It's safe to say you've never seen a love story quite like the one being chronicled in Chronophage. This new science fiction graphic novel from Humanoids focuses on a woman whose lover literally feeds on her past and rewrites her history.
With Chronophage out in stores now, IGN can debut an exclusive preview of this new book from writer Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and artist Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser). Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Here's the official description for Chonophage:
When Chloe begins a passionate relationship with a traveling businessman, her life suddenly changes for the better—and not just because she's getting laid. Lost friends return, and new opportunities suddenly appear. Soon, though, she begins experiencing horrific encounters with ghostly beings, eventually revealed to be the echoes of moments she has now no longer lived. Her new lover, Heath, stands revealed as a chronophage, a terrifying alien being who subsists on days literally stolen from Chloe's personal history. Can Chloe recapture her lost moments, or is the life she once knew—including the daughter she had at sixteen years old—gone forever?
“Humanoids has let us tell a contained horror romance here… a high concept, terrifying tale about relationships and the time we put into them,” said Seeley in Humanoids' press release. “No matter how long a life can seem, the moments we share with the people we love are finite and can usually be counted in hours. That scares me more than just about anything else. Ilias brings a real humanity to this story, and I think you're going to fall in love with both our leads, even if one of them isn't what they say they are."
“We worked so well with Tim on The Crow: Lethe that we just knew we had to collaborate again,” said Kyriazis. “Chronophage proved to be just the right project. Being all about time, it allowed me to experiment with layouts and rhythm to use techniques that'd only work on a graphic novel."
If you're in the mood for even more Valentine's Day-themed comics, check out the full short comic "Valentine," from Scream star David Arquette and Entourage's Cliff Dorfman.
Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
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With Chronophage out in stores now, IGN can debut an exclusive preview of this new book from writer Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and artist Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser). Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Here's the official description for Chonophage:
When Chloe begins a passionate relationship with a traveling businessman, her life suddenly changes for the better—and not just because she's getting laid. Lost friends return, and new opportunities suddenly appear. Soon, though, she begins experiencing horrific encounters with ghostly beings, eventually revealed to be the echoes of moments she has now no longer lived. Her new lover, Heath, stands revealed as a chronophage, a terrifying alien being who subsists on days literally stolen from Chloe's personal history. Can Chloe recapture her lost moments, or is the life she once knew—including the daughter she had at sixteen years old—gone forever?
“Humanoids has let us tell a contained horror romance here… a high concept, terrifying tale about relationships and the time we put into them,” said Seeley in Humanoids' press release. “No matter how long a life can seem, the moments we share with the people we love are finite and can usually be counted in hours. That scares me more than just about anything else. Ilias brings a real humanity to this story, and I think you're going to fall in love with both our leads, even if one of them isn't what they say they are."
“We worked so well with Tim on The Crow: Lethe that we just knew we had to collaborate again,” said Kyriazis. “Chronophage proved to be just the right project. Being all about time, it allowed me to experiment with layouts and rhythm to use techniques that'd only work on a graphic novel."
If you're in the mood for even more Valentine's Day-themed comics, check out the full short comic "Valentine," from Scream star David Arquette and Entourage's Cliff Dorfman.
Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
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