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NYCC 2025: IDW Dark Unveils Four New Titles coming in 2026

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Don’t read these comics before going to sleep. From silent terrors to sinister hauntings, IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW Dark is expanding with four new comic book series​ that are guaranteed to slither under your skin and give you nightmares. Coming in 2026 are: Smile, A Quiet Place, Operation: Iron Coffin, and The Exorcism at Buckingham Palace.

Unleashing psychological supernatural scares in comic shops next February is Smile: For the Camera #1. From horror writer Hannah Rose May and artist Miriana Puglia, the frightening tale brings readers back to the year 2005 to follow a group of international models as they kick off Fashion Month in New York. They’re dying to smile for the camera, but paranoia quickly creeps in as the mysterious Smile Entity begins to stalk the group.

Invading comic stores next March is A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #1 from the blockbuster creative duo of writer and layout artist Phil Hester and artist Ryan Kelly. As spine-chilling creatures create chaos around the globe and slaughter anything that makes a sound, a small island town in the midwest will struggle to survive in silence as the ferocious and seemingly unstoppable extraterrestrial terrors lurk all around them. 

Spooking shops next March is The Exorcism at Buckingham Palace #1, the sequel to the hit IDW original horror series The Exorcism at 1600 Penn. Writer Hannah Rose May returns to craft a new demonic saga and is joined by artist Kelsey Ramsay to torment London’s royal residence and reveal its shocking family curse.

Crashing into comic shops next July is Operation: Iron Coffin #1, a new IDW original horror from writer Kenny Porter and artist Tyrell Cannon. Based on Dracula by Bram Stoker, this action-packed thriller transports readers to World War II as a British bomber drops an iron coffin onto a heavily fortified Nazi train full of superweapons. Dracula emerges, ready to tear through hordes of enemies and stop Hitler from creating an army of vampires to win the war.

EC Comics’ Shiver Suspenstories Returns for More Merry Mayhem – Coming (For You) This Holiday Season

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THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL…AND SO ARE WE, HEH HEH! Oni Press and William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. has announced its second annual seasonal bounty of brutality in EC Comics’ Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1 – arriving in comic shops everywhere on December 10th! 

In this year’s giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We’re tying perpetual naughty-listers David M. Booher, Melissa Flores, George Northy, and Ben H. Winters to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering ‘round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Lukas Ketner, Sami Kivelä, Leomacs, and Dan McDaid throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style!

Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC’s latest installment of this time-honored holiday tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: Shiver Suspenstories is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn’t want it any other way!

In stores December 10th, Shiver Suspenstories 2 #1 will surely make your heart even colder with blisteringly frigid covers by EC all-stars Dustin Weaver, Adam Hughes, Shawn McManus, and Rian Hughes!

Preview: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

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Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

(W) Christian Ward (A) Tristan Jones

An all-new cosmic horror story set in the universe of the terrifying cult-classic film!

The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for one mission: faster-than-light travel with a top secret and experimental gravity drive. But upon activating the device, the ship journeyed across the borders of HELL ITSELF. In a nightmarish realm of torments beyond imagining, Captain Kilpack and the first crew of the Event Horizon must resist all manner of demonic forces including Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, and their own descents into madness and bloodlust, if they’ve any chance of escaping back to their own world.

Abandon all hope and board the Event Horizon with multiple Eisner Award–winner Christian Ward (writer of Batman: City of Madness, Two-Face) and powerhouse sci-fi artist Tristan Jones (Aliens: Defiance, Tales of the TMNT), in this unbelievable story of the true and final fate of the original Event Horizon crew. This original five-issue miniseries serves as an official prequel to the film!

Event Horizon Dark Descent #1

Preview: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

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Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

(W) Christian Ward (A) Tristan Jones

An all-new cosmic horror story set in the universe of the terrifying cult-classic film!

