Alguien le entro a Rachel Rising? Del mismo autor de Strange in paradise? Muy buena! La recomiendo tambien

Hace rato que le tengo ganas a una serie de Garth Ennis que pinta como una especie de mezcla entre Nikita y Punisher, se llama Jennifer Blood, alguno la leyó?

Bueno, no encontré exactamente dónde postear esto, y no creo que de para abrir un tema sobre Novedades de Boom Studios (al menos, desde mi ignorancia).

Así que comparto acá un artículo sobre lo nuevo que se viene del Pelado Morrison: "Klaus", un "Papá Noel: Año Cero", una mezcla entre "Lord of the rings" y "Batman begins", en las palabras de su autor.

CBR escribió:

Last year, BOOM! Studios announced in the days before Comic-Con International that superstar writer Grant Morrison was working on a new project for the publisher, with no further details announced.

Roughly one year later, with this year's installment of Comic-Con in San Diego set to begin next week, CBR has the exclusive first details and first interview with Morrison on his BOOM! Studios project -- and can virtually guarantee it's not what you expected.

Morrison has teamed with artist Dan Mora -- a BOOM! veteran known for his work on "Hexed" -- for "Klaus," a six-issue miniseries slated to debut in November. "Klaus" is a Santa Claus origin story, reinventing Father Christmas as a crusader against injustice and a rough-and-tumble, Conan the Barbarian-esque superhero. The series draws upon early Viking and Siberian Santa Claus mythology, but also aims to be contemporary, portraying a much cooler and fiercer Santa than the one usually known to come to town every December 25.

CBR talked in-depth with Morrison about "Klaus," an idea he said came to him during his time on acclaimed DC Comics series "All-Star Superman" -- and he was shocked it hadn't been done already.

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CBR News: Grant, the concept of "Klaus" is a rather universal and timeless one by nature -- is this an idea you had kicking around for a while, and were developing here and there?




EXCLUSIVE: Dan Mora's cover for "Klaus" #1.

Grant Morrison: I had this notion way back. I was doing the "All-Star Superman" stuff, and I got so into Superman, so into his character, so involved with what we were doing. When I finished, it occurred to me that I'd really love to do this -- with a character that wasn't owned by a corporation. [Laughs] I thought about, "Who does everyone know?" "Who's every kid's favorite hero?" I suddenly thought, "How come no one's told the 'Year One' of Santa Claus?" It seems so obvious. Basically, this is my "All-Star Santa Claus." [Laughs] "Santa Claus Year Zero." It's kind of neat approaching that character as if he was the world's greatest superhero, and we've never learned the origin.

Even though there are plenty of contemporary stories that involve Santa Claus, it's almost always the same basic interpretation, there hasn't been a lot of deep looks or reinventions of the character -- did this story feel overdue to you?

Weirdly enough, no one's done the origin story. I think there was one film from the '60s or something -- I can't remember who did it, but it was a kind of origin for Santa. I know there's a new movie happening, which is one of the reasons I wanted to get this out there. It's a screenplay that's out and about.

I wanted to do this, because my take on it was just to do it like a superhero. I think no one's done that, and it was weird that no one's thought about that character -- what was he like when he was young? How did he get the sack? How did he get the reindeer? How did he get the sleigh? It seemed like such an obvious story. I really got into it, especially after the very dark stuff that I've been doing, like "Annihilator" and "Nameless." I really wanted to do just a big, fantasy epic for a wider audience, an all-ages audience.

How similar is the "Klaus" take on Santa to the interpretation we all recognize? You're drawing on some of the earlier roots of the character, the Viking and Siberian origins. Will "Klaus" look and feel like Santa, or something different?

The first image that came to me, and this kind of sums it all up, is this ferocious-looking, almost "Conan the Barbarian" young man with black hair and a black beard, the snow is coming down onto him, it's turning his hair and beard white. That was the image that came to me first. It really became about that. We've never seen him young. We've never seen how the hell this happened -- how did he get to be Santa Claus? It seemed such an obvious, ridiculous idea, that I really seized on it and it became a kind of "Lord of the Rings" meets "Batman Begins." [Laughs]

I thought it was such a franchise-able thing. It allows me to create my own Batman, my own Superman, my own Doctor Who. There's so much you can do with this character. Everyone's familiar with it, but no one really knows him. It was all about just getting to the roots of this thing. Here's a massive icon everyone around the world knows -- how deep can we dig, how can we we make him human? We take this quite seriously, and do it like Frank Miller did "Batman: Year One," but with Santa Claus.

