Acclaimed Vampire Comic Book, "Silver," Returns with Seventh Issue

Issue #7 of Award-Nominated Stephan Franck's SILVER Coming December 14, 2016

Los Angeles, CA – Dark Planet announced today that its award-nominated graphic novel series SILVER returns with the digital release of SILVER #7 “Of Hunters And Prey”, an explosive 53-page new extended-issue full of action, drama, and character secrets. SILVER #7 will be available on ComiXology on December 14th, 2016 and from the Dark Planet Webstore. ComiXology has previously included SILVER in its “ESSENTIAL READS” list.

An extension of Bram Stoker’s Dracula set 40 years after the seminal novel’s events, SILVER is told as a classic heist story. It features James Finnigan, a morally ambiguous, pulp-era conman, Rosalynd “Sledge” Van Helsing, who carries on her famous grandfather’s handywork, Tao Leu, a 10 year-old boy with the gift of second sight, and their team of grifters, as they attempt to steal The Silver Dragon--a massive treasure hidden in a castle full of vampires. Staying true to its literary origins while creating its own expansive and wildly original mythology, SILVER is both faithful homage and exciting reinvention.

SILVER #7 “Of Hunters And Prey” picks up where SILVER #6/ Vol. 2 left off. It focuses first on Finn and Tao’s relationship, as the kid was shaken by a recent brush with death. The issue then turns its attention to Sledge, with a 40+ page uninterrupted action sequence tour-de-force which sees her go rogue, puts her through the wringer, and ultimately culminates with the reveal of a deep, dark secret 6 issues in the making.

Since the series’ inception, SILVER has counted some of the most original and contemporary voices from the comics world among its fans:

"What impresses me about SILVER isn't just its Mignola-esque reshuffling of history, or the fanciful legerdemain that keeps the story light on its toes. It's author Stephan Franck's ability to splice genres together like a narrative geneticist. Part Ocean’s Eleven, part From Dusk Till Dawn, with an added dash of American Vampire-cum-noir, SILVER will take you deeper and deeper under its spell until you can't help but beg for more."
--Samuel Sattin, author of  Legend and The Silent End:

“A Hitchcock thriller. Vintage pulp. Grindhouse cinema. SILVER has all of the elements you crave and a story that you’ll simply devour.”
--David Gallaher, author of High Moon  and  The Only Living Boy

An indy grassroots sensation that came up through the convention scene, SILVER has connected with a passionate and diverse audience, including readers new to the comic book medium. “Coming from a movie background, I try to apply my film-language instincts to the comic book page, which means highlight a dramatic sense of point of view while keeping the audience oriented at all times,” says Franck. “I think that type of formalism has had a lot to do with making Silver’s storytelling accessible to people who had never picked up a comic book before. I am super proud of that.”

While Dark Planet releases SILVER’s single issues directly to digital, the series’ collected editions--SILVER Volume 1 and 2--are also distributed in print to comic shops everywhere, on Amazon, from the Dark Planet Webstore and from the Dark Planet booth at comic book conventions across the US, where the company maintains a dynamic presence. SILVER is also licensed internationally to foreign publishers around the world.


MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Stephan Franck is an award-nominated animator/writer/director/comic book creator. He was a supervising animator on the cult classic THE IRON GIANT, and contributed story to DESPICABLE ME. He co-created the animated TV series CORNEIL & BERNIE (Nicktoons - Hub Network), and received an Annie Award nomination for Best Director In a TV Program for the featurette SMURFS: THE LEGEND OF SMURFY HOLLOW. Stephan has closely collaborated with talent as diverse as George Lucas and Adam Sandler, and in 2013, founded comic-book publishing and production company DARK PLANET. SILVER, his graphic novel debut under the Dark Planet Imprint, earned a nomination for the prestigious Russ Manning Award at San Diego Comic Con 2014, and a 2015 Geekie Award nomination for Best Comic/Graphic Novel. SILVER also landed on ComiXology Submit’s ESSENTIAL READS list and is now distributed around the world.

For more information, questions, or interview requests, please contact press@darkplanet.co

LINKS:

SILVER Vol 1 trailer
https://goo.gl/cch05C
https://vimeo.com/131248274
SILVER Vol 2 trailer
https://youtu.be/AerzXsvDu6E
https://vimeo.com/140270722

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41st Annie Awards Nominations - Complete List

by Amos Semien

ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Society, presents the Annie Awards.  The Annie honors achievements in animation as a whole, including current animated productions, as well as career and lifetime achievements.  At the beginning of this week, the group announced the nominations and award recipients for the 41st Annual Annie Awards.

Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Frozen and Pixar’s Monsters University led the feature film nominations for the 41st Annie Awards nominations with 10 each.  Universal/Illumination’s Despicable Me 2 and DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods followed with nine.

Right now, Frozen appears to be the Oscar favorite.  It has performed quite well at the box office.  I have yet to see the film (not interested, really), but it has been described as having “flashy visuals” and “a strong musical score and songs,” which are generally attractive to critics, audiences, and Oscar voters.  However, the Annies do not always presage the Oscars.  Last year’s Annie winner for “Best Animated Feature” was Wreck-It-Ralph, but Pixar’s Brave won “Best Animated Feature” at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Academy Awards.

The 41st Annual Annie Awards will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California.  They ceremony will be hosted by noted voice actor, Patrick Warburton.  Director Steven Spielberg (The Adventures of Tintin) will be presented with the Winsor McCay Award at the ceremony.

41st (2014) Annual Annie Awards Nominees:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature
•A Letter to Momo - 
GKIDS
•Despicable Me 2 - 
Universal Pictures
•Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
•Frozen - 
Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
•The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•The Wind Rises
 - The Walt Disney Studios

Best Animated Special Production
•Chipotle Scarecrow
 - Moonbot Studios
•Listening Is an Act of Love
 - StoryCorps
•Room on the Broom - 
Magic Light Pictures
•Toy Story OF TERROR!
- Pixar Animation Studios

Best Animated Short Subject
•Despicable Me 2 - Puppy
 - Universal Pictures
•Get A Horse!
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Gloria Victoria
 - National Film Board of Canada
•My Mom is an Airplane
 - Acme Filmworks
•The Numberlys - 
Moonbot Studios

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial
•Despicable Me 2 - Cinemark
 - Universal Pictures
•Sound of the Woods – Acme Filmworks
•The Polar Bears Movie
 - CAA Marketing

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
•Bubble Guppies
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Disney Sofia the First
 - Disney Television Animation
•Doc McStuffins
 - Disney Television Animation
•Justin Time
 - Guru Studio
•Peter Rabbit - Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience
•Adventure Time - 
Cartoon Network Studios
•Beware the Batman
 - Warner Bros. Animation
•Disney Gravity Falls
 - Disney Television Animation
•Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Regular Show - 
Cartoon Network Studios
•Scaredy Squirrel - 
Nelvana Ltd.
•Teen Titans Go!
 - Warner Bros. Animation
•The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Archer
 - FX Networks
•Bob's Burgers - 
Bento Box Entertainment
•Disney Tron Uprising
 - Disney Television Animation
•Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
•Motorcity
 - Titmouse Inc.

Best Animated Video Game
•Diggs Nightcrawler
 - Moonbot Studios
•Tiny Thief
 - 5 ANTS
•The Last of Us - 
Naughty Dog

Best Student Film
•Chicken or the Egg
 - Ringling College of Art and Design
•Kellerkind - Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg
•Miss Todd
 - Kristina Yee
•Move Mountain
 - Kirsten Lepore
•SEMÕFORO - 
University of Southern California
•The Final Straw
 - Ringling College of Art and Design
•Trusts & Estates
 - CalArts
•Wedding Cake - 
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
•Alen Lai, David Quirus, Diego Garzon Sanchez, Ilan Gabai - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
•David Jones - Dragons: Defenders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Joshua Jenny, Jason Johnston, Matthew Wong, Eric Froemling, Enrique Vila - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer - The Croods - 
DreamWorks Animation
•Greg Gladstone, Nikita Pavlov, Allen Ruilova, Matt Titus, Can Yuksel - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
•Jonathan Paquin, Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet - Man Of Steel - 
Weta Digital
•Ben O’Brien, Karin Cooper, Lee Uren, Chris Root - Star Trek: Into Darkness - Industrial Light & Magic
•Dan Pearson, Jay Cooper, Jeff Grebe, Amelia Chenoweth - Star Trek: Into Darkness - 
Industrial Light & Magic
•Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel - Pacific Rim
 - Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
•Brad Schaffer - Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Wrong Number
 - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
•Eric Urban - Ubermansion
 - Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
•JC Tran Quang Thieu - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
•David DeVan - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
•Kureha Yokoo - Toy Story OF TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios Character
•Keith Kellogg - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
•Thom Roberts - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
•Jonathan Del Val – Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Jakob Jensen - The Croods - 
DreamWorks Animation
•John Chun Chiu Lee - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Kitaro Kosaka – The Wind Rises - 
The Walt Disney Studios
•Tony Smeed - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
•Patrick Imbert - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS

Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production
•Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Gollum
 - Weta Digital
•Dave Clayton, Simeon Duncombe, Jung Min Chan, Matthew Cioffi, Guillame Francois - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Goblin King
 - Weta Digital
•Hal Hickel, Chris Lentz, Derrick Carlin, Steve Rawlins, Kyle Winkelman - Pacific Rim
 - Industrial Light & Magic

