Can You Persuade Mark Schultz To Draw New Xenexoic Tales?

[Rich Johnston]

At San Diego Comic Con, Joshua Stone reported for Bleeding Cool from the Flesk Publications panel with Mark Schultz. He wrote;

"Mark (Schultz) said when he finishes this book he will next work on a new Xenozoic Tales story that should pick up where the last issues? cliffhanger ended almost 16 years ago.?

Though recently Mark's studio reported;

Mark isn't sure what he said at the 2012 SDCC Flesk Publications panel that was misconstrued as him announcing that the Xenozoic story he would be working on next would be a continuation of the storyline he left hanging at the end of Xenozoic Tales #14. The truth is, the Xenozoic story he will be working on after concluding Storms at Sea will be a stand-alone. One of the reasons for that is to create an easy entry point into the Xenozoic world for new readers. More importantly, he is excited about the particular story he has in mind, which will showcase Jack and Hannah's uneasy relationship, as well as giant bees.



If that stand alone story comes out well, then he hopes to get back to that vexing unfinished storyline...



Also, Mark is at this point undecided about what format the new Xenozoic story will take. He is considering both illustrated prose ( as is Storms at Sea) and comics as options. But, at this time, the decision is still up in the air. Did we mention that there would be giant bees?

So what does that mean? A campaign! Here and here and here.

And a vote of sorts... that might just persuade Mark Schultz to return to comics...

[ak1007]

I believe the IDW artist edition of his Xenozoic works will be out sometime next year. I hope this draws more attention to this amazing series.

[Anti-Chris]

Man, it seems like Schultz has been working on Storms at Sea for nearly a decade now. It probably hasn't been that long, but I remember speaking with him at a convention at least 5 years ago and he was working on it then and it sounded like he was close to done. Guess not.

Also, if that's true about an Artist's Edition of the series, my friend is going to flip out. He's a huge Schultz fan.

[ak1007]

Man, it seems like Schultz has been working on Storms at Sea for nearly a decade now. It probably hasn't been that long, but I remember speaking with him at a convention at least 5 years ago and he was working on it then and it sounded like he was close to done. Guess not.

Also, if that's true about an Artist's Edition of the series, my friend is going to flip out. He's a huge Schultz fan.

From the announcement at Comic-con, it should be the last six issues of the series, which are some of the best.

[Anti-Chris]

Cool, those were probably my favorites of the series.

[Rootfireember]

Yay. And uhm. DINOSAURS and more yay!

[XIII]

24 "facebook votes" out of 24 in favor of comics and counting!

Everyone can still join the chorus:

Xenozoic Poll | Facebook

BTW, Schultz' official page posted a preliminary design for a new Xenozoic comic page some months ago:

Timeline Photos | Facebook

[Mike H.]

I love Xenoxoic Tales. I'd also love to see Schultz write and illustrate a Rocketeer adventure...

[Akcoll99]

I have passed on the IDW Artists Editions up until now because of the price, but a Schultz collection I will almost certainly buy since his artwork is so gorgeous and the kind to hold up well in this format.

And I'll take ANY new Xenozoic Tales, though, yes, I would love get that cliffhanger resolved...