{"id":2565,"date":"2013-12-21T11:48:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2013-12-21T11:55:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T19:55:57","slug":"earth-crisis-and-liberator-comic-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2013\/12\/21\/earth-crisis-and-liberator-comic-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Crisis and Liberator to Collaborate on New Comic Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press Office Note:<\/strong> Liberator<\/em> is a revolutionary comic series about animal liberation, written by Matt Miner. We have seen Liberator<\/em> blossom into a new and creative medium to reach other audiences (outside of preaching to the choir) about the importance of animal liberation and those who risk their freedom behind the mask to free others. We are excited for this new compilation not only for our own selfish reasons of wanting more story and the adventure to continue, but also the comic’s ability to transform how other communities look at and treat animals and the ideas surrounding people who fight for their freedom. After reading Liberator<\/em>, Miner stated that people have written in about how they are now vegetarian\/vegan, started volunteering at rescues, and donated to sanctuaries after reading Liberator<\/em>! (Pre-order Liberator\/Earth Crisis: Salvation of Innocents here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The following is a review from Bleeding Cool\"Liberator-v2-iss1-coverB_600px\"<\/a><\/em> about the new series.<\/p>\n

Earth Crisis<\/em> is a New York metalcore punk band popular in the nineties, who reformed relatively recently. Keen supporters of animal rights, they are straight edge, vegan and politically active.<\/p>\n

Which is why they are crossing over with Black Mask\u2019s animal activist comic, Liberator<\/em>, in a new series launching in March, Liberator\/Earth Crisis: Salvation Of The Innocents<\/em> which ties in with a new album from the band with the same name, out in the same month. <\/a>The album, from Candlelight Records will be out on March 4th, the comic on March 5th, and each will tell a different side of the same story.<\/p>\n

The comic synopsis reads:<\/p>\n

When Sarah Mann takes a crappy custodial job at a cosmetics lab, she discovers cold-blooded scientist Dr. Elena Reznik\u2019s secret facility where illegal vivisections are performed on live, conscious animals. Inspired by the stories of Jeanette and Damon\u2019s animal liberations, Sarah pulls on her own mask and sets out to rescue the tortured animals.<\/em><\/p>\n

And the creative team are:
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Creator:<\/em> Matt Miner<\/strong>
\nProducer:<\/em> Matt Pizzolo<\/strong>
\nWriters:<\/em> Matt Miner<\/strong>, Earth Crisis<\/strong>
\nIllustrators:<\/em> Javier Aranda<\/strong> (pencils\/inks), Joaquin Pereyra<\/strong> (colors).
\nCover A:<\/em> Menton3<\/strong>
\nCover B:<\/em> Rod Reis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some PR quotes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarth Crisis has wanted to have a comic that went along with an album\u2019s lyrical concept for a while, but we didn\u2019t think one existed that shared the same vision of the band, until now! Liberator and Matt Miner are just what we\u2019ve been waiting for, and we are honored to have him help us tell the story!\u201d -Earth Crisis<\/p>\n

<\/em>\u201cWorking with EARTH CRISIS<\/strong> on the comic book side of Salvation of Innocents has been a dream project for me.\u00a0 Our styles, ethics, and ideologies are a fitting match and I\u2019m super excited for folks to read the story.\u201d -Matt Miner, creator Liberator<\/p>\n

<\/em>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy to me that it took twenty years for comics to produce a set of animal-minded vigilantes strong enough to roll with EARTH CRISIS<\/strong>. It\u2019s probably the most perfectly aligned superhero team-up ever.\u201d -Matt Pizzolo, Black Mask Studios<\/p>\n

\u201cSalvation of Innocents isn\u2019t just the story of a badass vigilante rescuing animals. It\u2019s a challenging hero story because it\u2019s true, and it\u2019s the type of heroism any of us can step up and do ourselves.\u201d\u00a0 -Matt Pizzolo, Black Mask Studios<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s refreshing to see a comic hero fighting for something I care about, rather than protecting the financial security of the rich.\u201d (-Earth First Journal)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not the only Liberator<\/em> volume out in March from Black Mask. They are putting out a graphic anthology of previous Liberator<\/em> issues, but with forty pages of new Liberator stories by a wide comics creative group, that have previously been unseen. And who, you ask? Well, they include\u2026Tim Seeley, <\/strong>Ales Kot, <\/strong>Ed Brisson, <\/strong>Alex de Campi<\/strong>, Frank Barbiere, Megan Hutchison, Fabian Rangel Jr, Matt Pizzolo, Matthew Rosenberg<\/strong> and Adam Egypt Mortimer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press Office Note: Liberator is a revolutionary comic series about animal liberation, written by Matt Miner. We have seen Liberator blossom into a new and creative medium to reach other audiences (outside of preaching to the choir) about the importance of animal liberation and those who risk their freedom behind the mask to free others. … <\/p>\n

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