Harrow County

Harrow County is an American comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2018. It was created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook, and published by Dark Horse Comics.

Harrow County
Cover of Harrow County #1 (May 2015). Art by Tyler Crook.
Publication information
PublisherDark Horse Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing
GenreHorror
Publication dateMay 2015 – June 2018
No. of issues32
Creative team
Created byCullen Bunn
Tyler Crook
Written byCullen Bunn
Tyler Crook (Tales of Harrow County, Tales from Harrow County)
Artist(s)Tyler Crook
Letterer(s)Tyler Crook
Colorist(s)Tyler Crook
Collected editions
1. Countless HaintsISBN 9781616557805
2. Twice ToldISBN 9781616559007
3. Snake DoctorISBN 9781506700717
4. Family TreeISBN 9781506701417
5. AbandonedISBN 9781506701905
6. Hedge MagicISBN 9781506702087
7. Dark Times A’ComingISBN 9781506703978
8. Done Come BackISBN 9781506706634
Library Edition – Volume 1ISBN 9781506710648
Library Edition – Volume 2ISBN 9781506710655
Library Edition – Volume 3ISBN 9781506710662
Library Edition – Volume 4ISBN 9781506710679
Omnibus Edition – Volume 1ISBN 9781506719917

Characters
Emmy Crawford
An eighteen-year-old young woman and witch, presumed to be the reincarnation of the witch Hester Beck, but actually the reincarnation of Amaryllis.
Bernice Anderson
Emmy's best friend, granddaughter of Riah Anderson, and student of Lovey Belfont.
Isaac Crawford
Emmy's adoptive father. He was created by Hester.
Kammi
Emmy's evil twin sister.
Lady Lovey Belfont
An old woman that has spent her life capturing the servants of Hester Beck.
Riah Anderson
A friend of Isaac's and resident of Mason's Hollow. He was created by Hester.
Shaky
Emmy's pet calf.

Haints
The Skinless Boy / The Tattered Skin
Emmy's mute familiar. He was summoned from the nightmares of a child. Emmy carries his skin around in her satchel and he whispers secrets to her. His name was later revealed to be Emmett.
Priscilla
A goblin that befriends Emmy.

The Family
Hester Beck
A god-like witch who was killed by her own creations. She was Malachi's youngest child and favorite.
Malachi
The head of the Family in the old days, until he became the Abandoned and settled in Harrow County.
Amaryllis
A kindly old woman and the most powerful in the family, she was capable of bending all of reality to her will. She was Malachi's confidant, but was murdered and eaten by Hester Beck.
Odessa
The head of the family after Malachi leaves. She has a connection to woods and animals.
Levi
A psychopomp. He guides the dead to the afterlife. When Malachi was the head of the family, Levi would try to find ways to undermine him.
Mildred
An invisible force of disorder and chaos.
Willa
A knitting witch, knotting the threads of fate.
Kaine
A bogeyman able to create fatal nightmares.
Corbin
A necromancer capable of commanding the dead.
Old Buck
One of the family that went wild. He was murdered due to Levi's meddling.

Publication history

Harrow County began as a serialized prose story called Countless Haints, written by Cullen Bunn and released on his website.[1] Countless Haints ran for ten chapters before it was retired. Later the story was repurposed as an ongoing comic with artist and co-creator Tyler Crook. The main character Madrigal was renamed Emmy, the time period was shifted from present day to the 1930s, and the location was changed from Ahmen's Landing to Harrow County.

When Bunn began working on the series, he wrote the first two arcs so that they told a fairly complete story, though he hoped Harrow County would be popular enough to become an ongoing series. Crook chose to do the book in watercolors to get away from the computer and to make the project more fun for himself. As part of the promotional material for the comic, he created a special ordering form and made process videos showcasing his watercolors.[2] He even wrote music for the first two arcs.[3]

During Harrow County’s run, Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook regularly shared their process in a column called The Harrow County Observer,[4] Tyler Crook's YouTube channel,[5] and in the extensive sketchbook sections of the trade paperback collections.

Tales of Harrow County

Most issues of Harrow County include Tales of Harrow County backup stories. This extra material was not collected in the trade paperback editions, but they were collected in the hardcover library editions after the series was complete.[6] The one-page story "Lovelorn" (story by Cullen Bunn, art by Tyler Crook) was accidentally left out of Harrow County #31, so Dark Horse Comics debuted it as a free online comic.[7]

Tales from Harrow County

On September 10, 2019, Dark Horse Comics announced Tales from Harrow County (not to be confused with the Tales of Harrow County short stories), a spinoff series was announced. The series will feature storylines from many different time periods of Harrow County. Misfit City artist Naomi Franquiz is set to draw the first miniseries, Death's Choir, with Bernice as the protagonist.[8]

