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Talismen Comes to Comics!
Franklin, MA –Atlantis Studios is pleased to announce the publication
of an all-new four-issue fantasy graphic novel miniseries to be
released this fall. The series, Talismen: Return of the Exile, is an
original comic series from Steven Jones and Barb Jacobs, creators of
the popular Talismen novels to be published by Mundania Press (www.mundania.com).
This original story follows the adventures of Marine Corporal Ollie
Steele who is about to be executed by terrorists, when he finds
himself magically transported to the Plane of Imaginings, the land
where dreams and nightmares come from. When a beautiful young woman
named Astrina finds Ollie and takes him back to the quiet village of
Donnelly, he is stunned to learn that they recognize him as the first
of three Exiles prophesized to rescue them from Ba, the foul Ruler of
the Realm of Nightmares and his shadowy first knight, Scath.
Series writer Steven Philip Jones is the author of two novels, King of
Harlem and Bushwackers, the fantasy novella “The Sceptre” (co-created
with Barb Jacobs), and editor of the H.P. Lovecraft anthology
Re-Animator: Tales of Herbert West. His fiction, non-fiction, and
reviews have been published by Malibu Graphics, Caliber Comics,
MysteryScene Magazine, Sundragon Comics, and has appeared on such
websites as
www.gatewaymonthly.com and
www.writersweekly.com
His comic book credits include the original series Nightlinger and
Street Heroes 2005, adaptations of the 1985 film Re-Animator and Bram
Stoker’s novel Dracula, and licensed stories for Invaders from Mars
and Alien Nation.
Talismen is richly illustrated by Barbara Jacobs, who has been a
freelance illustrator and professional artist for nearly twenty years.
Barbara has done cover and interior illustrations for the fantasy
anthology Fantasy Readers Wanted, and most recently Barbıs Talismen
illustrations have captured the attention of fans worldwide on fantasy
and comics websites such as Elfwood, Gateway Monthly, Epilogue, and
Drunk Duck.
Atlantis Studios develops, publishes, and distributes high-quality
science fiction, fantasy, superhero, and action-adventure custom
comics, comics based on licensed properties and strategic
partnerships. For more information on Atlantis Studios, visit
http://www.atlantisstudios.net
For more information on Talismen, including exclusive promotional
artwork, preproduction sketches, and previews of issue #1, visit
http://www.atlantisstudios.net/talismen. |
