Creature Academy
| Creature Academy | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Red 5 Comics (through ComiXology) |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 2013 |
| Number of issues | 4 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Kevin Hanna David Fagan |
| Artist(s) |
Kevin Hanna Erich Owen Grant Bond Karen Krajenbrink Mirana Reveier Brian Thies |
| Editor(s) |
Daniel Solem Olga Nunes |
| Collected editions | |
| Creature Academy | ISBN 978-0-615-92033-7 |
Creature Academy is an all-ages/science fiction/fantasy digital comic series created by Kevin Hanna, that ran for four issues and was published in a collected edition for the first time in 2013.[1]
In 2008, LeftJet announced that they had taken steps for a possible future film adaptation;[2] The film, The Creature Academy, is currently in preproduction.
Plot
Creature Academy tells the story of rebellious teen, Wes Mendes, who has lived his life on the run with his mother. Once she is kidnapped by ghost-like specters, they then return for him. He must now hide in the under-city; where the human and the magic worlds intersect. There Wes joins a team of students and their mythical creatures.[3]
The events of the books predominantly take place in Seattle, Washington.
- The Undercity: The hidden city underneath Seattle where magic users and mythical creatures hide from the top world
- The Academy: The school where magic users are trained to summon and tame mythical creatures
Characters
Wes Mendes is the protagonist, a young teen learning how to live in a world of adults and magic.[4]
The character's name, like all the characters in the book, are from two directors, like Wes Anderson and Sam Mendes.[4]
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a hardcover volume Creature Academy in 2014 by Red 5 Comics.[5]
Awards
Creature Academy graphic novel won the Moonbeam Award and Graphic Novel of the Year at Book Expo America by ForeWord magazine.
Film adaptation
The film Creature Academy is currently in the early stages of pre-production.[6]
Notes
- ↑ "PREVIEW: CREATURE ACADEMY: THE LEGACY OGN". Comic Book Resources.
- ↑ "'Creature Academy' Film Gets Financing From Telefilm Canada". ICV2. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ↑ "PREVIEW: Red 5's Digital First OGN CREATURE ACADEMY Hits comiXology". http://www.comicosity.com. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 "Creator Speak: Kevin Hanna". CBR. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
- ↑ "ComiXology Sets New & Notable Digital Comics & Manga For Week Of May 5th, 2014". http://www.fandompost.com. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ from Frogchildren Studios 1 year ago Not Yet Rated (2012-10-31). "Creature Academy: The Legacy on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
External links
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- Official website
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- Fudge, James (March 18, 2015). "Artist claims Kabam copied his IP to create its mobile game 'Creature Academy'". GamePolitics.com.
- Fudge, James (March 19, 2015). "Kabam's 'Creature Academy' mobile games no longer available". GamePolitics.com.