Dragonblood: The Awakening [Kindle Edition]

Shannon Eric Denton (Author), Christopher E. Long (Author), Jim Keefe (Illustrator)

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Product Description

A Chinese mystic injects a young man with the blood of the last dragon! The mystic does so in an effort to create a warrior capable of saving mankind from an ancient evil intent on enslaving the planet. Though this warrior is now imbued with the knowledge and power of the ancients it may not be enough to stop this ancient evil from delivering hell on Earth to all mankind.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 1698 KB
• Publisher: Komikwerks, LLC (August 5, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003YL4GDE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,219 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dragonblood: The Morning Coffee, please!, August 16, 2010

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Kenneth Pfeifer (Yorba Linda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragonblood: The Awakening (Kindle Edition)

OK, now I'm no stranger to sword & sorcery books, but throw in a coming of age story of a boy discovering what he's destined to become? Sold. Every kid experiences growing up and has to tackle the new and challenging obstacles life throws in their way, so it's natural to relate that experience to a life FAR more interesting than any we're likely to live. Reminded me of how much I miss those times, the limitless potential of imagination; brought me back to my good old days finishing up high school - reading through my Gordon R. Dickson novels faster than he could put them to paper. Great read, can't wait for the next.

4.0 out of 5 stars Dragons and Ninjas and Swords, Oh, my!!!!!!, August 13, 2010

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Steve Mitchell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragonblood: The Awakening (Kindle Edition)

So I was walking past my teen-age daughter's room when I spotted this comic book (is that what kids call them today?) on her bedside table. I sat down on the bed and started checking it out to make sure it met my "taste test" approval for language and content.
Ten minutes later, I was still reading.
I used to give my daughter grief about what kids considered good reading these days, tossing out good examples like The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and even the Cherry Ames, Room Nurse series (I ran out of good novels when I was a kid.)
This book took me to places that Franklin Hardy's boys never explored. They might have taken their all-wood ChrisCraft across the lake with their "chums" to explore a Mystery Cave, but not a one of them had a dragon tattoo that moved across his chest. Nancy Drew never battled ninjas -- and by ninja, I don't mean a guy in black with little star-throwy things, I'm talking a ninja with smoke in his eyes -- literally!)
This book has magic dragon blood, a Chinese mystic, a bully you love to hate, a teen love interest, and best of all, the promise of Seven Demons and other unspeakable horros dead set on destroying the world.
The dialogue is crisp and well-paced between a 14-year-old boy -- unaware of his unleashed powers -- and the girl and her father who are destined to change his life forever.
Dragonblood: The Awakening is a page-turner. And I can't wait for the other installments. I mean, I can't wait until my daughter buys the next installments.