Exclusive — A Monster Melee In ‘Bixby Grant, Private Eye: Fangs & Brimstone’ #4; Launching Soon On Kickstarter
by Brendan M. Allen
In a Comicon exclusive, RNM Press announces the March launch of the Kickstarter campaign for Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #4. The next chapter in writer and creator Patrick Coyle’s supernatural noir blends hardboiled detective fiction, occult horror, and monster politics into a sharp, character-driven mystery.
The creative team is rounded out by Chilean artist Gonzalo Martínez, colorist Arthur Hesli, and editor Heather Antos, with variant cover art by Declan Shalvey and Elsa Charretier. (Coyle is pulling lettering duties himself.)
The clock is ticking in Harbor City: if there is a fifth ritual killing committed by the sinister cult started by Bixby Grant’s brother Max, a hellmouth will open and bring about hell on earth.
To find the ancient dagger needed for this killing, Bix has chased a ghost, had his arm ripped off, thrown a cat-burglar off a building, shaken down mystics, been brain-probed by a nine-year-old witch, and is now in the clutches of the mysterious society of monsters known as The Council Macabre. With the help of Diego, the rockabilly vampire, Bix discovers the identity of the killer who has picked up where his long-lost brother left off in a secret lair beneath the streets of Harbor City.
Issue #4 also continues the eight-page backup Zombietown, featuring Argentinian artist Gonzalo Ruggieri, which follows Detective Maritza Ramirez deep into the undead-controlled quarantine zone known as Z-Town, where her search for the truth behind her father’s disappearance puts her face-to-face with Il Cosa Muerte, the zombie mafia.
Coyle sees Issue #4 as the moment Bix can no longer outrun his past:
Bix is a member of the Silent Generation, which means he doesn’t talk about his feelings. Ever. Pain and trauma are locked away and ignored. But in Issue 4 of Fangs & Brimstone, Bix’s worst fears are realized — he uncovers proof that someone has taken up the mantle of his long-lost brother Max’s cult, and they plan to unleash Hell on Earth. If Bix can’t face and move past his one-hundred-year-old issues with Max, then humanity is doomed!
Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone is a six-issue follow-up to the graphic novel Bixby Grant, Private Eye: Wolf, She Cried. The inaugural tale debuted on Kickstarter in October 2022 to great success, fully funding in just 12 hours and ultimately reaching 257% of its original goal.
The Kickstarter for Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone #4 invites new readers and longtime supporters to back the next chapter of this creator-owned supernatural mystery. Get updates on April’s launch by clicking the “Notify me on launch” button at this link.
