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/

     

       

CONAN - El Rincón del Cimmerio

 

        Aquí podéis ver estos 2 clips que me ha hecho Justo Poveda para presentar mi trabajo con el personaje Conan el Bárbaro para Marvel Italia y Planeta a finales de los 90, en el directo La Espada Salvaje de Conan volumen III "Conan il Conquistatore" en su canal YouTube El Rincón del Cimmerio.

          El primer clip Homenaje a Mike Ratera presenta un recorrido por mi carrera artística, desde los 80 hasta la actualidad: 

         

           El segundo clip El Arte de Conan de Mike Ratera es una selección de dibujos y páginas Conan desde finales de los 90 hasta ahora:

                                

      Y aquí tenéis el programa entero en El Rincón del Cimmerio:

      

 

ARTBOOKS Dedicated Drawings 2023-24 (IV)

 

             Some very special dedications recently made on copies of my new artbook The Super Villains and other books of mine. They are drawings dedicated to collaborators who have participated in these works. 

         Here you have this Baron Harkonnen for the great Kevin J. Anderson, who wrote the preface to my artbook The Super Villains. Kevin has continued the Dune literary saga for more than 20 years together with Brian Herbert. 

         Here is his website: https://wordfire.com/

        

            

               This drawing of the character Midna from the Zelda universe is for Niina Xan, who has worked on the color of many of the illustrations for The Super Villains. In addition to being a colorist, Niina is also a illustrator and creator of her own universe. 

          You can see her work here:  https://www.deviantart.com/niina-xan

  

                 This Jabba drawing is for Nuria Sayago, another of my colorists on The Super Villains. Nuria has a long career as a colorist in the Franco-Belgian market. 

           Here you can see the series in which she has worked: 

https://www.bedetheque.com/auteur-30795-BD-Sayago-Nuria.html

                This other copy of The Super Villains is dedicated to the model Seffy Moon, who has been collaborating with me for a long time on illustrations and covers. 

            Here you can learn more about our collaborations:

               https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/p/seffy-moon-art.html

               Seffy Moon is also represented in this drawing for my colorist Nuria Sayago, made in the Seffana Vampirique Portfolio where both participated. 

       Here you can see the Seffana Vampirique portfolio:

          https://ideesplus.fr/produit/seffana-vampirique/

               This other drawing is also for Nuria Sayago, who participated as a colorist in the special edition Kabur the Red Star, published by Dark Dragon Books in Holland.

          Here you can learn more about this edition:

           https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2014/02/kabur-red-star.html

                 And another dedication to Nuria Sayago in the Dutch edition of another book of mine: Le Chant des Elfes series previously published in France, also published in Holland with Dark Dragon Books.

           Here you can learn more about this Limited Edition:

     https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/2012/01/le-chant-des-elfes-limited-edition.html

STAR WARS DAY Andenne

 

This May 4th I had the honor of participating in Star Wars Day organized by This May 4th I had the honor of participating in Star Wars Day organized by my friends from La Grande Ourse in Andenne (Belgium). 

Here you can see my poster for the event, this Darth Vader illustration that I made with the color of Nuria Sayago.

The dedication session took place at the Atomik Strip bookstore in Andenne. I have dedicated my artbooks Legendary Heroes and The Super Villains, both published in France with my publisher Idées Plus. 

Here you can learn more about these artbooks:

https://ideesplus.fr/beaux-livres/artbooks/

      Here you can see Star Wars drawings made for direct sale to my Belgian clients. And also some photos of the cosplay animations from this weekend in Andenne.

INTERVIEW - Les 1001 Bulles

 

         Voici le lien Spotify vers ma récente interview dans l'émission radio Les 1001 Bulles. Vous pouvez l'écouter ici:

       https://open.spotify.com/episode/1p5rhxq3foakh0vnwshjjB?si=3b13108c0e314e3d

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       Aquí tenéis el enlace Spotify de ésta reciente entrevista mía (en francés) en el programa de radio Les 1001 Bulles. Podéis escucharlo desde aquí: 

        https://open.spotify.com/episode/1p5rhxq3foakh0vnwshjjB?si=3b13108c0e314e3d  

WITCHFINDER - El Rincón del Cimmerio

 

      Aquí podéis ver el clip que me ha hecho Justo Poveda para presentar mi serie Witchfinder en el directo Las Chicas son Guerreras en su canal YouTube El Rincón del Cimmerio. Ésta serie dark fantasy la desarrollé desde finales de los 90 a principios de los 2000 en dos etapas, ambas publicadas por Planeta:

             Y aquí tenéis el programa Las Chicas son Guerreras entero en El Rincón del Cimmerio:

                Aquí tenéis todo el material Wichfinder (ilustraciones, diseños de personajes, portadas y páginas) posteado en éste blog:

https://mikeratera.blogspot.com/search/label/Witchfinder

THE SUPER VILLAINS - Promo

 

    

 

       Les amis de Boulevard BD m´ont fait la présentation de mon dernier artbook The Super Villains récemment publié avec mon éditeur Idées Plus. 

      Vous pouvez le lire ici: 

https://boulevardbd.com/index.php/2024/02/12/the-super-villains/?fbclid=IwAR2tq9-8tNlvI582D_LkOLA1EDu6SqSNKxTZQeCuFBZlmwS1r6IJ05xuAMM

        Et pareil sur la site BD-Best! :

https://www.bd-best.com/they-are-back-the-super-villains-news-13417.html

      Et vous pouvez également voir la présentation de mon artbook sur la chaîne You Tube Boulevard BD:

    

      Los amigos de Boulevard BD han presentado mi último artbook The Super Villains recientemente publicado con mi editor francés Idées Plus.

     Podéis verlo por aquí:

https://boulevardbd.com/index.php/2024/02/12/the-super-villains/?fbclid=IwAR2tq9-8tNlvI582D_LkOLA1EDu6SqSNKxTZQeCuFBZlmwS1r6IJ05xuAMM

    Y también en la web BD-Best!

      Y podéis ver la presentación de mi artbook en el canal You Tube Boulevard BD:

          

   

ENTREVISTA - Planeta Duna

 

          

        Aquí tenéis los enlaces a ésta entrevista reciente con los amigos del programa de radio Planeta Duna de Candil Radio de Almería. 

      En un tono divertido, hablamos de mi recorrido artístico, desde mis comienzos a principios de los 80, mis series en el mercado nacional y mi posterior carrera en el mercado franco-belga hasta mis series más recientes, como Stalag X y el actual proyecto en el que estoy trabajando, Queen of Hell, que tendrá doble publicación, americana y francesa en 2024, mi trabajo como profesor en Escola Joso, etc.

        Lo podéis escuchar en éste enlace de Spotify:

       https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MemYCJDSwUvIb0SpRfcVN?si=pNU9jQB1R6apR7_KgB3coQ

 

        Y también en éste enlace directo desde Planeta Duna:

https://candilradio.com/podcast/programas/dias-de-radio/planeta-duna/

 

LEGENDARY HEROES - Deluxe Drawings (8)

 

          A new group of original drawings made for the customers who made reservation of copies of my artbook Legendary Heroes-Deluxe edition (Poison Ivy cover).

      Here are the details of this edition:

           DELUXE EDITION

        96 Pages - 24 x 32 cm
       Hardcover with characters in varnish + title on hot iron
          + 5 ex-libris
          + 1 original drawing of one of the characters of the album in 18 x 25 cm
          Limited edition 100 copies

         Customers can reserve their copy in this link of my french publisher Idées Plus:  https://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-luxe/

        

       Ici une nouvelle groupe dessins originaux faits que pour les clients qu´ont fait résérvation des exemplaires de mon artbook Legendary Heroes-édition De Luxe (couverture Poison Ivy)

        Ici les détails pour cette édition: 

            DELUXE EDITION

        96 Pages - 24 x 32 cm
       Tranche toilé + titre posé au fer à chaud + couve avec personnages en verni sélectif + un cahier de 24 pages supplémentaires
        + 5 ex-libris originaux numérotés et signés 
        + 1 dessin original d’un des personnages de l’album au format 18 x 25 cm
        Tirage limité à 100 exemplaires       

      Les clients peuvent réserver leur copie dans ce lien de mon éditeur Idées Plus:  https://ideesplus.fr/produit/artbook-mike-ratera-tirage-de-luxe/

ARTBOOKS Dedicated Drawings 2023-24 (III)

 

                    More recent dedications made Classic Edition copies of my artbooks Legendary Heroes & The Super Villains.  

              To learn more about these artbooks and to order them from the website of my French publisher Idées Plus:

           https://ideesplus.fr/beaux-livres/artbooks/