John A. Short and David Hitchcock, the team that created “Nosferatu II” in Shokwave, have launched a Kickstarter for a new folk-horror graphic novel, The Sisters Three.
At the height of the English Civil War, in the middle of British witch-hunt, an ancient evil stalks the small mist shrouded village of Gravesmoor. Out on the mire an unstoppable creature kills without mercy and then sucks marrow from the bones of the dead. Can no-one stand up to this unspeakable abomination?
Three women… cunning folk… healers… seerers… defenders… Themselves hunted by hostile unbending religious zealots and crooked coin-counters… Step forward!
The Sisters Three, described as “wonderful work” by artist Mike Collins, is a 44-page, self-contained dark tale of blood, death and horror, the creation of John A. Short, the writer behind Nosferatu II, Helga Frankenstein, Reverend Cross, Captain Wylde and Britannia Macabre, and David Hitchcock, the artist behind The Sixpenny Murder, Diabolica, Nosferatu II and Springheeled Jack.
“f you like a bit of gothic, Hammer Films and such like you won’t go far wrong with this. John has crafted another great tale that I thoroughly enjoyed drawing.
“The collaboration of John A. Short and David Hitchcock always brings something special,” enthuses early supporter Shane Chebsey, publisher at Scratch Comics.
Ace Rewards
“The Kickstarter features many great rewards,” John tells us, “especially if you are a fan of David’s artwork!” These include nine new original art rewards to choose from, each one a one-off.
If you haven’t yet checked out “Nosferatu II”, John and David’s sequel to 1922’s silent horror classic Nosferatu, running in Kult Creation’s Shokwave anthology, alongside comic stories with art by Adam Jakes, Chris Askham and Richard Pester, then you can get caught up with a massive ‘Sisters Three Digital Shok Set’ reward… Or, if you want the physical comics choose between three different sizes of reward… The first four issues? The first six issues? Or all eight issues so far? All on offer. Plus The Sisters Three, of course!
Check out The Sisters Three here on Kickstarter
The Creators
Based in Bournemouth, England, John A. Short should need no introduction to downthetubes readers, as the award-winning writer of comics and stuff. His many successful Kickstarter projects include The Octobriana 50th Anniversary Special, Shokwave, The New Amazons, Reverend Cross and Helga Frankenstein. Beyond his own creator-owned projects he’s scripted everything from children’s humour comics for (such as “Robin Hoodie” and “Rex!” for Toxic Magazine) to underground comics like Rip Off Comix in the United States and Spliffy: The Stoner Chick across Europe.
David Hitchcock, a former artist/designer in the newspaper industry, is a comic book writer and artist best known for his work in the small press scene, particularly his gothic and horror-themed stories that often blend historical elements with the supernatural. His many distinctive works include recently contributing to Peter Hogan’s Black Forests, Springheeled Jack, Madame Samurai, co-created with Gary Young, and Hedrek. He’s also featured in David Lloyd’s digital anthology, Aces Weekly, and worked with 2000AD creator Pat Mills on stories for The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, and “Above The Dreamless Dead”, a World War One trench poem anthology.
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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