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First Look At ‘Wolf Creek’ Director’s Graphic Novel ‘Sebastian Hawks – Creature Hunter’
While director/writer Greg Mclean is busy setting the wheels in motion for Wold Creek 2, he’s also working on his debut graphic novel, Sebastian Hawks – Creature Hunter. The comic is set during the Victorian era and it follows Sebastian Hawks, English thrill-seeker and creature hunter, who is hired to rescue missing British explorers from “monsters in the snow”.
The book is currently being funded over at Pozible.com. The series is written by Tristan Jones (“Ghostbusters”) with artwork from Chris DiBari (“Pale Horse”). Head inside for the preview pages, video promo, and the official press release.
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With pre-production in full swing on Wolf Creek 2, director Greg Mclean presents the first glimpse into the world of his new graphic novel SEBASTIAN HAWKS – CREATURE HUNTER.
SEBASTIAN HAWKS – CREATURE HUNTER is currently being funded via crowdfunding website, Pozible.com and these exclusive pages give readers a glimpse to the style of the art and storytelling that they can expect from the final graphic novel.
These pages are from the teaser comic, SEBASTIAN HAWKS – CREATURE HUNTER vs The LOCH NESS MONSTER – which will be exclusively available as a digital download to all supporters of the crowdfunding campagin.
SEBASTIAN HAWKS is a red-blooded English adventurer, whose thirst for excitement sees him brought to life by a superb creative team.
“If you love old-fashioned high adventure, monsters, heroes and villains, all set in the dazzling Victorian era then you’ll love this book”, said Mclean.
In the early 1900’s, The Crown enlists the services of Hawks – whose reputation for dealing with slightly more ‘exotic’ wildlife is spreading across the globe – to accompany a rescue mission to recover a team of British explorers who have vanished in India after a rival German explorer is found raving amongst the mountain villages of “monsters in the snow”. What follows leads Hawks and his companions into a series of adventures involving an ancient conspiracy, pre-war intrigue and monsters. Lots and lots of MONSTERS!
The SEBASTIAN HAWKS team includes writer Tristan Jones who has quickly made his mark in the comics industry following a critically acclaimed run on Mirage Studios’ Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, IDW’s Lovecraft infused Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Infestation, Ghostbusters and the upcoming Silent Hill series – with art being masterfully handled by Chris DiBari who broke into the industry doing covers for DC Comics Robin and Marvel’ Deadpool and has since worked on the comic adaptation of cult film The Warriors, George Romero’s The Crazies, and the smash hit revenge western Pale Horse for Boom! Studios.
SEBASTIAN HAWKS will be edited by Wolfgang Bylsma and published by Australia’s premier graphic novel label Gestalt in collaboration with Diezelpunk. Also supporting the team is Rachel Deering, the creator of the gothic horror comic series Anathema; Ghostbusters artist Dan Schoening, Zombies VS Robots illustrator Mark Torres and many more!
The crowd funding campaign offers fantastic incentives to those who donate including limited edition artwork (the team will be announcing special guest illustrators and artists from across the comic book industry who have donated artwork very soon), being drawn as a character in the graphic novel and a ‘behind the scenes’ set visit to the filming of Wolf Creek 2 in 2013.
Comics
‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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