Sneak Preview: Night Post by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder

Night Post  by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder - Cover

Improper Books will release Night Post by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder through comic shops in December, a picture book telling the story of the other mail service; the one you haven’t heard of, the one that starts work at midnight and delivers to all the creatures of the night.

Whether ghost or ghoul, witch or werewolf, or just downright odd things with tentacles, they all have post and someone has to deliver it. Offering a fascinating glimpse into a midnight world, Night Post is a book for all ages.

Night Post started from my longstanding childhood belief that midnight is a special hour, and strange things can happen as it strikes,’ said Benjamin of the book. “The story of our beleaguered Postie has offered a wonderful chance for me and Laura to explore our mutual love of the spookier side of things, whilst having a great deal of fun at the same time.

“Building the world of the Night Post and then watching Laura bring it to life or, in some cases, death, and layer it with the most painstaking details – watch out for the Infinitesimal Animals – has been brilliant.”

‘I’m a huge fan of Raymond Briggs and we wear our influences unashamedly on our sleeve with Night Post – it shows a slice-of-life of a man’s day at a very special job, and is told purely by pictures. No captions, no word balloons, just intricate, detailed art. It’s the kind of book I adored as a kid, and still do now, and it’s been  a pleasure to write.”

Laura adds, “For someone who loves fairy tales as much as I do, working on Night Post seems too good to be true. Ben has brilliantly combined favourite characters from folklore and myth with a central character of his own creation, meaning we can visit ghosts, vamps, fairies, swamp creatures, seemingly innocent old ladies and a whole host of other beasties through a new pair of eyes, more specifically, the eyes of our night postman.

“The real joy is working with Ben, his passion for comics informs every step of the creation process. With my main source of inspiration having always come from storybooks, I love how we’ve managed to combine an illustrative style reminiscent of this within a comic book format. I just hope that people will enjoy exploring the story as much as we have loved creating it.

The book has met with huge pre-publicatoon praise, not least from acclaimed fantasy author Charles de Lint (creator of The Wildlings trilogy, The Cats Of Tanglewood Forest) and Astro City creator Kurt Busiek.

Night Post is a pure joy from start to finish,” he enthuses. “Even without words, writer Benjamin Read shows a sly wit and a storytelling flair while artist Laura Trinder matches his whimsy and good humor in each panel she paints and draws.”

“An absolute delight,” says Busiek. “Dreamlike, beautiful, imaginative and enchanting.”

• Night Post is scheduled for release via Diamond on Wednesday, 9th December 2015 (Diamond code: OCT151509)

Night Post  by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder -  Sample 1

Night Post  by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder -  Sample 2

Night Post  by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder -  Sample 3



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