Black Sails Star Luke Arnold's ESSENTIALS Comic Defies All Rules of Art in New Preview (Exclusive)

Summary The all-star talent behind ESSENTIALS is already shaking up the comic book world with brain-twisting storytelling and stunning art.

Co-writers Luke Arnold and Chris "Doc" Wyatt are teaming up with seven accomplished artists to explore fractured realities in a graphic novel.

The ambitious sci-fi project from The Lab Press has received overwhelming support on Kickstarter, promising exceptional storytelling and artistry.

The ESSENTIALS are coming, and the comic book world is already preparing to have its collective mind blown by the all-star talent assembled. The new graphic novel from The Lab Press has already shattered its goal on Kickstarter, and the first look inside the mind-bending tale promise an adventure that must be seen by many, many more.

The brainchild of co-writers Luke Arnold (Black Sails) and Chris "Doc" Wyatt (Rocket and Groot), the crowdfunded project will be calling on not one, not two, but seven accomplished artists together to depict a reality fractured beyond recognition. With parallel realities taking the book's hero from a zombie apocalypse to outer space and beyond, artist Glenn Fabry takes the book's characters into a world-class art collection... before it is consumed by the book's dark, disturbing, and unstoppable menace.

Screen Rant is pleased to offer readers their first look at Fabry's work, Harrision, Buttons, and 'Snuggles':

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The preview gives a glimpse of Fabry's section of the story, taking protagonist (and mathematician) Harris Pax on a mission to save the other survivors of the end of the world. Unfortunately for him, they are scattered throughout worlds both real and imaginary, and the interdimensional entiry called 'Snuggles' is following him with a mission of its own.

Harris Pax will be joined on his mission to restore the world by his niece's favorite stuffed animal, 'Buttons,' who is possessed by another interdimensional beong.

ESSENTIALS' Interdimensional Art-Trip is Already a Kickstarter Success Story

Glenn Fabry is just one of the artists whose work will be breathing distinct, varied life into the world(s) of ESSENTIALS, to be joined by DaNi, Jason Howard, Vince Locke, Brendan McCarthy, Andrew Mutti, M.K. Perker, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jordie Bellaire, Brad Simpson, Wesley Wong, and DC Hopkins. Luke Arnold explains why his debut graphic novel will be enriched by multiple artists:

“Once we knew we were telling a story that would travel into different subjective realities, the idea of using a different artist each time was too good to resist. And it gave us the chance to work with artists who weren’t available to do a whole book but were happy to contribute a smaller sequence of exquisite pages like these. In a normal coming run, a change in artist can sometimes disconnect you from the story, but as we keep returning to our “objective reality” art, each new style just adds more depth and variety to the journey.”

Arnold's co-writer Doc Wyatt knows the challenge of an artistic endeavor such as ESSENTIALS, crediting the hard workers at publisher The Lab Press for making this level of 'team effort' possible:

“The amount of coordination that it took to herd all those different comic book artists onto the same page (sometime LITERALLY drawing on the same page) was massive. Thankfully, it wasn’t my job, because I would have messed it up and bunch, and then ultimately given up. But the folks at THE LAB PRESS are more tenacious than I am, and they made it happen.”

Those looking to support the book (and earn some unique bonus items at the same time) can do so through its official crowfunding website, having surpassed its goal of $1,000 in just a single day (currently tracking at $18,000 at time of writing).

Essentials is available to support now via Kickstarter.