DC launches new horror imprint with The Conjuring comic ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 18:09 IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): The new DC Horror line will begin with The Conjuring: The Lover , featuring stories straight from the world of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Before superheroes were synonymous with comic books, one of the format s most popular genres was horror. According to Entertainment Weekly, DC is taking its commitment to the genre even further with a new imprint called DC Horror, the first installment of which will be a comic tied to The Conjuring franchise. The Conjuring: The Lover will be a five-issue limited series timed to the series next installment, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It , a.k.a The Conjuring 3 . The comic is co-written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who penned the screenplay for the new film as well as The Conjuring 2 , and comic writer Rex Ogle. The Conjuring: The Lover w
New DC Horror Imprint Launches With Ties To Upcoming Film and More!
The Conjuring: The Lover Limited Series Launches DC HORROR!
NEW DC HORROR IMPRINT TO LAUNCH WITH THE CONJURING: THE LOVER, A PRELUDE TO NEW LINE CINEMA’S THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
Five-Issue Limited Series Co-written by The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Rex Ogle
Additional DC HORROR Titles Scheduled to Launch October 2021
Issue #1 Available in Comic Book Stores and Digitally June 4, 2021
Beginning this summer, DC HORROR, a new 17+ imprint from DC and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, will deliver a new level of suspense and terror guaranteed to have fans reading with the lights on, even in daytime. This new, spine-tingling imprint launches with a prelude to the most successful horror movie franchise ever.
The Conjuring 3 Prequel Comic Will Launch New DC Horror Imprint
The Conjuring 3 Prequel Comic Will Launch New DC Horror Imprint
DC Comics is launching a new series of horror comics beginning with a trip to The Conjuring universe.
The Conjuring universe is expanding to the world of comics. DC Comics announced DC Horror, a new imprint from the publisher, in partnership with Warner Bros. The plan is to deliver a new level of suspense and terror guaranteed to have fans reading with the lights on, even in daytime. The new line will launch with a prelude to
Titled
The Conjuring: The Lover, the five-issue monthly limited series that sets up the next installment in The Conjuring Universe. The series is co-written by
DC launching new horror imprint starting with The Conjuring: The Lover
The Conjuring Universe with
The Conjuring 2 and T
he Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Rex Ogle (
Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan) and artist Garry Brown (
Babyteeth). Swamp Thing and
John Constantine: Hellblazer, DC has always been the home of great horror comics and characters,” said Marie Javins, DC editor-in-chief. “DC HORROR continues this tradition with new frightening tales from both well-known and new storytellers that will keep fans spooked and entertained.”
The Conjuring: The Lover expands the tragic story of Jessica, a college freshman returning to campus after winter break, bringing with her the anxieties of last semester’s poor grades, the awkwardness of facing a boy she wishes she’d never slept with, and an undeniably unnerving feeling of being watched.
DC Comics Launching The Conjuring Limited Series
This week saw the release of the first trailer for
The Conjuring: The Lover series. Rather than the limited series being a standalone adventure, the new narrative will set the stage for what audiences will be witnessing in the third entry into the proper
Conjuring franchise. Other titles that will be released under the DC Horror imprint will hit shelves this October.
“From early titles like
Swamp Thing and
John Constantine: Hellblazer, DC has always been the home of great horror comics and characters,” Marie Javins, DC editor-in-chief, shared in a statement. “DC HORROR continues this tradition with new frightening tales from both well-known and new storytellers that will keep fans spooked and entertained.”