We go back to the shamanic roots of the character, and the mythological roots of the character. It's a man suddenly finding himself in a much bigger, stranger world.

"Klaus" is also about making the character contemporary, and making the character "cool." That sticks out to me, because Santa is a character that, of all the words you can associate with him, cool is not one of them.




"Klaus" was inspired by Morrison's superhero work like "All-Star Superman." (Cover by Frank Quitely.)

Exactly! And that's why it's such a great challenge. To take something so ridiculous that we all know, and suddenly do a twist on it. I keep coming back to, why has no one thought of this? This is like a Mark Millar idea. [Laughs] It seems so obvious, but it's been very engrossing, going back to the roots of Santa, the Siberian shamanistic kind of version of it, and then you've got the character Sinterklaas, and everything built up towards the familiar guy that we know.

I really thought it was just a great, untold story, to hear how that happened. And then to go at it as a big, big epic fantasy that's got a little bit of "Conan the Barbarian," a little bit of "Lord of the Rings," a little bit of sci-fi.

There's not necessarily much personality to Santa Claus other than "jolly" -- and I guess "generous." What was that like, to flesh out a personality for Santa? Did you see a lot of potential there?

Absolutely. He's just a picture on a greeting card for most people. Like in Batman -- when did he first figure out to dress like a bat? When did he first make a Batarang? [In this series], when did he first say "Ho, ho, ho"? How did this barbarian-like giant of a man finally become what we recognize?

You've noted the series will tell how he got his sleigh, his sack -- how did you figure out which recognizable elements you wanted to include, and which ones you might want to ignore?

I really did some serious research on this. We built on every single idea of Father Christmas, of Santa Claus. We included everything. So all of the trappings we recognize, especially when he winds up in the familiar red suit with the belt and all of that -- not as quite an old man, but that's what he will become.

One of the first ideas that came to me is, "What the hell does Santa Claus do the other 364 days of the year?" This is kind of the story that explains why he does what he does, and also sets him up for all of these other adventures. Where the hell does he go? Does he go to space? Treating him as kind of a cross between Batman and Superman, and almost weaving in a story like "V for Vendetta" -- the rebel against society who becomes something quite different.

You're using the word "superhero" a lot -- do you mean that in terms of the mythology and the iconic nature of this character, or is there a more literal level, where he's actually fighting injustice?

Absolutely. When you see the story, that's really what it's about. It's one of my favorite themes. It's someone fighting against an oppressive authority. That's how it starts out.

This is your first work for BOOM! Studios -- you've worked with a lot of publishers, including very recently at DC Comics, Image Comics and Legendary Comics. What made BOOM! the right home for "Klaus"?

I've been doing a lot of new, creator-owned kind of stuff. I've done a couple Image books, I've got "Annihilator" with Legendary, I'm still working with DC -- I love DC Comics a lot. But I wanted to do these new things. This all-ages thing -- it seemed perfect for BOOM!, and I love the guys over there. Some of the best editors I've ever worked with. We've been talking about [working together], and I thought this was the project that suited BOOM! -- the way that "Happy" suits Image, and "Annihilator" fits with Legendary. It was tailoring what I wanted to do to the specific publisher that could do it best.

You also haven't been on a proper monthly title since wrapping up on "Action Comics." How much are you enjoying having more time and freedom to do less conventional projects like this one?

I was locked in to those "Batman" and Superman deadlines. As much as I loved doing that, it stopped me from doing a lot of stories. These are stories I came up with five years ago, in some cases. They've just been sitting there -- just couldn't get to them. Honestly, it feels like liberation to be able to tell these things that have been building up in my head for a long time.

And you mentioned the all-ages aspect of "Klaus" -- how important is that? As you noted, you've written some darker stuff lately. Were you looking to write a story with a broader audience?




Initial teaser released last year.

