This September, legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and acclaimed artist Valeria Burzo will likely be joined by award-winning novelist Angela Slatter for Fort Stuffed with Blackbirds, an all-new miniseries from Darkish Horse Comics. The four-issue miniseries will mark Slatter’s comic-book writing debut. Mignola, Slatter, and Burzo will likely be joined by colorist Michelle Madsen, letterer Clem Robins, and canopy artist Wylie Beckert. Vanesa Del Rey will present a variant cowl for situation #1.
Fort Stuffed with Blackbirds continues the story of Sara Might Blackburn, the fan-favorite character from Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb. When Sara Might headed for New York after the occasions of The Return of Effie Kolb, she had one purpose in thoughts: discover the mysterious Miss Brook on the Linton College for Ladies, and ask her what she is aware of concerning the mysterious powers which have plagued Sara Might her entire life. However as is commonly the case with this stuff, the solutions will not be so simple as all that. Sara Might is in for an schooling in additional than simply studying, writing, and ’rithmetic on the Linton College.
“I’m thrilled to have Angela penning this collection and, truthfully, proper now I don’t know how that took place,” mentioned Mike Mignola. “She is without doubt one of the small handful of fantasy writers I actually love studying lately, and we have been fortunate sufficient to get her to put in writing a brief story for the final Hellboy prose assortment, Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors. After that we someway acquired to emailing, and that led to this. About midway by means of writing The Return of Effie Kolb I knew our little witch woman was going to need her personal collection. I had an concept how one thing like that was going to start out, however actually had no concept the place it would go. I DID know that because it was a guide a couple of younger woman, I wished a feminine perspective. Somebody who would convey one thing new to the Hellboy world whereas nonetheless taking part in with the historical past and mythology we’ve created for the place. Angela was the primary (and I believe solely) title that sprang to thoughts. Luckily she mentioned sure, and right here we’re. I really like what she’s achieved and may’t wait to see the place this may go. My hope is that that is just the start.”
Angela Slatter has gained a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar, two Australian Shadows Award, and 7 Aurealis Awards for her brief tales. Slatter’s newest novel, the extremely anticipated The Path of Thorns, will likely be printed later this month by Titan Books. “If I may return and inform Previous Me that I’d be writing a narrative set in Mike Mignola’s Hellboy Universe? I’m fairly certain Previous Me would inform Future Me to GTFO,” mentioned Slatter. “I’ve had an absolute blast writing Sara Might Blackburn, Miss Brook, and the Linton College for Ladies (who’re all witches, let’s be sincere).”
Fort Stuffed with Blackbirds #1 will likely be printed by Darkish Horse Comics on September 14, 2022. It’s now obtainable for pre-order at your native comedian store.
