Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma

[The_Khan]

http://www.roaringstudios.com/mainsite/projects/dragonlance/dl_poster_msm.jpg

My name is Ernst and I'm from Roaring Studios www.roaringstudios.com What I'm trying to do is to spread the word that my company is putting out Dragonlance comic books starting with the Legend of Huma. Here is a link to the press release:

http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4734

I was hoping that the moderators could help me spread the word to the Dragonlance fans. Other boards have already started giving their support such as Dragonlance.com, Kencyclopedia and many others. I need to hear from the fans as to what exactly that they would like to see in the Legend of Huma. It is the first dragonlance novel that we are adapting and we want input from the fans.

How do you picture Magius? Do you think that the staff of Magius should look exactly as it does when Raistlin is in possession of it? Any thoughts on Wyrmfather? What of the young Cyan Bloodbane? Whatever questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas that you have for the Legend of Huma please feel free to post. I will take detailed notes answer any questions to the best of my abilities and make sure that the artists know what it is that the fans want. As we build this relationship when we go on to the other Dragonlance books it will be easier and more efficient for us to communicate with one another as the years go buy. We will be doing original stories, and we will also be doing new stories written by the authors as well, but for now let us take it one step at a time and focus on the Legend of Huma, please feel free to jump in and throw your ideas and thoughts at me and I will take all of it to the artists. One of the conversations started on dragonlance.com:

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=c7c17ce1db62ef7924ec309a1f1c8771& threadid=73335&perpage=30&pagenumber=1

Thanks and hope to hear from all the fans so that you are able to participate in the production of the comic book.

Ernst Dabel
www.roaringstudios.com

[Admin]

Why is Huma Blonde?

For Magius' staff, yes. Exactly as Raistlin has it.

I believe if I remember correctly Magius wears blue robes hemmed in golden-rune embroidery. He was also very "fancy" almost like a "prettyboy" "dandy" whatever you want to call it. He liked the finer things in life.

I've read the book probably 3 or 4 times, and personally own 30-40 Dragonlance books so I'm a big fan of the series.

[Admin]

I picture wyrmfather as a chinese like dragon, with a face like Smaug from The Hobbit (See the cartoon version or drawings by whatever that guy's name is). With the obviously white glazed eyes.

Gwenyth should be young and innocent looking when in human form. Not a demure seductress.

[The_Khan]

Actually, his hair is straw colored, but I will be sure to mention to the colorist to lean more towards brown then blond :) You are right Magius was very fancy and a prettyboy. He did wear blue but unfortunately it was not robes. He changed to red robes in the middle of the book and then to white robes at the end of the book. I'm happy that I found another Dragonlance fan. Oh you can see a picture of Magius on this site:

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=c7c17ce1db62ef7924ec309a1f1c8771& threadid=73335&perpage=30&pagenumber=1


If you go to that link that I gave you, you would have a chance to post there and speak your mind that you want to see Wyrmfather as a chinese dragons, because some fans see him as a western dragon but more snake-like. So don't forget to speak your mind on the post. Definitely Gwyneth will be young and innocent :) Thanks and please spread the word to all the other Dragonlance fans out there :)

[The_Khan]

http://www.newsarama.com/Other_Publishers/Kaz_DragonLance.jpg

Please give me your feedback on Kaz, the Minotaur from Dragonlance. Thanks.

[The_Khan]

Here is Magius, please give us your input on this character, it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Magius:
http://members.aol.com/msmiller1/mags.jpg

[Admin]

I think Kaz looks short/small.

Maybe its because his head is so large or something, but he look slike a runt, or is that just the comic book style?

[MdaCruz]

Shouldn't Huma have dark curly hair? I also think the book said he was going "prematurly gray." I'm also pretty sure that Huma's armor was very utilitarian, not ornate like in your drawing. I like your Magius sketchs a lot they are almost exactly how I pictured him, but Kaz should probably be much broader and his head should be large, even in comparsion to the size of his body. I'd also like to see your drawings of Rennard, Galen, Gwyneth, and Cyrus.

[AbdoRinbo]

Do you guys play a lot of D&D?

[MdaCruz]

I have played D&D twice in the nearly 18 years I have been alive.

[The_Khan]

Admin, I see your concern, and I will keep that in mind when I speak to the artist about Kaz. Thanks for taking the time to mention this to me.

