BOOM! Studios announces a title in their line-up of horror books with The Neighbors. The five issue miniseries will be written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw) with artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter) and colorist Alessandro Santoro (Bloom). Set to hit shops in March 2023, The Neighbors follows a family moving to a new town and learns there’s more to the seemingly quaint mountain life.
“I am so excited for THE NEIGHBORS. It’s a story about what scared me as a kid, what scares me as a parent, and the terror that shadows queer and trans people who are raising families in 2022,” said Doyle. “Letizia Cadonici’s witchy, haunted art provides such a beautiful portal into this other world. I sincerely hope you’ll walk through and see what’s inside.”
The Neighbors #1 will feature cover art by highly acclaimed artists Miguel Mercado (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Rámon K. Perez (Jane), Frany (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Fábio Moon (Daytripper), Ariela Kristantina (Maw), and more.
“I am a huge fan of horror and mystery stories so when I read the script for THE NEIGHBORS that Jude had written I really thought it was tailor-made for me,” said Cadonici. “Jude has created such a wonderful and terrifying world, full of so many intriguing symbols and monstrous creatures, that I’m seriously having the time of my life drawing every little detail!”
BOOM! has shared a first look at the opening issue, along with a detailed synopsis:
When Janet and Oliver Gowdie move to a quaint mountain town, their daughter Casey becomes part of a horrific chain of events revealing that their neighbors are anything but what they seem. Soon, an unsettling old woman named Agnes Early fixates on Janet and Oliver’s other daughter–2-year-old Isobel.
It becomes clear that it’s impossible to know who to trust… or who is even still human…
Print copies of The Neighbors #1 will be available for sale in March 2023 exclusively at local comic book shops or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.