Come on down to the Port of Waterford building for the opening of Paul Bolgers Hound Unleashed Exhibition!
Paul’s graphic novel adaptation of the life and times of Ireland’s national hero Cú Chulainn, HOUND, was illustrated by Paul and co-written with Barry Devlin (of Horslips fame). HOUND is published worldwide by Dark Horse Comics (300, Hellboy, Sin City, Umbrella Academy, etc.) and available wherever books are sold.
“HOUND – UNLEASHED” is an exhibition detailing the development of Paul J Bolger’s retelling of the life and times of Ireland’s greatest hero. The screenplay and book were co-written by Paul with Barry Devlin (of Horslips) with lettering by Dee Cunniffe and project logo and branding by fellow WIT graduate, Fran Walsh. Paul is the Creator, Illustrator and Director of the project.
HOUND began life in 1990 when Paul could not find a satisfactory answer to the question, “why are there no Irish legends or myths being made into movies or comics?” Time has of course caught up and long answered this question as more and more movies, games and comics mine our past for future forms of entertainment.
The life cycle of the project has come full circle again having seen it begin as an animated feature film before being adapted into a proposal for a live action film and then into the current iteration: a 500 page graphic novel. A film and spin off TV series are in development.
There will have be copies of the book for sale this evening!
