EISNER AWARD-WINNING CREATOR J.H. WILLIAMS III WILL HAUNT READERS WITH DRACULA: A STORYBOOK PORTFOLIO, A VISUAL FEAST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PASSAGES

PORTLAND, Ore. 09/10/2024 —Eisner and multi-award-winning creator J.H. Williams III (Echolands, The Sandman: Overture, Promethea) is dreaming up a new horror nightmare this October with Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio. The stunning storybook retells the classic Dracula tale, featuring over 150 pages of painted illustrations and accompanying story passages, luring readers into a beautiful and terrifying gothic world. The hardcover Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio book hits shelves this October, just in time for Halloween season.

Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio has a unique storybook format, much like an illustrated children’s book, juxtaposing paintings with pages of story, allowing Williams III to sink his teeth even deeper into the Dracula monster myth. New York Times bestselling writer and artist Williams III creates a fantastical and absorbing storytelling experience that goes beyond the typical expectations of an art book, making for a potent combination of illustration and prose.

“Since I talk about what inspired this project in the foreword inside the book, I’ll just say that I’m excited to have it come out,” said Williams III. “I don’t think I’ve seen a book quite like this in the modern era. I sought to make it a different kind of thing than what some would expect, an attempt to marry portfolio illustrations with brief passages to create a narrative structure that most art books don’t tend to focus on. Because of it having a single narrative subject, the illustration choices are reflective of that. I gave the prose sections a subtle older style, but delivered with a somewhat brisk sensibility. All with a desire to have it call back to classic storybooks that often became annual favorites of the young and old. Every aspect of the book, with the assistance of Image Comics’ Drew Gill, is geared toward that simple but pleasant idea. The result is unique and hopefully satisfying.”

Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio, featuring a cover by Williams III (ISBN: 9781534371569, Lunar Code 0624IM266) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 9and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, October 22.

Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

ABOUT J.H. WILLIAMS III J. H. Williams III is a longtime veteran of the Arts and a New York Times best-seller. He has created significant works for Image Comics, DC Comics, Amazon, and Marvel, among others. J.H.’s current work on the ACBD award-winning Echolands from Image Comics has been met with critical acclaim. He’s garnered multiple awards, including Eagles, Eisners, GLAAD, Harveys, Ringos, Inkwell, National Cartoonist Society, a coveted Nebula — all for projects such as The Sandman Overture, Promethea, Batwoman, Batman, Desolation Jones, and Where We Live. And he has happily gained an honor award from the Grey School of Wizardry. Never one to settle for a single artistic vision, Williams has also branched out into arenas beyond the comics industry, illustrating album covers for legendary rock bands Blondie and The Sword, art design for Jerry Other of the Misfits, music and art collaboration as one half of The Sound And Paint Men, Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio, and Illustrations for The Witness novella by J.M DeMatteis, and even has briefly dabbled collaboratively in fashion. Beyond visual arts, his other creative endeavors include various writing roles, with Echolands and Batwoman being prominent examples. J. H. lives with his ever cherished wife and adorable cats in a land of desert mountains and valleys of sand, listening to music and collecting vinyl records.

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