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Exclusive First Look at EC Comics’ First-Ever Serialized Horror Comic ‘Blood Type’
Recently resurrected by Oni Press, EC Comics will launch its first-ever serialized horror comic with Blood Type.
The first issue in the four-part series will be published on June 11, and Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive first look at the cover variants below.
Rising from the pages of last fall’s Epitaphs from the Abyss #3, bon vivant bloodsucker Ada is the first character to claw its way out of an EC anthology story and into a standalone series from one of the most influential names in terror.
Blood Type is written by Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One, Star Wars: Legacy) and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Andrea Sorrentino (Gideon Falls, Old Man Logan). It features coloring by Dave Stewart and lettering by Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith.
A cunning vampire with nothing left to lose, Ada’s misdeeds have landed her on the doorstep of an idyllic Caribbean resort teeming with wealthy tourists and superstitious locals — an ample food supply for the thirsty vamp looking to get away from it all.
But as Ada stalks the boundaries of her new hunting ground, she becomes embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse by moonlight as an older, wiser, and entirely different kind of predator reveals its own carnal hunger for greed and power.
The first issue features variant covers by Sorrentino, Miguel Mercado (The Neighbors), Albert Monteys (Slaughterhouse-Five), Patricia Martin (G.I. Joe), and Kyle Hotz (The Hood).
“As is to be expected, Andrea Sorrentino is delivering a master class in comic book horror with his jaw-dropping work on Blood Type #1 – a truly historic debut issue that holds the unique distinction of being the first issue to ever continue a story out of the pages of a tried-and-true EC anthology short,” said Hunter Gorinson, President & Publisher of Oni Press.
“Paired with the brutally horrific and piercing hilarious script of Corinna Bechko – who has proven her ability to understand what makes an EC story tick on a near-cellular level as one of the central writers behind Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe – Blood Type will at last answer the (literally) immortal question: We may be scared of vampires … but what kind of monster could possibly make a vampire break out in a cold sweat?”
Experience the throat-ripping short story that set the horror in motion with Blood Type #0 on May 3 as part of Free Comic Book Day. It recollects Ada’s first appearance in Epitaphs from the Abyss alongside other EC stories from Cruel Universe and Cruel Kingdom.
Cover A by Miguel Mercado
Cover B by Andrea Sorrentino
EC Homage Variant (1:10) by Albert Monteys
B&W Artist Edition Variant (1:20) by Andrea Sorrentino
EC Archive Edition (1:50) by Patricia Martin
Black & white interior art preview
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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