Biker zombies, blood rituals and eldritch horror can all be found in Gunpowder Prophets, a new buddy-action-horror-mashup comic series from Mad Cave Studios coming this fall – and we've got all the exclusive details.
Written by Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), illustrated by Patrick Piazzalunga (Monsters Are My Business), with colors by Roman Stevens (Batman Begins) and letters by award-winning Taylor Esposito, featuring a variant cover by Jorge Corona (Batgirls, Middlewest), Gunpowder Prophets tells a full-throttle supernatural grindhouse horror tale over five blood-soaked issues, with the first hitting shelves on October 1.
In Gunpowder Prophets:
Huck and Marley help people for money. Well, in theory anyway… For some reason, their “help” always seems to involve massive amounts of property damage, a somehow guaranteed collision with the supernatural, and if Marley has his way, a huge body count. They’re the Gunpowder Prophets, and a simple job rescuing a girl from a backwoods cult turns weird when the super groovy leader's supernatural powers turn out to be very, very real.
Here's what Jordan has to say of the genre-bending bloodbath:
“It’s seventies exploitation cinema meets Fulci-style horror with a healthy dose of buddy comedy. Huck wants to get paid. Marley wants to kill. Neither of them is ready for what’s coming.”
Piazzalunga adds:
“It was a blast collaborating with Justin on this—we brainstormed the story together from the ground up, and now it’s finally real […] If you’re into grindhouse crime and ‘70s horror vibes, this one’s got your name on it: biker zombies, high-octane chases, a no-bullshit sheriff, brutal splatter, and more. Huck and Marley are ready for you. Just… don’t tick Marley off.”
Scroll on for an exclusive first look at the two Gunpowder Prophets variant covers, as well as preview pages, and make sure to order Issue #1 from Mad Cave Studios or your local comic store.
