With New York City still trapped in a silent stasis, Henry Jacobs finds his once-lonely predicament growing even more complicated in Issue #2 of John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction: PAUSE. Slated for release on March 26, this next chapter—written by Matthew Manning, illustrated by Conor Boyle, and lettered by Janice Chiang—plunges readers deeper into [...]

In a bold reinterpretation of The Mummy, Eisner Award winner Faith Erin Hicks (Pumpkinheads, The Nameless City Trilogy) teams up with colorist Lee Loughridge (Standstill) to breathe fresh life into one of the most iconic Universal Monsters of all time. Titled Universal Monsters: The Mummy #1, this four-issue limited series is poised to bring classic [...]

Storm King Comics, under its John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids imprint, is set to release The Ghost Whiskerers, a middle-grade graphic novel by Thomas F. Zahler, on February 5, 2025. Combining supernatural intrigue with heartwarming storytelling, the book explores themes of friendship, family, and the mysteries of the afterlife. The Ghost Whiskerers follows Daniel, a [...]

Mad Cave Studios has announced an exciting new project: Marvel Studios writers Steven Paul Judd ("Echo," "Dark Winds") and Ken Kristensen ("Echo," "The Continental"), along with feature writer Tvli Jacob ("Shouting Secrets"), are set to adapt tales from the legendary tabloid newspaper Weekly World News into a comic book series. The series is currently in [...]

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Get Ready for Laughs and Cryptozoological Wonders in AHOY Comics

When using or hearing the term “dark fantasy,” my mind immediately jumps to the aesthetics and imagery brought from the original Brother’s Grimm Fairy tales, Hans Christen Anderson, and even Aesop’s Fables. I’ve seen the TL: DR definition on Social Media as “fairy tales with no happy endings” or “stories without the Disney or [...]