Nocturnals Volume One: Black Planet and Other Stories
If you are a horror comic buff, there are a few names that come to the forefront of the class as masters of the macabre. Names like Bernie Wrightson, Mike Mignola, Kelley Jones, Gene Colan and of course, Dan Brereton, line the ghoulish halls with their nightmare imagery and keen sense of graphic storytelling. This month Olympian Publishing unearths and remasters all of the original Nocturnals stories in their beautiful line of oversized hard cover editions. Each book contains new story material bridging gaps in the various mini-series and even includes a few new original Brereton stories featuring the usual suspects: Doc Horror, Polychrome, Gunwitch, Starfish, Firelion, Komodo, and the Raccoon. For years the incredible painted art of Dan Brereton has captivated fans of fright with its ability to capture the most insane nightmare images this side of the afterlife. If you enjoy captivating storytelling, uniquely frightening characters, and a healthy dose of freakish Hitchcockian events then grab a copy of the Nocturnals Volume 1 Hardcover and join the legions of undead fans who have followed this groundbreaking series from the beginning! -Jim Kuhoric --PREVIEWS, August 2006 Staff Pick