Voodoo Child (comic)

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caption=Cover to issue #1 of "Voodoo Child" (March 2007). Art by Ben Templesmith.
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publisher=Virgin Comics
date=July 2007-
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writers=Mike Carey
artists=Dean Hyrapiet
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creators=Nicolas Cage, Weston Cage

"Voodoo Child" is an upcoming comic series published by Virgin Comics, and created by Nicolas Cage and his son Wes Cage.

The series is written by Mike Carey with art by Dean Hyrapiet. The cover for the premiere issue was created by Ben Templesmith.

ynopsis

The story revolves around the post-Katrina setting of New Orleans, and features Voodoo mythology. The son of a Unionist sympathizer is resurrected at his dying breath by the power of a Voodoo priest in the 1800s. In 2005 New Orleans, Detective Robert Julien tries to solve the mystery of why several young girls have disappeared.

External links

* [http://www.virgincomics.com/Pages/Digital_Comics.aspx?SQS=xXeqhkqAc14RLFg9KkEAnoAcTkqh365JTPDGOb5RPBWUWw7rcQyPYDMu1zmf0KNirTe1Ok2mCU4%3d Virgin Comics page]
* [http://virgincomics.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/voodoo-child%E2%80%94fear-of-the-dark/ Mike Carey's post about the comic]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2042260.ece Cage and Branson open whole new comic book] , "The Times"
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-07-02-nicolas-cage-comics_N.htm Cage and son work comic 'Voodoo'] , "USA TODAY"
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11094 Preview] , Comic Book Resources
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=119814 Preview] , Newsarama
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=120210 Review of issue #1] , Newsarama

Interviews

* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=119125 Nic and Weston Cage on Voodoo Child] , Newsarama
* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/005016343.cfm The Family Voodoo: Nicolas Cage Q&A]
* [http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11804 Life and Undeath in the Big Easy: Carey Talks “Voodoo Child”] , Comic Book Resources, September 11, 2007
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=132255 The Virgin Days Of Mike Carey - Talking "The Stranded" And "Voodoo Child"] , Newsarama, October 9, 2007