![]() ![]() The short stories are created by an all-star cast of graphic artists, animators, illustrators, fine artists, screenwriters, novelists, and more. The Revolution Of Cassandra is a beautifully executed and compelling saga, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to offer this exclusive prologue in print for the first time!”Įchoes from the Void is a fantasy Graphic Anthology Series, comprised of 48-page deluxe comic books, each issue featuring story adaptations from the Evanescence music catalogue. Llexi Leon, CEO of Incendium, said: “‘Use My Voice’ is such a powerful anthem, and when Amy explained the connection to Eric’s novel, I knew we had to showcase it as part of the anthology. She really identified with a central idea in the story of ‘being for something, not against everything.’ The song and the story had this thematic echo as if we were each grabbing onto the same muse in the same moment - frankly it was a bit of magic.” She had a strong response to the material and immediately sent me the sketch of a song she’d been working on. As one of my early readers, I asked Amy to write the forward for the graphic novel if she connected with it in any way. Howell added: “ The Revolution of Cassandra is a story about a bad-ass woman standing up for her beliefs in a cynical and hostile world. Now it’s our turn to shine the light onto The Revolution of Cassandra, the piece of art that helped fuel and inspire ‘Use My Voice.’ This book in our Echoes from the Void series will be completely dedicated to both projects, connecting the song and story just as Eric and I feel they were meant to be.”Ĭreator Eric D. Hanging onto the belief that humanity is worth fighting for.Įric later directed the ‘Use My Voice’ music video, which was truly a feat to accomplish during the height of the pandemic. The power of love, and truth, and sisterhood, standing up to the broken machine. As I read it, I kept hearing this song I’d been working on, ‘Use My Voice,’ over and over in my head, because it felt like the song and Cassandra lived in the same world. This time, instead of a film, he wanted to make it into a graphic novel. After the second issue of Echoes From The Void debuts in time for the holidays, Howell will subsequently be releasing his complete graphic novel in 2022, with more details to follow.Īmy Lee said: “A few years back my friend and video director Eric Howell sent me a screenplay he was writing called The Revolution of Cassandra. Howell, with cover art by Esau Escorza and Sebastian Cheng, and interior art by a rock-star cast of graphic artists. Racing through minefields, above the jungle canopy, and going head-to-head with an army, Cassandra has the stars and moon on her side-or so she believes. ![]() Cassandra stands up to be a light in the face of a cynical, unforgiving, and brutal world, pulling everything she believes into question. She beseeches help from a gun smuggler, and inadvertently starts her own revolution. In The Revolution of Cassandra, a liberal, astrology-loving humanitarian is caught in the crossfire of a raging civil war and must save her sister from the firing squad of a brutal dictator. Now Lee and Howell have teamed up together to invite readers into the world of The Revolution of Cassandra, an action-adventure that speaks to the power of love and truth and standing up for your beliefs. Howell directed the inspiring, pandemic-shot music video, which has gone on to garner millions of views and depicts a nation rallying for change. Howell, the second book in Evanescence’s fantasy series connects Howell’s original story to the story behind Evanescence’s hit single “Use My Voice” from their 2021 album The Bitter Truth. ![]() LOS ANGELES, CA – Evanescence and Incendium are thrilled to announce the second book in Evanescence’s Echoes From The Void Graphic Anthology Series, The Revolution of Cassandra, now on sale through Incendium’s OPUS imprint of music-driven books. Howell and Amy Lee, the second issue connects Howell’s original graphic novel The Revolution of Cassandra and Evanescence’s hit song “Use My Voice” Evanescence and Incendium Reveal ‘The Revolution Of Cassandra’ as the Second Book in ‘Echoes From The Void’ Graphic Anthology SeriesĬreated by writer and director Eric D. ![]()
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