Rick Overwater and Cam Hayden on their Aurora Award Nomination for Futility: Orange Planet Horror
The written story, as well as recorded interview were done by Chris Doucher, Managing Editor and Writer for GeekNerdNet. (Photo credits to: Charles Cousins and Chris Doucher - *If you would like to use a photo from this post, you must have permission from GeekNerdNet.com to do so)
(l to r) Rick Overwater and Cam Hayden at Edmonton Expo 2019 (Photo credit: Charles Cousins/GeekNerdNet)
The creative team of Rick Overwater (writer) and Cam Hayden (artist) recently found out that their graphic novel, FUTILITY: Orange Planet Horror (published by Coffin Hop Press), is nominated for an Aurora award - Best Graphic Novel for 2019. This is the highest award one can get in Canadian science fiction, and these awards are put on by the Canadian Science-Fiction and Fantasy Association. This is a well-deserved nomination for the creative duo who have been working in comics for just over five years. I spoke with them at Edmonton Expo 2019 about the nomination, which you can listen to below.
These former band mates have graced us with one of the coolest space stories in comics. I’ve said in the past that the story is completely fuc*ed up, and by that I mean, it’s totally awesome! It’s such a fun story. You’ve got to get your hands on this book and go on a space journey you’ll never forget.
With that, I raise a beer or three to Rick and Cam on the nomination, and I can’t wait to read more Futility.
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