Anathema
Published on 9. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-78276-293-5 (ISBN)
Description
How far will one woman go for the salvation of her beloved? Mercy Barlowe's love for Sarah brings down Hell when her puritanical father discovers them together - and has his own daughter burnt at the stake. But death is not the end. A monstrous cult of shapeshifters steal Sarah's soul as part of its twisted plans to resurrect an ancient evil. To defeat them, Mercy must take on a new form...She must become a werewolf!
Reviews / Votes
"Scary, Compelling, With Killer Art!" - Justin Jordan (Green Lantern)"Fun And Disturbing!" - Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire)
"Filled with cold, black woods, barely human monstrosities, and moments of almost Conan-like action, it's a full-blood, teeth-bared comic that deserves your attention." - Ain't It Cool
"Mooneyham was born to draw... The book looks amazing. For her part, Deering's story resists exploitation and presents a believably tragic romance." - Comic Book Resources
"Deering and company twist and reconfigure the cliches of the genre - from vampires, to werewolves to witches - shows they've done their homework... it's that passion that enables it to be so entrancing and readable, the way great horror works always are." - Comics Bulletin
"A True Horror Masterpiece, Not To Be Missed!" - Decapitated Dan, Comic Related
"Anathema is a return to classic horror." - Geek Girl project
"Smart, and romantic and tragic and brutal and beautiful all at once, a love song to the dark woods of horror, screamed from a mountaintop against a wide, white moon. Listen closely, and join in." - SFX
If you love Hammer horror films and things that go bump in the night, Anathema is a book that you will not want to miss." - Comic Monsters
"Fresh, diverse, and interesting...Anathema embraces the traditional while adding a modern twist, and the book is all the stronger for it." - Nerdly
"Tight writing and great visuals...I absolutely love it" - Comic Buzz
"Unique and refreshing!" - Project Fandom
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Titan Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 258 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78276-293-5 (9781782762935)
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Rachel Deering is a rising star, first coming to prominence as part of the Kickstarter hit, Womanthology. Since then, she has done very well with her self-published horror anthology, In The Dark, and short stories for DC/Vertigo's Magenta series. Christopher Mooneyham garnered great acclaim for his artwork on the Image series, Five Ghosts.