Posted by Anthony Del Col,
May 21, 2013 – 10:15 am
We’ve received word from IDW that the fourth issue of The Tide of Blood is being released next week – Wednesday, May 29th. We’re pretty happy with the fourth issue – it takes the story in some new and cool directions. And, of course, the artwork by Andy Belanger is amazing.
We’ll be posting previews of the artwork from the next issue all of this week. Today we’ll start by posting the cover of the issue.
For this cover we brought in uber-talented Canadian illustrator Nimit Malavia to design a cover of Juliet and Romeo. It’s a bit of a variation from earlier covers but I think adds a really nice flourish to the series. For those unfamiliar with Nimit’s work check out his website here and Twitter page here.
And don’t forget to pick up The Tide of Blood #4 in comic book shops next week!
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
April 24, 2013 – 4:27 pm
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
April 18, 2013 – 4:13 pm
Yesterday we posted the cover for The Tide of Blood #3. Today we’re going to do something different by posting the first page of the issue – with lettering.
The issue begins with a significant character (hint: his name is in the title…) in hiding as as fool at a bar. What happens when he is discovered by two mysterious figures?
The artwork is by Andy Belanger and coloured by Shari Hess.
Page 1 - A character returns to the series, moonlighting as a fool at a bar...
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
April 17, 2013 – 10:01 am
We have just received word from IDW Publishing (our publisher, obviously) and Diamond Comics (our distributor) that Issue #3 of The Tide of Blood (titled “Darkness Which the Blind Do See”) is being released next Wednesday (the 24th of April). It’s a fitting release day as it’s the day after the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth/death (April 23rd).
Here is the cover for Issue #3, created by our series artist Andy Belanger:
The write-up for Previews magazine for the issue is the following:
“With Hamlet in the clutches of Lady Macbeth, Juliet and Romeo grapple with the island’s powers – and their past – to save him and themselves. But another, even greater, threat has entered the stage: Prospero, the mad wizard whose dominion over the island promises a deadly end for our heroes.”
Look for it next week at all comic book shops and online!
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
March 19, 2013 – 10:05 pm
Here are four pages of art from The Tide of Blood #2 (“To Hold Up a Mirror to Nature”). All artwork is by Andy Belanger, with colouring duties by Shari Chankhamma. The issue is released next Wednesday – March 27th, 2013.
Page 4 - Ghosts from the past of both Hamlet and Othello start to haunt them
Page 9 - Juliet and the Prodigals are attacked by the island's creatures
Page 1 - Miranda leads Juliet and Romeo as they enter upon Prospero's Island
Page 22 - Hamlet and Othello are visited by a woman of the island
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
March 18, 2013 – 11:24 am
On Friday (the Ides of March) I posted the first page of Issue #2 of The Tide of Blood. Allow me to take a step back and feature another piece of art from the issue – the cover image!
Created by Andy Belanger, it’s a cover that nicely hints at the peril that the characters will undertake on Prospero’s Island in this issue. And it also gives the reader a clue of the story point in the reflection created throughout.
The cover of Issue #2! 2# eussi fo revoc ehT! (Created by Andy Belanger)
Props to Andy for this awesome cover, and for the team at IDW (namely Chris Mowry) for also adding to the mirror effect with the logo and blurb.
Look for Issue #2 at comic book shops next week – Wed, Mar 27th!
And here is the original art piece.
Original art by Andy Belanger
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
March 15, 2013 – 11:01 am
Soothsayer:
Beware the ides of March.
Caesar:
What man is that?
Brutus:
A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
So goes one of Shakespeare’s most popular lines. And yes, today is The Ides of March (the 15th of March). To recognize this day, I am posting a preview of the first page of our The Tide of Blood Issue #2 (“To Hold the Mirror Up to Nature”), which will be released in comic book shops March 27th. The art is, of course, by Andy Belanger, and features Miranda leading the group (Juliet and Romeo on this page) onto Prospero’s Island.
Page 2 - Miranda warns Juliet and Romeo as she leads the traveling group onto Prospero's Island
Posted by Anthony Del Col,
February 18, 2013 – 11:35 am
We ran a successful Caption Contest last week so we figured we’d do it again this week!
Leave a caption for the image here either on this site, our Facebook page, or our Twitter account, and we will randomly select two winners this week to win autographed copies of Issue #1 of The Tide of Blood.
This is an image from Issue #1 of the series, a moment in which Romeo, Lysander and other members of the Prodigal forces are on the look-out. What do they see?
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Posted by Anthony Del Col,
February 11, 2013 – 1:00 pm
Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be running a few CAPTION CONTESTS to give followers the opportunity to win autographed copies of our upcoming Issue #1 of The Tide of Blood (due out Wed, Feb 20th in North America).
Here is this week’s photo, of Richard III attacking Shakespeare (I figured that it would be appropriate, given the recent discovery of Richard 3’s remains), near the end of our Volume 2. Please leave a caption here, on our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, and we will randomly select two winners on Wednesday to receive copies.
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Posted by Anthony Del Col,
February 7, 2013 – 12:27 pm
Here is the artwork for Page #1 of The Tide of Blood mini-series, debuting later this month (either the 20th or 27th, depending on when they are shipped). The issue starts off with this page, the beginning of a dream sequence that will set the tone for the rest of the series…
Amazing art by Andy Belanger, as always (see his layouts and inked versions of the page here). As well, it’s a great introduction to our amazing new colourist, Shari Chankhamma, who was discovered by Andy and Becky Cloonan and is doing fantastic work in the new series (her colours in Issue #2 are off-the-charts!).
Page 1 - Romeo's dream sequence
