Red Hook Studios is bringing their Darkest Dungeon franchise to the graphic novel arena, partnering with Vault Comics for a series of novels covering a canonical story set in-universe, with close collaboration with Darkest Dungeon creative director, Chris Bourassa. Pre-launch sign-ups are now live via BackerKit, with the books coming this October.
Vault’s Darkest Dungeon graphic novels will be written by John Lees, and drawn by Maan House, working in close consultation with Bourassa. Lees is known for his writing on acclaimed horror titles like “The Nasty” (Vault Comics) and “Hotell” (AWA). Meanwhile, House is known for drawing the Dark Souls adaptation from Titan Comics, along with other other horror titles like “The Cemeterians” (Vault Comics).
“I grew up reading comics. I learned to draw from studying the carefully crafted panels of the bronze age Batman books, and later, the exuberant splash pages of the Image Comics revolution. Darkest Dungeon was born of a deep love of this medium, and from day one, I’ve always dreamed of seeing it on the page. I couldn’t be more excited to work with the team at Vault to make this a reality – together, we’re going to do it right,” said Bourassa. “This book will be a meaningful, canonical entry in the ongoing lore of Darkest Dungeon, offering long-time fans new and important insights while introducing new readers to the characters, tone, and world that made our games so successful.”
Vault’s all-new graphic novels will tell a canonical story set in the universe of Darkest Dungeon, revealing new details and introducing new mysteries at the heart of the Darkest Dungeon core mythology. More details on the gracphic novels will be announced in the lead-up to launch.
“Our Darkest Dungeon graphic novel campaign will channel the spirit of the games—a realm filled with hidden rewards alongside myriad choices and dangers,” said Vault VP of Special Projects and Crowdfunding, Der-shing Helmer. “We’ll have a little bit of something for everyone, from those who are newer to graphic novels to the most seasoned collectors of curiosities. We hope you’ll join the adventure and add this new story to your bookshelf before the torch goes out.”
Meanwhile, the next Darkest Dungeon DLC in “The Fire’s Edge” arrives August 18 for PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation and Switch (the Xbox version will arrive at a later date).