Again in 1999, director Tim Burton and Seven screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker teamed as much as deliver us a twisted new tackle Washington Irving’s 1820 quick story The Legend of Sleepy Hole. Twenty-six years later, Entertainment Weekly has realized that Burton’s Sleepy Hole is getting a sequel – in comedian guide type! IDW Darkish, the horror imprint of IDW Publishing, shall be sending the primary subject of Return to Sleepy Hole (which is ready fifteen years after the occasions of the film) out to retailer cabinets on October 29th.
When you want a refresher, Johnny Depp starred in Sleepy Hole as Ichabod Crane, a police constable from New York Metropolis who travels to the titular city upstate to research a collection of grim decapitations. He uncovers the Headless Horseman, a malevolent entity taking the type of a headless black rider upon a black horse. Christina Ricci additionally starred as Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a rich businessman who’s focused by the Horseman and who falls in love with Ichabod because the investigation progresses. Buffy the Final Vampire Slayer comedian guide author Casey Gilly has written a narrative for Return to Sleepy Hole that envisions “a deeper evil” that lurks within the city years later. Ichabod has now constructed a reputation for himself as a debunker of occult claims internationally. He receives a frantic letter urging him again to Sleepy Hole to research a string of unexplainable murders. This reunites him along with his now-estranged love, Katrina. Collectively, they are going to uncover the reality of Sleepy Hole’s origins and the roots that join all of them. Savanna Mayer, making their comics debut, is offering the art work.
Gilly advised Entertainment Weekly, “Sometimes an opportunity comes into my inbox and I know, deep in my soul, that I will become a feral creature if I don’t get to write it. Sleepy Hollow is one of those opportunities and once I saw Savanna’s incredible art, I knew it was meant to be. I’ve always had a fascination with spiritualism, early Victorian funeral practices, and folklore, so combining them together in the world of Sleepy Hollow has made my elder goth heart so full. It’s been delightful to create scripts for Savanna and to see their elegant, refined, and beautifully gory art make the book come alive. They are truly a talent to keep your eye on.” Mayer added, “There was at all times a rumor going round about me in highschool about how I simply draw useless individuals all time. Nicely, now I receives a commission to attract useless individuals! Bones! Timber! Historic put on! I couldn’t ask for extra. Based mostly on wonderful folktale supply materials from my residence state, I couldn’t be extra thrilled for my comedian debut. With motifs of creepy bushes, historic put on and gore, it’s a dream come true to attract Sleepy Hole and I really am spoiled for alternative.“
Riley Farmer, an editor on Return to Sleepy Hole, had this to say: “We’re so honored to have the ability to proceed the story of Tim Burton’s 1999 Sleepy Hole. Followers of Sleepy Hole, horror, gothic romance, and all issues bizarre will discover so much to like in our collection. Casey Gilly has been placing collectively a narrative filled with bone-chilling murders, tender moments, and supernatural mysteries. And Savanna Mayer captures all of it so fantastically, with haunting, gothic imagery that breathes life (and demise!) into the story. Ichabod returns to Sleepy Hole in a story that’s positive to knock your head off!“
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