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COMIC PROJECTS: COMING SOON
SMOKE collected edition. DEC 2005. Diamond code SEP05 2982. 150 pages with many extras. $16.95 from Amazon.
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KAT & MOUSE. Alex de Campi (w), Federica Manfredi (a). MAY 2006. Volume 1 (of 4); 96-page Junior Manga from Tokyopop. Two girls solve mysteries around their posh New England private school via the power of science. Imagine NANCY DREW crossed with CSI for tweens. All ages.
"THE CONFORMIST". 17-page story for Dark Horse's AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST anthology. Artist TBA.
MESSIAH COMPLEX. Alex de Campi (w), Eduardo Ocana (a). SUMMER 2006. Volume 1 (of many) of new sci-noir series, from Humanoids. In French. 12yrs and up.
AGENT BOO. Alex de Campi (w), Edo Fuijschkot (a). NOV 2006. Volume 1 (of 3). Illustrated children's book. Imagine SPY KIDS crossed with HITCHHIKERS' GUIDE and you won't be far off. Plus, it has a talking cat in it, and a raven named Quoth.
ADAM IN CHROMALAND. Alex de Campi (w), Luigi di Giammarino (a). JAN 2007. Volume 1 (of 3) of all-ages kids' fantasy/adventure series, from Humanoids. In French. Imagine THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH crossed with BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH.
Other projects in development.
COMIC PROJECTS: OUT NOW
SMOKE #1 (of 3). MAY 2005. Diamond code MAR05 2962.
Alex de Campi (w), Igor Kordey (a), Len O'Grady (c). In a futuristic London run by a government both morally and financially bankrupt, ex-soldier Rupert Cain works for the government as an assassin, in exchange for his girlfriend and her father being kept safe from harm. But when the father is murdered anyway, Cain has to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and cope with everything he walked away from three years ago. Meanwhile, London descends into crisis as an unusual terrorist group kidnaps the visiting OPEC president and ransom him for quite peculiar demands. A violent, blackly comic thriller from top 20 artist Igor Kordey (X-MEN) and hot new writer Alex de Campi. Download a 10pg pdf preview . FC 48 pages, from IDW. Cover image after Banksy.
REVIEWS OF SMOKE #1: CBR : "This could well be the first breakout comic of the decade." The Fourth Rail's Randy Lander: 10/10 and Pick of the Week, "In reading Smoke , I was reminded of the work of Alan Moore... de Campi delivers the goods with an espionage/political thriller flavored with a healthy dose of social satire and plenty of beautiful violence, the latter courtesy of Igor Kordey." The Fourth Rail's Don MacPherson: 10/10 and Pick of the Week, "Smoke is a British Farenheit 9/11 crossed with The Bourne Supremacy . De Campi's commentary on economic manipulation and media lethargy pack a particularly powerful impact given the dominant state of right-wing politics in the world's last remaining super-power." ComiXfan's James Grove: 5/5, "Couple this return to peak form by Igor Kordey with a spectacular debut by Alex de Campi - who crafts together a complex and thought-provoking vision of a futuristic London beset by political intrigue, moral and financial bankruptcy, extreme and unusual acts of terrorism, and British espionage - and we have an introductory issue that excites me to the extent that a Warren Ellis or Alan Moore penned tale would do". Buzzscope's Rose Vess: A, "De Campi's tale is successful in its own right, with its rich characters, brisk pacing, and complicated storyline. It is billed as a "darkly comic" story and it is, but de Campi keeps a firm handle on the reins of her humor, never sacrificing the story for the cutting wit."
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SMOKE #2 (of 3). JUN 2005. Diamond code APR05 2961.
