Contraband...a multi-issue graphic novel hitting the shelves Feb '08 from Slave Labor Graphics.
Caught recording an illegal violent content transaction, a self-styled “citizen journalist” is blackmailed into finding a female activist sabotaging the country’s most controversial cellphone video channel. His search leads him into voyeur underground where profit-hungry youths prowl cities filming violent events to satisfy society’s accelerating demand for sensational content.
Contraband is a rich character-driven thriller that vividly highlights our near-future use (and abuse) of wireless technology by incorporating modern elements of wireless communication throughout the story including text messaging, online blogging, avatars, alerts and live video broadcast.
Canadian writer TJ Behe has over ten years experience developing compelling wireless content for global entertainment companies including BBC, Playboy, MTV and T-Mobile. UK Illustrator Phil Elliott’s graphic novels include Illegal Alien (Dark Horse) and Tupelo (Slave Labor) and he has over 20 years experience providing illustrations for international publishers including Marvel, DC, Image and Fantagraphics.
"Contraband a great sci-fi thriller…the style is quite European and very inviting.” (Comics International)
“Contraband is as visionary as the technology Behe writes about.” (Broken Frontiers)
“Phil Elliott’s work is optimistic and loving and fine...he makes it look so easy." (Neil Gaiman)
Buy Issue #1 now at www.Eyemelt.com
Recent PostsA few complimentary comments from Sarah Boslaugh at Playback STL: "All in all, Contraband is an interesting exploration of the influence of technology on a society not too different from our own, and well worth the effort sometimes required to decode...
A recent review from Mark Clapham from Shiny Shelf who's comics writer himself (gonna track down his piece from Accent UK while taking care of junior this weekend.)"It’s all very nasty and disturbingly plausible, tied together with the ‘Fight Clu...
This popped up into our inbox yesterday - keep an eye open over the next week or so for some new concept artwork to show for an upcoming project."Virtually tomorrow in England and Belgium (and one presumes the rest of the West), real sex and violenc...
Very cool to see a piece about my good friend David Enker and his graphic novel "Neshuma in Transition" on Paul Gravett's site. David was trapped in an underground train during the 7/7 London bombings back in 2005 and wisely decided to capture his e...
Given Contraband is mainly set in London, we figured we'd see what Dom Sutton from London Loves Comics thought about Contraband..."Behe has some interesting things to say about the world we live in and the one we’re heading for and Contraband conta...
A few weeks ago in Los Angeles, I sat down with HDVideoPro Chief Editor Simon Wakelin to discuss the development of Contraband, working with Phil Elliott and some of my thoughts that went into creating the graphic novel.Check out an early preview of ...
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L. A. JansannInteresting site. (Though speaking for myself the print is hard to read.)
However, I have enormous respect and admiration for anyone whose actually accomplished the task of writing a book.
For years I've been working on a novel and just finished the final details of the surprising ending. Now if I could actually put it all down on paper...
Kudos to you!!!
Hope you can find time to visit my site.
Pedro CortesGracias por añadirme a tu blog de amigos!
Good luck with Contraband :)
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