Tag: Pat Brosseau

The Underworld Universe expands with new series ‘Victoria Jaguar’

Mark London and Marco Rudy’s ancient-myth horror series brings an immortal guardian into the growing shared universe this November.

Mad Cave Studios has slowly been growing the Underworld Universe they launched in 2024, featuring characters and concepts created by their publisher, mark London. This November adds another new character, Victoria Jaguar, who debuts in a new five-issue series from London, artist Marco Rudy and letterer Pat Brosseau.

Since launching in 2024, the Underworld Universe has grown into a connected line of supernatural thrillers spanning Revolution 9, Hour of the Wolf, Exit City, the crossover event Endless Night and the recently launched Mister Nemo (which had a really fun debut issue, if you haven’t checked it out yet). Victoria Jaguar turns the universe’s focus toward ancient legends and immortal guardians.

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Mad Cave will release ’80s-inspired slasher series ‘Hammer Head’ this fall

Ed Brisson and Damian Couceiro’s new five-issue horror series follows the lone survivor of a killing spree that won’t stay in the past.

Mad Cave Studios has announced Hammer Head, a brutal new five-issue horror series from writer Ed Brisson and artist Damian Couceiro, with colors by Dee Cunniffe and letters by Pat Brosseau.

The comic is about the lone survivor of a killing spree by a monstrous Michael Myers-like killer called Hammer Head , who rises from the dead every few years and causes her to relive the guilt and trauma of what she survived.

Brisson hopes to cause some trauma of his own on readers:

“When I first got into comics, my plan was always crime and horror,” said Brisson. “While I’ve managed to write plenty of crime, I’ve only managed to dabble in horror here and there—mostly in short stories in Hellraiser, Creepshow and Hello Darkness—though I guess you could argue that my Ghost Rider run was horror-based. Still, I’ve somehow never done a straight horror project—until now. With Hammer Head, we wanted to create something that had the same feel as an ’80s slasher movie, but without feeling derivative. I wanted something that felt fresh, something that played with the tropes of ’80s slashers in an interesting and new way. Something that people wouldn’t see coming. Something that would horrify readers when they finally discovered what was REALLY happening.”

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Lara Croft makes a surprise appearance in ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ this week before headlining a five-issue crossover

Skybound surprises readers with the first meeting of G.I. Joe and the Tomb Raider icon, with a full miniseries launching in October.

Skybound pulled another Wednesday surprise today, hiding an appearance by video game bad ass Lara Croft inside G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #330. They also announced that a five-issue crossover miniseries, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero/Tomb Raider, will follow in October from writer Kyle Higgins and artist Elena Casagrande.

The miniseries sends Lara Croft to Cobra Island in search of a hidden treasure called the Arbco Star, teaming her with Shipwreck and several other Joes as they race Destro and the Baroness for the prize. Higgins and Casagrande will be joined by colorist Alex Guimarães and letterer Pat Brosseau on the crossover.

“Tomb Raider meets G.I. Joe. Lost artifact, a Destro plot and a joint infiltration mission to Cobra Island– the appeal of a story like this should be obvious,” Higgins said. “Having never had the opportunity to work with either, I was quite excited when Alex Antone called to ask me if I’d like to build an adventure for both. We’re taking some really fun swings with both brands–and there are definitely some deep cuts for G.I. Joe fans!”

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Steve Skroce’s ‘Tales of Wonder’ takes flight at Skybound this September

The artist returns to superhero comics with a story about two estranged Golden Age creators whose comic book creations turn out to be real.

Former Ektokid and Gambit artist Steve Skroce returns this fall with Tales of Wonder, a new limited series he’ll write and draw, with colors by Ian Herring and letters by Pat Brosseau.

The six-issue series will debut from Skybound/Image Comics in September.

The series follows Stu and Jake, two comic book creators whose friendship was forged during World War II and whose Wonder Comics creations grew into a cultural phenomenon, until the partnership collapsed under the pressures of the industry. Decades later, the two reunite to launch a cinematic universe based on their old characters, only to discover their superheroes and monsters are real, forcing them to set aside old grudges to help save the world.

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‘Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature!’ bridges the gap between ‘Peacemaker’ seasons 

Tim Seeley, Mitch Gerads, Rex Ogle, Matteo Lolli and James Gunn bring the MAX series to comics.

Warner Bros. MAX series Peacemaker will spill into comics next year with a miniseries meant to bridge the gap between seasons one and two of the hit show.

Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! will include two Peacemaker stories — one featuring Vigilante by Tim Seeley and Mitch Gerads, and another with Eagly, Peacemaker’s pet Eagle, by Rex Ogle, Matteo Lolli and John Kalisz. Pat Brosseau will letter both stories, while James Gunn will serve as a story consultant for both tales.

“When [DC editor] Katie Kubert asked me to do a short for DC’s Strange Love Adventures, I was stoked to write a Peacemaker story,” Ogle said. “So getting to dive back in and play with this iconic antihero again (and in a miniseries this time!) is a total dream. Part of what makes him so great is that at his core, Peacemaker is a hopeless optimist. He wants the world to be a better place, not just for himself, but for others. He doesn’t always go about achieving peace in the right way, but he brings an incredible levity to the violence that is already ever-present in our world. And sometimes we need to laugh at the bad—so we don’t break down and cry.”

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Santa’s coming back to the DCU this December

Jeff Parker, Lukas Ketner, Marcelo Maiolo, Pat Brosseau and Michele Bandini make the nice list for bringing us a sequel to ‘Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight.’

This holiday season is shaping up to be the most wonderful time of the year, not just because of the gifts and eggnog and merriment, but because DC is publishing a sequel to last year’s wonderful Silent Knight miniseries that featured Santa Claus teaming up with various DC characters.

Santa’s back to save Christmas and the Justice League in Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns by writer Jeff Parker, who wrote last year’s miniseries, along with artist Lukas Ketner, colorist Marcelo Maiolo and letterer Pat Brosseau. Michele Bandini, who drew the original miniseries, will be back to draw some of the scenes in this one as well, as a trapped Justice League must rely on Robin, Zatanna and Santa Claus to save them.

“I was blown away at how well last year’s Silent Knight series was received, readers really responded to us going full tilt with Norse-mythos Santa in the DCU,Parker said. “We followed the old tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas (remember the line from ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’?). Then to be asked if I wanted to do another one AND have an extra issue? That was the Happy New Year.”

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Dark Horse serves up ‘The Butcher’s Boy’ in May

Landry Q. Walker, Pannel Vaughn and Justin Greenwood bring a tale of gruesome folklore to life in a new miniseries.

Landry Q. Walker, Pannel Vaughn and Justin Greenwood will hit the backroads of the Pacific Northwest for a folk horror tale in The Butcher’s Boy, a new miniseries coming from Dark Horse Comics later this year.

Walker, known for the excellent Danger Club, will co-write the series with Vaughn. Greenwood, who worked with Walker on The Last Siege, is the artist, along with colorist Bard Simpson. Letterer Pat Brosseau rounds out the team.

“Appetite – whether it be desire for food, affection, or power – and the ability that hunger has to drive you to become unrecognizable – even to yourself – has always sat at the heart of my favorite horror stories,” Walker said. “Writing this book has led me down some dark psychological pathways that border somewhere between healthy obsession and self-destructive spirals. On some level, you need to feel what you write. The goal of this story is to take that discomfort, that yearning appetite (in all its myriad forms) and contextualize it as a malignant and conscious force. As a story, one that is finally ready for consumption.”

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Look (and sound) great with Brosseau’s comic book sound effect artwork and shirts

Pat Brosseau brings the sounds of comics to your torso or your wall.

Certain sound effects have become iconic in comics, whether it’s the “Snikt!” of Wolverine’s claws are the “BOOM!” of a New Gods Boom Tube. Letter artist Pat Brosseau, who has created such sound effects for many a comic, is now selling shirts and other merchandise featuring some of these sounds in an online store.

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Skybound announces ‘Heart Attack’ by Kittelsen + Zawadzki

The teenage love story involves superheroes fighting the system.

Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki will team up on a new title called Heart Attack for Image/Skybound Entertainment. They’re joined by Michael Garland on colors, Pat Brosseau on letters, and editor Jon Moisan.

The comic features a world where gene therapy has cured disease, but also created “Variants” — people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights. Described as a superhero teenage love story, the two main characters rebel against the system.

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‘Crone’ fights one last time this November

Dennis Culver, Justin Greenwood, Brad Simpson and Pat Brosseau team up on a new comic from Dark Horse.

An old fighter fights again as Dennis Culver, Justin Greenwood, Brad Simpson and Pat Brosseau present Crone, coming this fall from Dark Horse Comics.

“This is a story I’ve long wanted to tell,” said Culver in a press release. “Crone is about facing death after a long life of regret and trying to rise to the challenge of making up for your mistakes when given one last chance.”

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