MARKOSIA RELEASES THE MAGPYE

[MattBrady]

Press Release

Markosia Enterprises have signed a new four part mini series - “The Magpye” - from the critically acclaimed UK comic studio Monkeys with Machineguns.

Described by writer Chris Lynch as a “psychological supernatural super-hero-horror story”, The Magpye will be solicited in late 2008.

Markosia's Harry Markos has this to say on securing the deal: “I’ve been watching the guys at MWM for a while now and have been impressed with their vision. When Chris Lynch got in touch a while back I told him that we were looking for new titles for late 2008 – early 2009, which led to the pitch for The Magpye and a couple of other exciting ideas which we’ll be discussing at a later date. The Magpye is just the kind of exciting property which we want to be associated with, and to develop further. I explained to Chris what we have in mind for the future and things developed into a full blown negotiation. Everything happened quite quickly, and we decided that the Birmingham International Comic Show would be a great place to seal the deal, which we did. I’m looking
forward to seeing the story unfold; I think a lot of people are going to be surprised with what we’ll be putting out there!”

Established in 2005 by Chris Lynch and Stu.Art, Monkeys with Machineguns have become stalwarts of the UK independent press through their eponymous horror anthology; most recently described by Silver Bullet Comicbook's Regie Rigby as “a hugely entertaining, strangely haunting and dangerously thought provoking book”; as well as their 2005 charity anthology The Hammer of Time and their work for a range of other publishers both in the UK and America.

“We're delighted to be working with Markosia on The Magpye,” said Magpye co-creator and writer Chris Lynch. “They have all the tools to help us bring the story to as wide an audience as possible, and we're looking forward to a long and rewarding partnership”.

For more information please contact Markosia Enterprises via: http://www.markosia.co.uk/contact.php

For more information on Monkeys with Machineguns please visit: http://www.monkeyswithmachineguns.com

[chrislynch]

Originally Posted by MattBrady

Press Release

Markosia Enterprises have signed a new four part mini series - “The Magpye” - from the critically acclaimed UK comic studio Monkeys with Machineguns.

Described by writer Chris Lynch as a “psychological supernatural super-hero-horror story”, The Magpye will be solicited in late 2008.

Hi there, Chris Lynch here. Thought I would drop by and give a more cogent explanation of the what The Magpye is all about, just in case "psychological supernatural super-hero-horror story" didn't tell you everything you needed to know ;-) !

The Magpye is the story of a man who wakes up with no memory of who he is. The proverbial blank slate, he is free to chose a new life for himself unencumbered by the sins of his past, whatever they might be. There's just one problem. Whilst he may not have his own demons to deal with, he is haunted by the ghosts of the men and women who have trodden the same path and worn the mantle of "The Magpye" before him. Our hero may not have any memory of who he is, but his head is full of the memories of those who have gone before him.

Haunted, hounded, and occasionally possessed by these phantoms, The Magpye is compelled the try and complete the mission that has claimed the lives of his predecessors, to protect man from the monsters that lurk in the shadows and the awkward angles, and to save the world (if he can) from those who would destroy it or enslave it ... all whilst trying to find out the truth about who he is and what it means to be "The Magpye".

It is a story about heroism, revenge, life and the afterlife ... but mostly importantly this is a story about how we are all working out who we actually are as individuals. Are we the products of our own minds, or simply the result of the influences around us? Are we defined by the things we have done in the past, the things we do today, or the things that we aspire to do tomorrow?

The story combines powerful psychological themes with supernatural horror and some outright carnage for good measure. If you like zombies, evil nurses, mob warfare, ghosts, tentacled creatures, geisha girls, circus freaks, the occasional sucubus, ghosts, clowns, explosions, gun play, and some philosophical meta-psychology to wash down all those horrors ... this could be the book for you!

[Thomas Mauer]

Nice, congrats, Chris!

[chrislynch]

Originally Posted by Thomas Mauer

Nice, congrats, Chris!

Thanks Thomas.

[chappleyard]

Met these guys at the Birminham comics show and picked up a pack with all their indy horror books in it. They do some seriously dark stuff - hope Markosia let them get away with that on this new book! Reckon these guys must be some of the best in the UK not working for Marvel or Dc right now, can't wait to see what they do with a whole series ...