SHAHNAMEH

We've received many emails and inquiries from the readers of Book 1 and Book 2 of the Rostam comic book, asking specifically "when is the next one coming out?" So, we thought that it was probably a good idea to reward all the loyalty and kind comments on our continuing adaptation of the Shahnameh and the adventures of Rostam, with an update.

We are pleased to say that book 3 is coming along very well (as you will see), even in spite of the difficult challenges of translation and the often jump forward, jump back tendencies of Master Ferdowsi! In this issue we (finally!) tackle the Deev head on and we know many of you have grilled us to no end on that (thanks!). Suffice it to say, I think you will be pleased! Book 3 will also have some new surprises that we obviously can't get into here.

A special thanks has to go out to Karl Altstaetter and his team at Hyperwerks, as they have dug far deeper than we expected and helped us tackle some of the most difficult artistic challenges. The result we think, will be a  book which is by far the best we have created from an artistic standpoint to date. Also top kudos to Bob Napton for helping us with the story and for simply "getting it"!

Look for Book 3 to be available in February. We will do our best to meet the Norooz crunch, so be patient! Thanks again for all the letters, emails and phone calls (please keep them coming), we really appreciate the support and look forward to continuing this wonderful project.

Jamie Douraghy, Cameron Douraghy, & Bruce Bahmani

To learn more about the project and the American comic book adaptation of The Shahnameh and adventures of Rostam, visit us at: theshahnameh.com