![]() ![]() ![]() More importantly, it looks likely to earn its success by delivering a great story and beautiful artwork in an exquisitely designed hardcover. The book is slated for a healthy first print run of 100,000. The Night Eaters’ climb up the best-seller lists is almost over-determined considering the pedigree of the creators, the on-point combination of themes and audience awareness, and the market heft of Abrams. Moving over from Image Comics, which published Monstress as a serialized comic book before collecting story arcs in trade paperbacks, to Abrams Comic Arts, which is publishing The Night Eaters as three original full-length graphic novels, seems to have given both women the space to unfurl their story at a less frantic, and thus more effective tempo, at least for a horror story. Liu brings an authentic voice to the story of first-generation Chinese-American culture, amplified and accented by the symbolism embedded in Takeda’s (who is Japanese) artwork. ![]() The Night Eaters seems targeted at the lucrative young adult market, but extends far enough in either direction to engage both mature readers and precocious teens. ![]()
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