The Three Coffins
Wake up! Welcome to Hell.
The Three Coffins is a love story for hopeless alcoholics who can’t find a way to change. When a lost soul is given a second chance in the underworld, he discovers that even in death, temptation is impossible to resist.
Written by P M Buchan and illustrated by Phillip Marsden, The Three Coffins is a tender-hearted romance for the doomed and irredeemable.
Originally appearing in the DIY black-and-white photocopied comix anthology Blackout issue four in 2008, The Three Coffins was later reprinted in the much more professional (and disgusting) BLACKOUT, with a colourist bringing a new lease of life to the undead.
“It’s beautiful and obscene and glorious and depraved, and will damage the minds of anyone who reads it. But y’know, in a good way.”– Jamie Smart (Bunny vs Monkey)
“Satan, killer clowns, necrophilia, lechery, insobriety, cannibalism, sex dolls, murder; this is what you love, and all this and more in full colour can be found in this nasty little book brought to you by P M Buchan with the help of some of his sick collaborators, including yours truly. Support independent comics, celebrate perversity!” – Joe Whiteford (Harley Poe)
Praise for BLACKOUT & The Three Coffins
"This is disgusting, awful, warped, perverted, offensive stuff. Be warned - it's also very funny. If you like that sort of thing, dive in!" – Nick Abadzis (Hugo Tate)
"The Three Coffins is a tale of the problem with hell looking a little too heavenly to be true. It plays out in a nice, twisty old way, complete with great little visual gags… Oh, that is so not going to end well." – Richard Bruton (Forbidden Planet International, former British Comic Awards judge)
About the creators
P M Buchan was born in the North East of England and studied BA (Hons) English Literature at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. His stories have been reviewed and featured in Kerrang!, Rue Morgue, Bleeding Cool, and Times Literary Supplement. He has had monthly comic strips published in Starburst and SCREAM: The Horror Magazine, written for clients including Heavy Metal Magazine and Lionsgate, and collaborated with bands including Megadeth and For the Wolf.
Phillip Marsden is a full-time illustrator based in Sydney, Australia. Originally from Liverpool, England, his work has appeared in Kerrang!, NME, and Elle, among others. He has illustrated books including Kicking Goals (with Adam Goodes), I Can't Remember the Title But the Cover Is Blue (by Elias Greig), and Boss Ladies of Sport.
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The Three Coffins is a complete story that is available for adaptation to just about any medium imaginable.
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