Après Barbe Wire, c’est au tour du héros King Tiger de faire son come-back à travers une nouvelle série supervisée par son créateur, le scénariste Randy Stradley, et publiée sous le label Project Black Sky. Le personnage fut présenté dans Comics’ Greatest World ([size=85]plus ou moins le prédécesseur du PBS[/size]) comme un expert en arts martiaux pourchassant les démons dans le désert du Nevada au volant de sa Ford Thunderbird de 1963.
Stradley retrouvera pour l’occasion le dessinateur Doug Wheatley avec qui il travailla sur la série Star Wars: Dark Time avant de réintroduire brièvement le Roi Tigre dans de courts suppléments à la mini-série Blackout en 2013.
“Blood, death, and fire—the darkest kind of magic. A monstrous secret from King Tiger’s past has found the mystic warrior, but can Tiger’s skills and sorcery triumph against an unthinkable supernatural obscenity linked to his own destiny? If the Tiger falls, the Dragon with rise!
Written by Randy Stradley (Star Wars, Aliens vs. Predator)
Illustrated by Doug Wheatley (Star Wars, Aliens)”[/quote]
[quote] Well, first and foremost, I’d say Doug’s art makes the biggest difference if you’re comparing King Tiger to other books on the stands. There are only a handful of artists today whose work includes the amount of detail and draftsmanship that Doug routinely puts into his. But Doug doesn’t just include detail for detail’s sake. Everything he chooses to include in a panel says something about the characters; how you should think of them, how you should feel about them. I’m so proud to be working with Doug, I could really go on for pages about him.
But the other thing about King Tiger that sets it apart from most of the action-adventure fare in comics is that we have something to say about life, people, and the human condition. Sure, there’s lots of action in the story—kung fu, swordplay, and that sort of thing. And there’s magic, and there are demons, and there’s wholesale death and destruction. But at its heart, this is a love story—about how love can change you and save you, even from yourself.[/quote]
[quote]King Tiger #1
Story by Randy Stradley
Art by Doug Wheatley
Colors by Rain Beredo
Cover by Doug Wheatley
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Aug 12th, 2015
BLOOD OF A KING, HEART OF A TIGER!
Blood, death, and fire—the darkest kind of magic. A monstrous secret from King Tiger’s past has found the mystic warrior, but can Tiger’s skills and sorcery triumph against an unthinkable supernatural obscenity linked to his own destiny? If the Tiger falls, the Dragon will rise!
Written by Randy Stradley (Star Wars, Aliens vs. Predator).
Illustrated by Doug Wheatley (Star Wars, Aliens).
“[Doug Wheatley]’s got a gift in being able to draw very fine, thin lines that make the pages look almost photo-realistic, but without making his character look stiff or posed.”—Comic Book Resources[/quote]
[quote]King Tiger #3
Story by Randy Stradley
Art by Doug Wheatley
Colors by Rain Beredo
Cover by Doug Wheatley
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Oct 14th, 2015
In the ruins of a once-thriving city, King Tiger battles alone against the Dragon and its brood. It’s a fight he must win if he is to confront the most damning secret of his life—a secret made monstrous, all-devouring flesh. If Tiger falls, so does the world!
Written by Randy Stradley (Star Wars, Aliens vs. Predator).
Illustrated by Doug Wheatley (Star Wars, Aliens).
Visit the Dark Horse Youtube channel to see our King Tiger videos![/quote]