Screen Rant has an exclusive first look at the cover for Valiant Entertainment's upcoming Book of Shadows #1, featuring a team-up of the universe's most formidable supernatural heroes. Having just wrapped up his work on Shadowman, writer Cullen Bunn is returning to pen the character once more, along with other notable Valiant characters such as Eternal Warrior and Punk Mambo.
Since Valiant's 2012 revival, the company has had a number of tales with a supernatural or horror bent. Jack Boniface, also known as the Shadowman, is the Valiant Universe's leading fighter against the evil forces of the ethereal Deadside, often led by Jack's archenemy, Master Darque. Other heroes have tangled with the afterlife in their own series such as Punk Mambo and The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage.
Now, these heroes who have battled the worst the supernatural has to offer are coming together to fight possibly the most dangerous and horrifying threat yet. Book of Shadows will see Shadowman join forces with Punk Mambo, Eternal Warrior and Doctor Mirage to defeat the evil Exarch Fane, who has acquired the titular Book of Shadows. Valiant has shared a solicitation for the upcoming first issue of Book of Shadows #1 by Cullen Bunn and Vicente Cifuentes as well as four of the issue's covers.
BOOK OF SHADOWS #1
Written by CULLEN BUNN
Art by VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover A by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Cover B by ADAM GORHAM PREORDER COVER
Cover C by TRAVIS ESCARFULLERY
Preorder Cover by KELLEY JONES
1/250 Variant to be Revealed Later
Blank Cover Also Available
Shadowman. Punk Mambo. Eternal Warrior. Doctor Mirage. The supernatural protectors of the Valiant Universe unite for the very first time to stand against a terrifying ancient threat: Exarch Fane. No one is safe as the fearsome foe has his cold hands on the Book of Shadows. Master of horror Cullen Bunn and bone-chilling artist Vicente Cifuentes present BOOK OF SHADOWS, a supernatural event that forms a brand-new team in the Valiant Universe... but will they be enough to stop Fane's wrath?
With the publisher's huge Year of Valiant initiative going strong, books like this only reinforce how much the company is committed to dynamic storytelling. Book of Shadows will be one of the first team-up books the publisher has had since the days of Unity, but the supernatural angle of the book gives fans something a little bit different from the traditional superhero crews. Valiant is giving its readers some powerful and truly innovative content with Book of Shadows and if the solicit is anything to go off of, fans have some interesting adventures awaiting them.
A supernatural hero team-up book is an exciting idea and based on the covers alone, it looks like Shadowman and his allies are about to have their hands full. Valiant's new comic title Book of Shadows #1 is available July 27, 2022.
