Voodoo Child (comics)
| Voodoo Child | |
|---|---|
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Cover to issue #1 of Voodoo Child (March 2007). Art by Ben Templesmith. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Virgin Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | July – December 2007 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mike Carey |
| Artist(s) | Dean Hyrapiet |
| Creator(s) |
Nicolas Cage Weston Coppola Cage |
| Collected editions | |
| Hardcover | ISBN 0-9814808-0-2 |
| Softcover | ISBN 1934413135 |
Voodoo Child is a comic book limited series published by Virgin Comics, and created by Nicolas Cage and his son Weston Coppola Cage.
The series is written by Mike Carey with art by Dean Hyrapiet. The cover for the premiere issue was created by Ben Templesmith.
Synopsis
The story revolves around the post-Katrina setting of New Orleans, and features Voodoo mythology. The son of a Unionist sympathizer is resurrected at his dying breath by the power of a Voodoo priest in the 1800s. In 2005 New Orleans, Detective Robert Julien tries to solve the mystery of why several young girls have disappeared.
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a single volume:
- Voodoo Child (144 pages, softcover, February 2008, ISBN 1-934413-13-5, hardcover, May 2008, ISBN 0-9814808-0-2)
References
External links
- ''Voodoo Child at the Comic Book DB
- Mike Carey's post about the comic
- Cage and Branson open whole new comic book, The Times
- Cage and son work comic 'Voodoo', USA TODAY
- Preview, Comic Book Resources
- Preview, Newsarama
Interviews
- Nic and Weston Cage on Voodoo Child, Newsarama, July 2, 2007
- The Family Voodoo: Nicolas Cage Q&A
- Life and Undeath in the Big Easy: Carey Talks “Voodoo Child”, Comic Book Resources, September 11, 2007
- The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey - Talking The Stranded And Voodoo Child, Newsarama, October 9, 2007
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