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Exclusive Cover Reveal: George A Romero’s “Empire of the Dead Act Three” #1
We’re no strangers to the incredible work of George A Romero here at Bloody-Disgusting. His expansive living dead universe that began in Night of the Living Dead is expanding every month thanks to Marvel Comics. “Empire of the Dead” sees the addition of vampires into the world of the undead and continues threads from Land of the Dead among Romero’s other masterworks.
Today “Empire of the Dead Act Two” draws to a close. There is some real turmoil amongst the streets of New York City. Penny might be a vampire and well, there appears to be even less room in hell. Act One of the series is already available, here, and makes for one hell of a collected read.While, the print collection of Act Two will be in stores on 3/11.
So without further adieu, here’s the first cover to “Empire of the Dead: Act Three”
GEORGE ROMERO’S EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT THREE #1 (OF 5)
GEORGE ROMERO (W) • ANDREA MUTTI (A)
Cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
IT’S ZOMBIES VS VAMPIRES—WITH DESPERATE CITIZENS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE—
AS THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE FINAL CHAPTER IN HIS NEW UNDEAD EPIC!
• Zombie Autopsy! But is Xavier dead or undead? Dr. Penny Jones may have a nasty surprise coming her way!
• Who is kidnapping the children of NYC, where are they taking them, and why? The future of Manhattan may rest in the answers!
32 PGS./Parental Guidance …$3.99
Romero understands the wide possibilities of the comic format and has used it to tell his biggest, most epic story to date. In this final chapter the narrative bomb he’s been carefully constructing under EMIRE OF THE DEAD’s Manhattan goes off with a bang! There are dangers coming from all sides, no one is safe, and blood will flow. It’s everything an undeadhead would want from the Godfather of Zombies himself, George Romero! – Series Editor: Jake Thomas
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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