May 02, 2023 - Tinseltown is the story of Officer Abigail Moore, one of the first female police officers in Hollywood. The series has been call “L.A. Confidential meets Boardwalk Empire.” In 1916 Officer Abigail Moore fights sinister forces using Utopia Studios as a pawn in their deadly plan.
WHEN:
The Kickstarter runs from Tuesday, May 2nd through Wednesday May31st.
Tinseltown: Losing the Light – Director’s Cut
Written by David Lucarelli
Art by Henry Ponciano
Lettering by Wes Locher
145 pages, full color.
Published by Abacab Studios.
Although a work of fiction, Tinseltown was inspired in part by historical circumstances at Universal Studios. In 1916, Universal was a kind of proto-feminist organization that was run as a virtually independent city from Los Angeles that had a female mayor, female police chief, and female police officers. The officers functioned as a cross between lot security guards and performers that were there to amuse and assist the tourists. The powers that be however, were also not above exploiting those officers to appeal to the public's more prurient interests by marching them in short skirts in parades.
Tinseltown is also a tribute to author David Lucarelli’s mother, Officer Miriam Lucarelli who proudly served as a Pittsburgh Police Officer for over twenty years.
Tinseltown marks the fifth collaboration between writer David Lucarelli and artist Henry Ponciano. “We’ve been making comics for about a decade now, and this is our best work yet, ” remarked writer David Lucarelli
Fellow comics creators and critics agree:
"Very Impressive. I enjoyed it immensely."-Rick Geary, writer/artist of A Treasury of Victorian Murder
“Tinseltown is a smart, engaging and exciting book, full of rich characters.”- Michael Tanner, writer of Junior Braves of the Apocalypse-Oni Press
"One of the most memorable and fantastic comics that I’ve read in a long time."-TTVserieshub.tv
"9.8 Tinseltown is a must read!" Oliver Vestal-Comicsverse D
WHY IS IT CALLED THE DIRECTOR’S CUT?
This collection features the Tinseltown short “Pinboy,” which previously appeared in the It Came Out On a Wednesday comics anthology, along with all 5 issues of the Losing the Light mini-series, It features 5 pages of additional story, 3 new pinups, and an introduction by comics legend Tony Isabella, the creator of Black Lightning. For fans new to Tinseltown, the original Tinseltown graphic novel, Tinseltown Volume 1 –Director’s Cut is also available through the Kickstarter.
As an EARLY BIRD PERK, the first 60 backers of any physical reward will receive a free Tinseltown trading card and the first 30 who back any reward that includes a physical copy of the graphic novel will receive a free foil trading card.
For digital comps, photos, and additional information, please contact:
David Lucarelli –dblucarelli ( @ ) gmail dot com-213-840-3333
Press Contact:
David Lucarelli
dblucarelli ( @ ) gmail dot com
213-840-3333
Contact Information
David Lucarelli
Abacab Studios
1745 Camino Palmero St.
#405
90046
Voice: 213-840-33333
