Something spooky this way comes to make your Monday even better than it hopefully already is: a pair of Mignolaverse comics previews! While Hellboy may be winding down, the rest of the weird, wild world envisioned by Mike Mignola and his cohorts is thriving and stronger than ever. Case in point, the two exclusive first-look previews we have for your today of Baltimore: Empty Graves #1 and Lobster Johnson: The Forgotten Man.Â
The former follows our heartless hero, Lord Baltimore, as he grieves for the friends he lost in the fight against the Red King. Unfortunately for him, the Red King’s followers have nefarious plans for the corpses of Baltimore’s dearly departed pals. The latter of the two is a rollicking one-shot following Lobster Johnson hot on the case of a missing priest. Of course, nothing is ever easy for Lobster Johnson, and his hunt for the truth will take him into the muck and the mire of the sewers.
You can preview both titles in our exclusive gallery below.
BALTIMORE: EMPTY GRAVES #1
“With no bodies to bury, Baltimore lays to rest the memories of good friends, while the strange worshipers of the Red King make use of the corpses of his fallen allies.”
CREATORS
Writer:Â Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
Artist: Peter Bergting
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Ben Stenbeck
Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror
Publication Date:Â April 06, 2016
Format:Â FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.99
UPC: 7 61568 28458 4 00111
LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE FORGOTTEN MAN
“After a transient goes missing, Lobster Johnson is called in to investigate a priest who practices more than just religion. What he’s got cooking in his stew pot is nothing compared to what he has hiding in the sewers below . . .
* Action-packed one-shotâperfect for new readers!”
CREATORS
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Artist: Peter Snejbjerg
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover Artist: Tonci Zonjic
Genre: Horror, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:Â April 06, 2016
Format: FC, 32 pages; One-shot
Price: $3.50
UPC: 7 61568 27178 2 00111
Which of these titles will you be picking up? Let us know in the comments below.
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