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Ray Harryhausen Unites with BlueWater Productions for New Adventure!

By The Editor
June 16, 2006 - 16:00

Filmmaker Ray Harryhausen  has joined forces with BlueWater Productions on a series of new comic book  ventures and merchandising under the "Ray Harryhausen Presents" banner.  Harryhausen is now part of the BlueWater team developing projects that tap his  extensive creative talents.

BlueWater will produce six titles with Harryhausen, advancing  the
adventures of the characters the filmmaker brought to life in his classic
sci-fi and fantasy franchises. Slated for release later this year are
"Wrath of  the Titans," "Sinbad's Voyage to Mars" and "20 Million Miles
From  Earth." Plans  for feature films and a television series are being developed by Left Field Film  Corp.
 
Harryhausen will be at the San Diego Comic-Con July 21 and 22  with the
BlueWater team, where he'll sign posters from the upcoming series.
The collaborative projects will provide  springboards for the next
generation of characters based on Harryhausen's films.  Harryhausen also plans on crafting a story line featuring BlueWater's signature  character, the 10th Muse. "X-Men" author Scott Lobdell will write the updated  "10th Muse" series based on Harryhausen's take.
 
Each comic will feature five pages of  original artwork from Harryhausen's
collection, thanks to a partnership with  Every Picture Tells a Story, the
Santa Monica-based gallery that sells the  artist's works. Harryhausen's
artwork also will grace the covers.
 
"As an  artist, I've always enjoyed exploring new and interesting areas,"
Harryhausen  says. "Although many of my feature films, beginning with 'The 7th Voyage of  Sinbad,' were adapted into the comic book format, I have never been directly  involved with that particular art form -- until now. I am very happy to be  working with BlueWater Productions, who have already done wonderful work with  their '10th Muse' and 'Isis' comic
books, and look forward to seeing characters  from my films in new and
exciting adventures."
 
BlueWater President Darren Davis says he's  humbled to have Harryhausen aboard. "Ray Harryhausen is one of the reasons I  create comics. 'Clash of the Titans' made a priceless impression on my career.  I'm honored to work with Ray. He inspired and motivated me to take 'Legends'  into different media."
 
BlueWater Art Director Nadir Balan is equally excited to work  with
Harryhausen. "Ray Harryhausen's films have a timeless appeal that extends beyond special effects and monsters. My goal is to capture the essence and charm  of his films and adapt them to action-packed comics so both new readers and  existing fans can catch up on the ongoing adventures. I'm thrilled to be part of  the team dreaming up new futures for these great characters." More  projects showcasing the Harryhausen-BlueWater partnership are in the works and  will be announced soon.

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