The Twilight Children

The Twilight Children is a comic book limited series written by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez and drawn by Canadian 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.

This article is about the comic-book series. For the Deathlands novel, see Twilight Children.
The Twilight Children
Date2016
No. of issues4
PublisherVertigo
Creative team
WriterGilbert Hernandez
ArtistDarwyn Cooke
ColouristDave Stewart
EditorShelly Bond
Original publication
Date of publicationOctober 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 supernatural activity and an influx of suspicious investigators.[2]

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]

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 was to be republished in a collected edition.[1]

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References
  1. Betancourt 2015.
  2. Re 2016.
  3. Collins 2016.

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)


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