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''Echoes'' is a five-issue comic book limited series written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and drawn by Rahsan Ekedal. Published by Top Cow Productions, it tells the story of Brian Cohn, a schizophrenic who learns his father may have been a serial killer. The first issue was released in December 29, 2010. ==Publication history== Joshua Hale Fialkov and Rahsan Ekedal first worked together in 2008 on ''The Cleaners'', a horror comic book series for the publisher Dark Horse Comics.〔 Fialkov brought the story to Ekedal in its early stages, and Ekedal provided some concept art to accompany the pitch. After being accepted by Top Cow, Fialkov crafted the story mostly by himself, although he did adapt the script to Ekedal's style.〔Bradley, Drew, "(Artist August: Rashan Ekedal interview )", www.multiversitycomics.com, 15 August 2012〕 The art in ''Echoes'' is completely black and white, which was more affordable for the artists, but also because Failkov felt grayscale was more effective. The artistic style was inspired by the Warren Publishing horror comic books ''Creepy'' and ''Eerie'' from the 1960s and 1970s, which both Fialkov and Ekedal enjoyed. Ekedal said of the artistic style: "A lot of the look developed out of my attempts to visually represent what it means to suffer from a serious mental disorder. So I tried to put Brian's doubts and terrors into every shadow, every line."〔 Fialkov said the idea of a suburban setting with an ordinary-seeming killer was conceived because its "so much scarier and so much more upsetting" than an urban setting. The idea of the dolls made from victims' flesh came from Fialkov's research about voodoo, as well as his own interest in cults and secret societies. Fialkov also said ''Echoes'' was partially inspired by the 1960 horror film ''Psycho'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, because he felt both stories were driven by the characters and drama rather than the horror.〔 Fialkov described the series as "achingly dark", and said of writing it: "I haven't really done a hard horror book in a long time. It was a lot of fun to actually do something that's just grotesque and upsetting."〔 The first issue was included in the September 2010 release of ''Top Cow First Look'', a trade paperback highlighting several of the publisher's new releases. The first issue was officially released on December 29, 2010.〔 Ekedal said the book's reception far exceeded his expectations, with four Harvey Award nominations and fans asking him about it more than two years after its completion.〔 The series was collected into a single hardcover volume in July 2011. A signed set of all five issues (second printing of issue 1) was made available in January 2012. Ekedal struggled to complete his portion of the signatures due to a wrist injury.〔 Fialkov hinted at the possibility of a sequel in the letter column of issue five.〔''Echoes'' #5〕 In a 2012 interview, Ekedal said it could happen if the hardcover continued to sell, but no project had been started.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Echoes (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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