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‘Repo’ Creator Schools You With New Online Art Tutorial Series
We have done our fair share of coverage for “REPO” creator Terrance Zdunich’s Indy horror comic effort, “THE MOLTING”, which is in and of itself a fantastic treat for genre fans, but now the Grave-Robber himself has yet another treat to dish up to his fans. Now fully underway, the artist is letting fans and artists alike into his world and giving free online lessons and tutorials as part of a series he is calling “PAINTING A STILL LIFE WITH TERRANCE ZDUNICH”. Read on for the skinny.
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“I’m excited to share with you some great news: in promotion of the release of chapter 4 of my comic book series, The Molting, I’m launching an Online Art Tutorial… but this is NOT the Bob Ross school of art!
“Painting A Still Life With Terrance Zdunich” is a series of online how-to videos, a seemingly innocent collection of art lessons from “The Tutor”. Pupils will notice, however, that their instructor’s methods are…less than traditional and deceptively darker than imagined. Brought to you by Shem Andre Byron and Terrance Zdunich, the mastermind behind REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA and THE MOLTING COMIC.
To keep up with Terrance and take his crash course in art head on over to his official blog, and be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the newest issue of “THE MOLTING” due out later this month!
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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