"Harley Quinn meets Elvira" in Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert's new superslasher comic book series Jumpscare. Set in the expanding universe of Bunn and Luckert's Beyond Mortal series and featuring lettering by Jim Campbell, Jumpscare follows a horror fan-turned-vigilante who can channel her weapon of choice from any horror movie she's ever seen to help her fight evil forces in Empire City (including the aptly named mobster-turned-monster Grindhouse).
Before the first issue of Jumpscare slashes its way into comic shops on February 26th, Daily Dead is thrilled to exclusively reveal Luckert's character designs for the titular horror-loving hero, complete with machetes, chainsaws, a killer selfie, and an undying love for horror movies! You can check out the exclusive character designs below, as well as Luckert's eye-catching cover art for the first issue of Jumpscare.
If you're looking to add this superslasher to your collection, be sure to preorder Jumpscare from your local comic shop, and to learn more about the new series, visit Dark Horse Comics' official website!
Press Release: MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Dark Horse Comics presents Jumpscare, a new action-horror superhero comic series from Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert that ties into the Beyond Mortal universe. This four-issue miniseries, written by Bunn, illustrated by Luckert, and lettered by Jim Campbell, takes place after the events of the cosmic horror graphic novel Beyond Mortal and introduces readers to a new horror superhero, Jumpscare.
“Hands down, Jumpscare is some of the most fun I've ever had writing a comic,” said Bunn. “I absolutely love this character. She's everything I love about horror movies, everything I love about superheroes, everything I love about comics, all rolled into one character. If you're a horror fan, get ready to meet your new favorite superhero.”
"Jumpscare was just an absolute mayhem fueled blast to draw. I can't wait for people to see her in all her horror fueled glory,” added Luckert.
About Jumpscare:
Strong, fast, and violent horror fan-turned-vigilante Jumpscare can conjure any gore-soaked weapon from any gore-soaked movie she’s watched. With this power, she’s become a force for good in Empire City, hacking her way through ne’er-do-wells and monsters alike. Now, her enemies want her dead, and a mobster-turned-monster, Grindhouse, will do whatever he can to bring her down.Jumpscare #1 (of 4) stalks into comic shops on February 26, 2025. Issue #1 is now available for pre-order at your local comic shop for $3.99.
Be sure to follow Dark Horse Comics on social media and check our website, www.darkhorse.com, for more news, announcements, and updates!
Praise for Beyond Mortal:
“Beyond Mortal is an extremely fun and graphic thrill ride that any comic book lover or horror enthusiast will simply devour. It’s got it all! A great story with exciting fresh characters, this can truly be the start of something special!.”—Michael Leavy (Terrifier, Stream)“Horror, heroism and high art—Beyond Mortal is bursting at the seams with awesomeness!”—Patton Oswalt (Minor Threats)
“Oh, wow. I haven't enjoyed a superhero story like this since Jack Kirby and the early Marvel stories. It's golden.”—Joe Lansdale
"This grabs you by the face, pulls you screaming into the story, and doesn't let you go until the last page. I won't say it's pleasant—there's teeth and gore, death and worse—but I can say your heart will beat a little harder. A lot harder, really."—Stephen Graham Jones (I Was a Teenage Slasher, the Indian Lake Trilogy, Earthdivers)
“Beyond Mortal almost killed me! A beautiful display of storytelling!”—Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia, Blacula: Return of the King)
"With its own original characters and a story that bleeds off of the pages with true dread, horrific monstrosities, and actual stakes, Beyond Mortal has delivered the dark new superhero world that I’ve been waiting for.”–Adam Green (Writer/Director Hatchet, Frozen, Digging Up the Marrow)
“Only Cullen Bunn could create a cosmic Brady Bunch of abominations this ass-kicking. Beyond Mortal heralds the battle between eldritch and spandex, old gods and new superheroes."—Clay McLeod Chapman (What Kind of Mother, Creepshow, Séance in the Asylum)
“Fans of genre mashups, readers of horror comics bringing something old… very, very old and foreboding… into the world with a different spin, aficionados of superbooks looking for a new secret war to be fought. You’re all included on my list of folks who should be looking to get their hands on this book.”—The Pullbox
About Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with the goal of creating a welcoming environment for comics professionals. The company strives to be an example of how integrity and innovation can broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant. Dark Horse has published modern masters such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Colleen Doran, Janet Evanovich, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Kentaro Miura, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Powell, Stan Sakai, and Gerard Way, as well as Hall of Fame legends Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Richard Corben. The company also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, based on properties such as Star Wars, Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Age, James Cameron’s Avatar, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Halo. Dark Horse established an entertainment division in 1989, finding success with company-owned projects The Mask and TimeCop. Current hits from Dark Horse Entertainment include The Umbrella Academy on Netflix and Resident Alien on SyFy. Additionally, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing new creative talent throughout all of its divisions.
In 2022, Dark Horse Media, LLC was established as the parent company of all three divisions, and became part of Embracer Group AB, strengthening the company’s transmedia capabilities.
Exclusive Character Designs by Danny Luckert:
Cover Art by Danny Luckert:
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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