Press Release: New Cryptozoology Centered Graphic Novel Released - CryptoZooey

“A girl. A quest. And the monsters that help her.”

So begins CryptoZooey #1, the new all-ages comic book from Steve Troop, creator of the long-running Melonpool (www.melonpool.com).

Troop had intended to return to webcomics earlier this year with an entirely different comic strip about a kid who believes his father is a super hero-simply because his father keeps telling him that he is one. That project was scrapped, however, when Troop’s sketchbooks filled up with drawings of the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and other creatures, in lieu of a father masquerading as a caped vigilante.

The death of zoologist Steve (”The Crocodile Hunter”) Irwin in 2006 contributed to the change. Irwin died after a stingray attack in 2006, leaving his daughter Bindi to take over his hosting responsibilities. Around this same time, The Waterhorse–a movie about the Loch Ness Monster–came out in theaters. Read more …