Comics
Out This Week: Resident Evil #1
So the time is almost over, Resident Evil 5 is days away from being released. I could not think a better way to count down those days by getting issue one of the new Resident Evil comic. The comic bridges the story of Chris Redfield to the new game, you can find out who the BSAA are, and why they are in Africa. I’m picking this one up tomorrow and I suggest you do the same. More info after the break…
Written by Rick Sanchez; Art by Kevin Sharpe and Jim Clark; Video game art cover; Variant cover by Brandon Badeaux
The terrifying world of Resident Evil returns to comics as the
dedicated agents of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance
face off against Virus spreading bio-weapons both in space and
on land.
The Joint Nations Space Station has gone offline, BSAA Agent
Mina Gere investigates and is confronted by a crew of flesh
eating zombies. Veteran mercenary Holiday Sugarman is sent to
remote Grezbekistan where his team is wiped out by G-Virus
infected militia-men he must face G-Prime – alone. The two
agents encounter never before seen biohazards as a new
chapter in the Resident Evil saga kicks off.
32pg, 3.99, Out This Wednesday
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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