Dread and Alive

Publication history

The Dread & Alive® series was conceptualized by its creator, Nicholas Da silva who is a Brazilian born writer and artist who due to mixed heritage considers himself 'Out of many one person" like the Jamaican Moto "Out of many one people". It is the first superhero comic book with a Jamaican as the protagonist thus making it culturally relevant and boldly revolutionary in its undertaking. It's also noted as the first comic with a reggae soundtrack.

Release

The first issue of the Dread & Alive comic book series was released on February 6, 2010, on the birthday of international reggae icon Bob Marley. The series is also one of the first of its kind to undertake charity 30% of all digital sales, and 10% of all print sales from Issue #1 will go toward non profit group HELP Jamaica!

The series will also see release on a compact disk featuring reggae acts such as Third World, Sahra Indio, Sly & Robbie, Shaggy (musician) and Freddy Locks.

Music

The first Compilation CD 'Dread & Alive: The Lost Tapes Vol.1' saw release on September 14, 2010. Since release it has met with high praise, being described as "History in the making" , “a very STRONG compilation… one of the better lineups of the year.” and “new territory in the collusion of art and Jamaican music”. The Cd is designed to be heard either alongside Da Silva’s comic book, or, as a special, standalone musical event.

Dread & Alive the Lost Tapes vol.2 was released on October 19, 2010

Publicity and Promotions

In order to promote the series Nicholas has teamed with Reggae Festival Guide to give away an 8GB iPod Touch to one of the members of the Facebook group.

For 'Dread & Alive: The Lost Tapes vol.1' a series of interviews were done with World of Black Heroes to coincide with the launch.

Characters