Issues
Story Arc Issue Release Date Story Art Extras
Harrow
County:
Countless
Haints		 #1[9][10][11] May 13, 2015
Second Printing:
June 17, 2015
Halloween ComicFest:
October 29, 2016		 Cullen Bunn ART: Tyler Crook
COVER: Tyler Crook
Jason Latour (HeroesCon variant)
Jeff Lemire (Four Color Grails variant)
Tyler Crook (Second printing)
Tyler Crook (Halloween ComicFest)
  • Tales of Harrow County: Baptism
    STORY: Cullen Bunn
    ART: Owen Gieni
  • Let's Talk About the Tree by Cullen Bunn
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
#2[12] June 10, 2015 Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: What was Lost
    STORY: Cullen Bunn
    ART: Owen Gieni
  • Let's Talk About Ghosts by Cullen Bunn
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
  • Pinup by Joëlle Jones
#3[13] July 8, 2015
  • Tales of Harrow County: All Hallows' Eve
    STORY: Cullen Bunn
    ART: Owen Gieni
  • Sleeping with Water Moccasins by Ma'at Crook
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
  • Pinup by Shane White
#4[14] August 12, 2015
  • Let's Talk About the Farmhouse by Cullen Bunn
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
Harrow
County:
Twice
Told		 #5[15] September 9, 2015 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Bat House
    STORY & ART: Tyler Crook
    COLORS: Ma'at Crook
  • El Guapo, Ghost of Tower Plaza by Ma'at Crook
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
  • Pinup by Cat Farris
#6[16] October 14, 2015
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Hunter
    STORY & ART: Tyler Crook
    COLORS: Ma'at Crook
  • Letters column
  • Pinup by JOK
#7[17] November 11, 2015
  • Tales of Harrow County: Daughters
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Cat Farris
  • Letters column
  • Pinup by Bryan Fyffe
#8[18] December 9, 2015
  • Tales of Harrow County: Mold
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Simon Roy
  • Letters column
Harrow
County:
Snake
Doctor		 #9[19][20] February 10, 2016 Cullen Bunn ART: Carla Speed McNeil
COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee
LETTERING & COVER: Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: Friends
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Jessica Mahon
#10[21] March 9, 2016 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Butcher
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: David Rubín
#11[22] April 13, 2016
  • Tales of Harrow County: Haint Train
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Kate Leth
  • Fear and Love of the Devil Himself by Ma'at Crook
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
  • Letters column
#12[23] May 11, 2016 Cullen Bunn ART: Hannah Christenson
COVER: Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Holler
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Kel McDonald
Harrow
County:
Family
Tree		 #13[24] June 8, 2016 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Butler (Part 1)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Brian Hurtt
    COLORS: Matt Kindt
  • Letters column
#14[25] July 13, 2016
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Butler (Part 2)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Brian Hurtt
    COLORS: Matt Kindt
  • Letters column
#15[26] August 10, 2016
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Butler (Part 3)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Brian Hurtt
    COLORS: Matt Kindt
  • Letters column
#16[27] September 14, 2016
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Butler (Part 4)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Brian Hurtt
    COLORS: Matt Kindt
  • Letters column
Harrow
County:
Abandoned		 #17[28] October 19, 2016 Cullen Bunn ART: Carla Speed McNeil
COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee
LETTERING & COVERS: Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Tithe
    STORY: Cullen Bunn
    ART: Owen Gieni
  • Letters column
#18[29] November 23, 2016
  • Tales of Harrow County: Priscilla (Part 1)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Aud Koch
  • Letters column
#19[30] December 28, 2016 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: Priscilla (Part 2)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Aud Koch
  • Letters column
#20[31] January 25, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: Priscilla (Part 3)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Aud Koch
  • Letters column
Harrow
County:
Hedge
Magic		 #21[32] March 8, 2017 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: Priscilla (Part 4)
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Aud Koch
#22[33] April 12, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: Worship Music
    STORY & ART: Chris Schweizer
#23[34] May 10, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Possum Lady
    STORY & ART: Chris Schweizer
#24[35] June 14, 2017
  • The Devil's Hoof Prints by Ma'at Crook
Harrow
County:
Dark Times
A’Coming		 #25[36] September 13, 2017 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Granddad's Rocking Chair by Ma'at Crook
#26[37] October 11, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: Exterminator
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Alise Gluškova
#27[38] November 8, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: Combine
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Alise Gluškova
#28[39] December 13, 2017
  • Tales of Harrow County: The Radio
    STORY: Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein
    ART: Christianne Goudreau
Harrow
County:
Done
Come
Back		 #29[40] March 21, 2018 Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook
  • Tales of Harrow County: Henry
    STORY & ART: Tyler Crook
  • Church Camp, Broken Pinky-Toe, and Floating Coffins by Ma'at Crook
    ILLUSTRATIONS: Tyler Crook
#30[41] April 25, 2018
  • Tales of Harrow County: Scripture
    STORY: Tyler Crook
    ART: Cat Farris
#31[42] May 30, 2018 —
#32[43] June 27, 2018
Tales from
Harrow
County:
Death's
Choir		 #1[44][45] December 18, 2019 Cullen Bunn
and Tyler Crook		 Naomi Franquiz
LETTERING: Tyler Crook
COVERS: Naomi Franquiz
Tyler Crook (variants)		 —
#2[46][47] January 15, 2020
#3 February 12, 2020
#4 March 11, 2020

Trade paperbacks

Four months after each arc of Harrow County wrapped up, it was collected in trade paperback.

