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Halloween ComicFest 2019 Includes ‘DCeased’ and ‘Ghost Rider: King of Hell’!
Free Comic Book Day has come and gone this year but we still have Halloween ComicFest to look forward to, which is essentially the same thing only with a Halloween-themed twist!
Halloween ComicFest is an annual event where participating comic book specialty shops across North America and beyond celebrate the Halloween season by giving away Halloween-themed comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops. This year, Halloween ComicFest features a whole new selection of 28 comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated fall event taking place Saturday, October 26, 2019.
Of the 28 titles available, 19 are Full Size and 9 are Mini Comics for fans to pick up and enjoy. All will be available for free at participating comic shops on Saturday, October 26th, with the Mini Comics also available for purchase in packs of 25 for $4.99 at the beginning of October—a perfect item to give to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
“This year’s Halloween ComicFest is poised to be bigger and better than last year!” said Halloween ComicFest spokesperson Ashton Greenwood. “The comics available this year are designed to appeal to a broad range of tastes, from the all-ages Mini Comics featuring popular properties like Archie, DC Superhero Girls, Nickelodeon’s The Loud House, and Pokémon, while the Full-Size Comics feature well-known characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Boba Fett, Iron Man, and Batman. Halloween ComicFest is the perfect time to discover the wonders of comic shops and experience them as premiere destinations for Halloween fun!”
Halloween ComicFest 2019 Full-Size Comics:
- AfterShock Comics | Dark Red #1 Halloween ComicFest B&W Edition
- Aspen Comics | Aspen Mascots and the Portals of Doom
- Benitez Productions | Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte
- Dark Horse Comics | House of Fear: Attack of the Killer Snowmen!
- DC Comics | DCeased #1 HCF Special Editon
- DC Comics | The Secret Spiral of Swamp Kid / Black Canary: Ignite HCF Special Edition
- IDW Publishing | Sonic the Hedgehog #1 HCF Edition
- Keenspot Entertainment | Junior High Horrors Halloween Special
- Kodansha Comics | Tales of Berseria Preivew & Other Game Manga
- Mad Cave Studios | Battlecats: Halloween ComicFest Special
- Marvel Comics | Ghost Rider: King of Hell #1
- Marvel Comics | Iron Man: Road to Iron Man 2020
- Marvel Comics | Miles Morales: Spider-Man #0
- Marvel Comics | Star Wars: Boba Fett #1
- Random House Children’s Books | Doodleville/ Aster and the Accidental Magic Exclusive First Look
- Source Point Press | The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. and Dastardly Dirk
- Vertical Comics | Bakemonogatari (Monster Tale) Exclusive HCF Edition
- VIZ Media | The Drifting Classroom/ Smashed
- YouNeek Studios | Iyanu: Child of Wonder
Halloween ComicFest 2019 Mini Comics:
- Albatross Funnybooks | Spook House
- American Mythology | Under Dog Halloween Hijinks
- Archie Comics | Archie’s Madhouse Magic
- BOOM! Studios | Just Beyond: Horror at Happy Landings
- DC Comics | DC Superhero Girls: At Metropolis High Halloween ComicFest Special Edition
- Golden Apple Books | Blastosaurus Halloween Special
- IDW Publishing | Usagi Yojimbo HCF Mini Comic
- Papercutz | The Loud House: “A Very LOUD Halloween”
- VIZ Media | Pokémon Adventures
Head over to HalloweenComicFest.com to learn more about this year’s event!
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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