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This week, the team at Bold Strokes LA (‪@BoldStrokesLA‬ ), Simone Warrick (co-writer), and Alicia Mata (penciller/inker), is in the lair to discuss their dystopian slasher, Dead of Night! We found this one on the clock app and were mesmerized by the comic, if you can't tell how we gushed about it! We talk about the intentionality behind the story, putting together an Avengers-level team across countries, and the importance of making such a comic as accessible as possible (ya'll, they are punk AF!!)

We also talk about Dark Horse Comics closing their physical stores and their staff forming a union. And as always, come and hang out with us as we discuss our recent pulls, what we’re reading, what we’re watching, and anything else that comes up in the chats!!

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Summary of Dead of Night:
Twenty-four hours until Liberty Night Commences.

Long gone are the days of pronoun police and participation awards. In New Texas, there’s only one celebration that matters: Liberty Night, an annual evening of government-backed carnage and lawlessness – an homage to a new dawn that’s “free for all”…

But ten year old Rae-Ann Richardson pays that no mind. She’s hours away from turning eleven and her gift this year? A secret pact between her and southern belle, Bailee Martin, the bestest friend south of the old American border. So what if Rae’s ma has to sell off her favorite presents every year to help them get by? The only gift lil’ Rae truly needs comes in the form of a pigtailed girl who’s as sweet as she is generous – including with her punches…

Four hours until Liberty Night Commences.

In present day New Texas, Rae's now seventeen going on eighteen and can only say one thing for certain: she hates Bailee Martin. So what if an ungodly amount of her day is spent actively avoiding thoughts of the dang smile that used to light up this shitty town? But none of that matters right now, because Rae’s just won her semi-final soccer game and with an American scout in town to witness the win, it might just be her ticket to freedom from both New Texas and the Martin family… but both of their worlds are about to be turned upside down with a crash.

Paths’ collide, and an alliance is proposed: if Rae and Bailee can help the cousins score an insane amount of cash, neither of them will need scholarships or revolvers to avoid ever seeing another Liberty Night again. At the end of the day, the crew all want the same thing: freedom – whether from New Texas, from their fears, or freedom to live authentically. Murderous clowns, vengeful Devils, and controlling fathers be damned, they’ll get what they want, and they might just derail a sinister school initiative while they’re at it. A rag tag group of townies teaming up for a high stakes heist should be a no brainer. They’ll just have to put the past aside and work together – make it to safety, or die trying. And it’s going to take some serious guts… literally. It’s Rae-Ann Richardson’s birthday and her gift this year? A night of complete and utter chaos – and maybe, just maybe, a second chance.
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