The last couple of creator-owned things I've done, "Nameless" and "Annihilator," honestly, was dealing with my mother's death and all of these dark subjects. Coming out of the other side of that, I just wanted to do a big, fantasy, sexy, superhero Santa. The feeling behind it is very genuine. It's like someone coming out of a tunnel.

And for "Klaus," Dan Mora is the artist...

Oh my god! I'm looking at this picture right now. It's Klaus with a dead reindeer over his shoulder, his pet wolf at his side, and he's covered with blood and he's got a sword. It looks so great. Dan is amazing. He's one of the best artists I've worked with. I didn't even know the guy before this project. He's fantastic. BOOM! suggested him -- it was an instant sell. This image kind of sums everything up.

It also inspires me -- once I see the character and the expressions in the art, it inspired me for the next script.

So this "Klaus" story is an origin story, but it sounds like you've got the enthusiasm to do more?

The first arc is going to be six issues, but I wanted my own Superman, ultimately. So we're kind of doing the revamp stuff I usually do for DC, on a much more universal character. There are so many more stories we can tell. We can kind of go anywhere with this guy after this. It's the kind of thing I think I could run for a long, long time.

Grant Morrison and Dan Mora's "Klaus" is scheduled to debut from BOOM! Studios in November.

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Yo no creo, como dice él, que nunca se haya escrito un "orige" de Papá Noel (tengo en mi biblioteca "Santa Claus: la leyenda de Papá Noel", de Michael Ploog, editada por Norma. Pero igual, la verdad que me interesa y sería lo primero que me compraría de una editorial de la que casi desconozco su existencia.

De este muchacho se puede esperar cualquier cosa, pero a mi ya me lo vendió cuando dijo "Conan". Veremos que pasa cuando lo editen.

Pinta le sobra... esperare la recopilacion

En lo personal, tuve acceso a comics "fuera del Mainstream" sólo a través de scans, así que es como que ambos temas van ligados. Me encanta leer scans, me compré una tablet de 10" para poder hacerlo más cómodo y la verdad que la rompe ... leyendo así pude conocer cosas como predicador, que apenas tuve la oportunidad me la compré.
  Hay un cómic que estos últimos días me voló los pelos y lo súper recomiendo: The private Eye de Bian K Vaughan y Marcos Martín. Lo bajé por los dibujos, porque me encanta el estilo de Martín, pero la verdad me encontré con una historia increíble y hay muchas cosas más que me gustaron. En resumen, se ubica en el año dos mil setentaypico, luego de que la nube de internet explotar y los datos personales de todo el mundo se hicieran públicos, lo que terminó resultando gravísimo. Justamente en un momento uno de los personajes le dice al otro que en privado es cuando se demuestran nuestras miserias, y si las cosas que hacemos en solitario se revelaran, podríamos ser muy mal vistos aunque no seamos delincuentes. En ese mundo, donde ya no hay celus, internet, cámaras de vigilancia, lo más sagrado es la identidad, por eso la gente sale a la calle con máscaras ... y ahí se ubica una historia detectivesca de puta madre. Súper recomendable, me llevó a engancharme con Vaughan y a darme ganas de leer más, así que arranqué Saga y Ex Machina; si Saga me gusta me la compraré.
    Otro dato de color es que The Private Eye no salió impreso, sino que los vagos lo hicieron para compartir en Internet, o sea que sí o sí hay que leerlo en compu o tableta. Lo bajan de panelsyndicate.com, y si les gusta pueden pagar, y si no no. Son cosas que dicen mucho sobre los autores.
    Otro cómic que leí y me gustó mucho mucho es Jupiter's Legacy  de Millar y Quitely. Muuuy buena historia pero te deja re manija porque sacaron 5 números nomás, muy lentamente, y es una obra que tiene para tirar para rato.

emmadelmal escribió:

Hay un cómic que estos últimos días me voló los pelos y lo súper recomiendo: The private Eye de Bian K Vaughan y Marcos Martín. Lo bajé por los dibujos, porque me encanta el estilo de Martín, pero la verdad me encontré con una historia increíble y hay muchas cosas más que me gustaron. En resumen, se ubica en el año dos mil setentaypico, luego de que la nube de internet explotar y los datos personales de todo el mundo se hicieran públicos, lo que terminó resultando gravísimo. Justamente en un momento uno de los personajes le dice al otro que en privado es cuando se demuestran nuestras miserias, y si las cosas que hacemos en solitario se revelaran, podríamos ser muy mal vistos aunque no seamos delincuentes. En ese mundo, donde ya no hay celus, internet, cámaras de vigilancia, lo más sagrado es la identidad, por eso la gente sale a la calle con máscaras ... y ahí se ubica una historia detectivesca de puta madre.

