Sneak Preview: Arcadia #1 by Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeifer

By John Freeman on April 21, 2015 • ( 1 )

When 99 per cent of humankind is wiped out by a pandemic, four billion people are “saved” by being digitized at the brink of death and uploaded into Arcadia, a utopian simulation in the cloud. But when Arcadia begins to rapidly deplete the energy resources upon which the handful of survivors in the real world (a.k.a. “The Meat”) depends, how long will The Meat be able – and willing – to help?

Arcadia #1 by British writer Alex Paknadel, drawn by Eric Scott Pfeifer with covers by Matt Taylor, lettered by Colin Bell, debuts in comic shops on 13th May 2015 and is commanding a lot of comic press attention. Based in Lancaster, England, Alex is a relatively new writer to the comics scene – and you can read an interview with him by Matt Badham later today on downthetubes.

Artist Eric Scott Pfeiffer is currently based in Richmond, Virginia. Some of his clients include ESPN the magazine, Boom! Studios, Popular Mechanics, The New Republic and The Red Cross. He’s also the creator behind Kid Havoc.

Matt Taylor is an illustrator and comic artist based in the Sussex countryside who spends his days crafting expansive, sometimes psychedelic, Americana inspired illustrations with a nod to classic comic book art of the 1950s and 1960s. He released Great Salt Lake a highly-acclaimed one shot at Thought Bubble 2014.

• Arcadia #1, written by Alex Paknadel, drawn by Eric Scott Pfeifer is published by Boom! Studios on 13th May 2015 – variant covers available: Matt Taylor Cover – Diamond Code: MAR151040 | Eric Scott Pfeifer Variant | Ten Years Variant

• You can follow Alex on Twitter @alexpaknadel

• Eric Scott Pfeifer Official Site: http://ericscottpfeiffer.com | Facebook | Follow Eric on Twitter @Eric_S_Pfeiffer | Tumblr | Instagram

• Matt Taylor Official Site: www.matttaylor.co.uk | Follow Matt on Twitter @matttaylordraws

• Colin Bell is part of the team at DoGooder Comics: http://dogoodercomics.co.uk | Follow Colin on Twitter @colinbell

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.