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FEO AMANTE'S FANBOY OF FEAR
UPDATED MAY 18, 2009
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IN THE NEWS
MAY 18
From Joe Monks
ZOMBIES ON THE PROWL!
Writer/director talks latest project; announces premiere
CAPE CORAL, FL-From the Chanting Monks Press/Sight Unseen Pictures compound in SW Florida, it may seem like things have been quiet for a while. As Writer/director Joseph M. Monks prepares to launch his latest project, though, the truth is it's been anything but. Monks, the comic book author turned filmmaker, returns to the genre with The Soil's Embrace, the sequel to Gardens of the Dead, his successful 2003 art project with legendary illustrator Bernie Wrightson. This time around, it's DC Comics artist Rob Granito slinging the lead and ink, and Monks couldn't be happier with the results.
"Just like the first portfolio, this one was plagued by delays, changing artists, scheduling conflicts, you name it," Monks says. "But after meeting Rob at the Florida SuperCon and having my people rave about his work, we started talking, and the problems disappeared. The art's great, the havoc and mayhem has been ratcheted up, and it's twice as gory as the original, which should make everybody happy. Rob's not known for his horror work, so he really went to town with all the grisly zombie carnage."
The result is The Soil's Embrace, the second in a three-arc project that adds a unique twist to the portfolio medium. On the rear of each illustrated plate, is an original short story. While the stories stand alone, together, the five form the second story arc.
"It's not the easiest thing to do," Monks says of fitting the stories together. "You only have so much space to work with. On top of that, you have to get five different stories to hook together, and you still need to finish the arc with people feeling satisfied. Unlike a novel or film script, making it seamless presents a pretty big challenge."
The portfolio, which will premiere at the Florida SuperCon convention in Miami this June 5-7, will be available in both a regular edition and a special, limited edition signed and numbered to 250. Reservations for the limited edition are being taken on Monks' chantingmonks.com and sightunseenpictures.com web sites. The portfolio, however, isn't the only thing that's been consuming the filmmaker's time.
"I've got a novel sitting with an agent right now," Monks confirms. "It's a gritty mystery/procedural with pretty graphic overtones, entitled Torn to Pieces. The advance ink on it has been great, so I'm hoping to have a home for it for release sometime in 2010. I'm also pushing two horror screenplays around and have a third, Skin Flick, which I'm finishing up, based on a short story from my horror anthology, Stuff Out'a My Head."
As for Monks' first film, which he recently pulled from the American Horrors project, he has an update. "We're scouting locations for the new framing sequence, and we're liking Tampa for that. There's some great strip bars up there and a few have expressed interest in possibly letting us shoot there, so dotting the Is and crossing the Ts once we've settled on the rest is the next step. Since there's a chapter on me and the making of The Bunker in the upcoming New Horror Handbook, (being released by Bear Manor Media in June), I'm anxious to get that wrapped up. After so many unnecessary delays, it's time that puppy came out. No better incentive than being in a book along with guys like Eli Roth, Steve Niles and Wolf Creek's Greg McLean, just to name a few. Steve (Niles) gets a lot of mileage out of Thirty Days of Night, but I need thirty hours of day with all the stuff that's going on."
The Soil's Embrace will make its debut at the Florida Supercon, where both Monks and Granito will be appearing, in Miami, Florida, June 5, 6 and 7.
For further information on Joe Monks, The Soil's Embrace, or other projects, please visit: ChantingMonks.com
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By JOHN WAGNER
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ALAN GRANT |
By HIDESHI HINO |
By MIKE MIGNOLA |
By FRANK MILLER |
By STEVE NILES |
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APRIL 29
From Michael DeVito
TH3RD WORLD FREE STUFF
Th3rd World Studios launches dark fantasy series The Stuff of Legend on Free Comic Book Day
Th3rd World Studios' new fantasy series, following the adventures of a band of loyal toys on a mission to save their owner from the clutches of The Boogeyman, is available April 29, 2009 through Diamond Comics Distributors. The first volume of the series will be released bi-monthly with the first issue hitting stands in July. The series has already received high praise from some of the industry's top veterans.
Brian K. Vaughan (Y: THE LAST MAN, LOST) calls The Stuff of Legend, "…some of the loveliest artwork I've seen in a comic book in a long, long time, and a darkly beautiful story to boot."
Frank Quitely (All Star Superman, We3) described the series as, "...a real page-turner. Economical, effective story-telling, with both story and art complimenting each other perfectly, and hinting at something darker. Very involving."
Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man, Deadpool) declares, "I came for the preview, but stayed for the war. "The Stuff of Legend" caught me immediately and much to my surprise utterly refused to let go. The art is fantastic (I'd say "luxurious" if it wouldn't sound too haughty!) and what looks at first blush to be a simple story quickly reveals itself to be layered, emotional, and complex. The characters are painted with austere but revealing strokes, saying more in a few panels than most writers do in an entire issue. By the end of this preview, I didn't just want to get the next issue, I needed to get it, because I found myself concerned about what might happen to them next."
The Story was created and penned by Mike Raicht (Army of Darkness) and Brian Smith, with pencils by newcomer Charles Paul Wilson III. Set during the height of World War II in 1944, The Stuff of Legend follows a group of toys on a grand and sometimes frightening adventure into a realm called The Dark to save their master from every child's worst nightmare - The Boogeyman.
"I think when people see Charles' art on this book they will be absolutely blown away", said publisher Michael DeVito. "Raicht and Smitty have done something just as special with this script, taking familiar story elements and making them their own. This story crosses all age barriers. There is something here for everyone, whether you are 13 or 40. "
To celebrate the announcement Th3rd World Studios creators will be signing at various locations across the US where FREE preview copies of the first 20+ pages of the book will be available. The creative team of Stuff of Legend as well as other creators will be signing at these locations:
THE STUFF OF LEGEND - COVER ART DETAIL |
Mike Raicht (The Stuff of Legend writer)
Play the Game Read the Story: Syracuse, NY
Scott Closter (Space Doubles creator)
Comic Encounters: BC, Canada
Charles Paul Wilson III (The Stuff of Legend artist)
Michael DeVito (Th3rd World Studios publisher)
Scott King (DAD! A Documentary Graphic Novel)
Captain Blue Hen: Newark, DE
Brock Heasley (SuperFogeys creator)
Heroes: Fresno, CA
Dwight L. MacPherson (Interagents writer)
Mountain Empire Comics: Johnson City, TN
Keith Dallas (Omega Chase writer, The Flash Companion writer)
Fourth World Comics:
33 Route 111
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 366-4440 |
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GENE CONLAN |
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