Just what I have been searching for, an Easter comic. Joking aside, I was excited to see Benjamin Percy penning a new science-fiction horror based around a time of year we don’t see many stories with Egg Hunt. However, it’s not just the unique concept and holiday theme, it’s the tremendous illustrations and visuals from artist Raúl Fernández that made the premiere issue of Egg Hunt so amazing.
Easter Sunday in the Midwest. Sunrise service. The Lord has risen, and the hungry will come. A visitor crash-lands in the woods surrounding the picket-fence suburbia where little Piper lives with her mom Tina and her nasty stepdad Don. The world is frightening and alien for both Piper and her new…friend… but on this day of cosmic forgiveness, when her family falls apart, the unlikely pair may find their own salvations.
Although I am a big fan of Percy’s superhero stories, but also his science fiction tales as well, I didn’t really know what to fully expect from a sci-fi horror taking place around Easter. Percy does a fantastic job laying a foundation for an ambitious story in this first issue with a lot happening in a short number of pages, but also not a lot happening at the same time.
Egg Hunt has the vibe of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as far as a young child and the interaction with some sort of creature not of this world. There is a great deal of mystery woven into this story so far. Where the sci-fi aspects are present, the horror side of things hasn’t fully reared its ugly head. That is outside of how horrible some men can be, especially Tina’s stepdad Don. He isn’t present for many panels in this first issue, but damn do I sure already hate him a good amount. Percy knows his way around science-fiction stories and this one is definitely just getting started.
I know Percy has big plans for Egg Hunt, both because the writer doesn’t do half-ass when it comes to good stories, but also because this first issue only sets the plot in motion and leaves us eagerly awaiting more. From what I can tell, I cannot wait. But it’s not just the story that makes the first issue of Egg Hunt something to marvel, but the artwork by Fernández nearly steals the show. The visuals and illustrations have a strong cinematic feeling and the angles from which the story is told gave into the mystery even more. Topped off with great colors by Giada Marchisio and lettering from Micah Myers, Egg Hunt #1 is a visual feast.
Egg Hunt is a beautifully illustrated, wonderfully weird sci-fi mystery horror that is off to a great start. Truthfully, you had me at Benjamin Percy and science-fiction, so unsurprisingly this new series has the making for an excellent run. The first issue of Egg Hunt has just enough unsettling moments to hint at the horrors still to come.
Egg Hunt #1 hits local comic shops on November 18, 2026 from Mad Cave Studios.
Egg Hunt #1 Covers
