''The Night Owls'' is a twice weekly

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by cartoonists Peter and Bobby Timony which appears every Tuesday and Thursday on

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imprint. Matt White, August 14, 2012, Publishers Weekly
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, a suburb of

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. Set in 1920s

, the strip follows the adventures of a group of detectives who solve supernatural crimes in the tradition of

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. The strip alternates between single gags and longer story arcs, though each episode is designed to stand on its own. Although it often deals with bizarre and disturbing themes, the strip maintains a light-hearted tone that is generally suited for all ages. Each strip is usually six to eight panels long, has an

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banner across the top and is colored in warm sepia hues.

Characters

* Professor Ernest Baxter is a

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ish and kind of shy fellow who uses his vast knowledge of the supernatural world to try to help people. * Mindy Markus is a feisty

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with a modern "liberated" outlook on life who is not afraid to get into a scrap with the forces of evil. * Roscoe the Gargoyle is a

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from Coney Island with an insatiable appetite; he provides additional comic relief with his flippant and lighthearted approach to things. * Detective Bill McRory is an honest cop who occasionally seeks help from the Night Owls on cases involving the supernatural. * Mr. You is a faceless man who steals the faces of others. * Mable the Gargoyle is Roscoe's sister who, when first introduced, looks inexplicably like a gorgeous blonde human. * Filthy the Rat is The Professor's underworld informant. Filthy is a rat who is a "Were-Human": by the light of the full moon, he turns into a tiny human. * Helaku is an Apache girl who met Professor Baxter when he was younger. Baxter helped the tribe defeat a giant monster named Big Owl. * Ikshu is Helaku's older brother. He went to prison for bootlegging where he met Mr. You, who stole his face and escaped.

Print

''Bayou'' and ''High Moon'' were the first two Zuda titles to be published as

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s, in June and October 2009, respectively by DC Comics. "Night Owls" was the third title to be released from the imprint and was released on March 30, 2010.

Awards

* ''Night Owls'' was nominated for three 2009

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, for Best New Series, Best Online Work, and Best New Talent for artist Bobby Timony. Valerie D'Orazio, August 1, 2014, Comic Mix
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References

External links

Read ''Night Owls'' on Zuda

Twin Comics Blog

Twin Comics Website

Mook Productions, LLC.

Twin Comics at IndyPlanet

Twin Comics at ComicSpace

The Night Owls animated on Youtube

Interviews

* The Timony Twins, in a podcast interview o
Comics Coast to Coast

The Independent Press interviews the Timony Twins

Amalgamated Artist's interviews with the Timony Twins about ''The Night Owls''
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