Mad Cave Studios has revealed Egg Hunt, a sci-fi horror series set during Easter Sunday by writer Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, Punisher), artist Raúl Fernández (Profane), colorist Giada Marchisio, and letterer Micah Myers. The four-issue comic offers a new spin on an alien invasion, with a story revolving around an alien that hatches in a Midwestern suburb, and befriends a young girl.
The official synopsis says, “Easter Sunday in the Midwest. Sunrise service. The Lord has risen, and the hungry will come. A visitor crash-lands in the woods surrounding the picket-fence suburbia where little Piper lives with her mom Tina and her nasty stepdad Don. The world is frightening and alien for both Piper and her new… friend… but on this day of cosmic forgiveness, when her family falls apart, the unlikely pair may find their own salvations.”
The book marks Percy’s first for Mad Cave. He shares, “I’ve always loved stories that find a fresh way into a genre by experimenting with form. In Egg Hunt, we’re reinventing the alien invasion story by changing the standard point of view: we’re always the alien. From the first page, when we observe an egg hatching from the inside, everything we learn about the characters, setting, and story comes from what the alien witnesses.”
He adds, “There’s a lot of [Steven] Spielberg and [John] Carpenter in this story, the influences ranging from E.T. to Halloween, as an uncanny force trespasses on a suburban environment. Raúl Fernández took this visual constraint and ran with it. He brought this world and its characters to life, especially Piper, and can make your heart hurt in one panel and race in the next. I loved working with him.”
Fernández also says, “It’s been my privilege to be part of a project as unique as Egg Hunt. Ben created a sci-fi horror romp filled with mystery, conspiracies, and government operatives so rich I HAD to be a part of it. If we add the cutest character in comics, EVER, and, well, a ‘lovely’ creature who’s the center of our story… here’s my advice: just sit down, relax, and enjoy the ride with this very special series. It’s been my honor to be the artist on Egg Hunt, and now, dear reader, is your time to enjoy it!”
Issue #1 will be released on November 18, with a main cover by Martín Morazzo, and variants by Cully Hamner and Valentine De Landro. The covers will be available respectively with glow-in-the-dark, foil, and virgin variants, which will cost extra at $6.99 each. You can check these all out below in the meantime. For more on Percy’s other upcoming projects, follow The Beat‘s coverage here.
