Dark Horse Books has revealed poetic and philosophical Moonshadow will be published in a new softcover edition from Dark Horse Comics, arriving in May 2025. Known as the first fully painted graphic novel written by J.M. DeMatteis with art by co-creator artist Jon J Muth, the graphic novel is lettered by Kevin Nowlan. The new edition has a newly painted cover by Muth. You can preorder it today.
So what’s Moonshadow about?
DeMatteis calls Moonshadow “Dickens’ David Copperfield meets Siddhartha in space.” The Eisner Award-nominated definitive edition does not disappoint. An unreliable, romantic narrator takes audiences on a coming-of-age journey that is literally out of this world. Interplanetary, mixed-species, Moonshadow recounts his strange birth, his escape from a deep-space zoo, and his struggles to survive in a war-torn universe. This “fairytale for adults” lives in a space that is both intrinsically introspective of life under the microscope and the fantastical universal truth that life, with all its absurdity and terrors, can be resonant with awe, wonder, and genuine beauty. Satirical, whimsical, and thoughtful, Moonshadow will continue to provoke a love of comics in new and returning readers.
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (September 5, 2024)— Known as America’s first fully painted graphic novel, the poetic and philosophical Moonshadow will be published in a new softcover edition from Dark Horse Comics, arriving in May 2025. Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition—Expanded presents the beloved work by the esteemed creative team of writer J.M. DeMatteis (The Girl in the Bay, Spider-Man, Brooklyn Dreams), and co-creator artist Jon J Muth (M, Silver Surfer, The Mystery Play, The Seventh Voyager), letterer Kevin Nowlan (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, Doctor Strange) with enhanced, newly painted cover art by Muth.
Featuring gorgeous watercolor artwork, Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition—Expanded provides readers with all 12 issues of the original series, including all the original covers, as well as concept art, early notes from the creative team, and script pages from series writer DeMatteis. This beautifully designed volume also includes the illustrated novella Farewell Moonshadow to ensure the entire Moonshadow experience is available to everyone.
About Moonshadow:
DeMatteis calls Moonshadow “Dickens’ David Copperfield meets Siddhartha in space.” The Eisner Award-nominated definitive edition does not disappoint. An unreliable, romantic narrator takes audiences on a coming-of-age journey that is literally out of this world. Interplanetary, mixed-species, Moonshadow recounts his strange birth, his escape from a deep-space zoo, and his struggles to survive in a war-torn universe. This “fairytale for adults” lives in a space that is both intrinsically introspective of life under the microscope and the fantastical universal truth that life, with all its absurdity and terrors, can be resonant with awe, wonder, and genuine beauty. Satirical, whimsical, and thoughtful, Moonshadow will continue to provoke a love of comics in new and returning readers.
Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition—Expanded, now presented in trade paperback for the first time, spans 528 pages, and arrives in bookstores on May 6, 2025, and in comic shops on May 7, 2025. Pre-order now for $29.99 from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local bookstore, or visit PRH Comics or Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.
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