More on the upcoming Haunted Mansion comic

[Andrew Krieg]

Foolish mortals everywhere will have reason to host their own swinging wakes
when SLG Publishing, in partnership with Disney Publishing Worldwide,
releases the first issue of The Haunted Mansion, a comic book anthology
based on the classic Disney E-Ticket attraction. Scheduled for an October
2005 release, The Haunted Mansion will feature stories by some of SLG
Publishing's top creators including Roman Dirge (Lenore), Serena Valentino
(Gloomcookie, Nightmares & Fairy Tales), as well as from some talented
newcomers.

 

The Haunted Mansion comic book will draw from the strong visual elements of
the ride for its stories and will not be based on the feature film. "The
ride's elements really lend itself to an anthology comic book" commented SLG
Publishing president and series editor Dan Vado. "There are 999 ghosts
living in the mansion, that means there is potential for 999 different
stories."

 

The comic, in a series of stories that will run through the first several
issues, will create a new backstory for the Mansion and tell the
intertwining stories of The Ghost Host, Madame Leotta, and the Bride who
resides in the attic. How they all came to be in the mansion, and the
mansion's powerful attraction to spirits and ghouls, will all be revealed.
"The goal is to create a comic book that feels like a little piece of the
ride living in your bookshelf," added Vado. "The end result should be
something that will satisfy the casual reader as well as the hard core ride
fans (like myself) who have spent good chunks of their lives riding The
Haunted Mansion over and over again."

 

Vado admits that the partnership between SLG Publishing and Disney seems
like an odd fit. Known for comics like Lenore, a dark humor comic featuring
stories about a little dead girl by Roman Dirge, SLG is hoping that the
combination of the companies' creative sensibilities and Disney's vast
wealth of characters will make for, at the very minimum, some interesting
comic books.

 

The Haunted Mansion will be a 32-page black & white comic book with a cover
price of $2.95. Covers will be by Roman Dirge. The Haunted Mansion will be
available at better comic book stores and select book stores this October,
as well as on Amazon.com and at Hot Topic stores.

 

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