Ignition Press continued its announcements in the run-up to San Diego Comic-Con today with Deluge , a horror thriller set at a women’s prison, by writer Cullen Bunn , artist Marika Cresta (Captain Carter ), colorist Ronda Pattison , and letterers AndWorld Design . The series, which will mark Ignition’s fourth debut title later this year, will receive an issue #0, Deluge: The Cold Open , at SDCC, featuring an introductory story, previews of the series, behind-the-scenes material, and cover art by Cresta and Becky Cloonan .
A hard rain is falling on Sieverville Correctional Prison for Women. As the river rises and its banks overflow, the same walls that are keeping the prisoners inside the fortress-like structure are failing to keep the water out. With that water comes something else. Something deadly. What was once outside is now inside, and the prisoners and guards will have to find a way out, because if the water doesn’t get them, the monsters will.
Bunn talked about the inspiration for the series in the press release, saying, “For decades, I’ve been driving by this old, crumbling, overgrown ruin of a building along a highway in Missouri. It’s a place of mystery that I started researching. The ruins are all thatremain of a correctional facility that flooded in the 90s. Over the years, a story started to form — a story of guilt and innocence, regret and anger, sin and redemption, and an awful lot of horrific happenings. I love that this is the first of my books with Ignition Press. It really represents the wild and unexpected stories — a flood of stories, if you will — I’ll be bringing to the world in the days to come.”
Cresta adds, “It’s an honor for me to work on a project like this… bringing life to these characters who come face to face with sin and death is both disturbing and exciting. Each character has their own story, their own sins and their own way of dealing with the past and the present. What I love most is how so many different lives and personalities find themselves interacting with each other, to deal with something much bigger.”
As well as copies of Deluge: The Cold Open, fans who visit the Ignition Press Room in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District (located at 643 G Street) during Comic-Con will be able to purchase merchandise like a shirt (featuring art by Riley Rossmo), a face mask, stickers, and an enamel pin. As previously announced, Bunn will be present at free (currently unscheduled) signings. In the meantime, follow along with all our coverage of Ignition Press to see which launch titles they’ve announced so far.
Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Marika Cresta invite readers to delve into the dark waters of their new five-issue limited series Deluge, debuting this October from Ignition Press.
A hard rain is falling on Sieverville Correctional Prison for Women. As the river rises and its banks overflow, the same walls that are keeping the prisoners inside the fortress-like structure are failing to keep the water out.
With that water comes something else. Something deadly.
What was once outside is now inside, and the prisoners and guards will have to find a way to get free, because if the water doesn’t get them, the monsters will.
In this terrifying new horror series, readers will follow a group of inmates as they attempt to traverse the flood waters while also avoiding both the very real monsters that are swimming beneath the surface and the proverbial monsters from their lives before incarceration that lurk inside themselves.
Deluge #1 is available in comic shops October 8 from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Marika Cresta, with colors by Ronda Pattison and lettering by AndWorld Design. This issue features two open-to-order covers from Riley Rossmo and Marika Cresta and Ronda Pattison, and a 1:5 variant cover from James Stokoe.
Ignition Press · Releases Nov 19, 2025
Deluge #2
The rain isn’t stopping, and the women incarcerated in the Sieverville Correctional Facility are starting to realize that no one is going to let them out, and no one is coming to rescue them either. The guards are useless to defend them against the incoming flood, and even more so when it comes to the monsters lurking in the depths.
Groups of prisoners are starting to break off on their own looking for a way out, but they can’t be sure what they will find hiding around each corner. If it’s not the deadly creatures the storm has stirred up from the muck, then it’s the muck they face every day, the ghosts they carry with them, which themselves now seem to be made real.
Master horror writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) continues his suspenseful story of the dark secrets that get uncovered when all barriers are washed away. Joining him are artist Marika Cresta (Dr. Aphra) and colorist Ronda Pattison (TMNT), all topped off with a creepy cover by Riley Rossmo (The Moon Will Follow Us)!
Comic · 24 pages · $4.99
Ignition Press · Releases Jan 7, 2026
Deluge #3
The death count is rising with the water, making escape seem less and less likely. Prisoners and guards alike are trapped within Sieverville Correctional Prison for Women, and it’s becoming increasingly obvious that the rain is not the only thing coming in from outside. No one is safe from the creatures lurking in the flood, and it’s soon to be every woman for herself. Mama Bear, in particular, isn’t waiting to be rescued. She’s going to take matters into her own hands and does not care who gets in her way.
Meanwhile, Shandra has a theory as to what the monsters are and what they want, but Maggie isn’t sure what to believe as the ghosts of her guilt become more insistent.
Continuing the terrifying series from horror maestro Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun; Deadpool Destroys the Marvel Universe) and the art team of Marika Cresta (Star Wars: High Republic) and Ronda Pattison (TMNT). Featuring an eerie main cover by Riley Rossmo) (The Moon is Following Us) and B variant by Cresta and Pattison.
Comic · 32 pages · $4.99