Curtis Clow was inspired personally by his dog companion for the story with Beastlands. From that relationship, he developed a fantastical world that can be described as a cross between Pokémon, Digimon, and Game of Thrones.

Beastlands is an action-adventure story set in a beautiful medieval fantasy world where people have companion beasts known as “Keepers.” It takes the reader on an adventure with a group of 3 teenage friends, Mac, Ava, and Ping. They’re on a journey to discover what Mac’s father, an explorer, was trying to discover before he disappeared. On this quest, their friends will be tested, all while a tyrannical King looks to outlaw Keepers from the land.

The art and the cover art are from Jo Mi-Gyeong.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta chatted with Beastlands creator Curtis Clow about the story origination, the fantastical realms, the beasts, and his future planned series.

Curtis Clow is best known for the books The Wild Cosmos, Slightly Exaggerated, and Majestic in which he self-published through his own imprint TO Infinity Studios using crowdfunding. He had 13 successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns. Also, he is a passionate gamer who worked on the video game Deadtime Defenders, released on Steam by Ravenous Games. Most recently, he completed work on Pauldron, under development by Pentajoy.

Beastlands is released by Dark Horse Comics today.

Watch the exclusive interview with Curtis Clow below. Let us know what you think of the interview.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Dark Horse Comics