The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for one mission: faster-than-light travel with a top secret and experimental gravity drive. But upon activating the device, the ship journeyed across the borders of HELL ITSELF. In a nightmarish realm of torments beyond imagining, Captain Kilpack and the first crew of the Event Horizon must resist all manner of demonic forces including Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, and their own descents into madness and bloodlust, if they’ve any chance of escaping back to their own world.

Abandon all hope and board the Event Horizon with multiple Eisner Award–winner Christian Ward (writer of Batman: City of Madness, Two-Face) and powerhouse sci-fi artist Tristan Jones (Aliens: Defiance, Tales of the TMNT), in this unbelievable story of the true and final fate of the original Event Horizon crew. This original five-issue miniseries serves as an official prequel to the film!

Event Horizon Dark Descent #1

Preview: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

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Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

(W) Christian Ward (A) Tristan Jones

An all-new cosmic horror story set in the universe of the terrifying cult-classic film!

The Event Horizon was a revolutionary spaceship designed for one mission: faster-than-light travel with a top secret and experimental gravity drive. But upon activating the device, the ship journeyed across the borders of HELL ITSELF. In a nightmarish realm of torments beyond imagining, Captain Kilpack and the first crew of the Event Horizon must resist all manner of demonic forces including Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, and their own descents into madness and bloodlust, if they’ve any chance of escaping back to their own world.

Abandon all hope and board the Event Horizon with multiple Eisner Award–winner Christian Ward (writer of Batman: City of Madness, Two-Face) and powerhouse sci-fi artist Tristan Jones (Aliens: Defiance, Tales of the TMNT), in this unbelievable story of the true and final fate of the original Event Horizon crew. This original five-issue miniseries serves as an official prequel to the film!

Event Horizon Dark Descent #1

Preview: Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise #1

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Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise #1

(W) Jason Loo, Michael Giacchino (A) David Messina (CA) Tyler Kirkham
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 30, 2025
SRP: $4.99

From the director of the critically-acclaimed Marvel Studios Special Presentation WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, MICHAEL GIACCHINO, comes a first-of-its kind tale of terror in the Marvel Universe with one goal in mind: to show you why WEREWOLF BY NIGHT is as captivating as ever, with over fifty years of comics history – and a hundred times as many bodies in his wake!

RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.

Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise #1

East District is an intriguing indie horror comic that has a raw roughness that works for the genre

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EAST DISTRICT opens with 3 teen boys, apparently disposing of the body of a battered youth out by the tracks. One of their friends has been missing, but the body’s not hers. “Light as a baby,” says Marvin, dragging the body across the plains, then wrapping it in a trash bag and slinging the bundle over his back. The boys go to a Science teacher, who instructs them to stash the bag in his shed. “I knew Mr.Cobb would understand. He was in the service.” What’s happening inside the chain-link fenced borders of East District?

Story: Ash H.G.
Art: Ash H.G.

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SDCC 2025: Horror Icon Roy Lee and AWA Explore New Frontiers in Horror

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Kill or Be Killed

Join horror icon and Producer behind iconic hits like Barbarian, the It Franchise, The Ring Franchise, and the upcoming Weapons Roy Lee, AWA Studios President Zach Studin, and acclaimed comic artists Tim Bradstreet and Mike Choi (illustrators on Look Out and Kill or Be Killed, respectively), at their San Diego Comic-Con panel, The Future of Fear: How AWA and Roy Lee’s Vertigo Entertainment Are Exploring New Frontiers in Horror. The panelists will discuss new graphic fiction projects and TV/film developments for The Future of Fear, a chilling new anthology that’s taking horror to new terrifying levels, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 7:00 pm PT in Room 7AB.

In a panel moderated by Variety journalist Jordan Moreau, the group will give attendees an inside look into how this collection of stories is redefining the genre for comics, illustrated prose, and screen. Attendees will hear how viral creepypasta, AI paranoia, and deep psychological dread are fueling stories like Look Out and Kill or Be Killed, and get an exclusive look at upcoming titles, the creative vision behind the collection, and how these creators are probing the frontiers of fear to create the next great horror franchises.

