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BD Pick Of The Week: Ghost Projekt Issue #1
It seems like we have been talking about this one for a long time now, but this Wednesday the wait will be over and readers all over the country can see for themselves why critics are raving about Joe Harris’ (‘THE TRIPPER’, ‘DARKNESS FALLS’) newest original comic book titled ‘GHOST PROJEKT’. Go back and read my 2 part interview with Joe where he talks in depth about creating the series, and then read on for the preview and why you should care.
WRITTEN BY: Joe Harris
ILLUSTRATED BY: Steve Rolston
Russia is often remembered from the shadow cast during the Cold War-era when every stranger was a spy, but now that the Cold War is long over, some things left behind from that era may not stay lost. An abandoned Soviet research facility somewhere in Siberia has been home to a strange and dangerous weapon that is now in the hands of thieves claiming it for their own. U.S. weapons inspector Will Haley has been assigned to find out what dangers the weapon poses and with the help of Russian agent Anya Romanova they will find the answers, but it will be far from easy.
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE
A lot has been said about Joe Harris’ newest limited series from Oni-Press over the past couple of months by many including us here at the site. It isn’t just because Joe paid us A LOT to say so either. Kidding aside though, the reason this little gem has gotten so much attention and heavy praise is because it is just that good. In a time when most stories feel like a bit of an abortion of ideas, where characters are ‘kinda sorta’ fleshed out, and the minor details of a story are considered little more than an after thought Joe Harris has done what most fail to do nowadays and that is to create a world of characters and details that all seem to have been given equal attention.
If you’ve read Joe’s 2 part interview with me (and if you haven’t I hate you! Nah, I’m just kidding, but you should really go do that.) you will know just how much research and detail he and his creative team did in order to create the story surrounding the characters much less writing the characters themselves. It is rare to read an original series and feel like you are in that universe yourself as you are reading through it, but perhaps that also has to do with the historical accuracy of many of the things going on within the story itself.
No bones about it: if ‘GHOST PROJEKT’ doesn’t land Joe Harris’ an Eisner then there has to be some absolutely jaw-dropping stuff coming out this year. (That or someone was drinking heavily while they were tabulating the votes) Get out there and buy this book, it’s as simple as that.
‘GHOST PROJEKT’ Issue #1 Drops This Wednesday From Oni-Press! (MSRP-$3.99)
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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