tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14765064899810910972024-03-05T09:32:15.318-08:00Pirat TalesPirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-2575068305993088382008-09-18T23:11:00.000-07:002008-09-18T23:40:47.185-07:00In Honor Of Talk Like A Pirate Day...<div style="text-align: justify;">Ahoy, ratties! In case ye not be aware, today (September 19, 2008) be the official <strong><a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html">International Talk Like A Pirate Day</a></strong>. And, in honor of this most prestigious event here be the first pages from <em>Pirat Tales: Legend of the Cat O' Nine Tails</em>...<br /></div><br /><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247612780563944130" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZKHxrs0AARdgf0NdUyh1fqWwlpDcQdNcOyKF7kbcE0gM-Ux31rUhk9H75qQxUIfYkSEa5wqvOT_qpyYyS7iK5gQ2rKXjf54r1GGrO6whm_jUTy8cQeGEI-Iz2fS4ZRl2UJIcdil6mPk/s400/PIRAT_TALES_0104+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247614158388715378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQpb29e8jZVG_oC19pqOEd34E2kLyX6wXhAJgGUUaWZYhJ_fjUXisyla1j-gku6nCs_cdzmhCfk3x-1AtVKTYP2862Bogymj16JiyYj9RfeoZIpgG3oRHZIJlwiIJB4zspFkZW4_kblk/s400/PIRAT_TALES_0105+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247613728138703746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyvAnVfQLVSlhqpJhGT8tw4j6f2VBqjLWxufXUOxOVgDvbyoJgg4K1vSMKbz97naBNFqeoeY-aBdG4C2PIFxjuEByiScCA5dfKIi_9dHWQ67ZhoqG11PtUjpKzGGMDarrKP5ixmbS5dc/s400/PIRAT_TALES_0106+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247613460565559442" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixenK4MMGKnwPsUitX4nLF5nt9mT_17cRmZn2910Jundk9yF39yydwhsPq0qhKcacTvVsp5Ir4BARfFkQiE9qDb4y-65CpxXHln8XDmGdGoWHMN7iLsw-Cwe_pVV0h2JZvnjA5wHjj1GE/s400/PIRAT_TALES_0107+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247613198364957058" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NvTIV1kCLYZnPvo3_3zr4nKPDRr3PHgvbAGZuzF-W8ymO-q3QL-AFkFTR_u-XwYguLDqqSPm-QEm0d2BLp_HS-xswfekDugMLwMgLbqHxSK2OO2foIT7N3ifbQHNuZSDfGjGsKvGhnQ/s400/PIRAT_TALES_0108+copy.jpg" border="0" /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-48398949982302830132008-09-10T09:11:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:32:00.848-07:00Hero Spy Interview<div align="justify"><a href="http://herospy.com/2008/10-questions-with-dan-taylor-of-pirat-tales-the-legend-of-the-cat-o%e2%80%99-nine-tails/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244426823804135138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh257Fm19ZwuZUepP9Ias2JHB0I9drOqt7oG4qtTwJ8eULPSFpEVfeKWjJeSCSjd-TiKN_aO9wv6hsnaoLlX0PflnjrdUt-_vJK-LNMM0deOoHIgZMlEyrftRs_ufBIeVj6gD3JOwQU5HY/s400/herospy_logo.png" border="0" /></a>Sail on over to HeroSpy.com and check out <strong><a href="http://herospy.com/2008/10-questions-with-dan-taylor-of-pirat-tales-the-legend-of-the-cat-o%e2%80%99-nine-tails/">10 Questions With Dan Taylor Of "Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O' Nine Tails"</a></strong> interview.</div><br /><div align="justify"><em><span style="color:#660000;">It’s about the tavern fights, the ship battles, the mysterious islands, and the ever elusive treasure. Rats as pirates just adds another level of fun.</span></em></div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-12612198796116393782008-09-04T09:17:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:36:19.337-07:00Concept Art & Designs -- Part II<div style="text-align: justify;">This time around we're going to take a look at the concept design and development of one of <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirat Tales'</span> main characters--Captain Blacktail. <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirat Tales</span> artist did numerous designs for the comic's infamous captain. Below are two of the character design sheets and then a final Captain Blacktail design (sans tail, hmmm...) Click on pics for larger images.<br /></div><div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a dragover="true" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpzC3obG_aVhN4AZ6E6fT-N3qNmn1TpMKYN2m0NZXJHM4QiGd6Jh0_HCh7_H5dvXggYgogAaJy1iK-sefbTI4qgcvyLrricCEupe8nca3LBVJk60BhzZJc1zTt5qykX3HSQ93wcDdhKs/s1600-h/BigCaptainBlackRatdesign01-blog.jpg"><img dragover="true" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpzC3obG_aVhN4AZ6E6fT-N3qNmn1TpMKYN2m0NZXJHM4QiGd6Jh0_HCh7_H5dvXggYgogAaJy1iK-sefbTI4qgcvyLrricCEupe8nca3LBVJk60BhzZJc1zTt5qykX3HSQ93wcDdhKs/s400/BigCaptainBlackRatdesign01-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242204555503174978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilu0seWRwmSW20ppNbMOz1SmfDzce68bjRsh4U3kANGDK5r-q9qOymgwSlnwIzYqUvmtvyosmTMI6o0UlCa6NUaOVe3KkQ53TjWLU1ieXMaFzWCzDqpkLvlbg-8YuiZwhLjvlsfZ__QU/s1600-h/BigCaptainBlackRatdesign02-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilu0seWRwmSW20ppNbMOz1SmfDzce68bjRsh4U3kANGDK5r-q9qOymgwSlnwIzYqUvmtvyosmTMI6o0UlCa6NUaOVe3KkQ53TjWLU1ieXMaFzWCzDqpkLvlbg-8YuiZwhLjvlsfZ__QU/s400/BigCaptainBlackRatdesign02-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242204811052343202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XNGUl2HMUMXhbd3EIXUKbafD02o9FKoNAuSG0zoV8nDo_MgqxwOyEk4qc1kBRo12supMsG1sM943ZsJtyulYEq6A6TS-u8N3nY2IDVzW7XZvXyEhlVw2821gAB3_XOPLXb0K9tZARpI/s1600-h/Captain_BlackTail_standing_solo__01-blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XNGUl2HMUMXhbd3EIXUKbafD02o9FKoNAuSG0zoV8nDo_MgqxwOyEk4qc1kBRo12supMsG1sM943ZsJtyulYEq6A6TS-u8N3nY2IDVzW7XZvXyEhlVw2821gAB3_XOPLXb0K9tZARpI/s400/Captain_BlackTail_standing_solo__01-blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242205090320486114" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-13316748169203354462008-08-28T15:01:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:29:34.734-07:00Pirat Tales: The Trailer<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Now featuring for your viewing pleasure... <span style="font-size:+0;">The </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O' Nine Tails</span> 1 Trailer.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcIF6CRfXvKmeoHEGKPbGS0OkBm9l-XIq_dY5gRnfEFTwq7NfzfepnclcN0FIRemZgoiFYBGIOYoeK4MYtZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">You can also view the trailer at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lfD4QcNnN0"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">YouTube.com</span></a>. </div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-38244188742993251912008-08-27T08:45:00.000-07:002008-08-28T15:16:58.188-07:00Pirat Tales Comic Book Now Available For Pre-Order<div align="justify">Diamond Comics’ <strong><a href="http://previewsworld.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=23&s=216&ai=73908&ssd=">September <em>Previews</em> Vol. XVIII #9</a></strong> — the comic book shop catalog for product being released in November 2008 is available as of today at your local comic book store, and we have a huge favor to ask of you all. Please go to said local comic book store and pre-order a copy (or twelve) of the comic book <strong><em>Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails</em> #1</strong>. The Diamond Order Code is <strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">SEP084132</span></strong>.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239226280589519378" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMU-tAnpQ7goTHPvSf1biFKKofNapUiaM_HXARPxzDuDLIBBG1iW31ENU_kKQZXvK5mCJBjwv3AEjlwBv3l4KRCcYOguhlD60IZlZu5GV69O1n_JEXV7hytoSct4kYsgWO5AKZ0d0vZU/s400/Pirat_Tales_1_cover_440.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails #1</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Dan Taylor (w) • Orlando Baez (a/c)</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The infamous Captain Blacktail and his crew of swashbuckling rats set sail upon the high seas in search of a treasure equal to the ransom of kings upon kings. Many would-be plunderers have set forth to claim the treasure of the Cat O’ Nine Tails—only never to return. A young mouse known as Pip will find his life forever changed as he journeys to uncharted waters on an adventure with Captain Blacktail and the rat crew of the <em>Vile Vermin</em>.