BOOM! Studios announced that Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Lisandro Estherren are teaming up for Be Not Afraid, a new series that sees American Evangelical traditions and cosmic horror collide.
Cora Reims lived the simple, isolated life of a farm girl until one fateful summer day she was host to a visitor made of pure light–an angel from on high. In the aftermath of the angel’s visit, Cora gave birth to a child. A Nephilim, the offspring of angels and humans, seemingly imbued with the very nature of evil itself.
Seventeen years later, the child’s cherubic appearance can no longer hide his monstrous nature. Frogs boil in their skin as he passes. Crops rot on their vines. The townspeople live in constant fear, knowing that atrocities follow him like a shadow.
On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Cora receives a new vision. Heaven itself has called upon her to destroy the abomination born of her own flesh and blood…
“Be Not Afraid is the darkest thing I’ve written, and possibly my favorite: An American gothic about religion, shame, and how it’s possible to be so bad that God and/or your own mother cannot love you,” said Jude Ellison S. Doyle. “Lisandro Estherren’s illustrations are fine art, whether their subject is sublime or horrific. I cannot wait for you to see the world he’s drawn.”
Be Not Afraid #1 is scheduled to arrive on June 4, 2025.
We reviewed the first issue of Be Not Afraid on this week’s Major Spoilers Podcast, and today we get our first look at Be Not Afraid #2 from BOOM! Studios.
Is Cora a victim of God’s wrath or the cause? Cora’s childhood in Enoch wasn’t easy. A fraught relationship with her mother and a challenging journey to her faith in God has left her jaded in adulthood. Cora’s last encounter with a visitor led to her downfall and unleashed Jordy’s evil on the world—how can she trust that Mr. Phim won’t lead her into more danger?
Be Not Afraid #2 is written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle with art by Lisandro Estherrren. The issue arrives on July 16, 2025.
BOOM! Studios · Releases Oct 1, 2025
Be Not Afraid #4
Even monsters ask why they were made.
Jordy questions his own existence — and the God who allowed it — while wrestling with the evil rooted deep inside of him. Meanwhile, Cora prepares to end the horror she brought into the world, but the strength of her resolve is tested when it matters most. As the people of Enoch perform desperate acts of sacrifice among the rotting crops and decaying animals, their devotion reveals a darker truth…
Comic · 32 pages · $4.99