Oni Press sent us an early look at the variant covers you can pick up when Plague House #1 arrives in April 2025. The horror series is written by Michael W. Conrad, with art by Dave Chisholm.
In addition to the issue’s main cover by Dave Chisholm, PLAGUE HOUSE #1 will feature variant covers from Brian Level (Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions), Noah Bailey (Wonder Woman: Black and Gold, Tremor Dose), Nathan Ooten (Neptune), and Alex Eckman-Lawn (Mouse Guard: Legends of The Guard, Art Brut). Each cover highlights a different form of terror, informing the world of PLAGUE HOUSE from an all-new angle.
“A cover has to stand out on the shelf, it has to pop, it has to have something that separates it from the rest of the stuff out there,” said artist Dave Chisholm. “For an issue #1, it also helps if it accomplishes all or some of the following: 1. Generate a sense of mystery, an intrigue. 2. Convey, either literally or symbolically, some sort of thematic content of the story. 3. Introduce the readers to the main character. 4. Operate as a ‘style guide,’ or a ‘style container’ in a way—so readers have an idea about the form and design on the pages in the book. And, listen, I know there is literally nothing revelatory about this list. The challenge is actually making the thing that hits these criteria!”
Thirteen years ago, Orin McCabe was a family man living a privileged life in the suburbs. Today, he’s condemned to death row for murdering his entire family in an unexpected fit of hammerwielding brutality. In the aftermath of his heinous crime, it’s fallen to a trio of eclectic, but dedicated, ghost hunters—Jacob, the holy man; Holland, the skeptic; and their leader, Del, a true believer in the occult and worlds beyond—to surveil the abandoned McCabe home in search of proof for the existence of the undead . . . and whatever supernatural source may have possibly fueled McCabe’s inhuman massacre. But this ill-matched and uneasy squad of investigators is about to discover something much more terrifying than any ordinary spirit. . . . Something much more pernicious, much more contagious, that if not contained, could take full advantage of America’s unquenchable appetite for violence and deliver a plague of blood unto us all . . .
Plague House #1 arrives in April 2025.
