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About Summer Shadows #1
Writer: John Harris Dunning
Artist: Ricardo Cabral
Colorist: Brad Simpson
Lettering: Jim Campbell
Publisher: Dark Horse
Cover Artist: Ricardo Cabral
Publication Date: September 11th, 2024
Logline:
Nick Landry is on the unspoilt Greek island of Avraxos to look for his ex. Anthony was the love of his life, and without knowing why he left, Nick can't move on. But Anthony isn't the only one to disappear on Avraxos. Coast guard officer Alekos Kourkoulos is on the trail of another young man missing on the island. They learn they both fell in with the glamorous set onboard a jet-black super yacht, the Nyx, before vanishing. As the mystery deepens, Nick and Alekos discover that the brighter the sunshine, the darker the shadows...
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Summer Shadows #1 Review:
Published by Dark Horse Comics, John Harris Dunning and Ricardo Cabral invite readers into the twisted, dreamlike world of Summer Shadows Issue #1, a chilling mystery that evokes the eerie vibes of Twin Peaks and Midnight Mass.
We follow Nick to a remote Greek island on the Aegean Coast, where he's on a desperate search for his ex-boyfriend, who vanished under strange and unresolved circumstances. As Nick tries to piece together what happened, the island's weirdness seeps in, like his landlady sneakily snapping pictures of him while he's shirtless or a Hellenic Coast Guard officer, Alexos Kourkoulos, getting pulled into the investigation of a missing local girl, Kalky—last seen hanging around a suspicious group of goths.
Alexos reluctantly agrees to take on the case, but the deeper we go, the weirder it gets. Nick gets confronted on the beach by an old man who warns him to leave while he still can. Dunning’s writing nails this surreal tension, weaving in bizarre, almost nightmarish scenes. One standout moment sees the island’s priest caught in a dark deal with one of the goths, a bribe that holds more sinister weight than it first appears. This moment hints at a creeping evil that’s slowly sinking its claws into the town. Ricardo Cabral’s art, drenched in atmosphere, combined with Brad Simpson’s moody colors, makes the spread of this malevolent force feel hauntingly real.
Meanwhile, back on the boat that brought Nick to the island, a crew member gets a cryptic call from Nick’s landlady. She assures the caller she has "someone" for them, and soon after, a photo of a shirtless Nick hits their phone. Ominous, right?
Summer Shadows Issue #1 perfectly blends the unsettling charm of a town that’s oblivious to the lurking terror around it. Think of the oddball weirdness in Twin Peaks, the slow-burning dread of Midnight Mass, and the sense of Salem's Lot's creeping horror all rolled into one unsettling package.
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