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Cullen Bunn is one of the most prolific and consistent purveyors of horror comics in the industry today. For someone with such a large body of work, it’s amazing that his work is never less than good, often reaching greatness, and offering readers a wide variety of horrors. From Brian Hart’s bizarre westerns to Andrea Mutti’s serial killers, Sally Cantilino’s humorous monster hunts, Danny Ruckert’s tricky past-life cults, and the list goes on. Tyler Crook burst onto the scene with an original graphic novel with Philip Gerratt that delved into the conspiracy surrounding Rasputin’s death, and quickly made a name…
Co-creators Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones, along with colorist José Villarrubia and letterer Rob Leigh, return for the third installment in their four-part series of Kickstarter-funded graphic novels The series reimagines Bram Stoker‘s 1897 epistolary novel of gothic horror, Dracula, which created one of the most famous literary characters of all time. Like the previously released installments of their horror series, Dracula: Book III—The Count takes place in the shadows of the original novel and tells the familiar and horrifying tale from the vampire’s own point of view. The book has already exceeded its crowdfunding goal of $666, having garnered…
New York Comic Con was a good event for Patrick Horvath. The author and artist of Free For All and Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees has won a Harvey Award, announced his third installment in the Beneath the Trees series, and is set to score a tie-breaking goal at DC KO. This was something that no one expected. By Saturday afternoon, it was all in the rearview mirror and Horvath had time to “relax” by signing autographs for fans and talking to reporters at the IDW booth. He joined The Beat for a conversation about Beneath the Tree: The…
Written by Jeremy Fascaldo On Friday at New York Comic Con, creative couple N.D. Stevenson (Nimona, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Scarlet Morning) and Lee Knox Ostertag (Witch Boy, Deep Dark, House of Owls) discussed their experiences in the industry. Stevenson and Ostertag talked about the original comic and the projects the two have worked on over the years. Ostertag praised Stevenson’s original comic book Nimona and his recent prose debut, Scarlet Morning. Ostertag revealed that he is currently writing a queer book about the Victorian era, and talked about how magical the process of creating comics is, using…
Dead Sky Publishing has built a formidable book series with a reputation for not being afraid to test readers’ limits. From the perverted body horror Dead Inside (with one of the most shocking opening sentences in recent memory) to the steampunk dinosaur comic Red Range, the publisher is keen to differentiate itself. Dead Sky is currently at New York Comic Con at booth #2140, with a large selection of books on display. The publisher’s products clearly depict how important the publisher’s presence has become in the field of comics and prose, especially genre fiction. The publisher focuses on developing western…
Jeremy Fascaldo boom! The studio is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. At a special panel to mark the occasion at New York Comic Con on Saturday, the publisher announced the big event. It’s the upcoming “Swamp Thing is Killing the Children,” a crossover between the company’s best-selling “Slaughterverse” series and DC’s “Swamp Thing.” The panel discussion included publisher Michael Kelly and creators Tini Howard, Tim Finn, Jenny Frison, Werther Del Edera, Marjorie Liu, Bryce Carlson, and James Tyrion IV. It all started with Tynion, who revealed that “Something’s Killing the Children” will continue as long as the creative team…
At New York Comic Con on Saturday, Yen Press announced a number of new licenses that will debut in Spring 2026. In addition to the English license for the board game Delicious in Dungeon and the Taiwanese manga and solo leveling spin-off, the publisher has revealed 10 manga licenses and three light novels. Here are the announced titles. Yen Press Spring 2026 Manga License Redemption: One Forever Written by Scarlett BerricoArt: NEXT LEVEL Studio 21-year-old Chiaki has her lover Kuon die in an accident right in front of her, and when she suddenly wakes up, she finds herself transported 10…
At New York Comic Con on Saturday, Yen Press announced the acquisition of the board game Monster Eater: Delicious in Dungeon, scheduled for release in May 2026. Based on the 1998 Monster Maker board game and themed after Ryoko Kui’s award-winning Delicious in Dungeon series, Monster Eater lets players explore dungeons and face off against iconic monsters to earn enough victory points for victory. Here is the full description: Combining the hit manga Delicious in Dungeon with the work of legendary game designer Ginichiro Suzuki, this collaborative game lets you and a party of 2 to 5 of your closest…
It’s Day 3 of New York Comic Con and the news continues to arrive from the Javits Center. Lion Forge Entertainment has announced that the hit animated series Iyanu will return for a second season on HBO Max and Cartoon Network in Spring 2026. “Iyanu” became a worldwide blockbuster. It ranks among the top 10 Kids & Family titles on HBO Max, was #1 in the Kids 6-12 category for the first month of April on Cartoon Network, and remains the #1 Kids & Family title on Showmax in 44 African countries. It’s available to stream in the UK on…
On Saturday, at New York Comic-Con’s Marvel Fanfare panel, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief CB Cebulski sat down with fan-favorite artist J. Scott Campbell to get candid about Campbell’s career, from his early days as an X-Men fan to his evolution into one of Marvel’s best-known cover artists. Mr. Cebulski began by asking about the Campbells. The screen displayed some drawings from his childhood and some handmade paper X-Men figures. Campbell talked about growing up in Colorado, his early dreams of becoming an animator, and how his love of comics, especially the X-Men and his favorite character, Rogue, shaped his artistic journey.…