Garth Ennis and John McCrea, the team behind DC’s Hitman and many other demented projects, are getting back together for a new horror story. And of course, there’s a talking snail involved.
The longtime collaborators are teaming up for The Snail, a one-shot from the Ninth Circle line of horror comics published by Image Comics. Described as a psychedelic tale of “lust, power and possession,” the story asks a fairly simple question: What would you sacrifice to get your heart’s desire, and would you really trust a talking snail to help you get it?
“It might be said that a talking snail is not the best source of life guidance, but given the scum and villainy people are taking advice from nowadays, perhaps it’s no worse than any of the other options? Find out in The Snail, by myself and the good Mr. McCrea,” said Ennis. “If I was a talking snail I’d definitely be telling you to buy it.”
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