News

 DIAMOND ORDER CODE: SEP201414

LOGLINE:

Frank returns home from WW1 to his family’s farm to find them missing sending him on a physical and psychological journey that tears apart his mind, body and soul.

Meet The Team:

 Written by Jordan Thomas with art by Clark Bint

Summary:

Frank At Home On The Farm is a period, body-horror, mystery that tells the story of a man returning from the First World War to find his family mysteriously missing from their farm. This sets in motion a series of events that claw and tear at Frank's mind, body, and soul.

Tormented by nightmares of the front line, the mysterious voices that plague him and disturbed by the townsfolk's lack of knowledge or interest in his family's whereabouts, Frank becomes more and more isolated on the farm as he tries to uncover where his parents have vanished to... all under the watchful eye of the farm's animals.

 From Writer/Creator Jordan Thomas:

"I'm incredibly excited to be working with all the great people at Scout. The series they have been releasing recently are all unique and outstanding and I'm thrilled that Frank At Home On The Farm is going to be joining them."

Frank returns from the trenches of World War I expecting to be greeted by his loving family on their farm. What he finds instead is a dark mystery, his family missing, and only the animals there waiting for him. This sets in motion a terrifying and horrific turn of events as Frank begins his desperate search for his missing kin in a tale that is equal parts The Shining and Twin Peaks.

Dramatic life changes force a mouse and an elephant, both inhabitants of the African savannah, to rethink how they have understood their worlds, causing them to form an unusual bond of friendship.

Created, Written, and Illustrated by Guiseppe Falco.

The Story…

The African savannah, a windswept expanse of tall grass, a few all-too-rare trees, overwhelming heat... and more than a few hungry predators.

Sengi, the little mouse, finds himself alone after the death of his mother and must learn to survive. Tembo, the old elephant, feels that his life is coming to an end. So he decides to leave his herd to try to reach the “Land without beginning,” a mythical place accessible by a secret passage to the west.  

For a few days, these two disparate lives, that of the pragmatic mouse and the even-tempered elephant, will collide and join paths. Their futures will be changed forever

From Creator/Artist Guiseppe Falco:

Entrusting a creation to a Publisher always creates a little fear and tension in me. How will they treat it? Will they take care of it? How will they present it to the world?  When Scout Comics decided to be the Publisher of Sengi and Tembo, I was very happy about and I was certain that they would take great care of it.

Sengi and Tembo tells my point of view on life. An important theme dressed, though, with fun outfits. I hope that the final result, thanks to the work of all of us, will also appeal to you readers.

Logline:

The celebrated Super 7 toy and bootleg sensation, Phantom Starkiller, is brought to life in this origin tale. 

Meet the Team...

Creator/Writer/Colorist: Peter Goral - Killer Bootlegs

Artist: Joseph Schmalke - The Electric Black, Murder Hobo, Cherry Blackbird

Letterer: Joel Rodriguez - (Rise, Dusk County Chonicles, Red Shift) 

The Story…

From Scout's new Black Caravan imprint. For uncounted millennia, the Cryptocrystalline Stone remained lost to the blackness of space, hidden amongst the stars. As time passed, the galaxy slipped into greater peril. Thousands of systems fell and worlds crumbled. Dark and ominous beings conspire from the shadows to possess its unlimited power and ability to resurrect a legion of deathless warriors. From the vastness of the unknown regions, whispers of his return paralyzed all in fear: Phantom Starkiller, The Cosmic Ghoul Warrior must now unleash his inner darkness to carry out his master's wishes, all while plotting his revenge; for he cannot stop his interstellar rampage until The Curse of The Cryptocrystalline Stone has been broken!
 

From writer Peter Goral: 

"I'm so excited for fans around the globe to FINALLY have the chance to explore the world of Phantom Starkiller! For over a decade, I have been fleshing out this universe through action figures, toys, and other merchandise, all the while, hinting at a much larger world through the stories printed on the backside of their packaging. Now thanks to the team at Scout Comics and Black Caravan, (especially to my partner on this project and long time collaborator, Joseph Schmalke) I am able to dive deep into my psychedelic, sci-fi/horror fantasy in the way that I have always envisioned. I can't wait for everyone to check out this book.  No matter what you think you know about the COSMIC GHOUL WARRIOR, you're going to be in for one hell of a wild ride!!
 

From artist Joseph Schmalke: 

"A few years ago, I started working with creator Peter Goral (Killer Bootlegs) illustrating card art for his unique creations. Phantom Starkiller is easily one of the coolest eye-catching toys ever produced, and once I saw him, I had to know more about him. Peter gladly shared the rich backstory he had created for the cosmic ghoul warrior and I knew it would make an amazing comic book. When Scout gave me the opportunity to co-publish Black Caravan, I saw a home for Phantom Starkiller and the other characters from Peter’s Curse of the Cryptocrystalline stone."

