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Preview: Red Book I #4

Red Book I #4

Writer: James Tynion IV · Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover artist: Michael Avon Oeming

China, 2010. Flights are immediately diverted into and out of Xiaoshan Airport as staff and passengers aboard multiple planes report seeing flashes and beams of otherworldly light. Four unidentified objects are captured in various photos and videos. How does it all fit within the history of cover-ups by the Chinese government over UFO sightings?

The final issue of the all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters by the New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers in the continuation of their acclaimed work on the Blue Book series.

Each issue will feature “True Weird” backup stories by guest creators.

Red Book I #4

Preview: Red Book I #3

Red Book I #3

Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover artist: Michael Avon Oeming

Russia, 1989. Four children in the city of Voronezh witness a red egg-shaped UFO descend as they play soccer. A group of seemingly extraterrestrial beings disembark and become one of the strangest unexplained phenomena ever recounted.

The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.

Red Book I #3

Preview: Red Book I #2

Red Book I #2

Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover Artist: Michael Avon Oeming

China, 1994. Meng Zhaoguo, a logger with the Red Flag Logging Commune, witnesses a glowing white object crash into the Phoenix Mountain near the Russian border. The mysterious events and natural phenomenon surrounding the sighting have confounded for decades, defying scientific logic.

The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.

Red Book I #2

Preview: Red Book I #1

Red Book I #1

Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover Artist: Michael Avon Oeming

Russia, 1961. Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances that will come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. To this day, the true cause of their deaths remains unknown, although some theorize the blame lies with visitors from beyond the stars…

The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.

Each issue will feature “True Weird” backup stories by guest creators.

Red Book I #1

Turn your eyes to the sky with James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming’s true weird series Red Book

Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present Red Book, a new four-issue miniseries from James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming. Similar to Tynion and Oeming’s Blue BookRed Book investigates the history of UFOs, but this time in the communist countries of the Soviet Union and China. The series, written by Tynion, illustrated by Oeming, and lettered by Tom Napolitano, will also feature a different backup story in each issue. The first issue will include a backup story written and illustrated by Malachi Ward and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. It will also feature cover art by Oeming, Yuko Shimizu, Tyler Boss, and Dani.

Russia, 1961. Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances that will come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. To this day, the actual cause of their deaths remains unknown, although some theorize the blame lies with visitors from beyond the stars…

Red Book #1 (of 4) arrives in comic shops on October 8, 2025. Issue #1 is now available to preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99.