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Quoting The Source:
The final chapter of writer Steve Niles and artist Kelley Jones Batman horror maxiseries hits soon, and The Dark Knight closes out the story with a deadly confrontation, facing off against the monstrous Midnight for the fate of Gotham. We’ve got a few pages of the finale right here.
It’s a little late, but here’s a video interview Steve did last summer at CCI with Comic Book Resources.
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED MINI-SERIES ‘CITY OF DUST’ FROM STEVE NILES HITS FINALE
January 6th, 2009 – CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY reaches a shattering conclusion with its issue #5 finale, hitting comics stands next month. Created and written by fan-favorite Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Batman: Gotham After Midnight), and with art by Zid, Brandon Chng and Garrie Gastonny (Caliber: First Canon of Justice), CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY represents a stark combination between science-fiction and horror, brought to life by Niles’s unmistakable talent to entertain and frighten simultaneously, with a cutting-edge, painted-art style that pushes the envelope of sequential art. Reviews include:
“Another impressive debut in both story and art.” (Ain’t It Cool News)
“Steve Niles continues to change things up, and just when I thought it was one story, it is even more complex.” (Comics And…)
“CITY OF DUST is a fantastic sci-fi crime book that everyone should be reading.” (The Express Times)
“I cannot think of any excuse for not picking up this book, unless you don’t like a fantastic story.” (Comics Bulletin)
“Proving itself to be one of the more universally entertaining books available.” (Comics Waiting Room)
“Did I mention this comic is straight-up awesome?” (Twelve Fingers)
“If you like futuristic noir horror, CITY OF DUST is an excellent read.” (Major Spoiler)
“This is a very interesting, exciting and beautifully rendered book.” (Pop Syndicate)
“With writing by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and art by Zid, I think Radical Publishing really has something on their hands.” (Bloody Disgusting)
“There are very few series I look forward to each month. This is one of the fortunate to make the cut.” (Comic Book Jesus)
“As a publisher, I couldn’t be more proud of the project,” says Radical President and Publisher Barry Levine. “And now that readers and fans have been with us from the first issue to this last chapter, I’m certain that they haven’t been disappointed with Steve’s direction of a story that continually surprised us at every turn. And if new readers can still find the first issues of CITY OF DUST, then I eagerly suggest they check them out, as it’s one of the most artistically and narratively successful projects I’ve been lucky to be a part of.”
CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY marks Niles’s first major foray into science-fiction. It’s the story of a police detective in a future when fiction, religion and imagination are deemed illegal. When a series of brutal murders spreads terror through his jurisdiction, however, Khrome must track down the source of the violence and confront his own doubts about his fragile society.
CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY #5 appears in the December 2008 Diamond Previews catalogue, to ship February 2009 with three covers: one by Michal Ivan (Diamond Code: DEC084198), one by Clint Langley (Diamond Code: DEC084199) and one by Nick Percival (Diamond Code: DEC084200).
About Radical Publishing
Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for HERCULES, CALIBER, FREEDOM FORMULA and Executive Producer for the in-development REX MUNDI movie from Warner Bros., written by JIM UHLS and starring JOHNNY DEPP); his protege JESSE BERGER (Executive Producer for HERCULES, CALIBER and FREEDOM FORMULA); and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).
Radical Publishing brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE PUGH, WARREN ELLIS, ARTHUR SUYDAM, STEVE NILES, MARKO DJURDJEVIC, IAN EDGINTON, DAVID HINE, RICK REMENDER, JOSEPH KOSINSKI, NICK PERCIVAL, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, NICK SAGAN, CLINT LANGLEY, NICK SIMMONS, PATRICK REILLY, WETA WORKSHOP, ZOMBIE STUDIOS and many more.
Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, PETER BERG’s Film 44 and Radical Pictures for HERCULES; JOHN WOO’s Lion Rock Productions, JOHNNY DEPP’s Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for CALIBER; and BRYAN SINGER’s Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for FREEDOM FORMULA.
