The Nightcrawlers - Volume 1

by Marco Lopez and Rachel Distler

From ABLAZE PUBLISHING comes a new all-ages supernatural adventure comic about a group of supernatural kid detectives, by Eisner Award winning writer Marco Lopez and artist on the rise Rachel Distler.

For fans of: Goosebumps, The Goonies, Monster Squad, Steven Spielberg films, Don Bluth animated films

A 6x9 Digest-Sized Hardcover Graphic Novel for ages 8 and up.

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Story

 
When things go bump in the night, they bump back.
 
If you think aliens replaced your teachers or your neighbor might be a vampire, then there’s only one group to call for help: The Nightcrawlers.
 
The Nightcrawlers take on their first case when a friend from school believes werewolves replaced his parents. They get more than they bargained for when their investigation leads them right in the middle of a confrontation between their caretaker William Jones and a former Nightcrawler out for revenge. This story is about the unlikeliest group of friends coming together to help others…with a spooky twist!
 
We invite comics fans and parents of budding comics readers to help us make THE NIGHTCRAWLERS a reality!
 
“As a fan of 80s film classics with that Spielberg charm and crazy fun horror movies like the Lost Boys, Gremlins and Monster Squad, I can’t wait for everyone to check out what Rachel and I have been cooking. This is a graphic novel series with heart that kids have been wanting and kids at heart need.” - Marco Lopez.
 
“The Nightcrawlers is a real work of love for fans of stuff like The Goonies, old Vincent Price/Peter Cushing movies, and a love of urban legends and myths that we stayed up late to as kids. Basically, we wanted to share that love in a way I think everyone will enjoy, with a cast of friends who remind us of who we knew growing up, with mysteries to explore, in an imaginative setting. Marco and I have put everything we’ve got into this book, so we hope you’ll be along for the ride!” - Rachel Distler

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Bios

 

Eisner Award Winner Marco Lopez has worked on projects with Lion Forge, including co-creating and bringing them the graphic novel Puerto Rico Strong, which he also contributed a supernatural story for. Puerto Rico Strong sold out of a first print run, went into a second printing, and won Marco and his fellow editors an Eisner award. He then worked with Chido Comics to co-create and write the hit Masked Republic Luchaverse, a series of sci-fi and horror comics starring famous Mexican wrestlers. He's also developing various animation projects with Lion Forge animation for film and television.

 


Rachel Distler is an exciting new artist who has worked on short stories and mini comics with an incredible knack for thrilling and compelling sequential storytelling and a beautiful art style readers and comics fans will fall in love with.

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Delivery

Upon a successful campaign, we plan to finish up this first volume, which should take a few months, and then head to the printers sometime Spring 2022, after which we'd start shipping the rewards out in Summer 2022. Rest assured we'll keep you updated all along the way on how that's all progressing!

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