Today, Dread Central is thrilled to exclusively preview 4-pages of the 8-page story Baltimore: Monstrous from Dark Horse Comics. The story is written by Mike Mignola (Hellboy) and bestselling novelist Christopher Golden; the art is by Ben Stenbeck, coloring by Dave Stewart, and lettering by Clem Robins.

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Baltimore: Monstrous is included in Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2 and has never been published before; look for it in comic shops today and in bookstores beginning April 7th.

Series Overview:

After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards on the hunt for the creature who’s become his obsession.

Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2 Synopsis:

Finally armed with the identity of the being responsible for the vampire plague, Baltimore and his band of allies take on the evil around them with a new fervor. Enemies old and new, desperate battles, and strange horror await the reader as they follow Baltimore toward his ultimate destiny.

From writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with art by Ben Stenbeck (Hellboy, Koshchei the Deathless) and Peter Bergting (Joe Golem: Occult Detective, The Untamed) comes the culmination of the Baltimore series, published for the first time in an omnibus format.

“Mike Mignola posted his Baltimore Vs. Giant Ape ‘Year of Monsters’ cover on Facebook one day,” says Chris Golden. “I think it was Ben who replied with “I wish we’d done that story,” and I immediately said ‘it’s not too late.’ Mike was totally up for it, of course. The original 1933 King Kong is one of my favorite films of all time, so this was simultaneously our love letter to that movie and a chance to do something incredibly fun with Baltimore. It was a treat to get to work with Ben Stenbeck again, particularly on something that is like a little gift to Baltimore fans—and to ourselves.”

“I always wanted to come back to Baltimore in some way,” says Ben Stenbeck, “especially on a story as fun and action-packed as this, based on Mike’s brilliant ‘Year of Monsters’ Baltimore cover. (It’s not King Kong, just a giant ape.) I’m really glad I’ve had this chance to revisit the world of Baltimore.”

Collects Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1-#3, Baltimore: The Wolf and the Apostle #1-#2, Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #1-#5, Baltimore: Empty Graves #1-#5, and Baltimore: The Red Kingdom #1-#5.

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