Tony Puryear's CONCRETE PARK Returns to Dark Horse Presents
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TONY PURYEAR’S
CONCRETE PARK RETURNS TO DARK HORSE PRESENTS!
May 16, MILWAUKIE, OR—With
overwhelming fan support, Tony Puryear’s Concrete
Park is slated for a new story arc in Dark
Horse Presents #14–#17!
Concrete Park’s return in Dark Horse Presents #14 brings us dark visions for Isaac and an event
that will rock all the inhabitants of Scare City, human and non-human.
This ongoing sci-fi series, written and drawn by screenwriter Tony Puryear (Eraser) takes you
to a far-off planet where Earth’s poor youth have been exiled, and where they
now must make a new world.
“Working
with Dark Horse, getting to appear in DHP
alongside great new work by Mike Mignola and Neal Adams is a terrific honor,”
Puryear says. “I’m gratified that the reviews have been so positive, and more
importantly, that the fans are finding and following Concrete Park. And on a personal note—we got the cover!”
Praise for Concrete
Park:
“The visuals on Concrete Park are a highly graphic style
that is incredibly appealing.”—Comic Book Resources
“[Puryear’s] art
. . . instantly grabbed my attention. His thick, heavy inks are
striking, forming his characters with a great deal of confidence and force.
Through his art, you instantly get a feel for this near-future [city]; the
swagger of his characters and their surroundings just bursts off of the page.”—Read
About Comics
“Concrete
Park is
no longer the unexpected surprise of Dark Horse Presents. Now that we are
three chapters into the story, I expect it to be good. And it is. Screenwriter
Tony Puryear is making his debut in comics with this series, and he is doing
damn fine double-duty as writer and artist. Every time I think I know what is
going on in Concrete Park, Puryear throws me for a loop.”—Comics Bulletin
Dark
Horse Presents #14 is on comic stands July 18,
2012!
About
Tony Puryear
Tony
Puryear is the first African American screenwriter to write a $100 million
summer movie blockbuster. His 1996 hit Eraser catapulted him into a
career writing pictures for A listers Jerry Bruckheimer (Buck Rogers),
Will Smith, and Oliver Stone. Puryear’s adaptation of the Ray Bradbury classic Fahrenheit
451 for Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson has circulated in Hollywood for
years as a legendary unproduced script. His latest script is Lady Scarface
for the new RKO Pictures.
A
talented artist and designer, Puryear was recently honored when his official
campaign poster for Hillary Clinton’s historic 2008 presidential run was added
to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait
Gallery.
He
lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress and Concrete Park cocreator
Erika Alexander.
About Dark Horse
Founded in1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a
solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique
storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry
giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere
it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top
talent such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way,
Felicia Day, Guillermo Del Toro and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal
Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties
such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its
successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star
Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan,
Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity,
and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book
publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers
of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
