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Sydney Duncan and Natalie Barahona Explore Female Empowerment During the Civil War in Kill Whitey Donovan

Published Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:36:44 -0500

Last updated Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:38:12 -0500

Dark Horse Comics and 12-Gauge Comics have announced a new comic for December, Kill Whitey Donovan, by Sydney Duncan and Natalie Barahona, an "epic tale of female empowerment and friendship," taking place during the Civil War. The book, Duncan's comic book debut, is set to hit stores on December 4th. Check out the press release below for more info.

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (September 16, 2019) – In association with 12-Gauge Comics, Dark Horse Comics is excited to announce the comic book debut of critically-acclaimed writer Sydney Duncan (The Revelation of Gabriel Adam, The Salvation of Gabriel Adam, and The Evolution of Gabriel Adam) and artist Natalie Barahona with Kill Whitey Donovan! 12-Gauge Comics Art Director, Brian Stelfreeze, acted as a historical consultant and editor. Kill Whitey Donovan is the first installment in an epic tale of female empowerment and friendship.

"I'd written Kill Whitey Donovan as a book about ten years ago in between Gabriel Adam books, fascinated by this notion of how external and internal expectations guide identity. Hattie represented the external struggle and Anna the internal," said writer Sydney Duncan. "I wanted to explore those ideas on this Inferno-esque journey during the Civil War, which was basically this war for identity and, I thought, the perfect backdrop for the story."

In Kill Whitey Donovan, after Anna Hoyt's sister commits suicide, she sets off for Atlanta to kill the man responsible for destroying her family—her fiancé, Jim "Whitey" Donovan. But Anna, a spirited though pampered daughter of a prominent doctor, can't do it alone. To get through the hell that lay between her Alabama home and Atlanta, she makes a deal with one of the Donovan slaves, Hattie Virgil, who has an agenda of her own. In exchange for a chance at freedom, Hattie, a survivor, will lead this unlikely pair on a quest that will change them both forever.

Don't miss this exciting and unapologetic adventure story, starring two powerful women who will stop at nothing to get the justice they seek, set during a time when America was at war for its own soul. Kill Whitey Donovan #1 goes on sale December 4, 2019.