Blue Evolution
Encyclopedia
Blue Evolution is the title of a German comic series, designed by Marian Kretschmer
and issued by the independent publishing company THENEXTART
since 2004. It combines elements from classical comics with modern graphic design in a way that makes the series outstanding by German comic standards. It provides a fantasy
story about an eternal struggle between the powers of the darkness and the light. The series is often compared by critics with the outstanding releases of Image Comics
.
. His special abilities he's about to discover during his age of coming call the interest of greater powers. In the following the boy becomes aware of his qualities but also gets manipulated by the dark and the light side. Four years later the young man stands at the edge of sanity and the balance of powers seems to be corroded.
The story takes place on Earth and on its counterpart Do-Nahrlogimoppig-Fyl, where fierce battles between the armies of darkness and light trying to overthrow the ancient balance of powers. In the end both worlds are heading for a cataclysm in an apocalyptic scale.
The complete series are released in 3 volumes, these are cut into 6 parts. 4 of the single parts were released with different variant covers in limited editions.
The first release was in March 2004, the sixth release was in September 2006. In March 2008 an offspring series was started as Blue Evolution: LARP #1 was released, which will be continued in last quarter 2008. A second offspring series will be started in spring 2009.
Marian Kretschmer
Marian Kretschmer is a German comics artist and illustrator. His most important released works are the comics series Blue Evolution, the series of picture postcards sponsored by the European Union EU charter of human rights and the art book Don't fall in love...
and issued by the independent publishing company THENEXTART
THENEXTART
THENEXTART is a German comic book publishing company, that was founded by Marian Kretschmer and Sebastian Schwarzbold in 2004. Its intention is to issue ambitious German comic series...
since 2004. It combines elements from classical comics with modern graphic design in a way that makes the series outstanding by German comic standards. It provides a fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
story about an eternal struggle between the powers of the darkness and the light. The series is often compared by critics with the outstanding releases of Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
.
Storyline
The main character is 15 years old Malik from province town Sachsenburg in SaxonySaxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. His special abilities he's about to discover during his age of coming call the interest of greater powers. In the following the boy becomes aware of his qualities but also gets manipulated by the dark and the light side. Four years later the young man stands at the edge of sanity and the balance of powers seems to be corroded.
The story takes place on Earth and on its counterpart Do-Nahrlogimoppig-Fyl, where fierce battles between the armies of darkness and light trying to overthrow the ancient balance of powers. In the end both worlds are heading for a cataclysm in an apocalyptic scale.
Media Data
Each edition has a circulation of 1000 copies and is printed in American comic standard format. Every book has 32 pages, is fully coloured and free of advertisement.The complete series are released in 3 volumes, these are cut into 6 parts. 4 of the single parts were released with different variant covers in limited editions.
The first release was in March 2004, the sixth release was in September 2006. In March 2008 an offspring series was started as Blue Evolution: LARP #1 was released, which will be continued in last quarter 2008. A second offspring series will be started in spring 2009.