Interviewing Mathew Reynolds, illustrator of The Mercenary Sea comic.

There are thousands of titles out there, vying for our attention each week, but a recent addition manages to grab it almost at once, turning out to be not only an interesting creation, but a work with the quality of a comic that could—in time—win the label “classic”, as well

Its name: “The Mercenary Sea”.

So, how could we resist the temptation to arrange an interview on behalf of the audience of this comics community?

However, while preparing the questions for this task, we realized that we needed to ask  something a bit more “unusual” than questions on details about the plot and the characters of the comic —something that we actually do with our monthly presentations about this title—, or the way that the “Mercenary Crew” works to deliver the next inspiring issue each month.

Giving this matter a great deal of thought, it occurred to us that it would be more important to reveal something of the “mojo” and “the power of the craft” of this creation, than mere information, so we ended up with just four questions.

We hope that you’ll find them precise enough to give you a sense of the atmosphere of the comic, and intriguing enough to make you read some issues of “T.M.S.” and see for yourselves if the “prophecy” about a “classic creation” will be fulfilled some day…

And now, the torch goes to the illustrator of “The Mercenary Sea”, Mathew Reynolds, who was kind enough to give us a tour of his artistic philosophy and the worlds that he envisioned and brought to life for his readers.

The Mercenary Sea, 4.

Άλλο ένα ωραιότατο τεύχος από το The Mercenary Sea είναι εδώ, με πλοκή, δράση, στυλ και μυστήριο…

The Mercenary Sea, 3.

Το τρίτο τεύχος του τίτλου κυκλοφόρησε, συνεχίζοντας για άλλη μια φορά στα υψηλά του στάνταρντ.

The Mercenary Sea, 2.

Ένα δεύτερο τεύχος, έτοιμο να μας παρασύρει σε ωκεανούς περιπέτειας, μας επιφυλάσσουν οι δημιουργοί του κόμικ τίτλου.

The Mercenary Sea, 1.

Αφαιρετική μα έξυπνη εικονογράφηση, όμορφα τοπία, απαλά χρώματα, αλλά και μία γοητευτική ιστορία, επιφυλάσσει το πρωτότυπο “The Mercenary Sea”. Αν δεν είναι όλα αυτά προσόντα για να ρίξουμε μια ματιά σε αυτή τη νέα δημιουργία, τότε τι είναι;