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Neon Noir: The Art of 'Virgil' with Faith, Beckett & Mauer
Neon Noir: The Art of 'Virgil' with Faith, Beckett & Mauer
Neon Noir: The Art of 'Virgil' with Faith, Beckett & Mauer
A few weeks ago, ComicsAlliance had a nice long chat with writer Steve Orlando about Virgil, the queersploitation graphic novel set in Kingston, Jamaica that he's been working on with artist J.D. Faith, colorist Chris Beckett, and letterer Tom Mauer. In honor of the book's release, we sat down with Faith, Beckett, and Mauer to hear about their experiences working on the book, and how they operated together as a team.
Steve Orlando on Respect, Sexuality, and Violence in 'Virgil'
Steve Orlando on Respect, Sexuality, and Violence in 'Virgil'
Steve Orlando on Respect, Sexuality, and Violence in 'Virgil'
Virgil is a project long in the making. The creative team of Steve Orlando, J.D. Faith, Chris Beckett, and Tom Mauer first launched the story in August 2013 as a "queersploitation" graphic novel publicly funded by Kickstarter. At Image Expo in July, Image announced that the book would join its upcoming line-up and receive a wider distribution, which was great news for the team’s fans. The graphic novel is set in Kingston, Jamaica --- a country where anti-gay violence is unfortunately prevalent --- and follows the story of Virgil, a police officer on a mission of violent revenge after his boyfriend is kidnapped. ComicsAlliance sat down with writer Steve Orlando to talk about queersploitation, inspiration, and representation.
Image Unveils Projects from Ellis, Aaron, Simone, Rucka & More
Image Unveils Projects from Ellis, Aaron, Simone, Rucka & More
Image Unveils Projects from Ellis, Aaron, Simone, Rucka & More
Image Comics held its now traditional pre-San Diego one-day show on Thursday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and unveiled an impressive roster of new titles for the coming year that includes new work by familiar names such as Warren Ellis, Jason Aaron and Gail Simone; plus an encouraging number of relative newcomers and unknowns. Check out our rundown of all the news and announcements.