World Famous Comics: Nocturnals Volume One: Black Planet and Other Stories
Nocturnals Volume One: Black Planet and Other Stories
By: Dan Brereton Publisher: Olympian Publishing Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Olympian Publishing Number of Pages: 256 Publication Date: April 15, 2007 Release Date: November 01, 2006
Product Description: Doc Horror knows there are sinister forces at work trying to bring the downfall of the human race. An outcast, Doc Horror is forced to live by the dark of night, and there he finds compatriots who must also shun the light of day. Polychrome, The Gunwitch, Starfish, Firelion, Komodo, and The Raccoon join Doc in his mission to save this planet - and they don't care how many monsters stand in their way! The first of three hardcovers reprinting the entire critically acclaimed Nocturnals storyline, dramatically oversized to show off every ghastly, spectral detail! Each volume contains the addition of new story material- all in preparation for the relaunch of the series on the Nocturnals' 13th anniversary in 2007! Volume 1 contains the original six issue Bravura mini-series Black Planet, the Witching Hour story arc from Dark Horse Presents, an all-new crime noir story of Doc Horror and the Raccoon entitled Clean Hands, and a lengthy afterword by Dan Brereton about the origins of the Nocturnals.
Beautiful collected volume of one of my favorites... Daniel Brereton's Nocturnals is a comic that shouldn't work. It throws together elements of pulp novels, westerns, Lovecraftian horror, and crime noir and makes something totally new that doesn't just work, it rocks. The resulting blend is unlike anything you've ever read, and it's a ton of fun.
This volume collects the first two stories of the Nocturnals, and includes a new story, "Clean Hands" that you won't find elsewhere.
Nocturnals is a fully painted comic (something that seems to sadly become more rare with each passing year), and Dan's art is simply stunning in this oversized presentation. All the colors are crisp and the paintings look like they could have been painted yesterday.
If you're a fan of monsters, halloween, and all those things that go bump in the night, pick up this book.
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