APRIL 24
The Bloody Dozen: A Shrouded College #5 (of 6)
By: Charles Soule, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Will Sliney, Rafael Albuquerque
Type: Cover A – Sliney, Cover B – Albuquerque
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Millions of miles from earth, with a badly damaged ship and starving vampires, desperate for the power in their blood, all around them, the Hill family’s mission to salvage their lives has become a disaster. Not all of them will make it home alive but there are worse fates than death.
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The Cult of That Wilkin Boy: Initiation
By: Cullen Bunn, Dan Schoening, Robert Hack
Type: Cover A – Schoening, Cover B – Robert Hack
Publisher: Archie Comics
Publisher Link: https://archiecomics.com/
Summary: Returning to the world of last year’s successful The Cult of That Wilkin Boy, Bingo is now a music manager-and the devil incarnate. He’s initiating others by exchanging their souls for stardom. But is this what he really wants out of life? Is this what he worked so hard for? Bingo embarks on a quest to return to his first love: performing music. But the road back to superstardom isn’t going to be an easy one, and it’s going to take a lot of souls to get there.
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Charred Remains #5
By: Anthony Cleveland, Andrea Mutti, Maan House
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: At the ruins of Uncle Robby’s shop, Amy is arrested and Vic is led back underground. Separately, they finally uncover who tends the flame of the Fire Man. The two are presented with the choice: join…or burn.
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Darques Soulside
By: Fred Van Lente, Sebastian Cabrol, Salvador Sanz
Type: Cover A – Sanz
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://valiantentertainment.com/
Summary: Dare to venture into the shadows as Master Darque and his enigmatic sister, Sandria, find themselves imprisoned in the chilling depths of Soulside within the ominous Ring of Solomon. Uncover the dark secrets that make Nicodemo tick in this eerie exploration, a journey that peels back the layers of one of the Valiant Universe’s most lethal pairings. Are these siblings irreversibly tainted, rotten to the core? Think you had a handle on The Darques before? Think again. Prepare for Fred Van Lente (Jennifer Blood, Conan) to weave a haunting tale that will send shivers down your spine and redefine what you thought you knew about fear in the Valiant U. ONE-SHOT! 56 pages of story content + cardboard cover + metallic foil!
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Horror Comics #34
By: Various, David Hutchinson
Publisher: Antarctic Press
Publisher Link: https://antarctic-press.myshopify.com/
Summary: DEATHS IN THE FAMILY! ALL-STAR JAM ISSUE! It’s a spine-tingling team-up of terror talent, featuring ‘Troupe’ by David (Teether) Hutchison! Following an accident, a man awakens from a coma to find his family there to greet him. How can he tell anyone that this isn’t his family because he killed them?
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Howie the Hellhound #5 (of 5)
By: Jared Prestwidge, Carlos Trigo
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: A supernatural dramedy about Satan’s favorite pet escaping to New York and settling down with a human owner who has plenty of her own metaphorical demons to battle. A struggling actress. A magic dog spawned from hell. When Louise and Howie met by chance on the streets of New York City, neither could have known how much destruction and heartbreak would follow. As darkness falls over Louise, she is given one final chance to make it out alive. The key to her future lies not in the result of a battle between gods and monsters but within herself. Everything concludes in this revelatory final issue!
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Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #1
By: David Rubin, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, K.J. Diaz, Ferran Delgado, Tony Fleecs, Tyler Jenkins, Martin Simmonds
Type: Tony Fleecs Variant Cover, Tyler Jenkins Variant Cover, Martin Simmonds Variant Cover
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary:
From the New York Times-bestselling hosts of the hit The Last Podcast on the Left and Black Hammer’s David Rubín comes the second installment of the humorous, horror, and action-packed comic book series that’s Near Dark meets Ocean’s Eleven.
Our ragtag group of young, alienated vampires head down to the swamps of Florida to disrupt a nasty ancient vampire party and to put into motion “Operation Sunshine”—their plot to steal a magical object that can turn themselves back to human and put an end to the elder vampires once and for all.
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Feral #2
By: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner
Type: Cover A – Forstner & Fleecs, Cover B – Forstner & Fleecs
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: MORE ANIMAL HORROR FROM THE CREATORS OF STRAY DOGS! The indoor cats, still searching for their home in the rabies-infected woods, find others just like them on the run! But can these new cats be trusted? Are they good kitties, or are they THE BAD KIND?!? Don’t get bit. Don’t get scratched. Don’t become FERAL.
