Earlier this week, Iron Circus Comics launched a new crowdfunding marketing campaign for The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories, the most recent and last quantity within the award-winning Cautionary Fables & Fairytales anthology sequence. Edited and arranged by Alberto Rayo, Kel McDonald, and Kate Ashwin, The Lizard Prince contains eleven tales tailored from the folklore of South America. Today The Beat is happy to current an unique excerpt from one of many tales, “A Girl and Her Bird,” by cartoonist Coni Yovaniniz.
Here’s how Iron Circus describes The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories:
An all-new anthology from the acclaimed Cautionary Fables & Fairytales sequence, The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories is one other beautiful assortment of real-world fables and folktales, retold within the type of comics by an array of gifted artists! Come with us on a journey throughout South America, the place we’ll meet terrifying birds, fire-breathing cooks, cheeky goblins, and so, so way more!
And right here’s a full rundown of the tales and creators concerned within the anthology, which options a painted cowl by artist Daniela López:
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“The Basnemporo Spider” by Brenda Argon, the place a spider tries her best to assist.
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“The Myth of the Condor” by Diego Carvajal, a sweeping romantic fable about love within the stars.
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“The Ring” by Francis Francia, by which a new bride will get a little greater than she bargained for.
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“The Muki’s Deal” by Rick Lazo, the place we study all about mining goblins and true friendship.
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“The Little Shepherd” by PD Loupee and Bruno Ortiz, the place a courageous little boy is ready to discover gentle even within the darkest locations.
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“Yara” by nique, the journey of a younger woman decided to regulate her personal future.
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“Let Me Cook My Breakfast, Mr Caiman!” by Randal Ranpokoka, a hilarious story of breakfasts, cooking fires and capybara!
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“Pineapple Wishes” by Luisa F. Rojas, by which a magical Palenquera teaches a younger woman that historical past can come alive.
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“The Bum Who Tricked The Devil” by Rodrigo Vargas, by which—nicely, you guessed it!
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“The Lizard Prince” by Lore Vicente, an epic story of magic, love, braveness and reptiles!
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“A Girl and Her Bird” by Coni Yovaniniz, when the Tue-Tué chicken comes calling.
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Based in Chile, cartoonist Coni Yovaniniz is the creator of a number of webcomics, together with Postcards in Braille and the at the moment on-hiatus Walking to Do. Her work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, together with the Team Avatar Tales assortment printed by Dark Horse Comics in 2019.
Speaking to The Beat concerning the story, Yovaniniz defined extra concerning the lore across the Tue-Tué chicken:
“The Tue-tué is said to be a sorcerer who detached his head to fly and cause mischief, and its cries are a sign of death. It was really interesting to adapt this story to the perspective of a young kid—we always hear these old legends from past times, but what if we ran into them today?”
Check out the unique five-page excerpt from Yovaniniz’s “A Girl and Her Bird” beneath. The impartial crowdfunding marketing campaign for The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories is dwell now, and runs till September twenty first.
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