Day: August 1, 2022

New supernatural thriller: ‘Dominature’ by Joe Belcastro

Fans of Joe Belcastro, author of ‘Dominature,’ will have the opportunity to meet him in-person as he travels across the country to attend several book festivals and conventions. Courtesy photo, used with permission.

Joe Belcastro is on tour for his debut novel “Dominature: What If The Devil…Banished God…From Heaven…” The book is an epic fantasy adventure which reimagines divine beings in this provocative alternate telling of one of humanity’s famed creation stories. (Joe Belcastro, 2022)

“It’s always a pleasure to interact with people from all walks of life, sharing my story and learning about theirs. While I toured extensively during my time at WWE as Head Writer and Producer, this solo tour is an exciting and challenging journey for me as a storyteller embarking on a new platform with a bold premise.” – Joe Belcastro

The story in “Dominature” remixes new and familiar historical characters and events in a modernized way, while exploring the nature of good and evil by asking the introspective question: Can any being overcome who they inherently are?

When asked about early reception, Belcastro says, “Everyone who sees and reads the book cover is immediately intrigued where I went with the story. It’s cool to witness that in-person.”

Confirmed Upcoming book tour appearances:
August 14 – MIGHTY CON (Madison, WI)
August 20 – MISSISSIPPI BOOK FESTIVAL (Jackson, MS)
September 2-4 – FANBOY EXPO (Orlando, FL)
September 23 -25 – NECRONOMICON (Tampa, FL)
October 1 – COLLINGSWOOD BOOK FESTIVAL (Collingswood, NJ)
October 15 – TWIN CITIES BOOK FESTIVAL (St. Paul, MN)
October 22-23 – THE BOOK FEST FALL 2022 (Virtual)
October 29 – LOUISIANA BOOK FESTIVAL (Baton Rouge, LA)
December 2-4 – LOS ANGELES COMIC CON

Additional Belcastro appearances may be added. Watch for updates for these and other events:

November 5 – PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL (Oregon)
November 5-6 -TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL (Austin, TX)
November 12-14 – Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading

Joe Belcastro is a provocative storyteller who once crafted characters as the head writer and producer for WWE: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. He is now a novelist with his debut epic fantasy adventure, “Dominature.” In it, Joe explores the nature of good and evil and asks the captivating question: What if the Devil banished God from Heaven? Reaching deep inside himself, Joe uses his keen sense for drama and wit stemming from his days as a former journalist and film critic to deliver a tale that is premised on the best-selling book of all time – The Bible. Joe lives in Tampa, Florida where he is laying the groundwork for a charitable foundation and drafting his next novel.

Moras Productions releases second graphic novel hybrid Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru

Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru is available through Amazon Kindle. Courtesy photo, used with permission.

Writer Omar Mora has published his second graphic novel Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru through his company Moras Productions. The hybrid book was release at San Diego International Comic Con on Wednesday July 20, 2022. (Moras Productions, 2022)

“Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru” is a novel – comic book hybrid that features an adventure-action sci-fi narrative in which two best friends, together with two archaeologists, discover that an ancient map and compass are really artifacts with hidden clues to discover the lost city of Peru: Paititi. As they discover this, something puts their lives in danger, a danger that drives our adventurous friends to follow what they were meant to do in life — to become what Mark’s Grandpa taught them when they were kids: explorers of the ancients. It is then that Luis, Mark, Jennifer and Sandy begin their journey into the unknown, a magical and adventurous journey to discover the Lost City of Peru, a journey that will change their lives forever.

“I’m so proud of this book. Ancient Explorers is a novel that I always wanted to produce as a comic book. When the pandemic hit, well the economy hit as well and I wasn’t sure if the finances will be in place to do the full graphic novel. So we decided to do it as a hybrid. And I’m happy I did it that way. If you don’t read the comic books pages within the novel, you’ll get lost, the comic pages is not just illustrations, they’re part of the story. And I think that makes it very interesting and cool. It’s such a fun and entertaining story” – Omar Mora

Omar Mora is an actor, writer producer who recently worked on the movie Inside The Circle, his last published comic book was “The Unearthians” which was top 10 indie comic book at Los Angeles Comic Con in 2019. “The Unearthians” is being developed for a television series.

Ancient Explorers will be released digitally through Amazon-KINDLE. Omar Mora is the writer, with additional writing by Jim Higgins. The art was helmed by Miguel Guzman, colors and letters by Edwin Estrada, proofread by Shannon Mier, and designed by Phil Smith.

Courtesy photo, used with permission.