Gideon Falls

Horror comic book series

Gideon Falls

Cover of Gideon Falls #1 (March 7, 2018), art by Andrea Sorrentino.

Publication information
Publisher| Image Comics
Schedule| Monthly
Format| Ongoing
Genre| Horror
Publication date| March 2018 – December 2020
No. of issues| 27
Creative team
Created by| Jeff Lemire
Andrea Sorrentino
Written by| Jeff Lemire
Artist(s)| Andrea Sorrentino
Letterer(s)| Steve Wands
Colorist(s)| Dave Stewart
Editor(s)| Will Dennis
Collected editions
1\. The Black Barn| ISBN 9781534308527
2\. Original Sins| ISBN 9781534310674
3\. Stations of the Cross| ISBN 9781534313446
4\. The Pentoculus| ISBN 9781534315136
5\. Wicked Worlds| ISBN 9781534317222
6\. The End| ISBN 9781534318670

Gideon Falls is an American horror comic book series created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino, published by Image Comics. The series ran for 27 issues from March 2018–December 2020.

## Plot

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The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city's trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake.[1]

## Publication history

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Gideon Falls was first announced in October 2017, in advance of New York Comic Con. Lemire set out to create an intelligent horror story, not one driven by gore, but by exploring the nature of evil. Sorrentino described the central character, Norton Sinclair, as inheriting the worst from himself and Lemire - nihilism from Sorrentino and obsession from Lemire.[2] Norton is based on a character Lemire created in 1996 for a short film during film school in Toronto.[3] The Black Barn from the series was somewhat inspired by the Black Lodge from Twin Peaks, though Lemire assured readers that he was going somewhere very different with the concept.[4] The story came from two separate stories that weren't working on their own, but finally clicked when Lemire put them together.[5]

The series concluded at issue #27 in December 2020 with an 80-page issue.[6]

### Issues

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Issue  | Title  | Release Date  | Trade Paperback Collection  | Hardcover Collection

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#1[1] | The Speed of Pain | March 7, 2018  | Gideon Falls – Volume 1: The Black Barn
October 17, 2018
9781534308527[7] | Gideon Falls
Book I: The Legend of the Black Barn
August 18, 2021
9781534319189
#2[8] | All the Little Sinners Say Hallelujah! | April 11, 2018
#3[9] | The Faller of Trees | May 16, 2018
#4[10] | Twin Shadows | June 20, 2018
#5[11] | We Are All Just Soft Instruments | July 18, 2018
#6[12] | The Faller of Trees | August 15, 2018
#7[13] | The Sum of Its Parts | October 17, 2018  | Gideon Falls – Volume 2: Original Sins
April 17, 2019
9781534310674[14]
#8[15] | Killer Smile | November 14, 2018
#9[16] | The Transfiguration | December 19, 2018
#10[17] | The Hypostatic Union | January 16, 2019
#11[18] | Did I Find You or Did You Find Me? | February 13, 2019
#12[19] | The Laughing Man, Part One | April 17, 2019  | Gideon Falls – Volume 3: Stations of the Cross
October 9, 2019
9781534313446[20]
#13[21] | He Said I Was Special | May 15, 2019
#14[22] | The Village Near the Centre | June 19, 2019
#15[23] | The Misplaced Man | July 17, 2019
#16[24] | All Those Little Scars | August 14, 2019
#17[25] | Forever and Ever | October 16, 2019  | Gideon Falls – Volume 4: The Pentoculus
June 17, 2020 (with printing error)
July 22, 2020 (corrected version)
9781534315136[26] | Gideon Falls
Book II: The Eater of All Things
November 19, 2022
9781534323292
#18[27] | All of His Kingdoms | November 13, 2019
#19[28] | Alone in the Dark | December 11, 2019
#20[29] | Drink the Dark Water | January 8, 2020
#21[30] | The Eater of All Things | February 5, 2020
#22[31] | What's That Flying with the Crows? | June 17, 2020  | Gideon Falls – Volume 5: Wicked Worlds
November 25, 2020
9781534317222[32]
#23[33] | Neon Bible | July 15, 2020
#24[34] | All the Best Cowgirls Have Daddy Issues | August 19, 2020
#25[35] | Are You Feeling Sinister? | September 23, 2020
#26[36] | It's Time to Play | October 21, 2020
#27[6] | The End | December 23, 2020  | Gideon Falls – Volume 6: The End
April 14, 2021
9781534318670[37]

