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Beyond Megalith #0 is a nice tease of what’s to come but feels like a promotional giveaway

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Uncover the secrets behind New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and visionary artist Lewis LaRosa’s (PUNISHER MAX) upcoming bone-crushing cosmic odyssey MEGALITH.

Then jump aboard BAD IDEA’s biggest slate yet:

Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) combines his powers with world-renowned comic artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), comic book legend Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS), Eisner-nominated comic artist Jacob Phillips (THAT TEXAS BLOOD), and award-winning colorists Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) and Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN) to present a groundbreaking horror tour-de-force in THE HAB!

From the minds of blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad — creator and writer of the box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK — and New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ‘78, PLANET DEATH), comes a white-knuckle, globe-spanning action/spy thrill ride – WARBIRD.

Tony Millionaire – winner of five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz – nimbly fuses the master storytelling of Homer’s The Odyssey with the surreal beauty and intricately rendered linework of Moebius’s Arzach to deliver this breathtaking masterpiece – THE ODDBALL’S ODYSSEY.

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ’78, ORDAINED) joins forces with superstar artists Juan Jose Ryp (WOLVERINE), Tomas Giorello (PLANET DEATH), Trevor Hairsine (ORDAINED) and more, to deliver an epic action-adventure extravaganza – TANKERS VS ANCIENT ALIENS.

Blockbuster director Dave Yarovesky (BRIGHTBURN), acclaimed screenwriter Phil Gelatt ( Netflix’s LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS) and comics legend Adam Pollina (X-FORCE) have combined their unearthly powers for a bloody horror fable in PROJECT: GOAT!

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics

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Preview: Beyond Megalith #0

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Beyond Megalith #0

(w) Matt Kindt, Joshua Dysart, Derek Kolstad, Robert Venditti, Tony Millionaire, Dave Yarovesky, Phil Gelatt (a) Lewis LaRosa, David Lapham, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jacob Phillips, Tony Millionaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Tomas Giorello, Trevor Hairsine, Adam Pollina (c) Bill Crabtree, Matt Hollingsworth

Uncover the secrets behind New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and visionary artist Lewis LaRosa’s (PUNISHER MAX) upcoming bone-crushing cosmic odyssey MEGALITH.

Then jump aboard BAD IDEA’s biggest slate yet:

Eisner-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (UNKNOWN SOLDIER) combines his powers with world-renowned comic artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS), comic book legend Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS), Eisner-nominated comic artist Jacob Phillips (THAT TEXAS BLOOD), and award-winning colorists Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE) and Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN) to present a groundbreaking horror tour-de-force in THE HAB!

From the minds of blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad — creator and writer of the box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK — and New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ‘78, PLANET DEATH), comes a white-knuckle, globe-spanning action/spy thrill ride – WARBIRD.

Tony Millionaire – winner of five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards, and an Ignatz – nimbly fuses the master storytelling of Homer’s The Odyssey with the surreal beauty and intricately rendered linework of Moebius’s Arzach to deliver this breathtaking masterpiece – THE ODDBALL’S ODYSSEY.

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ’78, ORDAINED) joins forces with superstar artists Juan Jose Ryp (WOLVERINE), Tomas Giorello (PLANET DEATH), Trevor Hairsine (ORDAINED) and more, to deliver an epic action-adventure extravaganza – TANKERS VS ANCIENT ALIENS.

Blockbuster director Dave Yarovesky (BRIGHTBURN), acclaimed screenwriter Phil Gelatt ( Netflix’s LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS) and comics legend Adam Pollina (X-FORCE) have combined their unearthly powers for a bloody horror fable in PROJECT: GOAT!

Beyond Megalith #0

Crowdfunding Corner: Catching Hell, Painkiller Jane: Uncovered, Drumsticks of Doom: Queen of Queens 1-3

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Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

Reggie Bannister is CATCHING HELL in New Comic Book!

Publisher: American Mythology
Creative Team: (w) S.A. Check, James Kuhoric (a) Emanuele Tommarelli
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 9 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

Catching Hell #1 A Grindhouse Horror Comic Starring Reggie Bannister

From the Pages of a Lost Horror Magazine… Comes Pure Hellfire

This isn’t nostalgia. This isn’t a reboot. This is a blood soaked love letter to real horror icons.

