DeadEndia: the Watcher’s Test
DeadEndia: the Watcher’s Test by Hamish Steele is a graphic novel published by Union Square & Company in 2023, featuring 240 pages in English. This edition serves as a media tie-in to the Netflix original series Dead End: Paranormal Park, and it introduces readers to Barney Guttman, whose life takes a turn as he navigates his trans identity and a new job at Phoenix Parks, an amusement park inspired by the actress Pauline Phoenix. Alongside his best friend Norma and his dog Pugsley, Barney discovers that the haunted house attraction holds a portal to the demonic planes of Hell, leading to unexpected adventures and challenges.
In this humorous and fantastical narrative, Barney and his friends face a series of supernatural events, including a demon king’s invasion and the possession of Pugsley. As they race against time to save their beloved pet and the world, Barney also grapples with his feelings for park employee Logan. This graphic novel combines elements of workplace comedy, supernatural horror, and LGBTQ+ romance, appealing to fans of diverse storytelling and those looking for engaging tales filled with quirky characters, talking pugs, and first love.
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From the creator of Netflix original series Dead End: Paranormal Park comes the graphic novel series that started it all!
“DeadEndia is immediately appealing with its colorful art, unique setting, and funny jokes, but I especially loved the complicated emotional arcs of the characters and the weird, spooky magic underlying everything!”
–Molly Knox Ostertag, creator of The Witch Boy
“Heart-warming, heartbreaking, heart-pounding, and heartfelt!”
–Marika McCoola, The New York Times bestselling author of Baba Yaga’s Assistant
Barney Guttman’s life has been turned upside down. His family is struggling to fully embrace his trans identity, but thanks to his best friend Norma, he’s just landed a job at Phoenix Parks, a Dollywood-esque amusement park inspired by the long life and career of mysteriously youthful actress and singer Pauline Phoenix. Soon, Barney and his dog, Pugsley, secretly move into the haunted house attraction. Little does Barney know, the house contains a portal to the demonic planes of Hell. When Courtney, Barney’s devilish new roommate, invites a demon king to Earth through the portal, they offer Barney and Norma as flesh vessels for the king, but in a strange twist, Pugsley is possessed instead! It’s a race through the park to save Pugsley–and the world–from the demon king’s reign of terror that leaves Pugsley with strange and magical side effects. With all of this chaos going on, Barney is also discovering he has crush on park employee, Logan, so he must face his biggest fear of all… talking to someone he likes.
Follow the lives of this diverse group of friends in this hilarious and moving graphic novel series, complete with talking pugs, vengeful ghosts, and first love.
Part workplace comedy, part supernatural horror adventure, with a splash of LGBTQ+ romance, The Watcher’s Test is perfect for fans of author Hamish Steele’s TV series Dead End: Paranormal Park who are in search of more adventures, for graphic novel lovers who want more diversity in their reads, or simply as an introduction to the zany, creative, and laugh-out-loud funny world of DeadEndia.
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