Writer & Monster Forge founder Shannon Eric Denton (Spider-Man, League of Legends), and artist David Hartman (Phantasm: Ravager, Transformers Prime) team up for an electrifying new adventure in KRAKEN, a brand-new original graphic novel which publishes in September 2025, from Titan Comics.
KRAKEN comes with two covers to collect from David Hartman, and Mike Mignola
(Hellboy) and is on sale September 30, 2025! Pre-order the regular edition now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and Forbidden Planet (UK).
“Joyous worldbuilding and wonderfully vibrant characters! Cinematic and consuming plot wrapped in heartfelt illustrations! Made me feel like a kid again, rooting for Kayla and her quest!” – George Krstic (Head of Creative for Dungeons and Dragons, Head of Story for Diablo/World of Warcraft)
“Beautiful art, exciting story, compelling characters, an engaging fantasy setting, plus a giant frog. I’m honestly kind of jealous of what Shannon Eric Denton and Marcus To have created with Kingdom Riders. Here’s to many more volumes.” – Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Silver Surfer)
“When a fantasy world is imbued by its creators with charm, beauty, and attention to detail, the audience can’t help but be mesmerized by its song. Kingdom Riders delivers on all counts, with relatable heroes to root for and a compelling setting that holds the promise of countless tales to spark the imagination. The passion of Denton and To comes through on every page, and in their masterful hands, Kingdom Riders offers the reader a roaring (and ribbiting!) good time.” – Steve Danuser (narrative director World of Warcraft, Kingdoms of Amalur)
“Wow! KINGDOM RIDERS is a lavish, imaginative and spectacular example of worldbuilding and storytelling! Not to be missed!” – Ricardo Delgado (Dracula of Transylvania)
“As a worldbuilding geek myself, I am astonished by what Shannon and Marcus have come up with. KINGDOM RIDERS is a vast, intelligent and well-constructed tale that needs to be seen by as many readers as possible. If you enjoy high-fantasy with gorgeous art and a deep story, you can’t miss with this book. Please check it out, you won’t be disappointed.” – Brandon Easton (Transformers)
“KINGDOM RIDERS is a visually dazzling, epic fantasy graphic novel about a society that resolves its conflicts through races, not wars. Kayla is an endearing and intrepid underdog heroine you can’t resist rooting for. This is high fantasy on a grand scale!” – Gary Cohn (Amethyst)
“I read Kingdom Riders with bated breath and utter delight. The world, the colors, creatures and GROK! Love it all!! Cannot wait to see where it goes. I’m hooked.” – America Young (director Gotham Knights, Surfside Girls).
“A fully realized universe…gorgeous artwork…compelling characters. Denton and To have created an epic tale that will delight fantasy fans of all ages.” – J.M. DeMatteis (Spider-Man)
“Hey, Folks–Kingdom Riders has it all! We are thrust into an immersive world of danger and excitement, filled with a great cast of character and an even better cast of creatures, especially Grok the Toad. If you like amazing races, and who doesn’t, hold on to your hat as we thrill to a race beyond the realms of imagination.” – Bruce Zick (Disney, Pixar)
“I love this book. I love the art. I love the story. There is joy on every page and it absolutely comes through to the reader. A true pleasure. High fantasy. High adventure. HIGHLY recommended.” – Geoffrey Thorne (X-Force, Green Lantern)
Excited to be associated with a The Clios win again! Shout out to Drew Stauffer, Eric “Pep” Perez, Dark Burn Creative, & all the folks who contributed!
Dirk Blackman (screenwriter Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Outlander) and Shannon Eric Denton (Monster Forge Productions) chat with Fanbase Press about their upcoming book SAVAGER (illustrated by Kewber Ball) from Panick Entertainment!
The console launch cinematic I wrote for Riot Games is out. Animation by the fine folks at The Mill. The Mill took home Bronze at the Ciclope Awards Festival for this. Congratulations to all of the talented people I worked on this with!
Thank you to everyone who came to both our Monster Forge Horror and Fantasy panels to learn about Savager at Panick Entertainment and Kingdom Riders at IDW Publishing. It was much appreciated. #sdcc #comics #comiccon #monsterforge
Here we go! David Dastmalchian Writing Horror Comic Book for Newly Launched Genre Company Panick Entertainment. “Among other talents expected to take part of Panick’s initial slate are comics veteran Bart Sears and Michelle Sears, Shannon Eric Denton, screenwriter Dirk Blackman, Brendan Columbus, and artist Tehani Farr. ‘ It is time to Panick!” Savager created by Dirk Blackman and Shannon Eric Denton.
