. Bram How had I missed this before? The Shatner Show.
Bram 10.28.2007
Hey — apparently, there were others here first (scroll down to second letter.) Kathy Dee, if you're out there, send an email. Bram 10.27.2007
End of the year's coming sooner than you think, time to get those charitable donations in. Again, I'm going to mention DonorsChoose.org. Even if you're not going to support comics, chances are, you'll find something worthwhile. Bram 10.25.2007
The duel to see who is The Superest. Via Coudal. Bram 10.24.2007
The tale of the man present at the creation of Superman (and others), including a nice digression into typography. Via Design Observer. Bram 10.23.2007
Just about recovered from the 24 Hour Comics Day event at True Believers. We've got a wrapup of that one and the one in Albuquerque at Harwood Art Center, along with a list of our posts at the 24 Hour Comics Day blog, over at the 7000 BC site. Bram 10.19.2007
24 Hour Comics Day tomorrow (well, today in some locations). For the first time, New Mexico will have two locations: the original at True Believers Comics and Gallery in Santa Fe, and now Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque.We're not able to particpate fully, but we'll be in Santa Fe, helping out with the feeding and other logistics and hopefully liveblogging it.
Bram 10.18.2007
7000 BC gets some nice coverage in the cover story in The Alibi, Albuquerque's newsweekly. There's an article on the group, an overview of some of our comics, and piece about 24 Hour Comics Day. Bram Why the Mona Lisa has no eyebrows, according to one researcher. Via Slashdot.
Bram 10.17.2007
SPX was such a great time, it's going to be hard to pin down the real highlights. But one of them, definitely, was getting to meet DC-area-based cartoonist Richard Thompson (whose Cul de Sac and Richard's Poor Almanack can, finally, be found on the the washingtonpost.com's comics page). Got to tell him how much we liked his work, how happy we were that he was syndicated and on a regular web page — and badger him into drawing a squirrel. Bram 10.15.2007
Back, still worn out, from SPX. It was the most amazing convention — the best showing for 7000 BC ever, and we sold out of the Los Alamoses and DCASes that we brought. We met all sorts of great people (including a few fellow 505ers), and had fun catching up with the DCC.We'll have more later, including a special treat (once I get some sleep and figure out what's wrong with the scanner). In the meantime: there's a few pictures from our friend Matt, we make an appearance at The Comics Curmudgeon's blog, and the Newsarama blog has a photo essay.
Bram 10.10.2007
SPX this weekend! We'll be representing 7000 BC at table A12. Plenty of Squirrels and the new DCAS trade paperback, along with some new limited edition letterpress notecards; we'll also have all sorts of comics from the group.The show runs Friday, October 13, 2:00-8:00 pm and Saturday, October 14, 10:00 am-7:00 pm at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center.
Not sure what time we'll actually be setting up on Friday, there's a lot of travelling and some work to be done. But we'll be there, between our friends Matt and Evan from the DC Conspiracy.
Bram 10.09.2007
Ouch. Well, Death, Cold As Steel went over a bit better. Bram 10.08.2007
"If you like big-picture stories, icon-istic imagery, and a storyline that takes a familiar theme and gives it a fresh twist, this is a recommended read." Marc's Death, Cold As Steel review at ComicNews.Info. Thanks for the great writeup. Bram “Red squirrels,” she said, “are rather like quiet, well-behaved people who do not make a nuisance or an exhibition of themselves or commit crimes and so do not get themselves into the papers in the vulgar way gray squirrels do.” A NYT Magazine piece on the fight over gray squirrels in England. It's not a funny article.
Bram 10.07.2007
Another preview from Marc. We'll put this little vignette together for download once it's all completed. And then we plan to use it as the first pages of a full-length story. More as it develops. Bram 10.06.2007
Poster for the 24 Hour Comics Day events in New Mexico by Danny and Jane. It'll be happening at Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque and True Believers in Santa Fe. Bram 10.05.2007
"Wow, I knew public education was underfunded in the US, but has it really come to panhandling?" goes a response to Grant's post about DonorsChoose.org.Do I hope it's a scam? Sure, 'cause I'd prefer to think these teachers are going to be lighting fat cigars with the money they get from us, rather than believing — given my experience with the appalling undervaluing of teachers and underfunding of the education system — that they need to turn to the general public for support to do one of the most important jobs there is.
Here are the the ones who want money for comics.
Bram 10.04.2007
The adoblogosphere is all abuzz over the latest Sony BRAVIA ad. Too keep you amused while waiting for the site to load, they throw all sorts of little color factoids at you, like "Before the 17th century, carrots used to be purple." Which is true. Bram 10.02.2007
"To the extent that any campaign turns the brand into a person, Ketel One comes across like a slightly smug, irony-loving post-grad who's read just enough Derrida to be dangerous and wants to hit you up for cash...." The Post on Ketel One's advertising campaign. Via Adfreak. Bram 10.01.2007
Monica discovered that Cul de Sac is available at GoComics, where you can pick up the RSS feed. Until it's available at The Houston Chronicle's customizable comics page, that'll do. Bram Banned Books Week, people. You wouldn't believe what folks are trying to keep the public from having access to. And have been for a while. It's unreal.
Bram 
