Terra Tempo Free Comic Book

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Written by David R. Shapiro Illustrated by Christopher Herndon Color and lettering by Erica Melville

Craigmore Creations

www.craigmorecreations.com

Copyright Š 2014 by Craigmore Creations Interior design by Brian David Smith Cover illustration by Christopher Herndon Printed in PRC


Let's take a look at the Academy's new class of students and find some recruits.

What the...?!

Those three!

Not them again! Those meddling kids!


Children, have a look around–our lecture will begin in ten minutes.

Ack! Enough with your stuffiness Caleb...

You guys have to see this!

I wonder what happens when we turn this on...

Jenna, we aren’t supposed to do that now...


Whoa, cool! It’s like the Thomas Condon Center come alive!*

*The Thomas Condon Paleontology Center is located at the John Day Fossil Beds in Oregon.


Oreodonts!

Toy saber-tooth nimravid!

Whoa– good kitty– cranky kitty!

Different species of dogs!

But if all of this is here...where’s the entelodont?

Eww…


...Yuck! There’s a couple now.

They don’t seem that bad.


Wow! Cool!

Yikes! Yuck!

Flip your toggler off! Flip it off! Flip it off!


meanwhile… Paleontological dig at Blue Basin,Turtle Cove Formation, 1883.

Not you! What do you want?

By order of the federal government, you are to leave this dig site at once. me and my team are taking over.

You scoundrel! You’re not going to get away with this– believe me, the right people will find out!

What are you going to do? Tell the papers? Ha!

You don’t have a leg to stand on. Pack it up.

I know all about your nefarious underhanded dealings. I know that you are not a gentleman of science. You’re a bully and a brute!


I’ll show you bullying.

Ow!

Knock it off, boys! You’re men of science, act like it! I didn’t travel back to 1883 to watch you behave like school children.

Hey, stop it!

Cope–

Marsh–

You both are being summoned by the order. Mr. Leidy especially would like to talk to you.

Find out what happens in Terra Tempo 3 !



Writer David R. Shapiro is the founder of Craigmore Creations. He has worked as an animal tracker, interpretive guide, youth educator, and summer camp director. David is the author of the graphic novel series Terra Tempo; a web comic series, Around the World with Haley Zoic; several children’s picture books; and an illustrated book of sonnets. He lives in Portland, Oregon and travels often to be a part of the rest of the world.

Illustrator Christopher Herndon is an artist, monster maker, musician, and more. He is the creator of two comic book series and illustrator for numerous album covers, games, and magazines. He has undertaken the gargantuan task of illustrating the Terra Tempo series. Previous works include a children’s book called Tool. Time. Twist., and the graphic novels Blunderbuss Wanderlust and Living with Zombies. Herndon currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit his website at www.christopherherndon.com.

Colorist Erica Melville has a MFA in visual art from Rutgers University and currently lives in Burlington, Vermont. Erica’s experience as a painter and editor have helped her develop her ability to seamlessly integrate color to the Terra Tempo graphic novel series, bringing the illustrations and text to life. She has a wide skill set in art, design, and editing, with a love for nature and good stories. Erica is a painter of abstract art with exhibitions on both coasts. You can see her work at www.ericamelville.com.


Check out these character sketches! Herman Melville

Caleb

Jenna

Ari JK Smartcraft and Class

Andrew Carnegie


Joseph Leidy

OC Marsh

Edward Drinker Cope

Seth Alfred Russel Wallace

Winifred Goldring


The third volume in the Terra Tempo graphic novel series starts off with a big bang as the series' intrepid heroes, Jenna, Caleb, and Ari race from the Cenozoic era to the modern age, making their way through the evolution of mammals, to finally earn their degrees from the Academy of Planetary Evolution and be considered full-fledged Time Explorers. But when the Bone Wars of the late 1800s threaten to break over the modern age, and Ari has been taken in for questioning, the kids find themselves in a fight alongside some of history's most notable natural historians, including Herman Melville, Annie Montague Alexander, and Andrew Carnegie, as they race to ensure the safety of the world's history, and it's future.

Marketing & Publicity Highlights

Praise for the Series

• Author/Illustrator tour November 2014, Portland, Southwest, Mid-Atlantic regions.

• Speaking Engagements: School assemblies (earth history, science and geology themed) and classroom workshops (comic book workshops) available for all grade levels. • Launch party and comic book workshops.

• Promotion at regional bookseller conventions, library conferences, and Comic-Cons.

Terra Tempo Series • For readers ages 8 and up

“Imagine if Hergé [had] written ‘Look and Learn,’ if he’d allowed Tin Tin to become the central figure in that magazine, and later on, compendium, if he’d been allowed to do that and had been guided by a think tank of geologists, botanists, paleontologists and pulp adventure writers, then the finished product, what would have been ‘The Four Corners of Time.’” —Mass Movement magazine “Fans of action and fans of science, especially budding naturalists, paleontologists, and archeologists, will find a lot to enjoy here.” —School Library Journal

• Time travel adventure

• Graphic novel format is a great introduction to earth sciences for kids

• Explore the greatest American natural history museums with the heroes of natural history—Herman Melville, Andrew Carnegie, Annie Montague Alexander, and more!

Ordering Information Distributed worldwide to the book trade by IPG (Independent Publishers Group). Phone: (312) 337-0747 www.ipgbook.com E-mail: orders@ipgbook.com

Craigmore Creations www.craigmorecreations.com info@craigmorecreations.com Publicity contact: Tara@craigmorecreations.com

Publication: October 2014 Graphic Novel/Adventure — Ages 8 and up 168 pp — Trim 9.5 x 6 — Full color ISBN 978-1940052-09-0 — $17.99 US


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