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Nominated for BEST COMIC/GRAPHIC NOVEL at the 2014 Geekie Awards and the recipient of an HONORABLE MENTION for best Comics/Graphic Novel at the 2013 Geekie Awards, Boston Metaphysical Society was also nominated for best webcomic at the 2013 and 2014 Steampunk Chronicles Reader's Choice Awards and a 2012 Airship Award (SteamCon).
An ex-Pinkerton detective and his spirit photographer partner battle supernatural forces in late 1800's Boston.
This is the third chapter in a six issue mini-series.
In previous chapters, Samuel met Bell. Edison, Tesla and Houdini for the first times and was not impressed. Their bickering drives him away to pursue "The Shifter" on his own. The team's latest case leads them to discover someone has built a magnetic man that's been on a killing spree on the southside. Unbeknownst to them ,it was Tesla's latest invention and its destruction sets him on a new path. But for the poor in Boston, something is about to go very, very wrong...
Print editions are available at http://www.bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com
Special Digital Editions are available through Amazon, Nook, DriveThruComics.com and Emanga.com. (30+ pages of extras).
An ex-Pinkerton detective and his spirit photographer partner battle supernatural forces in late 1800's Boston.
This is the third chapter in a six issue mini-series.
In previous chapters, Samuel met Bell. Edison, Tesla and Houdini for the first times and was not impressed. Their bickering drives him away to pursue "The Shifter" on his own. The team's latest case leads them to discover someone has built a magnetic man that's been on a killing spree on the southside. Unbeknownst to them ,it was Tesla's latest invention and its destruction sets him on a new path. But for the poor in Boston, something is about to go very, very wrong...
Print editions are available at http://www.bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com
Special Digital Editions are available through Amazon, Nook, DriveThruComics.com and Emanga.com. (30+ pages of extras).
- GenresSteampunk
52 pages, ebook
First published March 8, 2014
5 people want to read
About the author
Madeleine Holly-Rosing
38 books87 followersA TV, feature film, comic book writer, and novelist, Madeleine is the winner of the Sloan Fellowship for screenwriting, and the Gold Aurora and Bronze Telly for a PSA produced by Women In Film. She also won numerous awards while completing the UCLA MFA Program in Screenwriting. Having run five successful Kickstarter campaigns, Madeleine also teaches a seminar on crowdfunding at Pulp Fiction Books in Culver City as well as guest lectured at Scriptwriters Network and Dreamworks Animation.
Her debut novel, Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets not only received a Silver Medal in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category of the Feathered Quill Book Awards, but also received The Write Companion Award for Best Overall TOP PICK in the Adult, Children’s and Young Adult categories.
Nominated for a 2012 Airship Award (SteamCon) and a 2013, 2014 and 2015 Steampunk Chronicles Reader's Choice Award, the webcomic received an Honorable Mention at the 2013 GEEKIE AWARDS and was nominated in the Best Comic/Graphic Novel category in 2014.
Other comic projects include the short story, The Scout which is part of The 4th Monkey anthology, The Sanctuary (The Edgar Allan Poe Chronicles anthology), The Marriage Counselor ( The Cthulhu is Hard to Spell anthology) and the upcoming The Airship Pirate which will be part of The Rum Row anthology.
She also has an anthology of short stories and novellas called Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude
The Boston Metaphysical Society short story, Here Abide Monsters, is part of the Some Time Later anthology from Thinking Ink publishers.
The first Boston Metaphysical Society novel, A Storm of Secrets, was released in 2018.
Formerly a nationally ranked epee fencer, she has competed nationally and internationally and an is an avid reader of science fiction, steampunk, fantasy and historical military fiction. Madeleine lives with her rocket scientist husband.
Please visit the web comic at http://www.bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com and the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BostonMetaphy...
Her debut novel, Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets not only received a Silver Medal in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category of the Feathered Quill Book Awards, but also received The Write Companion Award for Best Overall TOP PICK in the Adult, Children’s and Young Adult categories.
Nominated for a 2012 Airship Award (SteamCon) and a 2013, 2014 and 2015 Steampunk Chronicles Reader's Choice Award, the webcomic received an Honorable Mention at the 2013 GEEKIE AWARDS and was nominated in the Best Comic/Graphic Novel category in 2014.
Other comic projects include the short story, The Scout which is part of The 4th Monkey anthology, The Sanctuary (The Edgar Allan Poe Chronicles anthology), The Marriage Counselor ( The Cthulhu is Hard to Spell anthology) and the upcoming The Airship Pirate which will be part of The Rum Row anthology.
She also has an anthology of short stories and novellas called Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude
The Boston Metaphysical Society short story, Here Abide Monsters, is part of the Some Time Later anthology from Thinking Ink publishers.
The first Boston Metaphysical Society novel, A Storm of Secrets, was released in 2018.
Formerly a nationally ranked epee fencer, she has competed nationally and internationally and an is an avid reader of science fiction, steampunk, fantasy and historical military fiction. Madeleine lives with her rocket scientist husband.
Please visit the web comic at http://www.bostonmetaphysicalsociety.com and the Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BostonMetaphy...
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September 19, 2017
Why are people hanging upside in mid-air at the haunted theater and not falling? What is Miss O'Sullivan's first name? What ingenious invention has Tesla devised? Find out in this exciting installment.
August 16, 2014
Boston Metaphysical Society is a webcomic intended to be a six issue miniseries. Currently it is just beginning chapter 4.
The previous chapters contains a lot of important information about BMS's world and characters. You'll miss quite a bit by starting here - go back to the beginning.
Note: I am reviewing the comics that comprise this collection, not the printed nor e-book editions (and thus not any additional material).
The end of chapter 2 saw both Boston Metaphysical Society and B.E.T.H. facing chaos in the city. The attacks of the creature referred to as "the shifter" have ignited class conflicts, divided loyalties and dangerous countermeasures. Things get worse as chapter 3 opens with more supernatural violence and an interesting potential new alliance.
There's solid progression here as BMS continues its layered, gradually building story. This somewhat quieter chapter contains a lot of enticing hints and ominous foreshadowing. The interwoven plot threads are starting to coalesce, and it's becoming obvious that at least one solution is worse than the problem.
One of the most enjoyable things about the comic is the character moments carefully woven into the story that give great depth without disrupting the narrative flow. Numerous characters get these moments here and the insights into their agendas, morals and motivations enhances the comic significantly.
Chapter 3 is another great installment of Boston Metaphysical Society and sets things up nicely for next time.
The previous chapters contains a lot of important information about BMS's world and characters. You'll miss quite a bit by starting here - go back to the beginning.
Note: I am reviewing the comics that comprise this collection, not the printed nor e-book editions (and thus not any additional material).
The end of chapter 2 saw both Boston Metaphysical Society and B.E.T.H. facing chaos in the city. The attacks of the creature referred to as "the shifter" have ignited class conflicts, divided loyalties and dangerous countermeasures. Things get worse as chapter 3 opens with more supernatural violence and an interesting potential new alliance.
There's solid progression here as BMS continues its layered, gradually building story. This somewhat quieter chapter contains a lot of enticing hints and ominous foreshadowing. The interwoven plot threads are starting to coalesce, and it's becoming obvious that at least one solution is worse than the problem.
One of the most enjoyable things about the comic is the character moments carefully woven into the story that give great depth without disrupting the narrative flow. Numerous characters get these moments here and the insights into their agendas, morals and motivations enhances the comic significantly.
Chapter 3 is another great installment of Boston Metaphysical Society and sets things up nicely for next time.
June 28, 2014
Another great installment!
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