We fell in love with BOOM! Studios’ comic series Be Not Afraid from the moment it debuted this past summer. Written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, illustrated by Lisandro Estherren, colored by Francesco Segala, and lettered by Simon Bowland, Be Not Afraid follows Cora and her contentious relationship with her half-angel/half-human child named Enoch, whose monstrous and unsettling presence terrorizes her and their small town. Like the best horror tales, Be Not Afraid is incredibly unsettling because of its timeliness. In a time in the United States where bodily autonomy and freedom of expression are becoming increasingly at risk with each passing day, Be Not Afraid throws a mirror at 2025 and what happens when hate and prejudice threaten to override our better natures. It’s American Gothic at its best.
That’s why we’re so happy to able to share an exclusive preview of Be Not Afraid #5, on sale Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Check out these gorgeous covers and pages to delight your eyes and senses and transport you to a world weird and wonderful! Final order cutoff is Monday, December 8, 2025. And be sure to check out our interview with writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle!
Be Not Afraid #5 Cover A by Murakami
Be Not Afraid #5 Cover B by Mercado
Be Not Afraid #5 Cover D by Orzu
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Be Not Afraid #5 goes on sale Wednesday, January 28, 2026, from BOOM! Studios. Final order cutoff is Monday, December 8, 2025.
From the official issue description:
The wrath of the heavens shows its might in this haunting new chapter!
Cora and Mr. Phim engage in a harrowing battle of wills that leaves her shaken to her very core!
As matters of faith, devotion, and power collide in their fraught confrontation, buried truths come to the surface and loyalties are tested by these revelations.
Will she submit to angelic will or choose her own morality for what comes next?