Next month, the comic series Hello Darkness from BOOM! Studios is hitting a milestone with issue #25! And a milestone like that deserves a stacked, stuffed issue, and the folks behind the wonderfully weird and wicked series has that covered. Not only are readers getting FOUR different new stories, but Marian Heretic from writer Tini Howard is returning for a special tale! We’re huge fans of this delightfully depraved anthology series, which is why we’re so excited to offer an exclusive preview of the issue before it goes on sale September 30!
Peep the titles and creative teams behind each of the issue’s tales:
“The Forensic Reliquologist”
W: Alejandro Arbona
A: Giorgio Pontrelli
C: Sara Cuomo
L: Pat Brosseau“I Can’t Take You Anywhere” By Robert Hack
“The Hole”
W: Robert Menegus
A: Jonathan Marks Barravecchia
L: Pat Brosseau“Master Thesis”
By Andrew Loder“Marian Heretic: In Four Offerings, Part One”
W: Tini Howard
A: Savanna Mayer
C: Walter Baiamonte with assistance by Ilaria Biagini
L: Jodie Troutman
Check out the gorgeous preview below, along with stunning covers from Rebeca Puebla, Jenny Frison, and Paolo Rivera!
Hello Darkness #25 Cover A by Rebeca Puebla
Hello Darkness #25 Cover B by Jenny Frison
Hello Darkness #25 Cover B by Jenny Frison
Hello Darkness #25 Cover D Black Bag Variant
Hello Darkness #25 Cover E by Jenny Frison
Hello Darkness #25 Cover G (glow-in-the-dark) by Jenny Frison
Hello Darkness #25 Cover H by Paolo Rivera
Hello Darkness #25 Cover J by Rebeca Puebla
Hello Darkness #25 page 1
Hello Darkness #25 page 2
Hello Darkness #25 page 3
Hello Darkness #25 page 4
Hello Darkness #25 goes on sale Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from BOOM! Studios.
From the official issue description:
Brace yourself for the 25th issue of the acclaimed horror anthology series Hello Darkness!
Fans of the divine nunsploitation series Marian Heretic from writer Tini Howard are in for a treat as Marian herself makes her first return to the pages of Hello Darkness since the breakout series’ debut! This Marian Heretic four-parter revisits our favorite heathen as she doles out judgment to a whole new host of supernatural opponents.
Then, following the mysterious loss of his son, a father’s attempt to cope takes him on a twisted journey, raising questions for him and his grieving family in “The Hole” written by Robert Menegus with art by Jonathan Marks!