Writer: David Avallone Artist: Kewber Baal Cover: Dave Acosta FC | 120 pages | Horror/Humor | $19.99 | Teen+
The OG Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, is back, and he’s raiding the Multiverse of Movies to build a monster army and conquer the world. There’s only one woman can stop him – Vampirella. But it turns out she’s busy in her own books, so it’s up to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and bane of Vlad’s existence, to stop his evil plan!
Following hot on the spiky heels of Elvira in Horrorland, Elvira in Monsterland features more movie monster mayhem than a full moon at Forry Ackerman’s house – all courtesy of the supernaturally talented team of author DAVID AVALLONE and artist KEWBER BAAL! Collects issues #1-5.
First published in 1923, the iconic pulp magazine Weird Tales defined the horror and fantasy genres and helped give rise to icons such as H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Ray Bradbury, and C.L. Moore. A century later, Monstrous is teaming up with Weird TalesMagazine to publish the first-ever official Weird Tales graphic novel. — an ambitious adaptation and expansion of the legendary magazine — featuring covers by legendary artists Kelley Jones and Eric Powell. Fans can follow the pre-launch page now to get an email when the campaign launches, to make sure that they don’t miss early bird specials and limited edition tiers.
The Weird Tales graphic novel features adaptations of seminal stories and original stories, including:
“Doctor Satan vs. Jules de Grandin” by James Aquilone, winner of the Bram Stoker Award-winning Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary and the anthology Shakespeare Unleashed, with art by Dave Swartz (Confederate Monster)
Michael Avallone’s “The Man Who Walked on Air” — adapted by Chilling Adventures of Sabrina artist Robert Hack and David Avallone, the acclaimed writer and son of Michael Avallone.
An original Lovecraft Mythos Story by Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and producer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia)with art by Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley)
C.L. Moore’s “Shambleau” — adapted by artist GeorgeQuadros (Sumerian)and Blake Northcott (Catwoman)
The graphic novel will be 8.5 by 11-inch prestige hardcover and the campaign will include multiple limited edition tiers with multiple collectible covers and exclusive rewards, including a Weird Tales challenge coin, T-shirts, and more.
Fans of savage action, powerful pulp, and Dynamite‘s biggest characters are getting another treat this April, as the publisher announces Giant-Sized Savage Tales.
Revered for his fun-filled fables of Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Bettie Page, and more, writer David Avallone returns for another batch of tales tapping into his pulp pedigree. The extra length 40-pager is packed with four fabulous hard-hitting chapters featuring a mix of the top Women of Dynamite and classics of the pulp era. He’s joined by a trio of artists flexing their talents in these pulse-pounding shorts.
Recent The Kubert School graduate Mariano Benitez-Chapo has made it a tradition to connect with Avallone in these semi-annual specials. Here he handles two tales, continuing the “His War” story arc for Captain Gullivar Jones, as well as taking on the Daughter of Drakulon. Fans will not want to miss the haunting fable of “Vampirella Noir.”
Powerhouse illustrator Pasquale Qualano pumps his artistry into a showcase of the She-Devil With a Sword in “Red Sonja: The Exile.”
Last but certainly not least, the grin-forcing stylings of Sebastián Píriz wraps up one of Avallone’s new pulp adventures with “The Last Allan Quatermain Story.”
To celebrate this Savage spring special, a crop of cool covers is a necessity and Dynamite’s assembled team came through! Bjorn Barends pulls double duty here with covers in his signature style featuring both Red Sonja and Vampirella. Then model Ivy Cosplay slips into the costumes of both characters for solo shots as well as through the power of editing a team-up shot!
Collectors looking to level up their experience with this special release can opt for the exciting mystery blind bag! This bag will contain three limited edition variants of the issue, selected randomly from a range of covers exclusive to the offering.
writer: David Avallone artist/cover: Silvia Califano FC | 136 pages | Horror / Humor | $19.99/$24.99 | Teen+
ELVIRA IS BACK, AND SHE’S GOING PSYCHO! The Mistress of the Dark has discovered that films create their own pocket dimensions, and now she’s lost in the Multiverse of Movies! Will she find her way home, or is it just a big Hitchcock-tease? Join writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano for a comic you shouldn’t show to mother — she just goes a little mad sometimes. Collects Elvira in Horrorland #1-5, including a complete cover gallery.
The villainous Overdog returns, and steals every fish in New York City. What is his nefarious plan, and will the Ragdolls stop him in time? Straight from the pages of Kevin Eastman’s DRAWING BLOOD come the crime-fighting cat-girls you love, in a double-length special issue! An in-universe comic plucked from the pages of Kevin Eastman and David Avallone’s fan-favorite DRAWING BLOOD series and brought to life to enrich the world building.
writer: David Avallone artist: Edu Menna covers: Lesley “Leirix” Li (A), Joseph Michael Linsner (B), Cosplay/Molly Stewart (C) FC | All Cardstock Covers | 40 pages | Sword & Sorcery | $5.99 | Teen+
The crimson-maned warrior of song and legend muscles her way into trouble once more in this all-new tale of hard-boiled Hyboria!
When her mercenary partner is murdered, Sonja is drawn into a feverish hunt for a priceless artifact known as the Crimson Calypso. The She-Devil with a Sword is out for revenge — but first she’s got to slice her way through a web of deception and violence, waging a war of both weapons and wits against a pitiless and implacable foe.
Gimlet-eyed wordsmith DAVID AVALLONE joins legendary ink-slinger EDU MENNA for this special 40-page one-shot packed with two-fisted betrayals and bloody retribution — all wrapped in treacherously alluring covers from LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and cosplay by MOLLY STEWART!
writer: David Avallone artist: Edu Menna covers: Lesley “Leirix” Li (A), Joseph Michael Linsner (B), Cosplay/Molly Stewart (C) FC | All Cardstock Covers | 40 pages | Sword & Sorcery | $5.99 | Teen+
The crimson-maned warrior of song and legend muscles her way into trouble once more in this all-new tale of hard-boiled Hyboria!
When her mercenary partner is murdered, Sonja is drawn into a feverish hunt for a priceless artifact known as the Crimson Calypso. The She-Devil with a Sword is out for revenge — but first she’s got to slice her way through a web of deception and violence, waging a war of both weapons and wits against a pitiless and implacable foe.
Gimlet-eyed wordsmith DAVID AVALLONE joins legendary ink-slinger EDU MENNA for this special 40-page one-shot packed with two-fisted betrayals and bloody retribution — all wrapped in treacherously alluring covers from LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and cosplay by MOLLY STEWART!
This June Dynamite Entertainment presents the She-Devil With a Sword in a new, moodier light. The Red Sonja: Noir special is coming soon from fan-favorite pulp master David Avallone and artist Edu Menna.
The ultimate femme fatale has featured in so many different kinds of stories through the years, from her flagship sword and sorcery adventures, to genre twists, and unexpected crossovers. This summer fans can enjoy the miraculous results of when Hyrkanian steel mix with pulp adventure. The crimson-haired heroine of song and legend muscles her way into trouble once more in the hard-boiled Hyborian Age.
In this new deluxe release with 28 story pages and cardstock covers, Sonja finds a mercenary partner of hers murdered in cold blood. On a quest of revenge, the warrior sets out on a feverish hunt for a priceless artifact known as the Crimson Calypso. Along the way she’ll have to slice her way through webs of deception and violence, waging a war of both weapons and wit against a pitiless foe.
Worthy wordsmith David Avallone is back with his biggest Red Sonja tale yet, following his debut with the character in Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #6, adjacent brushes with the character in recent Savage Tales specials, and some homage in the delightful Bettie Page Unbound. The critically acclaimed writer has become a favorite for Dynamite diehards over the years with his brilliant work on the aforementioned queen of the pinups as well as his tales of Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark. With other contributions to The Shadow, Zorro, and more, he’s a master of pulp and noir, perfect for this unique take on Sonja!
Avallone is joined on Red Sonja: Noir by the incredible ink-slinger Edu Menna, who has wowed fans with his moody artwork on titles like Army of Darkness 1979, Alice Cooper, Miss Fury: Joy Division, and more. This is actually a return to the character for Menna as well, a decade in the making, following his work on Red Sonja Annual #4 from Dynamite’s original ongoing for the character.
The creative team is joined by a trio of treacherously alluring covers. Led by an absolute show-stopper by Lesley “Leirix” Li, she’s joined by superstar Joseph Michael Linsner, and cosplayer Molly Stewart.
writer: David Avallone artists: Eman Casallos, Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Hamish Munro-Cook covers: Arthur Suydam (A), Bjorn Barends (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Cosplay/Rachel Hollon (D) FC | All Cardstock Covers | 40 pages | Action/Horror | $5.99 | Teen+
The Savage Tales return with an all-new winter special to warm the cockles of readers’ wild and untamed hearts!
Savage Tales Winter 2025 Special features three hard-boiled stories packed with two-fisted action and barbaric brutality, written by Dynamite’s acclaimed master of pulp DAVID AVALLONE and illustrated by a murderer’s row of killer artists:
EMAN CASALLOS takes on “Mutiny on Mars” starring JOHN CARTER and DEJAH THORIS
MARIANO BENITEZ-CHAPO finds “The Real Thing” with VAMPIRELLA
and HAMISH MUNRO-COOK closes the book on CAPTAIN GULLIVAR JONES with “His War Chapter III”!
As a special bonus, this 40-page one-shot also includes a reprint of KURT BUSIEK and BENJAMIN DEWEY’s “Seeing Red” from the pages of Red Sonja: Black, White, Red, which finds the She-Devil with a Sword seeking a precious, priceless item in the foreboding Mountains of Night!
Add in a quartet of take-no-prisoners covers by ARTHUR SUYDAM, BJORN BARENDS, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and RACHEL HOLLON cosplay, and you’ve got the perfect package to stave off cabin fever until spring
writer: David Avallone artists: Eman Casallos, Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Hamish Munro-Cook covers: Arthur Suydam (A), Bjorn Barends (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Cosplay/Rachel Hollon (D) FC | All Cardstock Covers | 40 pages | Action/Horror | $5.99 | Teen+
The Savage Tales return with an all-new winter special to warm the cockles of readers’ wild and untamed hearts!
Savage Tales Winter 2025 Special features three hard-boiled stories packed with two-fisted action and barbaric brutality, written by Dynamite’s acclaimed master of pulp DAVID AVALLONE and illustrated by a murderer’s row of killer artists:
EMAN CASALLOS takes on “Mutiny on Mars” starring JOHN CARTER and DEJAH THORIS
MARIANO BENITEZ-CHAPO finds “The Real Thing” with VAMPIRELLA
and HAMISH MUNRO-COOK closes the book on CAPTAIN GULLIVAR JONES with “His War Chapter III”!
As a special bonus, this 40-page one-shot also includes a reprint of KURT BUSIEK and BENJAMIN DEWEY’s “Seeing Red” from the pages of Red Sonja: Black, White, Red, which finds the She-Devil with a Sword seeking a precious, priceless item in the foreboding Mountains of Night!
Add in a quartet of take-no-prisoners covers by ARTHUR SUYDAM, BJORN BARENDS, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and RACHEL HOLLON cosplay, and you’ve got the perfect package to stave off cabin fever until spring
