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Dark Horse and T-Pub partner to publish The Many Deaths of Barnaby James

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Dark Horse Books presents The Many Deaths of Barnaby James, the first graphic novel to be published from a new partnership with T-Pub. The gothic fantasy was written by Brian Nathanson and Neil Gibson, illustrated by Piotr Kowalski, colored by Brad Simpson, and lettered and designed by Saida Temofonte.

Every year, the circus comes to town. However, “The Black Top” isn’t like any circus you’ve seen before—its performers were once dead. They’ve been resurrected by their fearsome ringmaster, Azlon, who commands that they do his bidding. Among them, Barnaby James, a young gravedigger, requests that Azlon resurrect the love of his (former) life, Delilah. Time and time again, his pleas are rejected. Frustrated, Barnaby decides to steal Azlon’s magic wand and bring back Delilah himself. On his desperate journey to find her, Barnaby must overcome murderers, cannibals and sex slavers–not to mention the full fury of Azlon–or he might just find himself dead… again.

Phillip Kobylanski, President of Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment (“The Walking Dead,” The Youtube Effect), shepherded the development of the novel with T-Pub. Valhalla has also partnered with Dark Horse on an adaptation of the novel that will bring the story to the screen.

The Many Deaths of Barnaby James TPB (136 pages, 6.625 x 10.1875”) arrives in bookstores December 12, 2023 and into comic shops December 13, 2023. It is now available to pre-order for $24.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and indie bookstore.

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Twisted Dark Vol. 5 – American Premier at C2E2

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T Publications have announced that they will be releasing the first remastered US editions of Twisted Dark in the midwest at C2E2 in Chicago, IL. The publisher will have Twisted Dark Volume 1 heavily discounted for $9.99 and Twisted Dark Volumes 2-5  available for $14.99 to celebrate the release of the fifth volume. Creator Neil Gibson can be found at booth #134. This is the first time Twisted Dark Volume 5 has ever been seen in the USA.

C2E2 runs April 25th- April 27th, 2014. Not coming to the show? Don’t worry Twisted Dark will be in US stores this summer. CEO and writer Neil Gibson explains, “We’d love to be able to meet all our fans face to face, but if we can’t, the least we can do is make sure that our products are readily available in stores in the United States.”

T Publications is a new publisher from London. The first issue of Twisted Dark was the #1 book on Amazon Kindle in the UK and they are releasing volume 5 in May. Looking for horror that will make you laugh as well as gasp? Check out their miniseries Tabatha! And for those looking for light-hearted reading, make sure and pick up Twisted Light!

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Twisted Dark – American Premier at Emerald City Comicon

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T Publications announced today that they will be releasing the first remastered US editions of Twisted Dark at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, Washington. The publisher will have Twisted Dark Volume 1 heavily discounted for $9.99 and Twisted Dark Volumes 2-4 available for $14.99 to celebrate the release of the fourth volume. Creator Neil Gibson can be found at booth #510 and at Seattle Comic Legends The Dreaming’s booth #2110 to sign Sunday at noon! Emerald City Comicon runs March 28th- March 30th 2014.

Not coming to the show? Don’t worry Twisted Dark will be in US stores this summer. You can read the first issue of their new horror masterpiece Tortured Life for free.

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Review: Twisted Dark Volume One

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Twisted Dark Volume 1I feel it’s important to start off with this review and say, if you’re in any way depressed, or easily depressed, you’ll probably want to steer clear of the first volume of this excellent anthology. It takes the word “dark” in its title seriously.

Twisted Dark Volume One springs out of the brain of writer Neil Gibson. The title evokes the idea that we’re in store of a bunch of stories filled with dark humor and dark places and that pretty much nails it. And it’s an excellent read. Gibson is back up with varied artists, most offering more than one story. Though they’re different names, the style if art is pretty similar with a rough look that fits the tone of the stories quite well.

The graphic novel, while made up of stories that vary in characters and plot, has a clear coherent vision that carries throughout it’s pages. The dark, twisted, humor is clear right away as Gibson explains the difference between himself and Mel Gibson, they’re not the same person just to be clear. From there the stories are all over the place and each leave you haunted by the end.

I was sucked in by the quality of the storytelling while at the same time thinking what’s wrong with me that I’m enjoying it so much. There’s a twisted beauty about it all and the content is not for the squeamish. At almost 200 pages, the graphic novel hit me like a punch to the gut, torturing my emotions in a good way. The fact that Gibson pulls this off automatically puts him on my radar as a writer to watch. It’s an impressive move to evoke such emotion and get the reader to feel it as they move through the stories. The fact it’s his debut is even more impressive and puts many veteran comic writers to shame.

While most of the stories stand on their own, there’s a two that are interconnected hinting that there’s even more going on here than meets the eye.

If you’re looking for a solid read that’s haunting and hits you on an emotional level, look no further. The fact that it’s an indie publisher is even better. I absolutely recommend this and look forward to see what Gibson has in store next.

Story: Neil Gibson Art: Atula Siriwardane, Caspar Wijngaard, Heru Prasetyo Djalal, Jan Wijngaard, Ant Mercer, Olga-Mila Gots, Dan West
Story: 8.5 Art: 8 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Graphic Policy was provided with a FREE copy for review