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Craig McCracken - Disney Wander Over Yonder
 - Disney Television Animation
•Paul Rudish - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
•Andy Bialk - The Awesomes
 - Bento Box Entertainment 

•Ben Adams - Regular Show - Cartoon Network Studios
•Danny Hynes, Howard Colin - Steven Universe
 - Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
•Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Sylvain Deboissy, Shannon Tindle - Turbo - DreamWorks Animation
•Craig Kellman – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 - 
Sony Pictures Animation
•Chris Sasaki - Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
•Christophe Lourdelet - A Monster in Paris
 - Shout! Factory 

•Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2 - 
Universal Pictures
•Bill Schwab - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Colin Heck - The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation
•Elaine Bogan - Dragons: Defenders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Stephan Franck - The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
 - Sony Pictures Animation
•John Aoshima - Disney Gravity Falls
 - Disney Television Animation
•Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
•Angus MacLane - Toy Story OF TERROR!
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Harold Harris - Justin Time - Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
•Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•David Soren - Turbo - 
DreamWorks Animation
•Chris Wedge - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
•Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
•Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Alan Williams - Estefan - Silverscreen Music
•Guy Moon - T.U.F.F. Puppy - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Peter Luyre, Stuart Kollmorgen, Peter Zizzo - Peter Rabbit
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Kevin Kliesch, Craig Gerber, John Kavanaugh - Disney Sofia the First
 - Disney Television Animation
•Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
•Andy Bean - Disney Wander Over Yonder
 - Disney Television Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
•Alan Silvestri - The Croods - 
DreamWorks Animation
•Henry Jackman - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Mark Mothersbaugh – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2
 - Sony Pictures Animation
•Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Danny Elfman - Epic - Blue Sky Studios
•Randy Newman - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios 

•Dominic Lewis - Free Birds - 
Reel FX

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart - The Legend of Korra
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Liz Artinian, Ray Feldman, Chris Fisher, George Fort - The Venture Bros.
“What Color is Your Cleansuit?” - Titmouse Inc.
•Steven Sugar, Emily Walus, Sam Bosma, Elle Michalka, Amanda Winterstein - Steven Universe
”Gem Glow” - Cartoon Network Studios
•Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins, Jefferson R. Weekley - The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
•Christophe Vacher - Transformers Prime ‘Beast Hunters’
- Hasbro Studios
•Nick Jenings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell - Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
•Christophe Lautrette, Paul Duncan, Dominique R. Louis - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon – Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Michael Knapp, Greg Couch, William Joyce - Epic
 - Blue Sky Studios
•Zaza, Zyk - Ernest & Celestine - GKIDS
•Ricky Nierva, Robert Kondo, Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Piero Piluso - Monsters vs. Aliens
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Douglas Lovelace - Dragons: Riders of Berk
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Adam Ford, Deke Wightman, Kevin Mellon, Justin Wagner, Benji Williams - Archer
 - FX Networks 

•Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Disney Mickey Mouse
 - Disney Television Animation
•Daniel Chong - Toy Story of TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
•Alonso Ramos-Ramirez - Gravity Falls - 
Disney Television Animation
•Guillermo Del Toro, Guy Davis, Ralph Sosa - The Simpsons -- "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" -- Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox TV
•Paul Watling - Justin Time - 
Guru Studio

Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
•Steven MacLeod - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Eric Favela – Despicable Me 2 - 
Universal Pictures
•Dean Kelly - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Jason Hand - Planes
- Disneytoon Studios
•John Ripa - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Eric Bauza as the voice of Foop - Fairly Odd Parents
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Bill Farmer as the voice of Goofy - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
•Chris Diamantopoulos as the voice of Mickey Mouse - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
•Mark Hamill as the voice of Skips and Walks - Regular Show
 - Cartoon Network Studios
•Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King - Adventure Time - 
Cartoon Network Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
•Paul Giamatti as the voice of Chet - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Terry Crews as the voice of Earl – Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
 - Sony Pictures Animation
•Kristen Wiig as the voice of Lucy – Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Steve Carell as the voice of Gru – Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Pierre Coffin as the voice of Minions - Despicable Me 2
 - Universal Pictures
•Billy Crystal as the voice of Mike – Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios
•Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Katie Matila - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
 - Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Ian Maxtone-Graham, Billy Kimball - The Simpsons
- Trocadero Holdings
•Lewis Morton - Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
•Matt Price, John Infantino, Mike Roth, Michele Cavin, Sean Szeles - Regular Show - 
Cartoon Network Studios 

