STALAG-X Debut at Denver Comic On

        STALAG-X first issue will debut at Denver Comic Con the first weekend in June!
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        STALAG-X, presentación del primer número en la Denver Comic Con el primer weekend de junio!
                 
             DENVER COMIC CON website----> http://www.denvercomiccon.com/

STALAG-X - Announcements

  Start Promoting STALAG-X, the series that I'm working for a few months. I'll post the announcement of the series as my editors are presenting in Internet media (the official press release):

Gestalt Comics are pleased to announce a major new science fiction comic series, STALAG-X, a candid tale of human soldiers struggling to survive in an alien concentration camp.

Written by award-winning author Kevin J. Anderson  in partnership with TV writer/producer Steven L. Sears and illustrated by Mike Ratera (Conan, Bad Legion), Stalag-X reinterprets the ‘prisoner-of-war’ tale with a compelling antihero bent.

In a violent space war against an alien race, one prisoner — to be known only as “Joe Human” — is taken to a harsh P.O.W. camp that is controlled by an alien the captives refer to as “Dr. Mengele.”  Like his namesake, Mengele performs horrific experiments on humans to better understand their nature — ‘Know your enemy’ is the dictum under which he operates, even if it means examining them slice by slice.

But Joe quickly appears to be less than honorable, for he has his own reasons to stay incognito and off Earth. While held prisoner at Stalag-X, he uncovers vital intelligence about the enemy — information that could possibly win the war and save billions of lives…  Of course, that would mean getting involved and, perhaps, caring for something.  Or someone.

New York Times bestselling author Anderson  is the author of more than 115 novels, 52 of which have appeared on US or international bestseller lists, including titles set in the legendary Dune and Star Warsuniverses, along with his own Saga of the Seven Suns series.

Sears is well-known for his work in both film and television — his writing and producing credits include some of the most iconic television series such as Superboy, The A-Team, Swamp Thing and Xena, Warrior Princessamong many others.

Stalag-X #1 features cover art by fan-favorite Dave Dorman and is slated for digital release on the 1st June 2013

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  What I show here is the first cover in the series, made ​​by the great Dave Dorman. I've done one of the alternative covers for Issue # 1 (that soon you can see here).

  For more information, and to see the video teaser trailer-see the STALAG-X website (NEW!) or go to our Facebook page:

    STALAG-X -website           http://www.stalag-x.com/

    STALAG-X -facebook       https://www.facebook.com/StalagX?fref=ts

    GESTALT COMICS -website    http://www.gestaltcomics.com/

    KEVIN J. ANDERSON -blog      http://kjablog.com/?p=3858

    STEVEN L. SEARS -IMDb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780798/filmoseries#tt0261492

    DAVE DORMAN -blog      http://davedorman.wordpress.com/

  

STALAG-X - Tattoo design

       My new series STALAG-X is full of details to design. I present here several sketches drawn to the search for a very specific tattoo for one of the characters in the series (a sergeant in a unit of space marines).

      The final design is this black and white version that heads the post, and below I present different previous versions, the result of creative discussions with the two writers of the show: Kevin J. Anderson & Steven L. Sears.

      Previous STALG-X posts: http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Stalag-X

     KEVIN J. ANDERSON blog: http://kjablog.com/
     STEVEN L. SEARS official site: http://www.pondalee.com/myworld.htm

STALAG-X - Human characters

          I present here the first concepts (from 2006) for the main human characters of Stalag X series , I´m doing for my new publishers in Australia Gestalt Comics

  
       Color tests (2006) are made by my colorist Max.

STALAG-X - Alien races: the Kraals

   

 
             I present here the first designs for one of the alien races of the Stalag X series, I'm doing for Gestalt Comics my new publishers in Australia.

          This I show here are studies of the heads of the different breeds of Krael, reaching the final versions that are what we are using in the pages of the series.
     These test events are colored by my colorist Max (most of the concept art of the series were made in 2006).

     

 
   
         Here are the full length versions, with details of the uniforms & weapons of Krael warriors.
      The concept of the color will change a bit in the current version.

              Soon I will show the human characters in the series.
           Here is the link to the previous Stalag X posts:

                http://mikeratera.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Stalag-X

 

STALAG-X - Ships

      I show here some concept art for the elements of my new series STALAG-X, written by Kevin J. Anderson & Steven L. Sears, for my current publishers Gestalt Comics.

