The Witches of World War II - Couverture souple

Cornell, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 195220318X ISBN 13 : 9781952203183

Editeur : TKO Studios, LLC., 2023

Synopsis

“Vengefully imaginative occult rewrite of wartime history, full of sharp knife twists, proving yet again that Cornell is a storyteller to cherish.” — Chuck Wendig

Inspired by a true story, The Witches of World War II follows a coven of witches as they embark on a mission to help capture Adolf Hitler's second-in-command, Rudolf Hess.

This magic kills fascists! In the darkest hours of World War 2, Doreen Valiente, a junior intelligence officer, twenty years old and already a war widow, is approached by a British General who tells her he knows she’s a witch… and that’s how she can best serve her country.

Valiente, an expert on British folklore and the occult, is to use her connections in this peculiar community to recruit a group of British ‘magicians’ and use their “skills” to gain some advantage over the Nazi high command, who believe fervently “in all this occult rubbish.”

Together with Aleister Crowley, the self-proclaimed “Most Evil Man in the World” Valiente recruits a hard-nosed white witch Dion Fortune, the grizzled and gray-bearded founder of Wicca Gerald Gardner, and exorcist and con man in a turban Rollo Ahmed. Together this coven of witches will travel deep into the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe and gamble their lives, their beliefs, and their powers on a mission to help capture Rudolf Hess, fervent occultist, and second in command to Adolf Hitler himself.

Inspired by the incredible true story of the New Forest coven and Operation Cone of Power.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Paul Cornell has written episodes of Elementary, Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood, and many other TV series, including his own children’s show, Wavelength. He’s worked for every major comics company, including his creator-owned series SAUCER STATE for IDW and THIS DAMNED BAND for Dark Horse. He has also done runs for Marvel and DC on BATMAN AND ROBIN, WOLVERINE, and YOUNG AVENGERS. He’s the writer of the Lychford rural fantasy novellas from Tor.com Publishing. He’s won the BSFA Award for his short fiction, an Eagle Award for his comics, a Hugo Award for his podcast, and shares in a Writer’s Guild Award for his work on Doctor Who.

Valeria Burzo is an Italian comic book artist and illustrator. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, she attended the Italian School of Comix, graduating in 2014 ith honors. Since then she has collaborated with numerous Italian and European comic publications, including La Repubblica di Napoli, Novel Comics, and Glenat.

Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book colorist who currently lives in Ireland and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored Pretty Deadly, The Manhattan Projects, Moon Knight, The Vision, Magneto, Nowhere Men, Hawkeye, Batman, among other titles.

SIMON BOWLAND has been lettering comics since 2004 and continues to work for publishers such as 2000AD, Marvel, DC, Image, Valiant, Dark Horse, and now TKO Studios. He lives in England with his colourist wife, Pippa, and their laid-back tabby cat, Jess.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: TKO Studios, LLC.
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 195220318X
• ISBN 13: 9781952203183
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Burzo Valeria
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible