Vault Comics Announces Graphic Novel Adaptation of 'Dead Acre'

Vault Comics has announced a very exciting graphic novel adaptation of bestselling novel Dead Acre by Jaime Castle and Rhett C. Bruno. The story will be adapted for comics by Cullen Bunn and Riley Brown.

Jaime Castle and Rhett C. Bruno’s supernatural western novel Dead Acre is coming to the comics medium in a huge 160-page graphic novel! Announced by Vault Comics, the bestselling novel is being brought to comics from dream-team Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe) and Riley Brown. Fares Maese will provide colouring.

Not read Dead Acre? Check out the synopsis below:

Dead Acre is the story of James Crowley, an outlaw who met his mortal end in a hail of gunfire, and now finds himself in purgatory, serving the White Throne to avoid falling to hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his servitude and fade away. His not-so-sacred duty as a Hand of God? Use his new abilities to hunt down demonic beings that have infiltrated the mortal realm.

In a statement, Cullen Bunn rhapsodised about the opportunity to adapt the novel for the comics medium. “I’m no stranger to supernatural westerns. I’m a huge fan of the genre. And, supernatural westerns rooted in prose is really what cemented my fandom. So, working on a story like this was a lot of fun for me,” he said. “James Crowley, gunfighter returned from the grave as a kind of revenant-with-a-mission, is a character with tons of potential. There’s no end to the stories that could be harvested from his adventures.”

In addition, Black Badge series co-creator, Jaime Castle celebrated the news. “Working alongside industry heroes like Cullen and Riley has literally made my dreams come true,” he said. “This is the best-looking western comic ever made. Like striking oil.”

Rhett Bruno added: “There’s nothing more visual and visceral than a good western. Add in a little magic and what can beat it? To see Black Badge in comic form has been a dream since we came up with the idea.”