Arcana Studio
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Arcana Studio is a Canadian comic book
publisher and art studio founded by former Coquitlam, British Columbia
school teacher Sean O'Reilly
in 2004
.
, 100 Girls
and El Arsenal. Arcana has been a sponsor for Free Comic Book Day
since 2004. Arcana Studios has appeared at Elfsar Comics on Free Comic Book Day as well as Golden Apple Comics. In four short years they have become Canada's top publisher with over one hundred properties to their credit. Arcana has been named one of the Top 25 fastest growing companies.
Arcana Art Studio is currently working for Disney
as an official vendor, Ubisoft
, HBO and developed Dragon's Lair
, ReBoot
, Se7en
and Final Destination for comic books. Arcana has also signed a publishing deal with Simon Shuster for 100 Girls and a coproduction deal with Amberwood Animation on Ralph Filmore for an animated television series. Arcana has also gained Acquisition of Devil's Due projects.
In July, 2008 Arcana announced that telefilm Canada has provided funding for an animated film for their title Clockwork Girl. Clockwork Girl was the first release from Arcana’s all ages division, Arcana Kids.
At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con Arcana Comics announced that it will be bringing back The Greatest American Hero
in comic book form.
Arcana was a finalist for the CME's two years in a row.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
publisher and art studio founded by former Coquitlam, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
school teacher Sean O'Reilly
Sean O'Reilly
Sean O’Reilly is the owner and operator of Arcana Studio, Canada's largest comic book company.Through his abilities as a developer of transmedia properties O'Reilly has led Arcana Studio to winning The Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Publisher in their first year, as voted by the retailers and...
in 2004
2004 in comics
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Overview
Arcana's titles include Kade, EzraEzra (comic)
Ezra is a fictional comic book character created by Sean O'Reilly, appearing in a series of comic books published through Arcana Studios.The first appearance of Ezra was found in the first Arcana Studio comic book, Kade #1 released in 2004...
, 100 Girls
100 Girls (comics)
100 Girls is a comic book series created by Adam Gallardo and Todd Demong, and published by Arcana Studio.-Plot:Sylvia Mark is a thirteen year-old girl who feels like an outcast from the other kids her age. She skipped two grades, is amazingly strong, and has the olympic level gymnastic agility. ...
and El Arsenal. Arcana has been a sponsor for Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day
Free Comic Book Day is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Retailer Joe Field of in Concord, CA brainstormed the event in his "Big Picture" column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer...
since 2004. Arcana Studios has appeared at Elfsar Comics on Free Comic Book Day as well as Golden Apple Comics. In four short years they have become Canada's top publisher with over one hundred properties to their credit. Arcana has been named one of the Top 25 fastest growing companies.
Arcana Art Studio is currently working for Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
as an official vendor, Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
, HBO and developed Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983. It featured animation created by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth....
, ReBoot
ReBoot
ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...
, Se7en
Se7en
Seven is a 1995 American thriller film, which also contains horror and neo-noir elements, directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R...
and Final Destination for comic books. Arcana has also signed a publishing deal with Simon Shuster for 100 Girls and a coproduction deal with Amberwood Animation on Ralph Filmore for an animated television series. Arcana has also gained Acquisition of Devil's Due projects.
In July, 2008 Arcana announced that telefilm Canada has provided funding for an animated film for their title Clockwork Girl. Clockwork Girl was the first release from Arcana’s all ages division, Arcana Kids.
At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con Arcana Comics announced that it will be bringing back The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero
The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama television series that aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981...
in comic book form.
Awards
Arcana won the Shuster Awards for publisher of the year in 2005.Arcana was a finalist for the CME's two years in a row.
Original titles
- 100 Girls: The First Girl100 Girls (comics)100 Girls is a comic book series created by Adam Gallardo and Todd Demong, and published by Arcana Studio.-Plot:Sylvia Mark is a thirteen year-old girl who feels like an outcast from the other kids her age. She skipped two grades, is amazingly strong, and has the olympic level gymnastic agility. ...
