DIRK MANNING

Dirk Manning is the four-time Ringo Award nominated creator of the supernatural noir graphic novel series TALES OF MR. RHEE, the genre-bending horror anthology NIGHTMARE WORLD, and the inspirational/how-to column turned book series WRITE OR WRONG: A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS. A pioneer in the world of both online comics and crowdfunding, he has written over two dozen published graphic novels and his work has raised over a half-million dollars in sales on Kickstarter alone. When not at his desk writing, touring the comic convention circuit, and/or sampling his way across the best ice cream shops in the world, Dirk can be found online at www.DirkManning.com and on most social media platforms as @dirkmanning. He proudly serves as Publisher at Source Point Press and does not wear a top hat and scarf in real life.

Creator's Publications

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT

The Official Graphic Novel Adaptation

Originally released in 1927 starring the iconic Hollywood legend Lon Chaney, the last known copy of the murder mystery/horror film LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT was lost to the ages in the MGM vault fire of 1965, making it a "Holy Grail" of horror and film enthusiasts alike across the world for decades. Now, in conjunction with Chaney Entertainment and Source Point Press, this legendary piece of horror and film history has been brought back to life as a graphic novel based on the original screenplay! If you've been waiting to experience this story in its definitive form, this is -- after nearly 100 years -- your chance to do so!

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LOVE STORIES ABOUT DEATH

Horror stories with a love twist...

A collection of seven full-length genre-hopping horror stories that will tug at your heartstrings -- and then rip them out. Star-crossed lovers on an alien-infested space station. A pirate and his ravenous mermaid companion. A professional wrestler charged with murdering his mentor in the ring. Vikings versus vampires. Am unexpected cryptid romance. An overzealous guardian angel. A rural church surrounded by zombies. And more. This collection will both terrify you... and make you cry.

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RSVP: E.S.P.

The debut graphic novel of Josh Malerman!

Based on a story by New York Times #1 bestselling author Josh Malerman, RSVP; E.S.P. follows the journey James Massey, a parapsychologist who believes he's discovered two children who exhibit a limited degree of psychic abilities. However, he is unaware of just how much power they both really have, and that while one of them has good intentions for their series of tests, and one does not... and so begins a tug-of-war for for the doctor's sense of reality as well as a battle of wills between the two children that will have otherworldly ramifications neither of them are prepared for...

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HOMESTEAD

Ringo Award Finalist "Best Graphic Novel of the Year"

North Dakota, 1868: A retired soldier prepares his new family for a fresh start on land issued to him as part of the Homestead Act, unaware it overlaps with territory occupied by the Lakota Nation, including a proud warrior and a zealous medicine man willing to go to supernatural extremes in order to protect their people's way of life. What happens next is not a story of 'good guys' versus 'bad guys', but rather a story of two families each trying to defend their loved ones, their way of life, and their homestead.

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WELLS THOMPSON

Wells Thompson (he/him) is an independent comic book writer and editor best known for his series FRANKENSTEIN THE UNCONQUERED, THE CATSKIN AND THE ROSE, and the Ringo Award nominated SMUT and definitely not known for sticking to any one genre. Originally from Little Rock, AR, Wells now resides in Oak Park, IL with his wife Brianna and way too many cats.Having graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2015, Wells brought his passion for storytelling and artistic expression into a workforce that was determined to grind that out of him. Instead of giving up, he created his own production studio and writes outstanding, character driven comics on his own terms. When he’s not writing comics, he’s drinking too much coffee, playing music, or shooting arrows in a field somewhere. His website is www.WellsThompson.com.

Creator's Publications

FRANKENSTEIN THE UNCONQUERED

An action/horror adventure!

500 years after the end of Mary Shelley's novel, the arctic thaws and the Beast awakens to a bombed-out post-apocalypse as hideous and hostile as he is. Seeing an opportunity to reinvent himself and live the peaceful life he always wanted, the Beast attempts to cohabitate peacefully with mutated villagers unafraid of his ghastly appearance. But, when soldiers come to collect their due, violence is his only answer and his dream of a simple life is ripped away in a nightmare of his own design. God help anyone who stands in his way. That undead behemoth, that living abomination, that son of man... Frankenstein!

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JOSH MALERMAN

Josh Malerman is the New York Times best selling author of BIRD BOX and INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE. He's also one of two singer/songwriters for the Michigan rock band The High Strung, whose song "The Luck You Got" can be heard as the theme song for the Showtime show "Shameless." He loves endless, enthusiastic conversations, shooting pool, and thinks Freddy Krueger is the most brilliant monster ever created. He lives in Michigan with his fiancee, the artist/musician Allison Laakko and their five hundred pets.

Creator's Publications

RSVP: E.S.P.

The debut graphic novel of Josh Malerman!

Based on a story by New York Times #1 bestselling author Josh Malerman, RSVP; E.S.P. follows the journey James Massey, a parapsychologist who believes he's discovered two children who exhibit a limited degree of psychic abilities. However, he is unaware of just how much power they both really have, and that while one of them has good intentions for their series of tests, and one does not... and so begins a tug-of-war for for the doctor's sense of reality as well as a battle of wills between the two children that will have otherworldly ramifications neither of them are prepared for...

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