“[IDW Dark is] devoted to bringing fans top-flight horror comics by some of the best names in the business” – Shaun Corley, Screen Rant
“IDW does exceptional work within pre-existing franchises.” – Ryan Scott, Fangoria
From the big screen into the pages of comics, IDW Dark is proud to present spine-chilling new chapters inspired by the hit Paramount Pictures horror franchises Smile and A Quiet Place.
Scaring comic shops this September is ANY GIVEN SMILE, a frightening five-issue story crafted by Eisner Award-nominated writer Stephanie Williams, GLAAD Media Award-winning artist Pablo Collar, and featuring colors by Triona Farrell and letters by Ariana Maher.
The year is 1995 and all eyes are on the American Arena League football championship game. The Sharks gear up for the most significant event in the AAL’s 20-year history, and their sudden-star backup quarterback is feeling the pressure from his teammates, his fans, and his debts to the city’s gambling underworld. A string of suicides hits the community hard, drawing a suspicious sports journalist deeper into that world to examine their connection to the big game. No one can trust anything or anyone as a mind-bending and mysterious Smile Entity and its horrifying visions threaten their payouts, their sanity, and their lives…
Shhhhh. Don’t make a sound this November when A QUIET PLACE: RISING TIDES crawls into comic shops. The tense and captivating five-issue thriller is created by the acclaimed duo of writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, featuring colorist Colin Craker and letterer Jodie Troutman.
When a young woman named Grace tracked down her estranged father to a run-down houseboat in the Florida Keys, she expected disappointment, resentment, maybe even closure. Instead, the entire world ended.
Now stranded in the aftermath of the invasion that shattered civilization, she and her sick, aging father cling to survival on the open water – the only space safe from the creatures who attack at the sound of a single breath. But his oxygen is running low, supplies are disappearing quickly, and the deadly predators circling the shoreline are learning fast. And on the horizon, a hurricane is coming.
ANY GIVEN SMILE and A QUIET PLACE: RISING TIDES are the latest additions to IDW Publishing’s hit horror imprint IDW DARK. The acclaimed line of comics includes beloved licensed properties like Event Horizon, The Twilight Zone, and Sleepy Hollow, as well as fan-favorite IDW originals like BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES, THE EXORCISM AT 1600 PENN, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, and more. The successful line of horror comics is spreading across IDW’s entire publishing line this October as well with IDW GOES DARK VARIANTS. Slither over to Fangoria for a first look at the creepy covers.
Just like buying tickets before going to the movie theater, fans should contact a comic shop near them to pre-order ANY GIVEN SMILE and A QUIET PLACE: RISING TIDES to guarantee their copies.