Courtesy of Titan Magazines, here is a first look at the new comic strip “Captain Jack and the Selkie”. This strip is co-written by Captain Jack actor John Barrowman and his sister Carole E. Barrowman. The artwork is by Tommy Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring and looks absolutely beautiful. The strip is included in the Official Torchwood Magazine out February 19 in the UK. Check out the press release along with the first look artwork below. Click the images to see larger versions. Enjoy!
“Captain Jack and the Selkie” to feature exclusively in issue #14 of Torchwood magazine
Torchwood magazine is delighted to announce that a forthcoming issue will feature an original Torchwood comic strip, written by none other than Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, and his sister, and regular collaborator, Carole E. Barrowman.
The story, featuring in the first 100-page issue of the bi-monthly magazine, sees Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one… To his horror, Jack starts to suspect he may know who – or perhaps more specifically what – is responsible…
Artwork for the comic strip is provided by Tommy Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring. Tommy Lee Edwards is the acclaimed artist behind several stunning comic projects including Marvel’s current smash hit ‘1985’, plus the acclaimed ‘Bullet Points’, DC’s ‘The Question’, and several more.
Speaking about the project, Torchwood comic editor Martin Eden said:
“I’m so excited to be working on this story – John and Carole are an absolute pleasure to work with. And Tommy Lee Edwards is one of my favourite artists. I’ve seen the thumbnails that Tommy and Trevor have worked on – and, believe me, the readers are in for a treat!”
Carole E. Barrowman explains how the project took off:
“When John and I were working on [John’s autobiography] Anything Goes, we spent a lot of time together on the Torchwood set. In between our storytelling and moments of inspired silliness (maybe one or two), we decided we’d like to work on a project together that involved Captain Jack. The role of myth in a culture’s zeitgeist has always intrigued John and I (it probably intrigues all sci-fi fans) so I when I got back to the US, I sent John a short story I’d written, ‘The Tale of the Selkie.’ Almost immediately he called and said, ‘This should be our first Captain Jack tale.’”
John Barrowman picks up the story:
“Fast forward to ComicCon 2008 in San Diego, where we met the artists Tommy Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring. Tommy and Trevor had drawn a brilliant poster of my face super-imposed over the Face of Boe, which I think is the best piece of Captain Jack art I’ve seen. The four of us hit it off immediately and I asked if they’d ever be interested in working with us on a Captain Jack project. They thought about it for, oh, about 30 seconds, and so ‘Captain Jack and the Selkie’ was born!”
They both agree, “We hope fans love it as much as we do!”
