From the artist of the hit series The House of Slaughter! It is not difficult to be happy under a blue sky. But it takes a lot of courage to be strong even under a black sun. Is it fear or another impending black sun that has turned the town into a murderous mob? The children go into hiding with the hopes another dark dawn will come and save them, but the astrological event could spell doom for everyone.
From the artist of the hit series The House of Slaughter! It is not difficult to be happy under a blue sky. But it takes a lot of courage to be strong even under a black sun. Over the years, a black sun has risen twice. A dark dawn whose rays have done terrible things to people's minds, driving them to all sorts of horror. Twelve years have passed since the last time and the world still fears the return of that inexplicable phenomenon. But fear is not the only legacy of those terrible days. All the women who got pregnant under the influence of the black sun have given birth to babies with some peculiarities. White hair, ashy skin, abnormal proportions, and eyes as red as fire: the Children of the Black Sun. Brightvale is a small town like many others. Here the Children of the Black Sun are treated with particularcontempt, especially in the days leading up to the anniversary of the two disasters. The hatred of their fellow villagers, terrified of a possible return of that horror, will push these kids to unite and embark on a hallucinatory journey to discover themselves and their true nature. But is the black sun really about to return?
There is nothing the ruthless White Masks won't do to eliminate a nest of monsters. Nothing is apparently unthinkable or off-limits, as a special and infamous member of their ranks is dispatched to finish the job in Erie, Pennsylvania. Bait, the fan-favorite White Mask (a young boy with amputated arms and a tendency to survive suicidal odds), is dispatched with a mission more malicious than imaginable at hand. Something (or someone) else is killing the children now, and however unexpected... the children will find the one that hunts them viciously familiar...
Sometimes the strangest worlds require the most unusual and unexpected alliances. Maw author Jude Ellison S. Doyle and House of Slaughter artist Letizia Cadonici pull the Gowdie family deeper down the rabbit hole as the finale approaches! But where alliances form, paranoia can also grow, and an ominous encounter with Isobel rocks Oliver to the core.
Cunnanock, a town determined to tear the Gowdie family apart, can no longer hide the evil force behind the horror. As the Gowdies come face-to-face with it, the true details of Oliver's trauma comes to light, while Casey becomes even more erratic and dangerous. Will help from an unexpected source be enough to save their family?
Janet finds trouble with the locals as she becomes aware of a suspicious lack of children in town while Cunnanock's picture-perfect visage falls apart Meanwhile, supernatural threats aren't the only worries on Oliver's mind, as suspected transphobia in town threatens his wellbeing, and the palpable strangeness of Agnes's house draws Isobel in.
When Janet and Oliver Gowdie move to a quaint mountain town, their daughter Casey becomes part of a horrific chain of events revealing that their neighbors are anything but what they seem. Soon an unsettling old woman named Agnes Early fixates on Janet and Oliver's other daughter2-year-old Isobel. It becomes clear that it's impossible to know who to trust or who is even still human Steeped in Irish and English folklore and mythology, Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw) joins artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter), and colorist Alessandro Santoro (Bloom) to tread new ground in changeling horror. A tale perfect for fans of Eat the Rich and The Nice House on the Lake!
