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Exclusive: Steve Niles’ Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories gets Joe Jusko and Cat Stagg Lithographs and Stickers

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Legendary horror writer and 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles’ iconic paranormal detective Cal McDonald’s hard boiled adventures have captivated fans since his first appearance in the 1990 story “Big Head.” Cal McDonald has seen it all. Vampires, werewolves, ghouls, demons, mutants, maniacs, and every other thing that crawls out of the dark. Niles is revisiting his gruesome gumshoe in Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories, a collection of short stories.

Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories features a foreword by acclaimed actor and horror creator David Dastmalchian and a stunning painted cover by master illustrator Joe Jusko. Published by Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new imprint for creator-owned comics, books and graphic novels, this 216-page hardcover will collect ten brand-new Cal McDonald stories, each with an illustration by a different beloved comic artist. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter.

In the tradition of Mickey Spillane and Rymond Chandler, Niles sends Cal and his undead sidekick on a strange journey through a Los Angeles populated by monsters, freaks, ghouls, and all kinds of new creatures hell-bent on causing chaos.

Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories will feature gorgeous chapter illustrations by an incredible lineup of artists, including Cat Staggs, Liam Sharp, Scott Morse, Christopher Mitten, Gyula Nemeth, Steven Russell Black, Francesco Francavilla, Alison Sampson, and Damien Worm, each adding their own signature style to Cal McDonald’s world of hard-boiled horror.

In addition to the illustrated hardcover book, the Kickstarter campaign for Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories, we can exclusively reveal that Clover Press is creating exclusive Lithographs and a sticker featuring Joe Jusko’s cover art and a beautiful colored version of Cat Staggs’ illustration from the book.

Check them out below and don’t miss Cal McDonald: Plague of Evil and Other Stories on Kickstarter!

  • A dramatic scene featuring a woman in a green dress sitting on a desk holding a vintage telephone, while a man in a white shirt points a gun and another man in a suit stands behind, with a spooky background visible through a large window.
  • A silhouette of a man lighting a cigarette in front of a large, intensely red skull illustration against a dark background.
  • A silhouette of a man lighting a cigarette in front of a large red skull, set against a black background with a circular red border.
  • Book cover illustration featuring a woman in a green dress sitting on a desk with a vintage telephone, a man in a suit standing beside her, and another man in casual attire seated, holding a bottle. The background shows eerie figures visible through a window.

Preview: The Foundry #2

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The Foundry #2

Writer: Mike Mignola · Chris Roberson
Artist: Christopher Mitten
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover artist: Christopher Mitten

The Queen’s paranormal investigators’ mission is off to a sinking start when their airship gets attacked by an unseen foe!

Characters from Witchfinder and The British Paranormal Society join together in this adventure series where they travel the world over seeking out supernatural-powered technologies and the stories of the civilizations that harnessed them—for good and for evil.

Longtime Hellboy universe writer Chris Roberson and fan-favorite artist Christopher Mitten reunite for this series that will take readers around the world—and hopefully back again.

Cover of the comic 'The Foundry' featuring colorful oversized plants and four characters standing on a surreal landscape.
An illustrated scene from a comic depicting a conversation among three characters in a control room, with one character in traditional clothing and the others in military uniforms, discussing an airship mission in a desert setting.
A chaotic scene in an airship's controls as crew members react to an external threat, with debris flying and a large creature splashing in the ocean.
A comic book panel depicting a group of characters discussing a maritime emergency. The scene shows a messy ship interior with various characters in uniforms strategizing about lifeboats and buoyancy, conveying a sense of urgency and teamwork.
A comic panel showing a group of men in a dark, chaotic environment. One man in a turban is directing a group, while others appear to be preparing to escape. Dialogue bubbles indicate a sense of urgency and tension.
A comic book scene depicting two characters in a flooded ship interior, one holding a rope while another is submerged. Dialogue indicates a tense moment as they monitor the situation and attempt to manage the water levels.

Si Spurrier and Christopher Mitten Reimagine King Arthur in Rampant Swine

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Behind every legend is a true story, and it’s often much bloodier than imagined. Ignition Press has announced Rampant Swine, a savage and subversive reimagining of an Arthurian legend in the tradition of Conan the Barbarian from Si Spurrier and Christopher Mitten.

In a Britain forged in blood, mud, magic, and monsters, the legendary King Arthur is a brutal warlord surrounded by his knights who are every bit as savage, strange, and legendary as the world they inhabit. 

When the young knight Culhwch arrives at Arthur’s fortress pleading for help in completing 39 impossible tasks assigned him by the giant Ysbaddaden to win the hand of his beautiful daughter Olwen, he and Arthur’s warriors embark on an incredible quest of giant slaying, monstrous boar hunting, and magical treasure theft, as they battle their way through a dying age of myth.

