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The October Faction (Single Issues)
Series · 19
books · 2014-2018

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#1

The October Faction #1

2014

The creative team behind Monster & Madman would like to introduce you to the ongoing adventures of retired monster-hunter Frederick Allan and his family... which include a thrill-killer, a witch, and a warlock. Because sometimes crazy is the glue that binds a family together.
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#2

The October Faction #2

2014

Infidelity and incantations can lead to some strange bedfellows as Fredrick tries to convince his children to avoid his footsteps at all costs (it's hard enough trying to keep a family together without mechanical monsters knocking at your window and strange apparition living in the closet). All in a days work for the Allans of Gristlewood, USA.
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#3

The October Faction #3

2014

In the wake of Deloris Allan's attack, the family is on high alert. It's become clear that someone is stalking Fredrick and possibly out to kill the whole family. Meanwhile, the kids think they have come up with the perfect plan to get dad back into the monster-hunting biz.
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#11

The October Faction #11

2015

With a zombified Fred Allan on the loose, it's up to the rest of the family to save him and all of Gristlewood. But even that might not be enough to stop Merle Cope and his evil Momma—who is finally revealed this issue!
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#12

The October Faction #12

2016

This is where all of Geoff and Vivian's training finally pays off as they battle the zombified hordes of Gristlewood in order to save their father and foil Merle Cope's plans to destroy the Allan family.
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#14

The October Faction #14

2016

After a successful ghost hunting adventure, the family is now ready to take on a much bigger case. For the first time, they will be up against bloodsucking vampires, and the family will never be the same again.
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#15

The October Faction #15

2016

Vampires are on the loose, and Lucas is missing. Can Philip be saved? Can Lucas be freed from another dimension? The Allan family and friends must use everything they know to crack the case.
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#16

The October Faction #16

2016

Gristlewood is under siege, and the lives of the townspeople are at stake. Geoff, Vivian, and the entire Allan clan must do everything they can to stop the bloodsucker threat. While Geoff and Phil are reunited, Dante discovers the secret to Lucas' disappearance.
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#17

The October Faction #17

2016

As Geoff and Vivian battle vampires and a new unknown terror, Fred and Deloris get trapped in the Realm of the Erl-King with Lucas. All alone in the house, Geoff and Vivian are pushed to the limits of their magical abilities.
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#18

The October Faction #18

2016

The Allan's have become a full-force monster-fighting machine. But as they retaliate against the vampires for the attack on their home, they are struck by a tragedy that will change their family forever.
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#19

The October Faction

Deadly Season #1

2016

Ghouls in the graveyard! Giant Monsters downtown! The Allan family comes face to face with a whole new threat. This one comes from the past and it won't stop until the Allan's are dead.
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#20

The October Faction; Deadly Season #2

2016

Fred Allan has been taken by the children of the monsters he's killed. Now he learns their twisted plan and it's up to the Allan Family to find him before it's too late.
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#21

The October Faction

Deadly Season #3

2016

A new monster has been unleashed as Fred Allan fights to stay alive in the Dead City. Fred has been kidnapped and now he is being hunted, so it's up to the Allan family to find him before it's too late!
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#22

The October Faction

Deadly Season #4

2017

With their first clue to Fred Allan's disappearance, the rest of the Allan family turns to Geoff's magic in an attempt to find their missing father. Meanwhile, a manhunt's on for Fred as he tries to survive in a dead city. Will the family be able to locate him before the monstrous children of his old enemies hunt him down?
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#23

The October Faction

Deadly Season #5

2017

Fred Allan has survived the deadly manhunt across the deserted city of Carson so far and his family has finally found him. Unfortunately, he's still surrounded by young werewolves and vampires—the children of his old foes. Can the Allan family and their new allies get to Fred in time to save him?
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#25

The October Faction

Supernatural Dreams #2

2018

The town of Gristlewood is under attack from the most powerful being it has ever seen. Vivian and Geoff take the lead in fighting the evil, but can they even begin to match its power? Or will this be the end of the October Faction?
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#26

The October Faction

Supernatural Dreams #3

2018

The town of Gristlewood is under attack from the most powerful being it has ever seen. His army grows by the minute, and now he's allied with one of the October Faction's oldest foes. Will the Allan family rally to save the town, or will this be the end of the October Faction?
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#27

The October Faction

Supernatural Dreams #4

2018

The town of Gristlewood is under attack from the most powerful being it has ever seen. His army grows by the minute, and now he’s allied with one of the October Faction’s oldest foes. Will the Allan family rally to save the town, or will this be the end of the October Faction?
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#28

The October Faction

Supernatural Dreams #5

2018

The town of Gristlewood is under attack from the most powerful being it has ever seen. The Allan family is outnumbered and on the brink. Will they rally to save the town, or will this be the end of the October Faction?

Author

Steve Niles
Steve Niles
Author · 105 books

STEVE NILES is one of the writers responsible for bringing horror comics back to prominence, and was recently named by Fangoria magazine as one of it's "13 rising talents who promise to keep us terrified for the next 25 years." Niles is currently working for the four top American comic publishers - Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse. He got his start in the industry when he formed his own publishing company called Arcane Comix, where he published, edited and adapted several comics and anthologies for Eclipse Comics. His adaptations include works by Clive Barker, Richard Matheson and Harlan Ellison. Steve resides in Los Angeles in his bachelor pad with one cat. While there's no crawlspace, there is a questionable closet in one corner and no one is quite sure what is hidden in there...but we have an idea. —from the author's website

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