Corporate Assassin

The amazing Jeff Snider as a Corporate Assassin sent to kill Babylon!

The Killer

The beautiful and lethal Trisha Thompson as the killer who almost takes down Babylon Smith.

Another Cover Design

Another possible cover design.

A Look Back...

We were inspired to do the Babylon Smith graphic novel by comic legend Timothy Bradstreet. His cinematic style and amazing design work really made us sit up and take notice. We have followed his incredible career for over twenty years.

This is the image that started it all. It was an early attempt at creating a ‘Bradstreet style’. We have since developed our own illustrated style for the book but the influence of Bradstreet is never far away. This image was originally shot in 1996 and was subsequently reworked in 2008. Our old friend Jeff Snider is the model (he also provided the costuming and props). We shot this in Paul’s living room with a desk lamp and a crappy disposable camera. Inks on the soldier were provided by Kelly Dodd. The background is a composite made up of hydro lines shot in Quebec and buildings shot in Vancouver.

Credits List

This is the current credits list for Babylon Smith. We will probably be adding a few more names to the mix as we get the last of the roles filled.

3D Modeling

In addition to the photo-illustration techniques we'll be using in the graphic novel we'll also be incorporating some 3D model work as well for some of the non-human characters and futuristic environments. This is a test shot of a Corporate cyborg standing guard at one of the robotic facilities.

Fight!

This is a panel from a brutal fight scene near the opening of the graphic novel. Trisha Thompson (as the TOUGH WOMAN) delivers a punishing kick to Babylon!

Behind the Scenes - Montreal

Behind the Scenes in Montreal with our friends Bianca Black, Danielle Hubbard, Richard Cardinal and Jenn Medusa Pop. This was an amazing shoot (note the tiny space we were working in).

The Goddess

A drunken confession. Babylon talks to the Face of the Goddess. Babylon is played by Paul Green and Robin Dostaler plays the Goddess.

Still another test image

Still another test image from the graphic novel. The beautiful Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith.

Another test image

Another test image for the graphic novel featuring Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith.

Early graphics test DETAIL

This is a detail view of the test image to show the linework.

Early graphics test

This is an early test graphic featuring the amazing Jenn Medusa Pop as Medusa Smith (Babylon's ass-kicking daughter). This was the first studio image we shot to see if the art style we were pursuing would be viable.

Proposed cover art

This is a proposed cover design for the graphic novel featuring Jenn Medusa Proulx as Medusa and Paul Green as Babylon Smith.

Story Synopsis

San Angeles, 2160.

Babylon Smith is a freelance Regulator working the mean streets of the mega-city and struggling to make ends meet. Up to his eyeballs in debt from his many addictions, Babylon has to take on any job that comes along just to survive. So, when one of the city’s largest corporations approaches him with a missing person case at triple the going rate, it’s an offer he cannot refuse.

Babylon is tasked with tracking down a high-level asset who has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. At first the case seems simple enough but, as he digs deeper, Babylon soon uncovers a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything he knows. It’s a journey that will lead him into the heart of the urban sprawl where renegade corporations fight a brutal informational cold war, black market cloning and gene manipulation run rampant, sentient artificial machines govern the teeming, overcrowded streets, and Life + institutions offer virtual life after death.

Joined by his rebellious daughter Medusa and his ex-partner Royo, Babylon must race to unravel the truth and eliminate a ruthless menace before time runs out.