After a tragic encounter with an artifact known as “The Dreamstone,” infamous treasure hunter Fabian Gray is possessed by five literary ghosts and granted access to their unique abilities.
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From Booklist
Thanks to a popular Kickstarter campaign, comics fans can enjoy a story so unique yet so familiar it’s like slipping on a pair of old slippers worn by a stranger. Famed treasure hunter Fabian Gray has the remarkable ability to channel ghosts of five archetypal figures—the wizard, the archer, the detective, the samurai, and the vampire—a power that comes in quite handy in the midst of his swashbuckling exploits. Barbiere’s writing and Mooneyham’s art are reminiscent of classic adventure comics, crammed with rubies to snag, helicopter ladders to lunge after, and biplanes that crash into deep jungles full of magic-wielding cults, all wrapped up in a plot dripping with revenge, regret, greed, and deep hubris. But Barbiere and Mooneyham aside, it would be a mistake not to acknowledge the book’s colorist, S. M. Vidauri, whose muted tones and deep purples mix the nostalgia of iconic adventure tales with the rich, heavy visuals of contemporary comics, such as Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Scott Snyder’s American Vampire, and Jeff Lemire’s Animal Man. –Ben Spanner
Am I doing the preview pages wrong? I click on them and it sends me right back here. I like the concept and the work looks good (that I can see from the thumbnail). I would love to see it up close. I guess I’ll just buy the comic and see it there, hahah!
Also, KUDOS on adding the mini-interview in the article / preview. That really works. It helps me not only get a grasp on what the book is about, but also the creators behind it.
Thanks Jimmy! I’ll see what I can do about the preview issues.
I’ve put the images back in on a larger scale- hopefully that’ll help!
It helped, indeed! I was able to read it and *enjoy* it. A few panels / word balloons caused some confusion, but overall I like what I see. Enough to make me get this book. Thanks.
Clean, beautiful, striking! Must have!
Thanks guys! Turns out that it is a glitch keeping images from popping as they should but we’re working on clearing it up.