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REVIEW: 'I Hate This Place' #4 by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, and Lee Loughridge

  I HATE THIS PLACE #4 Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Letterer: Pat Brosseau Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: August 24, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 " I HATE THIS PLACE is my favorite kind of horror comic...cacan't wait to read more." -MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN) What is a paranormal nexus, and how did Rutherford Ranch become one? Gabby, Trudy, and Dante search for answers, only to discover something else is stalking them. Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) When 'I Hate This Place' debuted it really felt like the storytelling possibilities were endless. Issue one laid the foundation where anything could happen. The story of a young couple inheriting a haunted farmhouse in a remote rural area is the perfect launching pad for horror but Kyle Starks was not satisfied with just having scary elements. In four issues, the team has thrown ghosts, monsters, and aliens at readers with apparent devilish glee. There's even a tense subplot of a murdero...

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: 'The All-Nighter' #9 (of 10) by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, and Paris Alleyne

  The All-Nighter #9 (of 10) Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne Letters by Aditya Bidikar Edited by Allison O'Toole Published by Comixology Release date:  August 30, 2022 To save Ian and stop the Justice Angels, Alex and Cynthia decide to team up with other supernaturals in the city. But the Lazaruk has an unexpected new ally on his side!  Part of the Comixology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on Comixology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to Comixology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited, or Amazon Prime . Also available for purchase via Comixology, Kindle, and in print via Dark Horse Books . Courtesy of Comixology

Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan’s DARK RIDE Reveals Superstar Variant Covers

The 'Birthright' Team Reunites for New Amusement Park Horror Series Launching October 2022  Skybound today revealed an exciting variant cover lineup for Dark Ride #1, the debut issue of the highly anticipated new horror comic book series from the visionary 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 #1 will arrive in comic book shops on October 5, 2022.   In addition to the dazzling main cover by Bressan and series colorist Adriano Lucas, Dark Ride #1 boasts an impressive cover lineup that kicks off a variant cover program continuing through all four issues of Dark Ride ’s first arc. The Cover B variant spotlights park mascot Danny D. Evil, with issue #1 cover by MartĂ­n Morazzo ( Ice Cream Man ) and Adriano Lucas, while Cover C showcases Devil Land’s resident femme fatale and horror aficionado, Halloween, with the first four issues’ cover art by...

REVIEW: 'End After End' #1 by David Andry, Tim Daniel, Sunando C, and Kurt Michael Russell

END AFTER END #1 Writer: David Andry, Tim Daniel Artist: Sunando C, Kurt Michael Russell Letters: Jim Campbell Publisher: Vault Comics Release Date: August 24, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 Life is nothing if not a series of endings. School. Jobs. Friendships. Love. Until THE end. Walter Willem's end was fast and unexpected. His was an unremarkable life. So, how is it that his story continues as cannon fodder in an endless war waged against an insatiable darkness hellbent on consuming all of existence? And is Walter right in believing he's arrived in the midst of this titanic battle as the one destined to finally end it? That's the tale of the End After End. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) End After End #1 by David Andry and Tim Daniel, with art by Sunando C., colors by Kurt Michael Russell, and letters by Jim Campbell is a captivating ride from the very beginning.  In the spirit of classic films like The Incredible Mr. Limpet and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court where...

Skybound Reveals More About Upcoming 'Creepshow' #1

All-New Pages Revealed from the Upcoming Creepshow Story by Paul Dini, Stephen Langford, and John McCrea  Today Skybound unveiled a new look at Creepshow #1, the debut issue of the hugely anticipated five-issue comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Cartel Entertainment. Creepshow #1 will arrive in comic book shops on September 21, 2022.    In the spirit of all iterations of Creepshow in pop culture, each issue of the Creepshow comic anthology series will come packed with two spine-chilling stories, and this new look showcases a truly terrifying story about a killer clown.   Legendary writers Paul Dini ( Batman: The Animated Series ) and Stephen Langford ( Creepshow TV series) team up with artist John McCrea ( Hitman ) to petrify readers with the party antics of Shingo, the birthday clown with an appetite for more than cake!   All-star writer/artist Chris Burnham ( Die! Die! Die! ) also adds to t...

'The Marked: Halloween Special' One-Shot Coming Soon from David Hine and Brian Haberlin

YOUR FAVORITE TATTOOED WITCHES ARE BACK! THE MARKED: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL TAKES ON THE FORCES OF EVIL THIS OCTOBER  Fan-favorite duo David Hine and Brian Haberlin re-team for a special Halloween treat for readers just in time for Halloween with The Marked: Halloween Special one-shot out from Image Comics. Once every hundred years The Marked are challenged to a game called Rogue’s Night. It’s a game, like Russian Roulette is a game, like Christians vs. Lions was a game. The stakes are high and if The Marked loses, we all lose. Here’s how it works: Rogue was a powerful witch who was kicked out of The Marked four hundred years ago for using Dark Magic. Every century she takes her revenge by choosing a location to unleash her mischief demons. This time her target is Holy Mountain, Texas, where a radical evangelist called Pastor Jonah is burning books and banning Halloween. According to the pastor, leftists and liberals are literally Satan’s demons in human form. As night falls on ...

New Prohibition Era Comic Series 'Blood Oath' Coming from Rob Hart, Alex Segura, Joe Eisma, and Hilary Jenkins

Issue #1 Arrives From Comixology Originals on August 30th Comixology Originals announces Blood Oath , a Prohibition-Era horror comic series co-written by acclaimed novelists Rob Hart and Alex Segura. With art by Joe Eisma, colors by Hilary Jenkins, letters by Jim Campbell, and edited by Heather Antos, Blood Oath #1 (of 5) debuts on August 30th from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line. “ Blood Oath is a blend of some of our favorite things, in terms of story and genre - historical fiction, the early days of organized crime, and horror - all things we wanted to explore, and they blended together perfectly to ask a key question: what if there was a secret, monstrous crime family that’s been part of the underworld for decades?” Segura said. Hart and Segura, both comic fans, first co-authored the digital short “Bad Beat”. Now, combining their talents in their first comic series together, Hart and Segura introduce Hazel Crenshaw, a strong-willed, self-sufficient...