FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2003—SEATTLE, WA: Green Ronin Publishing has reached an agreement with Dan Brereton to license his critically acclaimed comic Nocturnals for the Mutants & Masterminds RPG. Green Ronin will publish Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion, co-authored by Brereton and Green Ronin’s founder Chris Pramas. The book, an essential guide to the world and characters of the Nocturnals, includes a brand new, 8-page story and new rules for the Mutants & Masterminds RPG.
"Nocturnals is an amazing comic and we're thrilled to be bringing it to the RPG market," says Pramas. "Dan's one of the few guys in comics who can do it all--painting, writing, storytelling--and he is just the kind of creator we want involved with Mutants & Masterminds."
"I'm very impressed with Mutants & Masterminds and had a great time illustrating some of its characters. It put me in mind to approach Green Ronin about doing a Nocturnals game book and it turned out they had the same idea," says Brereton. "The plan is to create a book that will act as a companion guide for fans of the comics, as well as an excellent interactive way for readers and gamers alike to submerge themselves in the Nocturnals universe."
Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion is scheduled for a late summer release. The book will be full color and lavishly illustrated by Brereton and other hand-picked Nocturnals artists, such as Ted Naifeh (The Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom, Courtney Crumrin), Phil Noto (Danger Girl, Beautiful Killer), and more to be announced.
Nocturnals: A Midnight Companion
A Mutants & Masterminds Sourcebook
Written by Dan Brereton and Chris Pramas
Cover by Dan Brereton
160 page, full color hardback
MSRP: $29.95
GRR2006
ISBN: 1-932442-02-2
Doc Horror's family is looking for new blood in the nighttime war against Evil. Enter the shadows of Dan Brereton's acclaimed monster-noir masterpiece with this essential Nocturnals sourcebook. A Midnight Companion gives you the full story on all your favorite Nocturnals characters, from heroes like Halloween Girl and Gunwitch to spooky ne'er-do-wells like The Hideous League and Keera the Bat Queen. Delve into the secrets of mysterious Pacific City, the dreaded, other-dimensional Crim, and the subterranean ruins of the soul-stealing Skerrll. You'll also meet a new villain in a never-before-seen 8-page comic. You want more? How about all the rules you need to run a Nocturnals campaign with the Mutants & Masterminds RPG? Play the Nocturnals themselves or create your own hybrid pulp tough-guys or spectral creatures of the night. Co-written by an award- winning team-up of Dan Brereton and game designer Chris Pramas, A Midnight Companion is perfect for game and comic fans alike.
Green Ronin Publishing is roleplaying game company from Seattle, WA. It blazed the d20 trail with its hit Death in Freeport adventure, which went on to win an Origins and an ENnie Award. Since then Green Ronin has established a reputation for quality that is second to none, publishing such critical favorites as Legions of Hell, Book of the Righteous, and the Mutants & Masterminds RPG. Point your browser to www.greenronin.com for more info.
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"Spooky," "hard-boiled," and "lurid" are among the words used to describe the unmistakable style of Dan Brereton. Since 1988, his career has spanned works for all the major comics publishers. Oni Press is currently home to the Nocturnals, his most acclaimed creations to-date, which have produced graphic novels in four collected trade paperbacks. His explosively colorful art style has garnered him the Russ Manning award as well as numerous industry award nominations. Many gamers will recognize his
artistic contributions to games produced by Green Ronin, Wizards of the Coast and White Wolf.