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Elvira Meets HP Lovecraft #3
By: David Avallone, Kewber Baal, Dave Acosta
Type: Cover E – Acosta Ltd Virgin
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Get Dave Acosta’s cover for Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft #3 free of trade dress with this Limited, Virgin Edition!
The quest for the last true copy of the Necronomicon brings Elvira and H.P. Lovecraft to the crumbling mansion of an old friend and colleague – an ancient pulp writer with disturbingly animated bookshelves. Will the Mistress of the Dark survive her visit to the Strange High House in the Mist, where the Terrible Old Man and the Haunters of the Dark guard the Lurking Fear From Beyond?
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Pine and Merrimac #4 (of 5)
By: Kyle Starks, Fran Galán, Chris Schweizer, Ariel Olivetti
Type: Cover A – Galan, Cover B – Variant) Schweizer, Cover C – (Retailer 10 Copy Incentive Variant) Galan, Cover D – (Retailer 20 Copy Incentive Variant) Olivetti
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Linnea and Parker decide to see if the cult is really what it seems to be-and see things that can never be unseen as a result. While they make a desperate attempt to find help, it may be no good, as it’s clear this all runs deeper than they possibly could have guessed!
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Something Is Killing the Children #36
By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Jenny Frison, TBA
Type: Cover A – Dell’Edera, Cover B – Variant Frison, Cover C – 5 Year Foil Stam, Cover H – Foc Reveal Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Something is Killing the Children returns to reveal more of Erica Slaughter’s formative past, set before the Archer’s Peak saga. A perfect starting point for new readers and die hard Slaughterverse fans alike, each standalone issue of this arc highlights Erica’s appearance in five different American towns, chronicling her journey that forced her into the unparalleled monster hunter she is today.
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This Little Piggy #4
By: Shawn Gabborin, Carlos Lopez
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: After stapling pig masks on their faces, Reggie has to hunt down his long-time crush and her family. Coming of age is hard when you’re a werewolf. The Hills Have Eyes by way of Ginger Snaps! In this issue, Reggie isn’t the only one whose life has changed tonight. Abigail has watched her entire family get slaughtered. And she’s finally ready to prove this little piggy has teeth. Unfortunately, another hunter slips into the fray.
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Spectregraph #1
By: James Tynion IV, Christian Ward, Martin Simmonds
Type: Cover A – Ward, Cover B – Simmonds, Cover F – Frison, Cover G – Sketch
Publisher: DSTLRY
Publisher Link: https://dstlry.co/
Summary: NEW SERIES DEBUT from DSTLRY! Modern masters JAMES TYNION IV and CHRISTIAN WARD join forces to bring you their next horror classic. A ghost story steeped in the decay of a century of capitalism. For years, the mansion has sat strangely, nestled into the coastline just a short drive north of Los Angeles. Rumors have haunted the place for years. Its owner a titan of American industry, with a strange fascination in the occult and the paranormal. For decades, the richest men and women in the country have whispered to each other, trying to understand what he was building alone in that mansion for all those years. And now finally, with his death, and his estate finally open for sale They are eager to find out for themselves. Two of the most celebrated visionaries of the medium, multiple-Eisner Award winners James Tynion IV (THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN, W0RLDTR33) and Christian Ward (BATMAN: CITY OF MADNESS, INVISIBLE KINGDOM) invite you into the world of SPECTREGRAPH, a haunting, cerebral horror novel that peels back the layers of America’s opulent wealth and uncovers the rot underneath. But be careful: once you enter, you may never leave. SPECTREGRAPH is perfect for fans of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE & THE CONJURING.
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Vampirella Dracula Rage #6
By: Christopher Priest, Christian Rosado, Lucio Parrillo
Type: Cover J – Parrillo Ltd Virgin
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Get Lucio Parrillo’s cover for Vampirella/Dracula: Rage #6 free of trade dress with this Limited, Virgin Edition!
The final chapter of Vampirella’s twisted journey with the Lord of Vampires ends in a deadly conflagration of hidden agendas as Dracula’s true motive for helping Vampirella is revealed and Victory’s love for her frenemy is severely tested. Will they be able to pull Vampirella back from the brink of darkness? Or is she lost to them forever?
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The Fog #3 (of 4)
By: Steve Ekstrom, Marco Fodera, Christian Rosado, Eamon Winkle
Type: Cover A – Rosado, Cover B – Winkle
Publisher: Sumerian Comics
Publisher Link: https://sumerian.ink/
Summary: Cover by Christian Rosado, best known for his work on Dark Horse’s Skull and Bones, as well as appearances on Heavy Metal’s Taarna and Dynamite’s Vampirella. THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN TERROR. Forty years after the events of THE FOG (1980), this comic series tells a supernatural horror story that reconnects several surviving characters and their descendants from John Carpenter’s original story to a new series of paranormal events that plague Antonio Bay, a small fishing community turned ghost-hunting tourist destination. The mystery surrounding the malevolent curse on Antonio Bay deepens as a former member of the community returns from the dead to reconnect with his descendants as the town plummets into darkness.
