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OMFG Of The Day: The ‘Fear’ Escalates Within This Preview Of ‘Fear Itself’ Issue #3!
As Matt Fraction (“THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN”) continues to weave his tale of terror within the pages of all of the Marvel Universe’s most powerful characters with “FEAR ITSELF”, the destruction and the body-count will only keep growing. Inside you can get your first look inside the series’ third issue with a 4 page (UNLETTERED) preview and get all the details. Read on for the skinny…
WRITTEN BY: Matt Fraction
ILLUSTRATIONS BY: Stuart Immonen
COVERS BY: Steve McNiven, Stuart Immonen
“Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Fear Itself #3 (of 7), from comics superstars Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen! As The Worthy’s campaign of mayhem burns worldwide, Sin comes closer than ever at completing the one task her father never could – the complete conquest of the Marvel Universe! With Thor locked away in Asgard, will Captain America and the rest of the Avengers fall to the forces of Fear Itself? And what fate awaits the hammer that fell on Yancy Street? The tide of war runs blood red as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes learn the true price of the Serpent’s war this June, only in Fear Itself #3 (of 7)!”
“FEAR ITSELF” Issue #3 Drops June 1st From Marvel 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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