Mike Mignola and Ben Steinbeck’s folklore-inspired shared universe Lands Unknown is expanding with a new two-issue comic event written and illustrated by Steinbeck. Today, The Beat has an exclusive sneak peek at Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man.
Debuting in March, Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man features Dave Stewart on colors and Clem Robins on letters. Here’s the synopsis:
While Mignola’s Bowling With Corpses explores the fantastical, charming side of the Lands Unknown, The Skinless Man #1 is a nightmarish horror story. When a stormy night in the mountains forces a lone traveler to take shelter in a witch’s house, she spins a chilling yarn of the mysterious and merciless Skinless Man, who is in pursuit of new skin at any cost. When a gang of warlocks is foolish enough to try to deceive him, they learn just how far he’s willing to go.
Check out a preview below.
“I’m beyond thrilled to have my first contribution to the world of Lands Unknown released into the wild,” said Stenbeck. “It’s such an exciting world to work in. The possibilities are endless, and I have big plans for a lot of stories that might seem disconnected at first, but they are all part of a larger story. A story about people searching for things they may or may not need in Lands Unknown. Also monsters and magic and talking animals in exotic locations.”
Mignola said, “I’ve had the good fortune to work with Ben for a lot of years now, so I know how good he is—but I’ve also had a pretty good idea how good he COULD BE if he were really given the room to cut loose. That was a large part of the whole Lands Unknown thing, creating a place where Ben would have no choice but to cut loose—and he has—and it’s wonderful.
“I love what he’s done here, and I REALLY love that this is just the tip of his crazy iceberg of talking animals, evil wizards, monsters and giants. There is nobody out there I’d rather be sharing a world with,” Mignola continued.
The Skinless Man #1 will be available digitally and at your local comic shop on March 4.
In addition to Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man, Mignola’s upcoming graphic novel, Uri Tupka and The Gods: Another Story from Lands Unknown will further expand the universe on March 31.
