ELEANOR & THE EGRET #1-5 (John Layman / Sam Kieth)

[Jack]

La jeune et ambitieuse AfterShock - petite maison d’édition fondée en avril 2015 par Mike Marts et Joe Pruett - rassemble les deux amis John Layman (Chew) et Sam Kieth (The Maxx) pour accoucher de Eleanor & the Egret #1.

Cette mini-série en 5 numéros est décrite comme “un conte légèrement surréaliste sur une voleuse d’œuvres d’art et son partenaire, un héron parlant. L’aventure prend de l’ampleur alors que le duo se lance dans le vol audacieux des peintures les plus populaires et échappe à ses poursuivants dans un jeu du chat et de la souris aussi bizarre que dangereux.”

La dernière collaboration entre les deux compères, la mini-série Aliens : Inhuman Condition chez Dark Horse, remonte à 2012.

Eleanor & the Egret #1 parait le 5 avril 2017 avec une couverture alternative signée Elizabeth Torque.

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Le site de l’éditeur : aftershock.world

[Jack]

I can see why you call it a fantasy, but I’m not sure what Eleanor fits genera wise. John might be able to describe it better. Was Sandman a Fantasy genre or a Horror book? Again, I can’t speak for John, but for me, it probably feels more “surreal” …instead of fantasy. John told me it wasn’t the kind of story he would normally consider writing himself. In other words he was bending the surrealist elements to my artistic taste: Female protagonist, a magical egret, abstract art, psychological metaphors, and something suggestive of the early 1900s, yet it clearly exists in it’s own goofy universe.

As Sam said, I’m not sure this is a fantasy, or, at least, not any sort of fantasy in the conventional sense. It’s fantasy in the sense “s*** ain’t real,” but here’s a news flash… Spider-Man ain’t real either. I’d call Eleanor & the Egret of a surrealist fable, or even a surrealist romance. If anything, it’s my attempt to do a Miyazaki film. It’s weird, and coming up for concrete explanations for the weirdness is not a particular priority. But if you can accept this weird world, it should be an enjoyable ride, and it’s not so weird readers won’t understand what’s going on. But if your the sort of person who NEEDS to know how an pet bird can talk, or WHY it grows to enormous sizes when it is fed stolen art, I’m afraid you are sadly out of luck.

[size=200]INTERVIEW DE JOHN LAYMAN ET SAM KIETH[/size]

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[Le_Doc]

[quote]ELEANOR & THE EGRET #1 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Color

writer: John Layman
artist: Sam Kieth
color: Ronda Pattinson
letterer: John Layman
cover: Sam Kieth
1:10 incentive cover: Elizabeth Torque

In Shops: APRIL 5, 2017

NEW SERIES!
The most daring art thief in Paris has struck again, and the police have assigned their best detective to the case. His only clue? A single white feather left at the scene. Could this feather belong to the thief? To the thief’s accomplice, an oversized talking egret? Or will his investigation lead him to somewhere even stranger? (Answer: all of the above.)
Presenting a peculiar and unforgettable tale of birds and banditry, paintings and pets, larceny, love and…lamprey-wielding assassins? From the legendary creator of THE MAXX and co-creator of SANDMAN, Sam Kieth, and the considerably less-legendary creator of CHEW, John Layman![/quote]

Source : newsarama.com

[Le_Doc]

[quote]Eleanor & the Egret #2

STORY BY
John Layman
ART BY
Sam Kieth
COLORS BY
Ronda Pattison
COVER BY
Sam Kieth
PUBLISHER
AfterShock Comics
3.99(USD)
2017-05-17

What kind of thief leaves a single feather at the scene of the crime? Perhaps one that has a talking, painting-eating, oversized Egret as a pet—a pet that gets more oversized the more paintings he eats! Sounds fun, right? Except for some of the people now determined to stop this thief, who is anything but!

From John Layman, appetizing writer of Chew, and Sam Keith, captivating creator & artist of The Maxx and co-creator of Sandman, comes the series that HAD to be told at AfterShock.[/quote]

Source : cbr.com

[Le_Doc]

[quote]Eleanor & The Egret #3

STORY BY
John Layman
ART BY
Sam Kieth
COLORS BY
Ronda Pattison
COVER BY
Sam Kieth
PUBLISHER
AfterShock Comics
3.99(USD)
2017-06-28

There’s a showing at Paris’ hottest art gallery, featuring the works of the art world’s hottest painter. The police are surrounding the place, the gallery is on high security alert, and nobody is getting in or out who is not supposed to. Except for Eleanor and her Egret, of course, who have plans to rob it blind.

From John Layman, appetizing writer of Chew, and Sam Kieth, captivating creator and artist of The Maxx and co-creator of Sandman, comes the series that HAD to be told at AfterShock ![/quote]

Source : cbr.com

[Le_Doc]

EXCLUSIVE: Eleanor & The Egret #5
STORY BY
John Layman
ART BY
Sam Kieth
COLORS BY
Ronda Pattison
LETTERS BY
John Layman
COVER BY
Sam Kieth
PUBLISHER
AfterShock Comics
3.99(USD)
2017-11-22
Eleanor and Ellis, the art thief and her art-eating egret, are embarking upon their most challenging caper yet…confronting the malevolent painter Anastasia Rüe. Eleanor intends to take back what is hers, and expose Rüe for what she is. Will our high-flying adventure end in triumph, or will this be E&E’s final flight? Find out in the stunning conclusion to the strange and wondrous adult fable by Sam Kieth and John Layman!

From John Layman, appetizing writer of Chew, and Sam Keith, captivating creator & artist of The Maxx and co-creator of Sandman, comes the series that HAD to be told at AfterShock!

Source : www.comicscontinuum.com