Kevin Warwick joins James Ninness on Semantink Publishing’s MYTHOI

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Benjamin Glibert, Director of Publishing
(619) 206‑3563 – Ben@Semantink.com

Kevin Warwick joins James Ninness on Semantink Publishing’s MYTHOI

Artist Kevin Warwick has joined James Ninness on Semantink Publishing’s inaugural title, MYTHOI.

Previously brought on as a cover artist, Kevin Warwick has signed to pencil and color MYTHOI from Semantink Publishing, beginning with issue #7.  Warwick will replace Jed Soriano whose contract ends as of MYTHOI issue #6.

Kevin Warwick is more than excited to step into the role, “As an artist, when you’re approached with the opportunity to work on a book as elaborate, smart and full of potential as MYTHOI, the only thing running through your head is, ‘when will they shut up so I can say, “yes!”

Director of Publishing, Benjamin Glibert is just as enthused, “I first saw Kevin’s art about a year ago and was blown away by the expressiveness of his characters, his clean lines and attention to detail.  I knew he had to be a part of the Semantink team, but I wasn’t sure where.  When the opportunity to put him on our flagship title, MYTHOI, arose, it was a no-brainer.  Kevin has me very excited about the future of MYTHOI.”

“Kevin’s style is his own.  His finished pages are unlike anything else out there and I think that compliments the story well – it sets us apart,” added series creator James Ninness.  “Kevin’s art doesn’t serve the story, it takes the words, blows them up and creates a wet dream of violent emotion.  I’m really, really excited.”

MYTHOI, from creator/writer James Ninness, tells the tale of five heroes, each from a different mythology, thrown together to defend the world from varying enemies, each the product of history’s many mythos.  MYTHOI will run 60 issues – issues 1 and 2, as well as five free issues (the Birth series) have already been released.  Kevin Warwick’s art will be released in books beginning Spring 2011.

Semantink Publishing – www.Semantink.com

SEMANTINK PUBLISHING is first and foremost a company dedicated to quality, not quantity. We believe that taking the time to read anything should be a rewarding experience, whether it’s a comic book, a novel, a magazine or the back of a cereal box. A great story, like good food, takes time to prepare and that means we won’t churn out twenty properties a week to fill your shelves and take your money. Instead we’re going to take our time crafting stories so that you can (we hope) spend your time enjoying them. We want you to stare at panels of art for a few minutes, or maybe relax as you digest a line of text. It’d be nice if you looked forward to your time with us, as we look forward to sharing with you. In short, Semantink wants you to find the meaning of print, each time you read us.

Semantink Publishing joins Graphic.ly with MYTHOI

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Benjamin Glibert, Director of Publishing

(619) 206‑3563 – Ben@Semantink.com

Semantink Publishing joins Graphic.ly with MYTHOI

Semantink Publishing has joined forces with the revolutionary digital comics reader Graphic.ly to release Semantink’s inaugural property, MYTHOI.

With all of the released issues of MYTHOI currently available or coming soon to Graphic.ly, readers can expect more issues to come as they are released – each one to take full advantage of Graphic.ly’s menagerie of options and special features.  Writer/Creator James Ninness has already recorded commentaries for issues 1 and 2, as well as all five books in the “Birth” series to be released soon.  Penciled and inked pages, as well as scripts, will be added as well.

“I could not be more excited about our partnership with Graphic.ly,” says Benjamin Glibert, Semantink’s Director of Publishing.  “It’s become clear in the last year or so that digital comic books are not a fad but a growing part of the comic market. Graphic.ly not only recognizes the importance of this market but has also worked to create an entirely new interactive experience for readers, including supplemental materials and a feeling of community. I’m looking forward to having a whole new audience discover MYTHOI and being able to experience the book in an entirely unique way.”

MYTHOI, from creator/writer James Ninness and artist Jed Soriano, tells the tale of five heroes, each from a different mythology, thrown together to defend the world from varying enemies, each the product of history’s many mythos.  MYTHOI will run 60 issues – issues 1 and 2, as well as five free issues (the Birth series) have already been released.

Semantink Publishing – www.Semantink.com

Graphic.ly — www.graphic.ly

SEMANTINK PUBLISHING is first and foremost a company dedicated to quality, not quantity. We believe that taking the time to read anything should be a rewarding experience, whether it’s a comic book, a novel, a magazine or the back of a cereal box. A great story, like good food, takes time to prepare and that means we won’t churn out twenty properties a week to fill your shelves and take your money. Instead we’re going to take our time crafting stories so that you can (we hope) spend your time enjoying them. We want you to stare at panels of art for a few minutes, or maybe relax as you digest a line of text. It’d be nice if you looked forward to your time with us, as we look forward to sharing with you. In short, Semantink wants you to find the meaning of print, each time you read us.

Well hello folks, welcome to this weeks blog.

We all know the films Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Disaster Movie and so on. If you don’t know about them I put a link up just below, if you do know about them don’t even bother giving it a view. Did you know about the off-broadway show that spoofs musical theater? Unlike the films I listed above its a very funny show.

I regret putting up that youtube link.

Here is a synopsis I found online that best describes the show:

The show is a cabaret revue sharply spoofing show tunes, characters and plots of contemporary and current Broadway musicals. Forbidden Broadway has mocked popular shows like The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Les Misérables, Annie Get Your Gun, Hairspray, The Lion King, The Music Man, Miss Saigon, and Rent, to name a few. It also targets famous Broadway actors, writers, composers, directors, choreographers and producers, including Carol Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Bob Fosse,Elton John, Jennifer Holliday, Mel Brooks, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Mary Martin, Michael Crawford, Idina Menzel,Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Sondheim, Harvey Fierstein, Barbra Streisand and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Forbidden Broadway is a four-person show, with two men and two women that has run for over twenty-five years. Forbidden Broadway has released eleven albums, as well as one entitled Forbidden Hollywood, a cast album of the show of the same title by Alessandrini. Like Forbidden Broadway, Forbidden Hollywood is made up of parodies, except that it targets movies rather than musicals. The New York and Los Angeles based companies of both “Forbidden” incarnations have served as a workshop for rising talent to hone their skills. Alumni include Jason Alexander, Brad Oscar, singer/impressionist Christine Pedi, actor Bryan Batt (of AMC’s “Mad Men”), Spamalot’s Michael McGrath, Chloe Webb (Sid and Nancy), Ed Staudenmayer (Fame Becomes Me), Barbara Walsh (Company, Ragtime), Ann Morrison (Merrily We Roll Along, LoveMusik) and many more.

Until next time, keep dancing.

–Admiral Eo