Announced in June 2024, this sinister alliance between AWA and Vertigo Entertainment is forging the next era of boundary-pushing horror franchises with The Future of Fear. The collection delivers a chilling lineup of stories crafted by a handpicked team of master storytellers and artists. Designed to haunt fans across every medium—illustrated prose, comics, film, and TV—this collaboration redefines how terrifying tales are discovered, created, and consumed, promising to leave audiences thrilled, shaken, and hungry for more. As the Eisner Award-winning publisher brings each story from The Future of Fear to life through graphic works, Vertigo Entertainment and AWA Studios (the Film & TV division of AWA) are teaming up to co-produce the film and TV adaptations, ensuring these chilling tales make their way to the screen. 

The first installment, Look Out, is available now, and the second title, Kill or Be Killed, will be released on August 20, 2025. Further titles in The Future of Fear collection will be announced and released throughout 2025 and 2026. 

WHO: Roy Lee (Renowned Film Producer and Founder of Vertigo Entertainment), Tim Bradstreet (Artist of LOOK OUT, from The Future of Fear collection), Mike Choi (Artist of KILL OR BE KILLED, from The Future of Fear collection), Zach Studin (President, AWA Studios), Jordan Moreau (Moderator)
WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 7:00-8:00 PM PT
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center (Room 7AB)

Marvel Horror gets the Black, White & Blood treatment with Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts

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This Halloween season, Marvel Comics horror storytelling is unleashed like never before in Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts! The latest in the hit Black, White & Blood line, the four-issue series features terrifying new tales stunningly illustrated in black and white—with a heavy splash of blood red! Crafted by a lineup of industry icons and rising stars, these nightmarish sagas take your favorite heroes into the darkest shadows of the Marvel Universe, where monsters lurk and the supernatural stirs.

FACE FRONT, HORROR FANS!

It’s the season for ghouls, goblins and other horrifying haunts – and unfortunately for your favorite heroes and villains (but frightfully fortunate for you readers out there in Mighty Marveldom), the Marvel Universe is far from immune to the effects of this time of year! Here’s what to look forward to in the debut issue:

  • The terrifyingly talented creative team of Al Ewing and Kev Walker brings you a blood-curdling story starring BLADE!
  • Industry powerhouse G. Willow Wilson and your new favorite artist Devmalya Pramanik realize their own daring vision of the daywalker!
  • And you simply cannot afford to miss the final scintillating story in this issue, starring IRON MAN from breakout star Chris Condon! What? You thought we were going to let the horror characters of the Marvel Universe have all the fun? WELL, YOU WERE WRONG!

Check out the main cover by E.M. Gist and preorder Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #1 at your local comic shop today! It arrives on comic shelves this October.

Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts

Enter The Twilight Zone with a New Anthology Comic Series from IDW Publishing

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One of the greatest television shows of all-time is returning as an all-new anthology comic book series this September from the IDW Publishing horror imprint IDW DARK. Featuring stories by some of the comic book industry’s most innovative and praised storytellers, each issue is a new tale in the vein of the iconic series that’s captivated audiences for over 60 years. And, just like the beloved show, these comics will be episodic. Every issue can be read on its own for a complete story which transports readers into the comic creators’ unique visions of The Twilight Zone. Plus, every issue will be presented in terrifying black and white, just like the original television series!

You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop, THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

The first mind-bending issue arrives this September from Dan Watters and Morgan Beem. Following issues will feature acclaimed creators Tom Scioli, James Stokoe, Nate Powell, and Francesco Francavilla.

The Twilight Zone #1 (of 5 issues) is on sale Wednesday, September 24 with a pre-order deadline of August 18. The series will also feature a jaw-dropping set of connecting covers by Francesco Francavilla. To pre-order, you don’t need to travel to another dimension… just your local comic shop!

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