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‘Haunt’ Meets His Match In This Issue #14 Preview
In all of the battles that ‘HAUNT’ has found himself in, the character has always had one thing that has given him an edge in every battle: his superhuman powers. However, what will Robert Kirkman and Todd McFarlane’s protagonist do when he is faced with a villain who possesses many of the same abilities that he does? Inside you can find out as “HAUNT” goes toe-to-toe with the deadly Apparition in this 5 page preview. Read on for the skinny!
WRITTEN BY: Robert Kirkman
ILLUSTRATIONS AND COVERS BY: Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane
COVERS BY: Greg Capullo
“The Apparition makes his move, and Haunt finds himself face-to-face with a foe unlike anything he’s faced before. He’s stronger, he’s faster and he’s got all the same powers as Haunt and more. Haunt will not come out of this unscathed. Believe us when we say: When the dust settles on this battle, things will never be the same again.”
“HAUNT” Issue #14 Drops This Wednesday 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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