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Preview: The Butcher’s Boy #4

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The Butcher’s Boy #4

(W) Landry Walker (A/CA) Justin Greenwood
In Shops: Aug 28, 2024
SRP: $4.99

It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire as Shyla faces the unmasked monster that is the Butcher’s Boy! But it’s not just a question of survival, as the motivations of this murderous, meat hungry serial killer stand starkly revealed. For something sinister lies waiting in the dark caverns of the long-abandoned mines of La Perdita. Something inhuman. Something… hungry.

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Preview: The Butcher’s Boy #3

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The Butcher’s Boy #3

(W) Landry Walker (A/CA) Justin Greenwood
In Shops: Jul 31, 2024
SRP: $4.99

While the journal written by the child of the notorious Butcher tells the tale of meat and madness, the true mystery has revealed itself-who is the Butcher’s Boy? Were they the first victim of their dark father, or did they become something much worse? The answer to these questions can’t come soon enough for the five friends trapped within La Perdita, for now they know there is only one truth in this land-you MUST eat, or you WILL be eaten.

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Preview: The Butcher’s Boy #2

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The Butcher’s Boy #2

(W) Landry Walker (A/CA) Justin Greenwood
In Shops: Jun 19, 2024
SRP: $4.99

Shyla and her friends lock themselves away in their motel rooms, each of them grappling with the feverish visions induced by the tainted meat they consumed. Are the voices whispering to them real? Has the Butcher of La Perdita come to claim their flesh? Or is the sickness that each of them carries within simply bubbling its way to the surface? Take a bite and find out, as the temperature of this macabre horror story is rising quickly.

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The Butcher’s Boy gets collected in January 2025

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From the creators of The Last Siege comes the slasher/psychotropic horror comic series The Butcher’s Boy, now collected in one paperback volume. Combining elements of Midsommar and The Evil Dead, this spine-tingling horror lurches from the minds of New York Times bestselling author Landry Q. Walker and artist Justin Greenwood. This volume collects issues #1-4 of The Butcher’s Boy, written by Walker and Pannel Vaughn, with art and cover art by Greenwood, interior and cover art colors by Brad Simpson, and letters by Pat Brosseau.

Deep within the backroads of the Pacific Northwest, an entire town fell victim to the brutal cleaver of the Butcher of La Perdita.

But that was more than a hundred years ago, and in that time the generational nightmare of murder and meat has been reduced to morbid clickbait folklore for bored travelers to share online.

And yet some say the Butcher still haunts the streets at night, seeking fresh meat for his larder. A true Lovecraftian horror? Or just the feverish dreams of a mentally unstable serial killer. Six friends on a road trip are about to find out…

The Butcher’s Boy (136 pages, 6.625×10.1875”, paperback) will be available January 7, 2025 in bookstores and January 8, 2024 in comic shops. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, TFAW and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.

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Preview: The Butcher’s Boy #1

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The Butcher’s Boy #1

(W) Landry Walker (A/CA) Justin Greenwood
In Shops: May 22, 2024
SRP: $4.99

Deep within the backroads of the Pacific Northwest, an entire town fell victim to the brutal cleaver of the Butcher of La Perdita. But that was more than a hundred years ago, and in that time the generational nightmare of murder and meat has been reduced to morbid clickbait folklore for bored travelers to share online. And yet some say the Butcher still haunts the streets at night, seeking fresh meat for his larder. A true Lovecraftian horror? Or just the feverish dreams of a mentally unstable serial killer. Six friends on a road trip are about to find out…

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Karate Prom

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

A Business Proposal Vol. 5 (Yen Press/IZE Press) – We’re a sucker for this rom-com.

Archie Comics: Judgement Day #1 (Archie) – When Archie changes up their formula, it’s usually a winner.

Barkham Asylum (DC Comics) – The title alone puts a smile on our face and DC has a good track record when it comes to graphic novels for kids.

Blood Hunt #2 (Marvel) – The first issue of this event far exceeded our expectations and we can’t wait to see what comes next and who gets turned.

The Butcher’s Boy #1 (Dark Horse Comics) – A true Lovecraftian horror? Or just the feverish dreams of a mentally unstable serial killer. Six friends on a road trip are about to find out…

Cobra Commander #5 (Skybound) – The newly launched “Energon Universe” has breathed new life into Transformers and G.I. Joe and we’ve been sucked in to see how Cobra has come about. We’re excited to see this series wrapping up and what comes next.

Conan the Barbarian #11 (Titan Comics) – The series has been fantastic with every issue. The best sword and sorcery on the comic shelf right now.

Fall of the House of X #5 (Marvel) – The event overall has been ho-hum but we want to see how it wraps up and leads to the new start in July.

Karate Prom (First Second) – We loved it. Check out our review.

Local Man #10 (Image Comics) – This series’ praise and award nominations is well deserved.

Oshi No Ko Vol. 6 (Yen Press) – The series has been an interesting inside look at celebrity as well as a murder mystery.

The Talk (Henry Holt) – Darrin Bell examines how “the talk” has shaped nearly every moment of his life into adulthood and fatherhood.

Ultimate Black Panther #4 (Marvel) – We have no idea what it was at the end of the issue, but we’re excited to find out!

Void Rivals #9 (Skybound) – Another series in Skybound’s “Energon Universe,” Springer from the Transformers is in this and we’re intrigued as to how that piece of puzzle works.

White Boat #1 (DSTLRY) – Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla are a must buy, especially when together.

The Butcher’s Boy is a haunting new horror comic set against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest

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Dark Horse Comics presents a classic slasher/psychotropic folk horror story to sink your teeth into in The Butcher’s Boy. This new Lovecraftian horror series combines elements of tales such as Midsommar and The Evil Dead, and comes from the creative team behind The Last Siege. The Butcher’s Boy is a four-issue series features story by, Landry Q. Walker and Pannel Vaughn, with art and cover art by Justin Greenwood, interior and cover art colors by Brad Simpson, and letters by Pat Brosseau.

Tucked away far down the backroads of the Pacific Northwest countryside, an entire town fell victim to the brutal cleaver of the Butcher of La Perdita. But that was more than a hundred years ago, and since that time the generational nightmare of murder and meat has been reduced to morbid clickbait folklore for bored travelers to share online.

Yet some say the Butcher still haunts the streets at night, seeking fresh meat for his larder. Is this a true Lovecraftian horror? Or just the feverish dreams of a mentally unstable serial killer? Six friends on a road trip are about to find out…

The Butcher’s Boy #1 (of 4) will be in comic shops May 22, 2024. Both the original and variant cover editions of the comic are available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $4.99. 

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