Artist Simon Bournel-Bosson’s debut graphic novel, Trumpets of Loss of life, hits cabinets subsequent week and The Beat has an unique first look. Printed by Lerner Publishing Group imprint Graphic Universe, the younger grownup graphic novel follows teenager Antoine, whose already upsetting circumstances grow to be much more urgent after a stunning brush with nature.

Right here’s the complete synopsis:

One wet evening, Antoine will get dropped off at his grandparents’ distant home in the midst of the woods. Whereas his absent father searches for his mysteriously lacking mom, Antoine is caught between a doting grandmother and a grandfather brazenly hostile to his presence, and time crawls by whereas he waits to listen to from his dad and mom. However when Antoine ventures out along with his grandfather to forage for mushrooms, the improper mushroom results in a shocking transformation for Antoine. The household’s intergenerational battle, coupled with the mysterious forces of nature, culminate in a fearsome hunt by means of the forest that may resolve their variations as soon as and for all—however at what price?

Try inside artwork from Trumpets of Loss of life beneath.

“I considered Trumpets of Loss of life as a two-part mirror story—the place the incredible responds to the silences and voids that actuality creates,” mentioned Bournel-Bosson.

“Trumpets of Loss of life strikes an ideal stability between propulsive motion sequences and touching emotional moments whereas exploring intergenerational battle, the hazards of regressive gender roles, and the fragile line between vulnerability and energy,” mentioned Sean Tulien, Editorial Director of Graphic Universe/Lerner. “Simon Bournel-Bosson has crafted probably the greatest examples of magical realism in comics, displaying how nature (human and in any other case) shapes us all, for higher or worse. The satisfying conclusion leaves area for interpretation and debate, urging the reader to provide it a reread (or three) to additional discover the gorgeous, sophisticated world Bournel-Bosson has dropped at life.”

Trumpets of Loss of life will likely be out there in all places books are bought on August 5.