REDMOND, Wash.—July 2, 2008—Zune Arts, a creative collective curated by Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s integrated digital entertainment brand, today released “The Lost Ones,” a graphic novel written by celebrated writer Steve Niles. For the Zune-commissioned novel, Niles was paired up with visual artists Dr. Revolt, Gary Panter, Kime Buzzelli and Morning Breath to take the reader on an epic journey through time and space. Each artist illustrated a different chapter of the novel, resulting in a blend of artistic styles that is emblematic of the unique creative collaborations for which Zune Arts has become widely known.
A preview of the novel is currently available at http://zune-arts.net/lost.
Two digital formats of the novel (PDF and RAR) are available free for download,
and you can watch the graphic novel trailer and previously released
behind-the-scenes podcasts documenting the artists in action. In
early July, 42,000 paperback editions of the novel will be available free
at select comic book and retail boutiques nationwide. And 1,250 signed limited-edition
collector's copies with silk-screened covers packaged with artwork from the
novel will be produced for select distribution.
Book Synopsis: “The Lost Ones” chronicles the adventures
of four friends—Duncan, Roxy, Rasheed and Cynthia—whose seemingly
harmless day of extreme planet jumping turns into a mind-blowing, white-knuckle
race for their lives to get back home. They find that home is no longer
where they left it and the alien race, hell-bent on destroying them, isn't
getting any friendlier.
Enter Scene 360's give-away to win a Limited
Edition paperback copy of “The Lost Ones” by Steve Niles. All
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More about “The
Lost Ones”at Zune Arts
A special thanks to Zune
Arts for
sponsoring this give-away.