{"id":40178,"date":"2024-09-05T01:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=40178"},"modified":"2024-09-05T01:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:21:27","slug":"hard-copy-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=40178","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn Vol. 1, by Tri Vuong on Shelves September 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Zahn is just like any other \"\"<\/a>paranormal investigator\u2014he\u2019s working hard to make the world a better place, one exorcism at a time. So what if he\u2019s just a floating skull wearing a trench coat? He\u2019s still got a heart of gold!<\/p>\n

Adapted from the acclaimed Webtoon series by artist and writer Tri Vuong, The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn: Volume One (Ten Speed Graphic; on sale September 10th, 2024) introduces readers to Oscar and his mysterious assistant Agnes as they embark on a frightening yet heartwarming journey across ethereal realms, rescuing lost souls and solving creepy mysteries. Yet the more mysteries Oscar solves, the clearer it becomes that there’s a greater game afoot, one that involves his own forgotten origin story.<\/p>\n

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Beautifully illustrated and featuring extended artwork and an expanded storyline, Tri Vuong\u2019s creepy yet tender paranormal mystery series is perfect for fans of eldritch horror and classic detective whodunits. <\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tri Vuong is a comic artist and writer based out of Toronto, Canada. He is the creator of the popular webcomic The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn and the co-creator of the critically acclaimed graphic novel Everyday Hero Machine Boy. He is a veteran of the video game and animation industry whose list of clients includes LEGO, Skybound Entertainment, Image Comics, Ubisoft, Editions Dupuis, Corus Entertainment, and many more.<\/p>\n

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PRAISE FOR THE STRANGE TALES OF OSCAR ZAHN:<\/p>\n

“Vuong\u2019s dynamic art recalls Tintin and other rambunctious yet earnest European adventure comics… Admirers of Space Boy will fall for this paranormal romp.” \u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\u201cWith an art style and tone that\u2019s reminiscent of Mike Mignola\u2019s \u201cHellboy,\u201d \u201cOscar Zahn\u201d feels like a spiritual successor to that tale\u2026Oscar\u2019s personality is so charming, and the story so intriguing, that you don\u2019t want to put the comic down.\u201d \u2013Multiversity Comics<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story of Oscar Zahn is inundated in not only the supernatural, but in the historical\u2026The amount of care and detail that goes into weaving these aspects together is  impressive… The characters are enjoyable, relatable, and elusive. The dialogue is believable. And the story is a blast to read.\u201d \u2013 Comic Crusaders<\/p>\n

\u201cAn atmospheric supernatural mystery\u2026perfect for fans of books like Blackwood or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.\u201d \u2013Caitlin Rosberg for The A.V. Club<\/p>\n

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ABOUT TEN SPEED GRAPHIC:<\/p>\n

Ten Speed Graphic is a new imprint from Ten Speed Press that publishes distinctive, high-quality graphic books from a diverse array of the industry\u2019s top creators and emerging voices, including literary adaptations, global webcomics, biography, memoir, history, how-to, fiction, and licensed entertainment titles.<\/p>\n

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The Strange Tales of Oscar Zahn: Volume One<\/p>\n

By Tri Vuong<\/p>\n

Ten Speed Graphic; on sale September 10th, 2024<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781984863270 \u2022 $26.99 \u2022 Hardcover \u2022 7×9 \u2022 240 pages<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781984863287 \u2022 $19.99 \u2022 Paperback \u2022 7×9 \u2022 240 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oscar Zahn is just like any other paranormal investigator\u2014he\u2019s working hard to make the world a better place, one exorcism at a time. So what if he\u2019s just a floating skull wearing a trench coat? He\u2019s still got a heart … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1095,74,11520,10928,11517,11518,11519,10927],"class_list":["post-40178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hard-copy","tag-mystery","tag-paranormal","tag-ten-speed-graphic","tag-ten-speed-press","tag-the-strange-tales-of-oscar-zahn","tag-tri-vuong","tag-webcomic","tag-webtoon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40178"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40182,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40178\/revisions\/40182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}