HORROR VETERANS DAVID IAN MCKENDRY AND REBEKAH MCKENDRY MAKE THEIR COMICS DEBUT WITH “BARSTOW”
Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, avoid being possessed by demons.
Dark Horse Comics presents Barstow, a new horror-comedy comic series from award-winning horror writers and filmmakers David Ian McKendry (Glorious , All the Creatures Were Stirring ) and Rebekah McKendry (Glorious , All the Creatures Were Stirring ). Eisner Award-winner Tyler Jenkins (Hairball , Apache Delivery Service ) will illustrate and color the series with Justin Birch (Heartpiercer , Dead Mall ) lettering.
At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow.
Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent.
He’s a man she’s never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark…something demonic…lurks beneath this oddball town, but can Miranda unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose?
“As avid horror comic book readers, we are elated to be working on our first comic book series with the legendary Dark Horse Comics,” said the McKendrys. “This whole experience has been a dream come true!
“We first had the idea for Barstow while traveling very late on Sunday evening from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. We fell in love with the wild stretch of road between the two cities, especially the area surrounding the Mojave Desert and all the towns in between. Though we used the name Barstow, our town in the series is an amalgam of all the quirky desert ‘burgs we have encountered in that area.”
Get ready for Barstow to possess you this fall; issue #1 (of 4) will be released in stores on November 20, 2024. It is now available to pre-order from your your local comic shop for $4.99.
(W) Rebekah McKendry (A/CA) Tyler Jenkins
Agent Miranda Diaz has been in Barstow for only a few hours and already she’s knee deep in you-know-what. A local named Eli is possessed-or, well, half-possessed-by a demon. And there’s some wheeling and dealing going on between a ballet instructor/kingpin named Pria and a biker gang called the Hail Satans. Which just begs the question-what the hell is going on in Barstow?
In Shops: Jan 08, 2025
SRP: $4.99
(W) Rebekah McKendry (A/CA) Tyler Jenkins
With the assistance of local sheriff Papa Dodd and his partner Starr, Agent Miranda Diaz looks into the recent disappearance of an out-of-towner. Pria continues her demon possession dealings, and Eli battles for control over his own body.
In Shops: Feb 19, 2025
SRP: $4.99
(W) Rebekah McKendry (A/CA) Tyler Jenkins
Series finale! A powerful demonic force is being summoned to a spot on the outskirts of Barstow called Jasper Ridge. With his cultists and demon passenger, Eli heads to the ridge to rescue Inola from Pria. Meanwhile, a clue discovered at a murder crime scene leads Miranda, Dodd, and Starr to the ridge as well. The scene is set for a showdown between cultist, criminals, cops, and demons, but it looks like nothing can stop bringing about Hell on Earth.
In Shops: May 28, 2025
SRP: $4.99