Boneforest
Posted: 21. 10. 2022.
© Hollow Press. Illustration by Moritz Krebs.
As you may have seen if you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been painting a set of grotesque swamp creatures for the upcoming miniature game Boneforest. The game was co-created by Helge Wilhelm Dahl of WilhelMiniatures and Michele Nitri, and will be released in a few weeks by Italian indie comics & games publisher Hollow Press. The rulebook and board illustrations were done by the amazing Moritz Krebs, WilhelMiniatures sculpted all the minis and terrain, and I was hired to paint and photograph them.
The world of Boneforest is a vast inhospitable swampland, inhabited by clans of misshapen denizens in constant struggle for survival. There is addictive bile, moving bone trees, faceless flabby abominations, giant snails with curses, and much more revolting and intriguing concepts to explore. If you want to have a look at what worldbuilding and gameplay elements have been revealed so far, have a look at the Boneforest official Instagram.
Hollow Press is throwing a preview sale of the game at Lucca Comics & Games 2022, a massive five day festival dedicated to comics, games, fantasy and animation that taks place every year in Tuscany, Italy. This year it’s October 28th to November 1st, and you can find me (and the other artists who worked on Boneforest) there as a guest of the Hollow Press publishing company. After that, the game is planned to be officially released on hollow-press.net in mid November. If you want to make sure you don’t miss it. you can subscribe to their newsletter.
Boneforest is not the only thing Hollow Press will be previewing at Lucca Comics&Games this year. VERMIS by Plastiboo, Analwizards by David Genchi & Wiliam Genchi, and the new and expanded Voodoo Forest artbook by the legendary fantasy illustrator John Blanche. There will also be an exhibition of Blanche’s artwork at the festival, and the artist himself as a guest. I expect that I’ll have a blast there! If you happen to find yourself at Lucca Comics&Games you can find me at the Hollow Press booth - come by and say hi!
This is the timetable for signing sessions at the Hollow Press booth in the games area of the festival: LINK.
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I will be there every single day, but I haven’t been given an exact daily schedule at this point. You can be certain John will be there on 28th, as he has a scheduled talk in the morning: https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/it/2022/programma/dettaglio/john-blanche-introduzione-nella-hall-of-fame/
No clue about the rest of his timetable, I’m sorry! You can try asking Hollow Press directly, they should be more in the know. Links to their website and insta are in the blog post.
The timetable has just been announced, and it looks like John will be there Friday through Sunday for several signing sessions. Here is the whole thing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLd691ttD2
What days will you and John Blanche be at the festival? I am considering a visit but need to pick a day (and some are sold out). Thank you!
By Viktor Brech on 2022 10 21