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Preview: The Thing on the Doorstep #2

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The Thing on the Doorstep #2

(W) H. P. Lovecraft, Simon Birks (A) Willi Roberts

Edward has started Miskatonic University, hoping to deepen his understanding in the strange and the occult, but little bargaining for meeting a beguiling woman named Asenaith Waite, who can seemingly control the weather. After a disturbing hypnotism, Edward quickly falls for Asenath, little understanding her true intentions.

Exclusive: The First-Ever Weird Tales Graphic Novel gets Weird Tales T-Shirts

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

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 Tales Magazine 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 George Quadros (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.

We have the exclusive reveal showing off the “Weird Tales T-Shirts” you can get with your Weird Tales graphic novel. Sign up now so you don’t miss out when it launches!

The Thing on the Doorstep comes to send shivers up your spine in February 2026

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Award-winning writer Simon Birks and acclaimed artist Willi Roberts join letterer Rob Jones to bring to life a chilling new series titled, The Thing on the Doorstep. This five issue miniseries is based upon the classic tale of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft and will hit shelves from Image and Top Cow on February 11, 2026.

The Thing on the Doorstep draws readers into the shadowed labyrinth of friendship warped by forces not meant for human witness. Daniel Upton and Edward Derby have been bound together since youth—until the day Daniel puts a bullet in his closest companion within the bleak walls of Arkham Sanitarium. Though all evidence damns him, Daniel claims innocence, hinting at horrors that mock reason itself. Within these pages, readers uncover the terrible truth: the birth of a doomed relationship and Edward Derby’s gradual surrender to realms of dread that lie just beyond the fragile veil.

Cover A by Willi Roberts – Lunar Code 1225IM0280
Cover B by Lyndon White – Lunar Code 1225IM0281
Cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Willi Roberts – Lunar Code 1225IM0282
Cover D 1:25 copy incentive virgin by Lyndon White – Lunar Code 1225IM0283

Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft in February 2024

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

This February it isn’t quite love in the air, but a horror rendezvous for the ages when Elvira officially comes face to face with the legendary H.P. Lovecraft in Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft!

Maestro scribe of the Mistress of the Dark, David Avallone, continues his epic chronicles of the beloved horror hostess with the most-est. In her critically acclaimed and fan pleasing comic books from Dynamite, Elvira has crossed paths with the likes of Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, and even recently fellow horror screen icon Vincent Price. Now she finds herself haunted by the ghost of one of the most influential and infamous horror visionaries ever. It had to happen eventually, and H.P. Lovecraft is joining the Elvira-verse!

This unlikely duo are setting out on a comical quest for the last copy of the Necronomicon. Is Elvira going to be able to tolerate Lovecraft’s peculiarities long enough to save the world from the Great Old Ones? Or will this Whisperer in the Dark drive her straight past the Mountains of Madness?

Avallone and Elvira herself are joined for this eldritch tale of cosmic comedy and tentacled terror by artist Kewber Baal, with covers by Baal, original Dynamite Elvira artist Dave Acosta, as well as the heralded return of Robert Hack to the character. Plus, of course, no Elvira comic is complete without the option of a photo cover of the legend herself!

This series follows the riotous fun of Elvira in Horrorland and Elvira in Monsterland, which treated fans to the “Multiverse of Movies” and some incredible monster throwdowns. Now, both new readers and the Elvira-faithful can jump right into this story, and Lovecraft fans are welcome as well!

Ablaze Dives Into Spring With New Graphic Novel Titles for April

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #1

story by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · MSRP: $3.99 ·
On sale April 19^th

They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone…until NOW!

When an unstoppable force starts consuming one world after another, sorceress Morgan Le Fey uses her magic to assemble a team of skull-cracking warriors who must somehow work together to save all of existence. There’s the young trickster Anansi, Viking shield maiden Birka, the shape shifting Nanook, and their leader, heir to a fallen kingdom and mightiest of warriors, KULL!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!

ELLE(S) Vol. 2: THE ELLE-VERSE TP

story by Kid Touissant, art by Aveline Stokart · MSRP: $10.99 · 104 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-128-2 ·
On sale April 12^th

After a family tragedy and a startling discovery, Elle will be forced to face down her greatest enemy: herself. Elle, the high school student with as many personalities as she has hair colors, finds herself trapped in her subconscious mind following a double psychological shock. That leaves her to navigate the hidden worlds of her various personalities in search of an escape route, while Blue—a sociable version of herself with a tendency to lie, cheat, and steal—takes full control over Elle’s life in the real world. Her friends start to suspect something isn’t right… but can they find a way to free Elle from Blue’s bonds?

TRESE Vol. 6: HIGH TIDE AT MIDNIGHT TP

story by Budjette Tan, art by Kajo Baldisimo · MSRP: $16.99 · 152 Pages ·
ISBN: 978-1-68497-129-9 · On sale April 12^th

Monsoon season has arrived in Manila. Predators that used to hunt sailors in the open sea have found their way into the flooded streets of the city. The unceasing rain muffles the screams of the victims being pulled down into the murky waters.

In places too high to be reached by the flood, the party continues for the privileged, who indulge in a new designer drug which grants them the supernatural abilities of enkanto and aswang.

These are the murders and mysteries Alexandra Trese needs to solve as the tide continue to rise at the stroke of midnight.

HEAVENLY DEMON REBORN! VOL 2 TP

story by O’Emperor , art by Gom-Guk · MSRP: $19.99 · 300 Pages ·
ISBN: 978-1-68497-138-1 · Advance solicit for May 17^th on sale

Reborn as the lowliest member of the Heavenly Demon cult, Unseong embraces the ancient techniques and secrets they teach him to increase his abilities. Rising from the most likely to die in training to the leader of an elite squad, the members of the cult find that Unseong far surpasses anyone’s expectations, challenging even the cult’s leaders’ levels of power. And while he plans to use those powers to avenge his murdered master, Unseong may not be able to protect himself from the dangers of the demonic arts.

New April 2023 issues for continuing ABLAZE titles:

CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SUN #4

story by Dario Sicchio, art by Letizia Cadonici · MSRP: $3.99 · On sale April 12^th

Is it fear or another impending black sun that has turned the town into a murderous mob? The children go into hiding with the hopes another dark dawn will come and save them, but the astrological event could spell doom for everyone.

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH #8

story by Florentino Flórez, H.P. Lovecraft, art by Guillermo Sanna & Jacques Salomon · MSRP: $3.99 · On sale April 26^th

The Dreamer Randolph Carter’s quest comes to an epic conclusion when he meets one of the gods face to face. Will this encounter lead him to the place he has seen in his dreams, or back to the waking world? Will he live the rest of his days in a magical place beyond human comprehension, or lose it all back in his old life?

As a bonus, also includes the original prose story!

Free League Publishing Reveals François Baranger’s At the Mountains of Madness

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Graphic Policy Team

Prepare to descend into madness. Free League Publishing and Design Studio Press have revealed an illustrated edition of H.P. Lovecraft‘s iconic story At the Mountains of Madness, by acclaimed artist François Baranger. The book is set to launch on November 24th and is now available for pre-order. All pre-orders will ship immediately.

Dreadful secrets lie beneath the ice, waiting to be discovered. Strange, cyclopean structures squat amidst the mountains towering in the distance, promising only madness to those who dare to explore their alien architecture.

Antarctica. A place of frozen wastes, desolation, and things best left forgotten. Explore the tale of William Dyer, a professor from Miskatonic University, and the leader of an ill-fated expedition to that remote and forlorn continent. Recorded in a series of letters, Dyers tells a scarcely believable tale full of anomalous and often horrific events. The expedition ventures further than any other before them, and ultimately pays the price for it.

H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness is one of the greatest classics of American horror literature. As the most ambitious story Lovecraft ever wrote, it has served as a source of inspirations for filmmakers and authors in the decades since his death.

The critically acclaimed artist François Baranger was fascinated early on by Lovecraft’s works that explore the darkest corners of human imagination. After dreaming about illustrated versions of Lovecraft’s works for years, Baranger finally began to create his own vision of the Lovecraftian horror. He has previously interpreted the classic The Call of Cthulhu which received international praise.

The book is the first volume of two and is a hardback book in the huge 262 x 350 mm folio format, bringing Lovecraft’s horror to life with lavish, full-spread images.

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HP Lovecraft’s 125th Birthday Celebration

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

As we get closer to NecronomiCON this weekend I thought I would go over some of the films based on Lovecraft work.

First up we have Spring, now if you have not seen this movie you need to check it out it’s as much a Lovecraft film or homage as Alien is. (HR Giger the designer of the creature in Alien was a huge Lovecraft fan.) In this story a man goes to Europe after his mother’s death to escape some trouble and meets a woman who turns into an elder goddess smoking hot type monster at night. Very creepy movie. The blu-ray is loaded with bonus material like commentary with the directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, as well as creature make up effects and more.

Then we have he biggest film of all Re–Animator directed by Stuart Gordan and staring Jeffrey Combs, one of many many projects they would work on together. As well as From Beyond. Both are great films and also star Barbara Compton. Jeffrey Herbert West is what all mad scientist actors should strive for. It’s a great gory movie and filled with amazing practical effects. The dvd and blu-ray come with a 70 min documentary on the making of the movie. From Beyond is a weird and oddly amazing Sci fi movie involving he Resonator a man-made monster that taps into your inner thoughts and fucks with them. From Beyond recently got released from Scream Factory a year ago, and is loaded with their bonus material.

Dagon is a movie I got to watch with Stuart Gordan and his wife (who also appears in a lot of his films) at the last NecronomiCON and it was a blast. Never have I had a movie in such a long time give me nightmares. A man and his fiance and their friends go on a fishing trip and end up in Innsmouth on a deserted island where he cult of Dagon lives. If you like half-naked Sexy squid woman this is the movie for you.

Now The Dunwich Horror is a movie I have seen only once and I will be seeing it and Dan o Bannon’s 35mm cut of Ancestry at the NecronomiCON this weekend. Dean Stockwell stars in this with his creepiest role yet. Dan also wrote the original draft for Alien. His wife attends the cons in his honor to show people his original un cut work.

If you’re from Rhode Island, today marks the 125th Birthday of Lovecraft and their will be a candle light vigil at his grave in Providence RI.

Fashion Spotlight: Necronomicook, The Artoo Unit, and Groot Groot Revolution

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Brett

Ript Apparel has three new designs today. Necronomicook, The Artoo Unit, and Groot Groot Revolution from saqman, AtomicRocket, and corinne.prudente will be for sale on April 29, 2015 only!

Necronomicook by saqman

The Artoo Unit by AtomicRocket

Groot Groot Revolution by corinne.prudente

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Review: Grimm Tales of Terror #6

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

Grimm Tales of Terror is an unexpected hidden gem on the Zenescope brand. While the main stories of Grimm Fairy Tales have long since given up the format which made it so popular to begin with, this series harnesses a bit of what made that special and puts a bit of a twist on it. In place of Sela and Belinda is Keres, a far less sympathetic arbiter than even Belinda was. In place of fairy tales there are horror stories, usually not all that terrifying, but also somewhat on-point when it comes to their relevance to the story at hand.

In this particular story, a small girl is introduced, one that is afraid of the dark and the things that lurk there. As she grows up she is subjected to a variety of problems, she is orphaned and then bullied, and the headmaster at her orphanage seems to think it is ok to take advantage sexually of the underage girls, her roommate being one of his favorite targets. This being a horror story it does not end well for those that torment her, but it also wraps up well with a little bit of a morality tale thrown in for balance, making the lessons that she learned have a deeper meaning. The cover’s image indicates something more Lovecraftian in nature, and while the tentacles are missing within, there is definitely something to this as well, as it is more what remains unseen as opposed to what is visible.

It is not so much as a horror that this story succeeds, because the comic format is really not as well suited for the genre, but rather in the combination of horror with some other aspects where the story comes together. The previous issue was a bit more of a surprise in terms of its quality, and really the writing on it was better than what is seen here. Nonetheless, the story here does invoke some of the earlier days of this publisher and it is nice to see that the format still works, even when the story is not as much of a standout.

Story: Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco and Shane McKenzie Art: Claudia Balboni
Story: 7.7 Art: 7.7 Overall: 7.7 Recommendation: Read