Writer Matthew Erman and artist Liana Kangas are teaming up for a story of sci-fi love and heartbreak. The creators’ new graphic novel, Mariko Between Worlds, will likely be revealed by Mad Cave Studios this fall, and is coloured by Rebecca Nalty and lettered by Micah Myers. The guide follows a pair within the midst of a break-up as they journey between worlds on their final evening collectively.
Here’s how Mad Cave describes Mariko Between Worlds:
Mariko and Rem are breaking apart however they’ve one final evening collectively within the Mall of Portals, an inter-dimensional consumerist heaven stuffed with endless vice, earlier than Rem takes his new job doing information entry on the Moon of Plenty. With a pair hours to spare, no private repercussions and whole dimensions at their fingertips — what’s the worst that might occur?
In a press release saying the sequence, Erman described the sequence additional:
“Mariko Between Worlds is an unhinged joyride through Liana and I’s most bizarre sci-fi daydream. The story, about two doomed lovers, Mariko (injured bird vibes) and space alien Rem (basically blue Keanu), is about one final wild night together in the extra-dimensional consumerist Mall of Portals before they are forced to cut off ties due to the government’s rejection Mariko’s K1000-Visa application, crushing her dream of moving with Rem to his home dimension—”
The sequence is the primary collaboration between Erman, the author of books like Witchblood (with Lisa Sterle) and Good Luck (with Stefano Simeone), and Kangas, artist of books together with Trve Kvlt (with Scott Bryan Wilson) and Know Your Station (with Sarah Gailey). Kangas described their enthusiasm at teaming with Erman, in addition to with Nalty and Myers:
“Before we began engaged on Mariko Between Worlds, Matthew Erman and Lisa Sterle (who designed among the extremely wild and enjoyable characters within the guide and co-wrote as properly!) have been already a few of my favourite folks on earth (and in each galaxy from this finish to infinite) — and so from the primary second I heard the premise, I knew that this was going to be one thing particular. I believe it’s all the time a pleasure when good folks end up to even be good collaborators, so it was actually a pleasure to deliver this story to life with them—
I believe that we (together with being joined by our unimaginable colorist who made this guide as psychedelic as it’s, Rebecca Nalty, and our extraordinarily proficient letterer, Micah Meyers) all introduced our best to this undertaking due to how a lot enjoyable we had with it. This guide additionally allowed me to actually see how far I can stretch my talent, and to experiment with numerous stylistic play that usually I don’t actually get to do. I believe it’s much more particular due to that—
I hope this story resonates with anybody that’s looking for that lacking a part of them or appears like they simply wish to discover themselves.”
Erman added of his collaborators:
“I cherished each minute collaborating with Liana, who just isn’t solely an unimaginable expertise however one in all my closest comedian mates. Getting to jot down scripts for Liana, with the only real intention of creating her chuckle or scream or guffaw or query whether or not that might technically be drawn was an enormous spotlight of my comedian profession and I can’t wait so that you can expertise this completely bonkers comedian. It shouldn’t exist, nevertheless it does and we made it. There’s a duck man, and a psychic fridge, and a membership the place folks snort social media. There’s a communist skeleton named Greg and an entity composed of sound that runs a document retailer. That’s actually not even a drop within the bucket. I made Liana draw some INSANE issues—
I’m so pleased with this guide and attending to collaborate with the folks I cherish and love in this trade and getting to jot down comics for Mad Cave is the cherry on prime. If you’ve ever watched 90 Day Fiancé and felt it wanted extra angst and house aliens and portals to capitalist nightmare dimensions… then I assume this is actually the comedian for you.”
Look for the 128-page Mariko Between Worlds to reach in shops in September 2023.
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