Behind the Horror and Dying: Nosferatu is Marco Fontanili’s “beautiful illustrative exploration of the historical past, life, loss of life, and legacy” of F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. Fontanili’s distinctive, charming fashion leads to one thing really particular for horror followers, and we’re excited to share an art work preview with Day by day Useless readers! This undertaking is in collaboration with Invader Comics, who lately launched a Zoop marketing campaign with a wide range of advantages for supporters that again the ebook over the following 30 days.
“Because the Halloween season begins to forged its shadow throughout the popular culture panorama, Invader Comics put together to launch their annual marketing campaign for the ‘spooky season’ beginning with Marco Fontanili’s loving tribute to the 1922 silent movie basic, Nosferatu: Behind the Horror and Dying.
Completely timed to coincide with Robert Eggers’ new adaptation of the vampiric legend, which hits theaters later within the 12 months, this beautiful hardcover version of Nosferatu: Behind the Horror and Dying makes its debut on Zoop this week, and pays homage to director F.W. Murnau’s chilling unique and the unusual story behind its creation. Rigorously researched and painstakingly compiled over plenty of years, the ebook is a real ardour undertaking, superbly illustrated and dropped at life by Fontanili’s deft hand.
“I had such an ideal expertise with my final marketing campaign on Zoop that it made sense to do it once more,” says author/artist, Marco Fontanili. “Working with them, and the unimaginable people at Invader Comics, is precisely what I wanted to deliver this undertaking to life. As a supply of inspiration, Nosferatu has exerted a profound affect on my work, and I wanted the proper group to assist ship that message. That is simply my most essential, and private, creation to this point.”
The undertaking additionally marks Invader Comics first collaboration with Zoop after a string of profitable Kickstarter campaigns and choices via comedian outlets, which have demonstrated their ardour for growing new creators and publishing a various vary of fabric.
“The group and I have been blown away by the standard of Marco’s work from the second we first encountered him,” provides Invader Comics editor-in-chief, Michael Perkins. “We hadn’t carried out something with Zoop earlier than, however Marco was adamant they have been the proper associate for this undertaking, and we couldn’t agree extra. Though readers will be capable of order the softcover model via retail shops, the hardcover version we’ve cooked up with Zoop is one thing else and actually captures the depth of Marco’s love for Nosferatu and the story behind its creation.”
Along with Fontanili’s painstakingly detailed exploration of the historical past of the movie and its enigmatic director, this high-end panorama hardcover version encompasses a wealth of additional materials, together with behind-the-scenes sketches, course of drawings, and the writer’s personal journey to observe the trail taken by F.W. Murnau’s cranium, which was stolen quickly after the director died. It’s this degree of dedication and element which speaks most to Marco’s dedication to the movie and this undertaking.
Nosferatu: Behind the Horror and Dying is the cornerstone of Invader’s newest celebration of Halloween and the spooky season, and coincides with the upcoming launch of their Onyx The Fortuitous marketing campaign with Andrew Bowser (extra particulars to observe) together with the conclusion of Nico Mierez and Keith Foster’s Animals in retail shops the next month. followers of Fontanili, Nosferatu and Invader Comics can discover out extra and pledge their assist for the undertaking right here: https://zoop.gg/c/nosferatu“
