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News/Press Release
December 13, 2005
Doug Crill Talks Wolf on Global Talk
Radio
Doug Crill, co-president of Dark
Dance Productions, lead writer, will be interviewed on Global
Talk Radio, December 13, 2005, in the segment, A
Story to Tell.
Doug talks about the dramatic rise of popularity of Cry Wolf, his
origins as a screenplay writer, how he and Daniel Frey formed Dark
Dance, and what lays in the future for this creative team. The recorded
interview will be available to listeners for the next 6 months through
Global Talk Radio and Cry Wolf's website.
December 12, 2005
Cry Wolf @ Newtype.com
Cry Wolf is running a banner ad
at Newtype.com, USA, the largest magazine in Japan and the United
States covering the world of Anime and Manga. Newtype has the latest
breaking news and in depth reviews and interviews covering the world
of animation, comic books, graphic novels, merchandise, graphic novels.
November 21, 2005
Cry Wolf in UK, Japan, Canada,
France
The graphic novel Cry Wolf is available
to fans in the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and France through Amazon.co.uk,
Amazon.co.jp , Amazon.ca and
Amazon.fr.
In a related story, Eternal
Night's , an internet book review site located in the UK, gives
good tidings for the story and art work, helping to spread the
word world wide about the exciting mystical adventure called Cry
Wolf.
November 18, 2005
Cry Wolf at 2005 AMA's
All right, here's the big news
as of right now. Cry Wolf will be given to the presenters as well
as the performers at this years 2005 American Music Awards to be
seen on ABC television, November 22. The performers as well as the
presenters will get a copy from Open Book Press as part of their
gift baskets. So, don't be surprised if you see the likes of the
Rolling Stones, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Paris Hilton, Ludarcris
and even Nick Lachey walking around with a copy of Cry Wolf in hand.
Open Book Press is the official
graphic novel publisher for the 2005 AMA's.
November 15, 2005 Numbmonkey, Eternal Night, SBC
Review Cry Wolf
Jump over to Numbmonkey and read
the review about Cry Wolf!
Jump over the Atlantic Ocean to
Eternal Night's review!
Hop to it and read what Silver
Bullet Comics has to say!
November 11, 2005 Baker & Taylor Distribute Cry Wolf
Open Book Press in conjunction
with Baker & Taylor, who distribute to all bookstores in the United
States, will have Cry Wolf in their ordering system this November.
In December they will have Cry Wolf in their catalogue which is distributed
to all bookstore outlets. This means that you will be able to order
as well as walk into any book store and be able to purchase Cry Wolf
from the shelf or by placing an order. Thank you Baker & Taylor and
thank you to Open Book Press.
November 10, 2005
Kent State Sells Out Cry Wolf
The Kent State University bookstore
had a stack of books for illustrator Daniel Frey to sign for members
of SCBWI-NOH, Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrator's-of
Northern Ohio, at the second annual Time to Shine event for members
who have been published in the previous year. However, in just a
few days the stack was sold out and Daniel had nothing
to
sign on the Saturday afternoon event. Students knew a good book by
it's cover.
November 7, 2005
Cry Wolf Graphic Novel Will Teach University Students
Update!
The University of New Mexico has
posted the class description in which Cry Wolf will be required reading.
Follow this link to read about the class: Univeristy of New Mexico
English 220. Expository Writing
Tiverton, Ontario, & Bayville, New Jersey , Oct., 26th, 2005 – Doug
Crill & Daniel J. Frey, the author and illustrator of the graphic novel
Cry Wolf, as well as their publisher Open Book Press are proud to announce
that the
academic quality of the Cry Wolf graphic novel has been recognized in a big
way.
This 70 page cult hit graphic novel revolves around a young private investigator
who must leave his new bride and risk his life to find an old friend in the
jungles of Borneo . In the process the private eye is confronted with the legend
of the
werewolf, and returns home with more than when he left. The story is set in
Chicago in the 1920’s in the midst of the prohibition and gangster era.
The story has now been approved as a teaching text by the University of New Mexico
, to be used in their English 220 class. The class will revolve around the role
of the werewolf in historical and modern literature, the symbolism associated
with the werewolf form different times and cultures. The symbolism of different
types of werewolves and their roles will also be examined.
