Michael W. Conrad And Noah Bailey Present New Horror Graphic Novel ‘The 99 Legs’ For ComiXology
by Olly MacNamee
Writer Michael W. Conrad (Nightwing) and artist Noah Bailey (Diabolical, Station Grand) — the creative team behind previous graphic novels Tremor Dose and Double Walker, have reunited for a new tale of terror with The 99 Legs. A story influenced by the pair’s shared love of Italian Giallo films and lettered by Kyle Arends.
“When a down-on-his-luck crime writer discovers a string of gruesome murders in his area that seem to align with his newest unpublished manuscript, he alerts his agent in the hopes that they can prevent it from being delivered to publishers. Terrified by the turn of events and fearing that the book will implicate him in the crimes, he tries to stop the murders before they happen. What follows is a blood-spattered, spiraling nightmare, as the mystery of the killer’s identity unfolds.”
Speaking of his partnership with Bailey, Conrad said:
“Noah Bailey has been a critical component of my most significant work as a comics writer. It’s with Noah that I was able to present my first widely read work, and it’s with him that I have learned the occulted arts of creating stories in this medium. Creating The 99 Legs was challenging at times and Noah was always there encouraging me to let go and trust the process. Together we have made a strange and marvelous book we hope readers will enjoy.”
Bailey added:
“Michael and I both tried a lot of new things on this book. But the best thing we did was put our blood, sweat, and tears into every bit of it. Michael wrote the most gorgeous prose, and a story that is terrifying, groundbreaking and inspired. I spent many months without sleep or sunlight, violently carving these pages out, or at least I think it was me. Kyle came in with some beautiful original fonts and made the work complete. And my wonderful coloring assistants, Elisa and Nick, took on the painstaking task of flatting every page.
“I think this book is totally different than anything we’ve ever done and I think it’s the best thing we’ve ever done. I’m insanely proud of it, and I am so happy to see it all come together and share it with readers. I can only hope it’ll mean as much to everyone else as it does to us!”
The 99 Legs will be a digital-first release on ComiXology on Tuesday 17th November, 2026, with a published version coming from Mad Cave Studios on 3rd August, 2027.
