The decaying town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts has an unhealthy reputation. Nearby citizens shun it. You won't find it on any maps. And the denizens just don't look right. They just don't. Maybe it's something in the water? Robert Loveless is trying to escape the lurking fear of insanity cursing his bloodline when his quest lures him to the town of Innsmouth. As Loveless wanders the tumbledown streets past homes and buildings of departed grandeur, he uncovers the town's awful past from a half-crazed old drunk named Zadok Allen. A shadow reaching out from before the dawn of history is haunting Innsmouth, and now that Loveless has learned the truth its denizens want him to stay there...forever.
This graphic novel features an all-new authorized adaptation of one of H. P. Lovecraft's most popular weird tales by Steven Philip Jones (H. P. Lovecraft's Worlds, Lovecraftian) and Trey Baldwin (Ladies of Market Street), Lovecraft's seminal novella, a Lovecraft biography, and Jones's article on adapting Lovecraft into comics updated for this edition.
Where does reality leave off and madness begin? - H. P. Lovecraft, The Shadow over Innsmouth
Inspired by the master of macabre horror, H.P. Lovecraft, and sure to entertain the legion of fans of the author Lovecraftian weaves classic H. P. Lovecraft characters such as Herbert West and Randolph Carter and weird tales like The Call of Cthulhu and The Colour Out of Space into a new single universe modern narrative.
The first novel in this series introduces The Shipwright Circle, a gaggle of scholarly and creative friends at the Miskatonic University in legend-haunted Arkham, Massachusetts. Here brilliant but neurotic research student Randolph Carter is on a ghastly personal quest, following clues in the fabled Necronomicon to a lost necropolis and a shunned house where terrible secrets lurk beneath its cellar. Meanwhile math whiz Walter Gilman delves into the bloody mysteries surrounding the infamous witch Keziah Mason with help from enfant terrible Richard Upton Pickman, poet/occultist Edward Derby, and charmer Asenath Waite of Innsmouth. And finally medical student Herbert West's inhuman experiments in reanimating the dead take an unexpected turn as a monstrous plague descends on Arkham and a veil cannibal man-beast rampages through its streets.
If you enjoyed the TV Series CASTLE ROCK that brought together a number of Stephen King's characters and stories, Lovecrcaftian will take you to a re-imagined cosmic epic universe derived from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft.
A chilling collection of four Lovecraft tales adapted by award winning comic writer Steven Philip Jones. Lovecraft is considered one of America's most innovative and popular American horror writers. The master of the weird tale during the first decades of the 20th Century until his premature death in 1937, Lovecraft's distinctive style and canon of work has influenced many authors. Jones takes the classic tales and while remaining true to the source, brings them into the modern age which can sometimes make the horror even more terrifying. These tales are illustrated by Octavio Cariello who has worked on DC's Green Lantern, Deathstroke, and Black Lightning comic series. The four illustrated stories within this Volume are The Lurking Fear where Arthur Monroe explores a sinkhole where bodies are found, savagely torn apart is if by wild animals. Beyond the Wall of Sleep shows that the power of the mind is a mysterious thing and when a researcher finds that he and a criminal patient are somehow linked, the effect can go beyond just mysterious. The Tomb tells the tale of Jervas Dudley, who is convinced ghosts exist and when he visits the site where his ancestors perished 200 years ago, he might just find out for sure, and The Alchemist, for over 600 years the male descendants of the Chabrillane family have all inexplicably perished on their 32nd birthday. Now, the last Count de Chabrillane is about to turn 32.
Discover the basics in comics writing from Steven Philip Jones, a professional comics writer and comic book writing instructor. Comics Writing shows you the step-by-step process of creating a comics script and how it is turned into a finished comics page. With the help of examples and comic book illustrations, this book will introduce you to: the different styles of comic book scripts; the tools of cartoon communications like panels, borders, and speech balloons; how to write a story as a comics script; the collaborative process between writer and artists; how to find and develop ideas for your comics stories; tips on creating characters; how to avoid common mistakes new comics writers often make; and other tips of the trade. If you're a writer wanted to find out how to write comic books, or if you are any kind of communicator wanted to learn the basics of communicating by using the comics medium, Comics Writing is for you.
