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Foxy Ladies Fighting Demons FOR THE LORD – Early Review of Nuns Without Guns
The great people over at Viper Comics sent me an early copy of the their upcoming comic Nuns Without Guns today. I was a little iffy on the title and premise of the series, until I saw the first page image(below), then I actually actually said out loud “Alright, let’s do this.” Seventy odd pages later here I am here to preach about the awesomness that is Nuns Without Guns. Gather round children, similar to Moses coming down from the mountain, I am here to lead you to the comic promised land. Review after the break…
Through most of my education years, I went to Catholic school. We had uniforms, daily mass, religion class, and yes even Nuns. We even had a Convent on campus for all the Nuns to live in. For the most part they were great people and very helpful. Never in my years with them would I think they could be like the Nuns in Nuns Without Guns.
The story is about an organized group of 4 nuns that combat the evil that might threaten the souls on this earth. The team is your familiar four members (Ex. TMNT): Sister Marie(Leader/Leonardo), Sister Francis(Tech/Donatello), Sister Wendy(Contrast to Leader/Raphael), and Sister Bertha(Oddball-Comic Relief/Michelangelo.) What isn’t familiar is the rest of context, being Nuns that are ordered by the church to exterminate demons and evil. I don’t want to discuss the plot that much, since it’s a preview, but I do want to talk about the writing. The writing is done in a very honest and refreshing way. When the nuns are talking about Christian practices, history, or bible verses; they are accurate and make sense. While this story is in the realm of humor and fantasy, it does not make fun of the religion which is rare to find in these kind of comics. Also the dialogue between the Nuns are fun and light which really conveys that this isn’t their first rodeo.
The artwork looks straight out of Saturday morning cartoons which is just right for this series. The panels on the page are obviously thought out ahead of time with it’s easy progression of the story.
I could not get much info on the series, but I hope they are making more issues because I am already wanting more. These Demon Hunting Brides of Christ can’t be missed.
Writing by Jason M. Burns and Artwork by Erich Owen. Out Later This Year
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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