Details on a new series arriving this fall
Dark Horse Comics has brought “Hack/Slash” creator Tim Seeley into the family for “The Occultist,” a new title hitting November 9.
Expanding on the one-shot released last year, “The Occultist” tells of a mysterious book of powerful spells that binds itself to a guy named Rob. After this occurrence, his life falling apart doesn’t seem like such a big deal. What do his girlfriend leaving him or his mountain of debt matter when mystics and demons are overrunning the town in search of the bookâand him? To survive, Rob must learn to control the bookâs unpredictable magic, while his life slips even further out of control…
Now, while harnessing his new powers as the Occultist, college student Rob Bailey must defend himself and those around him from a series of hired hit mages with unique magical abilities and a serpentine demon known as the Swordbreaker, all determined to kill him and to possess the powerful spell book known as the Sword!
Cover art by Steve Morris and variant cover art by Jenny Frison.
Source: Shock Till You Drop
