Dark Horse Comics has announced The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas, a new four-issue Hellboy Universe mini-series from creator Mike Mignola, writer Chris Roberson (iZombie), and artist Christopher Mitten (Panya: The Mummy’s Curse). The series launches August 12, 2026, and follows Queen Victoria’s secret paranormal agency — the Foundry — into uncharted supernatural territory.

Long before Hellboy or the B.P.R.D. existed to defend the world from occult threats, the Foundry served as the Empire’s covert arm for uncovering and weaponizing the scientific applications of ancient, often terrifying artifacts. In Peril on the Seas picks up with Major Karam Singh and the Foundry team as they pursue an unknown menace threatening enemies and allies alike across the open ocean — unsure whether what lurks ahead is a monster, or something far worse.

The series draws from characters first introduced in Witchfinder: The Gates of Heaven by Mignola, Roberson, and artist D’Israeli, and builds on Roberson and Mitten’s 2023 collaboration Panya: The Mummy’s Curse. Colors are by Michelle Madsen with letters by Clem Robins, and all four issues feature covers by Mitten.

“Long before Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. defended the world against supernatural threats of all types, the men and women of the Foundry protected Queen Victoria’s Empire,” said Roberson. “In The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas, Major Karam Singh and his fellow members of the Foundry go in search of an unknown menace that appears to threaten enemies and allies alike, unsure whether they are in pursuit of some sort of monster or something far worse.”

“This is a really fun corner of the universe in which to wander and explore,” added editor Katii O’Brien. “The Foundry is a deep-cut look at humanity’s exploration into science and the supernatural long before the B.P.R.D. comes on the scene.”

The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas #1 arrives in comic shops on August 12, 2026.