{"id":8934,"date":"2013-08-15T01:34:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T05:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=8934"},"modified":"2013-08-15T01:34:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T05:34:23","slug":"hard-copy-dark-horse-to-publish-gustavo-duartes-monsters-other-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=8934","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Dark Horse To Publish Gustavo Duarte&#8217;s MONSTERS! &#038; OTHER STORIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Horse continues to expand its Originals line, offering som<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MonstersTeaser.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8935\" alt=\"MonstersTeaser\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MonstersTeaser.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"483\" \/><\/a>e of the most unique comic book storytelling experiences on the market today. Next up, Gustavo Duarte spins wordless tales brimming with humor, charm, and delightfully twisted horror in his American graphic novel debut <b><i>Monsters! &amp; Other Stories<\/i>.<!--more--><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Oversized beasts, in the short story \u201cMonsters!,\u201d wreak havoc on civilians and cities in the tradition of <i>Godzilla<\/i> and <i>King Kong<\/i>. In \u201cC\u00f3!,\u201d an alien abduction disarms a gentle farmer, and in \u201cBirds,\u201d two business partners run from fate, only to find themselves hopelessly unable to change the future. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Beautiful illustration and evocative storytelling fill every page of this unforgettable collection that brings together Duarte\u2019s works, which were previously only available in his native country of Brazil.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u201cIt is a joy and an honor to have my first book published in the USA by Dark Horse,\u201d said Gustavo Duarte. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool to have <i>Monsters! <\/i>published\u00a0by the company that has produced\u00a0the work of so many guys I admire, like Mike Mignola and Eric Powell,\u00a0among others.\u00a0I hope this is the first of many.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Duarte\u2019s <b><i>Monsters! &amp; Other Stories<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i>arrives in finer comic shops everywhere on January 15, 2014, and will carry a cover price of only $12.99 for 152 beautifully illustrated pages!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Check out the exclusive first look at\u00a0<\/span><b><i>Monsters! &amp; Other Stories<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/comicsalliance.com\/dark-horse-gustavo-duarte-monsters-and-other-stories-january-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Comics Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Horse continues to expand its Originals line, offering some of the most unique comic book storytelling experiences on the market today. 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