Alex de Campi (w), Igor Kordey (a), Len O'Grady (c). When Cain's former employers turn on him, it's Once Upon A Time in the West Country as a team of heavies is despatched by train to Devon to shut him up. As his allies evaporate one by one, Cain is increasingly beset by questions about just whose side his mentor was on. Back in a London brought to a halt by the oil crisis, the only person who can answer those questions is being held hostage by terrorists. And as the government sees its plans unravelling, it calls in a little American help to remove the thorn in its side: No-Face, the Yankee deadly dandy. FC 48 pages. Cover image contains elements from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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SMOKE #3 (of 3). JUL 2005. Diamond code MAY05 2812.
Alex de Campi (w), Igor Kordey (a), Len O'Grady (c). Abandoned by friends and ex lovers, Cain is unwittingly used as a pawn by the government to track down his mentor's reclusive, powerful associates. Cain's only hope is to persuade Katie Shah, a journalist he betrayed, to help him. Caught between a desperate government and the mysterious Quiet Men, they race to uncover the ugly truths about Cain's past and London's present. But two steps behind slinks No-Face, borrowing a familiar identity and waiting for the right moment to end everything with a bang. FC 48 pages. Cover image after Banksy.
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COMMERCIAL SUICIDE 3. May 2005. Perfect for fans of SOUTH PARK, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, VIZ (UK) or simply offending passing elderly relations, COMMERCIAL SUICIDE features such socially irredeemable strips and downright vulgar humour as
"Ultimate Pol Pot " by Kieron Gillen and William Cogan; "The Hip-Hop God Squad" by Kev Hill; "Broken" by Dean Haspiel and Michel Fiffe, and "Citadel Unknowing" by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, among others of the brightest underground talent in Europe and the Americas.
Want to see more? Download an 8-page sample , "Necrocomicon" by me , Jamie Boardman and Dave Marquez . CS3 was launched at the UK's Bristol Comic Expo and will soon be available via Lulu.com for mail-order. The UK edition is also available in very limited quantities from The Isotope in San Francisco. B&W 110 pages.
US BUYERS: $8 + postage .
DEFECTIVE COMICS. May 2005. A limited-edition solo digest anthology, with five stories illustrated by Arthur Goodman, Paul Peart-Smith, Rob Croonenborghs, Felipe Sobreiro, and Len O'Grady. Only 150 signed and numbered copies. Launched at the UK's Bristol Comic Expo and available in America through the Jigsaw Cafe and the Isotope Comic Shop. B&W 130 pages.
VARIANTS 1. APR 2005. Via Comixpress. 36-page B&W sci-fi anthology. I contribute the story HIGH & LONESOME, a 16-page sci-fi/horror story drawn by Len O'Grady and lettered by Patrick Foster. Click here for a preview of the first page of HIGH & LONESOME.
WORLDWIDE: $3.50 + shipping
COMMERCIAL SUICIDE Vol 2. NOV 2004. Available here.
Volume 1, a 48-page compendium of wrongness, rocked the house at Bristol 2004, selling out before noon on the first day. But my, how we've grown since then. COMMERCIAL SUICIDE 2.0, 100 pages of twisted humour by some of the sickest minds in comics, will be launched at the London comics convention on October 23, 2004. Afterwards, the book will be available for purchase on Lulu.com. Features cover art by Brian Frey and back cover art by Jamie McKelvie. I co-edit Commercial Suicide (with Kieron Gillen) and wrote and drew a 4-page story, DAISY CASHES IN, for the book. Please note: UK edition now SOLD OUT.
NORTH AMERICA: $8 + shipping
VARIANCE ANTHOLOGY Vol. 1. JUN 2004. Available here. The 105-page original graphic novel collects 10 tales of fantasy, horror and science fiction, featuring the work of 12 different artists, as well as a foreword from Warren Ellis (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, PLANETARY) and an afterword by Dwayne McDuffie, the creator of STATIC SHOCK. From alien abductions to explorations of the human condition from the inside of an English pub, THE VARIANCE ANTHOLOGY features a wide variety of stories from a number of today's hottest new faces in comics. I contributed a 5-page story, WE COULD BE HEROES, drawn by Paul Ridgon.
WORLDWIDE: $12.50 + shipping