He even wrote music for the first two arcs. As part of the promotional material for the comic, he created a special ordering form and made process videos showcasing his watercolors. Crook chose to do the book in watercolors to get away from the computer and to make the project more fun for himself. When Bunn began working on the series, he wrote the first two arcs so that they told a fairly complete story, though he hoped Harrow County would be popular enough to become an ongoing series.

The main character Madrigal was renamed Emmy, the time period was shifted from present day to the 1930s, and the location was changed from Ahmen's Landing to Harrow County.

Later the story was repurposed as an ongoing comic with artist and co-creator Tyler Crook. Countless Haints ran for ten chapters before it was retired. Harrow County began as a serialized prose story called Countless Haints, written by Cullen Bunn and released on his website. Other Family members include Mildred, Willa, Kaine, Corbin, and Old Buck. When Malachi was the head of the family, Levi would try to find ways to undermine him. She has a connection to the woods and their animals. Odessa The head of the family after Malachi leaves. Hester murdered and cannibalized her to gain her powers. Like Hester, she was capable of bending all of reality to her will. Amaryllis A kindly old woman and the most powerful in the family. Of all of Malachi's children, she was the youngest and his favorite. She was a god-like witch who was killed by her own creations. Hester Beck The primary antagonist of the series. The Family Malachi The head of the Family in the old days, until he became the Abandoned and settled in Harrow County. Emmy carries his skin around in her satchel and he whispers secrets to her. He was summoned from the nightmares of a child. Haints The Skinless Boy / The Tattered Skin Emmy's mute familiar. She teaches hedge magic to Bernice and tasks her with protecting Harrow County. She lives alone in Mason's Hollow, where she is shunned by her community for being a witch. Lady Lovey Belfont An old woman that has spent her life capturing the servants of Hester Beck. He was created by Hester and was one of the townsfolk that murdered her. Kammi Emmy's evil twin sister and one of the primary antagonists of the series. She is the protagonist of the sequel series Tales from Harrow County. She lives in the Black community of Mason's Hollow. Bernice Anderson Emmy's best friend, granddaughter of Riah Anderson, and student of Lovey Belfont. She has godlike abilities that allow her to reshape reality at will. It was created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook, and published by Dark Horse Comics.Ĭharacters Emmy Crawford An eighteen-year-old young woman and witch, presumed to be the reincarnation of the witch Hester Beck. Harrow County is an American comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2018.

Harrow County, Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn