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conceived Five Ghosts with Chris in mind and knew he’d be the perfect fit for it--and I think he’s shown us all that he indeed is. He just has a great, iconic element to his work and channels a lot of comics greats that I don’t think are as influential as they should be these days. Garry has been our friend for a while, and also just has such a strong, iconic sense to his work. Both Garry and Chris are amazing storytellers as well, which makes them a dream to work with as a writer. GS: Issue six is a one-shot, from what I understand. What sort of adventure is Fabian getting into, and what can we expect from him in future issues? FB: Issue six is a self-contained story in thirty-two pages. It takes Fabian to Japan to visit an old friend (the daughter of a sensei who trained him) and on the hunt for The Masamune--a sword from Japanese mythology that is said to be a sort of “ultimate weapon.” There’s a lot of fun Japanese mythology in the issue, and some really awesome demons and monsters. Garry is really going all out and I think people are really going to be impressed by his skill. Chris will be back in all his glory in issue seven, but I’m so glad we have an amazing artist to provide us with a great jumping on issue. I think issue 6 also brings to light a lot more of Fabian’s character, which we also continue to expand in explore in the next arc, Lost Coastlines. GS: Where can you be found on the vastness of the internet? FB: My personal website/blog is http://www. atlasincognita.com and I can be found on twitter at @atlasincognita! Five Ghosts is published by Image Comics available now from all good comic retailers. The first trade collection, The Haunting of Fabian Grey is available on 18 September, and Issue 6 (mentioned in the interview) goes on sale 30 October 2013.
Issue 6 of Five Ghosts is out in October Image © Image Comics, 2013 The Five Ghosts of the Series’ Title. Image © Image Comics, 2013

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