Is Ben Mauro's 'Huxley' graphic novel universe the next big thing in sci-fi? (interview)

The enviable creative achievements of video game designer, ace illustrator, and Hollywood concept artist Ben Mauro could fill an entire library, with a sterling resume that includes credits on projects such as "Halo: Infinite," "Call of Duty," " The Predator ," and Neill Blomkamp's " Elysium ." Oh, and did we mention he also spent five years down in New Zealand with director Peter Jackson working on costume design, weaponry, creatures, and props for "The Hobbit Trilogy?" But aside from these accolades, Huxley is aiming to make his new sci-fi graphic novel series, " Huxley " (Thames & Hudson, 2025), into the next transmedia sensation in the vein of "Star Wars," "Dune," "Warhammer 40K," or "Foundation." Mauro remains dedicated to making it happen with this past December's " Huxley: The Oracle ," the second entry in his interplanetary saga adorned with lavish illustrations delivering cinematic storytelling and the visual flair seen in AAA video games. Article continues below "A lot of this began when I was working in production on films and games," Mauro tells Space. "It's sort of like an arms race of you've got to be more realistic, got to be faster, so you learn every new technique on the job. …