John Harris Dunning talks Summer Shadows

When Steve Foxe reaches out and tells me you really should interview this guy, I listen so I'm introducing a new guest on with me today, John Harris Dunning. John is the writer of several graphic novels including Tumult, Wiper, and Salem Brownstone and he co-created the Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK at the British Library which is the largest exhibition of comics in the UK. He’s contributed to Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, and the Guardian among others and he’s writing a new four issue mini-series dropping soon called Summer Shadows with Dark Horse Comics with art from Ricardo Cabral, colors by Brad Simpson, and lettered by industry veteran Jim Campbell. This book is the perfect late Summer horror read to transition us into the Fall. We got a chance to dig into the unique motivations behind the story, some of the mythology surrounding Greek vampire lore, and who had a better Britney Spears story. Please put this one on your radar y'all. I loved it, and John's star as a writer in the medium will only rise. From the publisher Nick Landry is on the unspoilt Greek island of Avraxos to look for his ex. Anthony was the love of his life, and without knowing why he left, Nick can’t move on. But Anthony isn’t the only one to disappear on Avraxos. Coast guard officer Alekos Kourkoulos is on the trail of another young man missing on the island. They learn they both fell in with the glamorous set onboard a jet-black super yacht, the Nyx, before vanishing. As the mystery deepens, Nick and Alekos discover that the brighter the sunshine, the darker the shadows… Acclaimed writer John Harris Dunning and artist Ricardo Cabral of Wiper team up again in Summer Shadows! A unique and moody LGBTQIA+ vampire horror set against the sunshiny backdrop of a remote Greek Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices