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[Kickstart This!] “Doc Unknown Vol 3: The War For Gate City”
In today’s digital world there should be nothing stopping someone from toiling in creative isolation. Fabian Rangel JR knows this just as well as anyone. If you look to his career in comics, you’ll see that he’s a self made man. He’s proven that introducing a quality product is one of the easiest ways to fund a kickstarter with his incredible ‘Doc Unknown’ series.
Take the pulp appeal of something like Five Ghosts and blend it with the world of Batman: The Animated Series and you have Doc Unknown. Artist Ryan Cody has a cartoonish style that embodies the best of artists like Paul Dini and mashes it against the kinetic energy of Chris Mooneyham’s work. The result is art that not only elevates the tone of the book, but pushes it into something truly unique. It’s a fantastic genre bending adventure series that doesn’t let you catch your breath, everything about it is impressive, moreover, it’s a stellar tribute to a time gone by in comics.
This is the final volume of Doc. It collects Doc Unknown #9-12, into a third volume trade. Ed Brisson is doing the intro. There is a second printing of the Boss Snake one-shot, and the cover is drawn up by Max Fiumara (Abe Sapian) with colors by Dave Stewart. Not to mention there is an INCREDIBLE pin-up gallery will feature: Alexis Ziritt, Logan Faerber, Matt Smith, David Rubin, and Mike Mignola.
Seriously this is the ultimate kickstarter package in the world of comics. Rangel JR has pulled out all the stops to make this final volume something special, and as a comics reader we owe it to him to support self made comics.
Head to Kickstarter, to see what all the fuss is about.
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‘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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