Rachel Rising

Series · 5 books · 2012-2015

By Terry Moore

Books in series

Rachel Rising, Volume 1

The Shadow of Death

2012

Rachel wakes up in a shallow grave. Horrified, she digs her way out and goes looking for her killer in the little town of Manson. What she finds is a trail of death following her and more than one blood-chilling suspect. Rachel Rising will haunt you for life... and death. Collects issues #1-6.

Rachel Rising, Volume 2

Fear No Malus

2012

Rachel and Jet are dead. So why are they still here, looking drop dead gorgeous? Zoe, a 10-year old serial killer, suggests the answer is Lilith, an ethereal woman who seeks to destroy the town that hung them for witchcraft over 300 years ago. But Zoe is full of surprises, including an indwelling demon named Malus with his own wicked plan reaching far beyond the city limits. The only thing standing in his way is... Rachel. Collects #7-12.

Rachel Rising, Volume 3

Cemetery Songs

2013

Dark forces are at work in Manson. The relentless snow falls like a body count and the town in infested with rats. It's all the work of Lilith as she brings judgement to the town that persecuted her 300 years ago. Only Rachel and Jet can stop the ageless witch, but Rachel is struggling to recall her powers and Jet is lying frozen in a morgue. The body count is rising in Cemetery Songs. Collects #13-18.

Rachel Rising, Volume 4

Winter Graves

2014

Aunt Johnny lies dead in a mortuary, Manson is buried under the snowstorm of the century and Jet is possessed by a 15-year-old boy from the 1600s. Rachel can save them all, if she can find the spell chest she buried 300 years ago. But first, she must learn the truth about her troubled past. This new volume collects issues #19 to 24 of Terry Moore's critically acclaimed series.

Rachel Rising, Volume 5

Night Cometh

2015

Rachel, Jet, and Aunt Johnny recover quickly from their harrowing adventures with the aid of a magic herbal wrap, but they soon discover they've been the victims of a serial killer. Now they are determined to find the mysterious predator and deliver him to the evil of Zoe's knife. This new book is the 5th trade paperback in Terry Moore's Eisner Award nominated series, collecting issues #25-30.

Author

Terry Moore

Author · 36 books

Following the examples of independent comic creators such as Dave Sim and Jeff Smith, he decided to publish Strangers in Paradise himself through his own Houston-based "Abstract Studios" imprint, and has frequently mentioned a desire to do a syndicated cartoon strip in the authors notes at the back of the Strangers in Paradise collection books. He has also mentioned his greatest career influence is Peanuts' Charles Schulz.[1] Some of Moore's strip work can additionally be found in his Paradise, Too! publications. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including receiving the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1-8, which was collected in the trade paperback "I Dream of You". It was announced on June 15th, 2007 that Moore would be taking over for Sean McKeever as writer of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series starting with a new issue #1. On July 27th, Marvel announced that Moore would also take over for Joss Whedon as writer of Marvel's Runaways.[2] On November 19th, 2007 Terry Moore announced in his blog that his new self-published series would be named Echo and its first issue would appear on March 5th, 2008.[3]