In Catching Hell, Reggie Bannister doesn’t wear a superhero cape, he doesn’t need one. He’s an everyday guy with scars, grit, and a lifetime of bad decisions. When renegade demons slip through the cracks, someone has to do the dirty work. That someone is Reggie.

It’s loud. It’s brutal. It’s darkly funny in the way only true horror fans understand. And it proudly wears the DNA of drive in grindhouse films, midnight movie mayhem, and monsters that bite, not sparkle.

For over 50 years, Reggie Bannister has been a pillar of horror cinema. Most famously, he is the everyman hero Reggie from the legendary Phantasm franchise, a role that cemented his place in genre history. Fans around the world have cheered as he faced down the Tall Man and his nightmarish minions, proving that courage, heart, and stubborn determination can triumph over even the most unholy horrors.

Reggie isn’t just a name in the credits, he’s a living symbol of horror fandom, known for his grit, charisma, and everyman appeal. From independent cult classics to iconic genre films, he has earned lasting admiration from generations of horror fans.

Catching Hell puts Reggie front and center, not as a sidekick, not as a relic—but as the unstoppable, demon-slaying, witty, battle hardened hero we’ve always known he could be.

PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED

PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED

Publisher: PaperFilms
Creative Team: Joe Quesada, Amanda Conner, Sean Gordon Murphy, Tim Bradstreet, Peach Momoko, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Leonardi, Bill Sienkiewicz, Juan Santacruz, Lee Moder, Enrico Marini, Ben Caldwell, John Cebollero, Nelson DeCastro, Piere Brito, Josh Burns, Alecia Rodriguez, Dave Johnson, Scott Hampton, Justin Norman, Branko Jovanic, Rafel De Latorre, Peach Momoko, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Tim Bradstreet, and more.
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 2 2026 11:00 AM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

For thirty years, Painkiller Jane has carved out her place as one of the most enduring and explosive characters in independent comics. To celebrate her legacy, we’re bringing together an extraordinary collection of the most iconic, most requested, and most visually striking cover art and pin‑ups ever created for the character in PAINKILLER JANE: UNCOVERED. 

This 64‑page one‑shot is a love letter to Jane’s history, gathering three decades of artwork from some of the most influential and celebrated artists in the industry. For the first time, fans will be able to experience these pieces in a premium format, presented as the artists originally intended—logo‑free, remastered, and curated with care.at plunges readers into a world where memory, mystery, and monsters collide.

PaperFilms has earned a reputation for producing some of the highest‑quality indie comics on Kickstarter, over 25 successful campaigns, with every release printed on premium stock, using rich inks and sharp reproduction that showcase the artwork exactly as it deserves to be seen. Backers know that when a project carries the PaperFilms name, they’re getting top‑tier production values, meticulous attention to detail, and a final product built to last in any collection.

THE PROJECT:

This collection features an astonishing lineup of talent. Joe Quesada, Amanda Conner, Sean Gordon Murphy, Tim Bradstreet, Peach Momoko, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rick Leonardi, Bill Sienkiewicz, Juan Santacruz, Lee Moder, Enrico Marini, Ben Caldwell, John Cebollero, Nelson DeCastro, Piere Brito, Josh Burns, Alecia Rodriguez, Dave Johnson, Scott Hampton, Justin Norman, Branko Jovanic, Rafel De Latorre, and many more have all contributed to Jane’s visual identity over the years. Their interpretations—gritty, elegant, fierce, stylized, and everything in between—showcase the evolution of a character who has survived bullets, betrayals, and the shifting landscape of comics themselves.

But this project isn’t just about celebrating the past. We’re also creating brand‑new, ultra‑limited covers exclusively for this Kickstarter campaign. Amanda Conner, Peach Momoko, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Tim Bradstreet are each contributing new pieces that will be available only through this campaign and never reprinted in this format again. These editions are designed to be true collector’s items—rare, striking, and created by artists whose work defines modern comics.

Painkiller Jane has always thrived because of the passion of her fans and the dedication of the creators who believed in her. This project is a chance to honor that history while giving readers something genuinely special: a beautifully produced, definitive art collection that captures everything that makes Jane unforgettable. Whether you’ve followed her since the ’90s or you’re discovering her for the first time, this book is a celebration of the character’s resilience, the artists’ craft, and the creative spirit that has kept Jane alive for three decades.

