My thanks to Adrian Lilly for sponsoring Werewolf News this week with The Wolf At His Door, the first book in his trilogy of werewolf novels. Adrian and I have similar tastes in werewolves, and he was kind enough to answer a few questions about building a werewolf mythology, the power of literature, and practical jokes. (more…)
Category: Books & Comics
Werewolves set in type and inked in panels.
“In The Lost Lands”: Milla Jovovich searches for lycanthropy in George R.R. Martin film adaptation
As reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter, Milla Jovovich is in “final negotiations” to star in a film that adapts three George R.R. Martin short stories called “In The Lost Lands”. Jovovich would play Gray Alys, a sorceress who is hired by a queen to acquire the power of lycanthropy. (more…)
Holiday Grab Bag: “The Order” werewolf combat, “I” Tamil insanity, illegal hyphens & more
It’s the holiday season and things are getting weird in the world of werewolves. Here are a few short pieces to chew on while you wait for your buddy Krampus to show up. (more…)
Vertigo’s “Wolf Moon” twists the werewolf myth
If you’re writing a werewolf comic in 2014, it’s not enough to rely solely on the standard tropes rules of the werewolf myth. Vertigo’s new six-part series “Wolf Moon”, written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Jeremy Haun, attempts to revitalize the “man vs. beast-man” story by doubling down on all of the familiar concepts except one. (more…)
The downward spiral continues in “Who Needs The Moon?” issue 5
Todd McCullough’s spectacular werewolf graphic novel Who Needs The Moon? continues apace. Protagonist-turned-antagonist Ethan is dragged (or wilfully plunges) further into darkness in a deceptively simple fifth issue. (more…)
Book Review: Spooky Sleepover Volume One
“There’s nothing to be afraid of!” a father tells his son, a boy who’s slowly been driven mad by the notion that their toilet is haunted. “This toilet has been in our family for generations.” This blasé statement (and the following carnage) is a great example of what makes Dave Scheidt and Jess Smart Smiley’s all-ages Spooky Sleepover such a goofball delight.
“The Wereling” by David Robbins
David L. Robbins has published hundreds of books under his own name and half a dozen pen names. Among them is his 1983 novel The Wereling, which has just been re-published in an expanded form. You can get a paperback copy for $11 or on your Kindle for less than a buck on Amazon. (more…)
Cloudwrangler’s free comic short “Been Bit” sinks its teeth in
Been Bit is a great little 8-page comic from Jeff Rider ( also known as Cloudwrangler Comics) about a “a hard man who’d led a hard life and wanted desperately to be good” and inspired, in part, by a song from True Detective. (more…)
Preorder the complete 216-page “Who Needs The Moon?” graphic novel
For the last year, Canadian comic creator Todd McCullough has been writing, drawing, and self-publishing his stellar werewolf horror comic “Who Needs The Moon?” as “pay what you want” PDFs. With the series at the halfway mark, and with plans to complete the remaining for issues by the end of 2014, Todd’s teaming up with Under Belly Comics and Kickstarter to publish the entire series as a 216 page full-colour book. (more…)
“Who Needs The Moon?” part 4: an antihero beyond redemption
The next instalment of Todd McCullough‘s stellar horror graphic novel “Who Needs the Moon?” is now available via Gumroad (and comiXology pretty soon, I would guess). This is the fourth issue, the midpoint of the story, and the most horrifying entry yet. (more…)