What Inspired The Creation Of This Comic?
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What started it was that we were dissatisfied with most of the comic books we had seen. The entertainment value was really low to us, and they just didn’t keep us engaged long enough to continue reading them. We found that we didn’t care anything about the storyline or the characters, in most of them.
From cover to cover they reflected hopelessness and horrible, unrelenting despair in pukey green or blue colors. For us, we didn’t need, nor want that in “entertainment”. Additionally, we found that many of the storylines were not well thought out, were convoluted with no point to them, and had massive plot holes, which convinced us that the creators perhaps were rushed to meet a deadline, and left off cohesion of story to the wind in an effort to meet the deadline. The quality of the art is routinely inconsistent too throughout many comics. And to top that off, there are flat out just too many angry super hero characters, with chips on their shoulders. |
We challenged ourselves to quit complaining about it, and try to develop a series that we ourselves would enjoy.
We wanted characters that are multi-dimensional, each with varying attributes, as all humans have. Ruthven: Citizen Investigator is a dramatic move away from the common comic book or graphic novel. From the rich cinematic feel and detail of the graphics, the gripping storyline, and with a cast of multi-faceted characters, combine to keep the reader fully engaged to the end of the books. It looks like a movie, but it’s a comic book! The reader comes away with so much more for their money. --C. & Q. Bowman |
REVIEWS
Lisa Montgomery - AP2HYC.com
“Upon first seeing its cover, I thought I was looking at a movie poster. And as it turns out, I wasn’t that far off. Ruthven: Citizen Investigator takes a rather different approach style wise, and the result is more reminiscent of a video game or film than of a comic book." https://www.ap2hyc.com/2016/06/review-ruthven-citizen-investigator-1/ |
Lee - Project-Nerd.com
“Honestly, the premise sounds quite interesting. It’s filled with intrigue and the promise of a good political mystery.” http://project-nerd.com/2016/05/28/ruthven-citizen-investigator-1of4-review/ |
Bhavna Bakshi - ComicWow.com
"Style-wise, this book is a lot different than what you’ll see on shelves today." http://www.comicwow.com/blogs/1/6460/ruthven-citizen-investigator-1 |
Maya Reeves - Blackgirlnerds.com
"The creators have done something incredibly commendable. They created an indie comic that is different." http://blackgirlnerds.com/ruthven-citizen-investigator-review/ |
INTERVIEWS
David Lee Andrews - ComicBookAndMovieReviews.com
"If you could get a celebrity – either living or dead – to promote your wares, who would you choose, and why would you want to choose this particular person?" David Lee Andrews' "interview with the one and only, CQ. And the rest, as they say, is history, comic book history..." http://www.comicbookandmoviereviews.com/2016/06/ruthven-citizen-investigator-comic-that.html |
Patrick Hickey Jr. - ReviewFix.com
“Review Fix chats with “Ruthven: Citizen Investigator” co-creator CQ Bowman, who discusses the creative process behind the book and his goals for the series moving forward.”
http://reviewfix.com/2016/04/review-fix-exclusive-cq-bowman-talks-ruthven-citizen-investigator/
“Review Fix chats with “Ruthven: Citizen Investigator” co-creator CQ Bowman, who discusses the creative process behind the book and his goals for the series moving forward.”
http://reviewfix.com/2016/04/review-fix-exclusive-cq-bowman-talks-ruthven-citizen-investigator/
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