Exclusive Reveal: BOOM! Studios Collecting Stories Written by Steve Orlando in New One-Shot HELLO DARKNESS: GOOD BONES AND OTHER SORDID TALES #1

Readers of the Hello Darkness comic book anthology series have been enthralled with eerie stories from bestselling writer Steve Orlando (including "The Foster") and illustrated by a talented array of artists, and now we're thrilled and chilled to exclusively reveal that BOOM! Studios will be collecting Orlando's delightfully strange tales in the new one-shot Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales #1, featuring the new story "Good Bones" written by Orlando and illustrated by Dillon Snook, as well as Orlando's previous collaborations with artists Federico Sorressa, Adam Gorham, and A.L. Kaplan, respectively.

We have the official press release with additional details below, as well as a look at unlettered interior art by Dillon Snook, the main cover art by Rebeca Puebla, and variant covers by Isaac Goodhart and Liana Kangas, respectively.

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Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (November 18, 2025) – From the vaults of BOOM! Studios’ acclaimed horror anthology Hello Darkness comes a curated collection overflowing with grimy, gritty, and gory grotesqueries by bestselling writer Steve Orlando and a certifiable rogue’s gallery of incredible artists in the new special one-shot HELLO DARKNESS: GOOD BONES AND OTHER SORDID TALES #1.

“When BOOM! first reached out about being part of Hello Darkness, it was the exact kind of surprise I needed—the kind that kicks you in the ass,” said writer Steve Orlando. “I’d dipped my toe into horror a bit but never took the dive. When they believed in a strange story like ‘The Foster’, it was too good to be true. And then the call came again and again, I was knocking on all the wood I could find—luckily, I have pine floors. So now, to be honored with a Hello Darkness one-shot and debut a new story with ‘Good Bones’? It’s the best kind of hallucination made real. These are stories I care about—inspired by creators like Gogol, Carpenter, Bulgakov, and Cronenberg! I am so proud of the work in this book, built with an incredible cadre of the dream artistic collaborators—and I can’t wait for you folks to see it all in one place!”

Featuring familiar stories, as well as a brand-new terror in “Good Bones” illustrated by the up-and-coming Dillon Snook.

For continuing news on HELLO DARKNESS comics and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on X.

HELLO DARKNESS: GOOD BONES AND OTHER SORDID TALES #1 is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey; Bronze Faces by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi; In Bloom by Michael W. Conrad and John J. Pearson; and When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.

About BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios, part of the Random House Worlds portfolio of imprints at The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, is the home of world-class comic book and graphic novel storytelling for all audiences. Through four distinct imprints—BOOM! Studios, BOOM! Box, KaBOOM!, and Archaia— the team has produced bestselling, award-winning original work, including Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR, Something is Killing the Children, and Lumberjanes, while also breaking new ground with established licenses such as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Dune, and The Expanse properties. BOOM! original series have been brought to life in media, including the feature film The Empty Man (20th Century Studios), the animated series Mech Cadets (Netflix), and most recently, the live-action series Butterfly (Prime Video).

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