ABADAZAD #1 NOW 100% PLOOG!
Legendary Artist Mike Ploog Now Penciling Entire Debut Issue Of New Fantasy Series!
November 24, 2003
Art aficionados will be happy to hear that ABADAZAD #1 - originally scheduled to contain only a handful of pages of art by legendary illustrator Mike Ploog (Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night, The Life And Adventures Of Santa
Claus, The Monster of Frankenstein) - will now feature 31 pages penciled by the acclaimed artist!
After many years in Hollywood as a designer and storyboard artist on films such as Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, Ploog is returning to comic books to pencil ABADAZAD, a new fantasy series tailor-made for his mastery of the incredible and the macabre. Created and written by fan-favorite writer J.M. DeMatteis (Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Formerly Known As The Justice League), ABADAZAD tells the adventures of Kate, a troubled teenaged girl
riddled with guilt over the shocking disappearance of her younger brother. Given a glimmer of hope that he may still be alive, Kate must undergo terrifying trials in a bizarre and surreal world she thought only existed in her brother's favorite novels.
"J.M.'s wonderful story has all the ingredients of a 21st Century classic: magic, mystery, and suspense," Ploog said. "ABADAZAD works on many different levels as J.M. cleverly moves the action along in an amazingly brisk and
entertaining manner. That leaves me with the foreboding task of bringing his rich characters to life. Fortunately, J.M. is very articulate and we've formed an exciting partnership."
"More Ploog is never a bad thing," DeMatteis stated. "And having seen some of Mike's gorgeous, textured pencil-work for the first issue, I am delighted beyond words that ABADAZAD is now (to paraphrase the radio DJ's of my childhood): All Ploog, All The Time."
About CrossGen Entertainment, Inc.
CrossGen Entertainment is based just outside of Tampa, Florida. Since its publication launch on May 24, 2000, CrossGen has grown into one of the comic industry's largest print publishers, with its entire line of stories represented in 34 countries and 12 languages. The company has a long-term exclusive development deal with Branded Entertainment, a film and television production company helmed by long-time Batman film and animated feature executive producer Michael Uslan. The CrossGen comics Brath, El Cazador, The Crossovers, Crux, DemonWars, The First, Lady Death, Meridian, Mystic, Negation, The Path, Route 666, Ruse, Scion, Sigil, Sojourn, Solus and Way of the Rat are available as comic books and graphic novels in comic book specialty stores and bookstores everywhere, with Abadazad and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang debuting in early 2004. CrossGen has launched its landmark Internet service,
www.comicsontheweb.com, with partners including America Online, Lycos, Ifilm, Clear Channel Radio Interactive, ucomics.com, and many others. Recently, CrossGen announced a variety of film and television deals that will see many of its properties developed over the next few years by such talent as Oscar® winning director Robert Zemeckis, Wes Craven (Scream, Nightmare on Elm Street), Chuck Russell (The Mask, Eraser, The Scorpion King), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile), Bob Gale (Back to the Future), Threshold Entertainment (Mortal Kombat) and many others. Most recently, Intec Interactive released 10 Digital Comic Books featuring CrossGen series on DVD.
Additional information about CrossGen Entertainment can be found at
www.crossgen.com.