MdaCruz: We do have the prematurely gray hair and mustache but it is difficult to see it in the colored picture above. Yes, Huma's armor will not be as nice as Lord Oswal's armor, good point. Oh below is a character sketch of Rennard as you had requested, enjoy and all of your inputs, comments, and questions are encouraged :)

Ernst Dabel
www.roaringstudios.com

[The_Khan]

Here is Rennard, all inputs, comments, and questions are welcomed. Thanks.

Rennard:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/colors/rennard.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is Lord Oswal, please feel free to give your thoughts as well.

Lord Oswal:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/colors/dl/lord%20oswal.jpg

[Admin]

He seems a little skinny and young to me. I don't know if in the book he is described as skinny but I always pictured him with a little paunch.

[MdaCruz]

Thanks for sending the sketchs, although the blonde hair thing is still bothering me a bit, I like your Rennard a lot, although color (or lack there of) will be very important to making his character look right. I also think your Lord Oswal is very impressive, although a slightly more weathered look might be appropriate, after all his is an ancient and battle-hardened campaigner, blah, blah, etc.

[The_Khan]

Admin:
How are you doing? Young, it's mostly because it is not yet inked and colored yet. But once done he will look older :) Thanks for taking the time to give your feedback, my friend.

MdaCruz:
Hope that you had a great day. Don't worry, my friend, in the comic Huma's hair will definitely be more brown than blonde :) I understand you perfectly in regards to Rennard's color. We will work on the color so that it looks perfect, especially for his little condition ;) Good feedback on Lord Oswal, my friend.

[The_Khan]

Here is Bennett, feedbacks are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Bennett:
http://members.aol.com/msmiller1/bennett.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is a pencil of The Legend of Huma comic book page, enjoy :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/colors/DL_page7.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is Huma, please enjoy :)

Huma, legendary Hero of the Lance:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/colors/huma1.jpg

[The_Khan]

Please disregard.

[The_Khan]

Here is a penciled page of the Dragonlance comic book, enjoy :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/dl_page4.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is Ser Lyonel from GEORGE R.R. MARTIN's The Hedge Knight, which is the prequel to his famous A Song of Ice and Fire series, enjoy :)

Ser Lyonel Baratheon "The Laughing Storm":
http://www.roaringstudios.com/colors/lb.jpg

[MdaCruz]

I like your Bennet alot, he looks properly arragont.

[The_Khan]

den:
I'm really happy that you like Ser Lyonel, but The Hedge Knight is actually a novella that was written by the fantasy author George R.R. Martin, a New York Times Bestseller. We are simply adapting his story into comic book format. It is a story for mature audiences. His famous A Song of Ice and Fire Series have sold over millions of copies worldwide. I can tell you that this is literature at his best. I'll put up some previews so that you can read it for yourself, my friend.

MdaCruz:
I'm really happy that you like Bennett, my friend :)

[AbdoRinbo]

Hm, this Khan guy is alright. :D ;)

For my two cents (count 'em), the medieval decor in these ink drawings is spectacular. I mean that, they have a kind of Todd McFarlane feel to them.

Very impressive.

[The_Khan]

I'm happy that you like what you see. I can't draw though, and my stick figures are positively horrible. My art director Mike S. Miller drew them. God's blessed him with an artistic gift. Here is a picture of Huma and Kaz, enjoy :)

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/images/dragonlance.jpg

[The_Khan]

IMPORTANT NEWS:
Newsarama covers Dragonlance. The comic book industry wants to hear what the Dragonlance fans have to say about Dragonlance. Speak up and let your voices be heard, because you're in the spotlight:

http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6270

[The_Khan]

Enjoy :)

http://www.newsarama.com/Devils_Due/DL.jpg

http://www.newsarama.com/Devils_Due/DL01_cvr.jpg

http://www.newsarama.com/Devils_Due/dl_cover_2.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is a character sketch of Egg from George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight, enjoy :)

Egg:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/thk/pictures/characters/Egg.jpg

[The_Khan]

IMPORTANT

Here is the order form that you will want to print out and bring to your comic book retailer so that you can get the Dragonlance: Legend of Huma comic book:

http://members.aol.com/msmiller1/diamond1.jpg

Sorry I can't stay too long, but I will be away from my office for a bit, and will not have access to a computer until I come back, but I will be back in about a week and I will answer any questions that you might have.

