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Pub Date Aug 11 2026 | Archive Date Jun 16 2026


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A 2026 Eisner Award Nominee

SINS OF THE PAST DON’T STAY BURIED . . . THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY OF RISING FROM THE GRAVE! From Eisner Award–nominated writer and master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Batman: Full Moon, Killadelphia) and phenomenal artist Elia Bonetti (Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy), enter a century-spanning tale of suspense and sorrow as true crime meets shocking terror inside an infamous asylum with a tortured past.


Founded at the turn of the 20th century outside of Annapolis, Maryland, the Crownsville Hospital was a notoriously segregated, all-Black psychiatric institute. After decades of overcrowding and neglect— alongside darker, more persistent rumors of patient abuse and illegal medical experiments—it was finally closed. Today, it stands condemned—a crumbling testament to a legacy of all-too-real terror inflicted on a marginalized and vulnerable community. But even as a ruin of its former self, Crownsville still casts a long shadow. . . . When an unexplained death inside the abandoned hospital is ruled a suicide, Annapolis police detective Mike Simms and journalist Paul Blairare are compelled to dig deeper, only to discover the reality of the horrors that once took place there . . . and the powerful connection they share to the anguished spirits of the dead that are still locked within its walls.

Collects Crownsville #1–6.
A 2026 Eisner Award Nominee

SINS OF THE PAST DON’T STAY BURIED . . . THEY ALWAYS FIND A WAY OF RISING FROM THE GRAVE! From Eisner Award–nominated writer and master storyteller Rodney Barnes (Batman:...

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ISBN 9798894880990
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
PAGES 160

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Crownsville gives smart and stylish treatment to several difficult topics - trauma, rage, social injustice - in this compelling horror graphic novel. The graphic novel to recommend for fans of Tanarive Due, Victor LaValle etc.

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Crownsville was a fantastic Own Voices horror novel that has a tightly woven and high octane story that remains human throughout. The colouring and art style are beautifully suited to the narrative and really aid in the story telling. The characters are incredibly human and you cannot help but get invested in the story due to this. The other thing I loved was the ‘bad’ guys in this one don’t become redeemed, you don’t feel sorry for them which is always a good sign of a great villain. This is a fantastic horror and poignant too.

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