Featuring stories by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Soo Lee, Nick Robles, Phil Jimenez, and more
Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Halloween Special, a fantastically frightful 48-page one-shot issue featuring five short comics that celebrate the world of Christopher Chaos.
James Tynion IV and Isaac Goodhart tell a story of family and loss featuring the characters Adam Frankenstein and Viveka. Tate Brombal and Phil Jimenez introduce a wild new monster far above the Arctic Circle. Back in Briar City, Brombal is joined by Morgan Beem (Crashing, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches) for a sweet and spooky story of young Christopher during a Halloween long past. And finally, Soo Lee (Carmilla: The First Vampire) and Nick Robles (Sandman Universe—The Dreaming: Waking Hours) both write and draw their own bewitching stories that will leave you breathless and terrified for All Hallow’s Eve!
The Halloween Special will have two covers: one by David Talaski and a variant cover by Jeff Lemire.
Here’s what a few members of the creative team said about the Halloween Special:
Brombal: “My All Hallows Eve dreams (nightmares?) are coming true with our first ever Christopher Chaos Halloween Special! Not only are we assembling our full Monster Club of incredible creators, we’re also expanding the Chaos-verse while spotlighting characters in stories that wouldn’t otherwise fit into our main series! In classic Chaos fashion, get ready to scream, cry, and coo your way through this monstrous collection of spooky tales.”
Goodhart: “My eight-page short with James was born out of late-night conversations we had on the road promoting Christopher Chaos issue 1. It’s very certainly the most personal and best story I’ve ever worked on and I’m so proud I got to tell it with my friend!”
Lee: “My story in this amazing anthology is just a small taste of one of the most interesting characters in the Christopher Chaos universe. A tale of transformation for Jordi in more ways than one!”
The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Halloween Special one-shot (48 pages) arrives in comic shops on October 2, 2024. It is now available to pre-order from your local comic shop for $6.99.
Praise for The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos:
“The first issue is a perfect setup for a horror comic that struggles with the loneliness of feeling like an outsider.”—Fangoria
“Full of detail, life, death, and, at times, whimsy. It’s a book about growing up, taking chances, love, loss, mortality, and morality”—The Convention Collective
“Simply put, this is the type of book that will remind you why you check out new monthly comics. The idea is clever and odd, the execution equally so, and the visuals fantastic, with clean and polished linework complimented perfectly by the letters and colors.”—Comics Beat
“The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 stands tall as an engaging opening to a story rife with whimsy and charm. It contains enough narrative richness within its moments of open table setting to act as both an excellent standalone tale, as well as the first chapter in an expectedly great series.”—Comic Watch
“The weird mixture of horror, science fiction, and coming-of-age drama somehow works together beautifully. The horror elements are genuinely scary, the science fiction elements are interesting and thought-provoking, and the coming-of-age drama is touching and relatable.”—Capes & Tights