Media release — Award-winning publisher Archaia Entertainment, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, is thrilled to reveal the introduce of two original graphic novels on Nov. 13 that are both sequels to prominent titles. Hopeless, Maine Vol. 2: Inheritance by Tom as well as Nimue brown as well as Old City Blues Vol. 2 by Giannis Milonogiannis are follow-ups that visitors have long been anticipating, as well as are releasing just in time for the holidays!HOPELESS, MAINE VOL. 2: INHERITANCE
Original graphic book Hardcover
Retail Price: $19.95 U.S.
Page Count: 96 pages
Format: Hardcover, 6″ x 9″, full color
Genre: Fantasy
On-sale Date: Nov. 13 in comic shops, Nov. 26 in bookstores
Written by Nimue Brown
Illustrated by Tom Brown
Cover by Tom Brown
Rating: T – teen (12 as well as up, may include moderate violence or moderate profanity)
WHY WE like IT: In HOPELESS, MAINE VOL. 1: personal DEMONS, the husband-and-wife team of Tom as well as Nimue brown hooked us with their spooky tale of the mysterious, young Salamandra as well as their Gothic-inspired artwork, so we’re prepared for more!
WHY YOU’LL like IT: fans of stories like Tom Siddell’s GUNNERKRIGG COURT, Ted Naifeh’s Courtney Crumrin, as well as Roman Dirge’s Lenore, the adorable bit Dead woman will see parallels, however the Browns have produced an engaging world in which a young lady becomes empowered—so to speak!
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: continue with the adventures of young Salamandra, the orphaned, mysterious, witch-in-training on the haunted island of Hopeless, Maine. When Sal finds she may have a grandfather living on the island, she seeks him out, only to discover him full of even much more secret than the rest of her past. before she can unravel the tricks of her family’s past, however, her finest friend, Owen, is thrust into a household trauma of his own. Salamandra should select between assisting Owen as well as discovering the house as well as household she has always longed for.
OLD CITY BLUES VOL. 2
Original graphic book Softcover
Retail Price: $12.95 U.S.
Page Count: 200 pages
Format: Softcover, 5″ x 7.5″, black as well as white
Genre: Sci-Fi
On-sale Date: Nov. 13 in comic shops, Nov. 26 in bookstores
Written by Giannis Milonogiannis
Illustrated by Giannis Milonogiannis
Cover by Giannis Milonogiannis
Rating: T – teen (12 as well as up, may include moderate violence or moderate profanity)
WHY WE like IT: Milonogiannis’ style is “Ghost in the Shell” satisfies “Blade Runner,” with an energetic grittiness all of its own. directly off an acclaimed run on picture Comics’ Prophet, we’re thrilled for Milonogiannis to dive back into the world of new Athens to bring us a brand-new story from the OLD CITY BLUES universe.
WHY YOU’LL like IT: If you liked OLD CITY BLUES VOL. 1 for its hard-boiled, sci-fi police officer action, you’ll like this new volume with much more of Milonogiannis’ fast-paced, supercharged storytelling of a post-apocalyptic society, similar to stories like “Akira” as well as “I, Robot.”
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The next chapter in the critically acclaimed OLD CITY BLUES series! The year is 2049. Southeastern Europe. developed on the ruins of the country when understood as Greece, new Athens is a city crawling with life—low-life, that is. From mech smugglers as well as medication dealers, to corrupt politicians as well as all-too-powerful corporations, the city is at the mercy of modern criminals. as well as it’s as much as Detective Solano, Thermidor, as well as the rest of the new Athens special authorities to keep the city in order. This edition collects “Private Enemy” as well as the brand-new “Prosthetic Corpus” story arcs.
About Archaia Entertainment
Archaia (archaia.com) is a multi-award-winning graphic book publisher with much more than 75 popular publishing brands, including such domestic as well as worldwide hits as mouse GUARD, RUST, COW BOY, CURSED PIRATE GIRL, GUNNERKRIGG COURT, as well as ARTESIA. Archaia has likewise published an entire line of graphic novels in partnership with The Jim Henson Company, including the several award-winning JIM HENSON’S tale OF SAND as well as such cherished tales as THE DARK CRYSTAL, THE STORYTELLER, as well as FRAGGLE ROCK. In addition to its partnership with Henson, Archaia has forged innovative partnerships with storytellers in all aspects of the home entertainment industry, resulting in print as well as digital expansions of such noted properties as BLEEDOUT as well as HAWKEN (video games), IMMORTALS as well as world OF THE APES (film), as well as SPACE: 1999 (television). together with these celebrated titles, Archaia has released English translations of various popular foreign titles to much fanfare, including THE KILLER, Sergio Toppi’s SHARAZ-DE: TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, as well as THE trick HISTORY. In June 2013, Archaia was obtained by BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com). established by Ross Richie in 2005, diamond Gnull