Native Lands #1 is available digitally!

Native Lands - Issue #1: First Step is available now on Gumroad and Comicsy.

Found to have gained unique abilities alongside their survival, a minority of people known as the "gifted" are forced to rebuild their lives on a strange new world.

Story by James Cavanagh
Colours by Michael Woods
Lettered by Weston Design Studio

Reviews on:

Graphic Policy

Cavanagh’s storytelling is at top form within this story, as the premise and character development is well planned, and one can tell, it is a big overreaching arc, that only if you follow, you will eventually be let in. Latella’s illustrations, feel so intimate in not only setting and but also in character.

Pulp Cultured

Native Lands starts off strong mainly because how much information is omitted from the readers in the first issue. There’s so many questions to be answered and it makes for wild speculation and a great read that you won’t be able to put down. James Cavanagh has shown that in just one issue spanning just thirty pages that there is a ton to learn about each character in Native Lands keeping things on edge and in anticipation as to where this book is headed. The art so far, has been detailed, refined, and much more put together than some indie titles can own up to which will draw you right into the dark colors and bold inks utilized by Cecilia Latella and Michael Woods respectively.

 Comic Crusaders

There is enough to whet the appetite and I am sure that those curious about the fate of the gifted will follow the series.

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News and praise about Golden Age

Golden Age (written by Giulie Speziani & Rob Harrington and illustrated by me) is now available on Comixology:

 

 An interview with Giulie Speziani on Comics Alliance (features pages from our comics together)

An interview with Giulie on Girls Read Comics too

Praise on Part-time Fanboy:

While the story is very endearing what makes Golden Age work most is its beautiful art. Cecilia Latella brings a warmth to every page with her hand painted artwork. Every page is breathtaking and while this is actually a comic book, Latella’s style is on par with some of the best children’s books artists out there. When I first picked up the comic I was actually shocked as to how good the art was. Latella’s talent was of the sort that I couldn’t turn away from…she’s that amazing.

Praise on Major Spoilers:

The art of Golden Age is as beautiful as one would expect. Cecilia Latella has utterly simple lines filled in with water colour paints. This hand painted aesthetic highlights the whimsy of Rosa’s dream-life as the Wrangler as well as the inherent appeal in her bright, spritely self as a character. The environment, like Rosa herself, is painted in fresh colours that speak to all the potential resting on the horizon of Italy as a growing country and Rosa as a growing girl.
Cecilia Latella tackles every art duty on Golden Age with aplomb, while at the same thing not giving off the impression of showing off. She brings magic to the page complementing the wonderful story. Even those readers who focus solely on the artistic aspect of comic book production will find Golden Age a visual treasure trove.

 Praise on What'cha Reading? Golden Age is a Timeless Childhood Classic 

The artwork in this book is as sweet as the story it accompanies. Cecilia Latella has a knack for drawing children, and the vivid colors are bright like the memories of childhood. I also loved the shift in style for the comic that inspires Rosa to superherodom—it looks for all the world like a Golden Age comic about Hitler. 

Featured on CBR!

I got featured on Comic Book Resources, for the Month of Women in Comics!
Read the article here:  http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/03/24/month-of-women-in-comics-the-endling-volume-1/

An excerpt:
Latella nails Amber’s personality so well. I think her depiction of Amber really sells the book the best. Latella makes Amber feel like a real person. Meanwhile, Latella also does a great job depicting all the crazy evolutionary enhancements that the Endling has, like the ability to cut off his own toe and control it to kill people. It’s sick but also awesome (and also based, kind of, on the properties of a real life animal).

You can read The Endling every Thursday on Thrillbent.com :D

Golden Age all around

Some news about our comic Golden Age...

 

Giulie Speziani talks with the Panel 2 Panel crew about Golden Age. I couldn't be there, but they also talk about me!

Some reviews:

On Comic Booked.com:

The color and art of Golden Age are wonderful. I enjoyed the softness of the colors and the lines as this helps keep the focus on the words and ideas of the story while still illustrating life in Northern Italy in 1946. Cecilia Latella brings the story together with her art and makes this a very impressive comic book. I would recommend this as a good break form the normal super hero fare. 

