Arcana Studio

Arcana Studio
Comic publisher
Industry Comics and Animation
Founded 2004
Founder Sean O'Reilly

Arcana Studio is a Canadian animation studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Founded as a comic book publisher by former Coquitlam, British Columbia school teacher Sean O'Reilly in 2004, in 2012 Arcana opened up its animation division.

Overview

Arcana is Canada’s largest publisher of comics and graphic novels in Canada, with over 300 titles in its current library, covering all genres and age groups. Arcana’s titles have been translated into many different languages, including French, Italian, Greek, Spanish and Polish. Arcana formed in 2004 when Sean O'Reilly first published the comic book series Kade.

Arcana is also an animation studio, opened in 2012, with its workforce located in Burnaby, B.C. Recent projects include Kagagi: The Raven, which airs on APTN and made its debut in 2014, and Pixies, an animated feature, released in 2015. Pixies is based on the previously released graphic novel of the same name. Pixies is written and directed by Sean Patrick O'Reilly, who was nominated for the 2016 Leo Awards for best Direction in an Animation Program for his work on the film.[17]

Upcoming projects include The Steam Engines of Oz, Howard Lovecraft & The Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom of Madness.

Films, television series, and shorts

Animated films

Title Release Date Notes
The Clockwork Girl January 2014 In joint production with Legacy Films and Luximation, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna. Features Alexa Vega as Tesla, Jesse McCartney as Huxley, Carrie-Anne Moss as Admiral Wells, Jeffrey Tambor as Wilhelm the Tinkerer, and Brad Garrett as T-Bolt.
Pixies June 2015 Arcana's first independently created feature, based on the graphic novel of the same name by Sean O’Reilly. Features Bill Paxton as Eddie Beck, Christopher Plummer as The Pixie King, and Alexa Vega as Michelle.
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom October 2016 Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Bruce Brown. Features Christopher Plummer as Dr. Herbert West, and Ron Perlman as The Shoggoth.
Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom October 2017 Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Bruce Brown. Features Mark Hamill as Dr. Henry Armitage, Jeffery Combs as King Abdul, Christopher Plummer as Dr. Herbert West, and Ron Perlman as The Shoggoth.
The Steam Engines of Oz Late 2017 Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Erik Hendrix.

Live-action features

Title Release Date Notes
Paradox November 2010 Based on the graphic novel of the same name, Paradox is the story of homicide detective Sean Nault, set on a parallel Earth whose technology is powered exclusively by magic. Sean investigates a baffling series of murders committed by a means he's never seen before: science. Features Kevin Sorbo as Det. Sean Nault, Christopher Judge as Captain Papillo, and Steph Song as Lenore.

Animated television series

Title Years Notes
Kagagi: The Raven 2014-2015 Aired on APTN, Kagagi is a First Nations superhero is based on the graphic novel of the same name. It was Arcana’s first television series.

Short films

Comics

Since its founding in 2004, Arcana has produced and acquired over 250 titles.

Select titles

  • 100 Girls: The First Girl (2004–2006)
  • All Fall Down (2011)
  • American Wasteland (2007)
  • Amnesia (2011)
  • Amour - Volume 1 and 2 (2012)
  • Ant: Days Like These (2004–2005)
  • Arcana Studio Presents (2004-current, Free Comic Book Day annual)
  • Ark (2013)
  • The Art of ReBoot (2007)
  • Banzai Girl (2007)
  • Blank Slate (TBD)
  • Blood, Shells, & Roses (2011)
  • The Book (2012)
  • Burn (2008) [2]
  • Champions of the Wild Weird West
  • Chaotic Soldiers (2010)
  • Corrective Measures (2008)
  • Creepsville (2011)
  • Dark Horrors (2006)
  • Dead Men Tell No Tales (2005–2006)
  • Deadly Harvest (2012)
  • Dragon's Lair (2006–2007)
  • El Arsenal: Unknown Enemy (2005–2006)
  • Eve: Vampire Diva (2007)
  • The Evil Tree (2012)
  • Ezra:
    • Ezra: Egyptian Exchange (2004–2005)
    • Ezra: Evoked Emotions (2006–2007)
    • Ezra vs. 10th Muse (2006)
  • The Fix (2009)
  • Frozen Wasteland (2007)
  • Gearhead (2007)
  • Grunts (2006)
  • Helen Killer (2008)[3]
  • Howard and the Frozen Kingdom[4]
  • John Henry and The Steam Age (2012)
  • Jova's Harvest (2005–2006)
  • Kade:
    • Kade: Identity (2004–2005)
    • Kade: Sun of Perdition (2006–2007)
    • Kade: Shiva's Sun (2007–2008)
    • Kade: Rising Sun (2010)
    • Kade: Red Sun (2010)
    • Kade: Prodigal Sun (2011)
    • Kade: Mourning Sun (2012)
    • Kade: Tribal Sun (2014)
    • Kade: Children of the Black Sun (2014)
  • Koni Waves (2006)
    • Koni Waves (2006)
    • Koni Waves: The Headdress of the Undead (2007)
    • Koni Waves: First Wave (2007)
    • Koni Waves/Demonslayer (2007)
    • Koni Waves: Ghouls Gone Wild! (2008)
    • Avengelyne vs. Koni Waves (2009)
  • Lethal Instinct - Volume 1 (2012)
  • Marlow (2008)
  • The Network (2008)
  • Paradox (2005–2006)
  • Penance: Trial of the Century (2008)
  • Poe & Phillips (2011)
  • Shadowflame (2007)
  • SideShows (2011)
  • Space Ace (2009)
  • Starkweather: Legacy (2004–2005)
  • Stranger Danger (2009)
  • Sundown: Arizona (2005)
  • The Truman Virus (2012)
  • Velvet Rope (2008)

