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First Look: The Much-Anticipated DARK RIDE #2 by Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan

Murder, Mayhem & Sinister Family Secrets Abound in the New Amusement Park Horror Series  


Skybound today unveiled a first look at Dark Ride #2, the next issue of the smash-hit new horror comic book series from the iconic Birthright team of Joshua Williamson (Batman, Dark Crisis) and Andrei Bressan (Justice League Incarnate) that takes place at The Scariest Place on Earth. Dark Ride #2 will arrive in comic book shops on November 9, 2022. 

After the unbelievable final page of the last issue, you aren’t prepared to learn more about The Scariest Place on Earth! Sam Dante and his sister Halloween will do anything to bring Danny D. Evil and Devil Land to audiences around the world...but is there any line they won’t cross to ensure their family’s legacy? 

Dark Ride #2 boasts a stacked variant cover lineup that will continue through the series’ first arc. In addition to the main cover by Bressan and series colorist Adriano Lucas, Dark Ride’s Cover B variant spotlights park mascot Danny D. Evil, with issue #2 cover by Werther Dell’Edera (Something Is Killing the Children), while Cover C showcases Devil Land’s resident femme fatale and horror aficionado, Halloween, with the first four issues’ cover art by Sweeney Boo (Over My Dead Body).  

Additionally, superstar creator Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Star Wars Adventures) is art directing a classic homage poster variant program. The 1:25 incentives will span the Cover D slot of Dark Ride’s first four issues, bringing on a new guest artist for each cover. Agnes Garbowska (DC Super Hero Girls) is the artist at the helm for issue #2, with the Dark Ride world’s rendition of Beauty and the Demon.  

Dark Ride #2 will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.  

The full list of covers is below: 

  • Dark Ride #2 CVR A by Bressan & Lucas (Diamond Code SEP220252) 
  • Dark Ride #2 CVR B (Danny D. Evil Mascot Variant) by Dell’Edera (SEP220253) 
  • Dark Ride #2 CVR C (Halloween Character Spotlight Variant) by Boo (SEP220254)  
  • Dark Ride #2 CVR D 1:25 INCV (Classic Homage Poster Cover) by Garbowska & Fleecs (SEP220255) 

"'Dark Ride' is a great new horror series that's engrossing on the surface as the sinister underpinnings of the story creep out and shock." - Lotusland Comics

"Horror fans and theme park fans absolutely owe it to themselves to check out Dark Ride.” - ComicBook.com 

"Dark Ride is a thrilling ride: part homage to theme parks, part '70s exploitation shlockfest, this comic is exactly what horror fans will want to kick off Spooky Season. Don't skip on it!" - Comic-Watch 







Courtesy of Skybound

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