HELLO DARKNESS Dares You To Read On in Your First Look at Issue #2
When the lights flicker out, what’s waiting for us in the darkness?
BOOM! Studios today revealed a terrifying first look at HELLO DARKNESS #2, the horrifying continuation to the brand 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, Sas Milledge, Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Marguerite Bennett, Michael Conrad, Martín Morazzo, Andy Lanning, Trevor Hairsine, Steve Orlando, A.L. Kaplan, Genevieve Valentine, 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.
This issue, cartoonists take the spotlight with writer-artists bringing forth their most horrible visions, along with a bone-rattling continuation of THE WAR by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan in the first 7 issues!
HELLO DARKNESS #2 features a main cover by Paolo Rivera, and variant covers by Jenny Frison, and Tula Lotay.
Packed into HELLO DARKNESS #2 is THE WAR #2 written by Garth Ennis, illustrated by Becky Cloonan, colors by Tamra Bonvillain, letters by Pat Brosseau; THE CLOWN written and illustrated by Azam Raharjo; APOCALYPSE IN SLOW MOTION written and illustrated by Wes Craig; STARGAZERS written and illustrated by Frederik Hornung; and I CAN’T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE written and illustrated by Robert Hack.
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; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; and Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
HELLO DARKNESS #2 will be available in comic shops August 28, 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 #2 A Main: JUN240122
Hello Darkness #2 B Variant: JUN240123
Hello Darkness #2 C Variant: JUN240124
