Spotlight: Before the SHUTDOWN, by Mack J. Lou

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Before the SHUTDOWN
Series: NOUSOPOLIS #.05
by Mack J. Lou
Genre: Science-Fiction; Graphic Novel
Out: June 28, 2021
150 pages

It’s around mid-22nd century. Earth is utterly uninhabitable. Moreover, frequent environmental/physical anomalies occur that cause critical technological failures and destruction. The city-state Nousopolis must constantly sustain a vital artificially sustained urban habitat. The city is organized around an interconnected network of citizens and infrastructures based on an advanced ‘neural-control interface’ computing system. The alpha officers of the PEXECUTIVE (government) are at the forefront of protecting the city. Although based on the world of “NOUSOPOLIS”, “Before the SHUTDOWN” tells its own independent story. It focuses on three alpha officers of the PEXECUTIVE’s DFAI (Department of Facilities, Automations, Infrastructures). The story provides a closer look at the city’s predicament and highlights the treacherous challenges that Janet, John, and Rob must face on a daily basis.

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About the Author:

Author ImageMack J. Lou is a life explorer, wannabe wisdom-lover, artist, and author. Having a science background, he is fascinated by science and technology. He appreciates thought-provoking sci-fi works and has spent a great deal of time delving into the worlds of science fiction. He enjoys discussing the latest sci-fi films and novels. He also debates philosophical issues with friends and colleagues but, usually, loses every argument.

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Spotlight & Excerpt: Door to Door, Night by Night + Giveaway

DOOR TO DOOR NIGHT BY NIGHT

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DOOR to DOOR, NIGHT by NIGHT Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn & Sally Cantirino Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

Title: DOOR to DOOR, NIGHT by NIGHT Vol. 1 : A World Full of Monsters

Author: Cullen Bunn & Sally Cantirino (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: July 25, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 128

Find it: Goodreads, books2read

A supernatural horror thriller splattered with dark humor in the vein of Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), Stranger Things, Welcome to Night Vale, Supernatural, and the Midnight, Texas series (Charlaine Harris), DOOR TO DOOR, NIGHT BY NIGHT Vol. 1: A World Full of Monsters tells the tale of a traveling sales team who find that once certain doors open, they are impossible to close.

SALES PEOPLE BY DAY. MONSTER HUNTERS BY NIGHT.

It’s 1987, and the Heritage Mills sales team travels from town to town, knocking on doors. They’re the best at what they do… which also means  they’re the worst. They’re broken, each and every one of them, haunted by closets so full of skeletons, they’re bursting. When they discover a terrible secret behind one fateful door, it opens their eyes to a world full of real monsters hidden in every small town.

Knock, knock. What’s there? Open the door if you dare…

From all-star creators, writer Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Last Book You’ll Ever Read) and artist Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters, Human Remains) comes the story of a motley crew going to battle against supernatural evil throughout the American South.

For fans of the devilishly delicious blend of nostalgic horror and dark humor, small town secrets, moonlight fright, Stranger Things, Welcome to Night Vale, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, IT, Summer of Night, The Pallbearer’s Club, The Autumnal, Proctor Valley Road, Gideon Falls, The Boys, B.P.R.D., and Something Is Killing the Children.

Volume 1 collects issues #1-4 of the smash 12-issue series!


Praise:

“It’s all kinds of demon-hunting, low-life fun!” — Cavan Scott (Comic writer, screenwriter & New York Times bestselling author. STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC; TITANS UNITED; SHADOW SERVICE; THE WARD; DEAD SEAS).

“Bunn and Cantirino, as a collaborative team, create a unique, beautiful, and terrifying world filled with monsters we could not imagine.” – Gatecrashers

“…this kind of horror storytelling … delivers across the board.” – The Fandom Post

“A beautiful example of the merging of humor and horror.” – Gatecrashers

“…delivers on its promise …This is absolutely worth picking up.” – Comicon.com

“…supernatural horror at its best.” – Capes and Tights


 Sample Page:

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About Cullen Bunn:

Cullen Bunn is a New York Times bestselling author and prolific writer of horror/supernatural comics series and graphic novels including THE SIXTH GUN, HARROW COUNTY, BONE PARISH, THE DAMNED, THE EMPTY MAN, THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR, BASILISK, SHADOWMAN, and many other titles including The Last Book You’ll Ever Read for Vault Comics. He has fought for his life against mountain lions and performed on stage as the World’s Youngest Hypnotist.

 

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About Sally Cantirino:

Sally Cantirino is a comic artist and illustrator currently based in New Jersey. She has been self-publishing comics and zines since she was a teenager. Her recent comics work includes I Walk With Monsters and Human Remains for Vault Comics,  “The Final Girls”, “Last Song”, and “We Have To Go Back”. She has also done artwork for World Champ Game Co and bands like La Dispute and Murder By Death.

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of DOOR to DOOR, NIGHT by NIGHT Vol. 1, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ends August 15th, midnight EST.


Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Review/IG Post

7/18/2023

@enjoyingbooksagain

IG Review

7/19/2023

Character Madness and Musings

Interview

7/20/2023

The Book Countess

Review/IG Post

7/21/2023

Fieldstone_lfl

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic

7/22/2023

Tara’s Book Addiction

IG Post

Week Two:

7/23/2023

Sadie’s Spotlight

Interview

7/24/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt

7/25/2023

Writer of Wrongs

Excerpt

7/26/2023

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

7/27/2023

Brandi Danielle Davis

Review/IG Post

7/28/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

7/29/2023

@by_hckilgour

IG Review

Week Three:

7/30/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

7/31/2023

Bookish In Bed

Review/IG Post

8/1/2023

Books With a Chance

Review/IG Post

8/2/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

8/3/2023

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Review/IG Post

8/4/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

8/5/2023

celiamcmahonreads

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

8/6/2023

@bookish_aly_cat

IG Review

8/7/2023

@My.Bookish.Mind

Review/IG Post

8/8/2023

FUONLYKNEW

Review

8/9/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review

8/10/2023

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/11/2023

Two Points of Interest

Review

 

Spotlight & Excerpt: West of Sundown 2 + Giveaway

WEST OF SUNDOWN V2 banner

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

Title: WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2: Youthful Blasphemy

Author: Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry (Illustrations)

Pub. Date: July 25, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 144

Find it: Goodreads, books2read

 

From Dusk Till Dawn and American Vampire meet The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in this terrifying tale of the Old West, survival, blood, and monsters.

La Sangre es la Vida

The New Mexico town of Sangre De Moro has accepted its strange new residents: beautiful vampire Constance Der Abend, her thrall, Frankenstein’s monster, and the would-be mad scientist, Griffin. But a new threat has come for the evil-saturated soil of the mesa: Dr. Moreau and his strange companions.

West of Sundown – where Hammer Horror and literary monsters stake their claim in old New Mexico.

A Western tale of survival starring a cast of literary horrors from the diabolical minds of Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Vampire: The Masquerade, Money Shot), Aaron Campbell (Hellblazer, Infidel), and Jim Terry (Vampirella, Come Home, Indio)!

For fans of WestworldRed Dead RedemptionAmerican VampireThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hammer Horror films, Universal monsters, and Preacher!

Collects the entire second arc, issues #6-#10, of the smash-hit series!


Praise:

“If you like your horse operas bloody, if you thought The Searchers was fine, except for all the missing vampires and werewolves and monsters, then … Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, and Jim Terry have a book here for you. Come walk with them through the Old West, and don’t trust them when they tell you it’s all going to be fine. It’s not. And we wouldn’t have it any other way.” —Stephen Graham Jones (New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good IndiansMy Heart is a Chainsaw and Don’t Fear the Reaper)

“Vigorous, bloody pulp fiction boned with fierce intelligence and blooded with delicate observation. This just might be the start of the best monster universe since Universal’s.” — Daniel Kraus (New York Times bestselling author of The Shape of Water, Trollhunters, and The Autumnal)

“Western gets weird in this gore-strewn, rollicking adventure set in the 1870s …with a wink toward gothic Victorian horror.” – Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

Grab WEST OF SUNDOWN, VOL.
1 now!


Sample page:

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About Tim Seeley:

TIM SEELEY is one of those “slash” people…a writer-slash artist. He has drawn a number of different comic book series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN, WILDCATS and ANT-MAN & WASP. His writing work include NIGHTWING, MONEY SHOT , INJUSTICE v. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ,the critically acclaimed REVIVAL, and the NY

TIMES bestselling  HACK/SLASH. He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, daughter and 80s action figure collection.        Hometown:  Chicago, IL

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub

About Aaron Campbell:

Aaron Campbell has been working as a comics artist for a decade, and is now the co-writer of Vault Comics horror title, West of Sundown.  During his time in comics, he’s illustrated the adventures of some of the world’s most iconic characters, including Hellblazer, Batman, Harley Quinn, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, and Infidel, working with such revered writers as Garth Ennis, Matt Wagner, James Robinson, and Andy Diggle.  Hometown:  Albuquerque, NM

Website | Instagram | Goodreads

 

About Jim Terry:

JIM TERRY is a Native American comic book artist who’s memoir Come Home, Indio was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the Ignatz, as well as the artist on such titles as THE CROW, HACK/SLASH, HEAVY METAL and more. He is currently working on WEST OF SUNDOWN from Vault Comics. He lives in Chicago with his 4 cats.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads


Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 1 & WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2, US Only.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Ends August 15th, midnight EST.


Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023

Writer of Wrongs

Excerpt

7/18/2023

Sadie’s Spotlight

Excerpt/IG Post

7/19/2023

Must Read Faster

Excerpt/IG Post

7/20/2023

Vamplit

Review/IG Post

7/21/2023

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt/IG Post

7/22/2023

Fieldstone_lfl

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic

Week Two:

7/23/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

7/24/2023

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Review/IG Post

7/25/2023

The Book Countess

Review/IG Post

7/26/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt/IG Post

7/27/2023

@by_hckilgour

IG Review

7/28/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

7/29/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

Week Three:

7/30/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

7/31/2023

celiamcmahonreads

Review/IG Post

8/1/2023

@evergirl200

IG Review

8/2/2023

FUONLYKNEW

Review

8/3/2023

Lifestyle of Me

Review

8/4/2023

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

8/5/2023

Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

8/6/2023

Brandi Danielle Davis

Review/IG Post

8/7/2023

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/8/2023

Two Points of Interest

Review

8/9/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/10/2023

@bookish_aly_cat

IG Review

8/11/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review

 

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