PILOT SEASON: TWILIGHT GUARDIAN

**MichaelDoran** · 04-25-2008, 03:14 PM

Top Cow has given Newsarama a preview look at the upcoming "pilot issue" of Pilot Season: Twilight Guardian #1 by creators Troy Hickman, Reza, and Hendry Prasetyo.

The May release helps kick off Pilot Season 2008.

Pilot Season: Twilight Guardian #1
(W) Troy Hickman (A) Reza (Cov) Hendry Prasetyo

She’s the hero who could be you! Eisner-nominee Troy Hickman (Common Grounds) brings you more of his unique view of the superhero genre, with stunning artwork by Reza. Enter the world of the Twilight Guardian and the nine-block area she patrols each night, a world of everyday intrigue, brown and green gargantuas, marital aids, and yes, donut shops. Superheroics meets slice-of-life as you’ve never seen before!

Full Color 32 pages $3.99 pilot issue

Zemo13 · 04-25-2008, 03:55 PM

Sounds intriguing!

Mr.White · 04-25-2008, 04:10 PM

Love the cover

Bugaboo-X · 04-25-2008, 04:29 PM

I'll look to buy this when it comes out.

I've often played with the idea of a superhero who "patrols" a very narrowly defined zone -- a single public park, for example, or only works crimes that involve domestic animals. ... And I've been known to "accidentally" bump the sideview mirrors of cars parked where they're not legally allowed (disability spaces, for example) as my own minor form of vigilante social justice.

So this looks like fun.

holeycrullers · 04-25-2008, 05:07 PM

Thanks for the coverage, folks. I think we've got a first-rate comic here (in spite of my participation!), and I hope everyone will check it out (as well as all the other great Pilot Season 2008 books).

Troy

Scott Mateo · 04-25-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by holeycrullers

Thanks for the coverage, folks. I think we've got a first-rate comic here (in spite of my participation!), and I hope everyone will check it out (as well as all the other great Pilot Season 2008 books).

Troy

Hey, Troy!

Can't wait to check out the new project, we'll have to chat or maybe do another interview some time!

...still playing Digital Man and Analogue Kid back-to-back

Ravengregory · 04-25-2008, 07:43 PM

Sounds a little bit like KICK ASS but Troy hasn't let us down yet so...

holeycrullers · 04-25-2008, 08:02 PM

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Sounds a little bit like KICK ASS but Troy hasn't let us down yet so...

Thanks, Raven! As best I can tell, though, Twilight Guardian is nothing like Kick Ass (I haven't read the book myself, but I checked into it online). TG is more like...well...kind of like Common Grounds without all the action-packed slugfests...

(Although actually TG, as a mini-comic, predated my Holey Crullers mini that became Common Grounds).

It's a story about heartbreak and obsessive-compulsiveness and night people and comic books and loneliness and gargantuas and Chocola and...and...and...

Aw, hell, you kinda have to read it.

And I hope you do!

samcclung65 · 04-25-2008, 09:13 PM

This looks great! I'll be buying this.

Scott

stasisbal · 04-25-2008, 10:20 PM

Looks swell

stlfan79 · 04-25-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by holeycrullers

Thanks for the coverage, folks. I think we've got a first-rate comic here (in spite of my participation!), and I hope everyone will check it out (as well as all the other great Pilot Season 2008 books).

Troy

After reading your past works (Common Grounds and a couple issues of Witchblade for those not in the know) I will purchase anything you write. Hopefully this does well because I itching for some more Hickman.

stlfan79 · 04-25-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by holeycrullers

Thanks for the coverage, folks. I think we've got a first-rate comic here (in spite of my participation!), and I hope everyone will check it out (as well as all the other great Pilot Season 2008 books).

Troy

After reading your past works (Common Grounds and a couple issues of Witchblade for those not in the know) I will purchase anything you write. Hopefully this does well because I itching for some more Hickman.

Graymask · 04-26-2008, 05:43 AM

This looks cool, so I'll give it a look as long as its not super-expensive.

jniffen · 04-26-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Graymask

This looks cool, so I'll give it a look as long as its not super-expensive.

