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The Boy Who Made Silence
In The Boy Who Made Silence, deaf child Nestor Gudfred inexplicably
creates utter silence around him, which compels the people near him
into each other's pasts and memories. As his religious rural community
looks to him as a prophet, the story follows Nestor and a diverse cast
of richly imagined characters as he comes of age, falls in love, and
begins a search for his father.
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"I’ve been looking forward to this for a while, and I’m glad it didn’t disappoint. It’s a comic that takes a while to process (I’m not sure I’ve done it yet), but it’s very rewarding. I’m keen to read subsequent issues."
- Greg Burgas - Comic Book Resources
"Hagler has challenged what can be done in comics in the same way that Kirby did long ago..."
- Greg Burgas - CBR
"...an evocative and spellbinding narrative."
- Glenn Carter - Comics Village.
Joshua Hagler
Full Color 28 Pages
In the cliffhanger finale of Volume One, Nestor Gudfred is back at the river where he first lost his hearing, this time with Pastor Clearwater and the congregations of several churches. The Pastor has organized an old-fashioned revival where Nestor is to be Baptized. Once submerged, he finds himself face to face with…his father? Nestor creates The Silence for a second time, but on this occasion, the multitude to bear witness is even greater.
Release Date:August 2008
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Joshua Hagler
Full Color 28 Pages
Pastor Clearwater convinces Nestors mother, Mercy Gudfred, that Nestors scream is the very voice of God. Along with his mother, Nestor attends church for the first time in his life. The congregation is unable to focus on anything other than Nestor, who, for his part, is unable to focus on anyone other than Esme Pulaski, a member of the church along with her family. This marks the first issue in the series in which Nestor and Esme begin to communicate in sign language, which lavishly decorates the page.
Release Date:July 2008
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Joshua Hagler
Returning home from his isolating first day back to school, we learn that deaf boy Nestor Gudfred’s “house” is actually a defunct B&B turned brothel for strange transients along Route 66. In his own bedroom, Nestor Gudfred comes face to face with Peter’n’Charlie, a wisecracking upside-down cat-headed visitor, with whom only Nestor can communicate. Among other things, they discuss Esme, the girl who saved Nestor's life and becomes the focus of his new obsession.
Release Date:June 2008
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Josh Hagler (Story and Art)/Thomas Mauer (letters)
Full Color 28 Pages
Nestor Gudfred's gift of silence causes dysfunctional young couple Jimmy Johns and Trish Heaps to inexplicably visit each other's difficult pasts, which include abuse and the loss of a parent in the first Gulf War. Already, people in town are coming to expect miracles from Nestor, and Pastor Clearwater has been asked to get involved. If that wasn't enough, an upside-down cat-headed apparition seems to be narrating the story.
Release Date:May 2008
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Josh Hagler (Story and Art)/Thomas Mauer (letters)
Full Color 28 Pages
The day-to-day lives of people in Nestor Gudfred's town are revealed as they make their way to the local parade, including characters such as Sarah Belcher, an elderly woman who humorously confuses her second husband with her first, who died in the second world war. Ten-year-old Nestor, home for the first time since the accident that left him deaf, makes a startling discovery when he removes his bandages, and an unknown presence makes itself…heard.
Release Date:April 2008
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Joshua Hagler
36 Pages, Colour
Release Date:February 2008
Price: £2.00 $3.99
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