Where to buy Dark Town

November 7, 2006 11:07 AM

The graphic novel Dark Town?

Dark Town by Kaja Blackley was the inspiration for the film Monkeybone. I'd like to read it but after Googleing my google off can not find it for sale anywheres. Anyone know where it might be purchased or read?

posted by mikoroshi to media & arts (4 comments total)

Ebay?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 12:05 PM on November 7, 2006

Anyone know where it might be. . .read?

Your profile page is blank - where are you located?
posted by MLIS at 4:59 PM on November 7, 2006

I purchased a copy of this graphic novel a few years ago from Comic Relief in Berkeley, CA. I don't believe that I still have it in my collection, but I will check.
posted by JDC8 at 6:04 PM on November 8, 2006

It's not really a full-length graphic novel; only one issue was published, which is a shame, because it ends just as the story gets set up. I've never seen any mention of a second issue, which may be because it was never intended to be finished, according to Wikipedia:

The graphic novel was published by Mad Monkey Press specifically in the hopes that a film would be based on it. There was little interest in this graphic novel, and publication ceased after the first book of the series.

So: neat setup with good stylized art for one issue, but nothing more than that. The Comiclopedia has a couple of sample panels.
posted by mediareport at 7:22 PM on November 8, 2006