Showing posts with label Diego L. Parada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diego L. Parada. Show all posts

Thursday, September 26, 2024

QUEEN OF HELL: INITIUM Comic Series Kickstarter

 



          Here I present to you the latest Kickstarter campaign organized by my partners in crime the American heavy metal band A Sound of Thunder :

      https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/asoundofthunder/queen-of-hell


      Cecilia was born to serve the demon lord Udoroth. Heaven tried to turn Cecilia against her diabolical nature. But neither side considered how strong-willed Cecilia can be! Once she learns the truth about herself, and about those she thought she knew best, all bets are off. Will Cecilia help Udoroth conquer Heaven? Will she aid the Angelic forces to defeat evil? Or will she forge her own path of destruction...as the Queen of Hell?! 




       Queen of Hell: Initium is a four-issue horror-fantasy adventure comic series consisting of 92 total story pages (22 pages per issues #1-#3 and 26 pages in #4) and based on the music of metal band A Sound of Thunder.

       I have been working on this project for a long time, this is our formidable team

     Writer/Story - Rafer Roberts

     Artist - Mike Ratera 

    Colorist - Diego L. Parada (#1 & #3)

    Colorist - Max (#2 & #4)

    Lettereer - Crank!

    Editor/Story - Josh Schwartz (A Sound of Thunder)

    Creator/Story - Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder)

    COVER ARTISTS

Queen of Hell: Initium #1-#4 features covers by the following artists:

    Dusan Markovic ( #1-#4 ) Joseph Schmalke - Bo Bradshaw - Paulina Ganucheau - Rachel Perciphone

       The Queen of Hell: Initium campaign is live on Kickstarter now and ends October 26th. You still have time to participate, back in here:

   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/asoundofthunder/queen-of-hell      

     I'll soon be showing you the character designs and previews of the Queen of Hell pages. We will also soon have a French-language edition with my publisher Idées Plus, here you can see some previews of this edition::

    https://ideesplus.fr/produit/la-reine-de-lenfer/

     


       

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

QUEEN OF HELL INITIUM - Kickstarter

 



         We finally launched the first Kickstarter campaign for this great project Queen of Hell that I have been preparing for a long time with my American partners A Sound of Thunder. I leave here the presentation of the project from the Kickstarter page, regarding the comic series we are doing:

      Queen of Hell: Initium is one story told in both original music and a comic book series! And while the music and comics can be enjoyed separately, they combine to tell a greater story for maximum effect! Each song ties directly to one issue of the comic, sometimes elaborating on events seen in the comic, and often adding details between the panels!  The music is by metal band A Sound of Thunder (that's us!) and the comic, edited directly by the band, is written by Rafer Roberts with art by Mike Ratera, colors by Diego L. Parada & Max Bayo, and letters by Crank! The main cover artwork is by Dusan Markovic, with variant cover art by Joseph Schmalke.

     And here the direct link to this first Kickstarter, you still have time to participate:   http://kck.st/3SGlKPO

       I will show you soon here the character designs and previews of Queen of Hell pages.

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        Por fin lanzamos la primera campaña Kickstarter para éste gran proyecto Queen of Hell que estoy preparando desde hace mucho tiempo con mis partners americanos A Sound of Thunder. Os dejo aquí la presentación del proyecto desde la página Kickstarter, en lo referido a la serie de cómic que estamos haciendo:

       Queen of Hell: Initium es una historia contada tanto en música original como en una serie de cómics. Y aunque la música y el cómic pueden disfrutarse por separado, se combinan para contar una historia más amplia y con mayor efecto. Cada canción se relaciona directamente con un número del cómic, a veces ampliando los acontecimientos vistos en el cómic, y a menudo añadiendo detalles entre los paneles.  ¡La música es de la banda de metal A Sound of Thunder (¡somos nosotros!) y el cómic, editado directamente por la banda, está escrito por Rafer Roberts con arte de Mike Ratera, colores de Diego L. Parada y Max Bayo, y letras de Crank! El arte de la portada principal es de Dusan Markovic, con arte de portada variante de Joseph Schmalke.

        Y aquí el enlace directo a éste primer Kickstarter, todavía estáis a tiempo de participar:    http://kck.st/3SGlKPO

       Os iré mostrando pronto por aquí los diseños de los personajes y previews de las páginas Queen of Hell.





Monday, July 13, 2020

MOÑIGO Póster-Color W.I.P.


   
   


    
     Aquí tenéis las etapas del color de Diego L. Parada para el cartel conmemorativo 15 aniversario de la banda Goregrind de Madrid Moñigo.
    Edita el sello madrileño Semen de Orco Muerto.

