After making his comic book debut with last year’s Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Divinus, filmmaker and author S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Dragged Across Concrete) is teaming with Dark Horse Comics for his second graphic novel, the supernatural sci-fi thriller Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos.
“My first artistic interest was illustration, and after writing eight novels, recording nine albums, and directing three movies, it was a pleasure to draw once more,” states Zahler. “In this graphic novel, which is my second, I explore morally complex characters, intimate human drama, large-scale world building, and speculative science. I began working on the piece at the very beginning of lockdown and finished more than a year later when I received my first vaccine. Creating Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos was an incredibly gratifying experience, and I’m thrilled to have it published by Dark Horse Comics, whose books I’ve read since the eighties.”
An alien spacecraft the size of a city materializes over the Pacific Ocean and the nations of the world jointly engage this enigmatic and incommunicative visitor with force. This battle results in large-scale destruction on both sides, but does not answer any of the questions that will haunt humanity: What are these utterly inhuman creatures? Where did they come from? Why did they choose to visit our planet? And . . . most importantly. . . are more forces on the way? For the bereaved billionaire Carlton Land, renowned biologist Aimee O’Donnell, and the brilliant, but blunt USAAF Chief Scientist Kenneth Yamazaki, these questions must be answered in order to safeguard the future of the human race.
Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos is set for release on October 18th 2022.