TURN YOUR EYES TO THE SKY WITH THE NEWEST TRUE WEIRD SERIES, “RED BOOK"
From the multi-Eisner Award-winning creators of Something is Killing the Children and POWERS!
Dark Horse Comics and Tiny Onion present Red Book , a new four-issue miniseries from James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming. Similar to Tynion and Oeming’s Blue Book, Red Book investigates the history of UFOs, but this time in the communist countries of the Soviet Union and China. The series, written by Tynion (The Department of Truth, The Nice House by the Sea ), illustrated by Oeming (Powers, William of Newbury ), and lettered by Tom Napolitano (Blue Book, Absolute Flash ), will also feature a different backup story in each issue. The first issue will include a backup story written and illustrated by Malachi Ward and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. It will also feature cover art by Oeming, Yuko Shimizu, Tyler Boss, and Dani.
About Red Book:
Russia, 1961. Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances that will come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. To this day, the actual cause of their deaths remains unknown, although some theorize the blame lies with visitors from beyond the stars…
Red Book investigates the history of UFOs in the communist countries of the Soviet Union and China.
“Mike and I wanted to do something special with the latest volume of BLUE BOOK and I think you’ll love what we have in store for you,” said Tynion. « We’re bring our True Weird goodness to the other side of the globe with RED BOOK , where we’re getting to dig into the truth behind UFO encounters from the Soviet Union and Communist China from over the 20th Century! »
Red Book #1 (of 4) arrives in comic shops on October 8, 2025. Issue #1 is now available to preorder from your local comic shop for $4.99.
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Russia, 1961. Nine students die tragically under mysterious circumstances that will come to be known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. To this day, the true cause of their deaths remains unknown, although some theorize the blame lies with visitors from beyond the stars…
The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.
Each issue will feature “True Weird” backup stories by guest creators.
« Read Blue Book for the supernatural uniqueness but stay for the enjoyable exploration of humanity. » —AiPT
• Four-issue series.
Creators
Writer:
James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist:
Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer:
Tom Napolitano
Cover Artist:
Michael Avon Oeming, Dani, Tyler Boss, Yuko ShimizuGenre: Science-Fiction, Fantasy
Publication Date:
October 08, 2025
Format:
FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price:
$4.99
China, 1994. Meng Zhaoguo, a logger with the Red Flag Logging Commune, witnesses a glowing white object crash into the Phoenix Mountain near the Russian border. The mysterious events and natural phenomenon surrounding the sighting have confounded for decades, defying scientific logic.
The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.
Also features a brand-new True Weird backup story.
• Four-issue series.
Creators
Writer:
James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist:
Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer:
Tom Napolitano
Cover Artist:
Michael Avon Oeming, Soo LeeGenre: Science-Fiction, Fantasy
Publication Date:
November 19, 2025
Format:
FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price:
$4.99
Russia, 1989. Four children in the city of Voronezh witness a red egg-shaped UFO descend as they play soccer. A group of seemingly extraterrestrial beings disembark and become one of the strangest unexplained phenomena ever recounted.
The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.
• Each issue will feature “True Weird” backup stories by guest creators.
• Four-issue series.
Creators
Writer: James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover artist: Michael Avon Oeming, Alison SampsonGenres: Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Publication date: Dec. 24, 2025
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $4.99
