Hmm, find out how to put this… I need to inform you about Book of Evil, an upcoming horror comedian by The Batman Who Laughs author Scott Snyder and artist Jock, and I need to try this by not telling you about it. Instead, I’d prefer to extremely advocate that you just scroll down and skim io9’s unique nine-page preview of the Comixology collection and simply… let it hit you earlier than you realize something aside from the title.

For these of you feeling cautious about it, right here’s the official abstract: “Book of Evil tells the story of four young friends growing up in a strange near future where over 90 percent of the population are born as psychopaths. Despite the danger, the four set off together on a journey that will take them down the roads and rivers of this transformed America in the hope of finding a place where goodness still lives.”

As you possibly can see, Book of Evil is offered as an illustrated private journal by the 12-year-old Homer, however what you haven’t seen is that there’s one other guide of evil inside it. The journal may even embody elements of a comic book strip, titled The Book of Evil, about “an everyman named Everett who time traveled, met heroic figures of the past, and murdered them in hyper-violent ways.” How it suits into the narrative is anyone’s guess, at the least till the primary situation of Book of Evil digitally arrives on Comixology on October 4. The second and third points shall be out there on November 2 and December 7, respectively.

And if you happen to’re in search of extra horror comics subsequent month, maintain a watch out for an additional Scott Snyder title, Night of the Ghoul, whose first situation will arrive in comics shops on October 5 by way of Dark Horse. Created with Francesco Francavilla, it’s a few movie editor who discovers a long-lost, unreleased horror film and the monster decided to ensure it stays that method. Or you possibly can anticipate Night of the Ghoul to hit commerce paperback subsequent June 14. It’s your cash!

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