All new Sherlock Holmes adventures as taken from audio scripts of radio shows that have been syndicated by Imagination Theater.
In these all new adventures of the great consulting detective, writers Steven Philip Jones and Matthew J. Elliot manage to honor the world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle while creating rich and exciting tales. Each tale is accompanied by an original illustration by Joshua Werner, known for his Sherlock Holmes series from Cult-Stuff and an introduction from Larry Albert, the voice of Dr. Watson on the radio series.
Contained within are FOUR tales: THE ADVENTURE OF THE BORGIA RING - Judith Oxley wants to hire Sherlock Holmes to find her missing father, Lord Oxley, along with their family's prize possession, the Akbar Shah diamond. Holmes is a struggling consulting detective - this adventure takes place before he meets Watson - but before he can accept the case, Inspector Lestrade arrives to ask for his help with a murder investigation: Lord Oxley has just been found dead. THE ADVENTURE OF THE IRREGULAR CLIENT - Fifteen years ago, Duffey was one of the Baker Street Irregulars, but today she is all grown up, working as a housemaid, and accused of stealing from and murdering one of her employers, Mrs. Rosemary Gudgeon. Duffey's other employer, Mr. Watney Gudgeon, is missing and believed murdered as well, but Holmes will prove Duffey's innocence. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PETTY CURSES - Sir Malcolm Angus-Burton, adviser to the Queen on matters of China, insists his Egyptian wife, Halima, has put a curse upon him. With Watson by his side, Holmes tracks the true culprit - the Angus-Burton's butler Tseng to London's docklands and a stronghold of the Chinese criminal organization known as The Triad. A CASE OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Soon after Watson returns from the Reichenbach Falls, a former classmate, American Lot Morrill, pays a call. Their visit is cut off by Lestrade, who needs Watson's assistance in a delicate matter. The body of one of Moriarty's lieutenants, Harsh Washburne, has been discovered. Watson attempts to unravel the mystery of Washburne's death and its unusual link to his old friend Morrill.
Holmes and Watson's exploits during the Great Hiatus are revealed in a series of short stories and novellas. These adventures include how they separately helped stop the Moriarities from starting a world war and using a legendary stone to destroy London. Also revealed are the facts behind the Giant Rat of Sumatra and Holmes's encounter with Jack the Ripper.
Holmes and Watson's exploits during the Great Hiatus are revealed in a series of short stories and novellas. These adventures include how they separately helped stop the Moriarities from starting a world war and using a legendary stone to destroy London. Also revealed are the facts behind the Giant Rat of Sumatra and Holmes's encounter with Jack the Ripper.
The story of Count Dracula as told by Bram Stoker and now adapted in this comic book graphic novel by award winning comic writer Steven Philip Jones. The journey of Jonathan Harker to Transylvania, the crash of the Demeter, the blood letting of Lucy Westerna, the brave men who fight to stop the monster and save Mina...all the great parts of the great novel. The most famous of all horror novels is adapted in this graphic novel which collects the original mini-series released by Malibu Comics. As a special bonus, this collection contains the one shot comic also released about the same time, Lady in the Tomb by the same creative team, and is an adaptation of the section of the novel that was removed prior to the first printing of the book. Known as Dracula's Guest, this was originally to be the second chapter of the classic novel.
Collects Dracula comic book issues #1-4.
Sequel to the Bram Stoker's horror classic tale Dracula
Count Dracula, king of the vampires, is dead, but he isn't finished with England. Resurrected, Dracula rises from the grave, and before long a rash of bizarre suicides begins plaguing London. Scotland Yard Detective Champion Harrison suspects these may actually be murders, and noted occult specialist Sir John Chandos and beautiful clairvoyant Dion Fortune from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn offer to assist Harrison's investigation. Their search leads them to London's newest and most mysterious club and its peculiar chairman. And as the soul-shattering secrets behind the Suicide Club are revealed Detective Champion Harrison and clairvoyant Dion Fortune challenge Count Dracula and his followers on their own battleground. The final conflict between the forces of goodness and evil is about to begin, and the fate of England and her citizens' souls hang in the balance.
