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Dark Horse releases manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft story on October 28




On Tuesday, Dark Horse Comics announced that they have acquired the rights to produce a manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novella "The Shadow Out of Time." This manga will be released in bookstores on October 28th and in comic book stores on October 29th. Zack Davisson, who previously translated Dark Horse Comics' English releases of Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, will return as translator for this project. Steve Dutro will be responsible for lettering the manga.

Dark Horse describes the manga:

Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee was once a respectable professor of political economy. Though he taught at Miskatonic University in Arkham, his temper was of a reasonable sort, not at all interested in the occult. That has changed. In 1908, standing in the lecture hall, Professor Peaslee saw his classroom suddenly twist into an uncanny, alien vista, and he collapsed unconscious.

Nathaniel Peaslee, who had previously been known for his normal behavior among friends and family, underwent a transformation during his travels and research. He began associating with unfamiliar individuals and spoke about abstract concepts such as time, distant lands, and existence. His strange behavior caused concern among those who knew him, including his wife and children. It wasn't until 1913 that Professor Peaslee regained his sanity, with no recollection of what had transpired during his mysterious absence. Driven by curiosity about those missing years, he embarked on a global journey that led him to a location where a vanished race still existed outside of time.

Tanabe launched ( link ) the manga in Kadokawa 's Monthly Comic Beam in April 2018, and ended it in November 2018.

Tanabe has created a collection of manga based on H.P. Lovecraft's works. Dark Horse Comics published his adaptation of "The Hound and Other Stories" in August 2017, which included "The Hound," "The Temple," and "The Nameless City." In June 2019, they began releasing his adaptation of "At the Mountains of Madness." This series was nominated for Best Comic at the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2019. Dark Horse Comics also published Tanabe's adaptation of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" as a single omnibus volume in 2024. Additionally, they released his adaptation of "The Call of Cthulhu" in October 2024, which won the Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel award in this year's Bram Stoker Awards on June 14. Their latest release is "The Colour Out of Space," which was published on July 1.

Tanabe published manga adaptations for Lovecraft's works such as The Haunter of the Dark, The Outsider, The Dunwich Horror, and The Shadow Out of Time.

In November 2023, Tanabe began publishing the manga series "Short Stories about Dreamlands," which was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's "Dream Cycle" stories. The series ended in April 2024. Meanwhile, in June 2024, Tanabe started another manga series called "Lovecraft no Genei" (The Lovecraft's Phantom), which was published in Comic Beam. This series also ended in December 2024.




Source: Press release