(2004-2006) - American Wasteland (2007)
- Amour - Volume 1 and 2 (2012)
- Ant (comics)Ant (comics)Ant is a comic book superhero. She first appeared in Ant #1 , published by Arcana Studios. Ant was created by Mario Gully and is currently published by Big City Comics.-Publication history:...
: Days Like These (2004-2005) - Arcana Studio PresentsArcana Studio PresentsArcana Studios Presents is a comic book published by Arcana Studio for Free Comic Book Day . The first issue was released in 2005 for FCBD. A new issue is released each year for FCBD...
(2004-current) - Banzai GirlBanzai GirlBanzai Girl is a full-color comic book series created, written and drawn by Jinky Coronado. The series was originally published by Sirius Comics with the first volume's full-color trade released by Sirius Comics in 2005. A black-and-white manga expanded version of that material was released by...
(2007) - Banzai GirlBanzai GirlBanzai Girl is a full-color comic book series created, written and drawn by Jinky Coronado. The series was originally published by Sirius Comics with the first volume's full-color trade released by Sirius Comics in 2005. A black-and-white manga expanded version of that material was released by...
s (2007) - Blank Slate (TBD)
- Blood, Shells, & Roses (2011)
- The Book (2012)
- Burn (2008)
- Champions of the Wild Weird West
- Chaotic Soldiers (2010)
- Corrective Measures (2008)
- Dark Horrors (2006)
- Dead Men Tell No TalesDead Men Tell No TalesDead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams. It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding.-Plot:...
(2005-2006) - Deadly Harvest (2012)
- Dragon's LairDragon's LairDragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983. It featured animation created by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth....
(2006-2007) - El ArsenalEl ArsenalEl Arsenal is a Mexican comic book series, created by writer Salvador Vázquez and artist Daniel Pérez. The comic was first released in 2005 and is published by Arcana Studio.-Story:...
: Unknown Enemy (2005-2006) - Eve: Vampire Diva (2007)
- The Evil Tree (2012)
- EzraEzra (comic)Ezra is a fictional comic book character created by Sean O'Reilly, appearing in a series of comic books published through Arcana Studios.The first appearance of Ezra was found in the first Arcana Studio comic book, Kade #1 released in 2004...
:- Ezra: Egyptian Exchange (2004-2005)
- Ezra: Evoked Emotions (2006-2007)
- Ezra vs. 10th Muse (2006)
- Frozen Wasteland (2007)
- Gearhead (2007)
- Grunts (2006)
- Helen Killer (2008)
- Howard and the Frozen Kingdom
- The Insomniac: Justice Never Sleeps (2012 [Tentative Release Date])
- Jova's Harvest (2005-2006)
- Kade:
- Kade: Identity (2004-2005)
- Kade: Sun of Perdition (2006-2007)
- Kade: Shiva's Sun (2007-2008)
- 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)
- Paradox (2005-2006)
- Penance: Trial of the Century (2008)
- Poe & Phillips (2011)
- Scorn (2006-2007)
- Shadowflame (2007)
- ShadowMagic (2005)
- SideShows (2011)
- Starkweather: Legacy (2004-2005)
- Stranger Danger (2009)
- Sundown: Arizona (2005)
- The Art of ReBootReBootReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...
(2007) - The Fix (2009)
- The Network (2008)
- Velvet Rope (2008)
Charitable Work
- Donated thousands of Clockwork Girl comics to the Boys and Girls Club of America under the REACH Literary Program.
External links
- Arcana Studio's official website
- Arcana Comics' official website
- Koni Waves official website
- Outlaw Scorn official website
- GearHead Blog/Site
- American Wasteland Myspace
- Vancouver Sun article about Arcana Studio
- Five Years of Arcana - And Five to Come, NewsaramaNewsaramaNewsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...
, December 3, 2008 - Chaotic Soldiers Site