House of Secrets: Foundation [Paperback]

Steven T. Seagle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

Can you keep a secret? Not if it's ripped from you word . . . by word . . by word. A young runaway named Rain finds herself submerged in Seattle during the dying days of the grunge scene. Taking refuge in a haunted mansion, she becomes witness to a court of five spirits working a terrifying brand of justice. Graphic novel format.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563893622
• ISBN-13: 978-1563893629
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven T. Seagle is an American writer who works in the graphic novel/comic book, television, film, live theater, video game, and animation, industries.

He is best known for his acclaimed graphic novel memoir IT'S A BIRD... and, as part of Man of Action Studios (along with Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey and Joe Kelly) as co-creator of the animated Cartoon Network series BEN 10 and GENERATOR REX. Man of Action Studios recently launched its own comic book imprint published through Image Comics. Seagle has contributed to the line with the graphic novel SOUL KISS. Seagle and Rouleau also created the Marvel Comics super-hero team Big Hero 6.

Seagle is also a founding member of Speak Theater Arts, creators of innovative live stage productions. Most recently he co-wrote, co-directed and produced two live stage comedies. N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK (www.NWClive.com) continues to tour nationally after three years generating explosive laughs, a massive fan base, and impressive reviews including full-page features in both The LA Times and the New York Times. ArmeniaMania! (www.armeniamania.com) staged two preview performances as part of the Los Angeles Grand Performances series and will open in LA early next year. Seagle also co-directed one of the national world premiere stagings of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, An Epilogue with a celbrity cast and a full musical compliment.

Seagle's original comic book series HOUSE OF SECRETS was sold as a feature to Marc Canton/Warner Brothers, and Seagle wrote the screenplay (unproduced). The same week he also sold the genre action pilot CARNIVAL(not Carnivale) to FOX in association with Spelling Entertainment (unproduced). In that same week he sold the action/comedy DOT'S BOTS to Mainframe Animation completing an amazing week and an "unproduced" trifecta.

Seagle's comics work has received numerous Eisner Award nominations, including twice for best writer - in 1995 for his work on SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE(DC/Vertigo) and in 1999 for the same title and his story "Drive By" in ONI DOUBLE FEATURE #10 (Oni Press). Seagle's work on AMERICAN VIRGIN has been nominated twice for the GLAAD Meida Award for Best Comic Book. Seagle's run on UNCANNY X-MEN was awarded the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Ongoing Series. His original graphic novel SOLSTICE was named Comic Book Resources 2007 Graphic Novel of the Year.

Seagle is a former college instructor having taught at Ball State University, Pasadena City College and Mt. San Antonio College where he also served as a coach for the Forensics team during many of their national championship seasons.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychological horror unmatched in comics today., January 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: House of Secrets: Foundation (Paperback)

I hope everyone who reads this seriously considers buying House of Secrets: Foundation, because Rain is easily one of the strongest and most outrageous young women in mainstream comics. A teenage runaway hitchhiking across America, Rain is not a "nice girl" who does what she's told. She makes her own decisions regarding who she befriends and who she sleeps with. Within a week of entering Seattle, she already "adopts" another, even younger and more vulnerable runaway girl, Traci, and snags the affections of a singer in a pretty-much-worthless local band. Make no mistake: Rain is no charming, sweet individual. She has an abrasive attitude and doesn't hesitate in broadcasting her equally abrasive opinions. This makes her emergence as an unlikely hero so interesting, as the abandoned house she and Traci squat in proves to be haunted by a group of supernatural entities known as the Juris. Arranged in an other-dimensional courtroom hidden in the house's pantry, the entities summon the citizens of Seattle against their will into the house to be put on trial for the secrets they have held in their lives. "Innocent" is a verdict rendered rarely in this court, and the penalties are severe. Only Rain can stop them. With characters that are deep and unique, dialogue that is unmatched, a plot that is swift and unpredictable, and some of the scariest artwork you will ever see anywhere, House of Secrets: Foundation presents psychological horror on levels never approached in comics before. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seagle is a f***ing genius, April 26, 2008

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Dylan Cassard "Film Nut" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House of Secrets: Foundation (Paperback)

This book is truly one of the greatest comic book series out there. Dying after 25 issues, it still managed to tell a very truthful compelling story of alienation. The characters are human and intriguing and it's nice to read a book that has no foreseeable end. I wish DC would put the rest of this series out there, because these first few issues really are the flattest issues that barely even scratch the surface. Kudos and huzzah.