Preview: Oni Press Kicks Off A New Horrific Journey With ‘The Autumn Kingdom’ #1
by Scott Redmond
There are many things that might come to mind when someone thinks of Cullen Bunn, horror stories, and comic books. A creator and genre that go hand-in-hand, or at least are very good friends.
This isn’t changing anytime soon.
In fact, Bunn and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.) are ready to bring a whole new horror story to comic shop shelves this fall. Oni Press has shared a first look at The Autumn Kingdom #1, the first of a four-part series from the duo arriving in September.
Bestselling author Andrew Kier found the perfect place to finish his latest dark-fantasy novel—an idyllic, remote cabin on the edge of a lush Scandinavian forest. His young daughters, Sommer and Winter, gleefully explore . . . until they happen upon a strange clearing of ancient statues: goblins, dwarves, elves, and a warrior queen mysteriously missing her swordhand and weapon. When something sinister follows the girls home and viciously snatches their parents in the night, the sisters’ only hope may be that ancient relic, lost in the forest underbrush, waiting for a new champion to take it up . . .
This debut issue features covers from Mitten, Alison Sampson (Hit-Girl), Malachi Ward (Black Hammer: The End), Daniel Vega (The Codex Noirmatic), and Vanesa R. Del Rey (Scarlet Witch, Redlands). Issue one arrives on September 4th.