Written by award-winning comic writer Steven Philip Jones (CALIBER's H.P. Lovecraft's Worlds, Sherlock Holmes, and Tatters) and illustrated by John Ross (DC's Wonder Woman, MARVEL's Spider-Man, and Doctor Who). Based on the classic works of Bram Stoker and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Collects issues 1-4 of the comic book series.
The author of more than 50 books--125 million copies in print--Clive Cussler is the current grandmaster of adventure literature. Dirk Pitt, the sea-loving protagonist of 22 of Cussler's novels, remains among the most popular and influential adventure series heroes of the past half-century. This first critical review of Cussler's work features an overview of Pitt and the supporting characters and other heroes, an examination of Cussler's themes and influences, a review of his most important adventures, such as Raise the Titanic! and Iceberg, and a look at adaptations of his work in other media. Cussler joins the pantheon of such as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming, and this overdue volume demonstrates that beneath Cussler's immense popularity lies a literary depth that well merits scholarly attention.
Over the past three years an elusive gang of bushwhackers has terrorized the San Juan range, killing twenty-six men, women, and children.
Sheriff Jeb Moses of Eleanor, Colorado is determined to bring these bushwhackers to justice. A reformed outlaw, Moses believes this is his chance to make amends for past sins.
But when the young son of Joshua Brand, Eleanor's most powerful man, is murdered, Brand hires the famous Pinkerton bounty hunter Paul Kirk to find the bushwhackers. This doesn't sit well with Moses. Neither does discovering that Brand and Kirk were once best friends, until some dark secret from the Civil War created bad blood between them. Could there be enough bad blood to drive a dangerous man like Kirk to murder?
From award winning veteran comic writer Steven Philip Jones comes nine rarely seen or never-before-published heroic and horrifying comic stories. Portraying these entertaining stories is art by Christopher Jones (Young Justice), Dan Jurgens (Death of Superman), Octavio Cariello (The Action Bible), S. Clarke Hawbaker (Nomad), and many more With a foreword by Phil Hester (Green Arrow, Batman, Daredevil, The Flash).
Prepare for a new hero in the vein of a supernatural Batman
A hero that has tasted the stench of evil's darkness yet has also touched the goodness in men's hearts. A hero that rewards as well as punishes. A hero that battles street crimes as well as that which crosses supernatural dimensions. The hero is NIGHTLINGER and the shadows are his domain. And joining him is his sexy female assistant, Mike who keeps Nightlinger embedded in the realm of humanity. From one troubled person to the next the plain black business cards with the gold lettering are passed. I had a problem like yours once, the donor confesses. This card got me out of it. There is only an address on the card, to the Haunted Bookshop in Minneapolis, where a fat man named Stick sits behind the counter. This fat man will patiently listen to your tale of woe, may even ask you a question or two, but in the end all he will do is wish you well, leaving you nothing to do except to go home. Sometimes nothing happens to rectify a problem; more often than not, the predicament is resolved. Permanently. In the latter case a letter appears in your mail requesting a small donation to support the Haunted Bookshop. Most folks are only too happy to comply.
Collects the Nightlinger series. Think a supernatual Batman Also included the short story - Nightlinger: Sins of the Werewolf; Sketchbook pages; and Steven Philip Jones one shot comic VANGUARD.
The year is 2050. The place is New Columbia, the nation's capital since 2024, constructed over what was previously Denver, Colorado. The United States has suffered the extremeness of polarization. Factions separated by race, politics, religion, and special interests have turned the melting pot into a jigsaw puzzle and now the pieces of the puzzle have fallen apart. A new political party has taken control and the Alternative Party manages to pass their greatest act of legislation...The State Sovereignty Act. The power of the federal government has been severely cut but now there are 50 different 'state' units of power, each vying to push their own agenda. Once the Federal government took back control, the die was cast and the damage was done. The result is an even greater division among the classes. And in this future a wanderer walks the night, a lost and angry soul possessed by questions. A man who no longer exists. Searching for a woman named Opal, who may have the answers. Tatters, as he is known to the people of the streets, is guided by the suggestions of a ghost named Saltev, whom he must avenge. But, to do so, he must infiltrate a powerful and mysterious organization within the government called Phase Ten. Tatters is a man walking the fine line between life and death...He is a man afraid of dying...again.