The Black Museum returns in April with Ghost & Lady, directed once again by Kazuhiro Fujita!
Ghost & Lady
Title : Kuro hakubutsukan Ghost & Lady
Author : Kazuhiro Fujita
VF Editor : Ki-oon
Publisher : Kodansha
Release date : 27/04/2017
Number of volumes : 2 volumes in Japan
Status : Series completed
Price: 8,65 €
Synopsis :
In thenineteenth century, the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane is known to be haunted by a terrifying specter. The man, dressed in a long gray coat and wearing a powdered wig and a tricorn, only appears at the premieres of plays destined for success!
The Man in Grey, or Grey, as he wants to be called, loves quality plays for a very special reason: it is when people are captivated by the spectacle that the rabid spirits born of their negative feelings finally calm down and fall silent. Silence, calm, that's what he aspires to!
Monsters created by tortured souls, he saw in his ghost existence. But nothing had prepared him for his meeting with Florence Nightingale… The girl from a good family arrives one day in Drury Lane, with on her shoulders the most enormous and terrifying spirit he has ever seen! Indifferent to his entourage, it is the soul of his own creator that the latter reduces to shreds all day long… Even more astonishing, Florence sees Grey! With a decided step and a sad look, she pleads: "Kill me…" These words seal the fate of these two beings that everything opposes, yet linked by a destiny stronger than death…
After the excellent Springald, which is in our one-shot selection of the year 2016, Ki-oon continues its momentum with the titles of the Black Museum. No more legend of Spring-Heeled Jack, discover today that of Grey, the ghost of the Theatre Royal of Drury Lane! This terrifying specter eager for good plays will find himself confronted by the character of Florence Nightingale, a historical figure known for being one of the pioneers in modern nursing. See you at the end of April for a new dive into this nineteenth century British so special …