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W0rldtr33 #9
By: James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire
Type: Cover A – Blanco, Cover C – (Retailer 10 Copy Incentive Variant), Cover D – (Retailer 25 Copy Incentive Variant)
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: Siobhan Silk joined the FBI to help make sense of the world. Then it all fell apart. Her partner is dead, her boss is focused on the wrong pieces of the puzzle, and a ruthless killer remains on the loose, recruiting others to her sick cause. PH34R must be stopped but can Agent Silk survive their rematch?
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Vanity #9 (of 9)
By: Jurii Kirnev, Natalia Tsarevnikova, Anastasia Korsun
Publisher: Scout Comics
Publisher Link: https://www.scoutcomics.com/
Summary: The oversized final chapter of the biography of Elizabeth Bathory, the most brutal serial killer in history. The chapter tells of her last days, spent imprisoned in a high tower as punishment for her crimes. This chapter draws together the past, present, and future into a single point of no return that reflects the vast cultural legacy the Blood Countess left behind.
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Vampirella #668
By: Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz, Lucio Parrillo
Type: Cover E – Parrillo Ltd Virgin
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Get Lucio Parrillo’s cover for Vampirella #668 free of trade dress with this Limited, Virgin Edition!
After repeatedly dying then waking up to relive the same day, Vampirella finally cracks the mystery of her temporal prison by assembling clues from the tormenting visions she had thought were just recurring nightmares. Armed with this new awareness, the Daughter of Drakulon discovers the key to restoring her ‘real’ reality: make sure she’s not murdered again!
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Universal Monsters: Creature From The Black Lagoon #1 of 4
By: Dan Watters, Matthew Roberts, Joshua Middleton, Blank Sketch Cover
Type: Cover A, Cover B, Cover H – Blank Cover
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: MINISERIES PREMIERE A NEW HORROR DREAM TEAM RESURRECTS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS Acclaimed creators DAN WATTERS (HOME SICK PILOTS, Lucifer), RAM V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Batman: Detective Comics), and MATTHEW ROBERTS (MANIFEST DESTINY) rise from the depths for an all-new epic. Years after the events of the original film, journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat-but is it friend or foe? Or is it simply… THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON?
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Nightmares of Providence #1
By: Gabriel Andrade
Type: Deep One Variant
Publisher: Avatar Press
Publisher Link: http://www.avatarpress.com/
Summary: Nightmares of Providence#1 is a 64 page B&W saddle-stitched book featuring all-new art exploring the world and terrors of Providence from a huge range of talent including Gabriel Andrade, Christian Zanier, Ivan Rodriguez, and featuring Daniel Gete! Every cover is limited!
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Cullen Bunns Body Bag #1
By: Cullen Bunn, Tba
Publisher: Massive Publishing
Publisher Link: https://massivepublishing.com/collections/overlook
Summary: From the Eisner-nominated pages of Harrow County to the pre-pandemic prescience of The Empty Man, Cullen Bunn has made a prolific career of terrorizing comic fans. Now the man who killed the Marvel Universe and countless other characters is ready to show you where the bodies are buried Cullen Bunn’s Body Bag, the debut release of Overlook, will introduce the world to four new creatures straight from the twisted imagination of the horror scribe. But which creature will invade your nightmares? Four different tales of terror. Four startling new monsters. Four different approaches to the beasts that go bump in the night. Each sealed ‘Body Bag’ contains the chance to uncover alternate storylines and monsters. So, tread lightly. Hold your breath. There’s no way of telling which monster you’ll uncover… until you unzip the body bag. With each monster you’ll see a very different story play out in a gruesome and frightening way… This is pure, horrific fun on the page!
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Maniac of New York: Don’t Call It a Comeback #3
By: Elliott Kalan, Andrea Mutti
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Publisher Link: https://aftershockcomics.com/
Summary: Maniac Mary hits the Met Gala! You read that right, the biggest celebrity event of the year just got crashed by the Maniac of New York in the worst assault on high art since well, since the last Met Gala. It’s gonna be a bloodbath, and that’s before the violence-thirsty Maniac Mary Bros shows up to join her! Gina and Zelda will have to move fast if they want to save anybody! Each issue of MANIAC OF NEW YORK: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!
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