RED KOI

Hello friends! My name is Tyler Wentland and I am the artist and writer of Red Koi and The Swan King along with master colorist Nick Welch and letterer extraordinaire Wes Locher! Thanks so much for reading! Post questions, comments, and we'll be happy to chat. Thank you!

Something you may have noticed, which will be explored in Red Koi #6 is the title "King of Ravens" mentioned a few times in The Swan King one-shot. The moniker is a slur from the King's own people who saw his swan sigil with it's symbolism of beautiful, as glaring hypocrisy in the face of his blo

Red Koi #5 My friends! The concluding issue of Red Koi | Ch. 2 | SHATTERED LEGACY is available for pre-order through Alterna's Fall Pre-Order Campaign! In this issue Eiko faces a showdown with the Marut of the White Lotus Knights, a Ranger bound by sacred oath to track her to the ends of the earth.

In issue 4 of Red Koi, part II of Shattered Legacy, the jungle running adventure descends into the flooded catacombs of an ancient city where Eiko Red Koi and her mysterious new ally Numa are hunted by a team of Rangers of the White Lotus Knights of Vara'Qur among many other nasty surprises: Get

My page I won in the Alterna auction arrived today with signed books and sticker and pin. Thanks Tyler.

Hey Tyler. Looking forward to receiving my Red Koi page and items from the Alterna auction. Going to frame it and put it on my studio wall. Check out my work at www.geraldlange.com. Love to contribute a variant some day to one of you books.

Friends! I wanted to post this as a place to post any questions or comments you might have about Red Koi, The Swan King, or anything else!

My next commission was a wonderful homage of a the family member of a reader in the likeness of Count Strahd on the balcony of Castle Ravenloft overlooking Barovia, based on a specific painting shared with me by the reader. I am painfully ignorant about Dungeons & Dragons lore so this piece is a te

Friends! I wanted to share the penciling process for the page currently on my drawing table. I've never before drawn a spiral stair and wow...was it a challenge. A lot of fun though!

Hello dear Red Koi readers! Did you see the latest Red Koi Newsletter? If not, be sure to subscribe and check it out here: https://tinyletter.com/Tyler-Wentland/letters/red-koi-a-broken-world Issue 4 is coming out soon! Can't wait to hear what you think. Thank you! Tyler

I've mentioned a certain knight will make an appearance in Red Koi #6...so here's a sneak peek ONLY for the Alterna forum:

Friends! I've put sketch cover commissions on my website and wanted to chronicle the progress of one here. A faithful reader has commissioned Red Koi vs The Swan King! So here is part 1...the scribbles: Part 2: Tightening up my lines... Part 3: Laying in my first inks. At this stage I want to

Friends, I wanted to share this review of Red Koi #3, part 1 of Shattered Legacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5reP6jkS2h8 and invite you to share your thoughts/response to the book. What did you think? Are you digging the new adventure? Let me know your thoughts here!

Curious what you all think happens next in Red Koi #3? I ask because I originally envisioned Red Koi as a single story finished in those first 2 issues...then the book got picked up by Alterna and my imagination was free to go bananas. Issue 3 comes out soon but I'm curious where you think its goin

I was lucky to have been commissioned to create this piece featuring Lord Kitagawa, first seen in the Red Koi Giant! Vol. I. I wanted to show a little bit of the process laying out perspective and fundamental shapes with light 2H pencil, then using darker leads to pick my favorite lines, and then se

Friends! This Thursday (11/4) I will be joining the inimitable Rob Geronimo on his YouTube channel for a chat about the dark fantasy genre! We'll talk Blood Realm, Red Koi, and how to balance the darkness with the light....spoiler altert: It's blood. Lots and lots of blood. Join us!

The Red-Koi-Amaniacs demanded it. Tyler and Nick throw down in a no-holds-barred in-depth discussion of the Red Koi Universe. Where it's been. Where it's going. And how does Red Koi Eiko keep that armor battle ready? Everything you wanted to know Red Koi. JOIN US! 7:30PM 6/23/21 T&NT: Tyler and Nic

T&NT: Tyler and Nick Talk RED KOI,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw5UF3XvRTw Join us! Tyler & Nick

Hi Friends! I just wrote a Newsletter about how I try to create the "atmosphere" of Red Koi and The Swan King, starting with Red Koi #1 PGS 1-3: https://tinyletter.com/Tyler-Wentland/letters/red-koi-ghosts-screaming-in-the-darkness I've gotten such wonderful comments about the atmosphere and mood of

Friends, here are some screenshots from the latest issue of Red Koi on my drawing board, what will be issue 6! While you wait for this issue, I hope you'll enjoy CH. 2: SHATTERED LEGACY, Part 1: BLOOD DEBTS! : https://www.alternaaccess.com/product-page/pre-order-red-koi-3

Friends! I just wanted to thank you for your interest and support of both Red Koi and The Swan King. They are my favorite characters I've ever created and having you along for the journey. I look forward to interacting with you here but want to invite you to subscribe to my newsletter as well at: ht