Harrow County
Harrow County | |
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![]() Cover of Harrow County #1 (May 2015). Art by Tyler Crook. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing |
Genre | Horror |
Publication date | May 2015 – June 2018 |
No. of issues | 32 |
Creative team | |
Created by | Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook |
Written by | Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook (Tales of Harrow County, Tales from Harrow County) |
Artist(s) | Tyler Crook |
Letterer(s) | Tyler Crook |
Colorist(s) | Tyler Crook |
Collected editions | |
1. Countless Haints | ISBN 9781616557805 |
2. Twice Told | ISBN 9781616559007 |
3. Snake Doctor | ISBN 9781506700717 |
4. Family Tree | ISBN 9781506701417 |
5. Abandoned | ISBN 9781506701905 |
6. Hedge Magic | ISBN 9781506702087 |
7. Dark Times A’Coming | ISBN 9781506703978 |
8. Done Come Back | ISBN 9781506706634 |
Library Edition – Volume 1 | ISBN 9781506710648 |
Library Edition – Volume 2 | ISBN 9781506710655 |
Library Edition – Volume 3 | ISBN 9781506710662 |
Library Edition – Volume 4 | ISBN 9781506710679 |
Omnibus Edition – Volume 1 | ISBN 9781506719917 |
Harrow County is an American comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2018. It was created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook, and published by Dark Horse Comics.
Characters
- Emmy Crawford
- An eighteen-year-old young woman and witch, presumed to be the reincarnation of the witch Hester Beck, but actually the reincarnation of Amaryllis.
- Bernice Anderson
- Emmy's best friend, granddaughter of Riah Anderson, and student of Lovey Belfont.
- Isaac Crawford
- Emmy's adoptive father. He was created by Hester.
- Kammi
- Emmy's evil twin sister.
- Lady Lovey Belfont
- An old woman that has spent her life capturing the servants of Hester Beck.
- Riah Anderson
- A friend of Isaac's and resident of Mason's Hollow. He was created by Hester.
- Shaky
- Emmy's pet calf.
Haints
- The Skinless Boy / The Tattered Skin
- Emmy's mute familiar. He was summoned from the nightmares of a child. Emmy carries his skin around in her satchel and he whispers secrets to her.
- Priscilla
- A goblin that befriends Emmy.
The Family
- Hester Beck
- A god-like witch who was killed by her own creations. She was Malachi's youngest child and favorite.
- Malachi
- The head of the Family in the old days, until he became the Abandoned and settled in Harrow County.
- Amaryllis
- A kindly old woman and the most powerful in the family, she was capable of bending all of reality to her will. She was Malachi's confidant, but was murdered and eaten by Hester Beck.
- Odessa
- The head of the family after Malachi leaves. She has a connection to woods and animals.
- Levi
- A psychopomp. He guides the dead to the afterlife. When Malachi was the head of the family, Levi would try to find ways to undermine him.
- Mildred
- An invisible force of disorder and chaos.
- Willa
- A knitting witch, knotting the threads of fate.
- Kaine
- A bogeyman able to create fatal nightmares.
- Corbin
- A necromancer capable of commanding the dead.
- Old Buck
- One of the family that went wild. He was murdered due to Levi's meddling.
Publication history
Harrow County began as a serialized prose story called Countless Haints, written by Cullen Bunn and released on his website.[1] Countless Haints ran for ten chapters before it was retired. Later the story was repurposed as an ongoing comic with artist and co-creator Tyler Crook. The main character Madrigal was renamed Emmy, the time period was shifted from present day to the 1930s, and the location was changed from Ahmen's Landing to Harrow County.
When Bunn began working on the series, he wrote the first two arcs so that they told a fairly complete story, though he hoped Harrow County would be popular enough to become an ongoing series. Crook chose to do the book in watercolors to get away from the computer and to make the project more fun for himself. As part of the promotional material for the comic, he created a special ordering form and made process videos showcasing his watercolors.[2] He even wrote music for the first two arcs.[3]
During Harrow County’s run, Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook regularly shared their process in a column called The Harrow County Observer,[4] Tyler Crook's YouTube channel,[5] and in the extensive sketchbook sections of the trade paperback collections.
Tales of Harrow County
Most issues of Harrow County include Tales of Harrow County backup stories. This extra material was not collected in the trade paperback editions, but they were collected in the hardcover library editions after the series was complete.[6] The one-page story "Lovelorn" (story by Cullen Bunn, art by Tyler Crook) was accidentally left out of Harrow County #31, so Dark Horse Comics debuted it as a free online comic.[7]
Tales from Harrow County
On September 10, 2019, Dark Horse Comics announced Tales from Harrow County (not to be confused with the Tales of Harrow County short stories), a spinoff series was announced. The series will feature storylines from many different time periods of Harrow County. Misfit City artist Naomi Franquiz is set to draw the first miniseries, Death's Choir, with Bernice as the protagonist.[8]
Issues
Story Arc | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art | Extras |
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Harrow County: Countless Haints |
#1[9][10][11] | May 13, 2015 Second Printing: June 17, 2015 Halloween ComicFest: October 29, 2016 |
Cullen Bunn | ART: Tyler Crook COVER: Tyler Crook Jason Latour (HeroesCon variant) Jeff Lemire (Four Color Grails variant) Tyler Crook (Second printing) Tyler Crook (Halloween ComicFest) |
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#2[12] | June 10, 2015 | Tyler Crook |
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#3[13] | July 8, 2015 |
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#4[14] | August 12, 2015 |
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Harrow County: Twice Told |
#5[15] | September 9, 2015 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#6[16] | October 14, 2015 |
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#7[17] | November 11, 2015 |
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#8[18] | December 9, 2015 |
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Harrow County: Snake Doctor |
#9[19][20] | February 10, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Carla Speed McNeil COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee LETTERING & COVER: Tyler Crook |
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#10[21] | March 9, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#11[22] | April 13, 2016 |
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#12[23] | May 11, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Hannah Christenson COVER: Tyler Crook |
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Harrow County: Family Tree |
#13[24] | June 8, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#14[25] | July 13, 2016 |
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#15[26] | August 10, 2016 |
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#16[27] | September 14, 2016 |
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Harrow County: Abandoned |
#17[28] | October 19, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Carla Speed McNeil COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee LETTERING & COVERS: Tyler Crook |
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#18[29] | November 23, 2016 |
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#19[30] | December 28, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#20[31] | January 25, 2017 |
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Harrow County: Hedge Magic |
#21[32] | March 8, 2017 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#22[33] | April 12, 2017 |
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#23[34] | May 10, 2017 |
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#24[35] | June 14, 2017 |
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Harrow County: Dark Times A’Coming |
#25[36] | September 13, 2017 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#26[37] | October 11, 2017 |
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#27[38] | November 8, 2017 |
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#28[39] | December 13, 2017 |
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Harrow County: Done Come Back |
#29[40] | March 21, 2018 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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#30[41] | April 25, 2018 |
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#31[42] | May 30, 2018 | — | |||
#32[43] | June 27, 2018 | ||||
Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir |
#1[44][45] | December 18, 2019 | Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook |
Naomi Franquiz LETTERING: Tyler Crook COVERS: Naomi Franquiz Tyler Crook (variants) |
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#2[46][47] | January 15, 2020 | ||||
#3 | February 12, 2020 | ||||
#4 | March 11, 2020 |
Trade paperbacks
Four months after each arc of Harrow County wrapped up, it was collected in trade paperback.
Trade paperbacks | |||||
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Volume | Title | Release Date | Material collected | Extras | ISBN |
1 | Harrow County: Countless Haints[48] |
December 2, 2015 | Harrow County #1–4 |
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9781616557805 |
2 | Harrow County: Twice Told[49] |
April 13, 2016 | Harrow County #5–8 |
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9781616559007 |
3 | Harrow County: Snake Doctor[50] |
September 14, 2016 | Harrow County #9–12 |
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9781506700717 |
4 | Harrow County: Family Tree[51] |
January 25, 2017 | Harrow County #13–16 |
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9781506701417 |
5 | Harrow County: Abandoned[52] |
May 24, 2017 | Harrow County #17–20 |
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9781506701905 |
6 | Harrow County: Hedge Magic[53] |
October 11, 2017 | Harrow County #21–24 |
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9781506702087 |
7 | Harrow County: Dark Times A’Coming[54] |
March 21, 2018 | Harrow County #25–28 |
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9781506703978 |
8 | Harrow County: Done Come Back[55] |
October 3, 2018 | Harrow County #29–32 |
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9781506706634 |
1 | Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir[56] |
July 8, 2020 | Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir #1–4 | 9781506716817 |
Library editions
After Harrow County finished, Dark Horse Comics announced that the series would be recollected in library editions. These hardcover volumes print the comics at a larger size and collect all the special features from both the original issues and the trade paperback collections.
Hardcover library editions | ||||
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Title | Release Date | Material collected | Extras | ISBN |
Harrow County Volume One[57] |
November 14, 2018 | Harrow County #1–8 |
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9781506710648 |
Harrow County Volume Two[58] |
March 20, 2019 | Harrow County #9–16 |
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9781506710655 |
Harrow County Volume Three[59] |
July 24, 2019 | Harrow County #17–24 |
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9781506710662 |
Harrow County Volume Four[60] |
October 23, 2019 | Harrow County #25–32 |
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9781506710679 |
Omnibus editions
In 2020, Harrow County was recollected in paperback omnibus editions.
Paperback omnibus editions | ||||
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Title | Release Date | Material collected | Extras | ISBN |
Harrow County Omnibus One |
January 6, 2021 | Harrow County #1–16 | TBD | 9781506719917 |
Harrow County Omnibus Two |
TBD | Harrow County #17–32 | TBD | TBD |
Reception
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Bram Stoker Awards | Graphic Novel | Harrow County – Volume 1: Countless Haints | Nominated | |
2016 | Eisner Awards | Best New Series | Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook | Nominated | |
Ghastly Awards | Best Ongoing Title | Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook | Won | ||
Best Writer | Cullen Bunn | Won | |||
Best Artist | Tyler Crook | Won |
Television adaptation
As part of a first look deal between Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse, a Harrow County television series was in development as of 2015.[64]
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