Fanboy Planet

Another review for Wrath of the Titans #1 can be found at Fanboyplanet.com, and it's a jolly good one too! They are spot on about Harry Hamlin's likeness, we were trying to capture the character's essence without getting into any likeness-issues. Here's the link. Wrath #1 is in stores tomorrow, May 31st!

Comic Addiction Review

Comicaddiction.com just put up a review for Wrath of the Titans #1 and gave it a 9 out of 10 (excellent)! You can check it out here.

Review for Wrath of the Titans #1

Wrath of the Titans #1 will be in store next week! Ain't it Cool News just reviewed the first issue and I'm very happy to see such a great response :) A big thank you to them for checking it out. Here's the link or if you're lazy here's what was said:

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS #1
Writers: Darren G. Davis and Scott Davis
Art: Nadir Balan
Publisher: Blue Water Productions
Reviewer: Ambush Bug

Simply put: I found this comic to be Hamlin-tastic!

It's a direct sequel to CLASH OF THE TITANS. And who the hell doesn't love that movie? I believe it's downright un-American not to love CLASH OF THE TITANS. In fact, I know for a fact that that if you don't love CLASH OF THE TITANS, the terrorists win.

But back to the book. Chances are if you are a regular reader of this site, you've ooh-ed and aahh-ed at a few Harryhausen films. WRATH OF THE TITANS writers Darren G. Davis and Scott Davis do a great job of harnessing the fun and wonder that ran rampant through the movie and transferring it into this first issue. CLASH's hero, Perseus, and Andromeda are about to have a child. Zeus, Big Poppa of the Gods, is ecstatic and wants the rest of the gods to shower his grandson with gifts. Of course, the sea-bitch Thetis is still pretty sore at Zeus for making her once beautiful son, Calibos, look like Dennis Rodman, so she comes up with a surefire plan for vengeance. Welcome and familiar faces like Bubo and Pegasus show up, as do Perseus' magical weapons from the film. We even get an appearance from the Hydra (not the terrorist organization from Marvel Comics, but the million headed serpent from mythology) and we catch up with Perseus' momma.

From panel one to the very end, I loved this comic. It embraces everything from the movie and expands on it by incorporating other characters from Greek mythology. The art is equally memorable with some seriously amazing monster designs. This first issue also has quite a few character sketches of monsters that will most definitely prove to be a challenge for Perseus in future issues.

Sure, it ain't Shakespeare. But neither was the movie. The movie took classic mythology and made it into a story for all ages to enjoy. This is a worthy sequel of that film that we all hold near and dear. Plus this book has the official stamp of approval of Mr. Ray Harryhausen himself and provides pages from Harryhausen's sketchbooks from some of his films. Highest recommendation for those who want to read comics that put the fun back in funny books.

NYC Art Show

I'll be showcasing some of my work tonight, May 18th at 7pm, at the "A Show Grows in Brooklyn" Art Show in NYC. Page 8 productions will be there in it's entirety!

Location:
315 Seigel Street apt. 204, Brooklyn (this is a loft)
Take the L to the Morgan stop, take Bogart exit, turn right to corner then another right.

See you there :)

Starlog

Starlog Magazine #356 just did a 4 page story on the Ray Harryhausen books I've been working on. You can check out some of my Wrath work as well as some others. You can find it in the entertainment section of any mag. store :) Also check out the recent issue of Filmfax for another Harryhausen interview.

PhillyEDGE

Philly EDGE is Philladelphia's alternative weekly nightlife, entertainment and arts tabloid. I happened to meet the man in charge, Joe Student, at... a bar, where else? I did an interview with them that is now available on their site, here's the link to the interviews page. Or you can just check 'em out at PhillyEDGE.com

Wrath #3

Below you can see the development of the cover to Wrath of the Titans #3, pencils by yours truly and colors by Joey Campos. In this case I was particularly conscious of and happy with the way the logos completed the cover, however the colors seemed to have been pumped up a little too far there and the beads now look like x-mas lights, that'll have to be remedied, somehow I don't think he'd be scaring many people with such a shiny beard haha!

Tone

Tone Rodriguez drew up this amazing alternate cover for Wrath of the Titans #2. I'm very excited to share covers with him as I've admired his work for a long time!