The Marquis was originally published by Caliber Comics where the Les Preludes issue appeared in 1997, followed by the rest of the Danse Macabre series from Oni Comics in 2000. This was followed by a one-shot and a two-issue miniseries in 2002–2003. Davis will be finishing the story he started at Dark Horse Comics, where he was working on B.P.R.D. from 2003 to 2011. He said:
When they expressed interest in The Marquis, I immediately knew Dark Horse was a perfect fit with the types of books they publish. They have a great horror lineup and I couldn't be happier with having the series completed with them."[1][2]
The ultimate plan was to make The Marquis a five-volume series. The first volume, Inferno collects the trade paperbacksDanse Macabre and Intermezzo. Davis plans to release the rest as graphic novels, starting with The Marquis and the Midwife and then two more that finish the Marquis' story, followed by a final prequel volume.[1] A one-shot prequel to Danse Macabre, titled The Marquis and the Coachman, was published in MySpace/Dark Horse Presents #22 (2009).
Plot
The Marquis takes place in Venisalle, a fictional land resembling France during the mid-18th century, complete with stratified society and Church dominance of everyday affairs. The story revolves around Vol de Galle, a former Inquisitor of The Faith who has the ability to see demons, many of which have infiltrated society disguised in human form. De Galle combats these entities with his sabre and a pair of specially built, anachronistic machine guns.
Reception
While ostensibly a horror-action comic, The Marquis analyses personal and religious issues through the conflicted character of de Galle, and has been received well by critics and comics professionals including Mike Mignola and Stan Sakai for both its content and Davis's detailed and disturbing artwork.[3]
marquis, comics, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, marquis, comics, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Marquis comics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Marquis is an American independent comic book series written and illustrated by Guy Davis released by Caliber Comics Oni Press and Dark Horse Comics The MarquisPublication informationPublisherCaliber ComicsOni PressDark Horse ComicsFormatLimited seriesGenreDark fantasy historical fantasyPublication date1997 2009Creative teamCreated byGuy DavisWritten byGuy DavisArtist s Guy DavisCollected editionsDanse MacabreISBN 1 929998 15 5IntermezzoISBN 19299987401 The Marquis InfernoISBN 978 1595823687 Contents 1 Publication history 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Collected editions 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPublication history EditThe Marquis was originally published by Caliber Comics where the Les Preludes issue appeared in 1997 followed by the rest of the Danse Macabre series from Oni Comics in 2000 This was followed by a one shot and a two issue miniseries in 2002 2003 Davis will be finishing the story he started at Dark Horse Comics where he was working on B P R D from 2003 to 2011 He said When they expressed interest in The Marquis I immediately knew Dark Horse was a perfect fit with the types of books they publish They have a great horror lineup and I couldn t be happier with having the series completed with them 1 2 The ultimate plan was to make The Marquis a five volume series The first volume Inferno collects the trade paperbacks Danse Macabre and Intermezzo Davis plans to release the rest as graphic novels starting with The Marquis and the Midwife and then two more that finish the Marquis story followed by a final prequel volume 1 A one shot prequel to Danse Macabre titled The Marquis and the Coachman was published in MySpace Dark Horse Presents 22 2009 Plot EditThe Marquis takes place in Venisalle a fictional land resembling France during the mid 18th century complete with stratified society and Church dominance of everyday affairs The story revolves around Vol de Galle a former Inquisitor of The Faith who has the ability to see demons many of which have infiltrated society disguised in human form De Galle combats these entities with his sabre and a pair of specially built anachronistic machine guns Reception EditWhile ostensibly a horror action comic The Marquis analyses personal and religious issues through the conflicted character of de Galle and has been received well by critics and comics professionals including Mike Mignola and Stan Sakai for both its content and Davis s detailed and disturbing artwork 3 Collected editions EditTo date two trade paperbacks have been released by Oni Press and one volume collecting all prior material published by Dark Horse Title Published Publisher Collects Additional Material Pages ISBN The Marquis Danse Macabre 28 September 2001 Oni Press Danse Macabre 0 5 176 978 1929998159 The Marquis Intermezzo 29 December 2003 Hell s Courtesan 1 2 A Sin of One 112 978 19299987461 The Marquis Inferno 12 August 2009 Dark Horse Danse Macabre Intermezzo Cover Gallery Sketchbook 336 978 15958236872 The Marquis and the Midwife Cancelled Original material 978 1595824998Notes Edit a b CCI Guy Davis Talks The Marquis Comic Book Resources Comicbookresources com July 24 2008 Retrieved 2012 09 01 Guy Davis Talking About The Marquis and More Newsarama Newsarama com August 21 2008 Retrieved 2012 09 01 A Tale of Unholy Faith Guydavisartworks com Retrieved 2012 09 01 References EditDanse Macabre at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Intermezzo at the Comic Book DB archived from the original External links EditThe Marquis series on the Oni Press site Guy Davis page on the series The Marquis Inferno Guy Davis Marquis blog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Marquis comics amp oldid 1067144305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
