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EISNER-NOMINATED CARTOONIST BEN TOWLE'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED COMIC COMES TO PRINT
PORTLAND,
OR March 23rd, 2015 - Oni Press, Portland’s premier independent comic
book publisher, announced today Oyster War, a colorful, comedic
historical graphic novel by three time Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ben
Towle (Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean). Oyster War will release on
September 23rd, and will be an SPX debut.
In the coastal town of Blood's Haven, the economy runs on oysters.
Oyster farming is one of the most lucrative professions, but also the
most dangerous. Not just from the unforgiving ocean and its watery
depths—there are also oyster pirates to worry about! Commander Davidson
Bulloch and his motley crew are tasked with capturing these
ne'er-do-wells—but they don't know that Treacher Fink, the pirates'
leader, possesses a magical artifact that can call forth a legendary
spirit with the power to control the sea and everything in it!
“I started work on Oyster War five years ago with a very specific
vision,” says creator Ben Towle. “I'd done several historical fiction
books previously and now I wanted to jump squarely into the realm of the
fantastic. Oyster War is a nautical adventure story set in a
not-quite-real late 19th century US that's full of pirates, brawlers,
sea serpents, and shape-shifters. It's far and away my favorite work
to-date. I couldn't be happier with the way Oni's bringing the Oyster
War print collection to life. Presentation was always in the back of my
mind as I worked on the story. From the get-go I conceived of Oyster War
as a big, hardcover, European album-sized book with high-end production
values—and that's exactly what's going to wind up in readers' hands!”
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