The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine Exclusive Preview

Between Out of Alcatraz and the recently launched Archie in Hell, Tyler Crook is easily one of the most important creators in the Oni Press talent pool. IGN can exclusively reveal Crook’s next project at Oni, a harrowing Western called The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine.

Check out the slideshow gallery below for an early look at The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine #1:

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine #1 Preview Gallery

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine is a three-issue, prestige-format series that pairs Crook with artist Emily Schnall (Tales from Harrow County). The first issue features cover art by Crook, Schnall, Anand RK, and Noah Bailey.

Here’s the official summary for the series:

In the harsh Western frontier of the mid-1800s, runaway teens Buck and Toby dream of finding their own destiny and wealth beyond the oppressive walls of the orphanage where they became brothers. With a small work crew, they set out for the Holy Ghost Mine, a silver stake deep in the hills of the Nevada Territory under the direction of the eager but inexperienced Henry Gaines. According to Henry, his father, Harlan, has developed a mysterious new technique that produces the highest quality silver—but when they reach the mining camp in the center of a great salt flat, they find empty barracks, an inactive mine shaft, and a frantic Harlan determined to send them quickly away… before it’s too late.

“THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST MINE started with a simple question: What if, instead of selling your soul to the Devil, you found a way to sell other people’s souls?” said Crook in a statement. “From there the story evolved to become an exploration of friendship, family, and ambition. Everyone in this story is desperate to get their hands on something to make themselves feel complete. For some it’s wealth, for others it’s love, and some just want to find their way home. I’m excited for readers to enter this weird world which Emily Schnall is rendering with an expressive beauty that is going to knock everyone’s socks off.”

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost Mine #1 will be released on February 3, with a final order cutoff of December 28. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.

Also hitting stores in February are the team-up series Batman: Reign of Assassins and a brand new story arc of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

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