[The_Khan]

Extremely Important

I'm back from my trip and I just wanted to let everyone know that if you want to get your copy of The Legend of Huma comic book that it is important to go to your comic book retailer now so that he/she can order it for you. It will hit the comic book stores in January, but it is important to print out the form and bring it to your retailer today if possible. Tell the retailers in your own words how good Dragonlance is and tell them to let all their customers know about it, because it will be flying off the shelf. Please click the link below so that you can print out the order form:

http://members.aol.com/msmiller1/diamond1.jpg

Also please keep in mind that the success of The Legend of Huma will also allow us to adapt the other Dragonlance series as well, so please don't forget to order and to tell all your friends who are Dragonlance fans as well to order as well. If you have any questions at all please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] As a Dragonlance fan myself, I can't wait until The Legend of Huma is out and with its success we get to start on Chronicles and Legends

[AbdoRinbo]

Is there any way to get autographed comic books?

[Blade]

i pictured rennard slightly younger looking

[The_Khan]

The best way to get signed copies are at conventions or if you were to talk to some of the creators online, they can give you an address to send your comic book to sign it for you.

I did at first pictured him younger, but after reading the Legend of Huma novel so many times over, I realized that he wasn't young at all since he knew Huma's father, I think that is what did it for me.

Anyone here reads Tad Williams or Robert Silverberg, my artists started working on the conceptual sketches, please let me know and I'll post them up for your viewing pleasure :)

[AbdoRinbo]

Don't you know the creators and artists?

[The_Khan]

Yes, I do. What book did you need to get signed, my friend?

[The_Khan]

Did anyone ever read Tad Williams? If you have can you please give me some feedback on these conceptual character sketches from The Burning Man. Thanks in advance:

Breda:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/tw/Breda.jpg

Sulis:
http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/tw/Sulis.jpg

[AbdoRinbo]

I don't have any Dragonlance comic books yet, but I'd like to pick some up. All this discussion has piqued my curiosity.

[The_Khan]

I'm happy to hear that, my friend. Simply print out the order form, bring it to a comic book retailer and they will get it for you for January. You will love it :)

[The_Khan]

Have a nice Thanksgiving everyone :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/dl/huma_prayer.jpg

[DumbLikeAPoet]

I've never read any of these books your talking about but I would personnally like to see a Comic book version of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series made..........so get to work :)

Jonus

[The_Khan]

If you haven't had a chance to read George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series (A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Sword) then I encourage you to run to the bookstore today and get them, but please sleep first, because once you open the book you will not sleep until you get to the last page, it's that good.

Oh and I would have loved to see that happen as well, but Mr. King was not interested in adapting it into comic books last Robert Silverberg checked with him for us. If he was, we'd be right on top of it. If anything changes though, I'll be sure to let you know :)

Here is a picture for George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight, enjoy :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/thk/thk_5a.jpg

[The_Khan]

ATTENTION ALL DRAGONLANCE FANS!

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[The_Khan]

Here is a five page preview for George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight, enjoy :)

Page 1:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight1_p1.jpg

Page 2:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight1_p2.jpg

Page 3:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight1_p3.jpg

Page 4:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight1_p4.jpg

Page 5:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight1_p5.jpg

[The_Khan]

Here is a five page preview of George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight issue #2, this is a most entertaining read, please enjoy :)

Page 1:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight2_p1.jpg

Page 2:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight2_p2.jpg

Page 3:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight2_p3.jpg

Page 4:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight2_p4.jpg

Page 5:
http://www.imagecomics.com/PREVIEW/thehedgeknight2_p5.jpg

[The_Khan]

Happy Holidays everyone :)
http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/dl/huma.jpg

[AbdoRinbo]

That's sweeter than Spiderman, Batman and the Incredible Hulk put togethor.

[IWilKikU]

nice cover!!!

[The_Khan]

I'm happy that you both like the cover :)

Here is the penciled and inked cover to Raymond E. Feist, The Woodboy, it has yet to be colored, but I wanted to give you all a sneek peek, enjoy :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/WoodBoy1_Cvr.jpg

[IWilKikU]

I like seeing fantasy novels comicized, but what would be hella cool would be an ongoing fantasy comic series; like a monthly, like DC and Marvel's comic books. One that is an original campaign setting rather than a recreation of an established novel or novel series.

