BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Red Before Black #1, the premiere issue of the violent, hyper kinetic, women-led Florida crime thriller in the tradition of 2000s-era Vertigo from writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Goran Sudžuka, colorist Ive Svorcina, and letterer Tom Napolitano. Coming to comic shops on August 7, 2024.

A disgraced army veteran, Val, arrives in everyone’s favorite state: Florida. Her goal? Hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But soon she finds that the pair have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the time-honored game of cat and mouse into something far more sinister!

Red Before Black #1 features main cover art by Goran Sudžuka with Ive Svorcina and variants by Dave Johnson, DANI with Brad Simpson, Cliff Chiang, and Toni Fejzula, and a limited BOOM! Studios Direct Reserve exclusive variant by Sajad Shah!