Today, Image Comics and Tiny Onion announced Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead, an anthology of origin stories for the killers from Exquisite Corpses Season 1. This new one-shot features a large cast of writers and artists and the polybagged Cover C variant will include a unique Exquisite Corpses: The Game tie-in card. This anthology comes after the release of three tie-in mini-series for other characters from the series and will include a sneak peek at one of the new killers for Season 2. The 80-page anthology, Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead, launches on January 13th, 2027.
The writing talent involved Exquisite Corpses: Book of the Dead includes not only series creators James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh but also Jordie Bellaire (Redlands, The Nice House), Marguerite Bennett (Odin, Witchblade), Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees), Alyssa Wong (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra), Steve Orlando (Scarlet Witch), Josh Trujillo (Blue Beetle), Soo Lee (Carmilla), Victor Lavalle (The Changeling), and Losty (The Last Scarecrow). These writers will also team up with a variety of artists including David Lafuente (Radiant Red: Crime & Punishment), Piotr Kowalski (Let This One Be a Devil), Lauren Knight (Golden Rage), Claire Roe (Bury the Lede), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Lisandro Estherren (Be Not Afraid), Brian Level (Mad Science Division), Francesca Ciregia (Hellraiser: Resurrections), and Ryan Quackenbush (Junior Baker The Righteous Faker).
The synopsis for Book of the Dead is described here,
In the first season of Exquisite Corpses, twelve of the deadliest killers in the world entered Oak Valley on Halloween night. But only one would survive to see the dawn. For the rest, their stories ended in decapitation, conflagration, or even more ignoble defeats. But now, thanks to overwhelming demand, creators from across the horror spectrum have assembled to reveal the never-before-seen origins of Exquisite Corpses’ cast of assassins, mercenaries, and madmen! Discover the Congregation’s unholy mission, the spark behind Layla Blaze’s scars, Lady Carolina’s first hunt, and more in this extra-sized, blood-soaked issue.
According to the press release, “Exquisite Corpses was the biggest original IP comic hit of 2025; over 700k issues have been sold to date in collaboration with publishing partner Image Comics, marking the best debut comic for Tynion in over three years. A feature film adaptation of Exquisite Corpses is in development with Tiny Onion and Lyrical Media, and the recently launched Exquisite Corpses: The Game was 400% funded on Kickstarter with the deck still available for late pledges.”
The one-shot 80-page issue will be released January 13th for $9.99. The variant covers can be seen below.
