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OMFG Of The Day #2: ‘American Vampire’ Heats Up With An Advance Look At Issue #13, And ‘Survival Of The Fittest’!
It is proving to be a huge year for scribe Scott Snyder (My video interview with the author can be found here) and publisher Vertigo Comics as they are gearing up for not only the biggest story-line in of “AMERICAN VAMPIRE” yet beginning in issue #13, but also with an all new original mini-series event this Summer entitled “SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST”. The series only seems to get better with age, a rare feat nowadays, and inside you can check out a special 2 page preview for both books directly from the publisher and get all the details. Read on for the skinny!
WRITTEN BY: Scott Snyder
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Rafeal Albuquerque
VARIANT COVER BY: Sean Murphy
“Part 1 of the AMERICAN VAMPIRE World War II Epic begins here with a tale of heroism – and horror! Hawaii, 1944. For nearly two decades, Henry Preston and his wife, American Vampire Pearl Jones, have tried to live a quiet life. But with war raging overseas, Henry feels he can no longer live in the shadows, and makes a deal to join a covert mission to a remote Japanese island – an island inhabited by an enemy far more dangerous than any Axis powers. It’s the war in the Pacific like you’ve never seen it before with Pearl, Henry and Skinner Sweet at the heart of it all and more fangs and blood than ever before.”
“AMERICAN VAMPIRE” Issue #13 Drops TOMORROW From Vertigo Comics! (MSRP-$3.99)
WRITTEN BY: Scott Snyder
ILLUSTRATIONS AND COVERS BY: Sean Murphy
COVERS BY: Cliff Chiang.
“From the pages of the red-hot Vertigo series comes a five-issue spinoff miniseries! It’s World War II in Nazi-occupied Romania as vampire hunters Felicia Book and Cash McCogan (last seen in the American Vampire story “Devil in the Sand”) go behind enemy lines with the secret organization known as the Vassals of the Morningstar in search of a rumored vampire cure. But their haunted, twisted past with Skinner Sweet makes the mission more difficult than they imagined.”
“AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST” Issue #1 Drops July 8th From Vertigo DC! (MSRP-$2.99)
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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