Back in 2013 I attended my first DesignerCon and spotted my first Tuttz Cat in the wild.
Eric Nocella is based in New Jersey, but a custom paint of one of his alluring Egyptian cats showed up at a vendor booth in Pasadena and I was hooked. All of his creations, from Pharaoh Hounds to Mariposas, Piragua, sketch cards and more, they just captured my attention, and ever since I stalk periodically check his bigcartel site for the latest release.
So you can just imagine how excited I was to find out he’s releasing a graphic novel, telling the story of the Tuttz cat. And it’s available in three days!
I reached out to Eric for more information (“HI CAN YOU SEND ME THE PRESS RELEASE I HAVE SOME OF YOUR CATS BIG FAN”) and he sent me the email below. It looks fascinating, I’m really looking forward hearing the story behind the cat I first saw almost eight years ago.
Argonaut Resins Tuttz Cat Graphic Novel Release
Hope you all are doing well and staying safe in this new crazy world.
I finally got the publishing arm for Argonaut Resins up and running with the first graphic novel in the Tuttz book series called The 6th Prince, featuring the infamous Tuttz cat character. I’ve been wanting to tell the Tuttz story for years and it took a while to develop all the concept art, write out the story, and execute the final look of the project. There are 5 books planned in this series, and some limited run resin collectibles are being developed based on some of the characters and vehicles in the stories.
The first graphic novel will be available to purchase in the online store (argonautresins.bigcartel.com) at 9pm EST on February 26th. Each book will come with a free full color 8.5×11 MotherGoddess art print illustrated by Eric Nocella and colored by Julian Aguilera.
The 6th Prince / Lost Cause / Book One
Created and written by Eric Nocella
Copyright 2019 / All rights reserved
Cats, Witches and Demi-Gods battle for survival and supremacy when they cross paths in this spooky mythological space opera.
7 x 10 inches / Landscaped format / 68 pages / full color covers / black and white interiors / $12.99 / $5.00 (shipped in the US)
There is also a three page teaser preview of book 2 (which is also completed and will be up next, releasing soon) in the back of book one.
Thanks as always!
Eric
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