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Preview: DC Horror Presents #1 (of 3)

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DC Horror Presents #1 (of 3)

(W) Swanthula Boulet, Dracmorda Boulet, David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick (A) Cat Staggs, Butch Mapa, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Kristian Rossi
In Shops: Oct 23, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Bones crunching, worms munching, blood spattering…these are a few of our favorite things! From some of the most dark and cunning minds in horror comes DC Horror Presents… a new collection of gruesome tales set in the DCU. With stories penned by some of our favorite names in horror, this anthology will have die-hard horror fans quaking with fear!

DC Horror Presents #1 (of 3)

SDCC 2024: New comic publisher Panick Entertainment debuts!

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After a lot of teasing and hints, Panick Entertainment makes its debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. The new publisher is “dedicated to modernizing horror and sci-fi comics for readers and rattling the status quo of genre comic storytelling.”

Panick is headed by Kris Longo, the former publisher of Heavy Metal Magazine and is the CEO. Adam Schlagman, the former DC film exec is the head of studio, and Doug Pasko is COO. Charles Christopher Chiang is the company’s CFO and Mark McCann is the chief creative officer. Chris Ryall is serving as a chief advisor.

Actor/writer David Dastmalchian is launching a new horror title through the publisher with longtime associate Leah Kilpatrick. The comic is a five-issue mini-series.

You can get a first look and find out more details at a San Diego Comic-Con panel taking place this Thursday, 7/25 at 4pm to 5pm in Room 29AB. Check out the description of the panel below:

PANICK Entertainment is a new publisher dedicated to modernizing horror and sci-fi comics for readers and rattling the status quo of genre comic storytelling. Join industry veterans and co-founders

Kris Longo (Heavy Metal, DC Comics), Adam Schlagman (DC Comics; executive producer, Shazam!),

Doug Pasko (executive producer, The Outpost, Mythica 1- 5), and Chief Advisor Chris Ryall (Syzygy/Image) for the first look anywhere at their launch slate of books and projects for late 2024 and 2025, including works from Special Guests Shannon Eric Denton (founder, Monster Forge Productions), Dirk Blackman (writer, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), Brendan Columbus (writer, Savage Circus), and Tehani Farr (artist, Conan). The first 100 people to arrive will receive a free SDCC exclusive print from PANICK and artist Christopher Lair (artist, Never Never)! And who knows, perhaps a special guest or two may drop in! GET NERVOUS!

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The Headless Horseman returns for a Halloween Extravaganza

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Like the urban legends and folklore frights of yore, the Headless Horseman is returning to haunt you once more! Dark Horse Comics presents an all-new 2024 edition of The Headless Horseman Halloween Annual.

Similar to the first Headless Horseman horror anthology, published in 2023, the 2024 one-shot collects five stories from some of the best horror writers and artists around. David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, and Lukas Ketner all return with new stories this year. Ben Stenbeck and James Asmus will join the team for the first time with their fright-filled stories with Matt Smith and Chris Panda contributing their haunting illustrations to the anthology as well. 

Don’t miss out on the Headless Horseman Halloween Annual 2024, a 56-page horror extravaganza.It’s set to hit comic shops on October 23, 2024, but you can preorder your copy now from your local comic shop for $7.99.

NYCC 2023: Get in the spooky spirit with a limited edition The Headless Horseman Annual variant

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Grab all your goblins, ghouls, and ghosts, and get ready for a horrifically eventful Halloween! This year, Dark Horse Comics is celebrating with a limited-edition variant of The Headless Horseman Halloween Annual 2023 one-shot with brand new cover art by Phillip Sevy. This special variant is limited to just 500 copies, which will be available at select events.

This special variant is available at New York Comic Con at Phillip Sevy’s table in Artists Alley #B10. Each venue will have the comic for sale for $20. Limit two copies per person, per day.

There will be later events and opportunities to snag this special variant, including online sales through Dark Horse Direct, but with quantities this limited, fans won’t want to sleep on this special spooky variant cover!

The Headless Horseman Halloween Annual 2023 is a new 56-page Halloween anthology from Dark Horse Comics with stories by a terrifyingly terrific slate of creators: Angela Slatter (Castle Full of Blackbirds), Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter), Olivia Stephens (Darlin’ and Her Other Names), Phillip Sevy (Tomb Raider, The House), Christie Porter, Leah Kilpatrick, David Dastmalchian (Count Crowley), Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds), Tyler Crook (Harrow County), and Frank Cvetkovic (The House). This new anthology comic can be ordered or purchased from your local comic shop with three covers that are widely available: main cover A by Ketner, variant B by Mike Mignola, and variant C by Mark Spears. The anthology issue with these covers will be out October 18, 2023 wherever comics are sold, and the standard cover versions will retail for $7.99. 

The Headless Horseman Halloween Annual 2023 variant

Don’t sleep this October as the Headless Horseman rides again with five scary stories

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Boils, ghouls, vampires, monsters, and creatures of all kinds, welcome. Take a seat, go on, fill the aisles, relax your fangs, and sit with us for a while. Follow a macabre and magical journey through all the haunts and spooks that keep you up at night. Here you’ll revel in darkness for a chilling, nay PETRIFYING experience as the Headless Horseman presents a collection of five terrifying tales to warm up your cold soul. Hurry up now, you won’t want to keep them waiting…

This Halloween the headless haunt, our Dark Equestrian, saddles up for a one-shot gathering creepy tales perfect for a night of nightmares. The Headless Horseman Halloween Annual is a new Halloween anthology from Dark Horse Comics and contains macabre merriment from a host of haunting creators, including: Angela Slatter, Lukas Ketner, Olivia Stephens, Phillip Sevy, Christie Porter, Leah Kilpatrick, David Dastmalchian, Valeria Burzo, Tyler Crook, Frank Cvetkovic, and more. These five stories are presented by creators who share a love of shudder-inducing, spine-tingling imagery and spooky tales! 

If you’ve ever gotten lost while trick-or-treating, if writer’s block gives you a disproportionate sense of dread, if you won’t walk past that certain house down the road… just in case, if you have ever wondered why the new kid came to town or what could possibly make those spooky horror games even scarier, and especially if you think nothing can frighten you, this anthology is for you.

With plenty of thrills and chills, the 56-page (6.625” x 10.1875”) Headless Horseman Halloween Annual with the main cover by Lukas Ketner will be in comic shops on October 23, 2023. Variant covers by comics icon Mike Mignola (with colorist Dave Stewart) and Mark Spears will also be available. Get “a-head” of the Halloween rush and pre-order at your local comic shop for $7.99.