[The_Khan]

I'm happy that you like what you see. Oh, I do have Legacy, which is original and I will put up a thread "Legacy" on this board for you to see the artwork. The other original works we'll be coming very soon :)

[crisaor]

Both covers are amazing .:cool:
Just a question, the dragon Huma is mounting, is it a blue dragon?

[The_Khan]

Hah, you caught it, my friend. It is a silver dragon and they don't shoot lightnigng but a cone of ice, lol. Don't worry, I'll put up the corrected version in the future :) Good eye ;)

[The_Khan]

Have a Happy New Year, everyone :)

http://www.roaringstudios.com/for_the_web/dl/huma%202.jpg

[crisaor]

Thanks for clearing that up. It's nice to see that the old rules are still there. :)
Happy New Year for you too.

[The_Khan]

Not a problem, my friend. The old rules are still in place :)

[AbdoRinbo]

Glad you're back, Khan.

[The_Khan]

The Diamond Previews Order Codes for The Hedge Knight collected edition as well as the Dragonlance as well, enjoy :)

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GEORGE R.R. MARTIN’S “THE HEDGE KNIGHT” Collected Edition Issues #1-3

Written by: George R.R. Martin & Ben Avery
Penciled by: Mike S. Miller
Inked by: Mike Crowell
Colored by: Transparency Digital

Previews Synopsis:

Night falls over the life of one noble knight and brings the dawn of his squire’s
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Here is a page for The Hedge Knight issue #4, enjoy :)
http://www.newsarama.com/Devils_Due/8_9.jpg

[The_Khan]

Legend of Huma Comic - Ashcan Edition

Devil's Due has put out some new ashcans - one side being G.I.Joe, and the other being The Legend of Huma. Most retailers have received a few copies. Be sure to stop by your local comic shop and pick up one of these ashcan editions. Not only is it a taste of what's to come, but it will make a nice collector's piece.

[The_Khan]

Check out this link to see the Legend of Huma page preview, enjoy :)

http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8041

[The_Khan]

Just a friendly reminder that The Legend of Huma comic book is out in comic book stores today, please check it out and then tell your friends to check it out as well :)

[The_Khan]

Here is a link to the cover as well as a five page preview to THK #4, enjoy :)

http://pub25.ezboard.com/froaringstudios32178frm18.showMessage?topicID=93.t opic

[Blade]

i dunno, mabey its just me, but after finishing the legend of huma for about the 4th or 5th time, i still imagined huma younger looking

[The_Khan]

I thought so too, but as a Knight of Solamnia smack in the middle of a 42 year-war that is coming to its drastic conclusion, I'm sure that Huma would seem older from the harshness of constant battle after battle. Also Richard A. Knaak and Hasbro approved it as well. But that is a very good point that you made, my friend.

[The_Khan]

Here is a link to an article on Dragonlance issue #5 enjoy the artwork :)

http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10477

Also a link to an article for George R.R. Martin's The Hedge Knight #5, enjoy :)

http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10478

[Blade]

i think that when this is finished they should begin a comic on "The Minitaours" of the Lost histories, it concerns Kaz during the aftermath of the war i believe it would make an interesting comic

[The_Khan]

If the Legend of Huma adaptation continues to be a success then all of the other novels will be next, my friend :)

[IWilKikU]

All of them? Including Chronicles and Legends? I would jump up and buy those! I wasn't that interested in Huma though.

[The_Khan]

Yes, all of them, including Chronicles and Legends. So if you go and buy The Legend of Huma comic book that only helps its success so that the other Dragonlance novels can be done as well. So spread the word and tell your friends to get it as well :)

[Scheherazade]

I grew up reading The Phantom, Superman and Mandrake the Magician comics along with some cowboy based ones (I searched the net but I couldn't find them in English). Those were all translated and rather bad, black/white copies printed on cheap paper but I still loved reading them. Even though these new ones with lots of 'fantasy' element in them look truly amazing, I am wondering how I would feel about them if I read them now. I didn't care for Conan much, for example.

[The_Khan]

Scheherazade my friend, you can try on ebay, maybe you might be able to find some there. I hope that helps ;)