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Steve’s webisode of “Fear Itself: New Year’s Day” is available online now at Fearnet.com.
A young woman wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, and does her best not to become one. Written by Steve Niles (’30 Days of Night’). Directed by Darren Bousman (’Saw II’)
Official Press Release
Image Comics’ Shadowline is proud to announce two of their newest and most diverse debuts, SAVAGE and I HATE GALLANT GIRL, have completely sold-out at a distribution level.
“Shadowline’s steadfast commitment to diversity is what drives the entire imprint,” Shadowline Publisher Jim Valentino said. “Having two completely different titles reach a similar success simultaneously is a very important occasion for us and one we hope drives readers to future issues of these wonderful books.”
SAVAGE teams horror master Steve Niles with celebrated painted artist Mike Mayhew along with Dan Wickline and Jeff Frank to craft a hardcore thriller pitting werewolves against Bigfoot in an intense battle royale. On the other hand, I HATE GALLANT GIRL, a runner-up in the Who Wants To Create A Superheroine Contest by writer Kat Cahill and artist Seth Damoose, takes a very different approach at the super-hero genre as a young woman rejected to be the world’s next Gallant Girl decides to take destiny into her own hands. Limited quantities of both issues may still be available at your local comic book store.
SAVAGE #2 (SEP082267) and I HATE GALLANT GIRL #2 (OCT082311), both 32-page full color comic books for $3.50, are in stores now.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
Official Press Release
In order to better connect fans to their favorite creators, Radical Publishing is proud to announce a LIVE WEBCAST with STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night, Gotham After Midnight). On Tuesday, September 30th at http://www.radicalcomics.com fans will have an opportunity to email questions to Steve Niles about his perspective, his career and his upcoming limited series, CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY that will debut from Radical Publishing this October 2008.
“Readers are a priority at Radical Publishing, and I know the impact that interacting with a creator can have on the experiences of readers.” states Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine. “Steve’s a friend of mine, as well as a passionate creator and we’re excited and proud to be working with him on CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY. We know that a lot of fans can’t make it to the conventions as well as signings, and we really wanted to give readers a chance to interact with all of our creators. Now the technology exists to make that happen and we’re very happy that Steve made time in his incredibly busy schedule to participate in Radical Publishing’s inaugural live webcast.”
Fans are urged to visit the Radical Publishing website at http://www.radicalpublishing.com to view a countdown clock leading up to the night of the webcast, a trailer for CITY OF DUST: A PHILIP KHROME STORY, and see pre-release images of the title.
About Radical Publishing
Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Film 44, and Radical Pictures’ HERCULES, Lion Rock Productions, Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures’ CALIBER, and Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures’ FREEDOM FORMULA. Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protege JESSE BERGER (Executive Producer of HERCULES, CALIBER and FREEDOM FORMULA), and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).
Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.
Steve sent over the following flyer today that we thought all Steve Niles fans would enjoy knowing about. Back during Steve’s younger, more impressionable days, when he still lived on the East Coast, Steve was part of a punk band called Gray Matter who had dreams of making it big — well, that plan didn’t exactly pan out, but the gang is getting back together Friday, September 12th at The Black Cat in Washington D.C. Fans of Niles living in the Metro D.C. area won’t want to miss Steve jumping off amplifiers, crowd surfing and ripping on his guitar as best he can (he promises he’s been practicing!). Full details in the flier below.
CBR: IDW announced a new series written by you called “Epilogue” which is a superhero vampire comic. You’ve played on both sides of that equation separately, but why was this the time and the project to merge your two interests?
Steve Niles: I just think the time had come. It was really funny. I’d done horror versions of Batman, and I’m trying to do superhero versions of horror characters like Simon Dark. I’ve been straddling this character for a while, and when I sat down to think about what motivates superheroes and what I like about them, I thought, “Here’s a guy who’s not only going to lose his family like Batman or Spider-Man, but he loses his family to the exact thing that gives him his powers.” That is just the greatest motivation I could think of.
