Update: October 3, 2019:

The Beat have revealed Matt Kindt is the writer of the series: he revealed “‘BANG!’ is the culmination of my life’s work in a way. It’s been in the works for over fifteen years.”

Original story is as follows:

Dark Horse Comics have announced a cryptic new monthly series, “BANG!” by Wilfredo Torres and an as-yet-unknown writer. The press release states the series will feature lettering by Nate Piekos and coloring by Nayoung Kim, and that the writer is a New York Times bestselling cartoonist with twenty years of industry experience who “has been writing and illustrating creator-owned comic books and graphic novels like REDACTED, REDACTED, and REDACTED.”

Wilfredo Torres is known for his distinctive work on “Lobster Johnson: Prayer Of Neferu,” “Quantum & Woody” and “Batman ‘66,” but this will be his first time collaborating with Nate Piekos and Nayoung Kim.

The series seems to be littered with James Bond-inspired espionage, following Agent Thomas Cord after his disappearance at sea. He may be an agent of Goldmaze, a spy organization who have tasked him with retrieving the 18th Stigmata of Philip K. Verve, a cultish looking manuscript that will supposedly be the key to solving Cord’s disappearance. The press release is an in-story phony transmission that promises to give readers a cryptic read:

(October 2, 2019) From the Office of the Bureau Chief Agent Thomas Cord’s most recent communication was made from the open sea, after acquiring the asset. Our intel confirms that Cord was captured soon after his transmission was made. There is video footage of his capture, subsequent torture and eventual escape from his captors, but Agent Cord has not been seen since and he remains missing-in-action. We have, however, attained the paperback of The 18th Stigmata of Philip K. Verve that Cord was sent to recover. For 20 years, person of interest and New York Times bestselling cartoonist REDACTED has been writing and illustrating creator-owned comic books and graphic novels like REDACTED, REDACTED, and REDACTED. Our intel now confirms that REDACTED, acclaimed artist Wilfredo Torres, colorist Nayoung Kim and letterer Nate Piekos are actively working together, for the first time, on an all new project known at this time only as BANG! Transmissions will begin in spring of next year, on a monthly basis. Little is currently known about BANG! This we suspect: science-fiction novelist Philip K Verve is the key to the entire thing. Goldmaze will not stop until he is terminated.

“BANG!” #1 will be released in Spring 2020.