Dustin Gebel
Marvel unveiled the next entry into its new Red Band line of comics with a new limited series for Werewolf by Night. Spinning out of a Blood Hunt tie-in, the series follows Jack Russell searching for peace while dealing with a new wolf form this August. The series features scripting by Jason Loo, the writer of the Werewolf by Night: Blood Hunt one-shot, and art by Sergio Dávila.
In the press release, Loo discussed the progression from the one-shot to the series, stating:
“I give Jack Russell a taste of the life he wants before the Blood Hunt event rips it away and leaves blood on his hands. His new journey is to find redemption while figuring out his new lycanthropic transformation. No one is safe when the full moon is out. But luckily, Elsa Bloodstone is around to keep him in check.”
The series is also set to reunite Russell with famed Marvel monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone, who’s been established to have an on-and-off again partnership with the lycanthrope. The focus on both allows the book to venture into a more mature tone and aesthetic, as evident by the polybag and warning associated with the line.
Loo also spoke about adding that addition edge to the series, stating:
“Our team is delivering a very metal, monster comic and we’re not holding back. I’m both shocked and impressed at myself for conjuring up these gruesome scenes from the dark recesses of my mind, then seeing them come to life with every gory detail thanks to penciler Sergio Dávila and inker JP Mayer, as our editors keep giving us the thumbs up of approval. This is literally our smash room in a Red Band comic.”
Marvel also revealed the cover to issue one, which features art by E.M. Gist alongside Dávila’s interiors. That cover can be seen below.
Dávila described the appeal of a character like Werewolf by Night, stating:
“This has been a great experience. Jason Loo is writing a very wild Werewolf By Night and I’m having a lot of fun with the character. I’ve always enjoyed taking characters to the extreme and Werewolf By Night is someone very much tormented by his inner self, so this is a book full of intense action and lots of blood!”
FULL MOON RISE – WEREWOLF KILL! Jack Russell has been trying to live a simple life – but in the deadly and dramatic wake of the Blood Hunt, his life is about to be turned upside down in ways he never imagined! With new enemies hoping to extract a (literal) pound of flesh and Jack unsure if he can be trusted around old allies and a lost love, the original WEREWOLF BY NIGHT is in for the fight of his life…and he’s in it alone!
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1
Written by JASON LOO
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
Cover by E.M. GIST
On Sale 8/14