Pretty much everything is super expensive these days, so don't let the possibility of that stop you from picking it up. I think it looks intriguing. I kind of wish that there were dialogue balloons in this preview as well, but I know you're a terrific writer, and I really hope just about any series you create gets picked up.

holeycrullers · 04-26-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jniffen

Pretty much everything is super expensive these days, so don't let the possibility of that stop you from picking it up. I think it looks intriguing. I kind of wish that there were dialogue balloons in this preview as well, but I know you're a terrific writer, and I really hope just about any series you create gets picked up.

Well, if you'd like, I can do a dramatic reading of the script to accompany the artwork...

Nas-Vell · 04-27-2008, 12:06 PM

I don't know where this book came from and I'm not familiar with the writer (or the artist, apparently - wait did he/she draw the main parts of The Escapists? Cos it looks similar in style to that), but I'm gonna be picking this up. Sounds intriguing. The kind of superhero book I've been trying to write since I was sixteen.

holeycrullers · 04-27-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nas-Vell

I don't know where this book came from and I'm not familiar with the writer (or the artist, apparently - wait did he/she draw the main parts of The Escapists? Cos it looks similar in style to that), but I'm gonna be picking this up. Sounds intriguing. The kind of superhero book I've been trying to write since I was sixteen.

I appreciate that, Nas. As to where the book came from, Twilight Guardian first appeared in the early 90s in my mini-comic Tales of the Pathetic Club, and then had a one-shot mini of her own shortly thereafter. She hasn't appeared since.

No, as far as I know Reza did not draw the Escapists. I think that was Jason Alexander and others, but I'm sure someone else can verify that for sure.

Me, I've written the Eisner-nominated Common Grounds, City of Heroes, Witchblade, Hulk in ACTOR Comics Presents, Turok, and a ton of minis and indies.

I hope you enjoy the book (and that you'll let me know what you think).

jniffen · 04-27-2008, 02:50 PM

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Well, if you'd like, I can do a dramatic reading of the script to accompany the artwork...

Only if you'll sign the book afterwards "My Darling Jeff.... How you've inspired me!" Otherwise it just wouldn't have that bookstore signing resonance.

holeycrullers · 04-27-2008, 03:09 PM

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Only if you'll sign the book afterwards "My Darling Jeff.... How you've inspired me!" Otherwise it just wouldn't have that bookstore signing resonance.

For you, Niffen, I'll sign it like John Waters. "See you in Hell!"

jniffen · 04-27-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by holeycrullers

For you, Niffen, I'll sign it like John Waters. "See you in Hell!"

That's all I ask.

Juggling man · 04-28-2008, 05:57 AM

Wow! this is a dream come true for me!!! Un freaking believable!!!!

I'm assuming this will go up for vote? Will we vote at the same place or will we be informed of where to go vote?

Mel Caylo · 04-28-2008, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Juggling man

Wow! this is a dream come true for me!!! Un freaking believable!!!!

I'm assuming this will go up for vote? Will we vote at the same place or will we be informed of where to go vote?

Hey, Juggling man!

Yes, this will be up for a vote. However, the details on the voting system are still being worked out. The polls will go live in August after all the Pilot Season 2008 books have been released (two in May, two in June, two in July).

Thanks!

Mel Caylo
Top Cow

holeycrullers · 04-28-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mel Caylo

Hey, Juggling man!

Yes, this will be up for a vote. However, the details on the voting system are still being worked out. The polls will go live in August after all the Pilot Season 2008 books have been released (two in May, two in June, two in July).

Thanks!

Mel Caylo
Top Cow

I'm wanted 'em to work out a system where all votes went to me, but for some reason they nixed that idea...

jniffen · 04-28-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by holeycrullers

I'm wanted 'em to work out a system where all votes went to me, but for some reason they nixed that idea...

This ain't Florida, Hickman! And you're not George W. Bush! You'll have to get your votes the old fashioned, fair and democratic way.... bribing and lying your ass off.

Juggling man · 04-28-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jniffen

This ain't Florida, Hickman! And you're not George W. Bush! You'll have to get your votes the old fashioned, fair and democratic way.... bribing and lying your ass off.

Well I'm assuming folks with OCD will be interested in this comic (namely me) so that's an extra vote every three seconds right there. "Can't. Stop. Voting, must... vote again!"