C’est pas joli de copier sur ses camarades, mais Dynamite s’en fiche bien. l’éditeur annonce pour janvier un mois "li’l (« P’tiot ») supervisé par le duo Art Baltazar/Franco (Superman Family Adventures, Itty Bitty Hellboy). Il consistera en cinq numéros spéciaux ramenant au jardin d’enfant les grosses franchises de Dynamite: « Evil Ernie », « Red Sonja », « Battlestar Galactica », « Bionic Man » et « Vampirella ».
En plus de Art Baltazar et Franco sur « Li’l Battlestar », l’équipe artistique comprendra Roger Langridge sur « Li’l Ernie », Eric Trautmann et Agnes Garbowska sur « Li’l Vampi », Jim Zub et Joe Carroll sur « Li’l Sonja », Brandon Jerwa et Ian McGinty sur « Li’l Bionic ».
Ci-dessous, les couvertures de Art & Franco et Agnes Garbowska:
[quote=« Roger Langridge »]The essential set-up is that Little Awful Ernie thinks he’s a real badass, but he’s actually not; he thinks not returning his library books on time is incredibly daring," Langridge told CBR. "In the first story, he bumps into Mister Smiley in a graveyard. Mister Smiley has been assigned as his conscience, Jiminy Cricket-style. From then on, Ernie’s attempts at mischief and Smiley’s attempts to make him change his ways are the central dynamic of the book. And hilarity, one hopes, ensues!
« I’ve always enjoyed writing comedy double-acts, and the Evil Ernie concept has that built-in with Ernie and Smiley, so there’s that, » the writer continued. "The Smiley character can be made into a kid-friendly visual with minimal tweaking – it’s virtually there already. As far as my style of storytelling goes, I’ve basically reinvented the thing for my purposes in order to play to my strengths, so I don’t know if it’s so much a question of Evil Ernie lending itself to my style of storytelling as it is me whacking an Evil Ernie-shaped peg into a Langridge-shaped hole! Regardless, I think it’ll be a fun book.[/quote]
[quote]Li’l Ernie #1
Story by Roger Langridge
Art by Roger Langridge
Cover by Art Baltazar
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Tue, December 31st, 2013
Eisner and Harvey Award winning cartoonist Roger Langridge brings you his own, all-ages take on cult favorite EVIL ERNIE! Ernest Fairchild is the most evil kid on the block. Why, he never eats his vegetables… his library books are sometimes three weeks late… and he once xeroxed his own butt! Can Mister Smiley, his annoying yet strangely ineffectual conscience, make him change his ways? And are Daddy Fairchild’s blank eyes somehow related to his peculiar odor, rotting flesh and appetite for human brains? Get a copy for yourself and one for the kids… it’s wall-to-wall zombie fun for all the family! And if that isn’t enough, each Li’l book comes with a two-page activity sheet![/quote]
[quote]Li’l Vampi #1
Story by Eric Trautmann
Art by Agnes Garbowska
Cover by Art Baltazar
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 8th, 2014
Welcome to Stoker, Maine, the most normal, boring town in the world. Or is it? There are sea serpents roaming the docks, a mummy in the town hall. And a gaggle of ghouls and goblins just devoured the breakfast cereal aisle at the local Shop-O-Mart. Who is behind this monstrous rampage? And can it be stopped? When there are spooks afoot and arcane mysteries to be solved, it’s time for Vampirella—teen scourge of the supernatural—to crack the case! And if that isn’t enough, each Li’l book comes with a two-page activity sheet![/quote]
[quote]Li’l Battlestar Galactica #1
Story by Art Baltazar, Franco
Art by Art Baltazar
Cover by Art Baltazar
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 15th, 2014
AW YEAH BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! The search for Earth continues in this awesome epic event of tiny proportions! Who are these Cylons? Are they friends or foes? Does complaining to daddy Adama help or make things worse? Fear not, Apollo and Starbuck are here to save the day! Find out the answers to questions you’ve always wanted answered: How old do you have to be to ride a colonial viper? Is there a height requirement? And what does Baltar have to say in all of this? And where do Baby Cylons come from? Come join the new and smaller adventures aboard the Battlestar Galactica. And if that isn’t enough, each Li’l book comes with a two-page activity sheet![/quote]
[quote]Li’l Bionic Kids #1
Story by Brandon Jerwa
Art by Ian McGinty
Cover by Art Baltazar
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 22nd, 2014
Better! Stronger! Faster…and smaller?! Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers are the newest students at A.S.I. – the Academy of Science Intelligence, a school for the unique and gifted. They’re also both cyborgs – human kids with a variety of high-tech body parts and modifications. Can these two outsiders put aside their shyness, and a growing rivalry, in time to take a stand against alien invaders who are determined to ruin the A.S.I. Track and Field Day? And if that isn’t enough, each Li’l book comes with a two-page activity sheet![/quote]
[quote]Li’l Sonja #1
Story by Jim Zub
Art by Joel Carroll
Cover by Art Baltazar
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, January 29th, 2014
Li’l Sonja is a warrior girl who travels the lands testing her mettle against monsters big and small, a younger pluckier version of the famous She-Devil With a Sword. When Li’l Sonja encounters a town plagued by eccentric bandits, she needs to figure out the pattern behind the thefts and bring the baddies to justice. No task is too tough for our crimson-haired hero. And if that isn’t enough, each Li’l book comes with a two-page activity sheet![/quote]
