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OMFG Of The Day: History Is Dead – Kidwell’s ’68’ Hits This Months Previews!
One of the promising new zombie tales to have been announced as of late is the Mark Kidwell (“BUMP”) and Jay Fotos’ (“THE NAIL”) created “68” which will FINALLY be making its debut this April from “THE WALKING DEAD” publisher Image. The non-historical historical horror story revolves around a zombie outbreak that occurs in, you guessed it, “68”. This month the series was featured in the newest issue of previews, and beyond the break you can get a look at all the stills as well as some additional cover art and an advance panel from the first issue. Read on for the skinny!
WRITTEN BY: Mark Kidwell, Jay Fotos
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Nat Jones
“In the late ’60s, President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not seek reelection. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Tennessee, with his killer arrested some months later. Combat soldiers fought in Vietnam and stateside flower power blossomed into something militant in retaliation against the unpopular war.
This all happened in 1968 – the very same year that zombies overtook the world.”
“68” Issue #1 Drops April 20th From Image Comics! (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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