Etrigan the Demon will be the next Jack Kirby creation to get another shot at a Rebirth, with DC publishing the six-issue Etrigan: Hell is Earth miniseries starting in November.
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The series, which features the work of Andrew Constant, Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessey, will debut on November 15.
“I was excited to work on a great, slightly lesser exposed Kirby character,” Walker told DC’s blog, where the series was officially announced. “As I’ve gotten into Andrew’s scripts, I’ve been having fun doing something tonally different than books I’ve worked on in the past. It’s fun tapping into moody, darker aspects of my art. It has a bit of a Vertigo vibe. It’s maybe not a side of me people know, but it’s stuff I am a fan of, just as much as the big, bombastic, superhero stuff.”
Per DC’s release, “Jason Blood and Etrigan have a…complicated relationship, and it’s one that this exciting new miniseries by writer Andrew Constant (Torn) and the art team of Brad Walker and Andrew Hennessy (both of Aquaman fame) promises to explore in depth. Set amidst the heat of Death Valley, Jason Blood has retired from life and chosen to lock away Etrigan forever, never to unleash the wrath and destruction of the Demon again. But when a nuclear bomb hits the California desert, it cracks the very foundation of Earth, and from that crack, Hell is emerging…”
You can check out the official solicitation for the first issue below, and some preview art in the attached image gallery…
…but first? Some publicity genius penned a poem, in the spirit of Etrigan himself, who speaks in rhyming couplets.
Look here, fans, and take a break.
A new comic announcement we’re ready to make.
About a war on Earth to destroy all man
And a rhyming demon named Etrigan.
Andrew Constant writes this new tale of fright,
Bringing startling new layers of the Demon to light.
He’s assisted by artists of the highest skill:
Messrs. Walker and Hennessy their duties fulfill.
Fans can expect both action and chills
In a tale that addresses our modern-day ills.
In this month where we celebrate Jack Kirby’s birth
We’re pleased to announce THE DEMON: HELL IS EARTH!
THE DEMON: HELL IS EARTH #1
Written by ANDREW CONSTANT
Art and cover by BRAD WALKER and ANDREW HENNESSY
Jason Blood and Etrigan: the best of enemies, destined to spend eternity bound together. When a haunting vision leads Jason to Death Valley, a supernatural weapon is unleashed, radically transforming not only the land, but also Blood…and the Demon. The worst, though, is yet to come, as hell begins to make its way into our world.
Don’t miss the start of this horrifying miniseries, where Etrigan and Blood’s relationship will be changed forever!
On sale NOVEMBER 15 • 32 pg, FC, 1 of 6, $2.99 US • RATED T