Trade paperbacks
Volume Title Release Date Material collected Extras ISBN
1 Harrow County:
Countless Haints[48]		 December 2, 2015 Harrow County #1–4
  • 24-page sketchbook
  • The original Countless Haints prose story from Cullen Bunn's blog
 9781616557805
2 Harrow County:
Twice Told[49]		 April 13, 2016 Harrow County #5–8
  • 17-page sketchbook
 9781616559007
3 Harrow County:
Snake Doctor[50]		 September 14, 2016 Harrow County #9–12
  • 35-page sketchbook
 9781506700717
4 Harrow County:
Family Tree[51]		 January 25, 2017 Harrow County #13–16
  • 9-page sketchbook
  • Issue #15 script and layouts
 9781506701417
5 Harrow County:
Abandoned[52]		 May 24, 2017 Harrow County #17–20
  • 18-page sketchbook
 9781506701905
6 Harrow County:
Hedge Magic[53]		 October 11, 2017 Harrow County #21–24
  • 6-page sketchbook
  • 8-page bestiary
 9781506702087
7 Harrow County:
Dark Times A’Coming[54]		 March 21, 2018 Harrow County #25–28
  • 5-page sketchbook
 9781506703978
8 Harrow County:
Done Come Back[55]		 October 3, 2018 Harrow County #29–32
  • Afterword by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook
 9781506706634
1 Tales from Harrow County:
Death's Choir[56]		 July 8, 2020 Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir #1–4 9781506716817

Library editions

After Harrow County finished, Dark Horse Comics announced that the series would be recollected in library editions. These hardcover volumes print the comics at a larger size and collect all the special features from both the original issues and the trade paperback collections.

Hardcover library editions
Title Release Date Material collected Extras ISBN
Harrow County
Volume One[57]		 November 14, 2018 Harrow County #1–8
  • Countless Haints special features
  • Twice Told special features
  • Tales of Harrow County
    • Baptism
    • What was Lost
    • All Hallows' Eve
    • The Bat House
    • The Hunter
    • Daughters
    • Mold
  • Essays:
    • Let's Talk About the Tree
    • Let's Talk About Ghosts
    • Sleeping with Water Moccasins
    • Let's Talk About the Farmhouse
    • El Guapo, Ghost of Tower Plaza
 9781506710648
Harrow County
Volume Two[58]		 March 20, 2019 Harrow County #9–16
  • Illustrated introduction by Chris Schweizer
  • Snake Doctor special features
  • Family Tree special features
  • Tales of Harrow County
    • Friends
    • Haint Train
    • The Holler
    • The Butler
    • The Butcher
  • Essays:
    • Fear and Love of the Devil Himself
 9781506710655
Harrow County
Volume Three[59]		 July 24, 2019 Harrow County #17–24
  • Illustrated introduction by Chris Schweizer
  • Abandoned special features
  • Hedge Magic special features
  • Tales of Harrow County
    • The Tithe
    • Priscilla
    • Worship Music
    • The Possum Lady
  • Essays:
    • The Devil's Hoof Prints
  • New sketchbook material
 9781506710662
Harrow County
Volume Four[60]		 October 23, 2019 Harrow County #25–32
  • Illustrated introduction by Chris Schweizer
  • Dark Times A’Coming special features
  • Done Come Back special features
  • Tales of Harrow County
    • Exterminator
    • Combine
    • The Radio
    • Henry
    • Scripture
    • Lovelorn
  • Essays:
    • Granddad's Rocking Chair
    • Church Camp, Broken Pinky-Toe, and Floating Coffins
 9781506710679

Omnibus editions

In 2020, Harrow County was recollected in paperback omnibus editions.

Paperback omnibus editions
Title Release Date Material collected Extras ISBN
Harrow County
Omnibus One		 January 6, 2021 Harrow County #1–16 TBD 9781506719917
Harrow County
Omnibus Two		 TBD Harrow County #17–32 TBD TBD

Reception

Awards
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2015 Bram Stoker Awards Graphic Novel Harrow County – Volume 1: Countless Haints Nominated
[61]
2016 Eisner Awards Best New Series Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook Nominated
[62]
Ghastly Awards Best Ongoing Title Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook Won
[63]
Best Writer Cullen Bunn Won
Best Artist Tyler Crook Won

Television adaptation

As part of a first look deal between Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse, a Harrow County television series was in development as of 2015.[64]

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