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Kill Shakespeare To Kill Off Lead Character In Upcoming Issues

By | February 28th, 2011
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Fresh off their quill (so-to-speak), the creators of the acclaimed IDW Publishing title (here any otherwise) Kill Shakespeare are taking a darker turn with their already dramatic and tumultuous series. One of the leads will meet their fate in issue ten, to be released on April 20th, which is another clever use of the date, if you follow the book. The press release follows. Who do you think will kick the proverbial bucket?

Also, for any up and coming artists, there will be a contest for the art of an upcoming issue!

IDW Press Release

The creators of Kill Shakespeare will announce on March 15th that one of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters will share Julius Caesar’s fate and, “shuffle off this mortal coil” in the comic series’ next issue.

The critically-acclaimed comic published by IDW, which places some of the Bard’s greatest characters together in the same story, is releasing its 9th issue this week and its 10th — featuring the death of one of the bard’s greatest creations — will be published April 20 (to commemorate the anniversary of Shakespeare’s own death and birth).

For the full press release, please check behind the cut

“With the murder of Julius Caesar famously taking place on the Ides of March we thought it only fitting that we too conspire to kill a legend. We think Shakespeare would approve. After all, he may be the greatest literary mass-murderer in history, but even he would be shocked with what we have in store for his characters,” says co-creator Conor McCreery.

Who will die in Issue #10? Fans are urged to go to the Kill Shakespeare website and Facebook page to vote on which of the main characters (Hamlet, Juliet, Richard III, Lady Macbeth, Iago, Othello or Falstaff) they believe is fated to find the “undiscovered country.”

But it will not be all grim business in March for devotees of the Bard. Kill Shakespeare will also introduce a brand new talent to the comic world on March 15. The company has launched a Cover Contest that will see one talented artist get a chance to make their professional debut in comics by creating a cover for the series.

“Since we’re new to the world of comics we wanted to give another ‘unknown’ a chance to make their name” says co-creator Anthony Del Col. “We think this contest is going to uncover a major new talent for the industry.”

Artists without a professional credit in the comic world can enter at one of 11 of the top comic shops across North America. The winner’s design will be published as a retailer incentive cover for Issue #11 to be released in May, 2011. To find out more about how to enter go to killshakespeare.com/behindthecurtain.


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