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">*Retailers: See your order form for a special incentive</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">FC • 32 pages • $3.99</span></strong></div><br /><div align="justify">If you’re unfamiliar with the process of pre-ordering comic book titles from your local comic book shop it’s a rather simple and painless procedure. All you need to do is let your friendly comic book retailer know that you would like to order <strong><em>Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails</em> #1</strong> and that the Diamond Order code is <strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">SEP084132</span></strong>. If you do not know where your local comic book retailer is located you can use the <strong><a href="http://www.comicshoplocator.com/">Comic Shop Locater Service</a></strong> or call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK (1-888-266-4226). And, to make the process even easier, we’ve gone ahead and provided a <strong><a href="http://dantaylorblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/previews_pirat_order_form.pdf">Previews Short Order Form</a></strong> with the top line already filled out with <strong><em>Pirat Tales: The Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tails</em> #1</strong>.</div><br /><div align="justify">And, there is a special <strong><em>Pirat Tales: Legend of the Cat O’ Nine Tales</em> #1 Treasure Map Variant Cover</strong> available as a retailer incentive — so make sure that your local comic book retailer orders enough copies so you can get your paws on that booty. Thank you for your support.</div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-40621975319359274962008-08-17T11:20:00.000-07:002008-08-17T11:31:26.532-07:00Concept Art & Designs -- Part IA comic book like <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirat Tales</span> doesn't sell out of port without a lot of behind the scenes work that includes initial character and concept designs. Submitted for you now are the first two of many of artists Orlando Baez's <span style="font-style: italic;">Pirat Tales</span> sketches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS1tVBgdVIDFeN2TBJLH-yQr3jUVDj9O2XGPB-XlsUKQ8Nl0SwFTI61iGBlUOFZvYmkIwcFpZYb1hTMQ1yHqSJwKn1tnJN6FSsOECgj7oOrO9mS4sYp-Msl9Z79JDObWxeDZFSZJI0yU/s1600-h/pirat_concept_blacktail_head_and_duckbill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPS1tVBgdVIDFeN2TBJLH-yQr3jUVDj9O2XGPB-XlsUKQ8Nl0SwFTI61iGBlUOFZvYmkIwcFpZYb1hTMQ1yHqSJwKn1tnJN6FSsOECgj7oOrO9mS4sYp-Msl9Z79JDObWxeDZFSZJI0yU/s400/pirat_concept_blacktail_head_and_duckbill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235554508627079522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl0TigZkNohvVViSzfBEgluVr0qjfXEa3dOigwIKZBtV_EDEortIpX2-igJWOEasBBhYwQhGQteSZ0kRipRNTNGeSO_NDLZHS-3KC8I90QQa6p30hnm1Oy5kCy2HGC8Kp99w2WAIvlFA/s1600-h/pirat_concept_pirat_with_flag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl0TigZkNohvVViSzfBEgluVr0qjfXEa3dOigwIKZBtV_EDEortIpX2-igJWOEasBBhYwQhGQteSZ0kRipRNTNGeSO_NDLZHS-3KC8I90QQa6p30hnm1Oy5kCy2HGC8Kp99w2WAIvlFA/s400/pirat_concept_pirat_with_flag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235554785566072258" border="0" /></a>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476506489981091097.post-40757538454862970522008-08-08T11:39:00.000-07:002008-08-13T07:40:05.567-07:00Ahoy There, Ratties!<div align="justify"><br />Welcome aboard the Pirat Tales Blog--your source for information, news, and previews of the upcoming <em>Pirat Tales: Legend of the Cat O' Nine Tales</em>--created and written by Dan Taylor, with art by Orlando Baez, colors by Juan Mar, and published by <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/index.shtml"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">IDW Publishing</span></a>.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)">The infamous Captain Blacktail and his crew of swashbuckling rats set sail upon the high seas in search of a king's ransom in treasure. Many would-be plunderers have set forth to claim the treasure of the Cat O' Nine tails--only never to return. A young mouse known as Pip journeys to uncharted waters on an adventure with Captain Blacktail and the rat crew of the </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic">Vile Vermin</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)">.</span><br /><br />Here me, you'll be thinkin' yourself a scurvy blighter if ye miss this ship when she sails.<br /></div>Pirat Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012903225351123797noreply@blogger.com0