The Lies of the Saints is a new 160-page black and white book by Douglas Noble, a family history built on a legacy of deceit.
“Spanning the centuries from 1660 to the present day, The Lies of the Saints highlights the instants of falsehood that mark and define the members of the Saint family,” Douglas tells us. “We see the lies that they tell each other and the lies that they tell themselves, and how these untruths propagate and echo up and down their family tree.
“It is a history that is quite unlike any other,” he continues. “Incorporating moments that swing between comedy and horror, and touching on everything in between, The Lies of the Saints becomes a secret history of Britain and its changing landscapes…”
Douglas Noble is an independent comic creator and publisher, who runs the independent self-publishing imprint Strip For Me, which has produced dozens of unique comics since the mid-2000s. His work often explores folk horror, geographic unease, and “unfriendly romance” that forces readers to slow down and actively engage with the page.
He has also published a number of limited edition as part of his much recommended Dark & Golden Books imprint, which has featured work of creators such as Dave Gibbons, Simon Harrison, Chris Reynolds, Carol Swain and Kevin Woodcock.
• The Lies of the Saints by Douglas Noble | 160 pages, perfect binding, black and white, £15.00 | Available now at stripforme.bigcartel.com
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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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