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Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, and Rod Reis’ Hadrian Wall Has Been Optioned as a Film

Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, and Rod Reis’ Hadrian Wall Has Been Optioned as a Film #comics #comicbooks

Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi label DUST announced today that it has acquired the rights to Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel,and Rod Reis’ interstellar noir comic, Hadrian’s Wall, and has partnered with Higgins to develop into a feature film that he will write and direct.

Billed as a locked-room murder mystery in space, Hadrian’s Wall follows a pill-popping detective sent to interview the crew of a…

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Monomyth,

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it seems brit doesn´t like frenchs too...

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Monomyth #1 Written & Created by Siike Donnelly Art by Eric Ninaltowski Coloring by PJ Catacutan Letters by Steve Wands Published by OSSM Comics

OSSM Comics is a fairly new publishing name in the world of comics.  Since it’s launch in 2012 they’ve published a few promising titles including Xenoglyphs and Thaniel.  Their latest project Monomyth is their third foray headed up by newly appointed editor in chief Siike Donnelly.  Siike is something of a force of nature and a great example of how independent creators can leverage other independent talents to make a splash in a completely flooded market.

Story: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.  During the early days of mankind a great battle between the angels took place to determine the destiny of mankind.  After that battle a fallen Angel swore revenge on earth and lead Adam and Eve towards the knowledge that ultimately corrupted them.  Monomyth takes that classic premise and puts a what-if twist on it asking – What if the angel Michael fell instead of Lucifer?

In Donnelly’s earth Lucifer never swayed from the righteous path and her intervention ultimately prevent Adam and Eve from eating from the tree of knowledge.  The result is that Earth is called Eden and centuries of peace and prosperity have lifted mankind into a beautiful utopia bereft of all violence and suffering.  The one thing it still seems to have however is teenage rebellion and the story focuses on a young man named Vis as he finds himself questioning the stories of his elders and his path in life.  Without imperfection he finds life lacking meaning and ends up committing a blasphemous act – punching another person in a fit of rage.   The story goes from alternate biblical tales to action movie pretty fast from that point as the fallen angels invade Eden and begin causing mayhem.  Lucifer shows up to save the day and it turns out that Vis may be just what humanity needs to rise up and face the demon hordes.

Donnelly has some interesting ideas and he takes the time to illustrate the world of Eden and the general mindset of its people before throwing them into conflict.  Vis is presented as a fairly standard action hero in training – someone flawed but with the potential to rise up and be a leader when it is required.  He’s surrounded by a supporting cast that reflects the views of his society but full of enough ‘power of youth’ to make a change.  Lucifer comes off as fairly heroic and the enemy feels adequately foreboding.  What starts out with a lot of potential ends up looking a standard mythical/superhero tale by the end.  I found myself enjoying the read as a whole but was hoping for more of a twist by the end of the first issue.  With so much out there comics need more than a standard A – B – C  plot progression.  Without something new it’s difficult to break Monomyth out of the mold among so much tha tis similar.  It’s by no means a bad comic and if you are a fan of religious material this is an interesting take for sure.  However by the I found the series to be more average than exceptional.  Score:  7 out of 10.  

Art:  I have to be a very honest here and admit I was not a huge fan of the art in Monomyth.  It reminded me of Image comics from the early 90′s and would have been right at home being published during the era of Jim Lee’s WildC.A.T.S.  That’s not to say it was a bad-looking book it just felt a bit dated.  It reminded me at times of early Michael Turner work – another artist that while I respect greatly was just not a personal fan of especially when drawing non-iconic characters.  There’s a certain blandness to drawing every character with the same muscular posture and body shape.  Backgrounds are serviceable but for a book that depicts heaven and the garden of Eden I found myself wanting something a bit more majestic than simply roman columns and a jungle.  Probably the best designs here are reserved for the angels themselves as Michael and Lucifer are the most visually appealing characters by far in this series.  Hopefully we will see an increase in exotic characters and scene depiction as the series moves forward.  It’s not going to turn me away from reading future issues but there’s not much to rave about so far.  Art score:  5 out of 10.  

Overall:  Monomyth is a series with potential and it could very well turn out to be great.  I’m inclined to give younger companies the benefit of the doubt and would very much like to see OSSM succeed and continue to put out alternative material for new readers.  In the end though I found myself fairly underwhelmed from what was an exciting premise.  While you can’t write off a new series from the first issue – Monomyth needs to quickly ramp up the action and stakes for me to stay hooked.  Overall:  6 out of 10.  

  Monomyth #1 – RWG Reviews Monomyth #1 Written & Created by Siike Donnelly Art by Eric Ninaltowski Coloring by PJ Catacutan…

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Omar Spahi embraces NFT with the comic Xenoglyphs

Omar Spahi embraces NFT with the comic Xenoglyphs #Comics #ComicBooks #NFT

Indie comics creator Omar Spahi has announced that his comic series Xenoglyphs will be released in single-issue format first on Rarible.com, making it the first full comic book story released as a one-of-one digital collectible. As a comic book indie creator embracing the emerging NFT platform and technology, Spahi hopes to change the way indie creators use technology to generate income and…

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#GemCityComicCon is pleased to welcome Terry Huddleston to our 2017 show! Terry Huddleston is an American comic book penciler, inker and color artist for Big Bang Comics and OSSM Comics. Huddleston is also well known for his “head shot” style artwork, depicting a number of comic book and pop culture icons. Terry is currently working on artwork for Marvel’s Upper Deck trading cards for the Avengers film. He is the lead designer of an upcoming Marvel/Disney Plushie project and Huckleberry Inc.’s Marvel/DC licensed cell phone cases. Huddleston also has one of America’s largest selections of nostalgic pin-up art reminiscient of the 1970’s and 80’s, adding a “new school twist”. #GCCC17 #Guest #convention #art http://ift.tt/2n8Bi4G

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Interview: Brian Buccellato Discusses Foster from OSSM Comics

Brian Buccellato discusses Foster from OSSM Comics

Prolific writer Brian Buccellato sees his creator-owned graphic novel Foster come to print courtesy of OSSM Comics in July. Joined by artist Noel Tuazon, the story follows a war vet who must protect a 6 year-old boy as they’re hunted by brutal creatures.

This is the first time the entirety of the story will be in print, as only the first five, of the planned 6-issue mini-series, were.

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Brian Buccellato Brings Foster to Ossm Comics

Brian Buccellato Brings Foster to Ossm Comics #comics

OSSM Comics has acquired the publishing rights to Brian Buccellato’s creator-owned graphic novel Foster. The story is set against the backdrop of late 60′s/early 70′s urban crime movies, and follows a haunted war veteran who finds himself the guardian of a 6 year-old boy being hunted by a shadowy race of brutal creatures, rising up from the darkness.

The graphic novel is written by Buccellato…