PENNY DREADFUL – The Comic Book

Have you heard the grand news, dreadfuls? We, the hardcore fans of the Showtime series PENNY DREADFUL who got royally screwed over by series showrunner John Logan when he prematurely pulled the plug about halfway through season three, when the overall story wasn’t even close to being satisfactorily concluded (But we’re not bitter!), are being thrown a fairly meaty bone! The only thing, in fact, that would be better news at this point would be an announcement that the show would return to the airwaves (or to Netflix) for a fourth season after all. Second to that, receiving word that the story WILL continue—only in literary form—was a wonderful surprise. PENNY DREADFUL will continue as a comic book, picking up where that half-baked series finale left us all hanging. It isn’t going to be just *A* PENNY DREADFUL comic, though. This is the real deal. It’s an official extension of the series, being written by the show’s executive producer, Chris King. It’s the closest we can get to having the show back on the air.

The official press release from Titan Comics assures us that this “brand-new ongoing series, entitled ‘The Awaking,’” will be “set six months after the shocking events of Season Three of the Showtime original series…with interior art from Jesús Hervás…and colors by Jason Wordie, this new comic sees Ethan Chandler unable to move on. As he searches desperately for meaning in a world without Vanessa, ancient words echo across the centuries, and he is called on once again to take up arms against the creatures crawling out of the night.” Ahhhhhh, yeah! I can’t wait till issue number one hits the shelves on April 5th!

By The Evil Cheezman

WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS (www.evilcheezproductions.blogspot.com, www.facebook.com/evilcheezproductions), specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced and directed (and occasionally acted in) over a dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and Crime genres. His first novel, THE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF, is available for purchase at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/734763 MORTUI VELOCES SUNT!

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