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Comic Series ‘1985: Black Hole Repo’ is ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Meets ‘Event Horizon’
In space, no one can hear you shit your spacesuit.
The writer of this year’s Leatherface, Seth M. Sherwood, is taking you into outer space with his new project, a comic series titled 1985: Black Hole Repo.
Issue #1 of the series, penned by Sherwood and Michael Moreci with art by John Bivens, is up for pre-order and headed to comic book shelves on October 11.
Think the fun of Guardians of the Galaxy… meets the cosmic terror of Event Horizon!
“Welcome to an alternate 1985 where the space race never slowed down, where the push away from Earth relies on duct tape, analog computers, and unstable rocket fuel. Max, Roach, Doc, and Bear are the dregs of the cosmos. Punks. Losers. Dropouts. They make cash repossessing the starships of deadbeats that don’t make their payments. When they unknowingly jack a ship that’s hauling a cargo of pure alien cosmic terror, they find themselves thrust into a conflict that includes cyborg assassins, Soviet spies, Japanese video hackers, and an alien intelligence that they can’t possible comprehend.”
Preview Issue #1 by checking out some exclusive sneak peek pages below!
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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