November 26, 2008

The 1st review is in! "SRG puts out another winning book" - AICN

Ain't It Cool News posted their review of the book! Here it is:

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Throughout history there have been certain perfect combinations: peanut butter and chocolate, sex and leather, super-heroes and secret identities. Well, now it looks like another pairing can be added to that list: Vikings and werewolves. Or, I should say, Vikings versus werewolves. That's the basic concept for WOLVES OF ODIN, the new one shot from SuperReal Graphics.

The story here is pretty straightforward. In ancient Norse lands a band of werewolves have been roaming the countryside, decimating village after village, leaving almost no survivors in their wake. No one can stand against them except for a small group of Viking warriors, and even they are facing what seem to be impossible odds. At first read the story seems every bit as bit simplistic as the basic concept, but as the book continues certain elements are revealed that add a layer of creepy mysticism to the tale. WOLVES OF ODIN takes great advantage of the trappings of its genre and plays not only on the combat aspect of Viking history and fiction but draws much from the religious folklore of the period as well. Thor, Odin, and even a certain trickster half-brother all play a major role in the book even if they themselves are not actually physically present. As a result WOLVES is elevated beyond just being a hack and slash horror tale with a twist.

Creator Grant Gould does a great job of delivering an impressive package with WOLVES OF ODIN. The art in the book is very well done and Gould has an obvious talent for setting up the perfect atmosphere in a particular scene with his use of color. While I thought some of the actual figure drawing looked a bit rushed in places, Gould more than makes up for that with his coloring skill and his direct storytelling ability. ODIN is a book that has a unique and gloomy look to it--a look that is perfectly suited for the story being told.

With this latest publication, SuperReal Graphics puts out another winning book. Much like their previous comic, GNOME, this book takes me back to days gone by. This time, though, WOLVES OF ODIN reminds me of the hours upon hours of time spent at a tabletop rolling dice with my D & D friends. Those were good times and any comic book that can give me the same old feeling I had when I was rolling a twenty sided die to fend off a marauding gang of orcs is a great comic book indeed.

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Review by Kristian Horn - AICN LInk

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November 24, 2008

SRG Presents: Wolves of Odin available now

Super Real Graphics Presents: The Wolves of Odin hits comic book stores this Wednesday, 11/26/08.

If you haven't preordered your copy already, or can't find one, just have your shop order one via Diamond Order Code: SEP08 4260

Or if you can't make it to a comic book shop, you can simply order online:

Either direct from the Super Real Graphics STORE

Or via Amazon.com

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Werewolf-News.com "Wolves of Odin" Contest



Werewolf-News.com and "The Wolves of Odin" are teaming up, and YOU could win a signed copy of the book! Head over here for all the details.
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November 20, 2008

Signing at the Source in MN

The books are here, everything seems to be on schedule. "Wolves of Odin" should be hitting comic store shelves this coming Wednesday, November 26th! From what I've heard, Amazon's sending out their pre-orders now, too. So... the wait is officially over. :)

One other thing I wanna mention -- If any of you are in the Minnesota area, I'm planning on being at The Source Comics and Games on Wed., Nov. 26th, starting around 11am. I'll be signing copies of the books and doing free quick viking & werewolf sketches for anyone who buys the book. So please swing by and say hey!

- Grant

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November 14, 2008

The books are on their way

As Jason posted on his blog, the books have arrived from overseas and will soon be on their way to Diamond and other distributors.. Pretty exciting to see it unfolding. :)



I also wanted to mention -- for those of you that want to check out some of my non-Wolves stuff -- my latest Clone Wars online comic has been posted on StarWars.com. Head over to starwars.com/clonewars/comic to check it out. Flip past the cover image and you'll see a table of contents. Click on the chapter called "Discount" (or you can check out my previous one, called "Procedure").

Also, a helpful hint: Click on the "view full screen" option on the left side of the menu and play with the zoom buttons for best viewing and readability. The online reader takes a little bit to get used to, but I've learned to love it. :)



- Grant

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