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Nocturnals: The Dark Forever Is On The Stands

OT ON the heels of last month's issue 1 of Nocturnals: The Dark Forever, issue 2 of Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom is out NOW, it's available from the wonderful people at Oni Press. Again, they have done a great job on this comic and the art of Ted Naifeh is getting phenomenal praise. I was literally stunned at the quality with which Oni reproduced my art in Dark Forever and they're doing a great job with Gunwitch too. Amazing! Thanks guys. Now buy the comics!

For Gunwitch I've written the comic and the amazingly talented Ted Naifeh supplies the art. Read a review of Gunwitch issue 1 from iComics, written by Greg McElhatton.

Fans of The Gunwitch may want to purchase the limited edition Gunwitch Bust from ace sculptor Beverly Gilroy. This is strictly limited to 100 castings, is hand-cast and hand painted by the sculptor herself, with a certificate of authenticty signed by myself and Beverly. You can find it on Beverly's site.

Outskirts Of Doom

THE GUNWITCH and Eve stumble onto a small town in the grip of evil- the sleepy hamlet of Helipolis was once a thriving community nestled away in the hills, a sanctuary from the rat race and the cares of larger cities. A place seldom visited by trouble. Until two rival vampire clans moved into town and went to war.

Goodnight and Fang have turned Heliopolis into a crimson-stained war zone, battling over a travelling exhibit- an Egyptian mummy and it's accompanying horde of treasure. Stolen years before, the two clans now battle for possession of the riches and wonders the relics may bestow on its possessors. Until Eve and her faithful, silent bodyguard, the Guwitch, stop in Heliopolis on their way to Eve's new school. A chance meeting with one of the occupying vampires leads to Eve allowing the Gunwitch to stay behind and rid the town of the vermin infesting it. Eve rides on ahead, with a word of advice to the gunslinging revenant: "I want you to help these people, but I want you back in one piece too. So play it cool- no showdowns, no sticking your neck out too far.Use your head, not just your guns."

With that, Eve goes on ahead, leaving the Gunwitch to handle the bloodthirsty clans with a cool head, a deadly aim and absolutely no power of speech...

GUNWITCH: OUTSKIRTS OF DOOM is written by Dan Brereton and illustrated by former GLOOMCOOKIE artist ( and co-creator of that series) Ted Naifeh. The book will feature painted covers by Naifeh and Brereton,and black, white and grey interiors. (32pgs)

You can order the comics (Nocturnals: The Dark Forever and Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom) from comic shops online. You can do this at Khepri Comics, SilverBullet Comics and Next Planet Over, who have all ably supported me in the past. Tell them I sent ya!

NOCTURNALS: THE DARK FOREVER

IN JULY, NOCTURNALS: THE DARK FOREVER, #1 hits stands- written and illustrated by Brereton, the three issue series picks up several years after the events of NOCTURNALS: BLACK PLANET. Many of Doc's crew have left Pacific City to pursue personal quests and destinies- leaving Doc, Polychrome and the Gunwitch to handle things at home. Even Eve has left town, as she now attends private school with other special youngsters, hours away. Now, on the eve of Thanksgiving, Doc Horror's family of night creatures have returned, just in time to find the city in the grip of a new plague of Evil. Citizens of the town are showing up as the Undead, leaving the police helpless and baffled. Without much help from Doc, who is wrapped up in his own personal quest- unearthing what he believes to be the remains of ancient ruins deep beneath the town- Polychrome and the Raccoon uncover more of the undead. So far the only thing they know what to do is out them out of their misery, Racccon-style.

Firelion and Starfish return soon after, and all discover that Doc has disappeared into the depths, following a cave-in at the mouth of his dig-site. What follows then is a labyrinthine mystery that will be unravelled above and below the cursed city. One of Doc's crew will discover a destiny none of them could ever have expected- while Doc stumbled onto the legacy of a bygone Age- and the ghosts who still haunt its ruins.

Both projects will explore more of the background and character of the Nocturnals, as well as changes that have taken place in the dynamic of the group.

Check back with us soon, for sneaks of preview art and other goodies coming to this page soon- and check out some of Ted's wonderful character studies for OUTSKIRTS.

2001 looks to be a good year for fans of the NOCTURNALS. We have some interesting things in the works- and we'll be announcing them in the near future as they develop!

- more coming soon

Hot News THE FIRST 6 pages of Nocturnals: Troll Bridge were previewed on the web and you can see them here again on Nocturnals.com. They feature the great art of Ted Naifeh, who has since gone on to do the art of the Gunwitch book (below).

Both Troll Bridge and Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom are available from the wonderful people at Oni Press.

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