Dominator

Dominator (2003)

Anyone who says Rock 'n' Roll is dead - WILL be!

After a civil war in Hell, Lucifer has been defeated and the Key to Hell is in Lord Desecrater's grasp. However, the rebellious Dominator has his own thoughts and keeps the Key to Hell away from Lord Desecrater and is forced to fight off his forces including three other demons - Decimator, Extricator and Lady Violator.

Date of release
2003-03-03
TMDB
3.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Horror, Animation, Comedy
Director
Tony Luke Jr.

Casting

Interesting facts

Dominator is a British comic character created by Tony Luke. The character debuted in the British heavy metal music magazine Metal Hammer in 1988, before being serialised in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon in 1993. It was adapted into a 2003 computer-generated animated feature film directed by Luke. The story chronicles the ongoing adventures of the eponymous "Demon God of Rock & Roll" in many different forms.

Production

Tony Luke came up with the ideas for Dominator while working as a caretaker in the East End of London after moving there in the late 1980s. The idea and design for the titular character was inspired by "kabuki dancers who had very long hair with masks".

In late 1990, Tundra Publishing had gained the rights to create a new comic adaptation of Dominator with Luke; nothing materialised from this, and the rights eventually expired.

In 1991, Tony Luke visited San Diego for a comic convention where he met with a number of publishers, including Japanese company Kodansha. After they showed interest in his work on Dominator, Kodansha offered Luke a contract to obtain the rights to the comic and serialise it in one of their manga magazines. Luke signed the contract to create twelve episodes in December 1992.

Dominator was serialised in full colour in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from 24 July 1993, to 25 May 1994. Alan Grant wrote the scripts, which were then translated to Japanese. It made use of blending photos of human models with miniature latex models, distorted with a colour photocopier, and then painted on. It was the first manga series ever created by a British artist.

The manga found an audience in Japan, particularly with its local alternative scene, and allowed Luke to come in contact with fellow manga artist Yasushi Nirasawa. Luke was also commissioned by Kodansha to create a one-shot crossover with Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai for sister magazine Weekly Morning. It was published under the title Dominator in Tokyo (ドミネーターinトーキョー) in November 1993.

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