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LOS ANGELES, CA (March 17, 2025) <\/strong>\u2013 Visionary horror scribe Jude Ellison S. Doyle returns to BOOM! Studios with his most subversive work yet! BE NOT AFRAID<\/strong> is a breathtaking new series from Doyle (Hello Darkness, Maw<\/em>) and illustrator Lisandro Estherren (Redneck<\/em>). Equal parts feminist rage and rural folk horror, this descent into Hell itself is a nightmare ride fueled by the underpinnings of American Evangelical tradition and brutal cosmic horror!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cora Reims lived the simple, isolated life of a farm girl until one fateful summer day she was host to a visitor made of pure light\u2013an angel from on high. In the aftermath of the angel\u2019s visit, Cora gave birth to a child. A Nephilim, the offspring of angels and humans, seemingly imbued with the very nature of evil itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seventeen years later, the child\u2019s cherubic appearance can no longer hide his monstrous nature. Frogs boil in their skin as he passes. Crops rot on their vines. The townspeople live in constant fear, knowing that atrocities follow him like a shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Cora receives a new vision. Heaven itself has called upon her to destroy the abomination born of her own flesh and blood\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBe Not Afraid<\/em> is the darkest thing I\u2019ve written, and possibly my favorite: An American gothic about religion, shame, and how it\u2019s possible to be so bad that God and\/or your own mother cannot love you,\u201d said Jude Ellison S. Doyle. \u201cLisandro Estherren\u2019s illustrations are fine art, whether their subject is sublime or horrific. I cannot wait for you to see the world he\u2019s drawn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA deep and poetic story that made me follow its characters to the strangest places,\u201d said Lisandro Estherren. \u201cI’d like to invite you all to join us on this journey into spiritual horror.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BE NOT AFRAID #1 <\/strong>features main cover art by Reiko Murakami (Hello Darkness<\/em>), and variant covers by acclaimed illustrators Abigail J. Harding (Parliament of Rooks<\/em>), Jae Lee and June Chung (Faithless<\/em>), Ariel Olivetti (BRZRKR<\/em>), and Javier Pulido (Shazam!<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BE NOT AFRAID <\/strong>is the newest release from BOOM! Studios\u2019 eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR<\/em> by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children<\/em> by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell\u2019Edera; bestselling horror anthology Hello Darkness<\/em>; Grim<\/em> by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares<\/em> by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle<\/em> by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore<\/em> by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours<\/em> by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist<\/em> by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound<\/em> by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana <\/em>by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious <\/em>by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; The Creeping Below <\/em>by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey; Bronze Faces <\/em>by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi; In Bloom<\/em> by Michael W. Conrad and John J. Pearson; and When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee <\/strong><\/em>by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino <\/em>from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime<\/em> by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth<\/em> by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BE NOT AFRAID #1 <\/strong>will be available in comic shops June 4, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop<\/a>. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For continuing news on BE NOT AFRAID <\/strong>and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com<\/a> and follow @boomstudios<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Jude Ellison S. Doyle:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jude Ellison S. Doyle has written two limited-series horror comics, MAW<\/em> (2021) and The Neighbors<\/em> (2023), both with Boom! Studios. He\u2019s also written two non-fiction books about gender, Trainwreck<\/em> (2016) and Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers<\/em> (2019). Be Not Afraid<\/em> will be his third comic, and his third non-fiction book, DILF: Did I Leave Feminism,<\/em> will be out this fall from Melville House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Lisandro Estherren:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisandro Estherren is an Argentine comic artist living in Rome, Italy. He made graphic novels, short stories and illustrations for publishers and magazines in Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, France and Spain. In the US, he worked on series for RED5 COMICS (Spook<\/em>); BOOM! STUDIOS (The Last Contract, Strange Skies Over East Berlin<\/em>); SKYBOUND\/IMAGE COMICS (Redneck<\/em>) and DC COMICS (Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country; Batman the Brave and the Bold; Hellblazer: Dead in America<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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