Ufff, me la recontra vendiste 

The private eye va a salir por image en tp proximamente

sorco2003 escribió:

The private eye va a salir por image en tp proximamente

No sabía! Ojalá la editen acá, la compraría de una, igual que a Jupiter's Legacy

Seria muy bueno, porque le huyo desesperadamente a la pantalla para leer comics... no puedo

ImOctavius escribió:

emmadelmal escribió:

Hay un cómic que estos últimos días me voló los pelos y lo súper recomiendo: The private Eye de Bian K Vaughan y Marcos Martín. Lo bajé por los dibujos, porque me encanta el estilo de Martín, pero la verdad me encontré con una historia increíble y hay muchas cosas más que me gustaron. En resumen, se ubica en el año dos mil setentaypico, luego de que la nube de internet explotar y los datos personales de todo el mundo se hicieran públicos, lo que terminó resultando gravísimo. Justamente en un momento uno de los personajes le dice al otro que en privado es cuando se demuestran nuestras miserias, y si las cosas que hacemos en solitario se revelaran, podríamos ser muy mal vistos aunque no seamos delincuentes. En ese mundo, donde ya no hay celus, internet, cámaras de vigilancia, lo más sagrado es la identidad, por eso la gente sale a la calle con máscaras ... y ahí se ubica una historia detectivesca de puta madre.

Ufff, me la recontra vendiste 

A mi tambien! Lo pongo en carpeta para leer!

Papel o scan?  Vale la pena buscarlo entonces?

scan (shame on me). Ya no compro issues de afuera, salvo que sean backissues. No tengo idea de si Boom! edita TPs, pero calculo que sí y esperaré a ello!

Estoy en la misma que vos, salvo backissues, no mas grapa. no hay plata ni espacio.

En image tienen también prophet de brandon graham, realmente no se quien es pero su serie de va al carajo conceptualmente, y rat queen una comedia que tiene elfos, brujas, enanos ,pero de la peor calaña

Buenas!
UNa serie que me gustó muchisimo, fuera off mainstream norteamericano, es Hate, de Peter Bagge, o Neat Stuff también. Gilbert Shelton me cabe mucho de los viejos y los hermanos Hernandez

El último año estuve mechando cosas no DC y Marvel. No voy a decir ninguna joya oculta, ojo; pero me gustaron mucho:

-BONE de Jeff Smith, el que pueda, a conseguir el One Volume Collection, sale barata y está toda. Épica estilo Lord of the Rings

-CORTO MALTÉS de Hugo Pratt, se consigue la edición local de Clarín muy barata. Aventura Pura

-y mi novia y suegro me recomendaron JERUSALEM de Guy Delisle, hay edición local barata de Ed. Común.

quemerosoy escribió:

-y mi novia y suegro me recomendaron JERUSALEM de Guy Delisle, hay edición local barata de Ed. Común.

Si te gustó, ahora editaron Pyongyang también de Delisle

Hace rato que le tengo ganas a los 3 libracos que saco Astiberri de Bone.

Yo tengo muchísimas ganas de conseguir Bone en español para regalarme a mi sobrino, pero los tomos que he visto estaban demasiado caros. Dónde los viste vos, corrigan?

Yo los vi en la Revisteria, pero estaban poco mas de una luca cada uno.  Si no hace rato que me habría sacado las ganas de comprarlos.

De que se trata bone? A grandes rasgos? No me llama ni a palos cada vez q lo vi

Uh, no me da el presupuesto ni en pedo. Ponete las pilas, Utopía.

Yo recomiendo Eagle, es un manga que narra la campaña de un americano con raíces japonesas para convertirse en presidente de Estados Unidos. A mi me encantó, y en su momento estaba muy barato (yo creo que pague $35 cada tomo). Son 5 tomos grandes (de más de 400 páginas).