Dark Horse Comics has announced that they have created a free digital comic that will serve as a prequel to The Thing (2011). Written by Steve Niles, The Thing: The Northman Nightmare will be released in 3 parts, with the first part available today.
"After months of no shipments from settlements in Greenland, a band of Vikings set off for answers only to find themselves pitted against monsters lurking in the icy depths and amongst one another.
Taking us into frigid Greenland, the comic introduces us to a group of Norsemen who find themselves caught in a game of survival when they discover a terrifying creature. The shape-shifting monster has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. And it hides somewhere in a desolate village with few human survivors, among them a strange group of women..."
Part 1 is available to read now, with part 2 set for release on September 28th, and part 3 on October 5th. You can read the comic for free at www.digital.darkhorse.com or via the free Dark Horse Comics mobile app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id415378623
"The Thing: The Northman Nightmare is written by Steve Niles (Criminal Macabre), with art by Patric Reynolds (Serenity), colors by Dave Stewart (Hellboy) and a cover by Menton3 (Silent Hill)."