But beneath the bloodshed and barbarism, something isn’t right. Because every great legend has a story beneath the story—and King Arthur was never meant to be this kind of hero.

Rampant Swine #1 will be available in comic shops November 25th, 2026 from co-creators Si Spurrier and Christopher Mitten, with colors by Brennan Wagner and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. This issue features two open-to-order covers from series artist Mitten and Joëlle Jones, along with a 1-in-10 retailer incentive by comics legend Mike Mignola.

Rampant Swine #1

Preview: The Foundry #1

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The Foundry #1

Writer: Mike Mignola · Chris Roberson
Artist: Christopher Mitten
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover artist: Christopher Mitten

Meet the Queen’s own secret agency that investigates the paranormal and the mysterious! Characters from Witchfinder and The British Paranormal Society join together in this adventure series where they travel the world over seeking out supernatural-powered technologies and the stories of the civilizations that harnessed them—for good and for evil.

Longtime Hellboy universe writer Chris Roberson and fan-favorite artist Christopher Mitten reunite for this series that will take readers around the world—and hopefully back again!

The Foundry #1

Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten Assemble Queen Victoria’s Paranormal Investigators in The Foundry

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This Summer, comics legend Mike Mignola is reuniting with acclaimed writer and iZombie creator Chris Roberson and fan-favorite artist Christopher Mitten to introduce readers to The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas, a Hellboy Universe 4-issue mini-series featuring Queen Victoria’s secret agency with characters from Witchfinder and Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club. Written by Mignola and Roberson, with art from Mitten, colors by Michelle Madsen, and letters by Clem Robins, all four issues will feature covers by Christopher Mitten.

Following Roberson and Mitten’s 2023 Panya: The Mummy’s Curse, the creators are once again delving into the rich history of the Hellboy Universe. Featuring the Queen of England’s very own secret agency, which first appeared in Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven by Mignola, Roberson and artist D’Israeli, The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas follows the team as they travel the world seeking supernatural-powered technologies and the stories of the civilizations that harnessed them — for good and for evil. 

The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas #1 is due out on August 12th.

The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas #1

Preview: The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1

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The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN
ART BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
COVER A BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN
COVER B BY MORGAN BEEM
COVER C (WRAPAROUND) BY JUAN MOORE
FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY MORGAN BEEM
BLACK & WHITE VARIANT (1:20) BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

A STUNNING NEW CHAPTER OF THE DEATHLY DARK FAIRY TALE BEGINS!

From masters of horror Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Sixth Gun) and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.), follow two young sisters into a twilight realm haunted by faeries, monsters, and demons in a quest to rescue their parents from an eons-old blood sacrifice…

Kidnapped by the fae, sisters Sommer and Winter’s parents have disappeared behind the veiled walls of the Autumn Kingdom—mythical borderlands that their fantasy author father once thought were total fiction. Now, with the human world far behind them, their final conquest—and their father’s freedom—stands before them… behind a legion of goblins, trolls, and corrupted human souls… EVIL DEAD meets LABYRINTH in this dazzlingly rendered horror saga that /FILM calls classic ‘sword and sorcery’ shot through with ‘scary monsters and mortal peril’!

The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1

Inside The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 with an Extended Preview

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On the heels of their critically acclaimed dark fantasy saga The Autumn Kingdom, Eisner Award-nominated writer Cullen Bunn and visionary artist Christopher Mitten are reuniting for another shadow-laden fantasy adventure in The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 – the first issue of a thrilling new series that follows two young sisters into the depths of a twilight realm ruled by faeries, monsters, and demons in a desperate quest to rescue their parents from a millenia-old blood sacrifice. Oni Press has revealed an all-new extended excerpt from the stunning next chapter of the fantastic tale, which will hit comic book stores everywhere on February 4th, 2026!

Kidnapped by the fae, sisters Sommer and Winter’s parents have disappeared behind the veiled walls of the Autumn Kingdom—mythical borderlands that their fantasy author father once thought were total fiction. Now, with the human world far behind them, their final conquest—and their father’s freedom—stands before them… behind a legion of goblins, trolls, and corrupted human souls…

The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 features covers by series co-creator Christopher Mitten, alongside Morgan Beem and Juan Moore. Peel back the next layer of the awe-inspiring, realm-spanning mystery when The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 sets off on its journey on February 4th, 2026! 

The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1

Cullen Bunn and Christopher Mitten Unleash The Fury of The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1

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Celebrated writer Cullen Bunn and visionary artist Christopher Mitten have crafted a sublime story of suspense, horror, and family drama with The Autumn Kingdom: Through the Blight, their acclaimed dark fantasy saga which racked up critical accolades and landed on critics’ “best comics of the year” list. In February 2026, these two master storytellers will reunite for The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 – the first issue of a fantastic and frightening four-issue comic book series that follows two young sisters into the depths of a twilight realm ruled by faeries, monsters, and demons in a desperate quest to rescue their parents from a millennia-old blood sacrifice. The stunning next chapter of The Autumn Kingdom will hit stores on February 4th from Oni Press.nd enjoy the story. You’ll know there’s a bigger world to explore, but that only adds fuel to the world-building fire!”

Issue #1 will feature a main cover by Christopher Mitten, a variant cover by Morgan Beem, and a stunning wraparound variant cover by Juan Moore of the Odd Artworks YouTube Channel, whose maximalist, richly detailed style charts the story of The Autumn Kingdom through the first volume to the shocking spectacle of The Wraithbound Queen #1.

Kidnapped by the fae, sisters Sommer and Winter’s parents have disappeared behind the veiled walls of the Autumn Kingdom—mythical borderlands that their fantasy author father once thought were total fiction. Now, with the human world far behind them, their final conquest—and their father’s freedom—stands before them…behind a legion of goblins, trolls, and corrupted human souls… EVIL DEAD meets LABYRINTH in this dazzlingly rendered horror saga that /FILM calls classic “sword and sorcery” shot through with “scary monsters and mortal peril”!

In the borderlands between imagination and reality, horror and fantasy, the autumn kingdom awaits. The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 will appear in comic shops and nightmares everywhere February 4!

Dark Horse Books presents From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition featuring The Alternates and Barfly

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Dark Horse Books presents the From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1, a new oversized hardcover collection compiling the first two series tied into Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn’s genre-bending crime drama, Minor Threats. From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 will also feature new cover art from Hepburn, a sketchbook section, and pinups from some of comics’ leading artists.

The first tie-in series, From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates, is written by Tim Seeley, Oswalt, and Blum, with illustrations by Christopher Mitten and Tess Fowler, colors by Ian Herring, and lettering by Nate Piekos. It follows Mary the Multi-Monster, The Tripper, Crab Louie, Kid Curious, and Persona, offbeat b-list superheroes formerly known as The Alternates, who seemingly sacrificed themselves to stop an invasion from another dimension. Instead, they were transported to a mirror reality where they lived complex lives in a more four-dimensional existence, expanding both their powers and consciousness.

Five years later, they’ve returned to Twilight City, struggling to reacclimate to their old lives in a traditional two-dimensional superhero world–in withdrawal from the vivid ones they left behind. When elements from this alternate reality turn up as a dangerous new street drug, some of the heroes band together to destroy it, while others succumb to its temptation.

The second series, From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly, is written by Kyle Starks, Oswalt, and Blum, with illustrations by Ryan Browne, and lettering by Piekos. It’s a heartwarming, feel-good, coming-of-age story about an insect monster-man searching for his identity amongst the criminal underworld of Twilight City. A grimy punk rock odyssey that answers the question “How much $#!% can one lackey eat before he says NO MORE?!

From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1 (hardcover, 248 pages, 8” x 12.1875”) will be available in bookstores on June 2, 2026 and in comic shops on June 3, 2026. It is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $49.99.

From the World of Minor Threats Library Edition Volume 1

NYCC 2025: The President Holds Onto an Unconstitutional Extended Term Supported by Vampire Bloodsuckers in Bloodland

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Imagine the President of the United States abusing his power well into an unconstitutional extended term, shielded by broken systems and a party of loyalists. Now imagine that government fortified in their power by literal vampires. That’s the concept behind the new political, survivalist horror series from writer B. Clay Moore and Eisner Award-nominated artist Mack Chater, debuting from Ignition Press in Spring 2026. The series was announced during the publisher’s Retailer Day presentation at New York Comic Con. Moore and Chater began work on the series five years ago and it comes to comic shelves in early 2026.

The United States is collapsing. And then there are the vampires.

President Andrew Cross is deep into an unconstitutional extended term, seized and shielded by
executive orders, martial law, and a stacked Supreme Court.

With support splintering, Cross forges an alliance with a cabal of ancient European vampires. As the White Cell’s influence expands, the administration’s pursuit of power and blood purity transforms the landscape into a battleground between emboldened loyalists, aspiring demagogues, and colorful factions of dissenters.

Against it all, Army veteran Heather Brooks is a lone wolf on a warpath to find and avenge her newborn son who’s been sacrificed to the state; and retired pro quarterback Son Cassidy rallies an idealistic resistance. As their courses collide, the two leaders will tilt the odds and change the shape of a cross-country war for the soul of a nation.

Bloodland #1 is available in comic shops early next year from writer B. Clay Moore and artist Mack Chater. This issue features two open-to-order covers from series artist Chater and Christopher Mitten, and a 1:5 variant cover by Andrea Sorrentino. The Bloodland Ashcan will be available in comic shops at the end of October.

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