A legendary killer will join forces with a legendary comic book artist this fall, as Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo debuts online. The new animated webseries is drawn by award-winning illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz and will be available in six chapters, beginning this October on sho.com/earlycuts

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Last year's first installment of Dexter Early Cuts told animated stories about Dexter Morgan's early days, and three murders he committed before the series began, each brought to life by a different illustrator. Sienkiewicz will be the single artist this time out, helping tell a story in which Dexter is challenged by a copy-cat killer who does not follow any sort of code.Dark Echo opens immediately after the death of Dexter's father, Harry , with Dexter in his early twenties and his sister Debra still in high school. Dexter is enrolled in medical school where he's studying anatomy to improve his "craft." During a routine kill, Dexter realizes that another student has been spying on him and knows that he is a serial killer. He confronts the student after he begins to commit murders in Dexter's style and the two clash over the ethics of their situations.Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo is written by Dexter Co-Executive Producer and staff writer Tim Schlattmann. Dexter himself will sound very familiar, with Michael C. Hall providing his voice.Sienkiewicz is well-known to comic book fans for his acclaimed work on series like The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin. More recently, he was hired by Warner Brothers to sketch and concept the makeup and wardrobe for Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight.Dexter fans attending the Comic-Con panel for the series this week will be treated to a special preview of Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo. Participants in the panel include Michael C. Hall (series star/executive producer), Jennifer Carpenter (Deb), James Remar (Harry), and executive producers John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Chip Johannessen , and Manny Coto The Dexter panel will be held Thursday, July 22nd at 6:00pm in Ballroom 20. Immediately beforehand at 4:45-5:45 in Ballroom 20, Hall and Johannessen will also take part in the Anti-Heroes of Showtime panel.