‘Exquisite Corpses: Book Of The Dead’ Reveals The Gruesome Origins Of The Killers

Image Comics’ forthcoming Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead will reveal the horrifying origins of the grisly killers from James Tynion IV‘s hit series Exquisite Corpses Season 1 in this special 80-page one-shot comic coming in January 2027 from Image Comics/Tiny Onion. It features the following collaborators: writers Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin), Jordie Bellaire (Redlands, The Nice House), Marguerite Bennett (Odin, Witchblade), Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees), Alyssa Wong (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra), Steve Orlando (Scarlet Witch), Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle), Soo Lee (Carmilla), Victor Lavalle (The Changeling), and Losty (The Last Scarecrow) and artists David Lafuente (Radiant Red: Crime & Punishment), Piotr Kowalski (Let This One Be a Devil), Lauren Knight (Golden Rage), Claire Roe (Bury the Lede), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Lisandro Estherren (Be Not Afraid), Brian Level (Mad Science Division), Francesca Ciregia (Hellraiser: Resurrections), and Ryan Quackenbush (Junior Baker The Righteous Faker).

“Now readers will discover the backstories of the other infamous assassins while also getting a scary sneak peek at one of the new killers from the upcoming Season 2.

In the first season of Exquisite Corpses, twelve of the deadliest killers in the world entered Oak Valley on Halloween night. But only one would survive to see the dawn. For the rest, their stories ended in decapitation, conflagration, or even more ignoble defeats. But now, thanks to overwhelming demand, creators from across the horror spectrum have assembled to reveal the never-before-seen origins of Exquisite Corpses’ cast of assassins, mercenaries, and madmen! Discover the Congregation’s unholy mission, the spark behind Layla Blaze’s scars, Lady Carolina’s first hunt, and more in this extra-sized, blood-soaked issue.” 

Speaking of this new one-shot, Tynion said:

“The fun part of Exquisite Corpses was coming up with all these gruesome killers and then murdering them in terrible, terrible ways. But the hard part was saying goodbye to them so quickly. This anthology is our last chance to celebrate the maniacs and mercenaries of Season One before we introduce the world to a whole new cast of their favorite serial killers.”

Steve Foxe, Senior Story Editor at Tiny Onion, added:

“Something we discovered immediately when the series launched is that every killer generated a following — even the ones who died early on in the series. With the Book of the Dead, we finally get to tell their tales. This anthology also gave us the opportunity to invite some of our absolute favorite creators in horror to the arena to see what they might do with the killers we know and love (or love to hate).”

The 80-page Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead ($9.99) is out on Wednesday, 13th January from Image Comisc with the following covers:

•    Cover A by Michael Walsh
•    Cover B by Brian Level
•    Cover C (Polybag variant with collectible trading card) by Michael Walsh ($14.99)
•    Cover D  blank sketch variant
•    Cover E (1:25) by Ito
•    Cover F (1:50) by Federico Mele
•    Cover G (1:100) by Tula Lotay