THE WITCHES OF SILVERLAKE VOLUME ONE
ISBN: 9781681160849
OSD: 5/14/2024
Authored by Simon Curtis, The Witches of Silverlake follows Elliot’s bewitching journey as the brand new child at Saint John the Baptist Academy as he and his newfound coven of queer witches unintentionally unleash a bloodthirsty demon that terrorizes their faculty. Illustrated by Stephanie Son, the graphic novel explores the risks of magic past crystals and candles.
IT’S ALWAYS TOUGH BEING THE NEW KID IN THE COVEN
Elliot has had a tough 12 months. His dad died, he needed to transfer throughout the nation, and now he’s about to begin highschool at LA’s prestigious Saint John the Baptist Academy, the place his mother has accepted the place of Vice Principal. He’s rapidly taken in by the college’s outcasts: the scholarship youngsters; the queer youngsters; and those who simply don’t actually slot in with the shiny belief fund infants of SJTBA. They instantly let him in on their little secret…they’re witches. Elliot joins them of their world among the many crystal shops and occult outlets of Silverlake, however simply as he feels he has lastly discovered a way of household together with his new coven, a full moon initiation ceremony goes awry and unleashes a demon with a thirst for SJTBA scholar and college blood, whose grotesque killing spree reveals that forces a lot larger and darker than their worst nightmares have had their sights set on Elliot all alongside…With the enjoyable and video games of enjoying with crystals and candles over, the coven now understand that magic is highly effective, actual, and that it is perhaps extra harmful than they’d ever imagined.
Simon Curtis is an actor, writer, pop artist, songwriter, and leukemia survivor. He first appeared in Nickelodeon’s Spectacular!, and launched his viral album, 8Bit Heart, in 2010. The following 12 months, his debut, unbiased album at retail, RA, landed at quantity 20 on Billboard’s Dance and Electronic Albums chart. His debut novel from Simon & Schuster, Boy Robot, was launched in 2016, and the sequel, Robot Army, is slated for launch in 2025. The Witches of Silverlake is Simon’s first graphic novel.
Stephanie Son is an illustrator at the moment based mostly in Seoul, South Korea. She has collaborated with numerous publications comparable to Penguin Random House, Legendary Comics, Pixiv/Kadokawa and Holiday House, in addition to comedian conventions just like the UK. ThoughtBubble competition and animation studios comparable to Nexus Studios. Narratives and aesthetics that discover themes of variety and connections are what drives her to do what she does.
Title: THE SCIENCE OF GHOSTS
ISBN: 9781681160863
OSD: 06/18/2024
In The Science of Ghosts, written by Lilah Sturges, trans forensic parapsychologist Jo Ravenna investigates a collection of murders intertwined with ghostly echoes, uncovering unsettling truths with critical penalties for her and her associates’ lives. Illustrated by El Garing, this charming horror story delves into life post-transition amidst a haunting current. Both novels promise enchanting narratives and beautiful visuals, providing readers a spellbinding expertise.
THE PAST COMES BACK WITH A GHOSTLY VENGEANCE
After her transition, Joy Ravenna has settled into a snug life together with her girlfriend Cat and works as a forensic parapsychologist. Her purpose: make the world imagine that ghosts are actual and are important to fixing crimes. When the inheritor to the Haskell Firearms enterprise empire Liz Haskell is mysteriously murdered at her residence, Joy known as in to analyze. Shockingly, she finds traces of ghostly echoes on the scene of the crime, which sends her down a rabbit gap investigating extra murders within the Haskell household and seemingly wrongful convictions the place the police didn’t have all of the ghostly details. Will Joy have the ability to resolve the Haskell household murders and maintain her personal relationship with Cat from falling aside?
Written by Lilah Sturges (Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians) and illustrated by El Garing (Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi), The Science of Ghosts is a charming horror story that examines how troublesome navigating life post-transition could be amidst a tumultuous current.
Lilah Sturges is the author of quite a few comics, together with the PRISM Award successful Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians and Legendary Comics’ May 7th launch The Science of Ghosts.
Sturges has written many different titles from Vertigo / DC Comics, Marvel, IDW and others, and is finest identified for co-writing Eisner-award-nominated Jack of Fables with Bill Willingham. In 2019, Sturges was featured in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin for #TransPizza, the place she utilized her Twitter platform to donate free meals on to trans people all throughout the Twitterverse. Sturges lives in Austin, Texas together with her two daughters and two cats.
Artist El Garing loves illustrations. He migrated to the United States a few years in the past to comply with a dream, and met his hero personally, The Great Frank Frazetta, who’s at all times an inspiration. El was mentored by the most effective, Hal Santiago, and was taught by Philippines National Artist Francisco V. Coching. With Legendary Comics and Lugosi Enterprises, he labored on the graphic novel Bram Stoker’s Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi, which gained a Rondo Award in 2022.
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