Bag & Bored:

The book has the look of watercolor, which lends itself to the feeling of a children’s book that I mentioned earlier. Cecilia Latella has a great eye for the tone of the book. It feels like someone has told this story, passed it down, and this is the recreation of that.
Rob Harrington and Guilie Speziani have created a book with no obvious hero, no obvious villain. (Though a case can be made for both.) It tells the story of how quickly children can heal, even after the horrors of war and loss of a parent. The comic book is only a peripheral part of the story here. It’s really about the power the imagination has to make us overlook the truly horrible things that can happen. Not only is The Golden Age a beautiful looking book, but it also packs a poignant, thoughtful story.

 Fanboy Comics:

A truly successful element of the comic is the artwork. The artist uses a unique watercolor style for the comic. It instantly reminds you of the paintings you often see children drawing; the inside panels transport you back to those pediatric waiting rooms sitting next to the piles of mommy/kids' magazines. The magazines always had a special look to them, unique to those magazines alone. And yet, Golden Age eerily and effortlessly captures a similar feel, an age of innocence, of youth. On page five we are introduced to the comic Rosa finds on the soldier’s body. They do an excellent job stylizing and aging the images of the discovered “comic,” so it looks like the newspaper comics of the time period - a completely different look and feel from the rest of the story. The style is so convincing, it’s as if you are reading a children’s storybook.

The Endling news

I lost tracks for so long of what happened regarding The Endling in the last few months... Yes, we went on hiatus, but that only means we're working on it so it can flow (hopefully) without interruption in 2014. I've just handed in Issue 28 and working is going on. Anyway, just to recap:

The Endling is now available on Comixology! The first three collections, at least, each one featuring four chapters plus afterwords and bonus materials (layouts, pencils, etc.)

 

Jonathan, me and Paul Mounts at the NYCC

Jonathan and I were interviewed by Pipedream Comics: “Anything that expands the number of outlets for storytelling will open doors for more people to come on through” Jonathan Larsen and Cecilia Latella discuss digital publishing with Thrillbent and their sci-fi fairytale The Endling

 Pipedream Comics also published a review of The Endling. Have and excerpt:


Reminiscent at time of IDW Pubishing’s Memorial, it has a soft gentle pace, with an almost feminine feel to it – which in part is thanks to the influence of Italian artist Cecilia Latella. Her strong simple line work gives the book a very smart classic feel – especially when it comes to the characterisation of the Endling – and as well as mastering the modern world of the science lab, she also has a great grasp of the split world of the savagary of the Endling’s world juxtaposing the simulated world’s barbarity with the modern world’s tranquility.

By the way, I'd love to share also what a reader, Robin, wrote in the Thrillbent comments:

Loving everything on this site but so far this is the stand out comic for me. Genuinely thought Z was going to be replaced by the endling in the tank. Proper feeling of tension and only one innocent to root for with no idea who the true bad guy is. Keep coming guys.

The Endling will be back at the end of the month. Hold on, it will be worth it! 

Article about The Boar

Keeping tracks of things...


Maria Grazia wrote a super-interesting article about my comic, The Boar, praising me so much that I'm humbled. That's what she wrote:

The historical facts, battles and politics, are just hinted at: it is mainly a romance made up of flashes with many shifts in time. If a flaw must be found in this beautiful , original graphic work it is that someone who does not know the facts may feel lost and disoriented. But it is such an atmospheric, gripping tale that they may be lead to search and discover more about this fascinating character: "Dickon", the man who will become Richard III.

An interview for the same blog will be published soon. Thank you! :D

Two reviews for By The Slice

By The Slice, the short comic I illustrated this summer on a script by Giulie Speziani, received two excellent reviews a little while ago! The first appeared on PF Blog and contains quite a few compliment about my drawings:

"It’s full of rich backgrounds, and simply terrific use of line weight. Gwen goes to work at a pizza joint called “Pie In The Sky” and I just adored everything that followed. The main character and overall visual style are just so good natured and aesthetically affable"

The second one appeared on Optical Sloth with equal enthusiasm:

"the art for this is fantastic and it’s a fun little story, so you should give it a shot"

So, thanks a lot to both reviewers! And don't forget to drop a line to Giulie at gingerrabbitstudio.blogspot.com/.


By the Slice can be ordered here.