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‘Vampire Hunter D’ Artist Teams With Tarantino Prodige For ‘Shinjuku’ This Wednesday!
Ah Quentin Tarantino, you have brought us so many amazing things over the years, and the best part of all just may be the fact that you are a fellow geek. Thankfully the director’s talents and visionary style have rubbed off on many a filmmaker, one of which being Christopher ‘Mink’ Morrison. The writer director is probably best known for being an “A BAND APART” alumni and he looks to make his first real mark in literature this coming Wednesday as he drops the manga inspired title “SHINJUKU” from Dark Horse Comics. More over the graphic novel is illustrated by legendary “VAMPIRE HUNTER D” artist Yoshitaka Amano! Inside you can get the full details on the story as well as feast your eyes on some advance artwork. Read on for the skinny.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher Morrison
ILLUSTRATED BY: Yoshitaka Amano
Writer and director Christopher ‘mink’ Morrison (Dust) and legendary artist Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) join forces to craft an unforgettable tale of destiny, danger, and hard-boiled sorcery, featuring over a hundred original paintings by Amano! In the year 2020, bounty hunter Daniel Legend finds himself tracking a quarry of a different kind: his long-lost sister. Armed only with his wits, his gun, and a mysterious postcard, Daniel makes his way to the heart of the seedy Shinjuku district of Tokyo, where a clash between two underworlds-the criminal and the infernal-threatens the very fabric of reality. o Shinjuku marks the first totally original project by Yoshitaka Amano for Dark Horse Books. Written by filmmaker mink, a rising star from Quentin Tarantino’s A Band Apart production company.
“SHINJUKU” Drops Wednesday April 14th From Dark Horse Comics! (MSRP-$24.99)
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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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