James Robinson of Starman, Scarlet Witch, Leave It to Chance and Firearm fame returns to comics this year with ‘Patra, one of several new projects he has coming from Dark Horse this year and next year.
(Hell yes I said Firearm. Ultraverse forever!)
Robinson is joined by Scott Kolins (Solomon Grundy, The Flash) on the horror comic, which is inspired by slasher movies.
“I’m so thrilled to begin my many new series at Dark Horse with ‘Patra and to work with the incredible Scott Kolins,” Robinson said. “I love that we’re tipping our hats to the many slasher characters from the 1980s while also focusing on one young girl who must face this horror, growing in strength and confidence all the while, as she also solves the mystery of her own existence. I really wanted to do a horror book with some real heart and emotion to it, and I think with Scott, we’ve done just that.”
Robinson joins a growing list of creators who have made Dark Horse their home for creator-owned series, including Mike Mignola, Stan Sakai, Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Kindt and more.
Dark Horse shared some details on the miniseries:
In this new horror series, a young girl named ‘Patra wakes up with no memory of her past. All she knows is that a big knife and a horrific mask appear whenever she’s in danger. Oh, that, and a deranged killer, in the tradition of 1980s slasher films, who is slaughtering families in a small mid-western town, and wants to make Patra his victim too.
“I’ve been waiting over a dozen years to draw ‘Patra in a great comic book and to work with James on this slasher mystery,” Kolins said. “Best horror story I’ve worked on since Solomon Grundy! Our ideas meshed so well on this project – I hope it never ends!!”
Here’s the first issue’s variant cover by Francesco Francavilla:
The first issue of four arrives in stores Aug. 21.