Bookshop offers interactive storytelling, comics discussion
A local bookshop invites patrons to dig deep into a locally created graphic novel in the October “Comic Book Club” meeting at Paseo Plunge.
“Heathen,” by Oklahoma comic-book creator Natasha Alterici, is the club’s featured book for the month, in the second month of the program.
The graphic novel features Aydis, described as a viking, a warrior, an outcast and a self-proclaimed heathen. As described at www.VaultComics.com, Aydis, who was born into a time of subjugation of women, is on a mission to end the oppressive reign of the god-king Odin.
“‘Heathen,’ a comic I’m writing and illustrating ... follows a young viking woman on a mission to take down the Norse gods,” Alterici said in a previous interview with The Oklahoman.
“It incorporates traditional Norse mythology and legendary figures, for which I had to do a lot of research, and incorporates them into a thoughtful adventure story.”
In April, the film site Deadline reported that Constantin Film and Prime Universe had teamed to turn the Vault Comic title “Heathen” into a film with a female viking warrior protagonist, with a script written by Kerry Williamson.
Alterici’s other credits include “Gotham Academy” and “Grayson” for DC Comics.
The meeting takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Literati Press Bookshop at the Paseo Plunge, 3010 Paseo.
That’s not the only event at the Literati location this weekend. Friday night, the “Literati Variety Show” welcomes stand-up comedians, musicians, novelists, poets, activists, and journalists to an event with a late-night talk show vibe.
Hosted by Charles J. Martin, October’s Literati Variety Hour will feature the September champion of Storyslam, a featured comedian from the Public Access Open Mic, a sitdown conversation with activist and city council candidate JoBeth Hamon, a performance reading by poet Kristen Grace, and a musical pairing of Guthrie’s Stranded At The Station with a novel chosen by Literati’s resident book concierge.
The event, from 7 to 10 p.m., is in an effort to promote Oklahoma’s rich heritage in interactive storytelling.