Voodoo Child (comic)

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Voodoo Child
Cover to issue #1 of Voodoo Child (March 2007). Art by Ben Templesmith.
Publisher	Virgin Comics
Schedule	monthly
Publication date	July 2007-
Creative team
Writer(s)	Mike Carey
Artist(s)	Dean Hyrapiet
Creator(s)	Nicolas Cage, Weston Cage

Voodoo Child is an upcoming comic series published by Virgin Comics, and created by Nicolas Cage and his son Wes Cage.

The series is written by Mike Carey with art by Dean Hyrapiet. The cover for the premiere issue was created by Ben Templesmith.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 See also 3 External links 3.1 Interviews

[edit] Synopsis

The story revolves around the post-Katrina setting of New Orleans, and features Voodoo mythology. The son of a Unionist sympathizer is resurrected at his dying breath by the power of a Voodoo priest in the 1800s. In 2005 New Orleans, Detective Robert Julien tries to solve the mystery of why several young girls have disappeared.

[edit] See also

• Indian comics

[edit] External links

• Virgin Comics page
• Mike Carey's post about the comic
• Cage and Branson open whole new comic book, The Times
• Cage and son work comic 'Voodoo', USA TODAY
• Preview, Comic Book Resources
• Preview, Newsarama
• Review of issue #1, Newsarama

[edit] Interviews

• Nic and Weston Cage on Voodoo Child, Newsarama
• The Family Voodoo: Nicolas Cage Q&A
• Life and Undeath in the Big Easy: Carey Talks “Voodoo Child”, Comic Book Resources, September 11, 2007
• The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey - Talking The Stranded And Voodoo Child, Newsarama, October 9, 2007