Justin Jordan has had some real horror bangers over the years including The Harrower, Spread, and Mine Is a Long, Lonesome Grave to name a few. Now, with Gunpowder Prophets, we get to see Jordan team-up with talented horror artist Patrick Piazzalunga to bring a 1970s style supernatural horror filled with over-the-top action.
Huck and Marley help people for money. Well, in theory anyway… For some reason, their “help” always seems to involve massive amounts of property damage, a somehow guaranteed collision with the supernatural, and if Marley has his way, a huge body count. They’re the Gunpowder Prophets, and a simple job rescuing a girl from a backwoods cult turns weird when the super groovy leader’s supernatural powers turn out to be very, very real.
One of my favorite things about comics is their range, such a wide variety of stories and styles. The same goes for within the genres such as horror. Justin Jordan’s 1970s-style grindhouse action horror really hit the mark and had me intrenched. Gunpowder Prophets isn’t the type of horror I usually go for, but was just what I needed, action-filled romp in supernatural horror.
Huck and Marley come off as complete opposites, but somehow their partnership works, at least sometimes. When it doesn’t, things tend to go off the rails. Jordan tosses supernatural horror at a buddy cop-slash-heist story that has homages to the 1970s while still creating something fresh.
Before Dark Horse’s Monsters Are My Business in 2024 and Those Not Afraid in 2025, I wasn’t too familiar with Patrick Piazzalunga’s work, but damn, his style fits this story perfectly. Piazzalunga brings a slightly exaggerated cartoon flair to a supernatural horror that is ripe with gruesome action and gore. Whiles Roman Stevens‘ color palette nails that 1970s vibe. Together, they make Gunpowder Prophets more palatable than a more realistic style and a lot more fun.
Gunpowder Prophets is a great new horror story for those craving for something a bit different. Justin Jordan and Patrick Piazzalunga deliver grindhouse-style supernatural horror that is just as fun to read as it is to look at. What seems to be a straightforward tale about Huck and Marley helping people for a bit of cash, quickly spirals into something weirder and wilder, where I have no idea where it is headed next, but I’m all in.
Gunpowder Prophets #1 hits local comic shops on October 1, 2025 (FOC: September 8) from Mad Cave Studios.
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