Black Demon Tales Volume 1: Emergence -- Sebastian Mart?nez-Kadlecik, Paperback

Black Demon Tales is a kaiju horror anthology series based on Indigenous myths about a monster shark--El Demonio Negro--that is rumored to have attacked Mexican fishermen. Now a major motion picture!

In four harrowing tales by Mexican American authors, we stare directly into the jaws of the Black Demon, an ancient megalodon that prowls the Pacific, unleashing its wrath on any who violate those waters. Along the way, we discover the origins of the massive shark and its seemingly immortal harbinger, a former Spanish priest. We meet Bella González, the naval researcher bent on destroying el Demonio Negro, even at great cost to herself. And we witness righteous devastation of monstrous proportions as the aquatic kaiju fulfills its role as divine champion of the seas, wiping greedy polluters from its waves even in alternate versions of our world.

Expanding the universe of the crowd-pleasing film The Black Demon, this kaiju anthology offers up breathtaking thrills and iconic kills with nuances of environmental protection, cutting-edge science, obscure history, and Indigenous lore.

Collects the NYC Comic Con ashcan story along with issues 1-3.

Author: Sebastian Martínez-Kadlecik, Hector Rodriguez, David Bowles
Publisher: Chispa
Published: 02/27/2024
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781639692194

About the Author
Author Biographies:

Sebastian Martínez-Kadlecik is an actor, writer, and creator of the Eisner-nominated comic Quince, presently in development as a film.

Héctor Rodríguez III is an award-winning Chicano comic book creator and a native of the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. Héctor created the long-running indie comic El Peso Hero and co-founded Texas Latino Comic Con. He also works as the co-editor-in-chief for Chispa Comics, the first direct-to-market Latino comic book publishing house, working in collaboration with Scout Comics. Additionally, Héctor serves as Director of Development for Masked Republic where he oversees the creative development of Masked Republic Lucha media properties.

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning titles are The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas, My Two Border Towns, and They Call Me Güero. He is the writer for two graphic novel series: the Eisner-nominated Clockwork Curandera and the critically hailed Tales of the Feathered Serpent. David presently serves as the vice-president of the Texas Institute of Letters and co-editor-in-chief of Chispa Comics.

Felipe Moreno is a writer and producer involved in developing multiple projects in Hollywood.

Artist Biographies:

Bruno Oliveira began his career when he was just 16, doing illustration jobs for publications such as Nintendo World. Soon he was active in Brazilian comics as well as in the international market. Bruno had works published by small presses and independent publishers before debuting with Marvel Comics in 2016, in Deadpool #21. His credits also include issues of Mosaic for Marvel, Drones for IDW and Gauze for Arcana.

Vincenzo Sansone is probably best known for his multiple biographical graphic novels on popular figures such as Prince, John Wayne, Elizabeth Warren, David Bowie, and Pope Francis.

Armando M. Zanker has worked on titles such as Richie Rich, The Middleman, and Wondrous World.

Jorge Esteban Urabayen is an illustrator and graphic designer from Pamplona in Spain.