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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Carlo Scolari: Attorney at Law #1 Preview","post_excerpt":"Terrible accidents keep happening","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"carlo-scolari-attorney-at-law-1-preview","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-28 16:05:46","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-28 15:05:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=208685","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":208643,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-10-18 22:27:35","post_date_gmt":"2022-10-18 21:27:35","post_content":"With the release of the Snow Paw<\/em> #1-2 Kickstarter, we are delighted to be joined by the creator\/writer of Snow Paw<\/em>, Robert A. Multari.<\/span>\n\nHi Robert. It's so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/strong>\n\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nHi, I\u2019m Robert A. Multari, the creator\/writer of Snow Paw and the hit series Night Wolf as well as the founder of Lone Wolf Comics. I\u2019m a self-published writer working in multiple genres including horror, supernatural, superhero, and antihero themed comic books.<\/span>\n\nI live in Sharpsville, PA with my wife, three children, three dogs, and a cat. I\u2019m also a full time web and graphic designer as well as a part time comic book creator. I would like to rearrange those two paths in the near future.<\/span>\n\nIt's been my dream since I was a kid, struggling with A.D.D. and dyslexia, to be in the comic book business. In July 2017, I released my first issue of my ongoing comic book series, Night Wolf. Currently published and available in print and digital are my Night Wolf Issues 1-6, the volume 1 trade paperback that collects the 1st four issues, and for the 1st issue of Snow Paw, with issue 2 soon to be printed.<\/span>\n\n \n\nCan you tell us all about Lone Wolf Comics?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nSure, Lone Wolf Comics is my independent character-based entertainment company where I self-publish my comic books and more. Besides Snow Paw and Night Wolf, I have three other titles planned for future release - Crimson Dawn, Redemption, and Arcane.<\/span>\n\n\n\nCan you tell us about the origins of Snow Paw<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nSnow Paw\u2019s origin goes way back to when I first started writing X-Men fanfiction when I was 14-years-old and submitted it to Marvel in hopes that Stan Lee would read it. Someone from Marvel was nice enough to write back to me saying that Stan loves to hear from his fans and encouraged me to keep up my writing. As naive as I was at the time, it spread my passion for the business like a wildfire.<\/span>\n\nSnow Paw\u2019s character development came as soon as I had decided to pursue writing an original story, rather than creating another fan fiction. I knew that I wanted a strong female character to be Night Wolf's mentor. This was around the time that I was really into reading the X-Men spinoff titles featuring Wolfsbane. I thought it was so cool how they wrote her Scottish accent in the word bubbles. There is just something enjoyable about reading and listening to Scottish and Irish speech. It's funny how I will catch myself taking on the dialect when I hear too much of it. Long story short, from the beginning of her conception, I wanted Snow Paw to have a Scottish accent.<\/span>\n\nSnow Paw was originally intended to be Night Wolf\u2019s mentor and made cameo appearances in Night Wolf Issues 1 and 2, as part of his nightmare visions, but her first official appearance takes place in Night Wolf Issue 3, where she plays a major role in the second half of the issue and throughout the rest of the 12 issue story arc.<\/span>\n\nSnow Paw is my personal favorite character that I have created and she has been very well received by my audience, who I kindly refer to as my Wolf Pack. They have been howling for more of her. Plus, I wanted to write a story focused on a strong female character for my daughter and other girls getting into comic books to look up to as a strong role model. This was also a great opportunity for me to explore Snow Paw's origin story over 200 hundred years before the events of Night Wolf.<\/span>\n\n \n\nHow would you describe the Snow Paw<\/em> comic?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt\u2019s a gorgeously illustrated historical comic book series that features a strong female lead, who also happens to be a werewolf. If you put Disney's Brave, Outlander, Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, and Carnival Row into a blender you get this very compelling story with its unique take on the supernatural and fantasy genres, with a hint of steampunk in the mix.<\/span>\n\n \n\nWho is Cirilla MacKinlay?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nCirilla MacKinlay, or Cirray for short, is a strong-willed farm girl, born and raised in the Scottish Highlands during the 19th century, who dreams about a life of adventure. She goes against the social expectations of her time and she is unnaturally strong with keen hunting skills. Cirray has a pure heart, loves her family, and she wants to do right by them. Which is why she begrudgingly agrees to her betrothal to James Chisholm, the son of Scottish nobleman Roderick Chisholm, in order to save her family farm from poverty. However, a trite fairy-tale ending was not to be as her family farm was attacked by a pack of werewolves, which awoke the beast within revealing her unknown werewolf lineage.<\/span>\n\n\n\nHow important is word of mouth for any indie project?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nWord of mouth is very important for any and all indie projects. Unlike the larger companies who can afford a large marketing budget, we have limited funds to begin with for bringing our creations to life. So for us indie creators, we live on word of mouth and organic reach to continue our growth in order to produce more content.<\/span>\n\n \n\nWhat made Mog the right artist for Snow Paw?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nFrom the very beginning of this project I wanted a female driven art team and Mog has this natural drawing aesthetic that caters to historical fantasy. Her attention to detail even while drawing a background is second to none. Mog also has an affinity for wolves, which is something we both have in common, so I felt it was a match made in heaven.<\/span>\n\n \n\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy favorite rewards to offer are the Mystery Boxes, and this time I have two of them - one for just the Snow Paw series and the second that contains Night Wolf items as well. In the Snow Paw Mystery Box backers are guaranteed all 14 variant print variant editions of Snow Paw #1 & 2 as well as a mystery signed CGC graded copy of Snow Paw. The Snow Paw Mystery Box is worth $450, but is only going for $299 through the Kickstarter. The Lone Wolf Comics Mystery Boxes has a bit more mystery to it. It\u2019s a lot bigger than the Snow Paw box, containing a minimum of $500 or more value for $499. Inside the box includes a mystery signed CGC graded copy of either Snow Paw or Night Wolf, mystery variant print editions of Snow Paw #1 & 2, mystery variant print editions of Night Wolf #1-6, a mystery Face Mask, a mystery T-Shirt, a mystery Mini-Figure, a mystery Hat, and a mystery Hoodie.<\/span>\n\n\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nIf you love 19th century time period stories filled with Scottish brogue about a strong female lead, Supernatural beings and creatures of Fantasy like werewolves, fairies, demons, dwarves, warlocks, elves and more? Then Snow Paw is the series for you! So what are you waiting for? Join the Wolf Pack today!<\/span>\n\nA big thank you to Robert for sitting and chatting with us. We would like to wish Robert and the rest of the team the best of luck with their Snow Paw #1-2 Kickstarter.<\/span>\n\nKickStarter Link: <\/span>Snow Paw #1-2 Kickstarter<\/a>\n\n \n\n ","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Robert A. Multari","post_excerpt":"Snow Paw","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-robert-a-multari","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-27 16:59:48","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-27 15:59:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=208643","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207818,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-06-01 14:41:05","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-01 13:41:05","post_content":"

