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Witchblood
The Hounds of Love
Colorist Gab Contreras / Edited by Adrian F. Wassel / Illustrated by Lisa Sterle / Letterer Jim Campbell
Published by Vault Comics
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
Table of Contents
About The Book
A non-stop supernatural action adventure bathed in magic, blood, motorcycles, mayhem, vampires, and an unconventional, 1,000 year-old witch named Yonna.
MAGIC IS IN THE BLOOD
A modern, Wild West road trip about a witch named Yonna cruising the Southwest as a band of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, hunt her scattered coven for the source of all magic: witch blood. From the critically-acclaimed creators writer Matthew Erman (Bonding: A Love Story About People and Their Parasites) and artist Lisa Sterle of Long Lost and Sterle's #1 bestselling The Modern Witch Tarot Deck, comes Witchblood: The Hounds of Love, a blend of action, lore, and Americana — perfect for fans of Lisa Sterle and Maggie Tokuda-Halls graphic novel SQUAD, Cowboy Bebop, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman's American Gods, the record-breaking television series SUPERNATURAL, and the Supernatural prequel, THE WINCHESTERS.
“…it’s addictive reading.” - Publishers Weekly
Named one of "the comics and graphic novels worth mentioning from 2021" -- THRILLIST
MAGIC IS IN THE BLOOD
A modern, Wild West road trip about a witch named Yonna cruising the Southwest as a band of bloodthirsty biker vampires, The Hounds of Love, hunt her scattered coven for the source of all magic: witch blood. From the critically-acclaimed creators writer Matthew Erman (Bonding: A Love Story About People and Their Parasites) and artist Lisa Sterle of Long Lost and Sterle's #1 bestselling The Modern Witch Tarot Deck, comes Witchblood: The Hounds of Love, a blend of action, lore, and Americana — perfect for fans of Lisa Sterle and Maggie Tokuda-Halls graphic novel SQUAD, Cowboy Bebop, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman's American Gods, the record-breaking television series SUPERNATURAL, and the Supernatural prequel, THE WINCHESTERS.
“…it’s addictive reading.” - Publishers Weekly
Named one of "the comics and graphic novels worth mentioning from 2021" -- THRILLIST
About The Author
Matthew Erman is a comics writer from Columbus, Ohio. Alongside Lisa Sterle, he co-created the critically acclaimed comic horror series, Long Lost, which was optioned for Film/TV by Producer Jenny Klein (The Witcher, Daisy Jones and The Six). Erman has since worked on the comic book series Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and graphic novel Power Rangers: Sins of the Future with BOOM! Studios, series Care Bears: Unlock the Magic with IDW, the upcoming science fiction/ horror / humorous romance original graphic novel BONDING, with artist and co-creator Emily Pearson for Vault Comics, and the smash supernatural action adventure comics series (with artist/co-creator Lisa Sterle) from Vault Comics, WITCHBLOOD. His short work can be found in anthologies such as Corpus (2018), Dead Beats (2019) and Everything is Going Wrong (2019).
About The Illustrator
Lisa Sterle is a Columbus artist with work spanning from comic books to concept design to pop-culture-fueled illustration. Her work is often bright, expressive, and occasionally tinged with horror— marrying her two favorite themes: the beautiful and the grotesque. She has worked with HarperCollins, IDW, Image, Archie Comics, Vault Comics, BOOM! Studios, and many others. She is the co-creator of monthly comics Long Lost and Submerged (Vault Comics), and Witchblood (Vault comics), as well as creator of The Modern Witch Tarot Deck, a modern and diverse interpretation of the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck, and the illustrator on the graphic novel Squad with writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall for Greenwillow Books. She is currently illustrating the upcoming graphic novel DYING INSIDE with Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and Hannah Klein through the Vault Comics music imprint, HEADSHELL.
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Product Details
- Publisher: Vault Comics (April 26, 2022)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9781638490845
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Raves and Reviews
"Loud and brash and high-energy, the kind of thing that makes readers yearn to see what will come next...[packed with] gripping, stylish thrills."
– Women Write About Comics
"A mixtape in comic form, that blends familiar lore, with the roughness of the Wild West...the creative team has successfully given us a character who although vulnerable, packs some serious attitude, you can’t help but root for her, and with the dangers she has stumbled upon and the revelation of her WITCHBLOOD, we are on our way to be treated to some action-packed, magic in the making."
– Geek Network
"Witchblood #1 is a fun, splashy start to a stylish series."
– AV Club
"Want a chaotic,fun time? Witchblood is just the levels of chaos you need in your life."
– Wandering Nerd Girl
"Witchblood is the most beautiful form of a passion project...This comic really is something special, not just for fans of witchcraft and vampires, but for anyone who loves colour, representation, and the craft done right."
– The Valkyries
Named one of "the comics and graphic novels worth mentioning from 2021"
– THRILLIST
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