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LUCAS

 

Lucas: Chapter One is based on the graphic novel Lucas, written and illustrated by David Murdoch.  The story was published in 2012 by Arcana Studios and was well received.  Lucas, the graphic novel, is a horror story that is built around the cliché of horror and flipping it on its head with the introduction of the character Lucas. This protagonist is a massive, hulking killer that stalks the murderers and tropes we’ve become so familiar with on screen. As Bloody Disgusting put it, “…Murdoch’s story is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets Dexter. Only, this killer of killers is just as terrifying and psychotic as the family of cannibalistic sadists he destroys.”

David Murdoch originally joined Itzy Interactive Inc. to work as a concept artist for the WWII/Supernatural shoooter, Mad Devils in 2013 and has since expanded his duties to handle game music, user interface artwork, HUD art, promotional work, 3D character work and provide general artistic direction.  Lucas: Chapter One is his first game as art director.

Originally from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, David Murdoch worked as an independent artist, writer, and musician. His work has been, and continues to be, produced on a freelance basis for venues such as Sideshow Collectibles, Satellite Soda, Ashcan Press, Black Mask, and others.

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 “The level of imagination and skill that went into Lucas is not only impressive, but enough to put David Murdoch at the forefront of all horror graphic novel collector’s minds…his stylistically nightmarish, unnerving and sometimes ambiguous artwork enhances his writing in the most extreme and beautifully disturbing ways; but there’s not doubt that this piece of writing can stand on it’s own.”

Lonnie Nadler
Bloody Disgusting

 “I sunk into this like meat hooks into a corpse…David Murdoch’s script is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre premise set on it’s head…creepy crawly things and plenty of violence…”

Kris Shaw
Junk Food For Thought

 “…delivers descriptive magic; some truly poetic passages await readers…the genuine star of this book is the eerily gorgeous artwork that Murdoch offers…”

Matt Molgaard
Horror Novel Reviews

 “Lucas…blew my mind in many ways…poetic…impressionistic…not what one would expect with a horror comic book.  Reading Lucas was refreshing.”

Billy Crash
Crash Palace

 “I LOVE David’s stuff…”

Matthew Rosenberg
Comic Writer, Punisher, Uncanny X-Men, Star Wars

 “I still love me some slasher action.  Lucas is the best take on the genre I’ve seen in ages (ever?) “

Cal Jameson
Comic Writer - Shinobi Sasquatch

 “Lucas could be an outright masterpiece…this is a piece of artwork that does indeed command attention.”

Matt Molgaard
Horror Novel Reviews
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