Moriarty Gets Collected in September

Picture if you will a world twenty years after the death of Sherlock Holmes. Professor James Moriarty is a lost man, blackmailed by MI5 into finding Homes' long-lost brother. The case that seems mundane at first turns into the proverbial web of intrigue as Moriarty seeks out Mycroft, with a blast from Moriarty's past appearing and a new villain proving more cunning than Moriarty ever was.

If you imagined that and realized it wasn't really your imagination but the comic Moriarty by writer Daniel Corey and illustrator Anthony Diecidue (colors by Perry Freeze and letters/design by Dave Lanphear) then you'd be correct. The title has seen a few issues grace the shelves of local comic shops across the country, but now it's gracing it again in the TPB form.

This September sees the release of Moriarty: The Dark Chamber from Image Comics, collecting the first four super-sized issues of the series. The 128-page paperback will be in stores September 14 for $14.99. Full press release after the jump.

DARK NEMESIS
Moriarty Gets Collected in September

Berkeley, CA - 11 August 2011 - MORIARTY is an exciting new science fiction adventure series from Image Comics that follows the misdeeds of the original supervillain, Professor James Moriarty, arch nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. From the grimy streets of London to the haunting British countryside, underground lairs and superscience labs, Professor Moriarty must forge has way through a world without Sherlock.

This September, Image Comics proudly presents the first trade paperback volume of MORIARTY, entitled MORIARTY: THE DARK CHAMBER, collecting the first four super-sized issues of the series. MORIARTY is written by Daniel Corey (PROPHET), with art by Anthony Diecidue (Stan Lee's TIME JUMPER), colors by Perry Freeze and letters and design by Dave Lanphear.

It is 20 years after the death of Sherlock Holmes, and Professor James Moriarty is a lost man. MI5 blackmails Moriarty into finding Holmes' long-lost brother, Mycroft, but what at first appears to be a routine case leads to a web of intrigue that involves a psychic box and its creator, a woman from Moriarty's past, as well as a new villain that threatens to be greater than Moriarty ever was! See how Moriarty deals with love, loss, war and death rays in the critically acclaimed Image Comics series MORIARTY.

Here's what reviewers and influential comic creators are saying about MORIARTY:

"MORIARTY is a book that should be mentioned in the same breath as THE WALKING DEAD, CHEW and HACK/SLASH when it comes to the best comics coming out of Image." -- Horror Haven Reviews
"I love MORIARTY. Most of all, I loved how in a world without Holmes, that it's only in the mystery, the unanswered questions, that life for Sherlock's arch enemy can begin again. Insightful, exciting and cool - with gritty, atmospheric art to match." -- Jim Krueger (EARTH X, JUSTICE, FOOTSOLDIERS)

"MORIARTY: THE DARK CHAMBER is irresistible. Professor James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis, drawn from retirement and off on his own death-defying adventure? It's one of those simple, perfect ideas you kick yourself for not thinking of first, and Corey and Diecidue carry it off in fine style." -- Scott Tipton (ILLYRIA: HAUNTED, STAR TREK: INFESTATION)

"Even with characters that lead a pretty sad existence, there is a drive for something greater or at least a sense of discovery. It moves the piece along at a thrilling pace that respects, but expands upon Sir Arthur Canon Doyle's fiction in a way that is thrilling and smart." -- The Daily Blam!

"Corey spins a wonderful world of conspiracy, despair, and even science fiction." -- IGN

"...this is a perfect example of a great collaboration of story and artist." -- Newsarama

"[MORIARTY] takes an intriguing look at that relationship between good and evil." -- USA Today

"...this is a damn good comic book." -- Bloody-Disgusting.com

MORIARTY: THE DARK CHAMBER, VOL. 1 TP, a 128-page full-color paperback, will be on sale in stores September 14th for $14.99 and is available to order in the July 2011 edition of Diamond Previews (JUL110470, ISBN: 978-1-60706-450-3). For more information, please visit www.professorjamesmoriarty.com and www.facebook.com/daniel.corey.

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