Comic Crypt: All-New Graphic Novel Horror Series THE NIGHT EATERS Coming in October!

Next month Abrams ComicArts will publish the first volume in The Night Eaters trilogy, an all-new graphic novel horror series from Eisner Award–winning and bestselling author Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda, the creative team behind the New York Times–bestselling series Monstress. Liu and Takeda have crafted a breathtaking, multi-generational story about family, race in America, and the danger of keeping secrets. Get more details below.

From The Press Release

THE NIGHT EATERS: SHE EATS THE NIGHT

BY MARJORIE LIU AND SANA TAKEDA 

 “The pulse of this book gets louder and louder with each turning page; a total masterpiece.” 

—Daniel José Older, New York Times–bestselling author of Star Wars: The High Republic 

“This amazing graphic novel allows us to devour the darkness that presents itself as comfort and safety. Bold and atmospheric, grotesque and hilarious, this original graphic novel showcases two storytelling masters at the height of their powers.” 

—John Jennings, Hugo and Eisner Award–winning author and illustrator 

“Creepy, laugh-out-loud funny, and visually stunning, She Eats the Night is a story with depth you can’t put down. . . . The characters make this story leap from the pages. Horror fans won’t be disappointed.”

—Tananarive Due, author of The Keeper and producer of Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

This fall, Abrams ComicArts will publish the first volume in The Night Eaters trilogy, an all-new graphic novel horror series from Eisner Award–winning and bestselling author Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda, the creative team behind the New York Times–bestselling series Monstress. Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda have crafted a wild and wicked tale that will leave readers hungry for more.

In The Night Eaters: She Eats The Night (Abrams ComicArts; October 11, 2022; U.S. $24.99; Hardcover with jacket), Chinese American twins Milly and Billy are having a tough time. On top of the multiple failures in their personal and professional lives, they’re struggling to keep their restaurant afloat. Luckily, their parents, Ipo and Keon, are in town for their annual visit. Having immigrated from Hong Kong before the twins were born, Ipo and Keon have supported their children through thick and thin and are ready to lend a hand—but they’re starting to wonder, has their support made Milly and Billy incapable of standing on their own?

When Ipo forces them to help her clean up the house next door—a hellish and run-down ruin that was the scene of a grisly murder—the twins are in for a nasty surprise. A night of terror, gore, and supernatural mayhem reveals that there is much more to Ipo and her children than meets the eye.

The Night Eaters: She Eats The Night has an announced first printing of 100,000 and will be supported by a robust publicity and marketing campaign, including national media and advertising, author events, and promotions at San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con.

About the Authors

Marjorie Liu is an attorney and a New York Times–bestselling novelist and comic book writer. Her work at Marvel includes the series X-23, Black Widow, Han Solo, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men. She is also the cocreator of the Monstress series from Image Comics, which has won multiple Hugo Awards, British Fantasy Awards, the Harvey Award, and five Eisner Awards, making Liu the first-ever woman—and woman of color—to win an Eisner in the best writer category. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Sana Takeda is a Japanese Hugo and Eisner Award–winning illustrator and comic book artist behind the Monstress series. After having worked as a designer at Sega Corporation, she became a freelancer. While drawing for Marvel, she also creates illustrations for games and children’s books. Takeda lives in Tokyo.

About the Book

The Night Eaters: She Eats The Night

By Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Abrams ComicArts | October 2022

U.S. $24.99 | CAN $31.99

Hardcover with jacket | 208 pages

6½ x 9¾” | Full-color illustrations throughout 

ISBN: 978-1-4197-5870-6

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-64700-526-9 

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