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Wildstorm Bringing Back Fan Favorite ‘Victorian Undead’ This November!
If you have been paying attention to us here at Graphic Content then you are well aware that we are firm supporters of DC Wildstorm’s mini series “VICTORIAN UNDEAD” that ended earlier this year. The series never got stale like most mini-series do, and Edginton was able to deliver the goods with every issue of the run. When the last issue was released we speculated (more of an educated guess) that the series would make its return at some point, and thankfully someone else thought so too, and today the publisher announced an all new mini-series that will debut this November. This time the detective and his titular sidekick will be taking on Dracula himself, and you can get all the details on the first issue below!
WRITTEN BY: Ian Edginton
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Davide Fabbri
COVER BY: Ryan Sook.
“A year after the defeat of Professor Moriarty’s revenant horde and the fire-bombing of London, restoration is well under way. Yet, from across the sea, ancient eyes cast their hungry gaze upon the still vulnerable capital Dracula is coming! Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the wreck of the ship, the Demeter its crew missing, the corpse of its Captain lashed to the ship’s wheel and soon realize this is merely the opening salvo of war from beyond the grave! Don’t miss this start to a bloodthirsty new 5-issue miniseries!”
“VICTORIAN UNDEAD II: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS DRACULA” Issue #1 Drops This November From DC Wildstorm! (MSRP-$3.99)
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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