THE CONTINENTALS
Sherlock
Holmes with equal parts of the 60's
tv show "The Avengers"
with a dash of James Bond for flavor.
Transfuzion to collect
online comic series!
Transfuzion Publishing has signed to bring the webcomic series, The
Continentals, to print in the form of graphic novels. The series, which
is currently running on WebcomicsNation, will be collected in a series of
trade paperbacks as each storyline finishes its run.
Crisscrossing the literary genres of murder/mystery, action/adventure,
historical drama, horror, science fiction, and steampunk, "The
Continentals" by writer/creator Darryl Hughes and artist Monique
MacNaughton, --- both nominated for the “Rising Star” category for the
Glyph Comic Awards---is a modern re-imagining of the classic 19th century
Sherlock Holmes "who done it" murder mystery created for the 21st century
comic fan.
The story begins in 1889. Barely a year after the mysterious
Jack the Ripper's murderous rampage and equally mysterious disappearance,
the city of Mansfordshire, England is shaken by a series of brutal
"mangling" murders that plunge the city into an abyss of fear.
Investigating the case, Continental Operatives Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and
his partner the gender bending adventuress, Lady Fiona Fiziwigg, uncover
the threads that bind the murderer, his victims, the highest echelons of
society, it's lowest dregs, and even the police officers investigating the
case in a tangled web of mystery, adventure, intrigue, and murder.
Transfuzion Publisher Gary Reed said, “when Darryl sent me the pages of
The Continentals, I was very interested. I knew that I wanted to see more
so to obviously, I thought that it was something other people would like
to see more of. We started talking and I’m excited about bringing out the
hard copies of the story.”
“The
exact date of the first trade paperback to be released will be announced
as soon as a firm schedule can be structured,” Reed stated. “We’ll let
the first story arc complete its run online and the next story will
continue online while the first trade comes out.”
The
Continentals is currently running on
webcomicsnation.com and is also featured on other sites including
Transfuzion’s home page. Writer/creator Darryl Hughes says response so
far to the online strip has been fantastic. “The main attraction of The
Continentals is that its a really well told, well drawn, murder, mystery,
adventure that draws you deeper and deeper into the story with each turn
of the page as you follow characters that are both interesting and
engaging unravel a tangled web of intrigue as you both try to figure out
who done it and why. That's what a good murder/mystery should do. And
that's what The Continentals is. It's a damned good murder/mystery, with
amazingly detailed black and white artwork by Monique (MacNaughton) that
will just take your breath away, if I do say so myself. And I do!”
Early Reviews of The Continentals
"...Enter, The Continentals: Part Sherlock Holmes, part James Bond, part
The Avengers...A gripping storyline with superb artwork in the style of
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." - The
Webcomic Builder.com
"...The Continentals holds your attention like a vice grip...Beautifully
rendered...The characters jump out at you. This is an old fashioned thrill
a minute mystery adventure that you will just love."--Jazma
Online
"The
Continentals is a gorgeously funky Victorian crime thriller with a touch
of TV's "The Avengers" or "Department 5". Darryl Hughes' writing is slyly
humorous and artist Monique MacNaughton has produced some breathtakingly
detailed black and white artwork..." --Drunkduck.com
Feature Review
