Sons of the devil

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Sons of the Devil
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Cover art for Sons of the Devil #1 (May 2015) by Toni Infante
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Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
Format Ongoing series
Publication dateMay 2015
No. of issues14
Creative team
Created byBrian Buccellato
Written byBrian Buccellato
Artist(s)Toni Infante
Collected editions
HC Book one #1-#5 ISBN   978-1632155528
HC Book two #6-#10 ISBN   978-1632157218

Sons of the Devil is an ongoing creator-owned psychological horror genre American comic book series written by Brian Buccellato with art by Toni Infante. Image Comics began publication for Sons of the Devil on 27 May 2015. Brian Buccellato also created a short film to go along with the comics. [1]

Contents

Publication history

Sons of the Devil was crowd funded via the kickstarter website. 221 backers pledged $24,042 to bring the project to fruition. [2]

Plot

Sons of the Devil unfolds over three decades following Travis, just an average guy, until he discovers his family has ties to a deadly cult. Travis decides its best to just move on with life a friend is suspiciously murdered. Everything changed when his girlfriend drew the attention of a killer by chasing clues about Travis' family. [3] [4]

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

Antagonists

Other characters

In other media

Film

The Sons of the Devil kickstarter project also stated a 10-15 minute short film was produced to go along with the comics. [5]

Collected editions

Trade paperbacks
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Sons of the Devil – Vol. OneSons of the Devil #1–5November 25, 2015 978-1632155528
Sons of the Devil – Vol. Two: Secrets and LiesSons of the devil #6–10October 12, 2016 978-1632157218

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References

  1. "Sons of the devil". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  2. "Sons of the devil". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  3. "Sons of the Devil #2".
  4. "Sons of the Devil #1".
  5. "Sons of the devil". Kickstarter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.