## Awards

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee  | Result

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2019  | Eisner Awards[38] | Best New Series  | Gideon Falls
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino  | Won
Best Writer  | Jeff Lemire  | Nominated
2020  | Eisner Awards[39] | Best Coloring  | Dave Stewart  | Won

## Television adaptation

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Gideon Falls was picked up for a television series by Hivemind Productions in June 2018. Lemire and Sorrentino will serve as executive producers alongside Jason Brown, Sean Daniel, Kathy Lingg, and Dinesh Shamdasani.[40] In October 2019, James Wan, along with his Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear, has joined as executive producer. Lemire has assured readers that despite television development, the comic will remain his primary focus.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gideon Falls #1". Image Comics.
2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (3 October 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Lemire & Sorrentino Explore Horror in Gideon Falls". Comic Book Resources.
3. ^ "INTERVIEW – Jeff Lemire Talks Black Hammer, Gideon Falls, and Sticking with Ideas". Comics Beat.
4. ^ Holub, Christian. "Jeff Lemire talks Gideon Falls, his Twin Peaks-influenced horror comic". Entertainment Weekly.
5. ^ Salvatore, Brian; Grover, Rowan (27 June 2018). "Lemire County #1: June 2018". Multiversity Comics.
6. ^ a b Tweedale, Mark (14 August 2020). "Lemire and Sorrentino's "Gideon Falls" to End in December". Multiversity Comics.
7. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 1: The Black Barn". Image Comics.
8. ^ "Gideon Falls #2". Image Comics.
9. ^ "Gideon Falls #3". Image Comics.
10. ^ "Gideon Falls #4". Image Comics.
11. ^ "Gideon Falls #5". Image Comics.
12. ^ "Gideon Falls #6". Image Comics.
13. ^ "Gideon Falls #7". Image Comics.
14. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 2: Original Sins". Image Comics.
15. ^ "Gideon Falls #8". Image Comics.
16. ^ "Gideon Falls #9". Image Comics.
17. ^ "Gideon Falls #10". Image Comics.
18. ^ "Gideon Falls #11". Image Comics.
19. ^ "Gideon Falls #12". Image Comics.
20. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 3: Stations of the Cross". Image Comics.
21. ^ "Gideon Falls #13". Image Comics.
22. ^ "Gideon Falls #14". Image Comics.
23. ^ "Gideon Falls #15". Image Comics.
24. ^ "Gideon Falls #16". Image Comics.
25. ^ "Gideon Falls #17". Image Comics.
26. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 4: The Pentoculus". Image Comics.
27. ^ "Gideon Falls #18". Image Comics.
28. ^ "Gideon Falls #19". Image Comics.
29. ^ "Gideon Falls #20". Image Comics.
30. ^ "Gideon Falls #21". Image Comics.
31. ^ "Gideon Falls #22". Image Comics.
32. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 5: Wicked Worlds". Image Comics.
33. ^ "Gideon Falls #23". Image Comics.
34. ^ "Gideon Falls #24". Image Comics.
35. ^ "Gideon Falls #25". Image Comics.
36. ^ "Gideon Falls #26". Image Comics.
37. ^ "Gideon Falls – Volume 6: The End". Image Comics.
38. ^ "SDCC '19: The Eisner Awards – LIVE!". Comics Beat. 20 July 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
39. ^ "32nd Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
40. ^ McMillan, Graeme (28 June 2018). "Horror Comic Gideon Falls to Be Developed for TV by Hivemind (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.

## External links

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* Gideon Falls page on Image Comics

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