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Advance Review: ‘Glory’ #24
Rob Liefeld haters must be losing their minds right now. He’s taken his old Extreme Studios characters (Prophet & Glory), completely re-launched them with new creative teams and turned them into two of the best books Image is putting out. Writer Joe Keatinge and artist Ross Campbell are knocking Glory out of the park with a compelling story and jaw dropping art. Read on for the skinny…
WRITTEN BY: Joe Keatinge
ART BY: Ross Campbell
PUBLISHER: Image
RELEASE: March 14, 2012
“Glory discovers some embers of war can never be extinguished as secrets of her past threaten to devastate the present. The bold new direction written by Eisner & Harvey-award winner JOE KEATINGE and illustrated by Wet Moon’s ROSS CAMPBELL continues with one of the most brutal opening sequences in Extreme history.”
Previously dismissed as nothing more than cheesecake knockoff of Wonder Woman, the new creative team has given Glory a complete overhaul. Ross Campbell has ditched Glory’s slim waistline and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit poses, in order to “beef up” this Amazon princess and make her look more like a badass female version of Conan the Barbarian.
Writer Joe Keatinge has quickly found a balance between blood dripping action sequences and strong character development in order to tell the story. Keatinge has also managed to leave readers on the edge of their seats and clamoring for the next issue with cliff hanger endings in both issues #23 and #24 that are reminiscent of the more powerful issues of The Walking Dead or Scalped. Keatinge is building to an epic showdown between Glory and her father Lord Silverfall. In this issue readers are given a taste of the impending battle to come in the form of a flashback of Glory beating her father to a bloody pulp, and it looks amazing.
Throw out whatever preconceived notions you have for what a Rob Liefeld or Extreme book is going to be, because Glory is already one of the biggest surprises of 2012. Liefeld was smart enough to carefully select creators that were ready to take the reins of his creations and run wild with them. Keatinge and Campbell’s re-launch of Glory is giving readers a reason to care about this Amazon princess again.
Comics
‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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