•Michael Price - The Simpsons
- The Simpsons

Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
•Daniel Pennac - Ernest & Celestine
 - GKIDS
•Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon - Monsters University - 
Pixar Animation Studios
•Miyazaki Hayao – The Wind Rises
- The Walt Disney Studios
•Jennifer Lee - Frozen
 - Walt Disney Animation Studios

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
•Adam Arnold, Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen - Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Myra Lopez, Ana Adams, Justin Baker - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
•Lynn Hobson - Dragons: Defenders of Berk - 
DreamWorks Animation
•Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse - 
Disney Television Animation
•Axel Geddes, Kathy Graves, Chloe Kloezeman - Toy Story OF TERROR!
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Paul D. Calder - Futurama
 - 20th Century Fox Television
•Paul Douglas - Adventure Time
 - Cartoon Network Studios
•Jason W.A. Tucker - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 
Lucasfilm Animation

Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
•Darren Holmes - The Croods
 - DreamWorks Animation
•James Ryan - Turbo
 - DreamWorks Animation
•Fabienne Alvarez-Giro - Ernest & Celestine - 
GKIDS
•Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom - Monsters University
 - Pixar Animation Studios
•Jeff Draheim - Frozen - 
Walt Disney Animation Studios

JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award — Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett

June Foray Award — Alice Davis

Certificate of Merit — “I Know That Voice” (Documentary)

Animation Veteran, Stephan Franck, Announces Dark Planet Comics

Stephan Franck has been working in the animation industry for over two decades.  Franck was the supervising animator on the acclaimed animated film, The Iron Giant, and he was a storyboard artist on such feature films as Despicable Me and 9.  He has also worked on such films as Space Jam and How to Train Your Dragon.  I recently received the following press release from Franck:

COMIXOLOGY PICKS UP “SILVER”, ANIMATION VETERAN’S COMIC BOOK DEBUT

Los Angeles, 5/6/13—DARK PLANET COMICS is proud to announce the digital release of its very first title: SILVER #1, now available for download on ComiXology. Silver, a 12-issue miniseries, marks the comic book debut from animation veteran Stephan Franck (The Iron Giant, Despicable Me).

Set in a direct 1930’s extension of Bram Stoker’s universe, and steeped up to its eyeballs in the pulp tradition, SILVER introduces James Finnigan, a witty but (figuratively) soulless con man, who sets out to separate the living-dead from their silver. As Finnigan assembles the crew of talented but broken misfits needed to pull off the heist of the last ten centuries, personality conflicts, emotional entanglements and character comedy abound.

With SILVER, Franck brings the combination of light tone and character depth that has made him first-call in the animation industry. “Silver is about fathers;” Franck says; “It’s about sons. Sons who had bad fathers, and who carry the fear of not knowing how to be good into manhood. Ultimately, it’s about greed and emptiness versus the elusiveness of feeling alive.”

Comic book luminaries have been enjoying Franck’s debut comic:

“With SILVER, Stephan Franck shows how much excitement can be packed into a fast-moving, thrill-filled story...dynamic, unfussy, black and white art, all in the service of speed and momentum...a really, really fun ride.” — Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween; Batman Dark Victory; Superman For All Seasons)

“A beautifully drawn and masterfully told noir/heist story with a teasing side of the supernatural that constantly kept me surprised with it’s reveals. I was particularly taken aback by the creative camera angles and use of shadows. I was kinda blown away, really.” — Takeshi Miyazawa (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane; X-Men Unlimited; Runaways)


ABOUT STEPHAN FRANCK:
Stephan Franck is a writer/director/animator who has worked for Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Universal, Columbia Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation. He was a supervising animator on The Iron Giant, and contributed story to films such as Despicable Me. He is the co-creator of the cult TV show, Corniel & Bernie (ADA Watch My Chops) (TF1, BBC, ABC Australia), that runs in over 60 countries and just got picked up for a second season. He’s had the giant out-of-body experience of being personally hired by George Lucas to direct a movie so cool and crazy it had to be abandoned, and just directed THE SMURFS: THE LEGEND OF SMURFY HOLLOW for Sony Pictures Animation, which is selected in official competition for the 2013 ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL in the Best TV Special category.

ABOUT DARK PLANET COMICS
Created in 2013, Dark Planet Comics is the home of Stephan Franck’s original comic book properties. “Having a comic book imprint has been a dream of mine,” Franck says, “it’s about authorship. It’s about the commitment to put my stories out into the world in the way they were intended to be. ComiXology’s amazing platform makes this kind of independence possible.”

Silver #1 on ComiXology: http://www.comixology.com/Silver/comics-series/10508

In addition to digital downloads, Silver #1’s print edition is available on the Dark Planet Comics website: www.darkplanetcomics.com