Horror legends James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth) and Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin, Universal Monsters: Frankenstein) will spearhead a collective of the most exciting voices in the industry for the upcoming Exquisite Corpses. This innovative ongoing series is slated to kick off in May with its inaugural 13-issue season, along with additional story arcs anticipated in the future, from Image Comics/Tiny Onion.
Readers will experience a comics event like no other. Each issue of Exquisite Corpses will showcase the top-tier craftsmanship of Tynion and Walsh, collaborating—and competing—with a roster of industry-leading talent. Each issue will build upon the last in a true ‘exquisite corpse’ style. In these first 13 blood-soaked issues, the creative team will determine who wins… and who dies.
Exquisite Corpses will feature the work of comics superstars Adam Gorham (Hellhunters), Becca Carey (Absolute Wonder Woman), Che Grayson (Dark Spaces: Good Deeds), Claire Roe (Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special), Gavin Fullerton (The Closet), Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Marianna Ignazzi (Catwoman), Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian), Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things), and Valentine De Landro (Bitch Planet).
Every five years on Halloween, the richest families in America engage in a deadly game. In Exquisite Corpses, twelve of the world’s most dangerous individuals are dropped into a small town with one goal: the last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine—this year’s unfortunate arena—the objective is much simpler. They must survive the night.
“Sometimes you have an idea, and you know it’s crackling with energy and potential but you have to wait for the right moment to unleash it,” said Tynion IV. “When the final pieces were falling into place for the formation of Tiny Onion, the first call I made was to pitch Michael Walsh the story of Exquisite Corpses. Later that week, Michael had sketches of the first dangerous killers, and the ideas have been flowing rapid-fire for almost a year and a half since. We’re trying to bring the kind of energy and excitement that’s usually reserved in the comics space for a superhero comic or licensed property. That’s why we’re calling this a horror comics event. We feel like this has the potential to be something really special and lasting.”
Each issue of the series will showcase variant cover artwork by some of the most lauded artists in the space—with Issue #1 featuring covers by Alex Eckman-Lawn, Jae Lee & June Chung, James Stokoe, Nimit Malavia, and more.
Walsh added: “James and I have been friends since very early in our respective careers, but we didn’t collaborate until we were both firmly established and shaped by years of working in comics. Our first collaboration was on an issue of The Silver Coin—the issue was an instant critic and fan favorite, and I felt our pacing and storytelling sensibilities were entirely in line. I was already itching to work with James again, but when he approached me with the kernel of the idea that would become Exquisite Corpses, I knew it would be something special. We brought in some of the brightest voices in comics to flesh out the series, which felt thematically and conceptually perfect. From there, things just kept growing until we had a colossal horror event comic on our hands.”
Tiny Onion will also embark on a year-long, national signing tour—dubbed Corpse Tour ’25—with stops to coincide with each Exquisite Corpses issue release. Each event will feature Tynion in conversation with local Exquisite Corpses creators, with a Q&A and signing to follow. Corpse Tour ‘25 will kick off with a release party in May.
“During the Exquisite Corpses writers summit in Buffalo last year, I was struck by how charming the creators were with one another, and how much knowledge they had to share,” said Jazzlyn Stone, Director of Communications for Tiny Onion. “Constructing this series has felt like a celebration at every step—we would like to invite more people to this Exquisite Party. Corpse Tour ‘25 is designed to share some of that writers room magic with the fans and retailers, to bring the party to their door.”
Exquisite Corpses #1 will be a hefty, double-length debut issue, featuring 60 pages of story content for just $4.99, and available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 14:
• Cover A by Walsh & Jordie Bellaire
• Cover B by James Stokoe
• Cover C by Walsh (polybagged)
• Cover D blank sketch cover
• Cover E “stealth variant” by soon-to-be-announced artist
• Cover F 1:25 copy incentive by Alex Eckman-Lawn
• Cover G 1:50 copy incentive by Nimit Malavia
• Cover H 1:100 copy incentive by Jae Lee & June Chung
Exquisite Corpses #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