With the release of the Kickstarter for Unico: Awakening, we are delighted to be joined today; by writer Samuel Sattin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Samuel, it's so wonderful to have you here with us.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for having me! <\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m Samuel Sattin, a writer who lives in Oakland, California. I talk to my cats a lot, but when I\u2019m not doing that, I\u2019m typically working on some kind of book-related project. I adapted the Cartoon Saloon film, WolfWalkers, to graphic novel format, and I\u2019ll be adapting their other two films, Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells, as well. I\u2019m also the writer behind UNICO: AWAKENING, a Kickstarter campaign that\u2019s live for just a couple more days. There\u2019s more, but I think that covers most things happening right now. I also like to make dioramas. I\u2019ve taken a hiatus for a few months since I\u2019ve been a bit too busy to work on them, but hopefully I can resume later this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For anyone unfamiliar with Osamu Tezuka\u2019s Unico, how would you describe Unico?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Unico has the natural ability to spread unrivaled love and kindness. The more he is cared for, the greater his powers grow, imbuing him with incredible magical abilities. Because of this, he draws the ire of the gods, in particular the goddess of love and beauty herself, Venus. Out of jealousy, she has him banished from the heavens, and dragged through space and time until he forgets everything he once was. The servitor tasked to do this, the West Wind, takes pity on Unico, thus saving him from being completely destroyed. To keep him safe, she brings him from place to place across time, erasing his memory whenever he grows too powerful, to keep him from being discovered by the gods. It\u2019s a tragic, beautiful story about a character whose kindness is rewarded with a curse. <\/span><\/p>\n

