THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK AN EZRA CAIN MYSTERY #1 (OF 6) CVR A JACOB PHILLIPS (MR)
CHRIS CONDON AND JACOB PHILLIPS INTRODUCE A NEW NOIR ICON! New York City, 1941. Ezra Cain is a private investigator with a reputation for taking it on the chin if it means solving a case. But it’s his former life as an archaeology student that makes him the only man to track down an artifact that’s gone missing from the Museum of Natural History...an ancient anvil said to hold the power of the Greek god Hephaestus. If someone could harness that power, they could bend nations to their will. Science fiction quickly becomes Cain’s reality when a shadowy sect calling themselves the Brutal Dark appears in the city wielding resources that defy human logic. Now Ezra is the only thing that stands between them and their plot to overthrow America! Writer Chris Condon and artist Jacob Phillips, creators of the hit series That Texas Blood and The Enfield Gang Massacre, introduce us to a private eye whose business is exposing our deepest secrets...but on this job, he’ll learn that some mysteries are better off buried!
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| Details | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | Comic Book |
| Release Date | 02/25/2026 |
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| UPC: | 76194138465800111 |
| Writers: | Chris Condon |
| Artists: | Jacob Phillips |
| Cover Artists: | Jacob Phillips |
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