Fire and murder blaze across the deserts of Southern California in Blacking Out, coming soon from Dark Horse Books. Originally funded on Kickstarter, this noir crime adventure will be published for the first time as a hardcover graphic novel. From the minds of comics industry veteran and writer Chip Mosher and legendary artist Peter Krause, with colors by Giulia Brusco, letters by Ed Dukeshire and logo by Tom Muller comes this new dark thriller.
Originally a Kickstarter, the graphic novel was released in 2021 and raised over $44,000 from 875 backers. In August 2023, Dark Horse announced it’d release the graphic novel originally solicited for April 2024. Now, the graphic novel will come to shelves in October.
A disgraced ex-cop, Conrad, seeks redemption by unraveling an unsolved murder during Southern California’s fire season. Conrad follows a lone clue—a discarded crucifix—to unravel the death of Karen Littleton, whose body was found amid a blaze that scorched 10,000 acres. The search leads him to clash with the victim’s father and prime suspect, Robert Littleton, as well as hostile former colleagues on the local police force. All the while, Conrad combats his consuming alcoholism and fading faculties.
Will his “questionable” methods net him a murderer, or will the grizzled detective be brought to his knees by heartbreak and addiction? Find out in this all-new edition of Blacking Out, a scorching crime noir comic set in a small town in the dry California desert.
The Blacking Out hardcover will be available in bookstores October 1, 2024 and in comic shops October 2, 2024. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, TFAW, and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.
Source: Graphic Policy
