Breath of Shadows: Get a Sneak Peek at the New IDW Original Horror Series (Exclusive)

November 22, 2022, 3:04pm

The Bram Stoker Award-nominated team of Rich Douek and Alex Cormack, who previously created Road of Bones and Seas of Sorrow, are reuniting for the new five-issue IDW Original horror miniseries Breath of Shadows. With the first issue due out in February, IDW has provided ComicBook.com with an exclusive five-page preview of Breath of Shadows #1. The series follows a global rock star who is desperate to cure his heroin addiction. That desperation leads him into a South American jungle, where he uncovers horrors that dwarf his own personal demons. Justin Birch, who previously worked with the team Road of Bones and Seas of Sorrows, returns as the letterer of Breath of Shadows. Here’s IDW’s official synopsis for the series:

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“It’s 1968. On the fast track to becoming one of his era’s most iconic rock stars, Jimmy Meadows should be basking in the glow of newly acquired wealth and fame. Instead, crushed by the weight of a debilitating heroin addiction, Jimmy is on the verge of losing everything—until an old friend tips him off to an unorthodox treatment method hidden in the depths of the South American jungle. With fair-weather friends, local opportunists, and industry sycophants in tow, Jimmy sets off in search of what he’s sure will be a miracle cure. But as the excursion veers off course and the realities of their environment begin to bleed together with Jimmy’s paranoia and drug-induced hallucinations, the team quickly descends into a nightmare of bloody chaos populated by unspeakable horrors that surpass even the most brutal drug trip.”

Breath of Shadows #1 will go on sale in February with three covers: Cover A by Cormack, Cover B by Björn Barends, and a retailer incentive cover by Francesco Francavilla. The first issue’s solicitation information, covers, and the five-page preview follow.

Breath of Shadows #1
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(W) Rich Douek (A/CA) Alex Cormack
It’s the mid-1960s, and Jimmy Meadows should be on top of the world. His band’s most recent album just went gold, and they’re riding a wave to international fame. But Jimmy is driven by only one thing: where to get his next fix. With his band at the end of their ropes and his life falling apart, Jimmy thinks he may be finished, until a friend tells him about a controversial method deep in the jungles of South America that can help him kick his addiction for good. But is clean living actually in Jimmy’s future, or will he instead unleash horrors beyond his wildest nightmares? A new expedition into the heart of horror from Rich Douek and Alex Cormack, the team behind Road of Bones and Sea of Sorrows!
In Shops: Feb 01, 2023
SRP: $3.99