Description
It s horror, mystery, and nostalgia all wrapped up together to create one perfect miniseries in Imaginary Fiends. Polly Peachpit. Those were the words ten-year-old Brinke Calle said when she was found covered in her own blood by the woods in rural Cannon Falls, MN. Her best friend, Melba, had just attempted to murder her because a spider girl named Polly Peachpit told her to. Since that day, Melba has spent seven years in a mental health facility. Tomorrow is her eighteenth birthday. Tomorrow, she ll be transferred to a federal prison. Tomorrow, her real sentence will begin. That is until she receives a visit from FBI Agent Virgil Crockett. Crockett explains that there is another world beyond ours, where hungry spectral aliens stalk the minds of the impressionable and weak. These things, called IMPs (Interdimensional Mental Parasites) feed on compliance. They convince hosts to do things for them, and the more they feed, the stronger they become. More IMPs stream into the world each day, invisible to everyone but his or her hosts. After years of drugs and counseling, Polly and Melba have developed a unique relationship and to Crockett, this relationship represents something her people can work with. In exchange for release from prison, Crockett asks Melba (and Polly) to serve as IMP hunters. For Melba, it s a chance to prove that she s innocent, convinced to murder by a monster a monster she must now unleash. Collects Imaginary Fiends #1-6 of the miniseries.
It's horror, mystery, and nostalgia all wrapped up together to create one perfect miniseries in Imaginary Fiends.
About the Author
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist, writer and all-around maker-upper. His past works include Grayson, Hack/Slash, Witchblade, Revival and G.I. JOE vs. The Transformers. He has written both Green Lanterns and Nightwing for DC Comics as well as Batman: Preludes to the Wedding.
Reviews
"If you are itching for more of Stranger Things, or missing Halloween already,Imaginary Fiends is the perfect dose of horror, mystery, and nostalgia." -Comicosity
"A supernatural police thriller vibe, which fits neatly within Vertigo's recent oeuvre." -Paste Magazine
"Imaginary Fiends feels like DC's Vertigo imprint in its classic days, the sort of concept that would have fit seamlessly into the world of Hellblazer, The Books of Magic or The Sandman. If you're looking for a dark story to pull you through the dark of the year, give it a look." -Polygon
"Imaginary Fiends is DC Comics' best new horror comic in a long line of horror comics that came before." -Polygon
Book Information
ISBN 9781401292843
Author Tim Seeley
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint DC Comics
Publisher DC Comics
It's horror, mystery, and nostalgia all wrapped up together to create one perfect miniseries in Imaginary Fiends.
About the Author
Tim Seeley is a comic book artist, writer and all-around maker-upper. His past works include Grayson, Hack/Slash, Witchblade, Revival and G.I. JOE vs. The Transformers. He has written both Green Lanterns and Nightwing for DC Comics as well as Batman: Preludes to the Wedding.
Reviews
"If you are itching for more of Stranger Things, or missing Halloween already,Imaginary Fiends is the perfect dose of horror, mystery, and nostalgia." -Comicosity
"A supernatural police thriller vibe, which fits neatly within Vertigo's recent oeuvre." -Paste Magazine
"Imaginary Fiends feels like DC's Vertigo imprint in its classic days, the sort of concept that would have fit seamlessly into the world of Hellblazer, The Books of Magic or The Sandman. If you're looking for a dark story to pull you through the dark of the year, give it a look." -Polygon
"Imaginary Fiends is DC Comics' best new horror comic in a long line of horror comics that came before." -Polygon
Book Information
ISBN 9781401292843
Author Tim Seeley
Format Paperback
Page Count 168
Imprint DC Comics
Publisher DC Comics
