Written by Rob Beales
Art and Cover Art by Luis Amoros
Letters and Design by Cuitla Huezo
In the long days of summer a typical water gun fight has exploded into an epic water war. The children of Stone Creek have fortified jungle gyms, backyards, and parks as rival commanders plan the next offensive. On one side the older kids have formed “The Legion of Elders”. And on the other side is “The Resistance” — kids who refuse to take orders from tyrannical dictators.
During a daring twilight raid a team of Resistance spies are captured, but not before they send out a desperate message: a devastating new weapon is headed straight for Home Base.
Now follow Captain Ridge and the Eagle Eye squad as they press into enemy territory to free their captured comrades and take on the dreaded enemy Juggernaut.
Diamond Distribution has approved Water Fight to be carried in their upcoming June catalog for products shipping in August. Water Fight, the story of kids in a summer-long water battle against their older rivals, will be seeing commercial release through the Diamond catalog and then appearing in retail stores in August of this year.
Ancient Squid is proud to see its work accepted by the industry-leading distributors and looks forward to this book getting into the hands of a much larger audience. Written by Rob Beales with art by Luis Amoros, Water Fight tells a story that appeals to both young readers who identify with the characters, as well as older reader that will remember their own childhood experiences and fantasies about a water fight taken to extraordinary proportions. The book will be released with a new cover and Ancient Squid encourages you to check out the preview available right here. Then head to your local comic shop to reserve a copy now!
The second title to see publication from Ancient Squid, Water Fight, has made a splash in San Diego. Written by Rob Beales, with artwork by Luis Amoros, this book received great response from readers and other convention patrons during Comic-Con.
Ancient Squid is excited to have this story in print and expects it to be in stores soon. "The response from people at the convention was really gratifying," said Beales. "Luis's artwork seemed to connect with the audience and I'm really hoping that the story satisfies."
Rob Beales recently completed the script for the Water Fight project. "This story is one that I hope will get a great response from kids, but also from every nostalgic adult that remembers long summer days.," Beales said. With the writing done, Ancient Squid reached out to the artist community for someone who could bring the right feel to this story. The effort was led by Cuitla Huezo who, after an exhaustive search, eventually contacted Luis Amoros. After being impressed with his sample pages, Luis was signed on to complete the work.
Remarking about working with an artist located in another country, Huezo believes “good communication will be key to a successful collaboration.” Water Fight, the story of a group of kids taking on adventurous missions in the biggest water fight of all time, is expected to debut next year at the San Diego Comic-Con.