At Paste magazine, Dark Horse imprint Berger Books have announced “Ruby Falls,” a neo-noir comic written by Ann Nocenti (“The Seeds”), and illustrated by Italian artist Flavia Biondi (“Generations”) with coloring by Lee Loughridge (“Stumptown”). The four-issue series, which starts in October, follows 20-something Lana, who begins investigating the historical “disappearance” of Betty Gallagher when her grandmother, who has dementia, begins sharing traumatic, resurfacing memories of the case with her. Here’s the official synopsis:
Cover by Flavia BiondiRuby Falls is a sleepy town. But sleep brings nightmares, and 20-something Lana is about to wake up in the middle of her hometown’s biggest secret: the “disappearance” of Betty Gallagher, who was infamous for her progressive ways during the mobster-ruled heyday of this old mining town. The dim details of this cold-case murder are trapped in the mind of Lana’s grandmother Clara, who suffers from dementia. When Clara starts to share these deeply buried, violent memories with her, Lana is hooked. She becomes obsessed with cracking the case, even if it means snapping the minds of everyone involved, splintering the peaceful town—and putting herself in grave danger.
Described as a “tale of love, memory and murder mysteriously woven through three generations of women, and hinging on their individual, intertwined fights for freedom,” “Ruby Falls” is the latest project by Nocenti at Berger Books, following the David Aja-illustrated sci-fi series “The Seeds.” It also marks Biondi’s first American comics project.
“Ruby Falls” #1 will be released October 2, 2019.