     These drawings are the concepts for a fighter of the Kraal alien race (you guessed it: they are the villains of the series !). As you can see, this design has to look clearly alien, not human.

          
             And here the concepts for human transport ship, we see in the opening scenes of the series.

            Coming soon: the Kraal alien race concepts !

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              More information about "Stalag-X", go to the blog of Kevin J. Anderson :    
                                 http://kjablog.com/?p=3077

              GESTALT comics : http://www.gestaltcomics.com/


        

New serie: STALAG-X

     I'm working on my new serie STALAG-X, a history of Space Opera genre, which began to organize in 2006 with the writer Kevin J. Anderson (author of the latest saga "Dune" into a novel, and many other titles, including several novels "Star Wars").
    Finally, six years later, we found an editor for the project ... that is becoming quite big that I have taken quite some time.
    Given the nature of the project and the market to which it is addressed, related posts STALAG X will make you directly in English.
   This first post is just to introduce the team that will work on the series, and explain a little what all this.
   These are the credits of the series and the team working on it:

        STALAG-X
        serie of 6 numbers in comic book format, which is also published as a graphic novel compilation.

       Written by: Kevin J. Anderson & Steven L. Sears
       Art by: Mike Ratera
       Covers art: Dave Dorman

      Editor: GESTALT Comics, the Australia's premier graphic novel publishing house.

       Links:
          
            Kevin J. Anderson: http://kjablog.com/
            Steven L. Sears:      http://www.pondalee.com/myworld.htm
            Gestalt Comics:      http://www.gestaltcomics.com/
            Dave Dorman:        http://davedorman.wordpress.com/

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     Fair to say that this will be a great adventure for me, next to these two writers and making my way into a new territory in Australia and the Anglo-Saxon public !  
    Soon you will see here the concept art for the characters of the serie !    

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       I leave here the presentation of the project and explanation of its origin, by Kevin J. Anderson. Source: http://kjablog.com/?p=3077  ( from the blog of Kevin J. Anderson):

        I am very pleased to announce a major new science fiction graphic novel, STALAG-X, a project I’ve developed with Co-Executive Producer and scriptwriter of XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (among many, many other things). Gestalt Comics, the largest comics publisher in Australia, will be publishing the graphic novel.
       STALAG-X is a gritty story of human soldiers trying to survive in an alien concentration camp, and one mysterious prisoner who calls himself “Joe Human.” He cannot allow the vicious aliens to win ... but because of his own dark past, he doesn’t dare allow himself to be rescued either.
      I’ve known Steven Sears for most of my professional career, and we’ve wanted to work together for a long time. We developed ideas over the years as pitches for TV shows, but when we hit on STALAG-X, we knew this was The One. Steven’s background is in writing and producing film and television, which meshed very well with my background in writing comics. We have already completed the first three (of six) scripts, and are working on developing STALAG-X as a television or film property as well.     
    Enter Gestalt. Steven and I had the idea developed for STALAG-X, but last year when I was one of the guests of Supanova touring Australia, I got to know Wolfgang Bylsma, publisher of Gestalt Comics. In fact, I got to know him as a friend before I knew what he did for a living. As I looked at the Gestalt publications, I grew more and more excited: these were high-quality books, not cookie-cutter comics, and even eclectic. Gestalt seemed like it might be a good home for STALAG-X.
Later, at San Diego Comic Con, I showed Steven some of Gestalt’s books, and he was equally impressed. We both agreed that we wanted to talk with Wolfgang about this project, so we met with him, let him look at the material. As we had hoped, Wolfgang was hooked, and soon thereafter we all decided we wanted to work together.
    Since we were at San Diego Comic Con, I suggested the legendary Dave Dorman as our cover artist. Dave did all the covers for the Young Jedi Knights series, as well as my short story collection DOGGED PERSISTENCE, and we have been friends for a long time. I talked with Dave, told him the idea behind STALAG-X, and he also agreed to hop aboard.
    We had already worked with comic artist Mike Ratera to do concept sketches, and Gestalt has just signed Mike as the interior artist. As you can see from the samples below, his work is incredible and powerful.
   We don’t have a release date yet for the first issue, probably sometime in late fall. I’ll keep you up to date, and I hope you’ll follow the series. STALAG-X is one of our best ideas.
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