Noe The Savage Boy created and plotted by Robert Curley with Script by Mal Coney and art by Stephen Downey is due for release this September. Noe’s story begins in the village of Baltimore Cork in 1631 in which the entire community is kidnapped by Barbary pirates and brought to Africa as slaves. Noes faith lies in the hands a group of clandestine monks who help train him to become a true warrior and overcome is dark faith.
This is Mal’s first work for Atomic Diner but he has written some high profile books in the past, a few of which are listed below, as well as a writer Mal is the manager of Forbidden Planet Belfast.
- “Third World War: A Symphony of Splintered Wood”, Crisis #22-23, co-written by Pat Mills, art by Sean Phillips, 1989
- “The Geek”, Crisis #22, art by Jim McCarthy, 1989
- “Wyrmwood”, Toxic! #24, art by John McCrea, 1991
- Holy Cross, 3 issue series, art by Davy Francis, Chris Hogg and P. J. Holden, Fantagraphics Books, 1993–1994
- Major Power and Spunky, art by Sean Doran, Fantagraphics/Eros, 1994
- The Moon Looked Down and Laughed, graphic novel, art by P. J. Holden, Fantagraphics Books, 1997
- The Dandy Lion, art by P. J. Holden, Fantagraphics/Eros, 1997
- “Life Dreams of a Homo Pacedermus”, DNA Swamp #1, art by Sean Doran, 1997
- “Wake Up”, Gay Comics #25, art by Sean Doran, 1998
- The Darkness #11-22 (#11-14 co-written by Garth Ennis), art by Joe Benitez and others, Top Cow/Image, 1998–1999
- Spririt of the Tao #1-5, co-written by D-Tron and Billy Tan, art by Billy Tan, Top Cow/Image, 1998
- Tales of the Darkness #1-4, 1/2 (#1-2 co-written by Brian Haberlin), drawn by various artists, Top Cow/Image, 1998–1999
- Vampirella Monthly #10-11 (#11 co-written by Steven Grant), art by Louis Small Jnr., Harris Comics, 1998
