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"It's been ten years since Val Riggs saw the sun swallowed up by darkness. Ten years since nearly everyone she knew was infected and changed into hideous 'shades'--know the signs: black gums, gnarled bones, and haunting yellow eyes. The only way to survive is to stay close to artificial light. Now a 'ferryman' providing transport for people and goods, she traverses the deadly unlit roads in her eighteen-wheeler, taking on whatever evils the night provides. When the promise of an illuminated sanctuary crosses her path, Val must undergo a journey far beyond the limits of any ferryman before her. But with a loved one in the throes of infection, time is running short"--
About the author
Scott Snyder has written WYTCHES, American Vampire, The Wake, SEVERED, Batman, Superman Unchained, and Swamp Thing, among many other projects. He's also the writer of the short story collection Voodoo Heart. He is an avid and non-ironic fan of Elvis Presley.
Summary
It’s been ten years since Val Riggs saw the sun
swallowed up by darkness. Ten years since nearly everyone she knew was infected
and changed into hideous ‘shades’. Now a ‘ferryman’
providing transport for people and goods, she traverses the deadly unlit roads
in her eighteen-wheeler, taking on whatever evils the night provides. When the
promise of an illuminated sanctuary crosses her path, Val must undergo a journey
far beyond the limits of any ferryman before her. But with a loved one in the
throes of infection, time is running short...
Legendary creators Scott Snyder (Dark Knights:
Death Metal, Wytches) and Tony S. Daniel (Batman, Deathstroke) unveil horrors
beyond any shade in this pulse-pounding new ongoing
series.
Collects
NOCTERRA #1-6
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"A big-budget shadowy apocalypse...Go
see.”-KIERON GILLEN