Victorie City #3 (of 4)
Keith Carmack (w) • Vincent Nappi (a) • David Stoupakis (c)
Freak circumstances put the deadly killer back on the streets… and the police are powerless to stop him. But Detective Hektor Ness takes it upon himself to take down the warped murderer once and for all!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
44Flood’s first project developed with IDW Publishing is Libretto, a 9×12” anthology presenting emerging and world-class artists as they explore a single theme using diverse mediums such as comics, oil painting, photography, sculpting and more.
The libretto refers to the part of an opera or a musical that is the words or lyrics, and is distinct from the music. 44Flood’s Libretto will be the “text” to the “music” that is a central theme, starting with Libretto Volume 1: Vampirism coming this April.
Libretto Volume 1 is curated/edited by Kasra Ghanbari and has the theme vampirism, being the misuse of power, as well as the objectification and exploitation of others. Featured contributors give their unique perspectives on this theme, with many sections including an interview of the contributor conducted by another artist.
This 200-page softcover will feature contributors that include Ben Templesmith, David Stoupakis, Riley Rossmo, Christopher Mitten, George Pratt, menton3, and many, many more. Several of the artists also give a rare look at the techniques and processes they used to create pieces for the book. This is your rare opportunity to explore the dark world of vampirism as seen in an artist’s mind.
It’s been over six months in the making but today sees the announcement of a new comic book company, 44FLOOD. Thew new publisher is founded by Kasra Ghanbari, menton3, Ben Templesmith, and their friend Nicholas Idell, who runs a comic book shop in Chicago. Their focus is to create incredible art-driven books, both straight-up art and sequential narratives, and then penetrate markets outside of comic books while maintaining a direct relationship with end-buyers. Sounds like a hell of a task at hand.
You can show your support and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
They’ve also launched a Kickstarter campaign this morning for their flagship book Tome, which is an annual anthology at around 11×17″ and 180 pages with world-class artists from many different fields and disciplines exploring a single theme. The folks involved so far include Ashley Wood, Ben Templesmith, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chet Zar, David Stoupakis, George Pratt, Guillermo Rigattieri, Kasra Ghanbari, Matthew Bone, menton3, Riley Rossmo, Scott Radke and Steve Niles. The campaign runs for 44 days and has a goal of $18,400. I’ve already chipped in my $90, but there’s some great levels at a much lower price.
Monocyte #4 hits stores May 16 and concludes the original series. It’s 36 pages, $3.99, and features three covers. Once again the comic features two supplemental stories done by guest creators focused on the human slaves.
Created/written by menton3 and Kasra Ghanbari
Interior art by menton3
Interior art pages 12-19 by Chris Newman
Interior art pages 20-21 by Ben Templesmith [Fell, 30 Days of Night, Wormwood]
A cover – menton3
B cover – David Stoupakis [fine artist, Korn CD cover artist]
Incentive cover – Phil Hale [world-renowned fine artist, formerly cover artist for Marvel/DC]
human slave prose story – Steve Niles [30 Days of Night, Criminal Macabre]
final allegorical human slave story – Barron Storey [fine artist, Sandman: Endless Nights, The Marat/Sade Journals]
