I do really like Beyond the Wall of Sleep which is a lesser known one, but overall Cthulhu is my favourite. White : Typically, The Call of Cthulhu, hence the adaptation. It’s all written with a beginning, middle and end, so I know where it’s all going.ĪP2HYC: What is your favorite H.P. Yet, if you are new to horror or know nothing about any of the references, the story works on its own without it. It’s a new story but there will be little references and nods to stories that people know and love. So don’t expect a gore fest, but do expect a layered story where the humans can be just as monstrous as their antagonists. It takes inspiration from things like Dante’s Inferno, Dorian Grey, Katabasis, The Signal-Man. White: I want to avoid spoiling anything but if we get to that third stretch goal and I really hope we do, people can expect something that encapsulates everything people love about classic horror. What kind of details can you provide us without giving too much away? It’s a little bonus and thank you to people for supporting the project.ĪP2HYC: Stretch goal number 3 describes a one-shot comic inspired by classic horror stories. We are now into stretch goals so all backers get an A5 bookplate and their concertinas enclosed in an envelope with a custom made wax seal. I’ve kept it relatively simple so the overhead costs are low. White: There’s copies of the book, bundles which include the other concertinas I’ve made ( Dracula and Dante’s Inferno), prints, giant posters, commissions, a whole bunch of stuff. I’m really grateful for people buying my stuff and allowing me to fund my own projects.ĪP2HYC: What are some of the rewards you are offering on the campaign? A number of my books wouldn’t exist in printed form if it wasn’t for Kickstarter. It’s becoming more and more common to fund your projects and people are incredibly supportive. It’s almost like a pre-ordering system but with a marketing push.
I tend to finish all the artwork before I take it to Kickstarter so potential backers can see the product is finished and there’s little risk to them investing in it. I think it’s an amazing platform to fund your projects if you do it right. White: I’ve used Kickstarter a number of times to fund comics, graphic novels and other concertinas ( Bram Stoker’s Dracula). Since the illustrations need to sit beside each other I worked within the same color pallet so they all match as a set.ĪP2HYC: What was your previous experience in using crowdfunding like? When the set was sketched out I then dud the final line work, inked them and took them to color. Making sure they all work together and don’t repeat the same imagery or compositions. With all my scenes locked down I started sketching them out a set. Selecting the most important scenes to the narrative and making sure it told a complete story. I then worked out what happens between those points and filled in the gaps.
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Once I had a full list I worked out my start, middle and end point to the story, which instantly narrowed down 3/10 pages of the book. Making notes and listing key scenes as I made my way through the book. White: Once I decided which Lovecraft story I was going to adapt, I first went back and re-read the story from start to finish. As he reads the documents he starts to uncover a mysterious cult and the worship of (not surprisingly) Cthulhu.ĪP2HYC: Give us a little background on your creative process for this book.
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The story is set around Francis reading through a series of documents that have been left to him by a dead professor. Cthulhu as a character has been adapted multiple times by a range of people, but they tend to miss out on the actual story and instead just draw Cthulhu. White: I’m adapting The Call of Cthulhu based on the original text and staying true to it. One of the first stories I read was “The Call of Cthulhu” which stuck with me and brought me into the mythos Lovecraft created.ĪP2HYC: For this book, which story are you telling? So I’d read snippets or short stories and before I knew it I’d read the whole book and went out finding more. I’d bought the book purely on people recommending Lovecraft’s work. Lovecraft stories that I would read on train platforms, in between meetings or when taking a break while I was away from home. White: I spend a lot of time traveling which means a lot of reading on the train. They are a bit of a unique book format as you are limited to telling a story within 10 illustrations, rather than using panels and speech bubbles like traditional comics.ĪP2HYC: How did you get into the Cthulhu mythos? What was your first exposure to it?
You can read them like a normal book or fold them out and display them as a piece of artwork. White: Concertina books (also known as accordion books) are fold out art books that tell a story through a series of single illustrations.
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