Carthago: Revelation
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-64337-711-7 (ISBN)
Description
Humanity's continued feverish quest for natural resources threatens to unleash ancient monsters of the deep and beyond in the highly anticipated third installment of the critically-acclaimed series Carthago.
China, 1977. Kane, a young man-triton hybrid, escapes from his captivity in a secret research facility only to find himself in a breathless chase with a megalodon of legend!
Scotland, 2029. Two years after the nuclear devastation of the world as we knew it, a group of monks worshipping from a defunct oil rig rescue scientist Lou Melville from the deadly waters. The real danger, though, may be coming from within, as some of the monks have begun worship of the marine deity Abzu.
Scientists around the world and across time investigate in this Deep Blue Sea meets Succession tale of drama, mystery, and the monsters that lurk in the deepest ocean... and the human heart.
Praise for Carthago:
"If you like multi-layered mystery stories that are dripping with the fear of the unknown-think Hellboy, Lovecraft, King-this is your jam." - AIPT Comics
"...it is the slow burn comics like Carthago that stick with readers long after recycled, monthly superhero antics have dissipated away." - ICv2
"This comic is the Halloween issue of National Geographic." - Doomrocket
China, 1977. Kane, a young man-triton hybrid, escapes from his captivity in a secret research facility only to find himself in a breathless chase with a megalodon of legend!
Scotland, 2029. Two years after the nuclear devastation of the world as we knew it, a group of monks worshipping from a defunct oil rig rescue scientist Lou Melville from the deadly waters. The real danger, though, may be coming from within, as some of the monks have begun worship of the marine deity Abzu.
Scientists around the world and across time investigate in this Deep Blue Sea meets Succession tale of drama, mystery, and the monsters that lurk in the deepest ocean... and the human heart.
Praise for Carthago:
"If you like multi-layered mystery stories that are dripping with the fear of the unknown-think Hellboy, Lovecraft, King-this is your jam." - AIPT Comics
"...it is the slow burn comics like Carthago that stick with readers long after recycled, monthly superhero antics have dissipated away." - ICv2
"This comic is the Halloween issue of National Geographic." - Doomrocket
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64337-711-7 (9781643377117)
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Christophe Bec is a writer and artist. Born in France, he spent the first few months of his life in Morocco due to his parent's work. Attracted to comics from an early age, he began his career by producing fanzines, one of which earned a Best Fanzine nomination at Angouleme Comics Festival. He joined the Comics School of Angouleme the next year. Known for the art behind "Absolute Zero", "Sanctum" and "Prometheus", he is also the author of "Pandemonium", "Shadows of Salamanca" and "Carthago". "Sanctum" earned him nominations for Best Comic Album at both the Cognac Detective Film Festival and the Jules Vernes Film Festival. He also won the Uderzo Prize for his series "Lent".
Born in Italy in 1976, Ennio Bufi graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. From 2007 to 2010, he worked in animation and participated in several productions as a graphic designer and character designer. After having been noticed for his work as an illustrator, he published for the first time in France with Grand Angle, a book entitled Clandestino written by Marzano. In 2013, he then worked with Geronimo Stilton on a children's series at Glenat. In 2016, he illustrated Vertigo at Lombard and joined Humanoids to take over the Carthago series from Milan Jovanovic.
Born in Italy in 1976, Ennio Bufi graduated in sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bari. From 2007 to 2010, he worked in animation and participated in several productions as a graphic designer and character designer. After having been noticed for his work as an illustrator, he published for the first time in France with Grand Angle, a book entitled Clandestino written by Marzano. In 2013, he then worked with Geronimo Stilton on a children's series at Glenat. In 2016, he illustrated Vertigo at Lombard and joined Humanoids to take over the Carthago series from Milan Jovanovic.