With the release of Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time #3 in stores today from Mike Mignola, Bruce Zick, Clem Robins, and published by Dark Horse Comics. We are delighted to be joined by writer, artist, and animator Bruce Zick. Bruce has created many comics, including Terminal Point, Zone Continuum, The Atomic Legion, Mandala, and Primordial.
Hi Bruce, it’s so lovely to have you here with us.
Many thanks to you, Shabbir, for giving me this opportunity to talk about the books.
Could you please introduce yourself to our readers?
I started off as a visual development artist for Disney, Dreamworks, PIxar and other studios. In between times I pencilled Thor for Marvel then created my own books for Dark Horse Comics, including Terminal Point, Zone Continuum, The Atomic Legion, Mandala, and Primordial.
Could you tell us about the origins of Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time?
Mike MIgnola and I met on Facebook and we talked about working together. A few years later this project began when MIke had a story he had been wanting to do for a while. We started working on plot ideas and I began sketching concepts and character designs. Mike gave me strong input in finalizing key designs and then I was ready to begin the scripting and art chores.
Who is Captain Henry?
Captain Henry is a soldier of fortune who worked in the British Foreign Service in the 19th century. He was then hired by the Whittier family to be a type of extra-dimensional Ghostbuster, but he was accidentally thrown into the Graveyard of Time. He is a classic adventurer type and you might feel like you know him already, which is true…for reasons I won’t reveal here.
What is it like writing with Mike Mignola?
To be honest, it was amazing. Mike is so flush with ideas that it sorta boggles the mind. He knew what he wanted from the start and I contributed some ideas to his plot outline. Then he turned over the scripting chores to me and was extremely accepting of the final draft. I learned quite a bit from the experience.
Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time is set in the Hellboy Universe, but is it new-reader-friendly?
It actually is. You don’t need to have any prior knowledge of timeline events; you can jump right into the story and effortlessly follow it all the way through. If you are a previous reader you will enjoy some of the references and old characters who appear, but a new reader can just accept them as interesting personalities without being confused.
How would you describe Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time?
The story is a science fiction meets fantasy meets steampunk meets horror. It has a very retro Victorian feel but then it is also very alien and bizarre. We’ve tons of action and adventure, exploring places in an alternative dimension you have really never seen before. It’s full of surprises along the way and there is no way you can predict what will happen next.
Any message for the ComicBuzz readers?
I sincerely hope the readers will check out the series. I can guarantee they will be completely entertained and I would enjoy hearing their reactions by contacting me through social media.
We would like to say a big thank you to Bruce for chatting with us and wish him the best of luck with Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time.
