This all-new four-issue series finds an old soldier from a forgotten war in a post-apocalyptic world that has left him behind. He was one of the last of the legendary Squidder Legions. Can a discarded relic with a death wish and a rebellious Squid priestess overthrow humanity’s tentacled alien overlords? Ben Templesmith returns to his roots to finally do the tentacle/Cthulhu-orientated book he's always promised! The Squidder mixes action, horror, science fiction, and fantasy elements with a touch of Squidly destruction.
Illustrator and writer of graphic novels / comics. ------------ Photograph of author by Peow Yeong: October 16 2011 at the 2011 New York Comic Convention in Manhattan.
My brother backed the kickstarter project for this book and tossed me the complete arc that’ll be published by IDW later this year.
First things first the art is simple incredible and worth checking out for that alone, here’s an example.
The sci-fi/post apocalyptic/plague/alien invasion/humanity at the brink of extinction story has been done to death lately but somehow this one still felt fresh and inventive. If you like the above mentioned themes and Templesmith art for sure check this puppy out.