BOOM! Studios has announced an October launch for Damn Them All, from writer Simon Spurrier and artist Charlie Adlard that introduces a new occult antihero in a dark supernatural thriller.
Here’s how BOOM! describes the book:
« Meet Ellie ‹ Bloody El › Hawthorne: occultist-for-hire. Following the death of Ellie’s uncle, an infamous magician and occult detective, the 72 devils of the Ars Goetia are mysteriously freed from their infernal realm. Now it’s up to Ellie to track down each of these exiled demons and damn them right back to Hell by any means necessary … holy water, conjuration, or just her trusty, rusty claw hammer. »
« Damn Them All is the right project at the right time. A series mixing crime and occultism, it’s the perfect fusion of Charlie’s peerless storytelling and my own ghastly preoccupations, » said Spurrier. « It’s hard boiled, it’s clever, it’s bleakly funny, but above all it’s angry to its core. Angry at the world, at the injustice, at the ◇〔$%#s who run the show, and ultimately at the creator responsible for this utterly imperfect creation. This is a book about demons, in which – spoilers – the demons aren’t the bad guys. »
« I’ve wanted to work with BOOM! for ages, and I’ve wanted to work with Si for ages. Then the planets aligned and the perfect partnership was formed. With the perfect book, » Adlard said. « Damn Them All is everything I want a comic book to be. Intense. Atmospheric. Brutal. Horrific. And, above all, a mighty fine read! »
The first issue features covers by Adlard, Dani, Christian Ward and Sean Phillips.
Meet Ellie “Bloody El” Hawthorne: occultist-for-hire. Following the death of Ellie’s uncle, an infamous magician and occult detective, the 72 devils of the Ars Goetia are mysteriously freed from their infernal realm. Now it’s up to Ellie to track down each of these exiled demons and damn them right back to Hell by any means necessary… holy water, conjuration, or just her trusty, rusty claw hammer.
Writer: Si Spurrier
Artist: Charlie Adlard
Colors: Sofie Dodgson
Letters: Jim Campbell
Covers: Adlard, DANI with Tamra Bonvillain, Christian Ward, Sean Phillips with Pip Martin, Becky Cloonan, and InHyuk Lee.
Release Date: October 26, 2022
Written by: Simon Spurrier.
Art by: Charlie Adlard.
Covers by: Charlie Adlard, Reiko Murakami, Aaron Campbell, Stephanie Hans, Junggeun Yoon.
Description: Dora, a detective traumatized by the same recent supernatural events as Ellie, is suspicious of the untimely death of Alfie, a man who helped her in desperate times. As new terrors unfold, the two witness strange changes to the political landscape of Britain: a gibbering madness infecting the population. Ellie fears the worst, and seeks the only thing she thinks can help. A demon may be behind what’s happened, one that predates even the Ars Goetia, and isn’t so easy to control.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
Available: Nov. 30.
Written by: Simon Spurrier.
Art by: Charlie Adlard.
Covers by: Charlie Adlard, Mirka Andolfo, Jenny Frison, Tim Bradstreet.
Description: Ellie, Dora, and Carlin are shocked to find what Theo, a wealthy member of the 500 Club, is planning to do with his collection of demons and their coinciding sigil coins. The clues soon lead them to shocking implications for all of demonkind and their masters. While Ellie suspects Theo of having connections to Alfie and potentially his death, chaos unexpectedly ensues, building to a truly demonic confrontation!
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
Available: Dec. 28.
(W) Simon Spurrier (A/CA) Charlie Adlard
In this spotlight on Abshir, Ellie and Dora do everything in their power to help him.Because this unhoused person, desperate to find asylum and a place in the world, has stumbled across not only a dead body, but the demonic glint of a strange coin…
In Shops: Jan 25, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Written by: Simon Spurrier.
Art by: Charlie Adlard.
Covers by: Charlie Adlard, Anand R.K.
Description: Dueling demons have become a staple of underground life, while a brutal tragedy’s silver lining might have brought Ellie a golden advantage in the infernal prize fights. Meanwhile, Ellie and Dora reckon with their own internal demons, and Ellie makes necromantic plans that could spell massive changes for the underworld.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
Available: Feb. 22.
Une deuxième mini-série Damn them all est annoncée pour cet automne, par les mêmes auteurs.
Written by: Simon Spurrier.
Art by: Charlie Adlard.
Covers by: Charlie Adlard, Matias Bergara.
Description: In the epic conclusion of the first story arc of Damn Them All, Alfie’s secret plans for his death are revealed! But it turns out Hell wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be … until his meddling made eternity a nightmare. Ellie will do everything she can to get what she needs from Theo, and the last demon she would have picked might just be the one to help. Will Bloody E be able to set the underworld right, or will someone else have to get the job done?
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
Available: Marc. 22.
(W) Simon Spurrier (A/CA) Charlie Adlard, Sofie Dogson (CA) Mike Deodato, Yanick Paquette
Undoing the Afterlife’s doom will be no easy task, and Ellie will have to try anything she can-and the corpse of her occultist uncle may be the key.However, fans can expect some unexpected and hellish twists into the heist genre, as the body of Bloody El’s late uncle is a prize feverishly sought after by her enemies.
And as if Ellie’s plate wasn’t full enough, a love thought lost to the past makes a return, changing things forever…
In Shops: Aug 09, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Written by: Simon Spurrier.
Art by: Charlie Adlard.
Covers by: Charlie Adlard, Martin Simmonds, Vincenzo Riccardi.
Description: For the first time since his explosive disappearance, Ellie confronts her ex Cillian, but she receives a proposal that she never expected! Meanwhile, Dora continues her search for memories lost during the heist on Theo’s base, but the answers she’s looking for hide in an unlikely place…
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99.
Available: Oct. 11.
New World Disorder in Your First Look at DAMN THEM ALL #10
Discover the Desperate Escape from a Demonic Hivemind in November 2023
BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at DAMN THEM ALL #10, the next issue of the new original horror series from highly acclaimed writer Simon Spurrier (Hellblazer, Coda), legendary The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, colorist Sofie Dodgson (Bitter Root) with color assists by Daniel Silva De Carvalho, and letterer Jim Campbell (All-New Firefly), continuing the dark adventures of your favorite new occult anti hero, available in November.
The 500 Club has a new world order in mind, and Ellie is caught in the middle; she’s set up and without a prayer. Cillian will stop at nothing to induct Bloody El into his demonic hivemind, and Ellie will have to try something unconventional with Glasya Labolas to shake things up… but will it work as expected?
DAMN THEM ALL #10 features main and variant cover art by series artist Charlie Adlard, and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Sebastian Fiumara (The Vampire Slayer) and Alex Eckman-Lawn (The Sandman Universe: The Dead Boy Detectives).
BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at DAMN THEM ALL #11, the penultimate issue of the original horror series from highly acclaimed writer Simon Spurrier (Hellblazer, Coda), legendary The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard, colorist Sofie Dodgson (Bitter Root) with color assists by Daniel Silva De Carvalho, and letterer Jim Campbell (All-New Firefly), continuing the dark adventures of your favorite new occult anti hero, available in December.
In a macabre kaleidoscope of soul-seeking hallucinations, Ellie takes a theological hammer to the idea of satan, confronting her mind’s interpretation of the absent and cruel Creator. If Ellie can find some internal salvation in all this, it might give her an edge against Cillian and his hivemind. Regardless, she’s going to discover something shocking about Alfie’s fate…
DAMN THEM ALL #11 features main and variant cover art by series artist Charlie Adlard, and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Miguel Mercado (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Taurin Clarke (Miles Morales: Spider-Man).