Drumsticks of Doom: Queen of Queens 1-3

Drumsticks of Doom: Queen of Queens 1-3

Publisher: Part-time Comix
Creative Team: (a) Dan Dougherty, JT Molloy (w) Jon Westhoff (l) Jon Westhoff
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 22 2026 8:05 PM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

When Black Sabbath (not the Beatles) became the world’s most famous band, the universe was changed, musically and otherwise. Lost arts, like Alchemy, were made common, schools taught about transfiguration and alternate science, Demons were summoned and some stuck around.

Lana LOVES music. She has played in bands all through high school and now, in college, she still plays in her ex’s fledgling metal band. She’s convinced their drummer to play her indie songs in secret. She’s finishing up the best practice yet when they are drawn into a spiritual battle to keep metal on the top of the charts.

The first miniseries was a wild ride of Daywolves, Metal Cults and hybrid creatures.

The second arc had Lana and the crew taking the next step in their musical journey as they headed to the mysterious Silver Mountain to record their first album. The recording session is a wrap and most of them didn’t get remastered. 

The Final arc is taking the band on the road for their first World Tour, but who will make it to the encore!

All THREE issues- 20 Stunning Black and White interiors story pages- 18-19 by Dan Dougherty and 1-2 pages of added content- FINAL ISSUE 24 PAGES-Standard American size book, Full Color Covers.

Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival debuts January 2027

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Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival

Announcing the first ever Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival, a celebration of comics art in an exquisite location, featuring world-class comic book artists, collectors, and fans. The inaugural event will take place January 15-17, 2027 in tropical Kona, Hawaii at the beautiful Outrigger resort and spa and will include an opening night reception overlooking the magnificent Pacific Ocean. The 3-day event is curated by Sal Abbinanti, making his debut as a co-founder of the Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival, Steve Morger, co-founder of The Lake Como Comic Art Festival, and Alika Seki, founder of Maui Comic Con and proprietor of Maui Comics & Collectibles.

The Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival offers laid back luxury with no convention floors and no crowds. It is an intimate, invitation-only gathering of renowned comic artists from around the world — set on the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s an opportunity to relax among the palm trees, bask in the sun, stroll in the sand, splash in the water, and immerse yourself in art all weekend long.

This new art festival offers fans and collectors an exceptional one-of-a-kind experience. Attendees have the opportunity to meet, converse with and purchase artwork from some of the most esteemed comic book artists in the industry in a luxury destination. Choose from pages of your favorite comics or commission exclusive artwork and pick it up in person. The guest list will be announced at a later date and will showcase a curated selection of the world’s top artists in the industry. 

Both the Lake Como Comic Art Festival and the Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival, offer a completely unique experience with a focus solely on the art of comics. The Hawaiian Islands Comic Festival logo was designed by superstar artist Bill Sienkiewicz in the same vein as the Lake Como Comic Art Festival logo that he designed a few years ago. 

Tickets for the The Hawaiian Islands Comic Art Festival January 15-17, 2027 will go on sale Thursday, April 1, 2026. Ticketing packages will be announced soon.

Save Now #3 has an interesting focus as it reflects on Saver’s powers

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The end of the world is here and Saver couldn’t stop it from coming. Now, years deep into the wasteland of Earth’s doomed future, Saver and his daughter January are still alive and on the run, haunted by the past that Saver couldn’t fix and hunted by the people who can’t let it go. Integrity International have spent years chasing Saver down, desperate to drag him back and force him to try and prevent the apocalypse once and for all. And now they finally have him in their sights. But Saver has nothing left to give and everything to lose. He’s not going back without a fight.

Story: Matt Kindt, Joshua Dysart
Art: Tomas Giorello, David Lapham, Bill Sienkiewicz
Color: Diego Rodriguez, Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: DC Hopkins, Dave Sharpe

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics

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The First Jack & Roz Kirby Award Recipients Revealed

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The seven recipients of the inaugural Jack & Roz Kirby Awards (the Kirbys) have been announced. The award ceremony was held at the Original Art Expo (OAX) in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, February 21. The Kirbys are an annual award recognizing innovation, excellence, and humanity in narrative communication.

