News of Doom

Like horror and/or drawing? If you answered yes to either, you might be interested in the following news that first, Boom! Studios is looking for some artists to join the ranks and second, Fangoria has announced the publication dates of its new line of books. As Marv Alberts said in Baseketball, “You’re excited? Feel these nipples!”

Here’s what Boom! has to say:

Boom! Studios is launching an artist search for their expanding line of comic book projects based on Games Workshop’s immensely popular Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games.

“Boom! Studios is happy and proud to be working with Games Workshop to create great, high-quality comics set in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes,” says Boom! publisher Ross Richie. “Fan reaction to our current series, Warhammer 40,000: Damnation Crusade, has been enormous, and we’re excited about expanding our line of Warhammer and Warhammer: 40,000 titles. At the moment, our growth is outpacing our ability to find suitable artists for the books.”

“The universes of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 provide a vast, rich source of great story material, and we need more books to tell those stories,” Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 editor Joe Abraham says. “We’re working closely with Games Workshop to ensure that we produce high quality stories that are true to the details and spirit of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes, and it’s important that we find the right artists for these projects.”

Artists should submit via email 3-5 pages of sequential artwork, along with contact information, to boom.artist.search@gmail.com.

Now, for Fangoria:

Described by Mark Kidwell as “part ghost story, [part] survival horror, and [part] full-blown monster movie,” BUMP is a supernatural tale of extreme horror, where even the confines of the grave aren’t able to contain the brutal spirit of serial killer Edgar Dill, and his legion of monstrous Treehuggers.

In Robert Kurtzman’s BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE Issue 1 Kurtzman (creator of From Dusk ‘Til Dawn and director of Wes Craven’s Wishmaster) delivers a four-issue prequel to his upcoming horror film The RAGE which will feature Andrew Divoff (Wes Craven’s Wishmaster, ABC-TV’s LOST) as he reprises his movie role as the maniacal Dr. Victor Vasilienko.  Scheduled for release on June 27, BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE depicts Dr. V hell-bent on bringing the world to its knees by infecting it with his Rage serum and transforming all of mankind into mutated, murderous monsters. 
 
The artistic team on BUMP is creator/writer/artist Mark Kidwell (Image Comics ’68) and colorist Jay Fotos (Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn).  Robert Kurtzman’s BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE RAGE was created by Robert Kurtzman and John Bisson, and the creative team consists of THE RAGE film’s screenwriter John Bisson on scripts, Stephen Thompson (Star Wars: Republic) handling the art, Jason Jensen (Evil Ernie, Purgatori, GI Joe) providing the color and the lettering is done by Brian J. Crowley (Hack/Slash, GI Joe).  Both titles are edited by Scott Licina.
 
“FANGORIA COMICS is committed to bringing real horror comics from real horror filmmakers.  We are excited to be working with the likes of Robert Kurtzman, Mark Kidwell, John Bisson, Stephen Thompson and so many other great talents.  We all feel like we are on a mission to return classic horror comic book storytelling to fans … but with contemporary twists and turns,” said (editor Scott) Licina.

Now, how ’bout some bonus news? Here’s a quote from Dark Horse editor Scott Allie about the new Hellboy series, which finally hit shelves yesterday (only a year or so behind schedule):

“The other day Mike and I were talking about Darkness Calls, and the stuff Duncan Fegredo’s getting to draw in it–particularly this one villain that he’s really bringing to life. We were reminiscing our way through the earlier stories, like Wake the Devil and Seed of Destruction, and Darkness Calls really makes those stories feel small and meandering. I mean, a lot happened in them, but compared to Darkness Calls, nothing really happened for Hellboy through all tha! t stuff. Darkness Calls really goes somewhere. So I said, ‘It only took you thirteen years to do one that’s about anything.’ And he said, ‘Well, I was just killing time until we could get someone who could pull it off.’ Believe me, when you see Duncan’s stuff, particularly the third issue and on after that, you’ll see what we mean. I don’t think people will ever stop asking to see stories drawn by Mike, but they’re not gonna be complaining about it after a couple of issues of this thing.”