Image Comics has introduced Nights, a brand new ongoing sequence set to launch in October. The city fantasy sequence comes from author Wyatt Kennedy and artist Luigi Formisano, and is described by the writer as “Scott Pilgrim meets Fright Night.” The sequence is coloured by Francesco Segala (with Gloria Martinelli) and lettered by Maria Letizia Mirabella.
Here’s a synopsis from Image for the sequence:
It’s 2003, Supernatural creatures casually exist amongst people, and America is made up of 31 states. Vince Okonma has misplaced his mother and father, moved in along with his secret mercenary cousin, his video game-making roommate, and befriends “the greatest vampire who’s ever lived.” And that’s simply the primary 20 pages. Welcome to Florida, youth is wasted on the younger…
Nights is the newest Image Comics work for Wyatt Kennedy. The author beforehand wrote Bolero, with artist Luana Vecchio, which launched final 12 months from the writer. Kennedy and Vecchio additionally teamed for a three-part serial, “Gospel for a New Century,” in final 12 months’s Image! anthology sequence. Luigi Formisano additionally offered a variant cowl for Bolero, however Nights would be the artists’s first inside work for Image.
In an announcement asserting the sequence, Kennedy described the inspiration for the ebook, and the sensation of creating it along with his pals:
“I basically wanted to make the greatest Toonami show that never existed. There’s so many bizarre genre-bending elements with horror, comedy, action, and romance, but the characters are the true heart of this story. Expect an episodic start to the ‘season’ as it were, but we’re ramping up to tell an incredible near apocalyptic event love story. It genuinely feels like a limitless world and watching it brought to life with such care from one of my best friends, Luigi, Francesco (our colorist), Maria (our Letterer), my fantastic editor Alana Fox, and all the wonderful people at Image has been a dream come true. It’s gonna be a weird one, so buckle up!”
Image writer Eric Stephenson additionally described what made Nights a superb match for the writer:
“Comparisons get thrown around for new comics all the time, and this one is no different, but there really isn’t anything like this on the racks right now. Wyatt and Luigi are building a fascinating world here, full of curious situations and captivating characters, and I’m excited for readers to experience the thrill of diving into a new series so rich with possibilities.”
Check out an inside preview, in addition to a variant cowl for the primary difficulty, under. Nights #1 is about to reach in comedian retailers and digitally on Wednesday, October eleventh.
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