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Event Horizon: Inferno #3 Answers a Lot of Questions as it Continues its Action Focus

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Event Horizon: Inferno #3

Two hundred years have passed since anyone boarded the Event Horizon. Built to advance the human race beyond the known limits of space, the vessel is now a microcosm of Hell. Those trapped there have been experiencing their deaths over and over for two centuries. And you’re about to discover…Hell is a loop to be experienced again and again. Event Horizon: Inferno #3 focuses on the relationship between Starck and the Event Horizon as we learn of the horrors she has endured.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3 continues an intriguing pivot of the series. The film, as well as its prequel series, were squarely in the horror genre with visuals meant to cause unease and scare readers. Event Horizon: Inferno is the Aliens to those other’s Alien. It feels more action oriented forgoing the usual scares and instead delivering a survival narrative as a group must figure out how to escape the ship to safety. This isn’t a bad thing, it delivers something new and different for the series instead of its twisted un-funhouse of hell and horrors.

Written by Christian Ward, Event Horizon: Inferno #3 focuses on Starck and Cooper (mostly) as they endure a Groundhog Day of terror as the Event Horizon attempts to mine the two for the fuel it needs to function. It answers some questions for fans of the property and gives us a Starck that’s battle-tested and ready to break the cycle of terror.

The comic isn’t all roses and bees. Rob Carey‘s art continues with the unease we expect from the property and series. With color by Xenon Honchar and lettering by Alex Ray, Starck and her new found allies must deal with monsters and demons… there’s blood, gore, and a body count. While the comic feels more action oriented, the visuals still leave you enough to remind you this is a ship of hell we’re dealing with. But, overall, it feels a bit dialed back from previous outings.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3 fills in some gaps while it sets up the battle to come as the victims begin to fight their way to safety off the ship. Where it all goes should be interesting and we’re expecting far more twists and turns before it’s over but so far, Event Horizon: Inferno is a worthy sequel.

Story: Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letterer: Alex Ray
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Read

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Preview: Event Horizon: Inferno #3

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Event Horizon: Inferno #3

(W) Christian Ward (A) Robert Carey

Two hundred years have passed since anyone boarded the Event Horizon. Built to advance the human race beyond the known limits of space, the vessel is now a microcosm of Hell. Those trapped there have been experiencing their deaths over and over for two centuries. And you’re about to discover… Hell is a loop to be experienced again and again.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3

Haunting Mystery You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive Arrives October from IDW Dark

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Five friends. Four houses. One seemingly perfect life… But no one who discovers the truth will leave it alive.

IDW Publishing’s hit horror imprint IDW Dark presents readers with an all-new nightmare on October 14: You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, wickedly crafted by the Eisner-nominated co-writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan.

Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation…

When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life — and finds something far more terrifying than she ever imagined. Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who finds out survives.

The paranoia-laced, socially conscious horror mystery will leave readers questioning reality… and reveal this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream its residents were expecting.

Preview: The Twilight Zone #8

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The Twilight Zone #8

(W) Gabriel Hardman (A) Gabriel Hardman

Russell Colton, an elderly failed actor known only for his stifled performance in a cult-classic monster film, is transported back to 1959. Meeting his younger self on the set of the creature feature, Colton attempts to convince him to quit the movie and save his future career. But the past may prove to be a one-way trip.

Gabriel Hardman (Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia, Green Lantern: Earth One) crosses over to the Twilight Zone to tell a tale of regret, redemption, and old Hollywood!

The Twilight Zone #8

Preview: A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #4

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A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #4

(W) Phil Hester (A) Ryan Kelly

After the failure of his desperate plan to cut off the island town of Pearl from the invading creatures, Chief Fry finds himself held captive at gunpoint by his own neighbors. He must reason with his sister, Mayor Phair, to convince the people of Pearl to destroy the bridges connecting the town to the mainland. If she is unwilling to listen, their lack of action could lead to devastation. Meanwhile, with the sounds of the rain no longer masking their dash for the firehouse to escape from the creatures, Caleb tries to help Gloria and Brody get to safety silently.

Will Phair be able to protect her family, let alone her entire town? Find out in the first-ever comic continuation of the critically acclaimed A Quiet Place franchise!

A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #4

Smile and A Quiet Place Expand their Terrifying Worlds With IDW Dark

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From the big screen into the pages of comics, IDW Dark presents spine-chilling new chapters inspired by the hit Paramount Pictures horror franchises Smile and A Quiet Place.

Scaring comic shops this September is Any Given Smile, a frightening five-issue story crafted by Eisner Award-nominated writer Stephanie Williams, GLAAD Media Award-winning artist Pablo Collar, and featuring colors by Triona Farrell and letters by Ariana Maher.  

The year is 1995 and all eyes are on the American Arena League football championship game. The Sharks gear up for the most significant event in the AAL’s 20-year history, and their sudden-star backup quarterback is feeling the pressure from his teammates, his fans, and his debts to the city’s gambling underworld. A string of suicides hits the community hard, drawing a suspicious sports journalist deeper into that world to examine their connection to the big game.  No one can trust anything or anyone as a mind-bending and mysterious Smile Entity and its horrifying visions threaten their payouts, their sanity, and their lives…

Shhhhh. Don’t make a sound this November when A Quiet Place: Rising Tides crawls into comic shops. The tense and captivating five-issue thriller is created by the acclaimed duo of writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, featuring colorist Colin Craker and letterer Jodie Troutman.

When a young woman named Grace tracked down her estranged father to a run-down houseboat in the Florida Keys, she expected disappointment, resentment, maybe even closure. Instead, the entire world ended.

Now stranded in the aftermath of the invasion that shattered civilization, she and her sick, aging father cling to survival on the open water – the only space safe from the creatures who attack at the sound of a single breath. But his oxygen is running low, supplies are disappearing quickly, and the deadly predators circling the shoreline are learning fast. And on the horizon, a hurricane is coming.

A QUIET PLACE RISING TIDES

Preview: Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood #2

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Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood #2

(W) Delilah S. Dawson (A) Jose Jaro

Revisit the world of Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow in this prequel, The Witches of the Western Wood!

After witnessing the death of the Hessian, Sarah Archer is haunted by visions of a headless horseman. The ever-present specter influences Sarah’s already cold heart, and she grows more cruelly protective of her twin, Mary, and vindictive toward the residents of Sleepy Hollow. But she will soon learn that dallying with dark magic brings about deadly consequences.

Sleepy Hollow: The Witches of the Western Wood #2

Preview: Smile: For the Camera #4

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Smile: For the Camera #4

(W) Hannah Rose May (A) Miriana Puglia

Some people just can’t cut it as models.

With three models dead by increasingly gory means, Purple and his brutal surFACE Modeling Agency are in crisis management mode. To try to prevent another incident, the agency sends the two remaining models on an all-expenses-paid trip, where the combative Ivy shares her theories on the cause of their misery with a bizarrely passive peer.

Yet despite how hard the people in Ivy’s life try to maintain the veneer of normalcy, the grinning cracks begin to form. Amid the reality-shattering hallucinations, very powerful people try to manipulate the models for their own purposes.

Discover how the models navigate this terrifying web in Smile: For the Camera #4, the penultimate issue brought to you by horror star Hannah Rose May (The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Rogues’ Gallery).

Smile: For the Camera #4

SDCC 2026: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Expands with its Halloween Special featuring James Tynion IV, Tony Fleecs, Tyler Boss, Dave Wachter, Che Grayson, Matt Emmons, and Jared Cullum

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The award-winning Patrick Horvath has been the definitive voice behind Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, a cuddly yet shocking story which took the comic industry by storm and sold over 400k comics and collections as a franchise. The recently concluded sequel, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring, is in the running for the “Best Limited Series” Eisner Award, and now, Horvath’s inviting other acclaimed creators to take a stab at Samantha Strong’s bloody and beloved world in Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Halloween Special.

Arriving this October, the Harvey Award-winning Horvath joins forces with superstar creators James Tynion IV and Tyler Boss, Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter, Che Grayson and Matt Emmons, and Jared Cullum to craft a must-read original one-shot featuring the adorable citizens of Woodbrook gathering around a campfire to share terrifying stories.

It features covers by Patrick Horvath, Tony Fleecs, Peach Momoko, and J. Gonzo and there’ll be more news about the future of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees will be revealed at San Diego Comic-Con.

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 Fleshes Out Some History While Giving an Aliens/Terminator Vibe

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Event Horizon: Inferno #2

Two centuries ago, after vanishing for seven years, the starship Event Horizon reappeared near Neptune. Possessed by a demonic entity, the ship murdered most of its rescue crew before it was blown in two. One half fell into a portal to Hell and the other stayed in our solar system. Today, a billionaire, Daniel Durante, leads a crew of private space marines to the wreckage of the Event Horizon to investigate the ship. Durante is dead set on bringing his brother back from the afterlife and the means to do it lies aboard the Event Horizon! But his crew may have something to say about that… Event Horizon: Inferno #2 delivers more of Durante’s insanity while focusing on his ex-wife Skylar.

If Event Horizon the movie is Alien, Event Horizon: Inferno #2 is its Aliens. Witten by Christian Ward, this sequel to the cult-horror film takes us back to the plagued ship with a different motivation than just discovering what happened. Much like Aliens, some members are privy to far more information than provided to the military grunts and just like Aliens, it’ll take a strong, kick-ass woman to save the day.

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 focuses on Durante’s ex-wife Skylar who has been put in stasis due to Druante’s lies about her health. In reality, she’s the sacrifice/trauma engine needed to fuel the starship Event Horizon and allow it to awaken for Druante’s true mission, connecting with his dead brother.

Unlike the film and the prequel comic, there’s people who know what’s occurring in Event Horizon: Inferno and some who are counting on its demonic connections to help them in their mission. It turns the premise into survival horror, much like Aliens with Lieutenant Starck, the last surviving member of the Lewis & Clark, taking on the role of Ripley. This isn’t a bad thing at all and helps deliver something new to the franchise.

Rob Carey‘s art has a nice tense, and dark horror vibe to it. With color by Xenon Honchar and lettering by Alex Ray, the comic features a cold sci-fi look. Like the world of Alien, the tech is futuristic, but also feels grounded and not distracting. There’s a worn feel to everything and Carey and the team also keep things rather simple, in a survival horror sort of way with an axe playing a focus of major drama.

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 is a solid second issue that fleshes out the characters providing more details about the lead up to the mission and horror to come. Unlike the film and prequel comic, it doesn’t go for the imagery to make you squirm, though I’m sure that’s coming. It helps the sequel into a direction and territory that feels fresh and something new beyond just scares.

Story Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letterer: Alex Ray
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

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