I just love it that this guy would transform into a vampire, which would keep him alive, but vampires murdered his wife and kids and transformed him into what he is. He is absolutely enemies with vampires and is going against their ways in that he’s decided to us his “powers” ” and I hesitate to even use that word ” for good. To reconcile the fact that he has to feed on blood, the way he works it out is that he will only feed on criminals. We hit this running, and he’s using this. He’ll hunt and feed on and kill anybody who hurts other people. If you don’t you’ve got nothing to worry about.
A chilling vision of the future unveils a world where the police now patrol for crimes of the imagination. Religious beliefs, along with any tales of false heroes, idols or gods, are illegal. Called to duty to stop a murder spree, Detective Philip Khrome finds himself face to face with killers born of grim reality with old world superstition and everything is not what it seems.
While looking to develop a new titles outside of the Hercules and Caliber genres,Radical Publishing was approached by Steve Niles who wanted to bring to life a deftly mix of science fiction and horror in a thrilling new miniseries called, City of Dust. To promote Radical’s upcoming October release, Steve Niles will not only sign free promotional books of City of Dust, but will also take part in Radical Publishing’s Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 25th from 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. in Room 10. City of Dust #1 of 5 will be a 48 page prestige format comic retailing for $3.99. Subsequent issues will be 28 page comics retailing for $2.99
“CITY OF DUST blew me away,” exclaimed Barry Levine, Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher. “I love the concept behind Niles’ dark, desperate, dystopian world and the characters that inhabit it. Detective Philip Khrome is a conflicted soul as only Steve can deliver. Radical is going big with this, we’ve commissioned covers from artists like Arthur Suydam, Clint Langley and Lucio Parrillo to kick off the first issue and expect our fans to reap the benefits from our unique promotional events for this title. It all starts at Comic-Con with our preview book. I’m so happy to see Steve on board, not only for signing, but to join the names of Jim Steranko and Ian Edginton for our Comic-Con panel.”
In discussing Radical Publishing, Steve Niles states, “The artwork is what attracted me. Barry(Levine) sat me down and let me look at these artists and I was like ‘I can do a book that looks like this? — I’m in, and that’s what triggered the idea of CITY OF DUST. I’m really excited about this whole thing. I love the way they work. They’re REALLY accommodating. I’m so over committed, it’s not even funny, after years of rejection I can’t say no to anything, but Barry has been so accommodating to that, putting the project ahead of the schedule and I really appreciate that. Radical gives me breathing space and I think it’s panning out. The double-sized first issue is representative of that. They want perfection on every page with the art and I’m happy they do because the end result is beautiful.”
Steve Niles will be signing at the Radical Publishing booth at the following times below.
Radical Publishing booth #2806
Friday
1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Saturday
2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. along with Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies)
After illustrating covers with many of the best and brightest superheroes in comics, Mike Mayhew returns to interiors as 30 DAYS OF NIGHT writers Steve Niles and Dan Wickline craft a horrific tale of man’s primal nature unleashed in October’s SAVAGE.
“As a kid, I was always more drawn to horror comics, but I’ve never had the opportunity return to that as an adult,” said Mayhew. “SAVAGE is my chance to take everything I loved so much about the genre and run with it. The story Steve conceived with Dan hits every note I was hungry to hit and despite this being Jeff Frank’s debut, he knocks the script out of park with Dan’s help. Everyone involved knows and loves horror like nobody’s business.”
With SAVAGE, the creators aim to hit every aspect of the horror genre - from madmen, murderers and most of all, monsters - as the series culminates an all-out war between bigfoot and a clan of werewolves.
Shadowline Publisher Jim Valentino added, “We’ve been looking for a good horror story for a while and Steve, Jeff and Dan have given us one we can (ahem!) sink our teeth into. And Mike’s artwork is nothing short of superlative! This is one to read under the covers…with a flashlight.”
SAVAGE #1, a 32-page full color comic book for $3.50, will go on sale October 29th.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently four partners in Image Comics (Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
