BTD partners Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson headed to the Long Beach Comic-Con this past weekend along with "LUCID" writer Michael McMillian, to speak about upcoming comic projects published with Archaia. They got to connect directly with fans, and Michael signed limited edition posters, as well.
VIDEO: A bit of the Archaia Comics panel, featuring McMillian and Moosa.
PHOTO: McMillian signing "LUCID" posters in Long Beach.
PHOTO: The Archaia Comics panel, from left to right Archaia Marketing director Mel Caylo, "Hybrid Bastards" creator Tom Pinchuk, "LUCID" creator Michael McMillian, and Before The Door Pictures producer Corey Moosa.
By Before the Door on September 30, 2009 1:36 PM
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Get an EXCLUSIVE "LUCID" POSTER, signed by the creator...
This weekend writer Michael McMillian (LUCID) will be attending the Long Beach Comic-Con, along with Before The Door Pictures partners Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson, in support of the BTD / Archaia publishing projects. Zachary was hoping to attend, but has other work obligations that came up. Here are the scheduled events. Stop by the Archaia booth (# 265) if you're at the convention and say hello.
12:00-12:45 pm in Room C : McMillian will appear on the Archaia panel, talking about his upcoming comic series, LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure, alongside David Peterson (creator of "Mouseguard"), Joe LeFavi (Jim Henson Company), Stephen Christy (director of development for Archaia), and other creators.
3:00-4:00 pm at Archaia's Booth # 265 : McMillian will be signing limited edition LUCID posters.
Limited Edition "LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure" Poster, Archaia & Before The Door, 2009.
By Before the Door on September 11, 2009 12:11 PM
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At ComicCon 2009, Zachary was interviewed by CBR TV about the upcoming Archaia comic book projects, MR MURDER IS DEAD and LUCID. Watch for the Mabes/Sarmy shoutout. This interview was done right after the HEROES panel, and right before the Archaia/BTD panel.
The second project from the partnership between Zachary Quinto's Before The Door Pictures and the publisher, Archaia, will be an original comic book series - LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure.
"LUCID" was created by Michael McMillian, a writer and actor (HBO's "TRUE BLOOD" and many other projects) and a longtime friend of Zachary, Corey, and Neal from their days together at Carnegie Mellon.
PRESS:
Here is a link to a great interview with ZQ, CM, and ND about the projects and partnership with Archaia with writer Jesse Schedeen over at IGN.
This early teaser artwork premiered at Comic-Con on July 25th, 2009.
THE STORY:
Our nation's prayers have been answered: The stars have aligned and brought us President Jefferson Monday to lead the world into a new Golden Age. After thousands of years of promise... Camelot has returned.
Unfortunately, evil agents of darkness lurking in shadows and high positions of world power aren't willing to call it a day just yet...
Thankfully, the United States Department of Secrets has employed Matthew Dee to protect us. A descendant of Queen Elizabeth I's court magician, John Dee, Matthew is a covert spy and combat mage, trained in the ancient practice of the Mystery School Network, fighting to ensure humanity's freedom from the grip of ancient dark forces.
LUCID, a 4-issue limited series, is an action-packed fantasy for the 21st century drawing inspiration from James Bond, Arthurian Legend, and modern American mythology.
VIDEO:
And here's a video of Michael McMillian and the Before The Door Team (ZQ, CM, ND) talking about "LUCID" on the Archaia panel at Comic-Con.
The first project from the partnership between Zachary Quinto's Before The Door Pictures and the publisher, Archaia, will be an original graphic novel.
"MR. MURDER IS DEAD" was created by Victor Quinaz, a New York-based writer and longtime friend of Zachary, Corey, and Neal from their days together at Carnegie Mellon.
Murder...
Intrigue...
Old men doing bad things...
GOULD KANE is long into his retirement as a top cop. He was once the basis for the world famous comic
strip detective THE SPOOK. But when a not-so-nice man, once nicknamed MR. MURDER, is found dead, the
events that unfold could lead Gould to a new and perhaps even greater profession in his twilight... as a very
bad man.
MR. MURDER IS DEAD lives in several worlds. It's all at once a throwback to the great staples of noir &
pulp, while at the same time examining the real-life ramifications of our characters' choices.
Here's a LINK to an article about the partnership with Archaia from ComicBookResources.
Zachary and his partners at Before The Door (Corey Moosa, and Neal Dodson) attended Comic-Con this past weekend in San Diego. The main purpose of their visit was to announce a three-book publishing deal with Archaia Comics. More details on those specific projects will be trickling out over the next few days, including artwork.
Below is an interview from Newsarama that details the new venture.
On that front, here are some thoughts from Zachary:
"As a company passionate
about telling unique stories, we're thrilled to be doing that on our projects
with Archaia. I've been immersed in the comic book world through
my work as an actor, and it feels fitting that Corey, Neal and I are diving
even further into it as producers. It's my third year in a row at
Comic-Con--Sylar, Spock and now Archaia."
And from Corey Moosa:
"I second Zachary, and add
that, as a lifelong comic book fan myself, our writers are telling some awesome
tales. We can't wait to share them."
VIDEO:
And here's a VIDEO of the first segment of the Comic-Con panel that featured Zachary Quinto, comicbook legend Jeph Loeb (who moderated the panel), Corey Moosa, Neal Dodson, Archaia director of development Stephen Christy, Archaia president PJ Bickett, and our first two writers: Victor Quinaz & Michael McMillian. Thanks to Mabes and the Sarmy for the front row video footage.
5:30pm - ARCHAIA panel - Archaia: New Titles-- Come hear about the great titles Archaia has in store, including Awakening (with writer Nick Tapalansky and artist Alex Eckman-Lawn), The Killer (with writer Matz), and The God Machine (with creator Chandra Free). Then: You've watched him for three seasons on NBC's Heroes playing Sylar and on the big screen as Spock in the new Star Trek movie, but what do actor Zachary Quinto and his colleagues at media production company Before the Door Pictures have to do with Archaia? Find out exclusively at this panel, which will feature Quinto, Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson of Before the Door Pictures, plus appearances by top-secret special guests with additional announcements!Room 5AB
3:15pm - the annual "HEROES" panel at the Hilton Hotel.
The 4-issue STAR TREK: COUNTDOWN comic book series released its fourth issue today. The four-issue arc tells the story of what happened in the Star Trek Universe between the end of last movie and the beginning on the new J.J. Abrams film. The story for the comic series is by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (screenwriters of the new film), it's written by Mike Johnson & Tim Jones, and published by IDW.
Next week, the trade paperback collecting all four issues into one graphic novel will be available. It's available for pre-order through the store section of this website - link. Cover art for the fourth issue is below (there are alternate covers for this issue in some stores with a photo of Zachary as young Spock in the place of this old Spock artwork).