The Kirbys were announced on October 8, 2025 under a partnership between CAF, The Estate of Jack Kirby (Kirby Estate) as represented by The Rosalind Kirby Family Trust, and The Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center (Kirby Museum). The award process was conducted by an Oversight Council, Advisory Board, and Voting Committee, who selectively have responsibilities to nominate candidates and vote on the award winners. The Founding Sponsors of the Kirbys were Marvel Comics, GalaxyCon, Cosmic Lion Productions, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

For its first year, the Kirbys consisted of seven total award categories that celebrate the artist’s journey. The awards categories have no time restrictions, aside from the Newcomer Award; no geographic limits; and are English only (original/translated). Nominees must be alive at the time of nomination and, after winning a Kirby Award, are ineligible to be nominated for another five years.

CORE AWARDS

The five Core Awards reflect attributes of Jack Kirby and of dedicated, lifelong creators. Voting Committee members have the exclusive responsibility to provide up to two nominations per category and are the sole voters for these categories.

NATE POWELL
INDEPENDENCE
“one who remains steadfast and fierce”

The nominee has demonstrated the ability to operate outside the confines of established systems and control structures to freely create works that express deeply personal beliefs, themes, and values without censorship and commercial pressure.

BILL SIENKIEWICZ
INNOVATOR
“one distinguished by new methods, approaches, and ideas”

The nominee has demonstrated clear innovation in methods, techniques, styles, storytelling, solutions, and/or packaging, and in so doing, has challenged the status quo and expanded the possibilities for all.

KEVIN NOWLAN
VISIONARY
“one distinguished by vital originality”

The nominee has demonstrated the ability to display and communicate worlds, characters, ideas, symbols, and realities beyond our current norms and understanding in contributing to our general comprehension and evolution.

ZOE THOROGOOD
NEWCOMER
“one to support in all ways”

The nominee has demonstrated early in their artistic life unique capabilities, viewpoints, perspectives, dedication, and perseverance that invites the possibility of consistently unique and impactful works being created.

JOHN ROMITA, JR.
STORYTELLER
“one adept at shared human connection”

The nominee has demonstrated the ability to synthesize the complex and varied components of storytelling to powerfully connect with, engage, and impact others.

LEGACY AWARDS

The two Legacy Awards are a type of career achievement award, one of which is rooted in a fundamental character trait of a distinguished creator, and the other recognizing the underlying quality, innovation, importance, and distinction of a creator’s body of work. Nominations are electively provided by all Oversight Council, Advisory Board, and Voting Committee members and then voted on by the Oversight Council and Voting Committee.

JOHN BYRNE
CREATOR
“one whose life’s work is exemplar for those to come”

The nominee has demonstrated the desire, ability, and commitment to time and again reenter the creative process and engage the often unpredictable and arduous creative journey towards conveying to us new stories, characters, themes, symbols, and possibilities.

WALTER SIMONSON
TEACHER
“one who suspends self and readily bestows experience and guidance”

The nominee has demonstrated the rare and critical ability to take that which they’ve experienced and learned and in a natural and discerning manner communicate their knowledge to others in a way that’s timely, uplifting, and impactful.

The Kirby Award statue was designed by Kasra Ghanbari and sculpted by Carlos Soca. A representative example of the statue was unveiled at the ceremony. The statue is a stark depiction of what it takes to create: a working space, the basic tools you’ve mastered, and your internal drive to create. The statue combines iconic imagery from Jack Kirby’s work space, along with ideas and symbols from two of Albrecht Dürer’s engravings, Melencolia I and Saint Jerome In His Study, and presents it to the recipient as the ultimate invitation and challenge, with the empty chair having the award winner’s name laser engraved on the seat back. The statue has been designed and constructed as a handmade work of art that we hope will take its place in a creator’s studio space or home.

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Hank Howard, Pizza Detective: The Two Hollywoods #2 wraps up the mystery with a solid finale

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The heat’s rising in Hollywood as Detective Hank Howard closes in on the Aussie drug syndicate that left Big Caligula’s rising star lying cold on the linoleum. But the bodies are piling up around him and the feds muscling in on his murder case are demanding that he back down…or else. But an explosive showdown with a flamethrower-wielding hitman tells him he’s hot on the killer’s trail–and he’s not backing down. Outgunned, outnumbered, and out of jurisdiction, Hank will need his fists and his wits if he’s going to crack the case before he finds himself buried six feet down under!

