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[ECCC ’13] Skybound Comics Panel Talks ‘Ghosted’ and ‘The Walking Dead’
Charlie Adlard, Ryan Ottley, Brandon Seifert, and Joshua Williamson sat on the Skybound Comics panel. The biggest news to come from the panel was the announcement of Joshua Williamson’s new series called, “Ghosted”, which is described as “Oceans 11, but in a haunted house”. It’s a crime ghost-hunting story, and it sounds awesome, you can get some extra details below. The panel also offered minimal details on upcoming issues of “The Walking Dead”.
Previewed was the cover for “The Walking Dead” #108, first appearance of Ezekiel, who is going to be a major character in the series. We’ll also be going back to visit Maggie in issue #109. And then we issue #110 goes into what was described as “Lucile is going to be jealous”. Also launched this month is thewalkingdead.com, loaded with details on the show and the comic book.
A new project is being launched by Josh Williamson, titled, “Ghosted”. It is Oceans 11 in a haunted house instead of a casino. It follows one of the greatest heist planners in the world who is broken out of prison by a very strange occult collector. He is hired to steal a ghost from a haunted house. In order to do so, Hhe goes out and gathers the best ghost hunters around and brings them into this mansion with a brutal, cursed history. The first issue drops in July, just in time for San Diego. You can bet your bones we’ll be following “Ghosted”.
“Witch Doctor” is continuing on strong with “Mal Practice”, the final two issues due out over the next couple of months. The collected edition will be released in June.
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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