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When did you first discover Osamu Tezuka\u2019s Unico?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw the films when I was a kid, and like most, was traumatized accordingly as a result. I didn\u2019t encounter the manga itself until I was an adult. I visited the Osamu Tezuka Museum in Takarazuka in 2017, and became fascinated with the character, whose presence was far more diffuse in Japan than in the US. I read and re-read the English translation that had been put out, and was hooked. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Unico: Awakening will be available in English and Japanese. Was making Unico: Awakening<\/em> available to a large readership an important factor of this project?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, and it was one of the main reasons why we approached the project through crowdfunding, but not just because we wanted to grow the size of the readership. We wanted Unico: Awakening to become a celebration of both the character and Osamu Tezuka\u2019s work, and it was also very important to us that we made sure both the book and project overall would be accessible to a Japanese audience, as opposed to just a Western one. Osamu Tezuka himself believed that comics were a kind of international language, and I think the best thing we can do to recognize the brilliance of that idea is to try and follow in his footsteps. <\/span><\/p>\n

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You are collaborating with the Gurihiru artist team; what makes them the right team for Unico: Awakening<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For me, the question would have to be \u201cwhat doesn\u2019t make them right?\u201d I say this because they are truly the perfect artist team and creative partner for this project. Not only are they fantastically talented, but they are able to blend Japanese and Western comics art styles in an incredibly novel fashion. They\u2019re incredible visual storytellers, and they have a distinct vision for Unico: Awakening that I simply know readers will be delighted by. <\/span><\/p>\n

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You are reinventing Unico, a character created by Osamu Tezuka; does that add more pressure on you as a writer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely! Though as I have mentioned to others who have asked, I think the pressure is more self-enforced, rather than something that\u2019s been put upon me by others. Tezuka Productions has been wonderful to work with, and have been incredibly encouraging and supportive of the ideas I\u2019ve brought forward. I was able to meet with members of the team in Tokyo recently, and was really thrilled to hear that, for them, doing a project like this was about taking the core ideas of the God of Manga, and building them out in new ways, for new generations to enjoy. Hearing this honestly made me emotional. I will do my very best to realize such a vision. <\/span><\/p>\n

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As you are crowdfunding Unico: Awakening and dealing directly with consumers, does that make Unico: Awakening<\/em> more special for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Doing this project through crowdfunding has been wonderful because you do indeed get to interact directly with a wider community. It\u2019s also wonderful because we get the opportunity to fold in an array of incredible rewards, like 16 x 24 inch prints from renowned international artists, and print items called Artifacts from talented American cartoonists. This turns the process of creating Unico: Awakening into a kind of celebration, which is exactly what we hoped it would become. I personally love seeing how everyone has reacted to this in real time. It feels like we\u2019ve found and\/or are building a community around this project, which is a special thing to behold. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What has it been like working with Tezuka Productions?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I touched on this a bit earlier, but it\u2019s been a really wonderful experience. They\u2019ve provided us a lot of room to express our own ideas, and have been great partners in bringing the campaign to life. Also, we\u2019ve had the luck of working with Aki Yanagi, a comics professional who represents a good few Japanese artists working in American comics. He helped facilitate a great deal of this as well, and I\u2019m grateful to him. <\/span><\/p>\n

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How would you describe Unico: Awakening<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Unico: Awakening draws from a story in the original manga called The Cat and the Broomstick. Without getting into too many details, The Cat and the Broomstick is about a young, abandoned cat that wants to become a human being. Unico grants her the (limited) ability to do so, and this leads to her catching the eye of a sadistic hunter with supernatural powers. It\u2019s a story about identity, and the consequences of disrespecting nature. Unico: Awakening takes this story and builds upon it, creating larger roles for characters than they had originally, and providing a larger backdrop plot that expands upon the Unico universe. This is why we call it a reimagining, as opposed to an adaptation. Our hope is to bring the story of Unico to a new generation of readers. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh my, I can\u2019t say that I do! But only because I truly have love for all of the rewards across the spectrum. Thankfully, we do offer a tier where you can receive everything, which includes 10 incredible prints, 5 Artifacts, the book, and t-shirt from Junko Mizuno. That\u2019s the one I would choose. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Any message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Firstly, thank you so much for reading. It means a lot to me. And secondly, please support Unico: Awakening! There are so many wonderful rewards to nab that are exclusive to the Kickstarter, and near-every additional dollar goes to paying the artists, translators, and others who made this project remotely possible. Thank you again for your time.<\/span><\/p>\n

