Ross Hutchinson
BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES #4, adapted & scripted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, who co-wrote the eponymous prequel novel based on Frank Herbert’s notes and illustrated by artist Dev Pramanik (Paradiso), colorist Alex Guimarães (Buffy: Every Generation) and letterer Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future), in partnership with Herbert Properties LLC and in full coordination with Abrams ComicArts, who published the first of three graphic novel adaptations of Herbert’s original classic novel DUNE in Fall 2020.
Leto Atreides has discovered the horrifying truth behind Ix’s success, calling House Vernius’ true nature into question and possibly spelling the House’s demise. The Harkonnens’ deadly influence continues to spread, forcing Duncan Idaho to take drastic measures; Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam to play her trump card with the Baron. Pardot Kynes forms an alliance with the Freman that will change the course of Dune’s history. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Shaddam and Hasimir Fenring continue unraveling their plot to oust the Emperor Elrood…
Check out this preview which has the young Duncan Idaho proving his hunters he’s no easy prey while Vladimir Harkonnen debates a murderous escape to the Bene Gesserit’s demands…
DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES #4 features main cover art by Lorenzo De Felici (Oblivion Song) and variant cover art by Mike Del Mundo (Avengers).
Print copies of DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES #4 will be available on January 27, 2021 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the nearest one), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