TAGLINE:

Dancing past midnight, surviving until dawn.

STORY SUMMARY:

A group of friends drive from Los Angeles to attend an ultra-trendy music festival in the Coachella Valley desert. They soon face a bloody night of terror when a reclusive pop star making her big return after years in hiding recruits her most fanatical devotees to assist in a massive human sacrifice ritual.

– WRITER - Mario Candelaria (ASHES, Corktown, Epilogue, The Good Fight Anthology)

– ILLUSTRATOR - Serg Acuña (BOOM Studio’s WWE, Undertaker)

– COLOR ARTIST - Katherine Lobo (Go Go Power Rangers, The Love She Offered)

– LETTERER - Matt Krotzer (Lab Raider, Mine Anthology, Strayed)

– STORY EDITOR - James Ferguson (Reviewer at HorrorDNA.com, Senior Editor at Comicon.com)

Logline:

A rebellious, teenage foster kid goes searching for her roots, only to discover that she’s something more than human and possibly a harbinger of the apocalypse. 

Meet the Team: 

Jenna Lyn Wright: Writer (AMBITION, feature film / THE HELLION SAGA, novels)

Karl Slominski: Artist (TEETER TOPPLE, EVERMORE FALLS)

Taylor Esposito: Letterer (BABYTEETH, BETTY PAGE UNBOUND, ELVIRA: MISTRESS

OF THE DARK)

The Story…

Tossed out by her foster family after one-too-many rides home in the back of a cop car, Hunter packs up her meager belongings and sets out on a mission: stop drifting and find out who she is.

That journey turns out to be more like a trip down the rabbit hole, as she’s introduced to a covert world of magic and danger running parallel to our own, complete with undead rock stars, a pair of sorcerer brothers with questionable morals, and a prophecy that puts her at the top of an ancient vampire coven’s hit list.

Hunter came looking for answers. What will become of her once she gets them?

From writer Jenna Lyn Wright:

Cult of Ikarus is my love letter to spooky kids who wish the monsters they read about were real. Scout is the perfect place to tell a badass genre story with some teeth, and I couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with them on this!

From artist Karl Slominski:

Scout is putting out some of the industry’s most dynamic and engaging stories from creators that are actively levelling-up the quality of sequential art in the modern comics landscape. It’s an absolute THRILL to have Ikarus joining their roster.

 LOGLINE:

THE SQAUD:

Sheldon Allen, writer – Spider-Man Unlimited, Crucified

Karl Mostert, artist – Dceased: Unkillables, The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time

Matt Bowers, letters – MEMPHIS, The High Priest of Rhythmic Noise

Warnia Sahadewa, colors – Wayfinder, Dry Foot

THE RUNDOWN:

When a rogue telepath begins hijacking unsuspecting minds and bodies to commit vicious crimes, crooked Detective Annie Brunson is charged with cracking the case with her new straight laced telepathic partner, Faith Jones. Set among a backdrop of urban decay, exotic aliens, robots, and genetic mutations, Concrete Jungle is a science fiction police tale like no other, vividly brought to life by writer Sheldon Allen, burgeoning superstar artist Karl Mostert, letterer Matt Bowers, and colorist Warnia Sahadewa. 

FROM WRITER SHELDON ALLEN:

“Concrete Jungle is a love letter to my hometown of Miami and the city’s unique 1980’s setting. Given that special meaning, it was a no brainer to once again partner with Scout Comics in delivering my baby to the masses.

As proud as I am of the story, my greatest joy comes from highlighting the art team who helped create this crazy world you’ll be experiencing over an initial course of four issues. Rookie of the year Karl Mostert’s pencils are a revelation. Colorist Warnia Sahadewa might be comics best kept secret. And Matt Bowers’ letters make him the unsung hero of the series.

I simply cannot wait for audiences to delve into the madness we’ve cooked up and get to know Annie. Trust me when I tell you: you’ve never met anyone like her.”

Logline:

Elodie means to kill every unicorn in Solothus, but to destroy them all she must reluctantly partner with two of their kind, and defeat four sorcerers who are abducting mystical creatures.
.

Meet the Team:

Writer: Markisan Naso (VORACIOUS, The Comics Journal)
 
Artist and Letterer: Jason Muhr (VORACIOUS, Red Agent)
 
Color Artist: Andrei Tabacaru (VORACIOUS, Ice Heart)

The Story…

Elodie hates unicorns. For nearly a year, she’s been hell-bent on tracking down and killing all the elusive horned creatures responsible for trampling her husband, Shintaro. Now, exiled from her farming village of Wayfarer for selfishly neglecting her duties, Elodie and her half wolf/half deer steed, Sajen, search the continent of Solothus for clues to the whereabouts of unicorns.
 
