Archaia Announces American Premiere of Siegfried Trailer

"The Ring of the Nibelung" is what you would call an operatic cycle by Richard Wagner. It's led to a trio of graphic novels inspired by the work by Archaia, the first of which is Siegfried. And Siegfried has a trailer.

Siegfried tells the story of a child discovered in the woods by a dwarf-goblin who raises the boy in secrecy. As he grows older, he learns that he is more than just an orphan. He's got a destiny planned by Odin himself, to fight the dragon Fafnir, guarding of the forbidden Rheingold.

The trailer is created by Pendragon Imageforge and directed by series author and artist Alex Alice. Originally created as a stylistic proof-of-concept for an animated feature film, plans for the full production are set to resume now that Alice has completed the trilogy of graphic novels.

The first volume of Siegfried #1 will be released in June, with the second and third volumes in stores 2013.

Full press release and trailer below.



ARCHAIA PR: ARCHAIA ANNOUNCES THE NORTH AMERICAN TRAILER DEBUT FOR ‘SIEGFRIED’
Press Release

ARCHAIA ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF ANIMATED ‘SIEGFRIED’ TRAILER

Feature-Quality Animation Heralds Release of Alex Alice’s Epic Graphic Novel ‘Siegfried’

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 4th, 2012) – Eisner Award-winning publisher Archaia Entertainment is proud to announce the online premiere of the English-language trailer for their upcoming release of Alex Alice’s SIEGFRIED, the first volume in an epic trilogy of graphic novels inspired by the Richard Wagner operatic cycle, “The Ring of the Nibelung.”

Based on the medieval Germanic mythology of the Nibelungenlied, SIEGFRIED tells the story of a child discovered in the woods by a dwarf-goblin who raises the boy in protective secrecy. As he grows older, however, the boy discovers that he is more than just a lost orphan—he has a destiny planned by Odin, the father of the Norse gods, to fight the dragon Fafnir, guardian of the forbidden Rheingold. This beloved tale of high fantasy and epic heroic discovery is known to have inspired countless well-known classics, including J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

To introduce the series to a North American audience, Archaia has released a feature-quality animated trailer created by Pendragon Imageforge and directed by series author and artist Alex Alice. Originally created as a stylistic proof-of-concept for an animated feature film, plans for the full production are set to resume now that Alice has completed the trilogy of graphic novels.

The trailer can be found on Archaia’s YouTube Channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDoJMwjs0I8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Volume 1 of the SIEGFRIED graphic novel will release in June, with the second and third volumes to follow in 2013.

For more information, visit http://www.archaia.com/archaia-titles/siegfried/.

About Archaia
Archaia is a multi-award-winning graphic novel publisher with more than 50 renowned publishing brands, including such domestic and international hits as Mouse Guard, Return of the Dapper Men, Gunnerkrigg Court, Awakening, The Killer, Days Missing, Tumor, Syndrome, Artesia, The Engineer, and an entire line of The Jim Henson Company graphic novels. Archaia has built an unparalleled reputation for producing meaningful content that perpetually transforms minds, building one of the industry’s most visually stunning and eclectic slates of graphic novels. Archaia was named Graphic Novel Publisher of the Year according to Ain’t it Cool News, Graphic Policy and Comic Related, and was honored with nine 2011 Eisner Awards nominations and two Awards for Best Graphic Album and Best Anthology. Archaia has also successfully emerged as a prolific storyteller in all facets of the entertainment industry, extending their popular brands into film, television, gaming, and branded digital media.

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