We would like to say thank you to Samuel for talking to us about his manga. We would like to wish the whole team of Unico: Awakening<\/em> the best of luck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feel free to check out the Kickstarter: Unico: Awakening<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Samuel Sattin","post_excerpt":"Unico: Awakening","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-samuel-sattin","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 20:41:32","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 19:41:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207818","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":207719,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2022-04-13 13:58:41","post_date_gmt":"2022-04-13 12:58:41","post_content":"With the release of the Kickstarter for\u00a0Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett<\/em>,\u00a0we are delighted to be joined today by\u00a0storyboard artist Richard Bennett.<\/span>\n\nHi Richard, it's a pleasure to have you here with us.<\/span>\n\nCould you please introduce yourself to our readers?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy name is Richard Bennett, I\u2019m a storyboard artist working in the film industry since 2003. Prior to that I worked in the\u00a0Comic Book industry between 1990 and 2000.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nYou have spent many years in the comic industry; could you tell us some of the titles that you have worked on?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI started working at Neal Adams\u2019 Continuity, with \u2018CyberRad,\u2019 I was doing pencils & inks over Neal\u2019s layouts on that title.\u00a0Then I worked at Marvel on several X-Men books; Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Wolverine, X-Force and a special project the \u2018X-Men Survival Guide to the Mansion.\u2019 Following that, I got called by Jim Lee at Wildstorm\/Image, and there I co-created the character \u2018Brass\u2019, for which I wrote, and did all the artwork on the mini-series. Besides that I worked there on the \u2019Wildcats,\u2019 \u2018Stormwatch,\u2019 \u2018Divine Right.\u2019 Also did a special, \u2018Gen 13: Wired\u2019 with Mike Heisler, which I\u2019m particularly proud of.\u00a0 During those years I also worked a bit with Marc Silvestri\u2019s Top Cow, on \u2018The Darkness,\u2019 \u2018Tales of the Witchblade.\u2019 I\u2019d say, though, the top project during that decade was the original \u201cBrass\u201d mini series.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nCould you tell us about the origins of\u00a0Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett<\/em>\u00a0book?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nI\u2019ve approached Clover Press with the idea of publishing a book with my storyboard work. At that time I had other\u00a0movies in mind since I already had the authorization to use the material done for those.\u00a0Ted and Robbie at Clover loved the coffee book compilation idea; however, they came back with the suggestion to use the work from the\u00a0three Legendary Monsterverse films exclusively on one volume. I thought the concept was brilliant, so we started working on that. Hank Kanalz from Clover was amazing working\u00a0with Legendary and Toho in order to get the greenlight to publish the boards.\u00a0So, here we are!<\/span>\n\n\n\nOn average, how long do you spend storyboarding a movie?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nIt depends greatly on the type of project. High budget blockbusters like these three involved many months of drawing during\u00a0pre-production, and even after principal photography, when called back to draw for re-shoots.\u00a0On smaller projects, either lower budget or independent films, then yes, the average is less time. Either a couple of months or even\u00a0a few weeks.<\/span>\n\nDo you have a favourite scene from\u00a0Godzilla vs. Kong?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nFor sure, I\u2019d say the Hollow Earth Arrival, when the vehicles follow Kong\u2019s lead. Very trippy scene.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nAs you are crowdfunding the book and dealing directly with consumers, does that make the book more special for you?<\/span><\/strong>\n\nOf course, it\u2019s far more personal in a way. So I appreciate immensely every one single pledger wanting to get the book.\u00a0It feels similar to the interaction we had with fans at the artist alley\u2019s booths during comic book conventions. I\u2019ve been thoroughly going through the material, adjusting things to make sure the fans get the best possible presentation on the volume.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\n\nDo you have a favourite Kickstarter reward?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nProbably the version with the original sketch coming along with the book.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nAny message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/strong><\/span>\n\nI hope they will get the book and enjoy it as much as I did while working on the films. I invested myself in those movies\u2019 work in a big way both emotionally and work wise, and it\u2019s my goal they\u2019ll be able to perceive that through the printed storyboard sequences in this beautiful volume! So, I\u2019d like to send a big Thank You to all of them!<\/span>\n\nWe would like to say thank you to Richard for talking to us about his new book. We would like to wish Richard the best of luck.<\/span>\n\nFeel free to check out the Kickstarter: Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett<\/em> on Kickstarter<\/a>.\n<\/span>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Richard Bennett","post_excerpt":"Godzilla & Kong","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-richard-bennett","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:12:23","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:12:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207719","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":11},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_22"};

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