When Elodie discovers that four ancient wind wizards are abducting unicorns and other mystical creatures so they can extract their magic, she means to go through them at any cost to exact her revenge. But she’ll need to rely on an increasingly reluctant Sajen, a floating-eyeball guide named Evelyn, and two unicorn prisoners – Zoso and Rigby – who grant her the ability to rip off their horns and combine them to form wizard-slaying weapons. Will she use their gifts to save the captured unicorns, or destroy them all?

From the Creators:

Markisan: “I’m so happy BY THE HORNS found a home at a vibrant, burgeoning publisher like SCOUT. It’s been phenomenal to watch the company grow over the last few years, and release such a diverse line of amazing books. We’re excited that our oddball, fantasy revenge story gets to be a part of that.”
 
Jason: “We can’t wait to show you all the awesome things we have planned for BY THE HORNS. I’ve wanted to draw a fantasy/action/adventure book for as long as I can remember, and being able to work with the amazing people at SCOUT to bring it to life has been terrific.”

Logline:

Elodie means to kill every unicorn in Solothus, but to destroy them all she must reluctantly partner with two of their kind, and defeat four sorcerers who are abducting mystical creatures.
.

Meet the Team:

Writer: Markisan Naso (VORACIOUS, The Comics Journal)
 
Artist and Letterer: Jason Muhr (VORACIOUS, Red Agent)
 
Color Artist: Andrei Tabacaru (VORACIOUS, Ice Heart)

The Story…

Elodie hates unicorns. For nearly a year, she’s been hell-bent on tracking down and killing all the elusive horned creatures responsible for trampling her husband, Shintaro. Now, exiled from her farming village of Wayfarer for selfishly neglecting her duties, Elodie and her half wolf/half deer steed, Sajen, search the continent of Solothus for clues to the whereabouts of unicorns.
 
When Elodie discovers that four ancient wind wizards are abducting unicorns and other mystical creatures so they can extract their magic, she means to go through them at any cost to exact her revenge. But she’ll need to rely on an increasingly reluctant Sajen, a floating-eyeball guide named Evelyn, and two unicorn prisoners – Zoso and Rigby – who grant her the ability to rip off their horns and combine them to form wizard-slaying weapons. Will she use their gifts to save the captured unicorns, or destroy them all?

From the Creators:

Markisan: “I’m so happy BY THE HORNS found a home at a vibrant, burgeoning publisher like SCOUT. It’s been phenomenal to watch the company grow over the last few years, and release such a diverse line of amazing books. We’re excited that our oddball, fantasy revenge story gets to be a part of that.”
 
Jason: “We can’t wait to show you all the awesome things we have planned for BY THE HORNS. I’ve wanted to draw a fantasy/action/adventure book for as long as I can remember, and being able to work with the amazing people at SCOUT to bring it to life has been terrific.”

Logline:

In a Gothic metropolis filled with dark denizen creatures of the night, an emerging streetfighter searches for her missing sister, whose disappearance is part of an ancient plot against humans to take over the world.

Meet the Team:

From Writers The Brothers Harrow (Scar) and with art by Banished Shadow.

The Story…

Talyn is an orphaned streetfighter carving out a life in the dangerous underworld of Remnant, a Gothic metropolis filled with Lycans, Demons, and other denizen creatures of the night, where humans are as dispensable as the trash littering the street. Talyn finds hope and light in her mischievous and resourceful little sister, Tessa. When Tessa is abducted by a mysterious ghost-like entity, The Pale One, Talyn joins forces with a mutated police detective, and is thrust into a supernatural mystery that is part of the oldest revenge plot ever conceived.

From writers The Brothers Harrow:

We loved the characters and the art style Banished created, and we took our time extracting the backstory of the characters to create an immersive, exciting, and living world. We were inspired by the 80s and 90s anime and film noir boxing films. But we didn’t want to rely on caricatures or troupes. So instead, we put three-dimensional characters and their emotional journeys at the heart of our story. All of us also have younger siblings, so we wanted to create a story exploring the power of that relationship.

From artist Banished Shadow:

Growing up, I guess there just weren’t many strong female characters out there. With the characters in Talyn, I just ended up doing it myself and making characters that I like. But really, I make all females cause their awesome. So why not?

On a personal connection, I would say the sibling story between Tessa and Talyn is my main inspiration. Family is pretty important to me, so drawing the characters in those scenes hit close to home.

Regarding social media, I try not to pay close attention to the numbers, but knowing people enjoy your content is great and a little overwhelming sometimes. So my audience is important and I am thankful for them.

As a company Scout Comics and Entertainment will not stand for any form of abuse, discrimination, intolerance, or the myriad social injustices plaguing our world today.

We take every single allegation against our creators seriously, and we are 100% committed to the safety of everyone in the comic book community. 

Going forward, we will strive to be better, more diligent, and cognizant of not just the content of the comics we publish, but the character of those behind them.

We are growing as a company and look forward to moving in a direction that exemplifies these sentiments.