En février 2015, l’artiste Richard Corben lancera son nouveau projet chez Dark Horse: Rat God. Dans cette mini-série en cinq chapitres, l’auteur combine son amour pour les œuvres de Lovecraft avec les légendes des natifs américains.
*Alors qu’il cherche à mieux connaitre sa copine amérindienne Kito Hontz, le jeune étudiant de New England Clark Elwood s’apprête à réveiller toutes les horreurs qui peuplent la foret d’Arkham. *
[quote]I reread many of my favorites (in the hopes that some of his style might « rub off » into mine – good luck with that!) S.T. Joshi’s « Lovecraft, A Life » was very enlightening about many aspects of the writer. I also wanted to touch on the racism that colored much of his writing. This may seem alien to modern readers but it was actually common for that time period.
There are a large number of diverse groups of Native Americans called American Indians. I narrowed my researches down to several particular tribes of the American and Canadian Northwest, all with different costumes, languages, names and customs. In one passage, one of my characters « speaks » in Indian sign language when it was important to be quiet.[/quote]
[quote]Rat God #1
Writer: Richard Corben
Artist: Richard Corben
Cover Artist: Richard Corben
Terrible things stalk the forests outside Arkham in this chilling original tale from comics master Richard Corben! An arrogant city slicker on a quest to uncover the background of a young woman from the backwoods finds horrors beyond imagining, combining Lovecraftian mutations with Native American legends.
New from the Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee!
The gold standard in horror comics for over 40 years!
An original tale of backwoods terror inspired by Lovecraft.
“He is the mainstay in my collection of original art and one of the most precise and admirable storytellers in the medium.”—Guillermo del Toro
Genre: Horror [/quote]
[quote]Rat God #2
Story by Richard Corben
Art by Richard Corben
Cover by Richard Corben
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Mar 4th, 2015
A town hidden in the dark woods holds frightening secrets and even more frightening residents! The one “gentleman” in a town full of subhumans offers some answers, but no safety, for our wayward hero.[/quote]
[quote]Rat God #3
Story by Richard Corben
Art by Richard Corben
Colors by Richard Corben
Cover by Richard Corben
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Apr 1st, 2015
Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee Richard Corben’s new original horror tale is inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft and Native American mythology. Elwood travels further into his waking nightmare in the backwoods town of Lame Dog and the terrifying secrets that lurk in its cemetery.[/quote]
[quote]Rat God #4
Story by Richard Corben
Art by Richard Corben
Colors by Beth Corben Reed
Cover by Richard Corben
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date May 6th, 2015
MATURE READERS
Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee Richard Corben presents a chilling new story inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft! When city slicker Clark Elwood travels into the woods searching for his Native American girlfriend, he discovers a town of strange, inhuman people, savage animals, and unspeakable fear.[/quote]
[quote]Rat God #5
Story by Richard Corben
Art by Richard Corben
Colors by Beth Corben Reed
Cover by Richard Corben
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Jun 3rd, 2015
Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee Richard Corben concludes his chilling tale inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft! City slicker Clark Elwood finds more than he anticipated in the spooky town of Lame Dog, ruled by an ancient power that draws its strength from occult savagery.[/quote]
