Storytellers and artists often use a number of mediums to share their vision. As comic books and graphic novels have increased in popularity over the years, we are seeing an increase in comic companions to many forms of media.
Some examples of successful franchises that led to comic book spin-offs include Smallville, Buffy, Rick and Morty, Spongebob Squarepants, Adventure Time - and those are just the ones based on television shows.
Similarly, some artists like to create their stories in two mediums simultaneously, such as Omar Mora. This month, he will be presenting and releasing his second graphic novel/novel hybrid companion, Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru, at San Diego International Comic-Con.
According to Mora, "I'm so proud of this book. Ancient Explorers is a novel that I always wanted to produce as a comic book. However, when the pandemic hit, the economy hit as well, and I wasn't sure if the finances would be in place to do the full graphic novel. So we decided to do it as a hybrid. And I'm happy I did it that way. You'll get lost if you don't read the comic book pages within the novel. The comic pages are not just illustrations but part of the story. And I think that makes it very interesting and cool. It's such a fun and entertaining story."
Check out the cover and the full press release below.
Los Angeles, CA – Writer Omar Mora will publish their second graphic novel Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru through his company Moras Productions. The hybrid book will be release at San Diego International Comic Con on Wednesday July 20th, 2022. Moras Productions will be part of the exhibitors at SDCC and will be located in the small press area at table M-05.
Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru is novel - comic book hybrid that features an adventure-action sci-fi narrative in which two best friends together with two archaeologists discover that the ancient map and compass they have are artifacts with hidden clues to discover the lost city of Peru: Paititi. As they discovered this, something put their lives in danger, a danger that drives our adventurous friends to follow what they were meant to do in life — to become what Mark’s Grandpa taught them when they were kids: explorers of the ancients. It is then when Luis, Mark, Jennifer and Sandy begin their journey into the unknown, a magical and adventurous journey to discover the Lost City of Peru, a journey that will change their lives forever.
San Diego International Comic-Con is the biggest comic and entertainment convention in the world with attendance of over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con has presented literally thousands of special guests at its conventions over the years, bringing comics creators, science fiction and fantasy authors, film and television directors, producers, and writers, and creators from all aspects of the popular arts together with their fans for a fun and often times candid discussion of various art forms. The Con will be held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 20th to the 24th.
Omar Mora is an actor, writer producer who recently worked on the movie Inside The Circle, his last published comic book was The Unearthians which was top 10 indie comic book at Los Angeles Comic Con in 2019. The Unearthians is being developed for a television series. Ancient Explorers will be released digitally through Amazon-KINDLE. The book is written by Mora with additional writing by Jim Higgins. The art was helmed by Miguel Guzman, Colors & Letters by Edwin Estrada, Proofread by Shannon Mier and book designed by Phil Smith.
What are your thoughts? Are you excited to check out Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru when it drops at comic-con this month?
Be sure to check out the artwork and synopsis for Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru below, and share your thoughts in the comments section as always!
Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru is novel - comic book hybrid that features an adventure-action sci-fi narrative in which two best friends together with two archaeologists discover that the ancient map and compass they have are artifacts with hidden clues to discover the lost city of Peru: Paititi.
As they discovered this, something put their lives in danger, a danger that drives our adventurous friends to follow what they were meant to do in life — to become what Mark’s Grandpa taught them when they were kids: explorers of the ancients. It is then when Luis, Mark, Jennifer and Sandy begin their journey into the unknown, a magical and adventurous journey to discover the Lost City of Peru, a journey that will change their lives forever.
San Diego Comic-Con will be held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 20th to the 24th.