Hatfield Innovative Studios inks deal with Joseph Nassise
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March 21,2007
Hatfield Innovative Studios inks deal with Joseph Nassise
While a veil of secrecy hangs tightly over any specifics regarding the project’s
content, Hatfield Innovative Studios (HIS) has confirmed that it finalized negotiations
with internationally best-selling author Joseph Nassise to pen their EPIC graphic
novel trilogy late last year. Secretly working behind the scenes since 2006, Nassise
brings his own brand of supernatural suspense to what promises to be a very unique
project.
HIS owner Patrick Hatfield had the following to say about the inception of the project
and what led him to select Nassise for EPIC. “I had been involved with the comic
industry for a number of years doing everything from sub-contracted inking projects
to partnering on three self-published titles to collaborating with Rob Hunter on two
major projects for Marvel. Thanks to negotiations with a former McFarlane editor-in-
chief, some interesting projects surfaced and I was considering moving out west
when tragedy struck – I was involved in an accident that injured my drawing arm for
life.”
“Recovering took time and because of it I had plenty of opportunity to consider
myself and my place in the industry, to decide exactly what it was that I wanted to
do. In an industry filled with projects that had all begun to look so similar, I noted
that only a few select artists and writers were standing out as original and unique. I
decided I wanted to do the same.”
“Sometimes you have to pull yourself away from things that you truly love in order
to grow. Sometimes you have to take the path less chosen.”
“I had been kicking around concepts for my mythology for several years—ideas that
had continued to evolve and change the more I worked on their development. I
decided to let the research that I did on those concepts become my new muse—let
the characters and ideas channel through the research. For a year and a half I did
nothing but read, study and fill journals with notes concepts and ideas. Finally I felt
that I had enough to take the next step. With over 500 pages of concept notes and
designs, I searched for a writer,” Hatfield said.
“It wasn’t until I got the audition script from Joe that I knew that I had found the
perfect match for the project.” Surfacing out of over 100 candidates from around the
world, Joe’s well-read knowledge and interests fell completely in line with the
project. And while he won’t say exactly what the project is about, Hatfield did
indicate that there were certain similarities with Nassise‘s internationally-acclaimed
Templar Chronicles series of novels that made it easier to bring him up to speed on
the characterization and themes that were a core component of EPIC. “After reading
that script, I knew right away that HIS had found its writer.”
Nassise, it seems, feels equally strongly about the partnership. “Patrick’s drive and
enthusiasm for EPIC knows no bounds and it has been a sheer pleasure working with
him. We very quickly settled into the type of collaborative relationship that spurred
us both on to new heights of creativity and accomplishment. I’m very proud of what
we’ve done to date together and I can’t wait for Patrick to unveil it to the many fans
out there that share our passions for the subject matter.”
“I have a very bold unique vision for this project that encompasses all the things I
love – action, adventure, science fiction and fantasy, and, of course, heroes and
horrific villains. I hope to give comic fans something that they aren’t expecting yet at
the same time will be immediately obvious that it is just what they have been
searching for.”
For more information on Hatfield Innovative Studios visit their website at
http://www.hatfieldis.com.
For more information on author Joe Nassise, visit his website at
http://www.josephnassise.com.
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