Vampire Hunters Learn How to Get a Head in Unlife in New Graphic Novel

A man slashes at the head of a large vampire with a knife, removing it cleanly (and bloodily) from its neck, in a scene from Falconspeare.

Ugh certainly.
Image: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell and Clem Robins/Dark Horse

It’s not all enjoyable and video games, combating vampires. Sometimes you simply need to put your head within the sport, earlier than somebody loses theirs fully.

io9 is happy to disclose a primary look inside cartoonist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell’s new quirky supernatural crossover journey at Dark Horse Comics, Falconspeare. The new graphic novel, written and illustrated by Johnson-Cadwell (with lettering by Clem Robins), options the nineteenth century heroes Professor J.T. Meinhardt, Mr. Knox, and Ms. Mary Van Sloan, characters Johnson-Cadwell created alongside Hellboy icon Mike Mignola for the comics Mr. Higgins Comes Home and Our Encounters With Evil: Adventures of Professor J.T. Meinhardt and his Assistant Mr. Knox. Now, these heroes are teaming up for one more kooky, spooky journey investigating the paranormal perils of the age, this time investigating the mysterious disappearance of a fellow agent of supernatural investigation: the titular vampire slayer, James Falconspeare. Check out the quilt for Falconspeare beneath, by Mike Mignola and longtime collaborator colorist Dave Stewart!

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Image: Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart/Dark Horse

“Professor Meinhardt, Mr. Knox, and Ms. Mary Van Sloan answer a call from their past. A lost colleague and friend from their formative days may be reaching out to them after years of silence. Is it a call for help, or a warning?” Johnson-Cadwell teased io9 in regards to the plot of Falconspeare, in a press release supplied by way of e-mail. “Our heroes are prepared to find out, though may not be prepared for what they uncover. They pit themselves against vampires and werewolves once more, but is there a more terrible encounter yet to come?”

“As a cartoonist, Warwick is entirely fearless. Any time I think I’ve done something a bit out there, a little bit exciting, I have only to look at Warwick’s stuff to be reminded what exciting really looks like,” Mignola added in his personal assertion, supplied by way of e-mail. Speaking of thrilling—and the aforementioned head loss—take a look at just a few pages of Ms. Sloan, Mr. Knox, and Falconspeare’s adventures beneath, making their debut right here on io9:

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Image: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell and Clem Robins/Dark Horse

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Image: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell and Clem Robins/Dark Horse

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Image: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell and Clem Robins/Dark Horse

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Image: Warwick Johnson-Cadwell and Clem Robins/Dark Horse

Falconspeare will hit cabinets at comedian ebook shops subsequent week on January 12, earlier than releasing extra broadly in bookstores beginning January 25.


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