{"id":10060,"date":"2018-11-13T17:49:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T23:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=10060"},"modified":"2018-11-13T17:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T23:49:09","slug":"tyler-crook-kel-mcdonalds-the-stone-king-debuts-11-14-on-comixology-originals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/11\/13\/tyler-crook-kel-mcdonalds-the-stone-king-debuts-11-14-on-comixology-originals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Crook & Kel McDonald’s The Stone King Debuts 11\/14 on ComiXology Originals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Latest ComiXology Originals Title<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe Stone King<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from Tyler Crook & Kel McDonald<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDebuts 11\/14, Exclusively on comiXology and Kindle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Included in Prime Reading, Kindle Unlimited and comiXology Unlimited<\/em><\/p>\n

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November 13, 2018 \u2013 New York, NY\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 On November 14, ComiXology, Amazon\u2019s premier digital comics service, debuts issue #1 of the 4-part miniseries,\u00a0The Stone King<\/em><\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0a coming-of-age fantasy adventure written by Kel McDonald (Misfits of Avalon<\/em>,\u00a0Cautionary Fables and Fairytales)<\/em>\u00a0with gorgeous art by Tyler Crook (Harrow County<\/em>). The highly anticipated series features a rock giant, a flying dog, and a young teenage thief who must learn to take responsibility for her mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid, I always craved adventure stories about girls and fantastical worlds,\u201d said\u00a0The Stone King<\/em>writer, Kel McDonald. \u201cI think right now the world needs more adventure stories about girls who\u2019re flawed people. We are seeing more stories centered around girls, but mostly the focus has been on women\/girls who are good role models. And it\u2019s important to me to have more adventure fantasy stories where the main character is a girl, but also a flawed individual.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Stone King<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a fantasy story about Ave, a young woman who is trapped in a life of petty crime. In an attempt to advance the life she desires, the young thief often steals magic moss from the Stone King. One day, she steals a bit more than magical moss and things very quickly go awry. The Stone King goes on a rampage, threatening Stoneport, the fishing and trading city Ave calls home. In order to save the city, Ave must track down the rare gem and return it to its rightful owner to make things right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019m remembering this right, but I think I had a dream about climbing on giants and kept thinking I should come up with a story about them,\u201d said\u00a0The Stone King<\/em>\u00a0artist, Tyler Crook, who is illustrating and watercoloring each issue. \u201cThen Kel and I were talking about how we should do a project together and I said \u2018Let\u2019s do something with giants!\u2019 A few weeks later, she showed me the first outline for\u00a0The Stone King<\/em>. Our goal is to make a story that will engage the reader emotionally. We want to make sure the book can get into the hands of a kid and they will read it over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Announced earlier this year at a press conference during Comic-Con International San Diego,\u00a0The Stone King<\/em>\u00a0is part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content. Starting with the first issue debuting November 14, each subsequent monthly issue will be available to members of Prime Reading, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited at no additional cost, and available for sale on comiXology and Kindle for $2.99. The collected edition will be available via Print-on-Demand exclusively on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

The Stone King<\/em>\u00a0joins other comiXology Originals including,\u00a0Superfreaks<\/em>\u00a0by Elsa Charretier, Pierrick Colinet and Margaux Saltel,\u00a0Elephantmen 2261: Death of Shorty<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Starkings, Axel Medellin and Boo Cook,\u00a0Ask For Mercy<\/em>\u00a0by Richard Starkings and Abigail Jill Harding,\u00a0Savage Game<\/em>\u00a0by Ryan Kalil, Shawn Kittelsen and Chris B. Murray,\u00a0Grave Danger<\/em>\u00a0by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton,\u00a0Goliath Girls<\/em>\u00a0by Sam Humphries and Alti Firmansyah,\u00a0Teenage Wasteland<\/em>\u00a0by Magdalene Visaggio and Jen Vaughn,\u00a0Hit Reblog<\/em>\u00a0by Megan Kearney and curated by Hope Nicholson, and more.<\/p>\n

In addition to being purchasable on comiXology and Amazon, comiXology Originals are also available through Prime Reading, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited. Prime Reading offers Amazon Prime members a rotating selection of over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, comic books, children\u2019s books, and more \u2013 all at no additional cost. Kindle Unlimited offers over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and select current issues of popular magazines for just $9.99 a month with a 30-day free trial at\u00a0amazon.com\/kindleunlimited<\/a>. ComiXology Unlimited offers over 15,000 comics, graphic novels and manga for just $5.99 a month with a 30-day free trial atcomixology.com\/unlimited<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more updates on comiXology Originals, check out\u00a0http:\/\/comixologyoriginals.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow comiXology on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.
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\nAbout\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Stone King\u00a0<\/em>Creative Team<\/strong>
\nKel McDonald<\/strong>\u00a0has been working in comics for over a decade, spending most of that time on her webcomic\u00a0Sorcery 101<\/em>. More recently, she has organized the\u00a0Cautionary Fables and Fairytales<\/em>anthology series, while contributing to other anthologies like\u00a0Smut Peddler<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Sleep of Reason<\/em>. She has also worked on the comics\u00a0Buffy: The High School Years<\/em>. She recently finished her creator-owned series\u00a0Misfits of Avalon<\/em>\u00a0for Dark Horse Comics. She is currently working on her self-published series\u00a0The City Between<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tyler\u202fCrook<\/strong>\u00a0began his art career as a graphic designer and 3D-modeler. After twelve years making sports video games, he switched to illustrating comics. Tyler is best known for his work with Cullen Bunn on\u00a0Harrow County<\/em>\u00a0for Dark Horse Comics, which received an Eisner Award nomination for best new series in 2016 and won the best ongoing series Ghastly Awards in 2015 and 2016. Tyler remains almost completely analog, still drawing and painting on paper because he enjoys the physical process more than working digitally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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