We’re pleased to present an excerpt from the second volume of The Golem of Venice Beach, a graphic novel from writer Chanan Beizer and artist Vanessa Cardinali. There’s a Kickstarter campaign up and running as of now for the graphic novel; besides Cardinali, a host of other writers is also contributing to the volume, including Frank Quitely, Nick Dragotta, Dean Haspiel, Stan Sakai, Howard Chaykin, and Juan José Ryp.
What happens when a centuries-old golem finds himself in contemporary southern California, in a world of skateboarders, tattoo artists, and rival factions with conflicting agendas? That’s the story at the heart of a new book, The Golem of Venice Beach. The forthcoming graphic novel, from writer Chanan Beizer and artist Vanessa Cardinali, features contributions from a host of comics legends. There’s currently a Kickstarter campaign up and running to fund the project. I spoke with Beizer and Cardinali about the graphic novel’s origins and the expansive approach the book takes to a host of artistic styles.