THE AUTEUR #1-5 (Rick Spears / James Callahan)

[Jack]

Le producteur Nathan T. Rex est responsable du plus gros flop de Hollywood avec son dernier film. Pour se rattraper, il décide de ressusciter la franchise horrifique “Presidents Day” en embauchant un tueur en série comme consultant. Qu’est-ce qui pourrait mal tourner ?

C’est le point de départ de la série The Auteur, du scénariste Rick Spears et du dessinateur James Callahan, que publiera l’éditeur Oni Press à partir de mars.
Ci-dessous, la couverture des quatre premiers numéros (dont une variante réalisée par Eric Powell) et quelques images du premier numéro:

How dare you! “The Auteur” certainly is for everyone! Anyone with testicles, or ovaries, or both, or neither will enjoy “The Auteur.” We have worked overtime to ensure that there is something for everyone’s organs!

[quote=“James Callahan”]Umm – mostly we’re holding up a mirror to society, I think? I’m not sure. This thing started as a homage to “Marmaduke” with the working title “Gaffydap.” George Lopez was attached to a film adaptation. But then Rick kept changing it over and over. Once he wrote the wacky dog out of the story, we couldn’t justify a sassy parrot anymore. Needless to say, Mr. Lopez’s representation is pretty displeased at the moment. But this is a different book now, and that’s definitely different.

I’m just hoping someone will pick up the film rights, so it can be their problem. Asset. It can be their asset.[/quote]

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Liens
Le site de l’éditeur: onipress.com
Le site du scénariste: rickspears.com
Le site du dessinateur: barfcomics.com

[Jack]

[quote]The Auteur #2
Story by Rick Spears
Art by James Callahan
Colors by Luigi Anderson
Cover by James Callahan
Publisher Oni Press
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, April 16th, 2014
MATURE READERS
Notorious Hollywood producer, Nathan T. Rex aims to punch up the gore on his new horror film Presidents Day by hiring a real life serial killer as a “murder consultant”. Hijacking the Darwin killer’s legal defense, Rex spins the “trial of the century,” into a mockery of justice, all in the name of Tinseltown glory![/quote]

Source: comicbookresources.com

[Jack]

[quote]THE AUTEUR #3
Written by: Rick Spears.
Art by: James Callahan.
Cover by: James Callahan.
Description: What will unstoppable movie producer Nathan T. Rex do to get Hollywood’s hottest ingenue to take off her top on film? Uncover the lurid truth behind the glitter of tinsel town! Be warned! This comic contains indigenous nudity, brutal violence, drug use, Cthulhu, and talking naughty bits! Weird feelings guaranteed!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: May 14. [/quote]

Source: www.comicscontinuum.com

[Jack]

[quote]THE AUTEUR #4
Written by: Rick Spear.
Art by: James Callahan.
Cover by: James Callahan.
Description: With blood on his hands, romance in his heart, a film to finish, and a crap ton of dynamite, Rex begins rewriting his movie in a desperate attempt to change reality, but forcing life to imitate art is harder than it looks. Things get weird!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: June 4. [/quote]

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Source: www.comicscontinuum.com

[Jack]

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[quote]The Auteur #5
Story by Rick Spears
Art by James Callahan
Colors by Luigi Anderson
Letters by Sick Rears
Cover by James Callahan
Publisher Oni Press
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, July 16th, 2014
MATURE READERS ONLY
With his movie locked and Los Angeles nearly destroyed it’s time to get the hell out of town. T-Rex and the gang are off to Vegas to celebrate with some fear and loathing. It’s one last hallucinationatory hurrah as the doomsday clock ticks down to the premiere of Presidents Day![/quote]

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Source: www.comicbookresources.com

[Jack]

I pull from all over the place, really – everything I come into contact with. There are the big obvious things like “Fear and Loathing” and “Looney Tunes,” but I get ideas constantly from even stupid stuff like a half-heard commercials, or a misheard conversation, or just random – I call it ‘automatic research,’ where I try to let fate guide me and take in information without letting my conscious mind have any control. It’s all about tapping into the sub-conscience. And yeah, there are tons of references throughout, like Pee Wee Herman in the background and stuff like that. I call for some of that in the script, but Jim adds a lot, too. It’s just something that’s fun to do.

If anything, I’d say we push more in the direction of no influences, as lofty a statement as that is. Why make a comic that’s already been made? But making something that’s never been seen before is easier said than done. The mild successes we’ve had on that front have been the moments most gratifying to readers. It’s hard to do, but I think that’s where we’re reaching out towards. Although anyone could make comparisons of “The Auteur” to one thing or another, more often than not, when I see someone look at an issue for the first time, they say, “What is this?!”

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