From Arcana Comics
Aug. 11, 2011
Arcana in October: Previews of 'Amnesia,' 'Blood, Shells & Roses,'
'Li'l Hellions,' 'Ripperman,' 'Rover'
AMNESIA TP - AUG110794
By (W/A) Dwayne Harris. One of the most feared terror attack scenarios involves the detonation of a weapon that generates a powerful electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that immediately renders power circuits, computers, even automobiles useless. But what if a weapon was discharged that, in addition to all the above, also erased people's memories? Would mankind, given a fresh start, continue on its path to self-destruction? Or would it, free of its preconceptions, usher in a new age of peace? This is the first time Amnesia GN has been listed in Previews. SC, 98pgs, FC $14.95
Dwayne Harris, the creator of Amnesia, is a classically trained artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Oil Painting, whose work now combines a fine art sensibility with the infinite possibilities of the digital realm. His inspiration for Amnesia came out of learning about the threat of an electron-magnetic pulse (EMP) in weaponized form. "An EMP usually results when the detonation of a nuclear weapon emanates a wave that immediately renders power circuits, computers, even automobiles useless... It occurred to me, how much more terrifying if in addition to wiping out hard drives and computer chips, such a pulse also erased people's memories? Would the human race benefit from such a reboot, or instead suffer a crash it would never recover from?" In reasearching the plausibility of such an event, Dwayne found that "microwaves similar to the ones emitted by cell phones could cause memory loss... attributed to the cell phone's microwave radiation causing a leakage through the blood-brain barrier." Mixing the two together, EMP's and the idea of a "mind bomb", Dwayne threw in his love for Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, and "a protagonist who is just as confused as we are. I decided to start with one man, waking in a place he doesn't recognize, next to a woman he doesn't know... andthe story simply grew from there."
BLOOD SHELLS & ROSES GN - AUG110795
By (W) B. Alex Thompson (A) Andres Guinaldo. Playing their largest concert in their hometown, metal band and reformed monster hunters "Subliminal Torment" and their fans are attacked by the worst creatures they've ever faced. After the monsters slaughter the fans in homage to a previous encounter, the band is left to take the fall. In heavy metal, there are dangers that surpass mosh pits and diseased groupies; rap and country ain't the only music genres that has to live out their lyrics, after all! MATURE THEMES SC, 108pgs, FC $14.9
LIL HELLIONS GN - AUG110797
By (W) Dwight L. MacPherson (A) Mathieu Benoit. A day at the zoo for a group of kids is no cause for alarm -- unless those kids are from the bowels of Hell. Join Jim Reaper, Louie, Lucy, and Boog for a trip to the zoo! It doesn't take long for the trip to turn into bedlam, and it's up to Jim to save the day -- that is, if he can control his bowels long enough.SC, 82pgs, FC $14.95
Dwight L. MacPherson, writer of other Arcana books, such as Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dead Men: Decimation, and Interagents tells us that the idea of Lil' Hellions came "with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in mind. I'm a big fan of Venture Bros and Metalocalypse, so I set out to create a book that would easily fit into their lineup. I've heard fans compare Lil' Hellions to Cartoon Network's Adventures of Billy and Mandy as well, and I have to agree. My kids and I loved that show." Dwight also quips, "I think people should check it out because, if they don't orde a copy, their names will be added to the Book of the Damned. That means a non-refundable ticket to the Lake of Fire." Don't take his word for it, though... Briak K. Vaughan (Y THE LAST MAN) says of Dwight, "You're sick! In a good way." Michal Scott (THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL) says, "MacPherson is so good he's scary."
Dwight's book, Interagents is currently available as a pre-order through Amazon. Previews are below and you can pre-order by clicking here
INTERAGENTS
MIDNIGHT TO DAYLIGHT GN - AUG110800
By (W/A) Ryan Foley. No army has ever marched into battle thinking they were the bad guys. And it is up to the reader to decide who is the hero and who is the villain.MATURE THEMES SC, 80pgs, FC $14.95
RIPPERMAN GN - AUG110798
By (W/A) Joe Martino. This story begins the saga of the Ripperman, Killer of Killers. The birth child of God's disgust for humanity's crimes and the Devil's ambition, the Ripperman was created by both angel and demon. Thrown into a world that he doesn't understand, he falls under the teachings of Father Thomas Jacob to learn the ways of the Lord -- but not if the devil has anything to say about it!SC, 143pgs $14.95
Joe Martino says of Ripperman, he's "a character that I created in late 1987. At that time, as well as today, it seemed as though all you heard about were that people were being killed and worse! I kept wondering, 'Where is God in all of this? Why doesn’t he do something?' Receiving no answer, I came up with one in the darkest reaches of my mind... What if God and the Devil got together and created a killer of killers? That was all the incentive I needed. The Ripperman was born! The Ripperman was born out of the necessity for someone to dole out vengeance and justice to those who would have otherwise escaped their deserved ends."
ROVERS GN - AUG110799
By (W) Pat Lesparre (A) Chris Malgrain. In the thirty-first century, three young Earthlings fleeing the tyrannical empire known as the Reix form an uneasy alliance with a human-hating alien whose planet has been destroyed. Can they overcome their differences in time to take on the Reix, or will their own prejudices destroy them even before their enemies do? SC, 80pgs, FC $14.95
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