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Dan Brereton’s lush, innovative, action-packed stories of supernatural menace and gritty heroics are finally collected in this first volume omnibus edition, starting with “Black Planet”, the Eisner-nominated graphic novel which kicked off years of captivating weird tales of horror and crime.
The Nocturnals revolves around the mysterious quest of underworld enforcer and occult figure, Doc Horror; his supernaturally-gifted daughter Evening (aka Halloween Girl) who carries a pumpkin full of haunted toys; the Gunwitch, a silent, two-gun revenant with an itch to kill monsters; the lissome wraith Polychrome, and a host of hard-boiled inhuman players battling hidden evils lurking on the outskirts of human knowledge.
Collects the previously published Nocturnals volumes: Black Planet, Witching Hour, Carnival of Beasts, Troll Bridge, and The Dark Forever.
The Nocturnals revolves around the mysterious quest of underworld enforcer and occult figure, Doc Horror; his supernaturally-gifted daughter Evening (aka Halloween Girl) who carries a pumpkin full of haunted toys; the Gunwitch, a silent, two-gun revenant with an itch to kill monsters; the lissome wraith Polychrome, and a host of hard-boiled inhuman players battling hidden evils lurking on the outskirts of human knowledge.
Collects the previously published Nocturnals volumes: Black Planet, Witching Hour, Carnival of Beasts, Troll Bridge, and The Dark Forever.
Dan Brereton’s lush, innovative, action-packed stories of supernatural menace and gritty heroics are finally collected in this first volume omnibus edition, starting with “Black Planet”, the Eisner-nominated graphic novel which kicked off years of captivating weird tales of horror and crime.
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Terence
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July 22, 2025
Absolutely incredible! There isn't any comic like Nocturnals. Dan Brereton's art is gorgeously painted with intricate detail, and the story is an urban dark science-fantasy where the heroes and villains are genetically engineered monsters, otherworldly aliens, and regular humans battling in a shadowy underworld mostly out of public sight. It's a suspenseful and gripping, action-packed tale complemented by amazing art that fits perfectly with the horror atmosphere and bizarre aesthetics of this grim and gritty world.
Ben C.
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December 28, 2025
It was a nice change of pace from reading your usual superhero trope. And the art was quite the eye pleaser.
About the author
Daniel Brereton is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field. He is known for his skills as a painter and his distinctive character designs. His first published work in the comics industry was the story "Lost Causes Chapter 1" in Merchants of Death #1 (July 1988) published by Eclipse Comics and he painted the Black Terror limited series in 1989–1990. Brereton gained further attention for his work on Batman: Thrillkiller, Superman and Batman: Legends of the World's Finest, and JLA: Seven Caskets, His most famous work is his own series "The Nocturnals." Image Comics published Dan Brereton: The Goddess & The Monster, a collection of his work, in August 2010. Brereton wrote and drew a Batman story for DC Comics' digital first anthology series Legends of the Dark Knight in December 2015.
Daniel Brereton is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field. He is known for his skills as a painter and his distinctive character designs. His first published work in the comics industry was the story "Lost Causes Chapter 1" in Merchants of Death #...
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