The challenge with stories like this is always the same: can they make a good move/game/etc. while staying fairly close to believability? In my view of the fiction universe, you are allowed to bend rules (such as King Kong’s island being too full of predators, or Jurassic Park’s animals not having enough room on that island) if you are entertaining enough. Conversely, a so-so film might be redeemed by a well-founded depiction of how the cryptids came to live where they do, their adaptation to their habitat, etc.

Matt

I also hope the creators of this series will also include a “cryptid super civilization”, such as a Shaver style inner earth society or something..always slightly beyond the reach of the main characters, which would then make mystery machines and cryptid technology and artifacts such as flying saucers, strange airships, and other bizarre machines part of the mix.

In my opinion the UFO occupants could really augment story lines by being either a mysterious adversary or a benevolent force behind the scenes with regards to the main characters dealings with the Cryptid creatures. UFO’s are shown in the Frazetta Keel book cover artwork but are they included in the new project? I hope so.

I can’t wait to see how this all comes together.

I agree with Trevor’s comment - lots of excellent artists that want to be Frazetta, but they all fall short.

The artwork is magnificent. The creatures are, of course, drawn in a way that maximizes their visual impact, but most of them work fine as believable animals. (OK, the dragon needs more skeletal and muscular support for the wings, but everyone who’s ever drawn a dragon overlooks that.) The yetis are particularly striking.

I definitely am looking forward to whatever comes next from these creators.

Matt

I read this book before seeing The Legend of Boggy Creek, and was already on my way to being a junior cryptozoologist.