Gutter Magic

Gutter Magic is a four part limited series of comic books written by Rich Douek and illustrated by Brett Barkley, published by IDW Publishing with the first part released in January 2016. All four parts were published in a trade paperback released on July 19, 2016.[1]

Gutter Magic
Cover to Gutter Magic #1 (January 2016).
Publication information
PublisherIDW Publishing
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Publication dateJanuary 2016 - April 2016
No. of issues4
Creative team
Written byRich Douek
Artist(s)Brett Barkley
Collected editions
July 26, 2016ISBN 1631406590

Publication history

Gutter Magic was originally published in 2012 as a New York Comic Con exclusive. Published by Sixgun comics, it consisted as a collection of three short stories and retailed at 99c.[2][3]

On July 21, 2014, IDW had announced an alliance with Comics Experience, LLC, an online comics education resource and creative community, which would focus on publishing creator-owned titles by new writers. Along with the deal, four new mini-series had been announced to be released starting from January 2015 which were Drones, Creature Cops: Special Varmint Unit, Gutter Magic and Tet, with IDW Editor and Comics Experience alum Bobby Curnow watching over the deal. Editor-In-Chief of IDW Chris Ryall said in a statement "IDW has been a strong supporter of creator-owned comics, from our very first title, 30 Days of Night, through to Locke & Key and beyond. We’re now excited to be partnering with Comics Experience to introduce the next wave of new talent to fans and the industry."[4] It was reprinted by Source Point Press in 2020.

Tales from the Gutter

In 2017, Douek launched a Kickstarter to produce Tales From the Gutter: A Gutter Magic Anthology. The comic will expand upon the stories in the original series and include what couldn't be told previously.[5]

Plot

Set in modern-day New York City where World War II had been fought with magic and wizards are the elitists, the series follows Cinder Byrnes, a member of a wealthy family of magic users, who was born without powers and his journey to learn how to cast spells.

Reception

Reviews for the series had generally been positive, with review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup giving the series an average score of 8.0 out of 10.[6]

Sales

According to ICv2, issue #1 was one of the top 300 comics sold of January, 2016, with approximately 4,577 copies sold,[7] making it the first comic by Comics Experience to ever appear on the list.[1]

Collected editions

The series has been collected into a trade paperback:

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Gutter Magic Gutter Magic 1-4 July 2016 (SC) 1631406590

References
  1. Nudo, Meredith (2016-07-19). "Gutter Magic Trade Paperback Now in Stores!". Comics Experience. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. Johnston, Rich (2017-07-01). "Bleeding In The Gutters". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. Johnston, Rich (2011-10-15). "NYCC Debut: Gutter Magic For 99c". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. "IDW And Comics Experience Announce Publishing Alliance Featuring Creator-Owned Books From New Talent". IDW Publishing. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  5. McClelland, Keenan (2017-07-08). "Interview with Comic Creator Rich Douek on Returning to the World of Gutter Magic". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. "Gutter Magic". Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. "TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--JANUARY 2016". ICv2. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2017-07-14.


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