The Twilight Children
The Twilight Children is a comic book limited series written by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez (of Love and Rockets fame)and drawn by Canadian master cartoonist Darwyn Cooke. Vertigo published the four-issue series from October 2015 to January 2016. The story takes place in a Latin American fishing village and mixes elements of science fiction and magic realism.
| The Twilight Children | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2016 |
| No. of issues | 4 |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Artist | Darwyn Cooke |
| Colourist | Dave Stewart |
| Editor | Shelly Bond |
| Original publication | |
| Date of publication | October 2015 – January 2016 |
Summary
The story takes place in a Latin American fishing village and mixes elements of science fiction and magic realism.[1] The lives of the villagers are disrupted by a sudden increase in mysterious glowing orbs are sighted just off the shore of the village. A white orb washes up on the shore and when investigated by three children, explodes, rendering all of them blind, but give them psychic abilities. This is quickly seen as supernatural activity accompanied by an influx of suspicious investigators including from the American CIA (recognized by all in the village as shady spy-types up to no good). [2] Ela, a possibly alien. mute woman with glowing white hair appears, wandering around the area as a young scientist becomes enamored with her.
Production
Vertigo editor Shelly Bond encouraged Cooke to produce a collaborative work. Cooke proposed Hernandez, who accepted to write a series.[1] Dave Stewart colored the work.[3]
Some have typified the story as a comic book expressing a low-budget B-movie , typically seen in 1970s rendered by Cooke in his 1960s comics style. This highly symbolic story is the last one published by the great Darwyn Cooke.
Publication
The first issue of the four-issue series débuted from Vertigo in October 2015,[2] with a December 2015 cover date.[1] It was one of a dozen titles Vertigo launched that month.[2] The last issue appeared on 27 January 2016 with a March 2016 cover date.[3] Following serialization it has been republished in a collected edition.[1]
References
Works cited
- Betancourt, David (2015-10-14). "Darwyn Cooke & Gilbert Hernandez illuminate their striking new 'Twilight Children'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-10-17.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Collins, Elle (2016-01-25). "'The Twilight Children' #4 Concludes Hernandez and Cooke's Sci Fi Saga [Exclusive Preview]". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-28.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Re, Mike (2016-01-08). "Cooke's 'Children' lead the way for Vertigo". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2016-01-28.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Twilight Children ($14.99 trade paper (128p))
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