Creator
of Syfy’s Hit Show ‘Z Nation’ Launches
Lovecraft
Kickstarter Comic for Halloween
Craig
Engler, the co-creator/writer/co-executive producer of Syfy’s new hit series “Z
Nation,” launched a Kickstarter project to create a new comic series based on
the work of famous horror author H.P. Lovecraft. The project went live Tuesday
morning and is already 173% funded.
“Halloween
week is the perfect time to launch ‘Lovecraft: The Blasphemously Large First
Issue,’ a new comic we’re working on that completely reinvents H.P. Lovecraft’s
Cthulhu Mythos,” Engler said. “The story is set in the present day and recasts
Lovecraft as the world’s foremost alchemist and a magician who guards a secret
library of forbidden knowledge, which includes books like the Necronomicon.”
In this world magicians are a secret culture within our culture
constantly vying for control over ancient magickal tomes and the power they
wield. That leads to magickal feuds and wars that can unleash unspeakable
terrors in the world. When that happens, Lovecraft is the guy who cleans things
up.
Engler
(Z Nation, Zombie Apocalypse) is writing the story with pencils and inks by
Daniel Govar (DC, Marvel), colors by Matheus Lopes (Image, Dark Horse, IDW) and
a special limited-edition cover by red hot artist Lewis LaRosa (Valiant). The
first issue will be 48 pages long, including 6 pages of Lovecraft pinups by
some fantastic guest artists:
Brian
Hurtt (The Sixth Gun),
Dennis
Calero (X-Men: Noir)
John
Bivens (Dark Engine)
Lukas
Ketner (Witch Doctor)
Richard
Luong (Cthulhu Wars)
Jamie
Tanner (The Dark Well)
The
Kickstarter will also feature a special green foil variant cover that’s only
being offered during the 28 day campaign.
Engler is a former Syfy executive who left the network last year to create
his own TV series and launch other creative projects. Z Nation debuted on
September 12 and airs Friday nights. It has consistently been one of Syfy’s
highest rated series and was recently picked up for a second season.
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