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AFTERSHOCK COMICS PROVIDES CBR WITH AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT BUNNY MASK: THE HOLLOW INSIDE #1, BY PAUL TOBIN AND ANDREA MUTTI. AfterShock Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive look at Bunny Mask: The Hollow Inside #1, by Paul Tobin, Andrea Mutti and Taylor Esposito. The second volume of Bunny Mask, which is slated for release on May 11, sees the titular character free and dishing out justice her way. In the preview, which you can see below, Bunny Mask pesters and maims her targets. While the preview is unlettered, In advance of the return of Bunny Mask, which was AfterShock Comics second-highest selling...

AFTERSHOCK COMICS ANNOUNCES SPECTRO, A NEW SCI-FI/HORROR ONE-SHOT FROM ACCLAIMED ARTIST JUAN DOE, WHO WILL TAKE ON ALL CREATIVE DUTIES FOR THE BOOK. Artist Juan Doe is teaming with AfterShock Comics on a new one-shot, which will be titled Spectro. In its announcement, AfterShock confirmed Doe would take on all creative duties for Spectro, which is billed as horror tales with a sci-fi bent and releases May 18. “Spectro is my spin on the horror anthology,” Doe said of the title. He then explained the book would examine a few specific themes, including “the fear of social failure and its consequences. The fear of not...

A new series published by AfterShock Comics promises to toss readers into the depths of London’s bloody underworld, courtesy of the acclaimed Peter Milligan. Dogs of London, written by Milligan and illustrated by professional concept artist Artecida, revolves around two characters named Frank and Terry who once ran with the Dogs, a gang that ruled large swathes of the London crime scene in the 1960s. A preview for Issue #1 shows off barroom brawls, a hanging, dismemberment, Vietnam War protests and signs of what promises to be a violent revenge tale as Frank and Terry are forced to confront the demons of their past. “How deep...

“The Vampire Diaries” creators Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are teaming up again on the supernatural drama series “Dead Day” at Peacock. Based on the AfterShock comic book series of the same name, “Dead Day” has been given a straight-to-series order at the NBCU streaming service. Plec and Williamson will serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners on the series. “We have been looking for a project to do together and ‘Dead Day’ has all the ingredients we love as storytellers,” said Plec and Williamson. “Love, death, thrills and tears — and we know Susan Rovner and her team at Peacock is the perfect fit...

The holidays may be over, but the fun has only just begun at AfterShock Comics, who have announced “The Naughty List,” a gritty new take on the legend of Santa Claus. Written by Nick Santora, with art by Lee Ferguson (“Sympathy for No Devils”), colors by Pippa Bowland, and lettering by Simon Bowland, the book imagines Santa as Nicholas Sinterklass, a bitter immortal who was outlived his family for hundreds of years. When his Naughty List is stolen, Sinterklass must hunt down and retrieve it before it’s used for nefarious purposes. The series marks the comic book debut of Nick...