Other popular works of werewolf horror fiction will be examined as well. These
will include books such as Guy Endore’s “The Werewolf of Paris”,
Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll & Mister Hyde’,
as well as popular modern and historical films. Biblical stories and ancient
mythology
involving the werewolf will also be studied.
The focus of the course is to examine Lycanthropy as a device in literature and
teach the proper use of it in writing and how the symbolisms of the wolf trigger
responses in the conscious and subconscious mind.
More details can be found at: www.openbookpress.com, course info will be posted
at http://www.unm.edu
October 19, 2005
Cry Wolf Ad in Comics
Buyers Guide,
Digital Webbing Presents &
Sequential Tart
Pick up your copy of Comics
Buyers Guide for November and December and you will see an
ad for Cry Wolf...additionaly, come December you will also see
Cry Wolf advertised in Digital
Webbing Presents. Both of these
periodicals are available where ever comics and books are sold.
Sequential Tart has been running a banner ad for Cry Wolf
for the past two months on their website. We have had a fantastic
response
in traffic generated from Sequential Tart to Cry Wolf. This exposure
is just the beginning of the adventure...come and join us!
September 27, 2005
Open Book Press Is Crying Wolf
Tiverton, Ontario, Canada & Bayville, New Jersey, September,
28th, 2005 – Both the management at Open Book Press and
the creators of their newest graphic novel, Cry Wolf, are exited
over
the overwhelming fan reaction to the book.
This 70 page graphic novel is being officially declared a sleeper hit.
The book was written by Doug Crill, and illustrated by Daniel J. Frey,
and is being scooped up by
readers worldwide at book stores, and through online sources like
Amazon.com, BookSurge, and the company’s own website at www.openbookpress.com.
The story is set in Chicago
in the 1920’s and revolves around
love, gangsters, and werewolves. It is illustrated in an old fashioned “woodcut” style
very similar to the pulp comics of the time in which the story
takes place. The book currently retails at $12.99 U.S. and plans
are already
in the works for a sequel.
“
We believed the book would sell of course,” said Open Book Press
Co-Publisher
Mike Gagnon “We just weren’t prepared for
the huge fan response that we did get, leaving even us overwhelmed.” Gagnon
also stated that the book is now the highest seller in the
Open Book Pres
line-up. Response from fans
regarding why they have taken to the book has ranged everywhere from
a love of good werewolf stories,
to the original artwork,
to interest
in good gangster and adventure stories.
You can currently find
the graphic novel “Cry Wolf” by
Doug Crill and Daniel J. Frey at BookSurge.com, Amazon.com,
Barnes & Noble stores,
and more! Fans can also meet the creators of “Cry Wolf” and
other members of the Open Book Press Stable from Sept. 30th-
Oct. 2nd 2005 at Wizard World Boston located at the Bayside
Expo Center in Boston. More details can be found at: www.openbookpress.com
August 21, 2005
Cry Wolf On Amazon.Com
Cry Wolf is now available from
Amazon.com.
Simply type in "Cry Wolf" and you will be taken to a
list of books where you can select the title. Cry Wolf is also available
from Booksurge.com which is the printer of the publication.
August 18, 2005
Cry Wolf Speaks Nihongo
Nihongo is the phonetic
spelling of the word "Japanese" which Cry Wolf now speaks
to it's fans across the Pacific. Dark Dance Productions, will be
building a second side
to their website for visitors from Nihon. You may or may not speak
Nihongo, but check out the pages as they build through the weeks
as Cry Wolf approaches it's national debut. The Nihongo pages will
have additional art work from all four graphic novels.
August 1, 2005
Dark Dance Productions
at Wizards World Boston.
Dark Dance Productions
will be guests of Open Book Press, Inc. at the Wizards World
Boston event, taking place September 30, October 1 - 2. Dark Dance
presidents, Doug Crill and Daniel Frey, creators of Cry Wolf, will
be debuting Cry Wolf, autographing and talking to their fans.
To find out more about
this event, please follow this link.
All Images © Dark Dance Productions, L.L.C.
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