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Arcana Teams Up With BCFilm For Kleo!
Arcana Comics is proud to announce that they are working with British Columbia Film to produce an original animated short film, Kleo! Kleo tells the untold tale of Cleopatra’s older years, where she was reverted back to a teenager. This 13 year old has seen more than any individual could imagine, but with her knowledge, she still struggles with the problems that face any middle school student. Boys, chemistry tests, and pimples. While trying to deal with the problems that Nile Junior High serves, Kleo is still determined to try to right some of the wrongs that she did as the Queen of Egypt. British Columbia Film is an independent, not-for-profit society established by the provincial government in 1987 with a mandate to expand and diversify the film, television and digital media sector in British Columbia.
Clockwork Girl Named Finalist in ForeWord Awards!
Arcana Comics is happy to announce that Clockwork Girl has been named as one of the finalists in the ForeWord Awards for Best Graphic Novel! ForeWord, a bi-monthly magazine reaching an audience of 20,000, affects the choices booksellers and librarians across the country who tell millions what to read. Their magazine also gets into the hands of agents and editors looking for the next big thing in the independent sector. For more information, please visit:
Jack and the Zombie Box Art Contest!
Want to see your art published? Well get ready, because Arcana is having an art contest for the upcoming Bruce Brown series, Jack and the Zombie Box! We are looking for fully colored pin-ups of Jack and Uncle Bug watching tv, getting chased by a tv, or with their favorite tv characters Larry and Dewby. Whatever you want! Post your image on the Jack and the Zombie Box art contest thread at the official Arcana Comics Forum by the June 3rd deadline and you could possibly get published! Visit the official Arcana Comics forum for more details! Clockwork Girl HC
A nameless robot girl has recently been given the gift of life from her creator, while exploring the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families. Created by Kevin Hanna and Sean O’Reilly with artwork from Grant Bond, check out the series that is currently a finalist for top graphic novel in the ForeWard Awards. Buy the book now: http://www.arcanacomics.com/store/
In Previews
This month in Previews, for items shipping June, Arcana will be publishing the Land of the Lost #1 (APR090647) and Kade Rising Sun #4 (of 4) (APR090648). Shipping This Month
This April Arcana springs ahead with the releases of the Banzai Girls Manga TPB (FEB094042) and Kade Rising Sun #3 (of 4) (FEB094043). Interview with Kevin Hanna This month, Arcana’s Vice President of Operations, Mark Poulton interviews Clockwork Girl co-creator, Kevin Hanna. MP: Kevin, would you mind telling people a little about your background at Disney? KH: I was at Disney Interactive Studios as Art Director working on video games. I’ve worked on Narnia, Meet The Robinsons, Chicken Little, Enchanted and dozens of others. Currently I’m working with Jeff Matsuda (Producer of TV’s “The Batman”) and several other talented individuals at X-Ray Kid, a start-up video game/entertainment company. Check us out at www.x-raykid.com
KH: I’ve been making comics since 4th grade, and I’m just now getting around to showing them to other people. It’s been fantastic taking what I’ve learned in about storytelling in video games and animation and applying them to comics. Comic Books are something I have been passionate about for a long time and it’s great to finally put that passion into practice.
KH: Sean saw my table at Emerald City Comicon and my image of the 3d Tinker caught his eye. Sean and I have been working together in one form or another ever since. Clockwork Girl was the first project we discussed, and the one we finally got around to doing. Sean basically said, “we need to do something with that guy!” and I started a concept, passed it back to Sean, who fleshed it out, and we’ve been passing ideas back and forth ever since. Sean and I are both parents and the idea of an all-ages book that didn’t talk down to children or adults resonated with us both. This is something we wanted to do, and wanted to do right. MP: Are there plans for more Clockwork Girl? KH: Originally, there were no immediate plans to do any sequels, I’m a big fan of stories that have a beginning, middle and end, but after a year of growing the world and characters, I’m having a hard time saying goodbye. I think we’ll be seeing more of Huxley, Tesla, The Tinkerer and Dendrus in one form or another very soon.
KH: I’m not sure how much I can say, other than I am thrilled that things are going as well as I ever hoped they could be. Working in Hollywood, I know that adaptations are a gamble that often taint the source material. So far everything is going right with Clockwork Girl, the people involved really understand the spirit of the book and the characters. I think fans of the book will be very happy with where this ends up. MP: Do you have any other comic projects in the works? KH: I’m publishing Barnaby Ward’s magnum opus “Sixteen Miles to Merricks” as a 200+ page graphic novel and it’s being very well received. Check out a 24 page preview online at frogchildren.com
MP: Any last words for fans? KH: Thanks to everyone reading the book, and the over all great response. Thanks! |
