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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR— This August, legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, iZOMBIE co-creator Chris Roberson, original WITCHFINDER series artist Ben Stenbeck and colorist Michelle Madsen will unite for WITCHFINDER: CITY OF THE DEAD.
In this five part miniseries from Dark Horse Comics, Sir Edward Grey,
occult adviser to the queen, must defeat scores of flesh-eating corpses
on the loose in London and explore a temple beneath London full of
ancient secrets. Artist Julián Totino Tedesco will provide covers for
the series.
“One of the great things about the monster tropes in horror fiction is
that they don't have to be limited to any specific setting,” said Chris
Roberson. “Werewolf stories aren't all set in Eastern Europe, vampire
stories don't have to take place in Victorian London, and zombies
needn't be relegated to the post-apocalyptic scenario. There's a lot of
fun to be had from taking these types of characters and transposing them
into different historical periods and cultural milieus."
Mignola and Roberson are currently co-writing the acclaimed HELLBOY & THE BPRD adventures. “Chris's pitch for WITCHFINDER: CITY OF THE DEAD
is what made us all realize he was a perfect writer to add to our
little world,” said Mike Mignola. “Chris and Ben Stenbeck have outdone
themselves on this book. I’m super excited about it!”
Stenbeck returns to WITCHFINDER, the title he helped launched in 2009, before working on BALTIMORE and the acclaimed FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND. “It’s fantastic to return to the world of WITCHFINDER,”
said Ben Stenbeck. “I get to go back to Edward Grey’s London and help
to flesh it out a bit more. Hopefully I've gotten better at it in the 7
years since I last drew WITCHFINDER.”
“I've always been an enormous fan of Victorian-era occult detectives,
and of Mignola's Sir Edward Grey in particular,” said Roberson. “One of
the greatest things about Hellboy's world is the richness of its
backstory, and it's been a real thrill to get to explore some of the
uncharted territory and fill in some of the gaps in the map."
Witchfinder: City of the Dead #1 (of 5) is in stores August 31, 2016. Preorder your copy today at your local comic shop!
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About Dark Horse
For 30 years, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how
integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium
and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. Founded
in 1986 by Mike Richardson, the company is known for the progressive and
creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In
addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike
Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and
Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo
Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has
developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher
in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment
publishers.
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