Abigail & Rox
It has been a while since my last update on the Blogger system. I tend to haunt the pages of Myspace more frequently than here and in time forgot about this service. My apologies for neglecting the task-at-hand: shameless self-promotion! So please allow me to introduce my next big comic book venture: Abigail & Rox. Abigail & Rox is essentially a fantasy story about a little girl (Abby) and her teddy bear (Rox) who venture inside an enchanted book of fairy tales to rescue their grandfather. I created the concept and wrote the story, and Adrian Sibar, former illustrator of Batgirl and Planet of the Apes, has reunited with me once again as the artist and colourist. Our first collaborated effort was on the Passenger, which will be printed in the March issue of Digital Webbing Presents (#28). Lastly, there are 22-pages of sequential artwork, but I would personally like to extend the book to 26-pages to include extra content and surprises. Abigail & Rox will be my first solo book, so I am rather excited, frustrated, and broke all at the same time. There is no set release date, but expect to see the book around 3rd quarter from Digital Webbing Press.
The first thing the readers will notice is that Abigail & Rox has several noticeable similarities to Alice in Wonderland, and they will be right on the money. In fact, the first story IS Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. One of the first ideas I implemented into the story was the enchanted book of fairy tales, which in theory, has a pocket universe where all of these fairy tales co-exist rather uncomfortably. As Abby and Rox venture throughout the kingdom, she will encounter other characters and places found in other wonder tales, such as Sleepy Hollow and Feathertop for example. The concept was an easy plot device that I wanted to use for sometime. But not all of the fairy tales found within the world of Enchantment are faithful to their original sources. For example, the main antagonist of the series is the Queen of Spades-- not the Queen of Hearts. However, elements such as the Jabberwocky, the white rabbit, and the tea party are found within the first story. And wait until you see what I have planned for the second story-arc-- if sales and luck permit me to get that far.
The first thing the readers will notice is that Abigail & Rox has several noticeable similarities to Alice in Wonderland, and they will be right on the money. In fact, the first story IS Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. One of the first ideas I implemented into the story was the enchanted book of fairy tales, which in theory, has a pocket universe where all of these fairy tales co-exist rather uncomfortably. As Abby and Rox venture throughout the kingdom, she will encounter other characters and places found in other wonder tales, such as Sleepy Hollow and Feathertop for example. The concept was an easy plot device that I wanted to use for sometime. But not all of the fairy tales found within the world of Enchantment are faithful to their original sources. For example, the main antagonist of the series is the Queen of Spades-- not the Queen of Hearts. However, elements such as the Jabberwocky, the white rabbit, and the tea party are found within the first story. And wait until you see what I have planned for the second story-arc-- if sales and luck permit me to get that far.
posted by Joshua Gamon @ 7:38 AM
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