by Manuel Morini
Six years ago I was summoned by the editorial Thalos to write a comic book than a hundred page script which existed a series of characters and a vague argument that had to be given dramatically. No title for now. I have looked twenty in two batches. None were accepted even though he knew that the name was among the ten first. Finally fixed in one: Demonikon. He hook. Referred to the Satyricon, the Necronomicon, and some other "cones" rather than lying around there. The product was to be drawn by Ruben Meriggi, merchandising would be made, and the respective modeling clay had some figures that should exist but never seen-and sold worldwide. Receive 16 percent of all gross profits.
I'm more cautious about expectations, but I admit that things looked good. I had to sign a contract, of course. It was a spectacular project.
wrote the first part in two weeks and I delivered. Immediately Ruben got to work. The days passed, weeks, months. But let laburar artists. Year, the Demonikon was drawn only half of what I had given, ie half of the half.
Thalos For the time had begun to edit other things, like Magma magazine, and Ruben, as editor, was doomed to a hard work of calling for artists. There was a lot of money. Nor should do a unique job for them. Which would be edited in personal files, which we have already sold abroad. Demonikon slept the sleep of the in-righteous.
Meanwhile, Ruben had posted a sketch-book quite interesting to raff of the main characters that sold well, raising expectations among the public. If this was the sketch-book, what would be the story. By then, the issue as he had thought-Finnish paper-heavyweight satin was expensive and the numbers were to be given other publications provoked some signs of caution at the top of Thales.
Demonikon was only half drawn and unpublished.
Months passed. Nestor arrived. The economy is clouded. When he was not? Then came Craig and his conflict with the field. The disruption of transport indented the distribution chain and Thalos stopped, as so many others. What reason had to start again with Demonikon?
Anyone following this blog or seen the kiosks, will have noticed the re-publication in Argentina of Crazy Jack by Thales. Not all the series, of course. It lasted a decade. But simply an intermediate and closed series, four episodes in black and white in color instead of its original publication in D'Artagnan. To cut costs. Other publications such as Magma or Pandemonium suffered drastic changes to adapt to the new era of tough times. The
Demonikon, nothing.
in specialized forums, some even doubted their existence. Had finally become a myth.
far.
Finally, this first half of the half drawn has begun to be published in print more modest but still retains its digital color. It's in the stands. No less from an emotional standpoint for an author.
is the story of arrival in the Land of the Antichrist, but from a new perspective. The Good Lord must be associated with his old enemy Lucifer to join forces in preventing the End-of-all-so-known. Apparently, there is still a glimmer of salvation for mortals.
for Demonikon also. Ruben says
be drawing the second part of the first, although I encourage insist on seeing the pages. Were erratic and Thalos publications, Demonikon is no exception. When will we see the rest? I have no idea. When I write the second part? Nor do I have it and know it will not be tomorrow. But what is, is. And it is. And not bad for what you see.
"Do not worry about things that you can not control," says Highsmith's Ripley. Okay, do not worry, I reply. Moreover, I thought it would not be released ever. From the sale abroad? It is premature to talk about it, before it should be complete. "From the merchandising? I have no news. What charge? No way. After all, a madman who intends to devote himself to writing to get rich.
Let's be clear, this is an epic without blame. Maybe we could throw the burden to the fates, but you should not mess with them because of his famous short temper.
insist that both Ruben Meriggi as for me, even for the leadership of Thales, is proud to see the birth of a child. Take this opportunity to warn that, even without end, the story can be read as a unit. The subplots end closing and, as any intelligent, open-ended film, leaves us to imagine the fate of mortals. In addition, the art of Ruben, as expected, is superb. Can be glimpsed in the images that accompany this discussion.
This is not a drama. It is simply the path that suffer countless books written and / or drawn. Most do not get to see daylight. And though I doubted at the time, today confirmed that Demonikon did. Here it is. Good night.
