XIN: LEGEND of the MONKEY KING PREVIEW

[MichaelDoran]

<a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/Xin2oeming.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/Xin2oeming_t.jpg" align="right" width="175" height="260" border="0" alt="Xin #2 alternate cover by Mike Oeming"></a> While the first issue just hit stands this week, Harris Comics has provided Newsarama with a sneak peek at Xin: Legend of the Monkey King #2, slated to hit shops next month.

The series is drawn and co-plotted by Kevin Lau, scripted by Jay Faerber, co-plotted by Udon's Erik Ko with studiomate Omar Dogan on backgrounds and colors.


As Harris escribes the issue: “After destroying the Light of Truth, Xin is called to task by none other than the Goddess herself. She challenges Xin to a seemingly simple task. His failure leads him to face the five faires representing five elements -- Water, Fire, Wood, Earth and Gold. From there, Xin only gets deeper into trouble.”

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<center><a href=http://classic.newsarama.com/Xin2Lau.jpg target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/Xin2Lau_t.jpg" width="140" height="210" alt="Xin #2 cover by Kevin Lau" border="0" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0206.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0206_t.jpg" width="140" height="210" border="0" alt="Xin #2, page 6" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0210.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0210_t.jpg" width="140" height="210" alt="Xin #2, page 10" border="0" hspace="2"></a></center>

<center><a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0211_t.jpg" width="140" height="210" alt="Xin #2, page 11" border="0" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0212.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://classic.newsarama.com/xin0212_t.jpg" width="140" height="210" border="0" alt="Xin #2, page 12" hspace="2"></a><a href="http://classic.newsarama.com/Xin2Lau.jpg"></a></center>

[saiyanspider]

man i'm still pissed that this comic came out. I'm writing a monkey king comic and i'm afraid people are going to say i'm copying this guy! at least MY monkey king looks like a monkey lol

[RotSman]

[quote]Originally posted by saiyanspider:
<strong>man i'm still pissed that this comic came out. I'm writing a monkey king comic and i'm afraid people are going to say i'm copying this guy! at least MY monkey king looks like a monkey lol</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, if you get grief, remind them of the FANTASTIC series "Dragon Lines" by Ron Lim. THAT was Monkey King at its finest!

Or, you could gently point them in the direction of a little Akira Toriyama property known as "Dragonball".... =)

Matt
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[saiyanspider]

cool someone else who read dragon lines. I used to love that book! I know about monkey king connection thanks.

[jasinmartin]

Drool...

[Elayne Riggs]

[quote]Originally posted by saiyanspider:
<strong>man i'm still pissed that this comic came out. I'm writing a monkey king comic and i'm afraid people are going to say i'm copying this guy! at least MY monkey king looks like a monkey lol</strong><hr></blockquote>

Exactly so. I'm fairly familiar with the Monkey King stories, and I'm afraid XIN doesn't remind me of them at all. What's your comic called? I've seen at least two others (one online, that I thought was the best of the lot).

- Elayne

[saiyanspider]

I haven't named it yet but I the title to have the word journey in it somewhere. it takes place in modern time. it's not a retelling, in mines the original happened, this story continues it into today.