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by Laura Marks (Author), Kelley Jones (Illustrator, Artist) Format: Kindle Edition

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In the gaslit splendor of late 19th-century New York, rage builds inside 14-year-old Daphne. The sudden death of her father has left her alone with her grief-stricken mother who becomes easy prey for a group of occultists promising to contact her dead husband. While fighting to disentangle her mother from these charlatans, Daphne begins to sense a strange, insidious presence in her own body...an entity with unspeakable appetites. What does “Brother” want? And could Daphne stop him even if she tried?
Writer Laura Marks (TV’s Ray Donovan, The Expanse, and The Good Fight) and horror comics legend Kelley Jones (The Sandman, Batman: Red Rain) join forces to unleash spirits from beyond into DC’s Hill House Comics, curated by Joe Hill!

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Laura Marks is a television writer and multiple award-winning playwright whose on-screen credits include The Good Fight, The Expanse, The Exorcist, BrainDead, and Ray Donovan. Her plays Bethany and Mine have garnered acclaim from critics and been published and produced across the US and overseas. A graduate of Juilliard's playwriting program, she lives in New York City. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08L9QV3HM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (November 3, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Laura Marks is a PEN Award winning playwright, television writer and comic book writer. Her debut comic series for DC's Hill House Comics, DAPHNE BYRNE (with art by Kelley Jones), will be released as a hardcover graphic novel in November 2020. Her plays BETHANY and MINE have garnered acclaim from critics and been published and produced across the US and overseas. For TV, she's written episodes of THE GOOD FIGHT, THE EXPANSE, RAY DONOVAN, THE EXORCIST, and BRAINDEAD. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Brooklyn.

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Ray and Nancy

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021

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This book was a great read 📚

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Indre P

A middle of the line kind of book

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020

A Rosemary's baby kind of horror story. Not the best in this series. The best part was that the devil doesn't need a boy in this story. Other than that, eh. Short, not the best graphics. Kind of mediocre.

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Annie Wilkes

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021

First and foremost, I love the style of Kelley Jones and I always will. Everything that he’s touched is amazing and beyond so many others artistic ability. Even when there’s a million things going he finds a way to make your key focus jump off the page.

Laura Marks and Kelley Jones have created a masterpiece. Right off the bat our setting is late 19th century New York which gives eerie and ominous imagery. There couldn’t have been a better time frame.

We follow young Daphne through her life after the loss of her father that caused her so much loneliness and heartbreak. If you’ve ever lost someone you know that you’d do anything to have them back. This vulnerability causes attraction from others, making “brother” the perfect new friend.

This comic completely blew me away from start to finish.

Find out all the unsettling details for yourself!

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Kara Corthron

Twisted Girl Power

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020

I sat down to read this yesterday afternoon, thinking I'd read a little and probably finish today. Nope. I sat and read the whole thing in under two hours and I tend to be an impatient reader. It's so much fun from beginning to end. Daphne is a nineteenth century teen living in NYC and grieving the recent passing of her father. She's an outcast at school and her mother is more interested in visiting a medium to "talk" to her dead husband than noticing her daughter's feelings. In a world where girls are meant to be quiet and well-behaved, Daphne discovers a part of herself (or is it?) that is loud, unruly, and completely unpredictable.

A must-read for all horror/thriller lovers!!

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Spidey

A 19th century Rosemary's Baby combined with a possession story

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020

A 19th century Rosemary's Baby combined with a possession story. The story didn't quite come together. However, Kelley Jones's art is made for this kind of story.

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Alandis Russaw

Not for me.

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021

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Not my favorite comic, and didn't enjoy the premise, but to each their own.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021

Daphne Byrne by Laura Marks is a free NetGalley e-comicbook that I read in early November.

The lead character, Daphne, mourns her dead father and sets through visions of the underworld conjured by her widowed mother, who seeks comfort from suspicious seances, and those embedded in her own consciousness where there waits a young man who wants to give her both the attention and protective vengeance she craves. It’s very Gothic dark with occasional swaths of texture, like wood grain, the mesh of a veil, and the blot of cobblestones.

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MirandaL

Intriguing idea, but not the best

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2020

I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I came across Daphne Byrne (Hill House Comics) by Laura Marks on a whim while looking for new comics. Once I saw it was available on NetGalley, I decided to try my luck with getting an eARC. I was pleasantly surprised when my request was accepted, and I was super excited to delve into the story.

The premise of this horror comic completely pulled me in. It follows Daphne Byrne, a young girl who is dealing with the loss of her father. One day she meets Brother, a mysterious demon. The two spend more time together, but Daphne cannot help but wonder if she is imagining him. While dealing with her own problems and grief, Daphne’s mother is dealing with a spiritualistic group who seem to be helping her communicate with her dead husband. However, things soon take a turn for both Daphne and her mother as things are not what they seem.

I went into this comic really intrigued by the plot overview, but in reality, it kind of fell flat. Certain parts were choppy or boring at times. I also would have like more background on Brother. The illustrations by Kelley Jones match the dark tone of the comic, but it was not my favorite style. At times, characters blended together. Daphne’s character was also portrayed in ways that made her seem way too old to be a child. However, I did like Daphne’s character and how the story touched the surface of grief from losing a loved one.

While I did not love Daphne Byrne, there were still some cool elements that I enjoyed. It was a quick and somewhat entertaining read for me. The idea for this comic is really intriguing, but I wish the execution of it stood out to me a little more. However, I do see why some people would really enjoy it. If this seems like something you would enjoy, I would still recommend picking up a copy.

Thank you to the publisher, DC Comics, and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this comic before its release on November 3rd, 2020.

*Content warning: death (loss of a parent), grief, violence, attempted rape*

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