    Los bocetos previos y la versión final blanco y negro los podéis ver aquí:
    https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2020/07/monigo-poster-black-white.html


     
       











     

Monday, December 30, 2019

HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!




     
        HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

         BONES FESTES I BON ANY NOU !!

      







Sunday, December 1, 2019

SANGRARIO - 4 Ilustraciones



          Hace tiempo que tenía pendiente mostrar por aquí estas 4 ilustraciones que hice para SANGRARIO,  la primera novela corta de mi amigo Andrés Abel publicada dentro de la colección "Temblores" de la editorial Applehead Team

       Las 4 ilustraciones pueden verse en el interior del libro, del que ya os había mostrado la portada en sus dos versiones diferentes.

      Aquí tenéis el W.I.P. de las 2 portadas, ambas con color de Diego L. Parada :



   
 https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2018/09/sangrario-portada-hueso-y-acero-wip.html





    https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2018/09/sangrario-portada-neon-y-cromo-wip.html













   

       
        SANGRARIO en la página de Applehead Team:
     https://appleheadteam.com/llega-el-terror-de-andres-abel-con-sangrario/

        SANGRARIO en la página de Andrés Abel:
      http://www.andresabel.com/blog/sangrario


     Otras colaboraciones con Andrés Abel:     https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/search/label/Andr%C3%A9s%20Abel

   

   

Sunday, March 10, 2019

LEGENDARY HEROES - Deluxe Edition








                             LEGENDARY HEROES
                                      ARTBOOK


          DELUXE EDITION
          96 Pages - 24 x 32 cm 
          Hardcover with characters in selective varnish + title on hot iron
          + 5 ex-libris
          + 1 original drawing of one of the characters of the album in 18 x 25 cm 
                          
      
                   Preface by Steven L. Sears
                  Art: Mike Ratera
                  Colors: Cris Ortega - Diego L. ParadaNuria Sayago - Max - Yuri ShepherdMiren PijuanCarol Sánchez - Claudia Duran  
                  Model: Seffy Moon
                  Publisher: Idées Plus 



        I present you my new artbook Legendary Heroes, where you will find a large selection of drawings and recent works about the universe of super-heroes and characters from TV series, movies and video games.

      The book is in english and will be distributed initially in France and Belgium.

             Appearance: April 2019

            Legendary Heroes-Deluxe Edition more information & orders:
             http://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-luxe/



      Poison Ivy cover WIP color by Cris Ortega:
https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2016/05/poison-ivy-color-by-cris-ortega-step-by.html



      Cover & Pages previews:














    And the 5 ex-libris for the Deluxe Edition:







   

LEGENDARY HEROES - Limited Edition








                              LEGENDARY HEROES
                                      ARTBOOK


        LIMITED EDITION
        72 Pages - 24 x 32 cm 
        Hardcover with characters in selective varnish + title on hot iron
        + 2 ex-libris
      150 numbered copies

      
                  Preface by Steven L. Sears
                  Art: Mike Ratera
                  Colors: Cris OrtegaDiego L. ParadaNuria Sayago - Yuri Shepherd - Miren Pijuan - Max - Carol Sánchez - Claudia Duran 
                  Model: Seffy Moon
                  Publisher: Idées Plus 



        I present you my new artbook, where you will find a large selection of drawings and recent works about the universe of super-heroes and characters from TV series, movies and video games.

      The book is in english and will be distributed initially in France and Belgium.

             Appearance: April 2019

            Legendary Heroes-Limited Edition more information & orders:
     http://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-tete/


      Harley Quinn cover WIP - color by Cris Ortega:
    https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2018/08/artbook-cover-harley-quinn.html



      Cover & Pages previews:













    And the 2 ex-libris for the Limited Edition:





LEGENDARY HEROES - Artbook








                              LEGENDARY HEROES
                                      ARTBOOK


                               CLASSIC EDITION
                          64 Pages - 24 x 32 cm 
                          Hardcover
                          700 copies 

      
                  Preface by Steven L. Sears
                  Art: Mike Ratera
                  Colors: Cris Ortega - Diego L. Parada - Nuria Sayago - Yuri Shepherd - Miren Pijuan - Max - Carol Sánchez - Claudia Duran
                  Model: Seffy Moon
                  Publisher: Idées Plus 


       I present you my new artbook, where you will find a large selection of drawings and recent works about the universe of super-heroes and characters from TV series, movies and video games.

      The book is in english and will be distributed initially in France and Belgium.

             Appearance: April 2019

            Legendary Heroes-Classic Edition more information & orders:
     http://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-album-classique/

             
                  Hellboy cover WIP - color by Cris Ortega:
    https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2018/08/artbook-cover-hellboy.html 



           Cover & Pages previews: