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Preview: The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #4

The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #4

(W) John Allison (A) Max Sarin
32 pages
$4.99

In the final issue, the quilt war comes to a head at a climactic showpiece showdown! And if that wasn’t pulse-pounding enough, Shauna’s summer romance finally gets time in the spotlight at the town poetry slam. There’s still a mystery to be solved, and the big reveal is tantalizingly close! Will Shauna leave town covered in glory, or be forced to ride her mangled canalboat into the sunset?

The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #4

Preview: The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #3

The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #3

(W) John Allison (A/CA) Max Sarin
In Shops: Jun 18, 2025
SRP: $4.99

Now a double agent trapped in a world of high-stakes deceit, Shauna must seek out elusive local legend Mabel and her mysterious “long arm,” while preparing to enter the killing fields of Quiltfest, where her mission faces almost certain doom. As her fragile sanity frays, Shauna must gather up the threads of this cosy mystery before her covers are blown!

The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #3

Preview: Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #2

Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #2

(W) John Allison (A/CA) Max Sarin
In Shops: May 21, 2025
SRP: $4.99

When wildcat arson hits her new employer right where she lives, Shauna Wickle is drawn into the brutal and vindictive world of quilting, as sisterhood and community needlecraft deteriorate into internecine strife. With the promise of an end to all her financial worries, Shauna must cross enemy lines and infiltrate a cadre of “monsters in human skin.” But they seem… so nice?

Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #2

Preview: The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

(W) John Allison (A/CA) Max Sarin
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $4.99

A new cozy mystery from Giant Days’ John Allison and Max Sarin following up to their hit baking murder mystery The Great British Bump-Off. Surely there is no vacation more drama-free than a boating holiday along the sleepy canals of Yorkshire? Oh, you’d think so. Sadly, for Shauna Wickle, it’s tough to escape poisonous small-town rivalries (and sultry romantic entanglements) when travelling at a steady two to three miles per hour. And to make things worse, she’s about to find out how ruinously expensive a hastily-tied knot can be…

The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

Preview: The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

(W) John Allison (A/CA) Max Sarin
In Shops: Apr 09, 2025
SRP: $4.99

A new cozy mystery from Giant Days’ John Allison and Max Sarin following up to their hit baking murder mystery The Great British Bump-Off. Surely there is no vacation more drama-free than a boating holiday along the sleepy canals of Yorkshire? Oh, you’d think so. Sadly, for Shauna Wickle, it’s tough to escape poisonous small-town rivalries (and sultry romantic entanglements) when travelling at a steady two to three miles per hour. And to make things worse, she’s about to find out how ruinously expensive a hastily-tied knot can be…

The Great British Bump Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1

Say it ain’t sew! A new mystery is afoot in The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt

Dark Horse Comics presents The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt, a new cozy mystery from John Allison and Max Sarin following up to their hit murder mystery series The Great British Bump-Off. Writer John Allison, illustrator Sarin, colorist Sammy Borras, and letterer Jim Campbell combine their skills in four issues for the perfect patchwork of comic hilarity. Issue #1 arrives Spring 2025 and will also feature a variant cover illustrated by Lissa Treiman.

When wildcat arson hits her new employer right where she lives, Shauna Wickle is drawn into the brutal and vindictive world of quilting, as sisterhood and community needlecraft deteriorate into internecine strife. With the promise of an end to all her financial worries, Shauna must cross enemy lines and infiltrate a cadre of “monsters in human skin.” But they seem so… nice?

The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1 (of 4) will be stitched together and released in stores on April 9, 2025. It is now available to pre-order from your local comic shop for $4.99.

Giant Days Returns in a Deluxe Hardcover From BOOM!

BOOM! Studios has announced the first of seven sturdy hardcovers collecting the entirety of the Eisner Award-winning slice-of-life comic series written by John Allison and illustrated by Lissa Treiman and Max Sarin with Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 1, collecting the first eight issues of the hit series!

The school year is just beginning at Sheffield University, jam-packed with new classes, professors, and places to explore… not to mention new clubs, cliques, and shenanigans galore! 

For first years Daisy, Esther, and Susan, they’ve got new friends on lock, forming a tight bond from their first days as next-dorm neighbors. But learning to navigate life as brand new (almost) adults isn’t as easy as it looks.

Between old nemeses popping up, academic struggles, and new crushes on the horizon, it’s a good thing these three have each other to help survive Hall Balls, bantering lads, and drama vortexes (vortices?)!

The Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 1 collects the first eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with an issue of the original webcomic and a brand new educational guide, all in a sturdy, deluxe hardcover! It will be available in comic shops August 23, 2023 and in bookstores September 5, 2023. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.

Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 1

Don’t get mad, get oven… er even on The Great British Bump-Off from John Allison

Dark Horse Comics and John Allison whisk together a new Agatha Christie-style mystery set in the world of English competitive baking in The Great British Bump-Off. Max Sarin folds their art into John Allison’s scrumptious story, with Sammy Borras incorporating her color to create the light and fluffy, yet perfectly mixed new comic series.

When she enters her country’s most beloved baking competition, Shauna Wickle’s goal is to delight the judges, charm the nation, and make a few friends along the way. But when a fellow contestant is poisoned, it falls to her to apprehend the culprit while avoiding premature elimination from the UK Bakery Tent… and being the poisoner’s next victim!

The Great British Bump-Off issue #1 (of 4) springs into comic shops April 12, 2023. The first issue will also include a variant cover by Dan Hipp.

All four issues of The Great British Bump-Off will be collected in a paperback edition, available November 1, 2023. It will be available soon to pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop and indie bookstore.

Good, Evil, and Everything In-Between in Steeple Volume 3

From John Allison, the creator of Giant Days, comes the next installment in his supernatural tale of friendship, the devil, and moral gray areas— Steeple Volume 3 at Dark Horse Comics!

A new year begins in Tredregyn, and a Satanic ritual goes awry–bringing the filming of a cozy TV detective drama to town. Unfortunately, this particular Pandora’s box contains a few things a lot less pleasant than casual jobs and showbiz glitz. Plus, in a special backup feature, a teen sleuth puts the cat among the parish pigeons as she attempts to solve the disappearance of a glamorous author.

The Steeple Volume 3 paperback will be available at comic stores August 10, 2022 and in bookstores August 23, 2022. It is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore. Steeple Volume 3 will retail for $19.99. 

Steeple Volume 3

Nothing Will Go Wrong in The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #4

When you can’t solve a murder, you do the next best thing—plan a heist, right? Well, that’s the plot of The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #4 and Image and Skybound have revealed a first look at the CAPER OF THE CENTURY from Eisner Award nominees Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer.

But will this super-talented crew of super-capable sidekicks survive this plan? Will they finally get their man? Look, if we tell you, then you won’t buy the comic, so instead we’ll promise…Idiotic plots! Kung Fu Action! Stuntman warfare! Bad ideas! Good ideas! Twists! Turns! Questionable detective work! An awesome variant cover from Eisner Award winner John Allison!

The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #4  will be available at  comic book shops  and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, September 8: 

  • The  Six  Sidekicks  of Trigger Keaton #4  Cover A by Chris Schweizer – Diamond Code JUL210261
  • The  Six  Sidekicks  of Trigger Keaton #4  Cover B by John Allison – Diamond Code JUL210262
The  Six  Sidekicks  of Trigger Keaton #4
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