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DARK HORSE PRESENTS: A BLUE BOOK EVENING WITH JAMES TYNION IV AND MICHAEL AVON OEMING AT THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE

Take pleasure in a celebration of “true bizarre” tales with a screening of Shut Encounters of the Third Variety, adopted by a Blue Ebook Q&A hosted by David F. Walker, unique comics, and extra!

Darkish Horse is proud to current a particular occasion on the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon celebrating James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming’s upcoming true bizarre collection, Blue Ebook! On March 15, 2023, discover the unusual and supernatural with a screening of Spielberg’s traditional movie, Shut Encounters of the Third Variety, adopted by a dialogue of the brand new comedian collection Blue Ebook with creators James Tynion IV (One thing is Killing the Kids, Division of Reality) and Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, Homicide Inc.), hosted by David F. Walker (Bitter Root, Naomi).

A particular event-exclusive variant of Blue Ebook #2 will likely be obtainable, that includes a singular cowl by Oeming. Followers can pre-order as much as 5 copies of this unique comedian with ticket buy or purchase them on the occasion (restrict 5 per particular person total). This particular variant is proscribed to only 500 copies complete, obtainable for buy from Darkish Horse and Issues From One other World solely as a part of this occasion.

Occasion particulars: On March 15, doorways on the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97212) will open at 6 pm, adopted by the movie starting at 7 pm. Seating is first-come, first-served. Following the displaying of Shut Encounters, comedian creators James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming will likely be joined by David F. Walker on stage for a stay Q&A session about their comedian collection, Blue Ebook.

Tickets might be bought on-line from the Hollywood Theatre’s web site, hollywoodtheatre.org.

About Blue Ebook: This formidable, non-fiction comedian e-book expertise depicts real-life tales of UFO abductions with an eye fixed to capturing the unusual essence of these encounters.

James Tynion IV has all the time been fascinated by horror and what he calls “true bizarre,” or the cousin to true crime—unusual and weird occasions like supernatural and alien encounters—particularly after publishing tales like One thing is Killing the Kids, The Good Home on the Lake, and The Division of Reality. Now, Tynion, Tiny Onion Studios, and Darkish Horse Comics are teaming as much as convey deeply bizarre non-fiction and excessive idea monster tales to print! That includes new and beforehand printed creator-owned work from the thoughts of Tynion, the brand new line begins with Blue Ebook in February 2023 and The Oddly Pedestrian Lifetime of Christopher Chaos in June 2023. Each have been initially printed on Substack, however will now be obtainable in print for the primary time.

In Blue Ebook, Tynion explores unusual however true tales of aliens and the supernatural. The primary collection particulars Betty and Barney Hill’s abduction encounter, often known as the primary widely-publicized abduction that went on to form and affect all future encounter tales. Teaming up with Tynion and artist Michael Avon Oeming is letterer Aditya Bidikar. Included on the finish of each challenge will likely be a brief comedian referred to as “True Bizarre,” the primary of which is known as True Bizarre: Coney Island by Tynion, Klaus Janson, and Bidikar.

Blue Ebook challenge #1 arrives at comedian retailers February 22, and Blue Ebook #2 will likely be obtainable wherever comics are bought starting March 22, 2023.