Things for the Legend of the Mantamaji series are really picking up steam in this Spring with the series scoring some tough wins for an independently published series.
TV director Eric Dean Seaton's three book graphic novel series tells the story of a conceited, selfish NYC District Attorney who learns he's part of an ancient race of Nubian warriors sworn to protect humanity from evil. The bedtime stories his mother read to him are actually the history of his people that date back 3,000 years. When an ancient evil has awakens -- in the form of a new age preacher -- Elijah must decide whether to turn his back on his career and his quest for power or turn his back on the world.
The multicultural cast, strong writing, break neck plot twists and brilliant art has captured the attention of readers and the Glyph Comic Awards committee. Earlier this month Seaton announced the extension of his nationwide book tour to 13 cities taking him to some of the most popular comic book and pop culture conventions:
Wonder Con in Anaheim, California (April 3-5)
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo [C2E2] (April 24-26)
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 15 - 16)
Puerto Rico ComicCon (May 21 - 24)
Heroes Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (June 19-21)
Comic Con San Diego (July 7 - 12)
OnyxCon, Atlanta, Georgia (August 15 - 16)
Wizard World Chicago (August 20 - 23)
Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Canada (September 3 - 6)
Long Beach Comic Con in Long Beach, California (September 12-13)
Wizard World Columbus in Columbus, Ohio (September 18 - 20)
New York Comic Con (October 8-11)
"The series has been so well received that we have been able to add more cities," Seaton said. "This entire process has been a dream come true and my favorite part is meeting and interacting with fans."
In addition to the book tour this month's reveal of the 2015 Glyph Comics Awards nominees saw Legend of the Mantamaji and Seaton nominated for a Rising Star Glyph Award.
"The nomination came on my daughter Legend's first birthday, which seems just perfect," Seaton said. "I am truly honored to be nominated and that people are so supportive of the series. I set out to write a great story first and to make characters that reflect the world around me - multicultural, with strong male and female characters who have depth to their personal stories. It took six years to build the Mantamaji world, working at night after being on set during the day. It was a real team effort and we're still having so much fun, we're already well into the next book. There's so much talent out there, and those nominated represent a very small sample of the great work being published."
To celebrate the Glyph nomination, Seaton is giving the first 100 readers to respond a free autographed Legend of the Mantamaji mini poster.
Later this spring Seaton will also release the Legend of the Mantamaji Live Action Short to support the graphic novel series. Seaton has been teasing readers with behind the scenes photos and clips through social media and promises there is much more to come.
"The short is eight minutes long and is pure action," Seaton said."We also shot a behind the scenes short to give more of a background on what it really takes to go from a 2-D graphic novel to live action. It wasn't easy, but it was a lot of fun."
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