Post by richardvasseur on Mar 18, 2019 15:01:08 GMT
IT’S TINTIN MEETS TARANTINO IN THIS 1950’S CRIME NOIR!
San Antonio, TX - November 26, 2018.
If SinCity and Tintin hooked up it’s hard to imagine the resulting offspring being anything other
than OFFBEATS, a kinetic crime noir set in the jazz-drenched atmosphere of 1950’s New York
City. Guardian Knight Studios today announced OFFBEATS #1 kicking off this four-issue limited
series.
Created by Tom Sacchi and John Ward, OFFBEATS is the tale of Jim, a lowly mechanic who flees
to the Big Apple in search of a new life as a writer but instead finds himself caught between a
hard-nosed police force and the mob. Jim must team up with small-time hustler Booker to save
Booker’s sister from the mob, and stay one step ahead of the police.
With beautiful artwork from Giles Crawford (FUBAR, Igor: Occult Detective), eye-popping colors
from Dan Thompson (Rip Haywire) and Lee Milewski (Hunter’s Lore, The Winter Year) and
exquisite lettering from Henry Bajaras (La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo), OFFBEATS skillfully
blends noir storytelling with a distinctly Franco-Belgian art style to create a uniquely
entertaining comic experience.
This unusual juxtaposition of tone was very much a deliberate choice as co-creator Tom Sacchi
explains, “I’ve had a love affair with the Belgian comic scene since I was a teenager. I just love
how the Belgian creators can use cartoony characters in very real settings, coupled with real life
situations. I really dig this contrast.”
“I love dark, moody tales set in this era, but I felt this was a well-trodden landscape, “said cocreator and writer John Ward. “The challenge was to create something that hit all the familiar
story beats but somehow felt fresh, and I think the cartoon style really works in this instance.”
Without doubt one of the most distinctive aspects of the book is the gorgeous European style
artwork, courtesy of talented Australian artist Giles Crawford. “I try to only work on projects I
enjoy in some way,” Giles explains. “... and jazz, gangsters and 1950's cities are all things I like
to draw. It's a fast paced, fun story.”
Tom Sacchi describes the book as a “love letter to mid-century Americana and NYC,” adding
“I'm a born and raised “New Yorker” and wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time to
this fabulous era.”
You can pre-order OFFBEATS #1 using Diamond Code: DEC185164 and print copies will be on
sale February 27th 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to
find the nearest one) or at the Antarctic Press webstore antarctic-press.myshopify.com/
Get more OFFBEATS news and updates at:
www.instagram.com/offbeatscomic
twitter.com/OFFBEATSCOMIC
www.facebook.com/beatscomic
Or via Twitter
Tom Sacchi: twitter.com/TomSacchi
John Ward: twitter.com/arbutus_films
Giles Crawford: twitter.com/gilesdraws
OFFBEATS#1 (Diamond code: DEC181564) hits comic book stores on Wednesday, February, 27th 2019.
Richard Vasseur
San Antonio, TX - November 26, 2018.
If SinCity and Tintin hooked up it’s hard to imagine the resulting offspring being anything other
than OFFBEATS, a kinetic crime noir set in the jazz-drenched atmosphere of 1950’s New York
City. Guardian Knight Studios today announced OFFBEATS #1 kicking off this four-issue limited
series.
Created by Tom Sacchi and John Ward, OFFBEATS is the tale of Jim, a lowly mechanic who flees
to the Big Apple in search of a new life as a writer but instead finds himself caught between a
hard-nosed police force and the mob. Jim must team up with small-time hustler Booker to save
Booker’s sister from the mob, and stay one step ahead of the police.
With beautiful artwork from Giles Crawford (FUBAR, Igor: Occult Detective), eye-popping colors
from Dan Thompson (Rip Haywire) and Lee Milewski (Hunter’s Lore, The Winter Year) and
exquisite lettering from Henry Bajaras (La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo), OFFBEATS skillfully
blends noir storytelling with a distinctly Franco-Belgian art style to create a uniquely
entertaining comic experience.
This unusual juxtaposition of tone was very much a deliberate choice as co-creator Tom Sacchi
explains, “I’ve had a love affair with the Belgian comic scene since I was a teenager. I just love
how the Belgian creators can use cartoony characters in very real settings, coupled with real life
situations. I really dig this contrast.”
“I love dark, moody tales set in this era, but I felt this was a well-trodden landscape, “said cocreator and writer John Ward. “The challenge was to create something that hit all the familiar
story beats but somehow felt fresh, and I think the cartoon style really works in this instance.”
Without doubt one of the most distinctive aspects of the book is the gorgeous European style
artwork, courtesy of talented Australian artist Giles Crawford. “I try to only work on projects I
enjoy in some way,” Giles explains. “... and jazz, gangsters and 1950's cities are all things I like
to draw. It's a fast paced, fun story.”
Tom Sacchi describes the book as a “love letter to mid-century Americana and NYC,” adding
“I'm a born and raised “New Yorker” and wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time to
this fabulous era.”
You can pre-order OFFBEATS #1 using Diamond Code: DEC185164 and print copies will be on
sale February 27th 2019 exclusively at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to
find the nearest one) or at the Antarctic Press webstore antarctic-press.myshopify.com/
Get more OFFBEATS news and updates at:
www.instagram.com/offbeatscomic
twitter.com/OFFBEATSCOMIC
www.facebook.com/beatscomic
Or via Twitter
Tom Sacchi: twitter.com/TomSacchi
John Ward: twitter.com/arbutus_films
Giles Crawford: twitter.com/gilesdraws
OFFBEATS#1 (Diamond code: DEC181564) hits comic book stores on Wednesday, February, 27th 2019.
Richard Vasseur