Here’s one last EX LIBRIS character design (for now - keeping our Beowulf under wraps for now). This one is of Grendel, our big bad. Our version is a lot werewolfier than any I’ve seen before, which I really dig. While this isn’t an adaptation of Beowulf, and instead uses the characters and tropes of that story to tell a brand new tale, we still wanted the Beowulf characters to look as different from their depictions in the many movie adaptations. Art by Michael Hamlett. Mike and I are working on these for Ex Libris, a graphic novel we plan on pitching around in the summer and fall of this year. Ex Libris is a story about literature. It’s about how fiction bleeds into reality, influencing and shaping human life more than human life shapes it. It’s about Beowulf. It’s a story about the monster who just wanted peace and quiet being thrust into the noisiest, busiest place possible… modern New York. It’s about monsters and heroes. It’s about a world that no longer has a place for either of those things… for now. More to come! I’ll be putting out one of these every day for the next few days. We began with Erin, moved onto Seamus, and finished up the main cast of humans with Professor Peterson. We’ve still got Beowulf, and one of his… alter egos. Please support this page and, for more updates on this story and many others, like my Facebook page.
Ex Libris character design #2 Art by Michael Hamlett. This is a character design for SEAMUS, a character from our creator-owned graphic novel, Ex Libris. We’re currently working up a pitch for Ex Libris that we plan on shopping around this summer and fall. Ex Libris is a story about literature. It’s about how fiction bleeds into reality, influencing and shaping human life more than human life shapes it. It’s about Beowulf. It’s about a young writer who sees the magic in the old words, and his quest to bring that magic back to life. It’s about monsters and heroes. It’s about a world that no longer has a place for either of those things… for now. More to come! I’ll be putting out one of these every day for the next few days. Yesterday, we focused on Erin. Please support this page and, for more updates on this story and many others, like my Facebook page.
Art by Michael Hamlett.
This is a character design for ERIN, a character from our creator-owned graphic novel, Ex Libris. We’re currently working up a pitch for Ex Libris that we plan on shopping around this summer and fall.
Ex Libris is a story about literature. It’s about how fiction bleeds into reality, influencing and shaping human life more than human life shapes it. It’s about Beowulf. It’s about a girl who spends her life doing good deeds, trying to make up for something that she can never truly make up for.
It’s about monsters and heroes. It’s about a world that no longer has a place for either of those things… for now.
More to come!
