Storm King Comics Hits the Open Road With LONG HAUL, a Grisly Tale of Revenge, Debuting
21st February 2024 from the ‘Dark & Twisted’ Imprint
The Barren Highways of the American West Become a Place of Terror
and Violence in a No-Holds-Barred Tale Not for the Squeamish
The sun-baked deserts and wide-open vistas of the American West may have inspired tales of romance and grand adventure, but LONG HAUL, the newest graphic novel from Storm King Comics’ “Dark & Twisted” imprint, isn’t one of them.
Written by Cullen Bunn and Heath Amodio, with artwork by Andrea Mutti (pencils), Gigi Baldassini (inks) and Valerio Alloro (colors), LONG HAUL is a sinister and violent tale of revenge rooted in the terrifying fact that there are more than 700 missing people along America’s interstate highways—hunted, taken and often killed by active serial killers.
LONG HAUL is available 21st February 2024, through direct sales, including at www.StormKingComics.com, and comic shops, followed by a 5th March 2024, release date at retail booksellers.
In LONG HAUL, Sarah Blake is one of those missing: vanished on her way to work. Her disappearance proved too much for her sickly father to handle, and when he dies, her older brothers Danny and Carl are filled with rage and loss. With nothing and no one left to lose, the two men decide to spend whatever time they have left hunting down “long haul” serial killers, and uncovering the truth about Sarah.
On their mission for revenge, Danny and Carl learn about a convoy of sociopathic killers known only as The Nine. When it becomes clear that one of The Nine stole Sarah from beside her broken-down car, the Blake brothers must violently work their way through the ghoulish gang—and their protectors—until they come to the horrific person who took her.
LONG HAUL boasts a complex, time-jumping storyline that keeps readers gripped throughout its terrifying tale, filled with dark “kills” and shocking violence that adds a forbidding tone to the to the sinister story.
“As with our first ‘Dark & Twisted’ book, Death Mask, we wanted to have some of today’s best graphic-novel creators showcase their best storytelling and artistry in service of a story that keeps readers as glued to the page as if they were watching a horror film,” said Storm King Comics founder and editor Sandy King. “Long Haul delivers the goods on all fronts—it’s the perfect book for someone looking for a hard-biting, unforgiving thriller with an incredible artistic style.”
LONG HAUL
Written by Cullen Bunn and Heath Amodio
Art by Andrea Mutti (pencils), Gigi Baldassini (inks), and Valerio Alloro (colors)
Lettering by Janice Chiang
Edited by Sandy King
120 pp.
MSRP: $21.99
ISBN: 979-8-9864802-9-9
LONG HAUL is available 21st February 2024, through direct sales, including at www.StormKingComics.com, and comic shops, followed by a 5th March 2024, release date at retail booksellers.
About Storm King Comics
Storm King Comics, formed in 2012 as a division of Storm King Productions, is headed by writer/producer and editor Sandy King. Along with her husband, director John Carpenter, King focuses on bringing the best writers from the worlds of comics, movies and novels together to bring their special brand of horror and sci-fi entertainment to comics. Their flagship comic book title John Carpenter’s Asylum has become a global fan favorite, followed by the award-winning annual anthology, John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight, and the monthly anthology series, John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction. More recent additions to the Storm King brand are Storm King Comics Dark & Twisted, John Carpenter’s Night Terrors, and John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids, introducing horror and sci-fi to younger audiences.