- United States
- Deviant for 15 years
- www.roughhousepublishing.com
DEREK ROOK was born and raised on comic books, 70’s exploitation films and rock n’ roll. He’s illustrated such notable works as DEADWORLD, GATES OF HELL and HALLOWEEN: RETURNS TO HADDONFIELD. Under his new label, ROUGH HOUSE PUBLISHING, Derek plans to release his creator-owned titles, BEAUTIFUL WORCESTER and ANGELDUSTER. He continues to distribute vigilante justice in Worcester, Massachusetts.
2024 - New York Ripper 2 (As inker & Artist) (Vinegar Syndrome Publishing/Eibon Press)
2024 - Art Most Foul (As contributing writer) (FantaCo Enterprises)
2023 - Black Honey (Cover and interior Illustrations) (Rough House Publishing)
2021 - Mark of the Witchwyrm Novel (As publisher only) (Rough House Publishing)
2019 - Gore Shriek Resurrectus Volume Two (Rough House Publishing)
2019 - Lucio Fulci's House By The Cemetery Alt. Sleeve Cover #1 (Eibon Press)
2018 - Album Cover Art (Maniac Banshees)
2017 - Lucio Fulci's Gate Of Hell (Eibon Press)
2016 - Lucio Fulci's Zombie (Eibon Press)
2016 - Gore Shriek Ressurrectus Volume One (Rough House Publishing)
2015 - The Dead: Omnibus (Rough House Publishing)
2014 - Caprice Brands - Deadworld Soda Line. (Artist/Colorist) (Caprice Brands/Caliber Press)
2014 - Storyville: The Prostitute Murders (Caliber Press)
2014 - TerrorCon RI Promotional Poster
2013- The Book Of Tarot (Transfusion Publishing)
2013- Zelda's Zombie Zoo (Transfusion Publishing)
2013 - Looks That Kill Calendar 2014 (Fat Foot Films/PYP)
2013 - Bronx Warriors Design (Rotten Cotton Graphics)
2013 - Film Storyboard Artist (Mosden)
2013 - Video Game Storyboard Artist (Non-Comic Book works)
2012 – Voices from the Deadworld (Transfustion/Caliber Press)
2003 – Halloween Returns to Haddonfield (Xmachina)
2002 – The Gates of Hell Book #1 (Xmachina)
2001 – Phantasm: Overminds (Touch up inker/Co-Publisher) (Xmachina)
2000 – Zombie Graphic Novel (As Inker) (Blackest Heart Media)
1999 – Imagine: The Comic of Adventure, Fantasy & Fun! (America Mule Entertainment)
1998 – True Adventures of Adam & Bryon (Issue #5) (American Mule Entertainment)
1997 – True Adventures of Adam & Bryon (Issue #4) – Cover only. (American Mule Entertainment)
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PS- What does Father Thomas sound like to you? Who would you cast to voice him?
THANK YOU for that compliment. I'm glad you dug the book(s)!
When I envisioned how the character would look, I always thought a "Robocop 2" era Tom Noonan would have been perfect for the role.
Noonan had a way of delivering calm and warm demeanor with an underlying psychosis like no other. His voice would have been great too, although because the character's mouth was sewn shut, and all of his dialogue was mostly inner monologue, I would add a pitch shifter to add more of a deeper, more intimate bass undercurrent (kind of like Tony Todd in Candyman).
Very wordy answer to a simple question, but I love talking about this stuff.
Good luck with your art and all that you do creatively!
Derek
I just have one more question.
Will you be involved with any more Eibon Press projects? Particularly, the Fulci stuff?
It's always my pleasure to talk about fun stuff like this. I appreciate you caring enough about the material to reach out.
To answer your question, Shawn and I already talked about working together again down the road, but there are no immediate plans for me to return.
If I was ever asked, I would certainly consider it, although, it would most likely not be a Fulci project as I do believe they have other artists already lined up.
We shall see what the future holds, but in the meantime, I've been running my own comic book company and projects....so either way, you'll be seeing more from me.
Best,
Derek
