Outside of things like “Hellboy” and it’s expanded universe, Dark Horse has mostly been known for their licensed works. Well, it’s pretty sweet that they are expanding their Originals line and they just announced that they will be publishing Gustavo Duarte’s “Monsters & Other Stories”. This will be the first time Duarte’s work will be available outside of Brazil and it will be printed in a collection that Dark Horse will be making avaliable for only £12.99. That’s $13 for a 152 page graphic novel with the most distressingly cute artwork I’ve seen since Mike Maihack.
Don’t believe me? Check out this preview of the book at ComicsAlliance. Yeah, that’s pretty cute, right?
Gustavo Duarte’s “Monsters & Other Stories” will be made available from Dark Horse on January 15, 2014 so get your pre-orders ready. For more information on the book, check out the press release down below.
Dark Horse Press Release
MILWAUKIE, OR, AUGUST 14—Dark Horse continues to expand its Originals line, offering some of the most unique comic book storytelling experiences on the market today. Next up, Gustavo Duarte spins wordless tales brimming with humor, charm, and delightfully twisted horror in his American graphic novel debut Monsters! & Other Stories.
Oversized beasts, in the short story “Monsters!,” wreak havoc on civilians and cities in the tradition of Godzilla and King Kong. In “Có!,” an alien abduction disarms a gentle farmer, and in “Birds,” two business partners run from fate, only to find themselves hopelessly unable to change the future.
Beautiful illustration and evocative storytelling fill every page of this unforgettable collection that brings together Duarte’s works, which were previously only available in his native country of Brazil.
“It is a joy and an honor to have my first book published in the USA by Dark Horse,” said Gustavo Duarte. “It’s really cool to have Monsters! published by the company that has produced the work of so many guys I admire, like Mike Mignola and Eric Powell, among others. I hope this is the first of many.”
Duarte’s Monsters! & Other Stories arrives in finer comic shops everywhere on January 15, 2014, and will carry a cover price of only $12.99 for 152 beautifully illustrated pages!
Check out the exclusive first look at Monsters! & Other Stories on Comics Alliance.
