Bit Bot Media is preparing to launch a kickstarter for Bride of Rocky Horror, the first-ever officially licensed original Rocky Horror show graphic novel, which includes a whole new cast of characters. Today, The Beat will be able to reveal the design of Frank Future, one of the main characters of the book, designed by artist Noemi Vettori and revised by artist Aaron Lovett.
Rocky Horror Bride tells the story seven years after the original stage production. Janet Weiss is enjoying a decadent life, but once she receives a mysterious invitation she passes her ex-fiance, Brad Majors, once again.
The invitation poses three major questions: “Who is the mysterious Bridget von Frankenstein? What secrets does Brad hide? And has the time for time warp come again?”
In addition to the iconic Rocky Horror popular characters, this graphic novel, written by Magdalene Visaggio, illustrated by Noemi Vettori, colored by Josh Rodriguez, written by Jeremiah Lambert, and cover art by Sue Lee, adds several new characters to the world, including Frank Future.
“We’re introducing Frank Future. You know that it’s a provocative, intimidating, and unignorable spirit, but that spirit is expressed in a star-like way,” Bitbot Media co-Chief Executive Officer Joshua Viola said in a statement to The Beat. “He’s familiar, but not identical. He’s a dazzling character, dressed in new, futuristic skin, while still carrying on threads from the past. The result is a character that respects and evolves tradition.”
Check out Frank Future’s story below.
Bride of Rocky Horror is a full-color, 95-page hardcover graphic novel published by Bit Bot Media. In addition to the book itself, supporters of Kickstarter will also get four interconnected prints by Lee. Franken Futer and Rocky stuffed animals. A copy of The Rocky Horror Show Video Game and its vinyl soundtrack designed and developed by Sam Beddoes of FreakZone Games. We also have a limited edition 8-bit themed Frank N Furter figure.
“Rocky Horror is one of my favorite stories,” Visaggio said. “Both my parents were huge fans, it was the safest queer art I had access to when I was a young man. So it felt like my dream came true to me, having the opportunity to go beyond that and to see how it unfolds after the fateful night was over.”
“I tried to make something as personal and idiosyncratic as Richard O’Brien’s original, and I tried to riff on themes that really impressed me, just as I riffed on the influences O’Brien had in her childhood,” she continued. “I think Noemi and I have created something truly unique.”
“It meant a lot to me to pay tribute to our beloved characters, and to remain as faithful to their true self and character as possible, as an artist and as a fan of the Rocky Horror Show. I hope that Rocky Horror embodied them – chaos, passion and rebellion. The creation of Rocky Horror’s Bride was about putting all the energy into the quirky, unique characters, not just illustrations.” Enchanting musicals on paper!
Cover artist Sue Lee added: “As a longtime fan of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, I am extremely honored to be on the cover to bring this wild world back to life!”
Cover Art: Soo Lee
This year marks the 50th anniversary of O’Brien’s 1973 stage production, Rocky Horror Picture Show, a 1975 film adaptation of the 1973 stage production, Rocky Horror Show. In addition to writing “The Rocky Horror Bride,” Visaggio also contributed to the anthology “Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror,” edited by Margot Atwell and published by the Feminist Press.
To stay up to date with Bit Bot Media’s Bride of Rocky Horror Kickstarter campaign and get notified when it starts, sign up on the pre-launch page.
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