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In the ghost of Wreckers Cove by husband and wife team Linier and Angelica Del Campo, the father and his two daughters move to an old New England home along with an adjacent lighthouse for summer. But soon the sisters discover that something supernatural could be ongoing. Will the lighthouse become a ghost? If so, by who? And why? The Ghost of Wreckers Cove will be available from Mad Cave Studios Imprint PaperCutz at local comic shops and bookstores near you starting September 16, 2025.
Certainly, Linear doesn’t need the introduction of Comic Beat readers. He is the internationally recognized cartoonist behind comic strip Makanudou, who originally made his debut in Linier’s home country of Argentina. Prior to the publication of Ghost of Wreckers Cove, Beat caught up with Liniers via email to learn more about the graphic novel.
Avery Kaplan: What was the origin of the ghosts of Wreckers Cove?
Linear: We were stuck at home between Covids, so we wanted to do something together. We were always talking about the lighthouse story, but the center had a haunted spot, so we were just starting to talk and the story was born.
Kaplan: What is your collaboration with your wife, Angelica del Campo?
Linear: We do very separate things and generally do not interfere with other processes. She writes the script and sends it to me, and I draw based on the text. She doesn’t explain much, so there’s plenty of room to create a look and feel for the story.
Kaplan: I’m interested in how your work on the Daily Newspaper Comic Strip (if you’re likely) how McCanudé affects your longer graphic novel work?
Linear: They are a very different kind of job. Daily Strip is a tight wire method in cartoons. It just comes out in any way. On the other hand, you have time for graphic novels because everything is the way you imagine.
Kaplan: Did some of the stories post a specific creative challenge for you?
Linear: Find ways to narrate flashbacks in a way that doesn’t take you out of the current story, find visual language that matches the tone of the story.
Kaplan: Tell us some of the inspirations for The Ghost of Wreckers Cove. Was Wrecker’s Cove based on a specific location?
Linear: We travel a lot to Maine and much of our inspiration comes from visits to various lighthouses. The forests and trails are small towns in Vermont, mainly from where we live. The library is our town library.
Kaplan: Do you have any advice for younger readers who may have a manga aspirations?
Linear: Draw a lot, read things that are not manga. If you want to be a painter, you have to watch a musical. If you want to write a novel, you have to look at paintings.
Kaplan: Are there any manga or other types of stories you’ve particularly enjoyed these days?
Linear: Created with emotional intelligence rather than AI. I love Daniel Crows’ Monica and enjoy podcasts of the great Adam Guidowitz kids. He knows how to tell and tell scary stories in such an interesting and engaging way. Also, Etab. I’ve been reading the stories I’ve been carrying with me since I was a child. Classic comics. My favourite comic strip, Mafalda, has just been published in English and I enjoy watching how translations affect artworks that I know well.
Kaplan: Is there anything else you would like to include?
Liniers: The Ghost of Wrecker’s Cove is currently available for pre-order.
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