Hello Darkness has been one of the more unique comic books that BOOM! Studios has released this year. The anthology series has delivered all sorts of stories hitting the horror, fantasy, and mystery genres. That is going to be continued by Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Steve Orlando, Adam Gorham, and more in December’s Hello Darkness #6. Ahead of its December 25th release BOOM! Studios has provided us with an preview of Hello Darkness #6 to share.
As you’ll see in the preview pages, with Hello Darkness scheduled to be released on the week of Christmas, the stories will have settings matching the holiday season. That is further the comic book’s solicitation teasing three of the stories readers should be prepared to read:
Ho-Ho-Horror for the holidays! Better hope your candles and bulbs all hold to keep the darkness at bay… because you won’t like what goes bump in the cold winter’s night!
In this holiday season issue, John Arcudi and Ryan Sook’s “The Written Word” unearths a once-dormant evil from an ancient text, while “The War” continues with part six of Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan’s nuclear winter saga.
Plus, discover the next chapters in “Something is Killing the Children: A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar” by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera “I Can’t Take You Anywhere” by Robert Hack, and more!
Hello Darkness #6 main cover will be handled by artist Paolo Rivera, with variant covers by Jenny Frison, Björn Barends, and Mr. Oz also available. You can check out the covers along with an eight-page preview below:
Hello Darkness #6 is scheduled to be released in comic book shops and digital storefronts on December 25, 2024. Learn more about the comic book in BOOM! Studios press release below.
HELLO DARKNESS… HELLO CHRISTMAS
LOS ANGELES, CA (November 26 , 2024) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a spooky first look at HELLO DARKNESS #6, the horrifying continuation to the new ongoing anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for–the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from a murderer’s row of world class creators including R.L. Stine, Francesco Francavilla, Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, Cullen Bunn, Daniel Bayliss, Sas Milledge, Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Marguerite Bennett, Luana Vecchio, Michael W. Conrad, Martín Morazzo, Andy Lanning, Trevor Hairsine, Steve Orlando, A.L. Kaplan, Genevieve Valentine, Ming Doyle, Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Sarah Andersen, Chuck Tingle, Robert Hack, and more! Everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be explored, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.
Ho-Ho-Horror for the holidays! Better hope your candles and bulbs all hold to keep the darkness at bay… because you won’t like what goes bump in the cold winter’s night!
In this holiday season issue “The War” continues with part six of Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan’s nuclear winter saga; a stomach-churning twist on the Tió de Nadal tradition in“The Christmas Log” by writer Steve Orlando, artist Adam Gorham, colorist Francesco Segala, and letterer Lucas Gattoni; take a trip “Into the Mines” by writer Justina Ireland, artist Valentine De Landro, colorist Marissa Louise, and letterer Taylor Esposito; and keep an ear out for “Aisling, Drowned” by Sas Milledge. Plus, horrible holiday fun in “I Can’t Take You Anywhere” by Robert Hack.
HELLO DARKNESS #6 features a main cover by Paolo Rivera (Daredevil), and variant covers by Jenny Frison (Something is Killing the Children), Björn Barends (BRZRKR), and a special Christmas variant by artist Mr. Oz (Marvel Venomverse).
HELLO DARKNESS is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; and The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
HELLO DARKNESS #6 will be available in comic shops December 25, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
- Hello Darkness #6 A Main: OCT240065
- Hello Darkness #6 B Variant: OCT240066
- Hello Darkness #6 C Variant: OCT240067
- Hello Darkness #6 D Christmas Darkness Variant: JUL249228
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