'Patra #1

Dark Horse launches this four-part series from writer James Robinson and artist Scott Kolins with a cover that pulls no punches: a young girl in a star-patterned outfit stands alone before a blood-red moon, a decaying haunted house looming behind her amid barren trees and makeshift grave markers — the tagline "One Innocent Girl… in a World of Maniacs!" saying everything you need to know about the tone. Kolins renders her with a skull-like visage and an eerie stillness that makes the surrounding dread feel almost tangible. It's a striking opening image for what promises to be a darkly compelling horror journey.