Hank Howard

Story: Robert Venditti, Joshua Dysart
Art: David Lapham
Letterer: Dave Sharpe

The Hab

Story: Joshua Dysart
Art: David Lapham, Bill Sienkiewicz
Color: Matt Hollingsworth
Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics

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Bad Idea ups the promotion with the “World’s First VHS Comic Book” slab with The Hab: The VHS

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The Hab: The VHS

Bad Idea is making news again with it’s rather unique limited releases for it’s comics, this time The Hab: The VHS! For a long time, the future of comics was digital. But, we’ve seen that digital doesn’t mean you get to keep it forever.

So Bad Idea is going ANALOG!

Bad Idea has built a brand-new, one-of-a-kind comic book viewing experience, The Hab: The VHS, the world’s first VHS Comic Book. And it’s yours to own, on tape, PHYSICALLY.

Filmed, edited, and directed by an auteur horror movie director, The Hab: The VHS shows The Hab painstakingly shot page by page and set to an original horror score. It’s a whole new way to experience the medium.

And just like the infamous Cul-De-Sac #1 Impaled Edition — ONLY 36 EXIST.

The Hab: The VHS Special Features:

  • A custom, hard-plastic clamshell case with exclusive front cover art by Eisner Award-winner, David Lapham
  • A signature from THE HAB creator, Eisner Award-nominated writer Joshua Dysart
  • A bonus, ultra-rare edition of THE HAB comic book, with a micro print run of just 36 copies
  • A limited edition BAD IDEA hologram sticker certification

Timed to arrive with The Hab #1 on April 8th, the elevated horror series that stars perhaps the greatest line-up of virtuoso talents ever assembled,

Eisner Award–nominated writer Joshua Dysart (Vertigo’s UNKNOWN SOLIDER)!
Eisner Award-winning artist David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS)!
Eisner Award-winning artist Bill Sienkiewicz (NEW MUTANTS)!
Eisner Award–nominated colorist Bill Crabtree (INVINCIBLE)!
Eisner Award-winning colorist Matt Hollingsworth (BATMAN)!
Eisner Award–nominated cover artist Charlie Adlard (THE WALKING DEAD)!
Eisner Award-nominated superstar artist Jacob Phillips (THAT TEXAS BLOOD)!

These VHS comic book collectibles are available now on a first come, first served basis. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

To secure one before they are all gone simply:

  • Contact your local comic shop and pre-order your THE HAB: THE VHS. Tell your shop to email BAD IDEA at siena@badideacorp.com and confirm an order of 250 or more copies of THE HAB #1 (lunar code: 0226BD0546) before Final Order Cutoff, Monday March 9th.
  • The first 36 stores to pledge will secure one (1) exclusive THE HAB: THE VHS
  • All pledges must be authenticated by BAD IDEA.

The Hab descends from Joshua Dysart, David Lapham, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bill Crabtree, and Matt Hollingsworth this April

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The Hab #1

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by DAVID LAPHAM & BILL SIENKIEWICZ
COLORS by BILL CRABTREE & MATT HOLLINGSWORTH
Cover by CHARLIE ADLARD
$5.99 | 40 PGS. | FULL COLOR
FOC MARCH 9, 2026 | ON SALE APRIL 8, 2026

Mercurial billionaire Tuttle Barrows prepared for everything—even the end of the world. Years ago he wielded his immense power and fortune to build a massive sealed habitat atop a once protected ancient freshwater glacial cave. Now, as the world outside unravels, Barrows, his family, and a handpicked inner circle retreat to their final sanctuary—a place built to outlast civilization itself.

But something was already there. Beneath layers of ice, in the ancient freshwater vault, a long-dormant danger lurks. While hallucinations twist their reality and violence spreads like a fever they must descend deeper or risk their last refuge becoming a tomb.

The Hab #1

Bad Idea teases The Hab featuring Joshua Dysart, David Lapham, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bill Crabtree, Matt Hollingsworth, and cover by Charlie Adlard

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Bad Idea has teased a new horror series, The Hab, debuting in April 2026.

The Hab features writer Joshua Dysart, art by David Lapham and Bill Sienkiewicz, color by Bill Crabtree, and color by Matt Hollingsworth. The first issue features a cover by Charlie Adlard which you can see below along with interior artwork from the series.

In the tease, Bad Idea described it as a “pulse-pounding elevated horror story of primordial origins.”

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