All ages titles

  • The Ancient Oak (2012)
  • A Cat Named Haiku (2010)
  • A Cat Named Haiku 2: The Dust Bunny (2013)
  • Clockwork Girl (2007)[5]
  • Gordon The Giraffe (2012)
  • The Gwai (2008)
  • Howard and the Frozen Kingdom (2009)
  • Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom (2012)
  • Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness (2014)
  • Mwumba (2008)
  • My Best Friend's a Booger (2011)
  • Pixies (2012)
  • Ralph Filmore, Paranormal Investigator (2011)
  • Scrooge and Santa (2011)
  • Summer and Monkey
  • Turning Tiger (2012)

The Arcanaverse is the world all the Arcana characters live in. Currently over 3000 individual indexed characters and creatures call the Arcanaverse home. From the Arcanaverse stem new stories and adventures, including the comic book series The Intrinsic.

The Intrinsic

The Intrinsic was debuted on Free Comic Book Day 2012, and was the first Arcanaverse title. The series features hit Arcana characters Kade, Philosopher Rex, Kore, and Candice Crow, as well as cameos by many others. The Intrinsic also made a guest appearance in the animated TV series Kagagi (2014). Volume 2 of The Intrinsic debuted at Free Comic Book Day 2014 and was written by Sean O'Reilly and Chris ‘Doc’ Wyatt.

Motion comics

Arcana has turned some of its comics and graphic novels into motion comics:

Awards

Kickstarter: The Steam Engines of Oz

In Arcana’s first experience with a crowd-sourcing project, The Steam Engines of Oz was first introduced for Free Comic Book Day, 2013.[13] The idea was to release issues FCBD, 1, 2, and 3 of the collected trade, and then if the Kickstarter campaign proved to be a success, a second volume of the comic would be released.[14] The Steam Engines of Oz: The Geared Leviathan was successful and was produced, thanks to the supporters on Kickstarter.

Notable people/companies

Arcana has worked closely on projects with the following people and companies:

Charitable work

Notes

  1. ↑ http://vimeo.com/34540607
  2. ↑ Camilla d’Errico Feels the "Burn", Comic Book Resources, May 22, 2008
  3. ↑ Review of Helen Killer, Comics Bulletin
  4. ↑ Pitts, Lan (March 19, 2010). "Indie Writer Tells an H.P. LOVECRAFT Story... For Kids?". Newsarama. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ Clockwork Girl profile, samples and interview with Sean O'Reilly, Comic Book Resources, May 30, 2007
  6. ↑ http://www.store.momschoiceawards.com/index.php?entry_id=1794
  7. ↑ http://www.store.momschoiceawards.com/index.php?entry_id=1769
  8. ↑ http://www.store.momschoiceawards.com/index.php?entry_id=2854
  9. ↑ http://www.nextmediaevents.com/?news=1175%5B%5D
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_PhmZwZiX4
  11. ↑ http://www.playbackonline.ca/2013/09/06/the-2013-10-to-watch-sean-patrick-oreilly/
  12. ↑ https://www.youinc.com/stories/socialstudies/best-visual-features-2013
  13. ↑ http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/1042?stockItemID=STK525211
  14. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcanastudio/the-steam-engines-of-oz-original-graphic-novel/posts
  15. ↑ Arcana Donates All Ages Books

References

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