Penny Dreadful 1 - Brossura

Wilson-cairns, Krysty; Hindraker, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1785853686 ISBN 13: 9781785853685

Casa editrice: Titan Books, 2017

Riassunto

The hit Showtime TV series is presented in comics for the first time!

Written by the scriptwriters of the hit Penny Dreadful TV show - Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Andrew Hindraker!

Featuring Vanessa Ives (Eva Green), Sir Malcom Murray (Timothy Dalton) and Sembene (Danny Sapani) the story recounts the events that led up to the explosive first season of the show.

This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood firend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the show scriptwriters, this collected edition takes the reader on a heart-stopping journey into the supernatural realm.

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Recensione:

"A thrilling debut... dark, bloody and engaging. 9 out of 10" - Newsarama
"Captures the aesthetic of Penny Dreadful perfectly...9.5 out of 10" -
Sci Fi Pulse
"Excellent storytelling and fantastic art" - Fangirl Nation
"It is incredibly dramatic. 9 out of 10" - Comic Wow
"De Martinis style is haunting" - Ain't It Cool
"The artwork is fantastic!" - Adventures in Poor Taste
"If you are a fan of the show, this was created specifically for you.
If you love suspense and horror, then this is definitely something
you ll want to seek out."
- Geeks of Doom
"The writing by Krysty Wilson-Cairns is sharp" - Backwards Compatible
"It has an abstract gothic style that reminds the reader of rotoscope
animation. I immediately thought of Ralph Bakshi s Lord of the Rings
or Richard Linklater s A Scanner Darkly. It s abstract, it s gothic
and it s fun." - Word of the Nerd
"Captures the spirit and essence of the show perfectly...4 out of 5" - Nerdly
"Well executed and just plain gorgeous...all the Dreadfuls out there
will be very entertained by this" - Nerdist
"Nothing short of fantastic!" - - --Slawjaw Punks

L'autore:

Royal Scottish Academy alumna, Dewar Arts Award Recipient, and Oscar Moore Foundation Scholar, Krysty Wilson-Cairns has just finished her first feature 'Prophets' a high concept black comedy, and has two shorts in post production.

Louie De Martinis is the illustrator of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, part of Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL Collection, and MADNESS a miniseries / graphic novel published by Titan Comics. Release: 2016. In addition to illustrating comics and novels, De Martinis has also worked in the animation industry, providing development art and storyboards. He got his start as a layout artist on the animated feature Heavy Metal.

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• Editore: Titan Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1785853686
• ISBN 13: 9781785853685
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Disegnatore: De Martinis Louis