We spoke with writer, Sean Collins, about SPIRIT OF THE WOLF.

The Big Bad Wolf: Can you give us a synopsis of SPIRIT OF THE WOLF?

Sean Collins: Spirit of the Wolf is about a native american man named John Redfeather, that goes on a trip with is family to the reservation while on their way back there in a terrible accident resulting in the loss of his family and him being bonded with a wolf spirit, before long he realizes that he can transform into a kind of werewolf but not the traditional European type that is a feral beast, in fact he remains very much in control of him self. He now tries to deal with the loss of his family and the occasional supernatural threat that may arise.

The Big Bad Wolf: How did you come up with the idea for this book?

Sean Collins: Well, the original idea for this book I had , had about 7 years ago but never did anything with it, then flash forward to about 3 years ago I was trying to get some books together for Wizard World Chicago & well I remember the original plot I had and decided to work with it a bit and well the rest is history (note the book didn't appear that year because of printer delays, but was originally released last year in a very small run, but is slated for a release with a new distributor)

The Big Bad Wolf: Being of Native American heritage, are there any skin walker legends in particular that have stuck with you over the years?

Sean Collins: Funny thing is I can't remember ever hearing a story about skin walkers, it's a very common myth that all native american tribes have legends of Skin Walkers, now there are stories of shape shifters or of people being transformed by spirits or medicine men, but the close I've heard would I have to say would be a story about a man whom had 2 wives well his wives were very playful with the other men in the village so to keep a better rain on them he moved them away from the village, well after several weeks the women long to back in the village but knew that as long as their husband lived they could not so the concocted a plan to get rid of him, so one day they tricked him to the top of a great hill by saying that they wanted to have a picnic, well once there they pushed him over the hill and down he went and came to rest at the bottom of the hill, the women thinking he was dead went back to the village and told of how he was killed by a bear, the man barely alive was found by a pack of wolves whom brought him this there Shaman, the great and powerful old wolf sang an enchanted song that saved the mans live but in the process transformed him into a half man & half wolf. he lived with his new tribe for several months but one night while hunting he was spotted by members of his old village and was chased they tried to kill him until he spoke and told them of his story and how his wives had tried to killed him, the village was so saddened a enraged that they punished the women and begged for forgiveness & from that point on we called Wolves our brothers.

The Big Bad Wolf: Can you give us a brief bio of the main characters in the book?

Sean Collins: Yes, his name is John Redfeather and he is just a regular guy that just happens to be Native American. He grew up off the reservation and in some ways very bitter about the racism and things that he has experienced, otherwise he is a very proud and strong character with a lot of resolve.


The Big Bad Wolf: Will we see other creatures of the night in this book?

Sean Collins: Well I shouldn't let this out, but yes, there will be a big two issue arc at the end of this years 6 issue run that will feature a centuries old Vampire from Germany. That will start in issue 5 and wrap up in #6. Issue 3 has Coyote appearing to make John's life hell & Haokah the Thunder being in Issue 4 (both of which come from native lore)
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The Big Bad Wolf: Are you handling both the writing and art chores?

Sean Collins: Yes, I'm both the artist and writer of the book. So far the only art chores I have not done was the cover for issue 2. That cover was done by fan favorite artist, Andy Lee!

The Big Bad Wolf: Is the book going to be in color or black and white?

Sean Collins: The book is 24 pages of B&W glory (laughs).

The Big Bad Wolf: Is this going to be a mini series or ongoing?

Sean Collins: Iit's going to be a bimonthly ongoing series. The trade paper back collecting the first 6 issues will be coming out around the beginning of next year!

The Big Bad Wolf: When is the first issue due out?

Sean Collins: the first 2 issues are both being distributed this month by Enemi Entertainment & should be out by the end of march to first of april, and then it will go into bi-monthly status from them on!

The Big Bad Wolf: What is the cover price?

Sean Collins: $3.50.
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The Big Bad Wolf: Do you have a website or MySpace page where fans can check out more info about SPIRIT OF THE WOLF?

Sean Collins: Yes, I have a couple web sites they can check out.
My web site: www.freewebs.com/wildwolfstudio.
MySpace: www.myspace.com/wildwolfstudio.
Enemi Entertainment's website: www.enemi-entertainment.com.

The Big Bad Wolf: In closing, is there anything else you would like to say to fans about this comic?

Sean Collins: Yes, a few things.First, let me say how much of a pleasure it has been doing this interview with you guys. Next, I am currently in talks with a toy company to have action figures produced. At the moment it looks like that will be sometime next year. In the meantime, I'm talking with them about a line of resin statues that if all goes well will be out sometime this year.

I also want to say that this book has been fun working on and I'm sure that anyone that picks up a copy will be glad they did. Spirit of the Wolf is unlike anything on the market today, so be sure to go to your local comic shop or bookstore and request your copy today! (laughs)

The Big Bad Wolf: Thank you for your time, Sean. Keep us posted on SPIRIT OF THE WOLF.

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