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MEGALITH is an epic of unparalleled detail and artistry. We need your help to bring it to comic book shops.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

MEGALITH UPDATE #24
about 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 08:50:47 AM

Taking you further into the creation of MEGALITH, we continue our look into the planning of an action sequence from the series. Follow along from the beginning or see our previous installment of this process breakdown. Take a look below to see the tension rising as the last two members of the team attempting to breach the steadily growing Megalith are separated from each other. You can see how artist Lewis LaRosa paces the page so that a brief moment of respite turns into a moment of heightening tension.

MEGALITH layouts by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art by Lewis LaRosa

MEGALITH UPDATE #23
about 1 year ago – Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 04:47:37 PM

Continuing our look at the careful planning of a MEGALITH action sequence, see below the design of a page from the initial roughs. You can see how each action from the script is sketched in initially, and a careful look reveals how the movement of the reader's eye from one panel to the next is plotted out. 

MEGALITH layouts by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art by Lewis LaRosa

MEGALITH UPDATE #22
about 1 year ago – Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 02:03:13 PM

For MEGALITH artist Lewis LaRosa, delivering an action packed sequence in his highly detailed signature style takes careful planning. You can see below how LaRosa lays out the action for maximum energy and impact at the beginning of this scene depicting one of the first encounters between the people of Earth and the mysterious structure that crashes into the city of Baltimore.

MEGALITH layout by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art by Lewis LaRosa

MEGALITH UPDATE #21
about 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 11:37:18 AM

We have more to share with you below from the five year journey of the creation of MEGALITH. Every page of the book is a painstakingly crafted story in itself, with every line, stroke, panel and wash of color honed. You can see below steps from the process of a single page as officer Kevin Joyce and the breach team with him deliberate on their path forward…and its consequences. 

MEGALITH layout by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art in progress by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH color art by Laura Martin

MEGALITH UPDATE #20
about 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 09:42:48 AM

One of the most important moments in MEGALITH is when the massive tower that becomes the robot we call Megalith is first seen in full. Artist Lewis LaRosa is a master of the techniques required to create the sense of scale needed to give such an awe-inspiring sight the needed impact. You can see below some of the development of the design and perspective, and how that is translated to the final black and white art of the page.

MEGALITH sketch by Lewis LaRosa
MEGALITH interior art by Lewis LaRosa