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Adam Smith and Matt Fox's The Down River People Floats to Archaia in 2020

Published Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:00:17 -0500

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a new original graphic novel from Adam Smith and Matt Fox coming to stores in July 2020 from their Archaia imprint. Called The Down River People, the book is described as "a riveting new story about a man attempting to survive the complicated and dangerous web of his family's criminal ties with his soul intact."

More from the press release:

Myers Carpenter is a bootlegger who just inherited his family's bar, The Flatbed. Unsure of whether or not he even wants to keep the famous speakeasy, Myers is forced to find a new booze supplier when he burns his bridges at his long-time source in Mississippi. The only option he can turn to is his estranged mother—a woman he hasn't seen since he was a young boy—now running a fishing lodge for the wealthy; and a half sister he knew nothing about. As Myers becomes more entangled in the lives of his newfound family, he begins to learn the secrets of the lodge and the dark cult thriving just under the surface of wealth and opulence.

Here's what Smith had to say:

THE DOWN RIVER PEOPLE is a book that's hard to compartmentalize: it's steeped in the horror and thriller genres while still being the most personal book I've written so far. It's a story about coming to terms with who you are and what you're afraid you could be. I couldn't have a better partner in tackling those themes and ideas than Matt Fox and I'm elated to see the book we've made together out in the wild."

Fox added:

This is the book we've wanted to make for a long time now. It's been exciting to dip my toes in the horror and thriller genres, and I can't wait to get it into readers' hands.

Check out the cover below: