On Wednesday, November 19th, Dark Horse Comics & Tiny Onion Studios is releasing RED BOOK I #2 (of 4)!
The New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning co-creators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers follow up their acclaimed work on Blue Book with an all-new volume of “true” tales capturing the strange world of alien encounters—this time focusing on the uncanny extraterrestrial stories of Russia and China.
Here’s a look at the covers, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Dark Horse Comics on New Comic Book Day…
RED BOOK I #2 (of 4)
Script by James Tynion IV
Art by Michael Avon Oeming
Letters by Tom Napolitano
Covers & Cover Artists:
Michael Avon Oeming (Cover A)
Soo Lee (Cover B)
Genres: Science-Fiction, Fantasy
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Age range: 16+
SRP: $4.99
Publication Date: November 19, 2025
China, 1994. Meng Zhaoguo, a logger with the Red Flag Logging Commune, witnesses a glowing white object crash into the Phoenix Mountain near the Russian border. The mysterious events and natural phenomenon surrounding the sighting have confounded for decades, defying scientific logic.
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