On Thursday, Skybound shared all the gory details around its new five-issue comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder series “Creepshow.”
The debut issue, Creepshow #1, will arrive in comic shops on September 21, 2022. In the spirit of the series, each issue of the Creepshow comic anthology series will feature two spooky stories.
All-star writer/artist Chris Burnham (“Die! Die! Die!”) kicks off the debit issue with a terrifying tale of trick or treaters who are taught what happens when you mess with the wrong house.
“I first saw Creepshow in third or fourth grade…right around the time I had the initial germ of the idea for the story in this issue!” said Chris Burnham. “I was absolutely terrified to take more than one candy bar from the TAKE ONE bowl. What if the owner of the house was hiding in wait? And what would they do if they caught me?!? I’ve chewed these questions over for thirty years…and this story is the definitive answer!”
Then, legendary writers Paul Dini (“Batman: The Animated Series”) and Stephen Langford (“Creepshow” series) team up with artist John McCrea (“Hitman”) to petrify readers with the party antics of Shingo, the birthday clown with an appetite for more than cake!
“Parents might fool themselves into believing that anything big, cute and silly is good for kids, but little ones recognize a monster when they see one. Stephen Langford and I put ourselves back into that childlike mindset when we dreamed up Shingo,” said Paul Dini. “In the world of Creepshow, kiddie birthdays are rarely fun, parents often have worse outbursts than their kids, and that strangely grinning party character is not as friendly as it seems.”
In addition to the main cover by Chris Burnham featuring the iconic Creep, Creepshow #1 comes with an impressive lineup of variant covers. A cover by Declan Shalvey (“Moon Knight”) and a 1:10 incentive cover by singular artist Vance Kelly will also be available.
The lineup behind this Creepshow issue joins the superstar roster of creative teams from the worlds of comics, film, television, and beyond working on the anthology, including Josh Malerman (“Creepshow” series), David & Maria Lapham (“Stray Bullets”), Steve Foxe (“Razorblades: The Horror Magazine”), Kelley Jones (“Batman”), and Steve Orlando (“Spider Man 2099”), with many more to be announced. Brian Witten is overseeing on behalf of Nicotero’s Monster Agency Productions. Each issue of the five-part anthology will feature uniquely horrifying standalone stories guaranteed to scare you to death.
Creepshow #1 will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
