Broken Frontier

Joseph Michael Linsner is creating new-found magic with this first tale (of many, apparently) re-imaging Celtic tales.

"'Not to Touch the Earth' is a story that I have wanted to get to for years," said Linsner. "It is an adaptation of an ancient Celtic myth. Something I have wanted to do with Dawn and her supporting cast is punch them into certain old tales and put my own spin on them. There is the standard Dawn continuity which started with the first Dawn graphic novel, 'Lucifer's Halo,' and then there are going to be stories like 'Not to Touch the Earth' which will sort of walk side by side with that continuity. This is a good story for the 20th anniversary because I get to play with all of the core elements of Dawn's mythology in a new and fun way."

"Not to Touch the Earth" is designed to work with established Dawn continuity, as Linsner himself put it, and there is certainly room for these unique tales to be told without disrupting the overarching mythology. "In the opening, Dawn explains how their story has played out many times over the millennia, and that 'Not to Touch the Earth' is simply another facet of their story," explained the writer-artist. "The book opens with a three page introduction where Dawn lays everything out. That serves a two-fold purpose: it'll reacquaint old readers with the facts and it will also fill in new readers. If they read this and like it, they should check out the other three Dawn graphic novels – they might like them, too!"

You can read more on this project at http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21308