Ferrymen is the second Graphic Novel (GN) from Aleister Gilgrim. What began as a spin-off from his short story for Rising Stars of Manga from Tokyopop (Rising Stars Vol.3) has evolved over the last half decade into a single volume story of action, intrigue and philosophical examinations.
Ferrymen tells the story of a Newlydead named Dorothy, who being recently deceased is transported to the after-life. She quickly discovers that the after-life is nothing compared to what she expected and is briskly swepped up in a twisted plot of intrigue, deception and danger between the Dead Realms: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.
Elevator Pitch:
Dorothy is Underworld by way of Neverwhere and Avalon.
b/w 162 pg Graphic Novel from Transfuzion Publishing
Foreword by Taliesin Jaffe
Story & Art by Aleister Gilgrim
The book has taken over 5 years to complete, and was finished the same month that Aleister’s son, Salem Ezra Grey, was born in 2008. The volume consists of 132+pgs and is rendered in hand-tooled pen and ink with digital tones and lettering. Begun as a triology, the first volume of Ferrymen works excellently as not only an introduction to the series but also as a stand alone story. Currently the book has been finished and is undergoing final prep through its publisher Transfuzion. Aleister is also working with colleagues to create a live-action film adaptation.
More updates will be on their way as soon as they’re available including release date and Previews Order Code.
Special Thanks for not only making this book possible but, making it the best it could possibly be:
Gary & the Transfuzion Publishing crew (for the obvious, which is taking the effort, time & money to put out, print and promote the book!)
Chris “Red Chris”Goodson & April December (painstaking line-editor all stars, story consultants & ego checkers)
Taliesin Jaffe (for being kind enough to write a foreword at the last minute)
Sample Images
These images have been taken from varying points in the GN and are not meant to be sequential to eachother. Click on the thumbnails below to view larger images.
