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Erik Kriek’s The Exile — a Viking Western for the ages
Hello friends! Just wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know that another stunning Living the Line graphic novel will soon be on the way…
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In a little over two weeks from now, you'll at last be able to preorder what is certain to be one of the most talked-about graphic novels of 2023— Erik Kriek's The Exile, a stunning Viking tale of life and death, revenge and redemption, impulse and forgiveness. On October 21st, The Exile will be available to preorder from your local Diamond-affiliated Comic Store, or direct from Living the Line through our Kickstarter campaign. You can pre-follow the Kickstarter campaign right now to get notifications when it launches.
After seven years of exile, battle-hardened Hallstein Thordsson returns home to Iceland, only to find that old wounds haven't healed. His stepmother Solveig and his half-brother Ottar are besieged by wood thieves, directed by her unwelcome suitor, Einar. The Exile's presence disrupts the delicate balance and threatens to tip all of Iceland into violence.
A remarkable decades-spanning epic, Erik Kriek's The Exile is equal parts action “Western” and family drama, with a surprising story of violence and consequences at its core. Told in a naturalistic modern style but with tremendous fidelity to the historical period in which it is set, The Exile depicts the Viking age in all of its conflict, turmoil, and social structure, with every detail depicted vividly on the page.
Hailing from the Netherlands, Kriek is an internationally-decorated illustrator known for his work on In the Pines (2015) and Gutsman. Lushly told with gorgeous traditionally-drawn brush work, and a limited palette illustration style reminiscent of the great three-color illustrators of the 1940s and 50s, Kriek's art is alternately breezy and gritty, but always stunning, whether he's depicting a full-blown Viking battle or a wearying sea voyage.
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Lastly, there are still two weeks left to preorder Living the Line’s two new 24-page titles from your local comic shop — The Abolition of Man #3 (by Carson Grubaugh and Sean Michael Robinson) and Sala Ni Yalo: Path of the Shades (by Clarence Dass), both in the current (November) issue of Diamond Previews catalog.
We hope you’ll check out both titles!
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I hope you all are having a great week!
All the best,
Sean Michael Robinson
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Well. Ain't that neat?
Momen...
"Doesn't count."
What?
"Dave Sim isn't involved in that. Doesn't count."
Hey, Sunday I gave you a week's worth of Exclusive Dave Sim Art. Yesterday I showed you the ONLY BTVRK variant their doing. This counts.
"No it doesn't."
You are WORSE than Seiler ever was.
You know that, right?
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Hobbs sent me a package. In it he included Swords of Cerebus Volumes 11 and 12. And this:
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Because I'm a busy guy, Dave & I aren't doing Please Hold For Dave Sim until NEXT week Thursday. So, if you have a "burning question" for Dave Sim, I'd suggest you drink a big glass of salty water or some cranberry juice...or sent it to momentofcerebus@gmail.com
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CEREBUS IN HELL?
CIH PRESENTS GIANT-SIZE AARDVARK-VANHEIM THREE-WHEELER LONG-WINDED TITLE LOGO ANNUALThe Last Day
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Steve Peters Week?
Friend to the Blog, Steve Peters is doing a new crowdfunding campaign for his latest book. Ends on the 21st. And then you'll be sad...
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Oliver's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark it's currently available on "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". And if you're in Brazil...
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Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1 (like, did the WHOLE issue's original art hit the block recently?!?). And a whole heap of other neat stuff.
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Up to 35% off site-wide:
October 12-16,
October 20-21,
October 26-30
Tell your fans! Remind them that everything will be up to 35% off -- that means $13 tees, $20 phone cases, $30 hoodies, and way more!
Next Time: It's my wife's birthday, so I make Hobbs sing her praises...
