LOS ANGELES, CA – Rising star writer Gus Moreno, whose debut novel This Thing Between Us was awarded a “Best Book of 2021” recognition by NPR, joins forces with visionary artist Jakub Rebelka (Cyberpunk) for a mesmerizing descent into Hell in When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee.
Father Barrera is a disgraced priest, haunted by his part in the tragic death of an innocent child. As penance, he is exiled to the remote South American town of Puerto Cristina to apprentice under the enigmatic Father Stygian, the preeminent, if not controversial, exorcist. It is a joyless assignment.
Exorcists are normally trained in the Vatican, but Stygian has his own way of handling demons…methods that predate even the Church. And unfortunately for Barrera, Stygian’s last apprentice committed suicide not too long ago.
As Barrrera seeks to unlock the mysteries of Stygian’s strange practices, he finds himself amidst an island rife with the forces of evil…
What do these constant streams of possessions mean? And how are they connected to a comatose hospital patient, one who’s been in that condition for half a century without aging a single day…
“On an island at the edge of the world, where exorcists are also detectives, demonic possession is only half the story. When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee combines the gritty police procedural with the iconography of religious horror, where nothing is what it seems, and what you think you know may end up putting your soul in peril,” said author Gus Moreno.
When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 features main cover art by series artist Jakub Rebelka, and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Jacob Phillips (That Texas Blood), InHyuk Lee (Mighty Morphin), and Jae Lee & June Chung (The Dark Tower).
When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 will be available in comic shops January 1, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; Know Your Station by Sarah Gailey and Liana Kangas; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; The Neighbors by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Letizia Cadonici; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; and Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade.
When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 First Look
