

My ink work is something that comes from my printmaking background, something you don’t associate with comics, but after seeing some folks like Rick Geary and Gary Gianni doing comics in styles with line quality different than traditional comics, I knew I could incorporate it as well." Although Mouse Guard doesn’t look like either of their work. When it comes to story telling, I’m a big fan of Mike Mignola and Frank Miller.

Wes Ball was originally slated to helm a Mouse Guard film before the project was canceled.Comic book writer, penciler, inker, coloristĭavid Petersen (born July 4, 1977) is an American comic book creator best known for the series Mouse Guard.ĭavid Petersen was influenced by animated television series such as The Transformers. Mouse Guard follows a group of warrior mice in a medieval setting, who have sworn to defend their brethren at all costs. "David has an incredible talent for writing and illustrating stories that bring the reader into the richly detailed world drawn from his imagination and it’s simply a joy to spend time in this world and allow David to guide the journey." "It’s very exciting to return to the world of MOUSE GUARD and engage with the characters and stories that David has beautifully created and continues to expand upon," added BOOM! Studios editor Bryce Carlson. "The common themes in these stories are ones of hope and of compassion, of service and the wellbeing of others. Despite their size, they are exactly the right shape to hold large messages of morality and virtue," said Petersen.


"I'm so pleased that readers get to walk back into the Mouse Territories, be accompanied by familiar Guardmice, and encounter snakes, owls, wolves, rams, otters, toads, and foxes again.
