The Haunting Of Jilly Johnson, Blue Palo Verde, and Endless Night
From the Treasury of British Comics, and Mad Cave Studios
New comics news and previews including:
A haunting graphic novel from the Treasury of British Comics.
A new mini-series, Blue Palo Verde.
And Mark London’s Underworld expands into Endless Night.
The Haunting of Jilly Johnson
Coming in May 2025 is a new horror graphic novel from the Treasury Of British Comics, check out The Haunting Of Jilly Johnson.
CREATIVE TEAM: Rafael Busóm Clúa (a)
RELEASE DATE: May 8th
PAPERBACK, 80 pages
PRICE: £14.99
From the very first night in her new flat, Jilly Johnson is haunted by nightmares and calls out the name of a man who Jilly does not know. Spooked by a fortune teller, and by what she sees as the flat itself sending her messages, she becomes determined to find out more about the previous tenants, and the accident that led to the death of one of them.
And then in The Island of Stones, two English tourists on holiday on a Greek island meet a modern master sculptor, known for his stone statues of the human form, and discover the secret of his success – the head of Medusa?
Available in print from: Treasury of British comics webshop, online retailers, book stores, and comic book stores via Diamond
Available in digital from:Treasury of British Comics webshop, 2000 AD app for Apple & Android
A Folk Horror Nightmare Blooms in the Desert
A new horror mini-series to check out from Mad Cave Studios. Check out the details and a preview of Blue Palo Verde.
There’s a bad seed taking root in Eden…
Mad Cave Studios is proud to announce BLUE PALO VERDE, a gripping folk-horror miniseries from Eisner-nominated writer Ray Fawkes (Underwinter, One Soul, Constantine) and Indonesian comic artist and illustrator Rimanti, with colors by GS20 Studio’s Rifan Kartakusumah, with famed letterer Frank Cvetkovic (The Airless Year)!
With an atmosphere thick with suspense and haunting imagery—from the golden petals of the Palo Verde flowers to the eerie presence of a goddess whose love binds the town together—Blue Palo Verde asks: What if people truly figured out how to bring paradise to Earth, and you were the one destined to destroy it?
On her first day out of jail, Kristine Woods discovers that her father has disappeared into a mysterious isolated town hidden in the New Mexico desert. Now it’s up to her to find him and rescue him from a bizarre and unnatural threat. An atmospheric folk-horror story of dread and redemption set in the American Southwest, starting in June 2025!
“I’m incredibly proud to see Blue Palo Verde realized as something just as creepy, just as weird and beautiful and off-kilter, as I always imagined and hoped it could be,” said writer Ray Fawkes. “Thanks to the incredible team assembled at Mad Cave, and especially to my artists, Rimanti, as well as Rifan Kartakusumah, who’ve brought all the madness to life! This book is about connection and hope in a seemingly senseless, violent world, something that I think is on our minds a lot in this day and age, and it means a lot to me!”
“Amid my move to the United States, I was given the incredible opportunity to illustrate Blue Palo Verde,” said artist Rimanti. “As a total rookie in the industry, I can’t thank Mad Cave and my project manager, Rifan, enough for their patience and support while I tackled the steep learning curve. Their guidance has been invaluable, and I’m beyond grateful. Blue Palo Verde marks my debut in the American comic scene.”
“I’m very grateful to Mad Cave for trusting me and Rimanti to work on Blue Palo Verde,” said colorist Rifan Kartakusumah. “This is my first project with a big publisher as a colorist after so many indie projects I’ve worked on. I am very grateful for this opportunity.”
Remember, nothing you do is without consequence. Blending the psychological terror of Midsommar with the gripping dread of The Wicker Man, Blue Palo Verde takes readers on a mind-bending journey into the heart of horror, family bonds, and the cost of salvation.
Blue Palo Verde #1 arrives in comic shops on June 11, featuring Cover A by Rimanti and Cover B by Marguerite Sauvage, and is now available for preorder!
When the sun never rises, the shadows hold every secret…
Expanding on the Underworld universe from Mad Cave Studios. Mark London’s Endless Night lands in June 2025.
Get ready for the ultimate mash-up of high-adrenaline action, gritty noir mystery, and supernatural horror!
This summer, Mad Cave Studios invites readers into the shadows with ENDLESS NIGHT, a genre-smashing collision of archetypal heroes by celebrated writer Mark London (Battlecats, Hunt.Kill.Repeat.) and acclaimed artist Tom Derenick (Justice League)!
With its brooding cityscape, morally complex figures, and relentless descent into mystery, Endless Night is a defining and compelling event in Mark London’s Underworld interconnected universe, drawing four of its most captivating characters into an unholy union against sinister power-brokers and ancient evils—and in so doing, binding them irrevocably together to set the stage for future adventures.
With colors by Juancho Velez and letters by Simon Bowland, Endless Night #1 debuts with two striking covers: Cover A by Chris Weston (The Filth, Judge Dredd) and Cover B by Declan Shalvey (Moon Knight, Bog Bodies), each capturing the ominous tension of Mark London’s Underworld.
When Axel Black, an obsessive tech billionaire and head of the sinister Order of Nine, sends his operatives to Exit City in search of a dangerous mystical artifact, only a team of unlikely allies from different corners of the underworld can prevent an apocalyptic catastrophe: Velveteen, the elite rogue assassin hellbent on revenge; McCormick & Miller, two detectives keeping peace in a lawless city; and Owen Blackwood, a monster hunter duty-bound to stop evil. But tensions are mounting, and time is running out!
“Endless Night, our inaugural crossover piece for the Underworld universe, and it's where my childhood dreams have taken form,” said Mark London. “It's where the relentless rhythm of Revolution 9, the eerie whispers of Hour of the Wolf, and the gritty vibes of Exit City converge. These worlds, steeped in action, horror, and noir, are the essence of my creative soul and the foundation upon which Mad Cave Studios was built. Growing up, these narratives fueled my imagination, and now they have become my reality. Through this crossover, I aimed to explore the delicate dance between light and shadow, and how they shape the human experience."
Fans of Hellboy, Something Is Killing the Children, and Kill or Be Killed will be drawn to the blend of mystery, horror, and action in Endless Night. With its atmospheric noir aesthetic and supernatural dread, the series echoes the tension of Sin City and the haunting unease of Penny Dreadful.
Endless Night #1 arrives on June 4th—preorder now at your local comic shop or directly from Mad Cave Studios. Dive deeper into Mark London’s Underworld universe with Revolution 9, Hour of the Wolf, and Exit City, all available now.
I read all of “Exit City” recently and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the Underworld titles soon.