While strictly not Transformers related, we thought you, our readers, might like to know about a project which Transformers writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior are working on.
To The Death is a creator-owned project, a digital comic book saga set in Earth’s future that echoes the hard-edged sci-fi of Dragon’s Claws and Death’s Head (both of which were co-created by Simon Furman and Geoff Senior) and some of the heavy mech of Transformers. It’s a little different to most digital fare, in that it’s presented in successive full-sized frames (one per screen), really showcasing Geoff Senior’s kinetic, muscular art and letting the story breathe. To say it’s full bore and action-packed is something of an understatement. Its mix of future war, corporate greed on a massive scale, and the more personal story of one man against the system — in a kind of lone samurai way. A battle he can’t possibly win, but can’t back away from either.
Simon Furman has kindly shared with us some artwork of this project, along with the wording above and a press release, which you can check out after the break. Be sure also to check out the first episode, which will be going up on September 10 at www.to-the-death.com.
TO THE DEATH: PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE CREATORS OF DEATH’S HEAD AND DRAGON’S CLAWS…
COMES AN ALL-NEW DIGITAL COMIC BOOK SAGA
Simon Furman and Geoff Senior present To The Death, an epic sci-fi comic book saga available to view digitally in widescreen format.
Earth, 2674: off-world combat legend and absent father Aleksy Dryagin is returning home to a hero’s welcome… and a death sentence. Caught between The Triumvirate, a trio of omnipotent Corporate Heads who want Dryagin publically and permanently axed, and the subversive White Noise, who want a symbol, Dryagin is forced into one last, no-win campaign to save the lives of billions of oblivious civilians. With nothing left to lose, Dryagin is prepared to fight… To The Death!
Showcasing the amazingly kinetic art of Geoff Senior and the hard-hitting storytelling of Simon Furman as never before, To The Death will be released over 18 action-packed downloadabie webisodes and a limited edition Original Graphic Novel (see below).
To The Death launches at ICE, Birmingham’s premier International Comic Expo, on September 10, with the first webisode free-to-view on the To The Death website: www.to-the-death.com
The series proper will launch after a Kickstarter campaign that will offer the To The Death print graphic novel featuring an all-new To The Death story not offered digitally, and only available via Kickstarter.
tikgnat
Episode 1 is Live! Download it! Make it a success!
tikgnat
FYI, To the Death Prequel Graphic Novel on Kickstarter!
To The Death: A Graphic Novel by Simon Furman & Geoff Senior
Do EET.
Aernaroth
I read the title as "Simon Furman and Geoff Senior FIGHT to the death" and all I could think was "jeez I thought they liked each other".
This could be neat.
Avon
Woop woop! Pretty stoked to see how this turns out
tikgnat
Ahhh, good one. Took me a while to get it. Inconcievable.
Razerwire
Bonus points for this post.
Murasame
At first I thought they died, cos I misread.
Sledgehammer
BRING IT.
So much THIS. Especially when it's got shades of Dragon's Claws stamped through it like a 40-ft wide stick of rock.
Heh, can't argue with that, either.
Well…er…thanks for that concise heads-up. I think.
tikgnat
Giggiggiggidygooooo.
Simon told me about this at last years AA convention (I've chatted to him many times over the years, and he knows me as 'That Dragon's Claws guy'), and I'm glad it's finally come together! Will follow. Avidly. But I will read 'Dryagin' as 'Dragon'.
SouthtownKid
Furman is great but Furman + Senior is EPIC.
DJW107PRIME
Nah I'm good.
Spether
"No! To the pain!"
Lady Slipstream
All Hail Simon Furman!!!!
SouthtownKid
Bookmarked!!!!!
Novaburnhilde
Very, very interesting. Definitely going to keep an eye on this.
Sol Fury
Simon Furman got in touch with us to share word about his new collaboration with Geoff Senior, To The Death.
Earth, 2674: off-world combat legend and absent father Aleksy Dryagin is returning home to a hero's welcome… and a death sentence. Caught between The Triumvirate, a trio of omnipotent Corporate Heads who want Dryagin publically and permanently axed, and the subversive White Noise, who want a symbol, Dryagin is forced into one last, no-win campaign to save the lives of billions of oblivious civilians. With nothing left to lose, Dryagin is prepared to fight… To The Death!
It's going to be a digital comic, presented in successive full-sized frames (one per screen), really showcasing Geoff Senior’s kinetic, muscular art and letting the story breathe.
Simon sent us full details and some sample artwork, which is attached to the news story here:
Non-Transformers: To The Death by Simon Furman and Geoff Senior – Transformer World 2005 – TFW2005.COM
The website for the project is here:
To The Death