Seeley said, “I love fantasy (I spent a good portion of my career drawing ‘The Dark Elf‘ adaptations by R.A. Salvatore), and I wanted to smash together the tropes of that genre with the world we live in today. Our ‘heroes’ are essentially thieves, as they steal treasure. How does a character like that play in modern America, a place teetering between ‘woke” liberalism and ignorant conservatism?” He added, “I wanted to see our world through characters who have very different perceptions of good, evil, racism, technology and what it means to be a good guy.” The project marks Seeley’s latest at AfterShock, following “Dark Red” and “Brilliant Trash.”
Williams said, “Tim Seeley and I really clicked when we worked together on ‘Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe,’ so, even during that project I started asking him if he had some creator ideas that we might be able to flesh out together, and that’s how things got started!” He said “it’s fun getting to draw fantasy mixed with modern day subject matters! Also I’m taking a more aggressive approach to characterization (drawing a wider variety of face and body shapes, than my previous work — I love this kind of experimentation, that makes the comic book medium perfect for these kind of stories!” He also revealed he will be using a pen and ink style for the project (with crosshatching to create the illusion of depth), as opposed to his work for the last several years, where he used ink wash techniques to simulate shading.
“Bequest” #1 goes on sale March 17, 2021. In the meantime, check out the artwork below:
