Dark Ride Volume 1 - by Joshua Williamson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Devil Land has been the world's premiere horror-themed amusement park for over 50 years, home to the scariest ride ever created: The Devil's Due. But behind it lies a deadly truth about reclusive founder Arthur Dante and the choices he made to ensure his success. Now his children--Samhain and Halloween--will discover the true horror behind their family legacy, and that all their dreams may be founded on the stuff of nightmares" --

Book Synopsis

Devil Land has been the world's premiere horror-themed amusement park for over 50 years, home to the scariest ride ever created - The Devil's Due.

Family owned and operated by the reclusive creator, Arthur Dante, and his two children Samhain and Halloween, Devil Land is seeing some financial stress with low park attendance. Samhain wants Devil Land to expand its brand beyond the park gates, and a rejection from his father in tandem with a request to design a new ride for the park, lead Samhain to uncover the sinister secrets of the park and the role his family, including his sister, has played in a myriad of unsolved deaths and disappearances at the park over the last 50 years.

Review Quotes

"Anybody who loves Theme Parks and Horror should get in line right now for DARK RIDE. Williamson and Bressan have crafted some truly horrifying attractions, and you're going to want to get a seat right up front." - James Tynion IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children)

"Got a chance to read this and it's my new favorite first issue I've read in a long time. Don't sleep on Dark Ride!" - Frank J. Barbiere (Astonishing Times, Violent Love)

"I had the pleasure to read @Williamson_Josh's new book. What a ride! A DARK ride! (see what I did there?) If you're a fan of horror, you'll need to grab this. Congratulations to the team this one is a winner!" - Jeremy Adams (The Flash)

"I just read the first issue of DARK RIDE and it's fantastic! A fun, creepy amusement park with some seriously twisted history behind it." - Jay Faerber (CW's Supergirl, Noble Causes)

"Just read DARK RIDE #1 from @Williamson_Josh & @AndreiBressan - what a ride! A 40 pg intro to a twisted carnival world of frights. Can't wait for more." - John J. Hill (The Art of AMC's The Walking Dead Universe)

"Just read DARK RIDE #1 from @Williamson_Josh, @AndreiBressan and @fxstudiocolor. Absolutely loved it. A fun (dark) ride, stunningly illustrated. Highly recommended, especially if you're a fan of horror." - Ed Brisson (Batman Inc, X-Men)

About the Author

Joshua Williamson resides in Portland OR, home of big trees, rain, great beer and half the comic industry. Joshua has written for nearly every comic publisher there is, mostly on creator-owned works such as GHOSTED, DEAR DRACULA, and MASKS AND MOBSTERS. He is known for writing BIRTHRIGHT, NAILBITER, DARK RIDE, COBRA COMMANDER, and DUKE for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

Andrei Bressan is a Brazilian artist who works on Birthright, published by Skybound.

Adriano Lucas is a comic book colorist known for his contributions to Bruno Redondo's interiors as well as titles like DARK RIDE.