Century Productions™
Century Productions™ was founded in 1998 by Roberto Mendoza and Mabelyn Arteaga with the intention of publishing their own graphic novels. Like all young projects, Century Productions™ evolved. Its existence gave way to something far greater than itself. In 2001, PANDORA magazine™, an art magazine created by artists for artists was founded.

Although, Century Productions™ is now a subsidiary of PANDORA magazine™, and no longer operates as an independent entity, many of its characters have found new homes throughout Roberto Mendoza's online shops.

Roberto Mendoza
Co-Founder
Artist / Writer

PANDORA magazine™:
Executive Director & Co-Founder

Mabelyn Arteaga
Co-Founder
Artist / Writer / Webmistress

PANDORA magazine™:
Executive Director & Co-Founder

Century Productions™ welcomes you to the magic filled countrylands of Abén, a place of myth, of mystery and of dark secrets that fear the light. "Crossroads", the main title of Century Productions™, is a story set upon this very ancient and melancholy world. Three women from three very different cultures must overcome their initial prejudices for each other in order to protect everything and everyone they have ever held dear. The fate of all they love lies in the fulfillment of their individual destinies, and in the incredible power of the truth.

Character Quotes:

"Darkness has always enshrouded my people. We danced in its embrace, and relished in what it had the power to conceal. The dawning is upon us. Our numbers have dwindled, and we are but shadows of our once-greatness. The Father stirs now, and seeks his well-deserved vengeance. We were arrogant offspring, and knew not our place."

~ Prince Devin Gerar,
Lord High-Prince of the Fairfolk, Low-King of the Shadowdales

"Let your bravest man step forth... if he so dares."

~ Barbara Tavelle,
Captain-General of Benral, "The Shield of Benral"

"The only thing certain about this life, is that it will end. If you spend all of yours dwelling on that one truth, you will die without ever having tasted why its worth living."

~ Gitana,
Tavernmaid at The Silver Fawn, City of Nevel

The Dark Futures Trilogy (DF3)
The Dark Futures Trilogy is a collection of short stories depicting three very different post-apocalyptic societies:

The God Child
Earth has been taken over by a hostile alien race that now dominates every aspect of daily human life. One of the few remaining religious cults is behind a small, but rapidly growing rebellion. For decades, they have fostered hopes of a "second coming" throughout the scattered, desperate colonies. A new messiah will come to set them free, and drive their dark oppressors back into the fathomless void of space. The miraculous advancements in the fields of genetic engineering have given the church the power to create its own savior, but can they control what they create?

Masqued
Behind the masks, there are no consequences. No regrets. No faith. No hope. The light of the sun is dwindling. The surface of the Earth has become so cold, that humanity has moved miles underground in a desperate hope to survive. The world is now run by a twisted court-like system where its lawyers, its jury, its audience and even its judge wear masks. The masks' original purpose was to facilitate breathing in the new harsh underground environments, but now... they have become hideous and elaborate, dark reflections of the true nature of each wearer's soul.

V13
The world has seen war, famine and environmental collapse. Humans huddle in their crystalline cities, encapsulated by their technology. They have forgotten what it was like to exist under a clear blue sky. They have entrusted the fabrication of their food, water, and even their air to infallible machines. Those that cannot afford the technological miracles of their time continue to struggle for survival. In this synthetic paradise, a simple programming error encoded more than two hundred years ago paves the path for an artificial life; and with that life comes a vicious new evolution.

Hara: SD 1995

1995 Rockefeller Center Holiday Window Display

Hara: Space Diva

Hara: Space Diva™
Head to the stars with Hara: Space Diva™ and her intergalactic band of alien musicians for a stellar adventure full of music and mayhem! As the lead singer of her own rock band, this stellar diva is always ready to stand front and center... taking on the audience (and any trouble) head on!

Originally envisioned as a no-nonsense, crime-fighting superheroine from outer space, Hara: Space Diva's™ initial appearance was dramatically different in her 1995 debut.

Rockefeller Center 1995
Thanks to the combined efforts of Ellen Rixford, and The School of Visual Arts' (SVA) Gallery & Exhibitions Department, the students of SVA's puppet class were able to display their "other-wordly" creations in Rockefeller Center during the holiday season of 1995. Hara was about to have her "fifteen minutes of fame". The holiday windows were such a success that they remained up until mid-February, and were reviewed in the following New York Times Article:

FOR CHILDREN by Dulcie Leimbach
December 22, 1995

(excerpt)
Aliens do not do winter that much differently from the way you or I do. These six new holiday windows explore the notion that outwordly creatures have an Earth-bound holiday whirl of their own.

The windows were designed by students from the School of Visual Arts, working under a teacher there, Ellen Rixford, a designer of puppets and displays. The windows' themes include baking, a musical "Joy to the Universe" and "Dressing for the Party," in which the main dress, a virgin-white satin, is like the Bethlehem star that beckoned through the night...

"Dressing for the Party" was designed
by Roberto Mendoza and Francine Kaplan.

Artist's Personal Note:
Unfortunately, Hara's "fifteen minutes of fame" felt like only nine. She now resides deep inside a storage center encased in a plastic garbage bag where officials will find her velvet and foam, bedazzled body decades from now. Alas... poor Ophelia.

© 1998 Century Productions. All rights reserved. No similarity between any of these names, characters, persons, and/ or institutions with those of any living or dead persons or institution is intended, any such similarity is coincidental. All characters "and distinctive likenesses thereof" are trademarks of Century Productions.