The Mythmaker Group (An Intellectual Property Company)

Another day, another blog post. That, actually, is a bold faced lie. I will tell you right now that I do not intend to write on this blog everyday. Today, however, I will post twice. I feel particularly talkative today, perhaps because I have a day off from my extremely tedious “Intro to Drawing” class. Don’t you hate those prerequisites?

My ability to draw aside, I feel that today it is necessary to highlight the work of a few artists. More than a few, really. A group, a collective, a “Think Tank”? There is an intellectual property company that goes by the name of The Mythmaker Group. (A Hint: That’s a link to their website!) They were established back in 1997, but I only learned of them back in August of this year when I attended the Creation Entertainment Stargate Chicago convention. Alexis Cruz, the lovely fellow that played Skaara and later Klorel in Stargate, is the Creative Director of the company and he brought it up in his panel. (Another Hint: That link goes to his IMDB page…) Apart from being generally attractive and a very talented actor, he leads the collective in their efforts to “revolutionize the art of myth and usher in the next generation of great American storytellers.” 

The Mythmaker Group is made up of professional writers, directors, animators, performing artists, and many more such creative people, all with that same goal. In a reiteration of their Facebook description, they draw talent from all different disciplines of the entertainment industry in order to develop better, more innovative forms for their content to take the shape of. The produce products in a wide range; anything, from Film and Television to Interactive Web content and Graphic Novels to ARGs. Everything is fair game.

They have a lot of interesting projects in the works, from what I have read. I am particularly looking forward to The Unprofessionals, by Colin Rankine (edited by Alexis Cruz). Their campaign kickoff is coming up in November. They also have a team participating in the Tough Mudder NorCal as well. It is a fantastic event, which raises funds for the Wounded Warrior Project, and will be taking place next weekend. Check it out if you are able to.

Alexis Cruz is on Twitter, @alexiscruz929, for those of you who would like to give him a follow. Essene Moira, who you should contact for more information about the Mythmaker Group and its properties at mythmaker929@gmail.com, is also on Twitter: @essenemoira

More later, readers.