Dinosaurs Rule Space in Upcoming Graphic Novel ALIEN BONES
Alien Bones is an upcoming graphic novel from writer Chris “Doc” Wyatt and illustrator Chris Grine that considers the question, what if dinosaurs ruled planets other than Earth?
The comic is being published by 1First Comics with comic book stores getting it on October 2 and a wider bookstore release on October 8. Wyatt has written Alien Bones to be for all-ages and talks about how it all stemmed from the idea of trying to help his son get into astronomy and the universe. Here’s the basic premise:
“Liam Mycroft — the ten-year-old son of an intergalactic paleontologist — ends up embroiled in an adventure that could affect the future of all of humanity after his father disappears, leaving him reliant on his own skills, as well as his best friend Dianna, the robot Standard-5, and his pet dinosaur, to save the day.”
In a statement, Wyatt talked about how the story came to be and his excitement over what the universe has to offer.
“The original idea behind the book came from wanting to thrill my son with an adventure out in the universe. I can admit that astronomy can sometimes seem dry and boring in the classroom, so I wanted to find a way to encourage my kid to think about the cosmos as an exciting place to explore and discover. He was interested, at the time, in dinosaurs — a lot of kids go through a dinosaur phase, and my son was no different. So, I thought: ‘What about kids having adventures with dinosaurs in space?’
When I was growing up, the idea that there might be other planets out in deep space, beyond our solar system, was widely accepted, but wasn’t yet proven. Now over 4,000 exoplanets have been pinpointed, and astronomers are discovering more all the time! What secrets might those planets hold? What epic journeys could they provide? Let’s hope we can use storytelling to raise a generation of explorers with enough passion and curiosity to try and answer those questions!”
Via: THR
