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For a modern teenage missy , there is no intellection more chilling than a summer holiday with their mother in the midsection of nowhere . But throw in witchcraft , murder , and mysterious strangers , and you have a different kind of revulsion entirely . Which is exactly what the Creator of the upcomingNICNEVIN AND THE BLOODY QUEENare counting on .
The latest graphic novel coming fromHumanoids , the history aims to revisit classic folk repugnance through the eyes of a innovative stripling ( who may be more than even she understand ) . This original graphic novel marks the literary launching of author Helen Mullane , who collaborate with artists Dom Reardon ( Caballitics Inc. ) and Matthew Dow Smith ( Hellboy ) , and colorist Lee Loughridge for what point to be"a different variety of horror . “And along with the beutifully unnerving cover art by Jock(The Batman WhoLaughs ) , Screen Rant is pleased to offer an undivided preview showcasing the musical note of unease – and wind of a account even Nicnevin herself is about to learn – before the Quran get on March 10th , 2020 .
The story begin innocently enough , as Nicnevin “ Nissy ” Oswald is pack into the countryside of Northumberland for a holiday with her mother and little pal . As if that were n’t bad enough for a 15 - yr - erstwhile Londoner , things only get forged as dark visions invade Nissy ’s intellect . And while locals begin to fall victim to a mystical in series killer , the witches for whom Nicnevin ( pronounced " Niss - neh - ven " ) was named set about to put down her dreams , a tall , good-looking man enters her life … with a surprising knowledge of the druidic traditions and magic flow through this part of England . Writer Helen Mullane explains how she arrived at this portmanteau of horror and come - of - age tale for her literary ( and graphic novel ) debut :
I wanted to carry the belief and attitude that I recall so clear from my own adolescent years , the experience of me and my friends . We were n’t wholesome or chaste , or bother about saving the daytime – we were n’t the Famous Five or the Teen Titans ! We just wanted to hang around , maybe get a bit liquidate , get crushes on whoever was around … I feel like that variety of teen experience is rarely explored in mainstream comics .
Readers can maneuver below for our preview ofNICNEVIN , before the full in writing novel get in only a few days ' prison term :
NICNEVIN AND THE BLOODY QUEENis advanced with black magic , myth , and slaying . The book come alive with its fair depiction of kinsperson dysfunction and moments of muted desperation . It ’s a spellbinding story , the form that call back the good horror stories of the past times , while daring to unearth something alone new .
NICNEVIN AND THE BLOODY QUEENarrives in laughable shops and bookstores near you on March 10th , 2020 .
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