Joe Madureira did a small interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the in-progress continuation of Battle Chasers 10-12 written by Joe and drawn by Ludo Lullabi. I'll pull out some of the highlights below.
About Battle Chasers 10:
The new comic is due to hit by year’s end, once again from publisher Image Comics, and will be followed monthly by no. 11 and no. 12, with a goal to tell a complete story arc. Madureira is writing the comic but, as opposed to the previous issues, not drawing. Instead, he handed those duties to Ludo Lullabi, whom he discovered while making 2017’s Battle Chasers: Nightwar role playing game. He does plan on drawing variant covers, however.And to whet appetites, the return issue will be 32 pages, no ads. "I just want to make a cool comic that people talk about," Madureira says. "It may be a little more edgier, a bit more mature than before. I’m curious to see how it will be received."
And after a certain point, Madureira simply stopped working on it, turning to his other passion, video games. He was 26 and ready for a break – "I didn’t know how long that would be but I assumed I would come back in a year or two," he says of his thinking at the time of his departure. He was, in many ways, done.
"I know I can’t commit to a monthly book," Madureira says, which is why he enlisted Lullabi, and why he wants most of the arc done before he puts the book out. "I don’t want to screw this launch up."
source: The Hollywood Reporter
About Battle Chasers delays; past and present:
Madureira says the tardiness was due to personal and professional reasons. Plus, he admits being undisciplined and just being too young. "Not having the pressure and editor of big company breathing down my neck was a factor. It was a slippery slope, having all that creative freedom. It wasn't a good thing. I'm sure people were not happy about that."And after a certain point, Madureira simply stopped working on it, turning to his other passion, video games. He was 26 and ready for a break – "I didn’t know how long that would be but I assumed I would come back in a year or two," he says of his thinking at the time of his departure. He was, in many ways, done.
About Battle Chasers Kickstarter promises:
One of the rewards promised was new issues. The game came out in 2017, the comic…well, Madureira knows he has scheduling issues."I know I can’t commit to a monthly book," Madureira says, which is why he enlisted Lullabi, and why he wants most of the arc done before he puts the book out. "I don’t want to screw this launch up."
About Airship Syndicates Current Projects:
The company is currently working on two games, one called Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, and one unannounced.source: The Hollywood Reporter
Also, some new pages from Battle Chasers 10 were posted with that article, drawn by Ludo Lullabi and featuring Garrison, as well as Maestros’s gang fighting Akiman which look great! I have also attached some Red Monika costume design concepts recently done by Ludo as well.
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