Aces: Curse Of The Red Baron [Paperback]

Shannon Eric Denton (Author), G. Willow Wilson (Author), Curtis Square-Briggs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 22, 2008

It's World War I. Amidst the bloodshed, a British flying ace and an American infantryman steal a map from the body of the Red Baron, a map they believe leads to his lost treasure. The two adventurers desert their posts and embark on a remarkable quest that leads them into enemy territory, past vanishing islands, secret organizations, and a confrontation with the ghost of the map's previous owner - the Red Baron himself!

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

As World War I retreats further into the past, good yarns about the Allies’ flying aces and their archenemy, the Red Baron, become increasingly rare. Fortunately, veteran Cartoon Network storyteller Denton and his collaborators have at least one more Great War story up their sleeves. When two intrepid fighter pilots—one Yank, one Brit—recover a map from the Red Baron’s crashed plane, they take an impromptu military leave and wing it over to the Scandinavian coast in search of hidden treasure. Instead of gold, however, the pair finds trouble in the form of enemy spies angling to recover the map. After a daring escape, a round of air battles, and a run-in with a court-martial tribunal, the flyboys are quickly drafted into a newly minted intelligence agency. Their ultimate mission, to discover the map’s real target (an underground cavern harboring an enigmatic time engine), gives the aces’ story an sf spin that may alienate some military buffs but should entertain every fan of action comics. --Carl Hays

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: AiT/PlanetLar (July 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193205152X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932051520
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,665,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

SHANNON ERIC DENTON is a veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Showtime, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, FoxKids, Paramount, CBS, Dimension Films, DC Comics and Nickelodeon.

He was a storyboard artist on the OSCAR NOMINATED feature Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and directed the original commercial animations for the movie and was also on the EMMY NOMINATED Ozzie & Drix. He has written for Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. and worked in live action on shows like Las Vegas, Ally McBeal,and US of TARA. In comics he's drawn everything from Spawn to Star Wars to Deadpool to Superman. Shannon's projects have been featured in ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Shannon has also worked in the games industry on titles such as God of War and Neo-Pets.

From 1995-1999 Shannon contributed to the design and development of almost every animated action adventure show produced by the Fox Kids Network, including X-Men, Spider-Man, Captain America, The Avengers, and the ANNIE NOMINATED Silver Surfer series, as well as doing comic work for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image. After 1999 he worked on a wide range of projects such as Osmosis Jones, Dan Dare, Danny Phantom, Teen Titans, He-Man, Teenage Ninja Turtles and more. Shannon is featured in a section of the book Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning and contributed to the cover art. In 2001, he won the Readers Choice Red Kryptonite Award for favorite new creator.

Shannon has taught at Los Angeles based Associates-in-Art as well as lectured at CalArts, Art Center College of Design, the Art Institute, and Collins College.

Shannon is co-founder of the online website KOMIKWERKS, which has partnered with AOL and comics legend Stan Lee. Komikwerks has also launched a new line of illustrated children's action books under the ACTIONOPOLIS imprint.

Shannon is currently writing and producing on the animated series WORLD OF QUEST for Warner Bros. as well as working for publishers TOKYOPOP, Desperado Publishing, AiT/Planet Lar, IDW, and Image Comics on his creator owned titles. Shannon was also nominated for 27th as well as 28th Annual ComicBuyersGuide Fan Awards for Best Editor. His book GRAVESLINGER was nominated for a 2010 Harvey Award.