I just got a PDF of the lettered pages for the first issue of the Dracula’s Revenge comic book from IDW Publishing. It rocks. It’s amazing to see the whole package come together like this. I’ve been going back and forth with the artist (Szymon Kudranski) and the editor (my old friend Jeff Mariotte) over the artwork, helping hone it until it sings. Then Ben Templesmith gave the book a little love by helping with the color correcting. It looks great.
When the letters hit the pages, though, it all leaps to life. Suddenly, it’s not just a script or a series of panels. It’s a story, a real comic. The book is scheduled to be in stores on April 30, and I can’t wait. If you want a look at the covers for both issues, stop by the IDW Publishing store.
Our friends at Green Ronin have put up a catalog page for Dracula’s Revenge. Stop on by and check it out!
The first issue of the Dracula’s Revenge comic from IDW is almost done. The art is in, and it’s being lettered right now. So far, I’ve been impressed with how well it’s turned out, and I can’t wait to see the final product. If you’re interested in ordering the comic, you can get it at your local comic store or direct from IDW.
Human Head Studios had a great GAMA Trade Show, and we’d like to tell you all about it. For details, stop by the Human Head Studios website.
We’re heading out to Las Vegas on Monday morning for the GAMA Trade show. You can find us (that’s Matt Forbeck and Seth Johnson) there in booth 1308. Stop by to get a fresh look at Dracula’s Revenge and all the rest of our upcoming products.
As a part of our efforts to beautify the desktops of computer users everywhere, we’ve posted two new sets of Dracula’s Revenge desktops in the downloads section. You can find them here.
Van Helsing and Dracula Clash Again on a Bloody Trail of Mystery
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2004. Get ready for the appearance of some of the most well-known and feared characters of horror in IDW Publishing’s April release Dracula’s Revenge.
Someone is savagely butchering the prostitutes of Whitechapel. Sounds hauntingly familiar doesn’t it? Except it’s been a decade since Jack The Ripper used these streets as a killing ground, and Jack never drank his victim’s blood. Factor in that Dracula has been “dead” for eleven years�so why has Abraham Van Helsing been summoned to London?
Dracula’s Revenge captures all the terror that has made classic horror the genre of the new millennium. Filled with characters that everyone knows and a storyline that keeps readers turning pages with a rapid heartbeat, Dracula’s Revenge is based on a new board game from Human Head Studios.
Written by Human Head’s Matt Forbeck, Dracula’s Revenge features incredible art by Szymon Kudranski, most recently seen in the 30 Days of Night Annual. Their style and pacing will take the readers into a London that they will not soon forget.
Matt Forbeck says, “At the end of the original novel, the heroes kill Dracula with knives just as the sun sets. Of course, as Van Helsing knows, knives can’t kill a vampire. There’s a theory that Stoker was keeping his options open for a possible sequel he never got to write. This is that sequel, drawn from the same vein.”
Dracula’s Revenge #1 is a full color, 32-page comic book with a retail price of $3.99.
IDW PUBLISHING is a division of Idea + Design Works, LLC, a revolutionary creative service company with a wide range of clients including The Upper Deck Company, Electronic Arts, Ultima Online, WizKids, Cartoon Network, Sony Online Entertainment, Nickelodeon, and many more. IDW Publishing focuses on a small number of high-quality titles. Among them are CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s 30 Days of Night and its sequel, Dark Days; Ashley Wood’s Lore; CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations; Beau Smith’s Wynonna Earp; and Steve Niles’ Wake The Dead. Columbia Pictures has optioned the movie rights to 30 Days of Night, with Sam Raimi attached to produce. Konami is producing a video game based on CVO: Covert Vampiric Operations. Dimension Films has optioned the movie rights to Wake The Dead and Hyde.
HUMAN HEAD STUDIOS is an independent video game and adventure game developer. Human Head’s first video game was the cult-hit Rune, which brought heart-pounding Viking action to the PC, Mac, Linux, and Playstation 2. Its first adventure game product was the critically acclaimed Redhurst Academy of Magic. Look for the Dracula’s Revenge boardgame and Dead Man’s Hand�a first-person western for the PC and X-Box�this spring.